Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-04-09

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The Late Les!!.Isture, md Its niosrrph;;
WHIPPING ast and Prescnt-Imprac.
ticlI Pnrssns- "A New ,Amnigamator-
Odds and Ends Of small Talk.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9TH, 1870.
Ed. NEWS: All the papers from San
Diego to klamath are busy writing the
obituary Of the State Legislature, re-
Gently deceased, and it Is very curious
to note the different opinions expressed
as to the merits of that body. Accord
ing to the Examiner, n more disinter-
ested, Statesmanlike and venerable as
sembly never met to make laws for a
people. 1t was a concentrated mass
Of wisdsm, virtue and patriotism, dis
counting the celebrated Venetian
Council Of Ten, far exceeding in
problty the Roman Senate, and almost
equal IN ability to those representatives
VINO a few years ago sat I'm %conclave ut
Montgomery and Richmond. The
Alta thinks that ten October earth
quakes crammed into one, q couple of
Sacramento floods, and the smallpox
thrown in, would be q blessing i'll pref
erence to such another session. The
cream Of scOundrels selected from San
Quentin, Sing Sing, and the Old
Bailey, would shine forth like Saints
II contrasted with honorable members,
and the latter could learn the former
considerable in the art of stealing.
The Bulletin thanks the wise provision
limiting tile session to 40 days, and
considers that II 1t had lasted another
week or two 4 Vigilance Committee
would have been in order, while the
Chronicle Is of tho opinion that chill
dren IN ages to come will take 1t rs an
insult, il 1t is %insinuated that their
fathers were the Legislators of lSG9-70.
The people-the voting and tax-pay-
ing people-manifest 4 prpfounds.apa-
thy, and seem rs Indifferent to all
political measures as Rip Van Wrinkle
In the S4th year Of his sleep.
The repeal Of the Mortgage Bill puts
dollars In their pockets, and that will
condole for u multitude of sins. so one
does not hear the denumciation that
might be expected. Governor IIaight
cannot have any Senatorial aspirations,
or he would never have acted as he has
done. BY vetoing the special fran
chiscs, and two or three extreme parti-
san measures, he has incurred the i'll
concealed wrath of ultra Democrats.
These had set their minds on the pas
sage Of the San Francisco Police Com
mfssioner's bill, and quite a fight had
already taken place for the position,
but the folly Of counting embryo chick
ems before they are Matched, applies to
great things as well as small, and more
than II disappointed soul mourns the
Instability OF q Governors mind.
James Heating, of the Ivy Green, on
Commercial street, felt quite certain
that he would be an appointee, and is
now 4 thorough convert to the Biblical
maxim about betting on Princes.
McCoppin's clan also sustained n signal
defeat in the non-paSsagc of the city
grading project, for which the eX-May-
or may thank his old opponent, the
BWlietin; and the anti-Coolieitcs are
very indignant that Millcr's measure,
taxing Chinese four dollars per month,
did not become law. Altogether the
snarling and recrimination amongst
the circle Of ring masters who rule the
dominant party, closely resembles the
behavior of q pack of coyOtes-the
majority balked Of a good dime, and
expressing their disgust by vicious
bites ut the more fortunate.
Knowing ones not gifted with the
spirit of prophecy, are making wild
guesses about Coles successor In the
Senate. Not being much OF q prcdic-
ZIONIST, and n considerable believer in
the saying that "politics is mighty
onsartin," my political eyesight can
hardly peer two years into futurity,
but it Is very sure that no Democratic
warhorSe Of the definct Legislature
stands the slightest chance, and if l
wanted to bet q ten cent piece the coin
would 20 on Hogc or Cazncau. +
"Rabby" Watt, of Nevada County,
State Controller, has the inside track
for Governor; but what Is the Use of
wasting good paper In rash surmises,
for who can I'll what will happen be-
tween now and caucus meeting.
Stevenson's Amnlgnmntor.
The Scientific Press has a cut and
description Of Mr.. Stevenson's amalga-
mating pan, and speaks very ~favorably
Of it. Its special advantages arc
economy Of quicksilver and Of power,
higher percentage of bullion obtained,
and the possibility Of working more
pulp in the same sized pan. The
apparatus has been working Overman
ore, and In the month Of February
returned So per cent. OF the assay
value, all Of which is no doubt old
news, and we'll known to Gold Killers.
The Labor Movement.
Yerba Buena Park, as it Is the
fashion to call the sandy hillocks on
Market street, is still the headquarters
for the unemployed, and hundreds OF
them congregate there daily. There
would have h0on a serious row yester-
day, owing to the mlsmanagcment of
the Superintendent, and another pro-
cession to the City Hall was forming,
which would certainly have resulted
In a flank movement OH Chinatown,
had not Father Gallagher appeared
and counseled patience. To-day all
work was suspended until further
orders, the teams discharged and the
men notified that they would he paid
OIL Saturday. This will bring matters
to a climax, and If the climax Is not
something very unpleasant it won't be
the fault of the dissolute loungers
Of this unemployed army. Patience
Is a very good thing after dinner-not
much of a virtue Beforehand when
exercised. by both breakfastless and
dinnerlcss mortals becomes an insult
to u protesting stomach. This labor
question must greatly affect immi-
grafton to the State during the coming
season. 1t has no doubt gone forth to
the world In an exaggerated form that
thousands are clamoring for bread, and