Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-09

THE CRITTRNDKN MURDER
AN AvRRTRD CALAMITY
CHRIsTIAN GYMNASTICS -
IMMORAL PERFORMANCE.
II SAN Francisco, Nov. s, 1870.
Before this letter Is In print Nevada
will have decided her political destiny
for some time to come-decided
whether she will continue to support
the party Of progressive and enlight-
ened views, or ally herself to a po-
litical Lots wife, that is forever look
ing longingly on the Dead sea of the
past, aud totally ignoring the vital
Of the present and future.
Viewed from q California standpoint,
the campaign has been conducted on
totally at variance with ira
and custom. You havn't black
guarded each other; your candidates
raked amongst the ashes Of
their opponents ancestors to bring the
evil deeds Of grandfather and grand
mother to light; they havn't Billings.
gated; they havn't "stumped" with
much sound and fury. Tritle and
the "Major" have behaved to each
other with an innovation Of courtesy
quite understandable under the circunl-
stances; Denver and Slingerland
havn't slanlered each other: Kendall
and Fitch havn't exchanged rhetorical
libels; and Slauson and CARRIER havn't
hurled frothy anathemas at each others
heads. In fact. both parties appear to
have been shamefully negligent in
availing Themselves Of the license OF
speech, and to have completely dis
regarded the time-honored usage OF
unlimited and irresponsible lying.
California Indifference.
10 this absence Of "fuss and fire.
works" must be ascribed In n great
measure the calm indifference with
which California has regarded your
political struggle. The noise Of the
conflict hardly crossed the Sierra, and
but a faint echo Of it reached san
Francisco; and the little that did reach
here was almost unintclligiblc. We
could di ,tinguish n battle cry Of blank
rings" and railroad rings" but 1t
had no significance to us, and failed to
stimulate our political warehouses to
action. So Cole and Casserly, Sargent
and johnson, and war-steeds Repub-
lican and war-steeds Democratic,
steadily Ignored the conflict, pretended
to take no interest In it, and refused to
scent the battle from afar.
silence Of the California Republican
lETarHl.-- Press. 10. .r..
Considering how closely the political
interests Of the two States are oil
nected, and that the action Of the II
has n strong reflex influence OH tile
other, the listlcss Indifference of the
California Republican press as to the
issue of canvass has been almost mex
plicable. The Bulletin and Aitd have
maintained an absolute silence, while
the Chronicle and Union have done
even worse, by publishing Qne-sided
and discouraging communications from
their Nevada correspondents. Col
lectively, these Journals have n large
circulation in Nevada, and n few cheer
ing editorials would have greatly aided
local effort. If such 4 calamity should
occur as q Republican defeat, You may
charge a portion of the result to them.
Democratic Contrast.
In forcible contrast with this apathy
Is the course Of the Examiner and
other Democratic organs. From the
beginning they have done their utmost
to aid their party. They have cncour-
aged their friends with IL hand, and
poured out vials Of political wrath OH
their enemies with the other. They
have kept on the war path with the
persistence of Apaches, and will keep
it until the last vote Is cast and the
issue decided. If tic Democratic ticket
Is elected in your State, the vigorous
partisanship Of the E1amiaer and kim
dred journals, in contrast with the
of the Republican press, will
contributed largely to Democratic
victory. I'D ~.
The Criiienden Tragedy.
The terrible tragedy Of Thursday
evening, on board the Oakland ferry
boat, has sent a thrill Of horror through
the State. All classes denounce the
Iced Us one Of the most unprovoked
and wanton murders yet recorded in
the crime-stained annals Of California.
Mr. Crittenden lived until six O'Clock
ON Saturday night, and was sufficiently
conscious during a portion Of the time
10 arrange his worldly affairs. That
he should have survived ~forty-cight
hours after recovering such q mortal
wound Is o surgical wonder. The bull
let pierced both lungs and n portion Of
the heart, and carried q piece of his
waistcoat into the latter organ. All the
adjourned yesterday out Of res
pect to his memory and to allow the
Judges to attend the funeral. The
members Of the bar attended in 4 body.
and Trinity Church was nearly filled
With the concourse Of mourning
friends. The casket containing the
remains was covered with flowers and
wreathed immortelles. The unfortunate
deceased was followed to the grave by
the Governor, the Mayor of Francisco,
Judges of all the local Courts, and the
most prominent residents of the city.
The procession was one Of the longest
ever seen here OH \ similar occasion.
The desperate woman, whose bad pas
,ions have wrought such affection, has
now recovered from her mental pros
It was thought at first that
tho was Stimulating insanity, but there
$ 10 doubt that after tho accomplish
Of her wicked deed, the re-
revulsion Of feeling for 4 time de-
her reason. She is watched
night and day to prevent any attempt
It suicide.
Christian Gynnasiics.
On three afternoons in each week
he basement of tho Young Mems
Association building, OH
Suffer street. presents n curious spec-