Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-08

Fooled In the attempt to get the requi-
site number Of immigrants from Cali
fornia, the Company Is advertising
extensively In the Eastern papers, and
It Is said has induced several families
in New York and Boston to take pas
sage for the new Paradise. via Panama.
A,schooner reached here on Saturday
with twelve Of the disappointed set
tiers, who are Justly severe in their
d~enunciations Of the misstatements
made as to the character Of the coun-
try. Two or three Of them prospccted
1t thoroughly before their return, and
report that It is nothing but a cactus
covered desert, untenanted by bird or
beast, and incapable of supporting hu-
man life. As far as this State IS con-
cerned, the colony has received its quiz
etus, and it Is we'll that 1t got 1t thus
early, for quite IN excitement has been
developed about the place, with every
prospect Of q rush In that direction.
Now the schemers will have to hiber-
nate for a term Of years before 1t can
be revived. bod.
The California Homestead Assecia.
iisn, ~
As the projectors Of the last lottery IN
nocently termed their little game, has
been abandoned, owing to the unfeel-
ing conduct Of Judge Lake, in holding
its originators to answer before the
Grand Jury. It was tho most HARM
less of all the lotteries yet advertised,
because 1t was such an obvious fraud
that 1t tempted no one. The Lewis
Homestead Association, another lot
terry In disguise, has also been with
drawn, and the Marysyille affair Is
sick unto death. The Grass Valley
Gift Concert will not come off until
the beginning Of March, rs the tags for
the drawing cannot be got ready be-
fore that time. Most of the tickets arc
held In the interior, though q few clubs
have been formed here.
SinEo Robkxy
Is becoming such an Improbable pur-
suit that 1t is q matter Of wonder to
honest folks that tho knights of the
road do not turn their abilities to some
line Of criminal business In which the
chances of detection are less. 1t seems
as if every fool could stop a stage, but,
judging from recent incidents, It re-
quires keen wit to get of with the
plumber. For this quality u Cali
fornia Claude Duvals appear to be rs
deficient as their brethren over the
border, for, however successful they
are in capturing booty, they inyarla-
bly, come to grief before disposing of
1t. On the Fad of January three men
robbed the San Andreas stage Of $4,000
under the most suspicious circpm-
stances. They were masked, had ex-
cited no suspicion by their movements
in the vicinity, 1t. was not quite day
light when they halted the vehicle,
and the driver-the only man aboard
was so Hurried that he could give but n
poor description of his interviewers.
Yet, notwithstanding these adyan-
tages, the detectives had very little
difficulty in ferreting out the trio, and
by Saturday they were all arrested,
two In this city and the other in San
Mateo. Burglary appears to be n much
moro sepsible branch Of the art, for we
do occasionally hear of successful oper-
ations In that lilo, but very, very sell
dom In the Claude Duval profession.
Mrs. Laura Fair
was indicted on Friday by the Grand
Jury Of this county for the murder Of
Mr.. C%rittenden. The survey to deter
mine the boundary lines of Alameda
and San Francisco counties will be fin
ished this week, and then we may
pect to learn something definite about
the trial.
A Batch OF Murdor Cases
were referred to-day to the various
District Courts for disposition. Gum,
who shot Murphy for seducing his sis
ter, will DO tried before Judge Morrl-
son, In the Fourth District Court; Ike
Broknw, charged with killing the gam
bier Evans, will be tried before Judge
Dwinelle, In the Fifteenth District ;
and au Indian woman named Jacoby,
who killed her child, will be arraigned
before Judge McKlnstry, In tho Twelfth
District,
Dr.. scudder, a.a1.f r4
1t seems, Is going to leave us after all.
He says he will tell his congregation
the why and the wherefore at the
prayer meeting on Wednesday night.
SO until then an anxious city will have
to remain In doubt as to whether the
motive is n matter of thousands or only
hundreds Of dollars, San Francisco is
losing her cherished humbugs ut such q
rapid rate that unless the list shortly
records an accession, A. NJ. Winn will
be our only standby. Thank the Lord
the old man Is still hale and vigorous,
and can hurl forth demagogisms by the
hour as we'll as any Democratic orator
extant. If ho ,oGs to receive q call to
q "wider sphere Of usefulness" q Ia
Scudder, the loss would BIO almost IRE
parable, as Norton Is not thoroughly
qualified for the position, notwith-
standing all that the Emperor's friends
say to the contrary. Would you be-
love 1t, the General has Vlce-Guberna-
torial aspirations, and really imagines
that he stands a chance of occupying
Holden's rooms In the State Prison.
He and Mr.. Roach have coupled them
selves together for the approaching po-
litical course, and will run In leash as
the Workingmen's" candidates.
JACK HoRNER.