Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-21

the rejection of twenty additional ap-
@plicants, who wilIsprobably form an
other compspy with Y warlike title.
Our citizen Warriors always take Jot
.seph's Biblical cot Of many colors as
the pattern for their uniforms, and
rejoice greatly when they can clothe
themselves in yellow pants, pink jack
cts and green facings. They feel ire
,siStible;' and know that "maiden
meditation fancy free" Is played out
as o as their beautifully blended
dress appears In sight. The National
Guard, not content with military fame,
aspires for dramatic honors, and has
engaged the California Theater three
nights this week; when they will
march past In, Ours, and pieturesquely
group In Rosedale, expecting to clear
10, 600 by tho Performance. The
Haight Light Guard GOO pounds every
Of getting up q tournament
a Ia Icanhoe, browning a "Quecn OF
Beauty" and doing other romantic
deeds, of which will advise You fur
Their when the programme is arranged.
David Scannell has ut length got the
inside track for
Chief Engineer OF tho Fire Depart
mont,
and it Is understood that lie will be
elected at the next meeting Of Com
missioners. Without saying a word
against the successful candidate, WHO
after Whitney is undoubtedly the best
man for the position to be found in the
city, the organization has evidently
fallen a prey to Democratic politicians,
and what was lately the finest body OF
life and properly savers in the whole
country, Is now thoroughly demoral-
lied.
The Bulletin and Alta are calling Wig
orously for a martyr. They want some
public spirited individual to sacrifice
his time and money on the altar OF MS
country by instituting proceedings for
criminal carelessness against that mu-
nicipal. Band of Brothers known rs
rq.E Tho Ring.
These gentlemen certainly show a dis
regard Of public opinion that would do
credit to a San Q.iiuten graduate, and
dive their hands rs openly into the
public purse rs if itSwas their own pri-
vatc pocket. Contempt and abuse fall
harmless on them-they rather enjoya
few opprobrious epithets and laugh ut
the den~unciations of honest members.
They seem to think that a little infamy
adds zcst to life; that unpublished steal
ing gives q new charm to existence ;
and perhaps they arc right. Want Of
appreciation prevents most Of us from
practically experimenting upon such
happiness. The nearest approach TO
it that ordinary mortals can hope for
Is TO join Scudder's church or the
| Young Mems Christian Association.
If any one wishes to emulate the exam
| pic Of that old Roman, Clirtius, who
suicided so hOnorably by jumping his
horse down n disuscd shaft.
The Litignnt Act
affords a splendid opportunity for met
aphorically initiating the fabulous hero.
cit is decidedly unconstitutional" says
the Republican press. at would be
set aside by the Supreme Court" shout
the bucolic journals. cts an infa-
nous enactment" they all chorus, and
vet what historians call ''the spirit Of
'7G" is so lamentably wanting that
they are all waiting for some dlsinter-
estcd outsider to make q case for the
courts, and fight what Is essentially a
battle of the types. =.
Our city papers have had such graph
ic accounts Of the
Great Forgery,
which have no doubt been extensively
read, that l have not thought of refer
ring to the subject. 1t is now evident
that the whole affair was a wcll-plann-
ed and, systematic raid Of New York
experts, who imagined that San Fran
cisco bankers and brokers would fall
an easy prey to their wiles. They
made three separate attempts OH Sat
urday to pass forged checks for a large
amount, but In only one instance (that
of Hickox s. Spear were they sue
ceIsful.
We are promised lots Of novelty in
the amusement world. The Lingards
have PORTRAYED all the store windows,
and II Alice is Mt all like her picture,
Venus can no longer be regarded as
the perfection of beauty. Barnum
humbugs us tonight, and Neal Dow
takes q turn at our dollars next week.
"Little Emily" the sinful damsel IN
"David Copperfleld," Is billed at the
California. JACK HoRNER.