Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-01-07

cent. for his commission. 1t Is almost
needless to say that the tickets never
come to hand, and that the would-be
agents are swindled out Of their
money.
The "Gatter sniPe."
There are few people on the Pacific
coast who do not know BY sight, If not
by name, the poor dementsd, creature
called the 'Gutter Snlpe." In Sum
mer's sun and Winters storm he has
walked our streets for so many years
that he has become . part and parcel OF
our associations. Although a familiar
object to every resident, he neysrfailsd
to call up wondering pity about his
past history, and many were the rea-
sons given for his gentle madness,
Clad In a patched oilskin coat, which
he clasped tightly to his form, and
which covered ragged garments almost
ready to fall asunder, he walked
quickly along the street, with eyes In:
tently fixed upon the gutter, and
utterly oblIvious to all things passing
around him. Speak to him, and he
would not reply. Offer him food or
money, and be would pass on with q
surprised look, but Without speaking
or accepting the gift. Words Of SYM
PATTY fell on deaf ears, and other
words he seldom heard, for none were
| so lost to humanity as to address him
In harsh language. His food consisted
of the refuse scraps he could find In
the street; his home, until lately, no
one knew. Many efforts were made to
trace him to his sleeping place, but he
would generally lead his follower q
wild-goose chase over the sand-hills,
and then elude pursuit. 1t was at
length found, however, that ne lived
in a hut on the beach near North Point,
having for his companion a half-staryed
cat, OH which he lavished all the atfec-
ton remaining in his nature. Last
| Saturday this 1noffensive oddly hap
pened to incur the displeasure Of an
olficious policeman, by not obeying his
behest to leave the sidewalk. This
neglect suddenly changed the whole
current of the Coulter Snipe's" harm
less existence, for the gallant officer
got so wrath at this opposition to his
brief authority that he arrested the
poor creature and put him In prison.
To-day he was examined before the
Commissioners Of Lunacy, and as there
could be no question about his insanity,
he was sent to Stockton. So another
character has disappeared from u
midst, leaving Emperor Norton the
sole remaining monarch of the line.
The community are we'll satisfied to
know that the officer who made the
arrest was at once dismissed from the
force, nominally for striking his pris-
oner, but really because both his supe-
| riors and popular feeling rePudlated
the use to which he had put his office.
Tho Dark Ways OF tho "Chines."
An incident occurred a few days ago
over in Oakland which fully confirms
the general opinion about the "pecu-
liar" ways of the "heathen Chlnee."
A smooth-faced Celestial called upon
the Catholic pastor of Termlnopolis,
and opened q conversation in such eI-
cellent Latin that the Reverend Faith
er's eyes bulged out with astonishment.
| He said he was a convert from Jossism,
had seen the error Of his heather
ways and embraced Christianity, and
| should like to know what lie could do
to propagate a knowledge of the true
faith amongst his countrymen. Father
| King listened to his Jealous visitors
discourse with great Interest and
promised to make use of him in the
crusade against idolatry, after which
the learned Chinaman took his depar-
.turo. No sooner had lie gone than the
Father discovered that his locks had
been tempered with, and that some
loose change was. missing from the
drawers; but unwilling to suspect such
a promising subject rs the convert, he
credited the robbery to some Christian
white man. The next day All Kee re-
newed his visit, for the purpose Of un-
folding a design by which he hoped to
bring a goodly number into the fold;
but BY a strange coincidence, he had
not long left the house before the good
priest found that he had been robbed
Of $S5 in silver. His faith In Chinese
converts who conversed In Latin was
so shaken by this occurrence that he
followed brother Kee, but that indi-
vidual acclaimed his innocence In such
fluent language, mixed with so many
appeals to the saints and martyrs, that
Father King felt he might almost as
we'll doubt the honesty of an Ecumeni-
cal Council. But to make sure he
searched the convert, and, sad to relate,
found a $40 bill which he ut once recog-
nized as his property. All Kee Is now
said to be so sore that he can't sit down
with comfort, and when he pays q visit
he carries a nice soft cushion under his
arm. -r .,o5
The Clsth Again In Trouble.
An interesting cowhidIng scrape took
place on Montgomery street yesterday,
in which the Rev. Mr. Dunn, another
Oakland clergyman, was an unwilling
participant. 1t seems that somebody
accused Mr.. Dunn of having q vigorous
appetite, and although it is a we'll
known fact that "tlem pious eat
.orful," Mr.. Dunn not only repudiated
the mild insinuation, but went after
the author of 1t In a card which he
published III the Oakland Ne,cs. Had
ne contented himself with defending |
his vlctualing capacity, all would have
been we'll, but he insultcd the wife Of
his accuser by comparing her to Mrs.
Potiphar, the lady, 1t will BE- remen-
bered, who made the naughty advances
to Mr.. Joseph Jacob, full. particulars