Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-19


had a pretty rough experience. Five
Of them had been wrecked a short time
before at Mazatlan, In the bark Aage-
nete, only a few days before the Con-
ftaentdlsailed from there, losingseyeral
of their shipmates andall their money,
clothing, ETC., by the calamity. The
survivors were supplied BY the German
Consul at that port with immediate
requisites, and were furnished passage
here In the Continental, only toihaye a
fresh experience of misfortune and
another escape from the great'waters
The passengers do not speak In very
complimentary terms of the seaman
ship and ability Of the Continentdl's
captain. They say the vessel was un-
seaworthy and not fit to face a gale,
and that the Captain lost all presence
of mind, and. but for the First Officer
many more persons would have per
ished. Per Contra, the Continental was
regarded as q staunch, strong vessel,
was almost i1ew, and supposed to be
sound In all her timbers; while her
Captain has always borne 4 high char
acter for seamanship. It IL said that
she was too deeply laden and did not
rise to the waves; but however that
may have been, the storm could not be
regarded rs Of exceptional severity,
and it certainly seems that u well
appointed vessel should have lived
through it.
A Privileged Lnw.brenker.
The Municipal Court, Judge Lake
presiding, closed its first session yes
terday, having tried seventy-six prls-
oncrs during the term. While Judge
Lake has been n terror to e~vil-doers,
and his sentences have met with gen
eral approval, his connivance III the
plan to permit George Hoge to escape
punishment for his crimes Is exciting
natural indignation. There Is not a
more desperate villain In the confines
of California than this same Hoge Dut
he is blessed with 4 parent having pc,
htical influence, and SO he Is allowed
to break as many heads and laws as nc
sees fit. with perfect impunity. Justice
smiles on his misdeeds; while any one
else, for committing the same crimes,
woNd get a heavy stroke fromHIer
SWORD. y
! A Pioneer Wheelbarrow.
Y In 1850 an adventurous individual
determined to get to California by
book or by crook, and not having the
wllerewithal to purchase q team,
bundled up all his worldly effects into
n small compass and putting them in n
~wheelbarrow started for the land Of
gold. gIrundling the barrow before
him, he accomplished the journey from
Council Bluffs In Iowa to Placeryille
Tor Hangtown, as it was then more
euphoni0usly calledl without any acci-
dent or adventure, In l55 days, reach
ing his destination on the 26th Of Sep
tember. Having prospered and grown
rich during tho Intervening twenty
years, he wishes to show his gratitude
BY doing something for suffering hi:
manity, and accordingly astonished
the members Of the German Sanitary
Fund Committee by proposing to
wheel one Of the most rotuld Of their
number along Montgomery street,
while two others should collect money
for their fund from admlrlng citizens
during the performance. Germany
couldn't see 1t, but the w~heelbarrow
man-not to be baked of his good In
tentlons-is going to deliver a lecture
on early "reminiscences, and the orl'
ginal barrow and blankets are TO form
part Of the attraction.
Oakland Again Ahead.)
Envious Oakland-always trying tc
rival her big Metropolitan sister,;
comforting herself with the assurance
that she has had the biggest fire Of the
season un to date. 1t commenced Oh
Sunday in q vacant frame house OF
Third street, and before 1t could bt
subdued lad removed sundry ancient
landmarks, including the Washington
and City Hotels, and q Congregations
church. The Insurance companies
calamity Is Oakland's gain. ms she WI!
probably now build 4 few decent ell
ices on the burnt ground.
Suicide and Insanity
are of such common occurrences tina
the daily headings "Anothers Suicide ;
and Committed to tho Asylum
scarcely attract passing comment from
the constant reader. On Saturday
there was n case of selt-destrlctioi
which, while differing In few respect!
from the ordinary run Of such affairs
shows how in%differently the world re
CARDS n fellow mortal when over
whelmed with q crushing weight o
misfortune and despair. The suicide
was boarding with 4 woman on Busl
street, and before committing the nc
told her that he intended to shoot him
self through the head In the course o
the day. The man was dcsponden
from poverty and want of employ
ment, and probably n few kind word
or a meal ora dollar would have gireI
him courage to make another effort
But none Of these were forthcoming
Instead, his landlady earnestly ap
pealed to him not to hurt her business
and cause her trouble by killing him
self there, aud in compliance he dc
ferred his departure to the unknown
bourne until evening, then selecting
the water closet of n saloon for tn
purpose. It seems almost Incredible
and yet it is strictly true that there ar
ut the present time over 1000 inmate
in the Stockton Insane Asylum, ant
halfa dozen more are sent from TIL
city alone every week. The proper
ton OF insane-l to every 500 iniiab
itants-is wholly uneXampled, and Ina
perhaps no parallel in any other coun
try on the globe. Why suicide aud In
sanity should claim sucha fearful lis
of. victims IN this State, Is n su1]ec
that has never received proper atten
ton. The rate Is terribly high AM
shows there Is something decidedly
rotten In our social system.
Quisn a. Prison.
The oonvicts IN the State Prison pro
test against the society of QUINN tn
murderer Of Maggie Ryan. They de
clare that, Notwithstanding their owl
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