Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-18

books that win put parents to an ex-
pense Of 100000, held a solemn de-
bate on the propriety of permitting the
Overland Monthly and H@per's Magazine
to circulate In the district libraries.
Fancy the feelings Of a Fitzgerald on
taking up the former publication and
finding such articles In it as "The
Battle of the Nine 1.-THE Failure at
Fort Fisher" and other pleasantly-told
"reminiscences of the late wicked at
tempt to subdue the Southern people!
Should the minds of the rising genera
ton under his charge be polluted by
the perusal Of such unholy literature!
The parsons body shuddered at the
thought, and piety would have invoked
n PRAYER for the writers conversion,
had he not remembered that they were
Mortimer and soldiers. So when q
less bigoted member proposed to add
these magazines to the subscription list,
the State educational thunder roared,
and the bottled lightning was lot loose,
and the result was that neither Huper's
nor the Ogeldnd were declared admls-
sable. A curious revelation came out
In the discussion, that some Of the local
guardians of education recently burned
a number of books because they were
of an Objectionable political character,
meaning undoubtedly that they did not
have quite rs much Calhounism and
State rights cloquence as the local
censor thought advisable.
On Wednesday afternoon eighty-two
carriages and seventy-eight buggies
followed Captain Wilkinson to the
grave, and the same day
I.isu,enans CsisneI Jshn w. wistsr..
Commander Of the regiment of which
Wilkinson was formerly Captain, died
after a few days Illness. The deceased
was ont with his command on the
Fourth of July and slightly bruised
his leg. but paid no attention to such
a small injury. On Friday he attended
che Anti-Coolie meeting at Platt's Hall
and caught a cold. On Sunday he be-
came so unwell that he was CON-
PEELED to take his bed, and on Monday
complained 50 much Of the noise of
passing teams that he WIS removed to
q private ward ut St. Mary'S Hospital.
All operation was performed on the
swollen, inflamed limb. which he bore
bravely without the aid Of chloroform,
butssurgical aid could not save his life
and he sank gradually until evening
when he died. He was widely known
throughout the State and the news of
his sudden death will be heard with
surprise and regret. The details of
the funeral are not yet arranged, hut
il will probably take place OH Sunday
and be attended by all the volunteer
soldiery Of the city.
Prospective flight.
1t is reported that efforts are being
made to bring about a fight between
Chandler and Dwyer for { 1000 i side.
The latter Is very anxious for 4 tussle.
but Chandler does not wish to fight
amy more, having promised at the time
Of his last battle that he would not
enter the ring again.
Battle Of the Wircs,
A lively war Is waging between the
cal aud Chronicle regarding the merits
of their respective dispatches. The
Chronicle eoine out one day with big
heading. Of :. Frlghtful Accident In
W"m.n.Su" :. Iobn smith cnt his toe
h~e,'"'Hs' o" p"a",,u,.
with an Ak Yesterday W noC 5,nr e
Kentucky, ana is noS expeG.eu " ~,
cover ana as ihe o%n a tTsS nm = xii r"i ia
lmPortan' iitG.i,se,s1 ! o"So an 1n,,
next day the Gail has Its special Dis
patch important appointment BY
the President william SmlIh VII
mo, mos i p".ts@ NJ aP b;s FrienSs are conf
san,. - ~nonSrme,inn !. and no the
SS.o,fc,s;s not In recention ofthis pre-
LHIo"ts.e =. III ~ prt;c,o coils rho
cious orIat, a ~ H. fact
aIten5ion Oh soS Snac,oi .,ec;,, last
u .hroh!c'e n"" prs.;o" war
night aoout tae Ga au !. os so vii
Dotiter, ana 80 the oGn enno;an'. VT
nave a sPee,ni sp eJ H. Gon aS,or r.
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