Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-30

NAS A1i AauEltOAoN tiAN
Red Gross Knight would win bis bride
by rescuing the maiden from the mon.
sters NAV; In more modern times the
Founding Of the Castle would gain
the object of his alteration by carrying
her of from the paternal mansion,
hacking half a dozen rivals to pieces
In. the exploit, and although neither
of these modes are at present possible
It does seem as II the course of true
love runs much smoother, for a dash
of the heroic Jake, for instance, that
incarnation of valor and virtue-the
stage hero. Yesterday tcheered by the
moral plaudits of the gallery gods he
exposed the fraud by which the wrong
full heir deprived the rightful heiress Of
vast estates, tonight he will discover
the secret will and PROSTATE the de-
signs Of the gypsy gang, tomorrow he
will dash down the poisoned chalice
and spit a brigand or two. In the
course of the week he has saved his be-
loved one from murder, abduction,
suicide. and the various other daily
casualties to which q theatrical heroine
is liable, and he not only feels all tho
better for 1t, but could not possibly
win his bride without these achieve
ments.
If San Francisco Is going to have any
special popularity Of courtship 1t Is
likely to be an eminenly practical one.
Moonlight walks are already suspended
by substantial suppers at the restau-
rants !; and visits to view the invest
ment in outside lots, will no doubt
take the place of the customary stroll
lings In leafy lanes. A ride to the
| Cliff House, or n picnic with a thous-
and others at Saucelito Is the nearest
approach to the Arcadian that our
youth are likely to make. and the only
romance Of their courtship can come
from q runaway team or explosive
boiler.
In the larger cities of Europe land
San Francisco Is more European than
American) the butchers, bakers. milk
men. and other distributors of small
provisions, carry on q general fiirta-
ton with the servant girls on their
routes, but although there are some
five thousand young ladies Of Irish ex-
| traction in our midst, kindly devote
! their talents to domestic service, the
closest observation fails to detect any
coqueting on their part with the mas
cullne purveyors. Neither do our po-
licemei pay their traditional desires to
the cooks, thereby breaking through a
venerable usage and wllfully renounc-
ing q privilege that has been attached
to the office from time immemorial.
However, we are only young COM
munity and the garments of ancient
civilization still SIT rather uneasily on
us. Future generations may yet see
the kitchenmaid eager for the rattle
of the mllkman's CAN, the chamber
maid anxiously peering for the mp
proach of the baker, and the mistress
Of the stove ready with cold mutton
and listening for the tramp Of the
faithful guardian of the night. This
ut least Is certain-that the l2.620 boys
will woe and win the 1904 girls, and
whether they do 1t In the most APP
proved sentimental fashion, or as prac-
tically as Mr.. Jonas Chuzzlewit courted
Mary Pecksniff matters little, though
the excessive materlalism OF San Fran
cisco life strongly tends to favor the
latter method.
Railroad Grants.
If any one was to make the startling
assertion that one-nfnh of the whole
State of California had been granted to
railroad companies, it wonld be
deemd an exaggeration, yet such Is the
actual case. The California Emlgrant
Union Is out with a small book OF
eighty pages ofinduccments to settlers,
and IN giving the area Of the State Mt
100. 947, $40 acres. umwlttingly places
In iuXtaposition the statement that the
railroads own 10.424,0 900 acres Of 1t.
The figures are official, so there can be
no doubt about them.
George Francis Train.
The gentleman who has solemnly
sworn to free Ireland and $50 help me
God l WILL" arrived here OH Monday
night, and apportioned four more lee
lures rs our further share of the one
thousand to be delivered while on his
way to the White House. George
Francis Train differs with most men
OIL the questions of the day, but lie Is
decidedly sound on financial matters.
He has ten rules of finance. One he
elucidates on 4 blackboard for the BEN
eft OF his audience, to a jargon about
the Bank of California, monopoly,
humbug. gold currency, etc., the other
he elucidates ut the door for tile benefit
of himself, and as he Is generally we'll
supplied with pocket money It Is evil
dent that one Of his theories stands the
test.
H. Tho Lottery.
The Grand Jury will commence
next week to examine witnesses about
the Gift Concert. They have been
hitherto engaged with the ordinary
criminal business putting In spare
time by investigating the charges of
municipal corruption. In a few days
they will finish their "ring" re-
searches, and then be at liberty for the
other matter. 1t is pretty certain that
! all the tickets will not be sold In time
to permit the drawing at the adver-
tised date. Some say that the concert
will be postponed until October; 9TH
ers that prizes will be awarded In pro-
portion to the number Of tickets then
! sold; but no one knows anything
about 1t, and are not likely to know
/ until the managers make an official
! announcement. @-E
Resplt Of the Primary.
The result Of Mondays primary
election will not tend to harmonic
dlscordant Democrats. The McCoppin
wing will have complete control of
the County Convention, and the chlv-
airy element will only get one or two
nominations by way of a sop. If the
Taxpayers Independent ticket Is a
good one. 1t Is even possible that a por-
ton of the defeated faction will sup
port 1t In preference to voting for their
regular party nominees. The taxpay-
ers' organization has already held two
or three meetings, and Is fully pre-
pared for operations during the COM
Ing election. Its chances for success
are much better than they were last
year, and II the "ring" does not get
i,n n ReDublican ticket to dr0w off