Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-11

almost certain to prove too mulch fol-
the success of this undertaking. The
mammoth shed on Stockton street Is
so bare and unsightly that it requires
considerable self-denial to quit the
sunshine and enter Its portals, and
there is not q lady In the city for whom
McCullough's acting has not greater
charms than the most melodious music.
Parties round town are quietly
soliciting subscriptions for the new
Atlantic and Pncinc Telegraph C%ompany's
stock, q limited amount of which Is
sent for sale here. The wire is strung
direct to Chicago. instruments are put
up along the route. except between
Chicago aud Omaha. and as soon rs
these can be fixed the line Will open
for business.
One Year Ago To-day
the great cities Of the continent were
celebrating the completion Of the
overland railroad, and poetic messages
were flashing all over the country about
the marriage of two oceans, the link
Ing Of East and West, and other pretty
and fancifll ideas. As the dailies will
flood their columns with statistics OF
the passenger and freight traffic Of the
twelve-montll. | will not so deeper
into figures than to remark that the
most a%ppreciable effect Of the line has
been to reduce the price of the ncces-
stiles Of life. Market produce. gro
ceries. clothing, dry goods, boots and
shoes and other family requirements
are from Is to IS per cent. cheaper
now than they We're in May, 1863. anu
the tendency is still downward. Cali
fornia has more closely assimilateu
her civilization TO the rest of the world
during the same period than IN any
five years of her previous career. She
begins to see that the principles oil
political economy are a. applicable to
the country west OF the Rocky Moull-
tains as to the Atlantic States and
Europe. She has got rid Of a bolsterous
proyincialism, Is moi so bOastml nor SO
ready to claim Il marked superiority
over every other section OF the gloOe;
In fact, she has entered oil a steady
and sedate career. with much TO regret
In the past, but n deal to hope tor In
the future. Once upon 4 time a man
would say, II am Il Californian, and
by the simple declaration expect his
Eastern friends to look upon him rs a
hero and the the embodiment of every
manly virtue now a Californian
passes on his individual merits just the
same as all ordinary mortal, and yet a
little longer and we shall no more
think Of telling our State than 4 .jer-
seyite does in New York.
Gossip.
Two local celebrities got matrimo-
nially noosed this last week. Fritz,
we'll known rs Maguire's Fat Boy, and
Eliza Howe Fuller, Spiritualist lee
turer and Woman's RICHTER. The
Spanish Opera Company, after losing
considerable money, leave for Lima,
South America. where it is to be hoped
their abilities will be properly appre-
ciated. Notorious nobodies, Eastern
importations, are so plentiful that the
hotels can scarcely accommodate them
all, and our lions have to content
themselves with sofa-rigged beds.
Scudder Is cute. He corralS a celebrity
for his Sunday evening service, adver-
tises him extensively, draws 4 crowd
and pockets much coin. DIR. Stone
astonished his congregation yesterday
morning by advocating cigars and bill
lizards at home, rs conducive to religion
and n contented frame of mind. Bishop
Kip has taxed the churches $1,000 for
his next years personal expenses, ut
which the Cody growl. John Savage
made an inflammatory speech yes
terday Mt Redwood City and melted
the servant girls to overthrow the
British Empire. The .lHa has secretly
secured the services OF All eminent his
torian to write the biography of the
maj who will win the 800. 900 Mer-
camille Library prize ; the work was
commenced last week. Ladies now
powder their hair after the fashion Of
"The Father of His Country"
JACK HoRNEr.