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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02
A Strange Tale Of DivoUeo In Mis-
souri,,

ST.. Louis, February 2l.-A strange
case Of divorce was decided in the Cir
cult Court yesterday. III lS49 Britton
a. Hill, n prominent lawyer here, and
his wife, on a joint petition, were d.
vorced by act Of the Legislature. In
1854 the lady wa married to ID. Rob-
erts Barclay, with whom she has since
lived. The property which was al
lowed her by the Legislature Is now
worth nearly a million. In 1857 Hill
married again, and during the wal
Mrs. Hill went to Europe, and, In
consequence of some misconduct while
there, her husband sued for divorce,
Subsequently she was reported to be
drowned, which proved false. After
ward She became attached to the
household of King Victor Emanuel,
and some months ago died, and Hills
suit for divorce was dismissed some
time last year. The trustees Of Mrs.
Barclay, Hills first wife, brought suit
to compel Samuel Simmons to purchase
n piece of property, according to
agreement. lie refused, OIL the ground
that tho divorce granted by the Legs
lature was illegal, and II clear title to
the property could not be given. The
question was, taken to the Supreme
Court, which decided against the Leg
islature, aud yesterday, to obviate nil
difficulty, Hill applied to tho Circuit
Court for a divorce from the wife with
whom he has not lived for twenty
years, and who has been married to
another man for sixteen years. The
decree was granted, and under the law
of the State tile children by both mar
rlages are made legitimate. and all
ends well. The case Is full of romantic
details and strange circumstances.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

An ENRAGED PARENT HERE SHE
CoMES.--rhe jewellers OH J street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth, have enjoyed
no little sport for the past week or ten
days at the expense Of one of their
number who Is employed in n store In
the vicinity, and 4 companion of his
who dwells in another locality, but Is
wont to spend his leisure hours with
his chum. It seems that q friend OF
both has for some time held affections
of Il damscl OF tender age, whose
moth8r deems her yet n child-as moth
ers are apt to DO long after their girls
think themselves womep-anq was for
n long time awaiting III opportunity
to elope with and marry her. At last
he fncied his plans were to be crowned
with success, and had all preparations
made for n sudden departure. His
friend Of the j street store, who had
the confidence of the old folks, was to
take her to the Young Mechanics ball
OH February 22d, aud all suspicion
having been allayed, tho mother con-
ScnteG 10 let the girl out. Some mys-
FERROUS movements In the arrangements
of her toilet for the OCCASION, however,
attracted her attention, and she, at the
last moment refused to allow her
to go. Keeping 4 sharp lookout, she
noticed.the boys-they arc all young
hanging about, and resolved upon
furnishing them for their willingness to
aid one whom she deemed q scallawag
to steal her daughter. Tho ball passed
of, but no opportunity offered to got
the girl there. and OH the next day she
was sent of to a strict school in sonio
of the lower counties. The old lady
took the pains to find ont all the varl-
ouS hauntS of the boys, and awaited her
opportunity. Finding them all to-
into the place where they were, drew
from the folds Of her dress n huge
blacl-Snake whip. and, as the boys say,
"went after them Of course they
sloped. the irate parent following,
flourishlng her whip and threatening
all kinds of vengeance on the "scoun-
drels," as she terms them. One or two
attempts since have failed In tho same
way, the boys being swift of foot. but
the cry of Here she comes! !" Is
enough to send them flying at any
time, and their comrades enjoy them
selves In torturing them with 1t every
time n woman at all resembling the
anSered one makes her appearance,
and the whole nelghborhood, under
standing the joke, enjoys the sort,
and keep calling "lIere she comes ~
Sacramento Record.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02
ICCoND DISPATCH

SAN Francisco, March 2-3 p. NJ
The fact that there has been n defhlca-
ton or misappropriation of the funds
Of the County Clerks office, unfortu,
nately, cannot longer be concealed,
and the bondsmen have put n receiver
in the office to secure themselves. The
whole amount short was only $4,000,
and half of that has already been re-
paid. 1t appears that the money wa
loaned to "the mother of Jim Fisk's
last love-" and for some reason not re-
turned at the time agreed upon ; hence
the expose. No one charges the clerk,
Colonel Hanna, with any Intentional
wrong, or any disposition to dcfratld
either the city or his bondsmen. On
the contrary, he has done all In his
power to ave both from loss.
p. ". Carter vas to-day fined $3.50
for assault and battery upon his ser.
want girl, who refused to leave Ills
house when discharged,
Nothing has been heard from the
Panama steamer yet.
The PRICES Of redwood lumber will
be advanced On the first Of April to
SIS and SIS per thousand feet, for
rough and dressed, by the cargo. The
Puget Sound lumber dealers have mr.
ranged q combination, which goes into
effect to-day, by which prices are adj
!yanced from $40 to $ls per thousand
Immediately, and to keep down the
supply. Any vessel arriving with n
cargo will be detained in port thirty
DAYS thereafter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02
FROM CARSON.
CORRESPONDENCE OF GOLD NIL DAILY NEWS.
ruE LRaisIATIvE BALL.
A Gossippy Description Of What I
Saw.
CARSON CRY, March 2, 1871.
Tho LADY Dancers.

CAlSOS CITY, MARCH 2, 1911.
The Lady Dancers.
Miss Kincaid, of Carson, wore dove
colored silk poplin, long train, pannier
scolloped and trimmed with scarlet
velvet, scarlet satin corsage, hair
dressed In rolls and crimpS, rich vine
scarlet flowers.
Mrs. J. P. Curtis, of Virginia, was
dressed In rich black corded silk, long
train. festooned with five black ruifies
bound with green Ito catch the Irish
vote); overskirt green silk, scolloped.
trimmed with black ruches; hair in
crimps and rolls, and rich white flow
ers with green foliage.
Mrs. Cleveland, of White Pine, was
neatly attired in q rich black silk, long
train, Valencicnnes lace collar; hair
dressed with roses.
Mrs. SAVERS, of Carson, "a attired,
with but little exception, the same rs
the foregoing.
Miss Florence Waters, Of Carson,
looked charming in pink barege, ruff
fled to the waist, white Swiss owe
skirt /; hair a Ia Grecque.
Miss Mollie Delaney, of Carson, II
of the most brilliant-looking ladies in
the room, was remarkable for the
plainness yet richness of her dress,
with hair dressed In fries.
Mrs. Roberts, of Carson, a charming
widow, wore n rich black silk dress
aud n rich white lace collar; hair a Ia
CAiaoise, the effect OF which was beau
tlful In the extreme.
Mrs. Wagner, of Carson, were n
green silk dress, black lace overskirt;
flowers in hair and bosom.
Miss Brisacher, of Virginia, had OH
a green satin dress, white tarletan
oyerskirt; hair In flowers.
The belle of the ball was by unani-
nous consent conceded to be Miss
Laura Blair, of Carson. She Is q bru-
nette, and was as we'll as the prcttiest,
the best dressed lady in the room. Her
dress was n short green tarletan, cut
low, pulled and dotted with satin rib
bon, ovcrskirt of white t%arletan, flow
ers In hair, boquet of same OH bosom,
and n pair of the tlniest of little feet.
This young lady's beauty Is of the re-
tr0usse order, with just enough pug
must I say itl to her o 5 to give Pig
uancy to the coquettish manner In
which she carries her head. l know
there will be 10 jealousy on account of
my writing down this lady as the belle,
rs the fact vas generally conceded.
The dance kept up until daybreak.
and was enjoyed by all present, and
really was an enjoyable and sociablc
affair, and was characterized by none
of the stiffness and formality which
marked the Inauguration ball. When
1t comes to balls and parties. the Car
son folks are the most sooiable | ever
saw but outside of that | don't like
to say further than that strangers from
outside counties are legitimate prey,
and they calculate to make enough out
Of them during the session of the Leg
islature to keep them going for the II
suing two years, and II you attempt to
assert that Carson amt bigger, hand
somer. and more prosperous place than
New York. you are liable to get into
serious difficulty,
LooKER-oN IN CARsoN.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

LYON County RAILRoAD BoNDs.-
In the Assembly. at its session last
evening. it thus disposed of the Lyon
County Railroad Bond bill, rs We find
reported In the Register Of this morn
ing:
Senate bill No. $50 (tle Lyon County
Railroad Bond bill was read the third
time, amid 4 shower Of motions, with
drawals and points Of order, and was
then so amended rs to exclude Chinese
labor. require the Virginia aud Truckee
Railroad Company to file with the
County Commissioners ofLyon county,
prior 10 the issuance Of the S12,0Q0 In
county bonds, good and sufficient bonds
iof the State of Nevada, issue Of 1871
in the sum of 800, 900 for the faithful
fulillment Of the Company's part OF
the contract [thc latter motion was
withdrawn, and the vote was then
taken. rs follows:
Ayes-Beck. Buckingham, Burlin-
game. Canayan. Fuller, Gray, Hay,
Jones, Lawson. Lockwood, Murphy,
Owen. Organ, Patcbep, Smith, Wag-
ner-l6.
Noes - Barber, Bowman, Brown,
Child. Cowen, Dangberg, Delano, Do
vey, Ellyson, Garaghan. Greenhalgh,
Harris, Hatch, L.ikens, Manning, Nc
Clellan. Mcleod, Potter, Rogers, Ro-
ney. Savage. Saville. Simpson, Tell
uant, Trousdalc, Willard and Mr..
Speaker-27.
.Absent-IIogan, Piper, and Will
liamS--3.
Burlingamc, Canavan, Fuller, Law
son, Lockwood. Organ and Patchen
afterward changed their votes, and the
announcement was indefinitely post
poned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

ISDIASA.-Lsst year the Republicans
lad u small majority In the Indiana
Legislature, aud, in order to prevent
legislation, the Democratic members
OF one branch resigned ,heir seats.
Under the Constitution of Indiana,
two-thirds Of each House are necessary
to constitute a quorum. The resigna-
ton Of the Democratic Senators last
year had the effect Of bringing legisla-
tiOn to a close. Now WI have the re-
turn game. The Democrats have Il
majority In each branch, and they pro-
pose to redistriet the State to the adj
vantage Of their party, whereupon a
number of Republican members of the
House, more than one-third of the
whole body, have resigned, leaving the
House without quorum, and stopping
legislation. This is, Of course. disrep-
utsble, but the Republicans did not be-
gin it, and hence are not responsible
for it. The rule requiring two-thirds
Of each House to constitute a quorum
places It in the power Of Il minority of
either party to arrest the legislation of
the State st any time.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

TIE ATLANTIC CABLES 1t is an
nouneed that the broken Atlantic ca
bles cannot be repaired for some time,
as the last attempt to giapple for the
cable has proved unsuccessful. and the
repair steamer has been so much i'll
jured that she cannot return to the
work sooner than next June. The
only means Of transmitting news until
that time will be the French cable.
When the repair steamer has been re-
fitted she will return to the spot where
the injury occurred, which l. about
sixty-ive miles from Hearts Content,
and lay 4 new cable, so IS to clear the
rocky ledge which, 1t is stated, caused
the fracture.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

rHExx is n very good story told in
Washington about n Chinese servant
employed by Admiral Porter. On re.
eeption day the duty Of attending the
door vas assigned to All Sin. -tccuS'
toned to the social usages of his own
land. where q visitors rank Is indi-
Gated by the size Of the card, and where
u huge yellow one meant the presence
of prince, lie treated the little bits OF
.pasteboard with contempt. While
holding his head and tossing the bits
of paper unceremoniously in the bas-
ket, the gas collector happened to pre-
sent his bill. The long yellow slip
took All Sin, and with profound
salaams he bowed the aStounded gas
maj into the presence Of the amazed
family.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02
Overland Dispatches.
SPECIAL to the GOLD HILL NEWS
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
From wnshinEton.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Three men,
bers of the House r equally confident
of being appointed Chairman of the
Committee Of Ways and Means in the
next Congress, which has increased in
strength. The Democrats in the new
House will entitle them to three men,
bers. Six of the present members Of
the Committee are elected to the COM
ing Congress, namely: Hooper, Of
Massachusetts,; Maynard, Of Tennes-
see Kelly, of Pennsylvania Brooks,
Of New York; Blair, of Michigan
and Marshall, of Illinois. 1t is not
likely all these members will be con-
tinued Oh the Committee, rs two or
three of the Republicans may be given
the Chairmanships Of other Commit
tees. Blain has given no intimation
of his intentions respecting the matter,
and nothing will be known until the
names are announced.
Frsm New York.
New YoR.. March 2.--Orders are
received to 1T 9ut the supply ship
Rclief. for special service connected
with the relief of the suffering peasan'
try Of France. She will be ready fol
sea in four weeks.
The steamship Periere, which cleared
for Havrc yesterday, carried a large
quantity Of provisions and military
stores, of the total value Of $7,3l6,OOO
The United States shore ship Supply
sails to. day for Havre, laden to hel
utmost extent with supplies.
Tho New Congress.
WAsHINaToN, March 2.-In discuss.
ing the organization Of the Committees
of the new House, suggestions have
been made and approvingly ~canvassed
among older members for the appoint.
ment of a Committee to revise bills
before final action Is had, so rs to pre-.
vent the occurrence of plumbers sucll
rs we're made at the last session.
The Conference Committee in rela.
| ton to the Southern Pacific Railroad
bill have compromised, aud will re.
port in favor OF The main trunk, with
Il branch from Marshall, Texas, to
New Orleans, ga Alexandria, Baton
Rouge. and n branch Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Of California, from
the 18th parallel, to connect with the
trunk at Colorado river, near the 32d
parallel.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02
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FROM SAN

San FRANcIsco, March 2-l p. NJ
Gold at II A. NJ, l1oB; greenbacks,
90}ss; selling, 81.
Nothing has yet been heard of the
steamer Sacramento, now due from
Panama, and advertised to start on
her return trip tomorrow morning.
The weather is clear and cool, and
very dry; wind light from the south
east.
Joseph Edwards, who was arrested
a week since on two charges Of forgery,
to-day waived examination on fourteen
more charges, and was sent to the
County Court for trial on each, no bail
being fixed. Among the forgeries are
some OH warrants for the pay Of en-:
ployes in the City Hall, notes Of hand,
etc. He was formerly a clerk In the
Recorders Office, and has reputable
connections, his family occupying an
honorable place III society here. He
had recently married, and appears to
have lived on u scale of expense ell
tlrely beyond his means. The forged
documents were hypothetical for bor-
rowed money, and interest paid OH
them from month to month, to prevent
their being presented for payment.
The Germans decided to invite Gov
ernor Laight and other State and city
officers to participate in their grand
peace celebration at Platt's Hall and
the City Gardens, but the invitations
have not yet been accepted. The day
of the celebration Is not fixed.
The banquet on St. Patrlck's Day
will be held at the Occidental Hotel.
The sale of the old White House
property, beyond the old Mission race
track, belonging to the estate Of the
late Robert Beatty, realized $G7 per
front foot OH Mission street, and $3a
on Bartlett street, or S. ITO to $S75 for
lots % by I25 feet each. The property
is over three miles from the City Hall.
DR.. David Walker, who accompanied
Captain Hall In his Arctic exploring
expedition, goes Fast to-day TO report
to Washington.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

EARrHouAxrs.-An interesting conf
munication has recently appeared in
the Boston Journal. giving the dates of
the earthquakes that have occurred
within the last two years. The writer
says that of great aud terribly de-
s~tructive earthquakes only one each
year have been registered rs happen
ing from 1900 to 1865. In 1867 and
1868, no less than eleven disastrous
earthquakes, involving the loss Of one
hundred thousand human beings, are
reported. In 1869 and 1870, twenty
five serious earthquakes occurred, but
were not attended with as destructive
effects rs those Of the previous two
years. These facts, it Is argued, show
that the earth has been passing through
q period of terrestrial phenomena
more remarkable than any which has
been witnessed by the present genera
ton, and that 1t is by no means certain
that the end of the earthquake tern
has been reached. The writer state;
that in the absence Of any well-estao
lished theory of the internal structure
Of the earth, there is increasing evi
denee for regarding favorably the gen
orally accepted belief that the earth
interior is 4 fiery molten mass. Thi
latter theory, 1t is argued, is the onl!
one that fairly accounts for all tin
varied phenomena Of earthquakes Il
felt on the earth's surface. The opin
ion Is also advocated that the grea
shocks of 1857 and 1868 were caused b!
the breaking off Of immense masses o
solid earth from the inner crust, which
falling into the boiling lava below
agitated it into gigantic throbbing ant
rolling waves, that heaved the QUITE
crust with great throbs and throes.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

Poisonous CONFECTIONERY. - The
Official chemist Of Dublin has recently
made q report on one hundred and
twenty-threc specimens of co~nfection-
cry purchased at thirteen establish
ments In that city. Those manufac-
tured ut three establishments were
pure, and those obtained at the other
ten shops contained poisonous pig
ments and other impurities. Out Of
forty articles tinted yellow, only two
were colored with saffron, all Of tho
others containing chromate Of lead.
Some Of the specimens contained sui
phide of mercury, or vermillion.
Toere seems to be no doubt, 1t Is stated,
that these mineral colors act as slow
poisons.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

EytpEScE.-The Louisville Courier
Journal advocates very forcibly the
necessity cf the passage by the Legs
lature of Kentucky OF n law permitting
colored persons to testify, and cites
several cases where positive injustice
was committed by the exclusion Of
this kind Of evidence. Thus a negro
woman sued a white man for 4 debt
which had been once paid, but In the
presence of colored witnesses. Coun-
sci for the negro woman objected to
the negro t~estimony, which the Judge
trying the casc was by the law OF keli-
lucky obliged to exclude, and a verdict
and Judgment was therefore obtained
for a claim which had already been
satisfied. In another case u white man,
drawing n bowie-knife, ran violently
through n crowd Of colored persons III
4 prominent street Of Bowling Green,
cutting and slashing without regard to
age or sex, aud fearfu!ly wounding
some of the injured persons. He was
brought to trial, and, as no white wit
ne,ses could positively identify the as
~sailant, he was allowed to escape with
out punishment. SiS or eight colored
persons who had been mutilated by
this ungovernable mailman were called
but, on the objection of the counsel for
the defense, were excluded rs wit
nesses. The Judges, it is asserted, de-
sire a change in the State law, not
only because they arc liable to prose-
cntion under the Civil Rights statute,
but because the exclusion Of colored
witnesses works injustice both to
whites and blacks.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

The Cincinnati Commercial classitles
rs "social announcements under the
headings Of births, betrothals, mar
riages, elopements, divorces and deaths
We suggest as an Improvement
Matched. matched, patched, snatched,
detached and dispatched.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

FoR wholesale sheep raising, New
South Wales offers advantages quite
similar to those OF the Pacific slopes OF
this continent, and the broad and
genial plains Of Texas. Whatever I'M.
mense agricultural operations may do
for individuals with large capital, the
whole public is better served when Il
business can be divided among many
principals. 1t would seem that sheep
farming is most profitable to the whole
country where it is Subsidiary to other
pursuits, and where the mutton counts
rs we'll as the fleece. Some vari-
cites, however. which bear the best
wool are not particularly nice in sam
Teller's "swarry"-of mutton and
turuipS.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02
BY THE CABLES.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR

VERSAILLES, March 1.-The En-
peror aud Empress have just returned
from Longclnmps, and inspected the
sixth and Eleventh Prussian and the
First Bavarian Corps, 10000 strong.
1t Is said the German Parliament
is postponed till March goth.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

AMONG the curious sayings of the &C.
centric John Randolph. of Roanoke,
was the declaration that so strong was
his antipathy to the WOODEN manufac-
ture that "he would go n mile out OF
his way to kick a sheep" Randolph
had method IN his madness. His mind
was stored with all kinds of the curl
ous and unusual minutiH Of knowledge.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

In tenement house In New York
city Il child was born to a liquor dealer
n few months ago. 1t was the first
male child out Of five, and the happy
father. in his exultation, Ind it christ
ened by the following names: Wash
ington Our Fritz Wilhelm Carl Bis
marck Moltke Manteufiel Grant Sher-
man Sheridan.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

TIE LEGISLATURE will adjourn at IL
o'clock tonight, having passed a joint
resolution to that effect. May the Lord
go with the MISUNDERSTOOD, bad and
indifferent, for their sins Of omission
and commission. Let the people hope
for the best results upon their legisla-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

A LEADING Democratic paper in
Alabama is kind enough to admit
"that the old Virginia soldier, General
Winfield Scott, although he furnished
his honor and stained his sword by
drawing it like a renegade against the
land Of his birth, still is not without
reputation for former glorious SER
v;cas
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02
ASrAaoxrsM between the whites and

ANrAGoNrsM between the whites and
blacks in the Southern States is de-
noumced by the Augusta Gal Consti'
nationalist QDemocraticl rs illogical,
unjustidable. and fraught with mis-
chief, and mischief only, to both races,
1t says: There Is no motive for per
scouting a good citizen. whatever hi
position or color. The only guaranty
for mutual prosperity and social peace
Is In the harmonious relations OF CAPT
tai and labor"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

A VERY curious mode Of trying the
title to land IL practised In Hindostan.
Two holes are dug In the disputed
point, In each of which the plaintiffs
and defendants lawyers uIt II of
their legs, and, and remain there until
one of them Is tired, In which cise his
client is defeated. IN this country 1t
Is The client and not the lawyer who
pn.s lis foot In II.