Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-31

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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 80, 1870.
After several months of agitation,'
the question Of appointing a lady to
the position Of Deputy Superintendent
of Schools has at length been decided
In the negative. 1t is almost needless
to say that the lady candidates have
not been much disappointed by this re-
suit, and that they are as p~hilosophl-
cally resigned as those who expect lit
tie and have their expectations real
lied are wont to be, for, notwithstand-
ing all the talk that has been INDUCED
in by the supporters Of the movement,
hardly any one really believed that the
petition Of the fair sex should be
granted in this particular. So the Sc
lection of Mr.. Sweet, the Republican
candidate against o. P. Fitzgerald two
years ago for the office Of State Super
intendent of Public Instruction-ha'
given general satisfaction, and plcases
much better than the experiment OF
placing woman in that position would
have done.
The Wsmau's Rights Movement
has received q slight snub by this de-
feet, but although never vigorous, IL
has survived so many more serious az
fronts that its early demise cannot as
yet be confidently predicted. AS lar
rs San Francisco Is concerned, the
movement will probably hibernate, and
wait for more favorable times before it
again asserts itself. Most Of the lady
lecturers shook the dust OF this city
from of. their skirts and took their
several ways for the rural districts
months ago, rs they naturally got tired
| of sowing seed on such Improbable
ground. Since they have been engaged
III rccitinc the moving tale Of woman's
wrongs to bucolic listeners, and in
| writing weekly letters about "the
cause " their very able organ, the 70
neer. San Francisco always dlu revive
the propliets-so tho ladies must nc
feel any dlscouragement in the knowl-
edge tlat their temperance Is anx-
iously looked for, in order to afford n
fresh supply Of burlesque for the local
press, and 4 new source OF amusement
for those who have run through all
other entertainments.
The Odd Follows College and Honae.
The Executive Committee appointed
by the Odd Fellows Convention to
visit the various localities offered to
that Society for the purpose Of building
a College and Home thereon, reported
on Tuesday night in favor of accept
ing the proposition mado by the elti-
zens of Napa. Fifty-two bids, em-
bracing every variety Of donations,
were sent in from different parts Of the
State, each one of which was subjected
to careful consideration and a full dis
custom of its advantages and disad-
vantages. OF these, three were Sc
| lected as the most fayorable-those
| from Napa, Santa Cruz and the Mis-
sion San Jose; that of the former be-
ing eventually recommended for &C
| ceDtance. Tho donation comprises
| $50. 900 in cash, five hundred and sew
| enty acres Of land, Of the aggregate
| value of 300, 900, and the right Of free
passage forever over the lines OF tho
California Pacific Railroad to all STU
dents attending the college. Whether
| the prize was worth the sum paid for
it can only be determined by time, but
it seems to me that the advantages to
result to any particular district by tho
| erection Of this institution have been
greatly overestlmated. a few years
AGO there was a similar competition to
secure the Good Templars' Home, and
as Vallejs was the highest bidder, the
privilege OF furnishing a site and an
| endowment was granted to that rising
village. But 1 never heard that 1t did
| ANYTHING to add to the prosperity Of
the place. and I know that there has
been no advance in the price Of real
estate In the vicinity of the building:
Napa may be congratulated on Its pub
lie spirit In going $50,ON better than
any of Its nclghbors, and thus pocket
ing the stake, but it Is very likely that
on counting over gains it will find that
they are worth not near so much rs
was supposed.
Lotteries.
There is no sign of an abatement in
the lottery fever. The recent adverse
decision Of tho Supreme Court has
merely altered the manner in which
they are presented to the public, with
out having any effect upon their sup
preston. Instead of "Gift Concerts"
they are now i~nnocently titled Gland
and Homestead Associations" incor-
porated under the Homestead laws,
and under this designation they minis
ter to the gambling spirit Of the period
just as we'll as If they were sanctioned
by special Act of the Legislature. The
last one introduced to the public Is an
Oakland venture, called the "Califor-
mia Land Association" having 10000
shares at IS each. The property to be
distributed comprises a grand hotel at
Philadelphia. n villa cottage, and
twelve building lots in San Francisco,
five hundred building lots in Oakland,
and 1886 more of them in the to'on
of Progress. The best maps have I'M
accountably neglected to create this
no doubt thriving business center, so
that | am unable to say In what quar-
ter Of the world it may DO found; but
rs l am under the impression that my
own ignorance Is shared by the pro-
iectors of the scheme, Is Mr.. Toots
would probably remark, ats OF no
consequence. not the slightest conse-
ouence." The Clovis Homestead
Association Is another device of i'm
pecunious philanthropists somewhat
similar in its scope and objects to the
n inst mentioned. Its shares arc
limited to 400, Mt $500 each, which
will sntitle the holder to a chance OF
winning a splendid suburban resi-
dence. Valued at $4,000" AS an addi-
tional inducement, every purchaser
will be presented with a lot near san
Mateo county, OF the present value OF
$40, but of the prospective Vaiue "a
century hence) of as many hundreds.
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