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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
EDWIN VI.
TO Hon. J. X. Moorhcad.

An interesting will case, which has
been pending in the courts in Franklin
County for years past, rivals in Its
nature anything of the sort possibly
ever heard of in the history OF the
present age. The circumstances, rs
gathered from one of the attorneys
engaged for the defence (ontsidc OF tho
court-roomN are briefly a. follows a:
Some years ago there lived In the town
OF Washington an old bachelor, who
possessed u considerable amount of
property, and had TIC relatives save
one, who, it Is said, was needy. Tho
individual (bachelorl was taken quito
ill, and was advised to make his will,
which he did, %bcqueathing all of his
estate to the children Of = friend. The
news became generally known In the
town of the manner in which the tes-
tator had disposed OF his property,
leaving out any consideration to his
kindred friend. While the man still
fingered OH his bed Of sickness, 1t was
mde up among some of the friends Of
the relative that three of them should
visit the sick man and advise him to
make q second will. with provisions
for the relief of the kinsman. Consent
being given, the parties, who. 1t Is
said, were all OH q tight, and who had
10 personal interest in the matter save
the good feeling they entertained for
their neglected friend, appointed one
of their number to write. The table
was drawn up close to the bedside of
the sick man, who. rs well as he could,
dictated the nature of his bequest.
Before the conclusion and signing Of
the will the mar died; one Of the
party remarked to the scribe THAT 1t
was useless to go OH, as the man was
dead rs hell" However, after its con-
clusioa, the dead man was lifted up In
n sitting posture and held. the pen was
placed between his fingers and made
to trace his name, after which the
question was asked, "Do you acknowl-
edge this to be your signature and last
will?" etc. The dead man, by the aid
of those who held him up, nodded
assent. The corpse was then quietly
laid down, and the individuals signed
their respective names as witnesses to
the instrument. The parties who wit
messed the will are now all dead, and
the only seeming trouble now, Is the
proper construction Of the will which,
under the circumstances and under the
influence of an intoxicated brain, the
scribe somewhat blended In meaning.
-NitsoHri Republican.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
Overland Dispatches
[srEcIAL TO THE ooLp HILL DAILY NEWS ~
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPu LINE.J
Nav York News.

New York NcWa'
CmcAeo, January THE Ti5me''
special says there will probably be
some startling revelations regarding
some of Johnson's revenue officers at
New York. Partial examinations
show that the accounts OF II or inc
Collectors will probably be short SSOo,-
600.
NEW York. January 7.-"Logan
No. ." died at halEpaSt eleven O'Clock
last night, In prison, protesting his III
nocence of the Rogers murder To the
Inst breath. He said les!id not know
who perpetrated it. Dunn has net yet
been caught. .
cubuu Vessels %atehin. for the spaa'''
CmcAGo, January New IorR
evening papers say three armed Cuban
vessels are watching outside for the
Spanish gunboat fleet. One OF these
vessels Is supposed to he the steamer
Adelaide, from Halifax, where she has
been fitted as q cruiser.
Americans Going Abroad.
About twenty officers leave New
York this week for Alexandria, to take
service under the VicerOy of Egypt.
Political. rEEl
The newly elected Republican Cen.
trail Committee met last evening III
headquarters, II of Twenty-secOnd
street and Broadway, but after 4 bois'
ferrous session they failed to organize.
There Is a split in the party. which viii
be healed, II possible, on "Wednesday
evening next.
telegraph Operators Strike.
The telegraph operators strike con,
tinues, with 10 present prospect Of
compromise. Both sides are stubborn,
and it Is q question of who can hold
out the longest.
Quarrel About au Estate.
The quarrel about the settlement OF
the Browne estate, involving two mil
lions, was up before Judge Cordoza
Yesterday, on motion to continue tho
recciverShip. Miss Elizabeth Rodmni
Brown, q young lady Of q summers
who was a beneficiary under the will,
charges that she has been deiraudet
out of n quarter Of Il million dollar.
by the false representations OF Genera
II. Is. Duryea, ofthe Trustees, an(
that the Trustees have ~mismanaSed TIN
estate. Counter charge are made
Another beneficiary, Samuel b. Dur
yea, asserts that he was done out q
$4,000 in the division by the craft
ness of his young lady cousin.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

Our Canadian neighbors believe in
doing things in the most diSniiied
name possible. Officially they seem
to know nothing Of the rebellion in
Rupert's Land. but the authorize:
have finally decided to recall Governor
McDougall. As the Red River revo-
lutionists have driven him ignomini-
ously from the Territory he was sent
to govern, 4 formal recall seems a
little superf!uous. But, when he re-
turns TO Ottawa, lie will report as a
recalled and not an expelled Governor.
Those who disregarded his authority
mast, therefore, be blameless in the
eyes of the rulers Of the Dominion
and. to ave further g~ubernatorial
complications the Canadians cannot
do better than recognize the new he
public OF the Northwest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

s. F. TuBuNE.-Major Jack STRAIT
man, of the 5. F. Daily Tribune, has
commenced embellishing his paper.
lie has u very correct likeness Of Gov
n Blasdel. Of this State, in the
heading of his paper. 1t was doubt
les, iatsnded rs n likeness Of Major
Stratman himself, but any one who
knows the parties would at NICE pro-
nounce it Blasdcl. The 5. +. Chronicle,
= day or two ago, acknowledged the
receipt of public documents from Sen
aior Fitch, of this State! Our Tom is
only COngressman-not a Senator.)
The san Francisco press IS getting
..stuck" after our public men.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

THE Courthouse of Madison County,
Ill.,, Is without looks to its doors. A
few nights since, the Clerk Of the
Court discovered that a vagrant had
taken up his quarters in the building,
and finding the temperature rather
cold, had made a great fire In the
stove, his fuel being the records Of the
tribunal. He had already consumed a
large number Of volumes, and was,
when arrested in his mad career, con
signing to the devouring element the
recordS Of the last term,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

Elizabeth Mackay was sent to the Lunstic
Asylum to-day. She thinks she secs angels,
followed BY the devils.-S. =. telegram, 9Th.
Poor woman; she is not the only
one who has seen the same thing.
Devils following angels is as old as the
hills. The devils, too, often ovcrtake
them. and the poor things lean up to
'cm like 4 sick kitten to 4 warm
brick" And, by way of variety, the
ease il sometimes reversed-the angels
hunt the devil and ovcrtake him in the
same way,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

GOLD M GREESBAcKs.-Gold con-
tinucs to droop in the Eastern mar
kets; opening at 1l97s@i2O4; de
clining to ll91:all9a4; closing at
ll9M9ll9%. Greenbacks have been
steady at S3E@S3a4i ; their value at the
present price of Gold is $40. Ster-
ling has declined to 10S&alo9I,
which favors the import of Gold from
Euronc.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
AT a Presbyterian Church Fair in

AT q Presbyterian Church Fair In
Chicago, recently, printed invitations.
mingling things spiritual and carnal
In the following way, were handed
round:
Walk down to supper.
Our ladies wait you there
With yiands rich and rare;
Walk down to supper.
Do not stay. but haste, haste away
Then the Lord will bless YOU,
Then, then the Christ-child will confess you
His, His forever;
Walk down to supper.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
A Letter from lIr. Sinnton-ExpectRtioni
ConcrrninG Hiinsclf-A Reference q
tho pnat.

A Letter from Mr. neutrality-suspicious.
Concnrnins Hiinsclf-A Reference 10
the Past.
Gen. MOorhead, In his remarksa al the
citizens meeting OH Monday, at Pitts
burgh, read the following letter from
Mr.. Stanton:
UNSATISFACTORY, November 30, 1867
Nv Dear Friend: Your favor was 10
ceived this morning. This will enable
Inc to enjoy that rest from labor and
professional toll which the restoration
of my health requires, and that will, |
hope, contribute to It's full establish
mcnt. The recent improvement Is very
encouraging; and, my strength re-
stored, / shall need help from no one
beyond the invigorating cordial friend
shin and good wishes Of good people
like yourself, of which, thank Prov
idence, | seem to have no lack. In re-
spect to the subscription you mention,
and the generosity of the people OF
Pittsburgh. | have no doubt of their
liberal Kindness, and that many would
rejoice at the opportunity to evince 1t /:
but | know of no extremity that could
reconcile me to 1t while l I'm capable
of earning my daily bread by daily
labor, and short of starvation Of my
family. To such extremity l hope
never to reach. Although my health
and the vigor of my life. ut the period
of its greatest case and professional
prosperity and social comfort, have
been lost in the public service, the coll
s~ciousness of high duty fulfilled takes
away much Of tho regret such loss
might have occasioned-eSpecially rs
nv official station was not sought af-
ter, but was cast upon me by uneN-
pectcd call in the day of danger. In
all the dark years of Encouragement,
disaster. persecution and calumny, my
heart was strengthened and my colrr-
age upheld by the reelection that such
troubles could only he for 4 brief pc
Rod compared with the great heroaiior.
am, therefore, ciecrfUlly resigned to
my own lot for the short term of scrv-
ice that remains, not envying the ap-
parent prosperity of those who have
prospered by the fortunes Of war, and
| trust th~at>strcGgth will be given for
my ..sOul to march on" however rug
ced and weary the march.
That the blessings of Providence may
be bountifnily bestowed upon you and
yours, i the earnest prayer OF your
sincere friend,
EDwIN NJ. STANTON.
TO Hon. J. X. Moorhcad.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

BUSTED Up."-Johnny Thomp-
sons Minstrel Company were adyer-
tised to play in this place last evening,
but they didn't come. We learn that
the company got into a row and broke
up. There are a few little bills stand
ing against the company in town and
the holders are anxious TO have them
Settled.:7ruekes Tribune, 5Lh.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

SAN FRyNcIsco.-Local finances pre-
sent no features Of special interest.
Money continues extremely scarce at
laeA per cent. at bank, and as36
per cent. on the street. Latest advices
report money easy at New York at
200 per cent. on call, and sac per
cent. at Chicago. Mining Stocks and
Real Estate are extremely dull and
downward In price.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
W. learn that Abe mtiring efforts of

WE learn that The mtiring efforts OF
Mr.. W. \. King and Mr.. b. +. Haw-
lev, assisted hv other members from
this county. are making quite a revo-
luton in the feeling on the Bonner
County question. Many who a few
weeks since were bitterly opposed to
the scheme are now its warmest friends.
IL is pretty generally conceded that the
bill will pass the Assembly when 1t
comes up before that body.-7fuekse
Tribune,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
Mr.. HARRY Moss assumes editorial

control of the Mississippi Democrat, in
Yazoo. in the following ~salutatory:
~ have been employed at consider
able expense, by Mr.. McGinty, to edit
this paper. and | mean to do my ut
most for him to get his money back on
the Investment ; 1 have no fayorS to
ask in advance of a generous public
for it has been my experience that all
the appreciation | eve got from any
generous public'I hal to work for"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

The Attorney General of Iowa de-
cides that the legal word "male"
includes females; th,t therefore n
female Is q male, and that Miss Julia
Addington Is entitled to the Office Of
Superintendent of Common Schools, to
which she has been elected.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

Jupen SASpERsoN has resigned his
seat OIL the Supreme bench and ac-
ccpted the position of legal adviser
10 the Central Pacific Railroad Com
many.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

A WOMAN cloped from Fenelon,
Canada, 4 short time since, taking with
her 50 bushels of potatoes belonging
to her husband. Oh, Murphy!
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

The San Francisco Examiner Is in
favor of abolishing the Fifteenth
Amendment If it ever shall become an
amendment.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

nR. STEPHENSON IS PREPARED. WITH
~ puro vaccine virus, to yaccinate III PcIsons
residence. y,..,n,.
dci3.Imsp
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
Dividend Notice.

OFFICE OF THE KENTUcK MINING
IN, IN cgn%a yidsSd S Ssa 81 Of Ten do Dollars !
share upon the capital stock Of this Company
was this day declared, payable on HONDA,
Janusry 10Th, 1870. The Transfer BOOKS VIII
DO closed on the 9Th and 10Th;
Tariff II. c. KIBBE. Secretary.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

A Prr1snURa man looked at a Chi
cago woman with his opera glass, and
has been sued for breach Of promise.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

THERE were 1900 pounds of apples
taken to Stockton last year; value,
$3.50.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

WHY arc jokes like nuts? Because
the drler they r the better they
crack. 7g Z
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

Excess Of imports over cxports.....$22,3+a,1 0
The above Is q balance sheet which tells US
that We arc on the wrong side Of the ledger to
m amount exceeding the value OF the immense
exports OF produce and merchandise Of the past
arc we drlfting:"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

IT Is said that Brigham Young. Jr.,
lost $1,000 at gambling. in New York,
the other day,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

An Illinois paper alludes to a Co
temporary as the "Laily Twilight
Snarl."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

Is the new Lutheran Church at
IIagcrstown, Maryland. n large hand IS
painted on the wall In the vestibule,
pointing down TO 4 spittoon, with the
Inscription, please leave your to-
baccO there"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
THE LATE MIR. STANTON.
Further ~I..ere.,Ius RsnL.i.eenees-

turthof lntefeaiiuG
Btanton's Humanity.
To The Editors of the Boston Daily Ad
rertiser On the retirement Of Secre-
tary Stanton from the Cabinet lie took
a trip to the Eastern States to spend a
few weeks with his friends there, for
the purpose OF recruiting his health.
Arriving In New York from Wash
ington, he took passage on n of the
Sound steamers for Boston. The cir
cumstances connected with his retire
ment from office are well known ; he
looked care-wOrn and eXlausted-nev-
ertheless he appeared social INT cheer
| full, although lie remarked that the
| strain upon hisnervous system bad been
such as nearly to PROSTATE him-and
| the reaction produced by a sudden ccs-
sation of the responsibilities under
which he had been laboring was almost
/, bewildering. He c%onversed freely
| during the evening upon all matters
| connected with the war-alluding to
| the trials. reverscs, mistakes, losses
| and defeats which We sustained. and
the many dark hours Of our history. i
remember well this impressive remark
| which he made-"Thc hand of an
overriding Providence was with us
through all-and nowhere was his
presence more manifest than in the
preservation Of the thousands Of men
| who were sent down South by sea-"
He then spoke Of the character of the
vcssels'wiiich were engaged rs trans
ports for our soldier-how Ill adapted
they were for the service, and how
wonderful it was that so few accidents
occurred. "Such was my anxiety,
he added, "for those Oil board, that
during those nights when u storm was
raging. I found sleep impossible. l
have risen from my bed and spent
hours with my face against the viii
dow, looking out in the darkness,
thinking of the soldiers at sen on the
coast, and in the morning dreaded to
take up the dispatches lest l should
learn that some unfortunate vessels had
gone. with all OH board, to. the bot
TOM" After sitting in silence for Il
moment, with his eyes fiSed upon the
floor, he said in n slow and solemn
tone, "Nothing, sir--nOthing but the
hand of God saved them.'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
ronEnooN srock nEponr..
DAtts By .. =. yt4eo . co. ootD nnt-l

rarroEfkp pArfY sY u. n. rLAco : CO., GOLD nnL-l
SAN FaAxcIsco. January 8.
8. Gould &curry; sGatSt; 10. Savage, $!sG
S az! & asis ( No1 sS ea slsss sHsp:' 80 t GsSaS
Point. si4K@14X@iaK aH Yellow Jacket,
S53HIS1H SO; 10 Empire Mill, Sss7IE 80; 20
Imperial, S+GSIf7 b %: @Kcntuck. $14iG145;
80 Alpha, tl4A 30 Delcher; siS 8 so9l5&; co
d Sss ss%Si s;as,sSS:s Is o. o. S'f''p Ne'a'
DRUNKENNESS IN THE OLD TME.-A
lawt to prevent drunkenness by prohi-
biting the public promiscuous sale of
Intoxicating drinks was by no means
original in the State of Maine. The
vice Is as old rs our race. Our ulti-
mate ancestors, the Vikings, drank
fire water upon earth and quaffed
mead in Paradise /; our more recent
prorenitors In Great Britain drank gin
and erovclled. Agin shop In South
wark, London, a hundred and thirty
wears ago had this alluring sign:
'.Drunk for a penny: Dead drunk for
tuppence Clean straw for nothing"
What more could man, the image of
his Maker, ask? And Is 1t wonderful
that Swift, diseased and frenzied,
poured out his profilse contempt In
Iaputa and the Houylmlnms? Peo-
pie often died Of drunkenness in the
taverns !; and there was q temperance
party. even then, that demanded q
prohibitory law, and they succeeded
In carrying n bill through Parliament
which laid upon liquor n tax so heavy
that it became too costly for the poor,
and which prohibited the sale of
drains. Sir Robert Walpole, whose
boozlng orgies at lIaughton are not
unknown, finally acquiesced in the
law.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
THE NEW TYPE

IN WHICH THE NEWS IS PRINTED IS
~ our d" Brewer No. T." or improved broad
face. of which we are casting q series from
Agate TO Bourgeois, and to which VI desire to
call the attention Of printers and publishers.
HAGAR q CO..
Type Founders, $50 Clay street, San Fran.
cisco. Cal. 1aSu
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
FINANCES.

We find the following compiled
statement of the financial condition Of
San Francisco for the year 1869, i'll
the correspondence Of the Sacramento
Union Of yesterday:
The following figures, compiled from anthem
tic sources, present an epitome Of the past
wears business, which deserves the careful At
tcntion OF every intelligent man In the State:
INrORrATIONS.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08
THE PEABODY FUNERAL.

tho MonarCh-Tho fuuernl -CoftcEo-
Ceremonies on ncck-lsord Huwe's
Monument in tho Abbey.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-18

NEW JERSEY SOUTHERN RAILROAD LINE,
IN NEW ROUTE
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
VIA LONG BRANCH.
An ACCOMMODATION TRAIN in the morning
and - -
AN EXPRESS TRAIN
In the Afternoon from each end OF the route
THE EXPRESS TRAIN
will be furnished with
SPLENDID PALACE CARS.
NO CHANGE OF CARS
BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND SANDY HOOK
ASK FOR TICKETS VIA PEMBERTON AND
LONG BRANCH.
ON AND AFTER MONDAY, July 4, 1870,
trains will run as follows:-
LEAVE NEW YORK,
from Pier No. 2S NORTH River, foot OF Murray street.
at 6'45 A. NJ. Accommodation and 80 p. NJ. Ex.
press. uxr. .nn,nr,
from foot OF WALNUT Street, at TOO A. M. Accom-
mooation and $50 p. nj. Express.
The NARRAGANSETTTS STEAMSHIP COMPANYS
Magnificent Steamers plymouth Rock" and "Jesse
Hoyt" have been fitted up expressly for this business
the former with uTlequaled Accommodations and will
make the connection between New York and Sandy
Hook.
Passengers by this route can be served with
BREAKFAST or DINNER on the EUROPEAN
PLAN IN style unsurpassed by any Hstel in America
Fare between Philadelphia and New 4Crk. $500
For particulars as to connections for TOMS
RIVER, RED BANK, and ali way stations, see the
''Traveilers" and "Appleton's Guides"
62T G. L. KlMBALL, Superintendent
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-18
THE PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE CEN

THE PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE CEN
Il TRIAL RAILROAD.-CHANGR OF HOURS.
on and after MONDAY, October 3, 1870, trains
will run as follows:-Leaye Philadelphia from depot
OF P. W. b. r. r., corner Broad street and Wash
ington ayenue;-
For Port Deposit at A. NJ and 4'9O p. NJ.
For oxford at A M., 4'30 p. NJ and p. NJ.
For oxford Saturdays only at $50 T.. M.
For Chadd's Ford and Chester Creek Railroad at
IA. NJ, 10 A. NJ, 4'3O p. M, and P. Nj. Saturdays
only $50 p. M.
Train leaving Philadelphia at A. NJ. connects at
Port deposit with train for Baltimore.
Trains leaving Philadelphia at 10 A. NJ and 30
p. NJ connect at Chadd's Ford Junction with the
Wilmington and Reading Railroad.
Trains for Philadelphia leave Port Deposit at 9'2o
A. NJ. and 425 p. M on arrival OF trains from Balt-
more.
oxford at 6es A. M, 1925 A. NJ and $40 p. NJ
Sundays at $50 p M. only.
and 64e p. M. Sundays 649 T. NJ. only.
Passengers are allowed to take wearing apparel
only baggage. and the company will not In any
case be responsible for an amount exceeding one
hundred dollars, unless special contract s male for
the same. HENRY WOOD.
1O8 General Superintendent.