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rHE CASE.

The English statement Of the inter-
national difficulty relative to the Ala
bama and other Confederate cruisers,
built and fitted out In England to prey
upon our commerce during the late
civil or uncivil wal between The North
and South Is that the ships, whatever
DO the circumstances, were procured
Ia British ports for war purposes, and
were employed as belligerent cruisers
against the United States, while Great
Britain herself remained neutral. The
vessels were procured by cunning and
clandestine means, which batfed the
vigilance of the Government officers.
Not one had the least armament. Some
had been constructed as ordinary mer-
chant vessels, having nothing which
would adapt them specially for war.
In number they were very small, and
finally, persons who obtained posses
sion and control Of them, and en-
ployed them for ,belligerent purposes,
were themselves American citizens.
AS to the cunning and clandsstine
means employed, which "baffled the
vigilance OF the Government officers"
that Is merely a flimsy excuse ; for
these Government officers were re-
peatedly notified Of the character OF
those vessels and what they were for,
long before they were completed or
had left port, yet they totally neg
lected to officially understand the fact,
or to take measures to prevent the YES
sells from sailing. At all events, the
result was long since apparent, and the
claims for consequent damages comes
before the Geneva arbitration. Not
withstanding the blatant fumings Of
politicians and agitators, declaring
that England was disposed to repudi-
ate the decision of that conference, yet
English national honor and inherent
stability prompts that nation to DO
true to herself, and whatever may be
the decision Of the Geneva tribunal.
favorable or unfavorable, both Eng
land and the United States will faith
fully accept and abide by 1t.
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A Gamblers Trick.

A gambler, In his confession, says :
al once knew a Southern gentleman
who, although not ostensibly n profess
sional gambler, readily made short
cards o business. He was q man of
education, and q fine conversationalist
and a very elegant gentleman. He was
fond Of q little game of draw, just to
kill time, you know; but the result
was that he always got the best of 1t,
and, mingling with moneyed men, his
winnings were large. l got into a
series Of games with him, and rs we'll
as l understood cards myself, | invari-
ably got the worst Of 1t. l knew there
was something, and l resolved to dis
cover It. II possible. l carefully eX-
amlned the back of the cards, and, I'M
Outstanding how this sort Of work is
done, l very soon satisfied myself that
the backs were all right. l watched
his deal. He threw around with great
rapidity. His shutting was square.
Ono day l procured a powerful mag
nifying glass, and went carefully over
q pack OF cards that he had won with
the night before. A long and careful
search revealed In the aces and face
cards a series Of trlfling c%oncavities.
The punches we're so slight as to be in
visible to the naked eye, but in passing
my fingers over them l could feel
them. A gamblers fingers are, or
ought to be, soft as velvet. Subsequent
investigation revealed his work. Ho
had OH the inside OF his finger ring q
minute punch.
In the beginning Of the game he
would manage to turn the face Of the
ices and face cards one ut a time, so as
to bring them against his punch, and
then one indentlon, or two or three,
in a certain locality would designate
tho cards. So nice was his sense of
touch that, when dealing, he would
naturally pass the face OF each card
over his left middle finger and no
matter how rapidly he dealt them, no
would know the position Of all the face
cards in the pack. or courso this gave
him q heavy percentage, and the re-
suit was TINT lie invariably won.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

"CuURcu's MUSICAL VISITOR" for
February has reached our table, and is
certainly the best and handsomest num-
Der yet issued Of this valuable art jour-
nal. The frontispiece is adorned by a
full-page portrait of Christina Nilsson.
Correspondence from New York, Bos-
ton, st. Louis, Chicago, indianapolis,
and New Orleans; able editorials.
The departments Of musical, dramatic
and art news fresh and full. Its musl-
cal contents embrace "White sails
waft We away" a beautiful ballad
written by the authoress Of LEAF by
leaf the roses fall :" Chopin's beautiful
waltz. Op. OF. No. ., and the lover
lure Medley" Terms, 81 per annum
John Church s Co., No. &c West
Fourth street, Cincinnnti, Ohio.
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San Francisco Items.

rr-.u,,.S . Ch-or,c,c Icb-rarv as,h
MN o.hi".S ~ Tna,and
ine tiolneopa " h, NS y WomoOI
wah; 70 iS ~ po,tom 10 S,,rthor
p"tntE itoSP.". III. tSSn oont.m,nIa,a
ms lauIa2,e WoI1 tney u.'S
noiuinS TAT ~ tr o., Luz ~ run
from tle lSth 20 sne I'ti aPL. uoA.
Ihey ASK irieius aiu Me'i-"isneIs i"
CaliIoriila 20 eontaiusS Sur snaSio
anysn'nS rom nm oI p,oVS " nv ,nrs-
some action In aid OF the proposed Fair
the Homeopathists Of this city are so
hold n meeting tomorrow afternoon,
M 3 o'clock, In the parlors of the Grand
Hotel. II 4, plessinp TO notice the
ranid stride, In ciyilizstlon which Bos-
tom ia making. We hone soon TO hear
Of ,he estahliShment of an Almshouse
" on Indnstrial School In chat thriving
90
ROBERT Chrlsty; a young man Isoin
the country got drunk yesterday AFTER
noon IL roanled along montgomery
street, using vulgar Isnguage 20 every
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

SENSATIONAL. JoURSALIsM.-The fol-
lowing from the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle will be appreciated:
The Press OF the United States has
heretofore nonopolized what has been
called the sensational in Journalism,
hut now they have a competitor In
British papers. What would be said
Of an American journal that would
come out In advance with n bogus
Presidents Message, yet the Pal Mall
Gazette published a fabrication OF the
Queens speech, which was extensively
copied. and proved to be utterly I'M
like the genuine document. And now
the TELEGRAPH. n paper claiming a cir
culation of near 200, 900 copies, has an
extra with 4 manufactured reply OF
the Government Of the United States
to Lord G~ranville's note about the AL
ALBANIA case. Practices such as this
have q tendency to destroy the intlu-
ence of the Press, and are therefore to
b. regretted.
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Isacrame INTO Items.
From the q, ,ion Of tuesday,

From the Uiiion OF tuesday,
8. s. Greenwoo d, City Assessor, has
submitted to us two letters received by
him yesterday from Pilot Hill. In Ell
Dorado county. From them we gather
the information that on Friday last
Romondo s. Co., of Hogg's Diggings,
washed out from their claim three
nuggets worth $l,7l9. The largest
piece Is a great curiosity. 1t weighs
9225 ounces, and Is in the shape Of the
foot of an eagle when the talons are
contracted, and the decomposed quartz
which 1t inclosed will probably yield
another ounce. Hogg took out HIM
self from his claim q nugget worth
8 ,640. All these specimens are sup
posed to have been from the upheav-
ings of the celebrated Hunts Ledge,
which runs through these diggings, at
the northwest base OF which Is Romon-
do s. Co.'s claim. The Hunts Ledge
ia principally owned by Sacramentans.
The two letters are from different per-
sons and agree almost exactly as to
the fact Of the finding Of the specimens
referred to.
Yesterday afternoon. Walter Ferral
met with a serious accident while duck
hunting In n boat south Of the city. A
flock Of ducks flying by, he raised his
gun by the muzzle and attempted to
pull 1t toward him, but the hammer
caught in something and the gun was
discharged, the charge passing into
and shockingly decorating his right
arm, so that amputation may be nee
essary.
There arrived by Wells, Fargo & Co.
yesterday from Equality, ILL.,, several
dozen quail, consigned to VIM. A.
Newell, President Of the Ornithologi-
cal Society, San Francisco, and intend-
ed to DO set loose in proper localities
with a view Of propagating the species
here. The birds are q tritle smaller
than those of California, and lighter in
color.
The regular boats yesterday raised
their rates Of fare to San Francisco to
the old tlgures-$2 90 cabin, g deck.
They will probably reduce again on
the days the Chin du Wan-opposition
makes trips, viz: Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
The Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany Is making extensive arrange
ments for meeting at Ogden and bring
ing to the coast the hundreds Of car
loads of freight that will speedily mr.
rive there from the East now that the
rnol "a npap
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PROBABLE MURDER AT CHEROKEE
FLAT. - The subjoined Is from the

PROBABLE MURDER AT CHEROKEE
FLAT. - The subjoined Is from the
Chico RerisW Of the sd Instant:
A correspondent writing from Cher
okee furnishes the following facts re-
garding the death Of Antonio Guilia-
mo, who was discovered burned in his
cabin last Wednesday week at karkle
ravine. about eight miles from Chero-
kee. The cabin was found burned to
the ground. and amid the ruins was
found the body, so badly burned as
scarcely to be recognized. From tho
evidence Of DIR. Charles Jennings, Of
Cherokee, who examined the body be-
fore Coroner Jones and a jury, 1t APP
pears that he found the intestines pro-
iecting from n wound In the right side,
supposed to be caused by q sharp in
strument, about and 4 half inches
wide, long. and sharp Mt both edges;
the large intestine was cut and the
stomach wounded. The wound was
sufficient to cause death. The jury re-
turned 4 verdict that the deceased
came to his death BY a stab In the side
inflicted by some person or persons
unknown. Deceased was we'll known,
being an old resident, q quiet and
peaceable man. but addicted to drink.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

DEATH OF Mrs. DAyENPoRr.-A tel
ccram from Washington announced
Sunday, January 2Sth, the sudden
death there of Mrs. J. NJ. Lander, the
well-known actress, widow Of General
+. w. Lander. Mrs. Davenport was
born in England, and was brought up
for the stage, her mother being an ac-
tress. She married Il. ID. Davenport,
n Scottish barrister. who adopted the
stage for his profession, ard succeeded
The elder Kean In the management OF
the Richmond Theatre. After q great
success in this country with his daugh-
ter, the youthful Jean Margaret, he
died at Cincinnati in July 1851, ut the
age Of fifty years. Since then Mrs.
Davenport has been the constant COM
panion Of her daughter, and but re-
Gently returned with her from a pro-
fessional our to California. They had
Just taken up their residence in the
house occupied by Mrs. Lander In
Washington, at which the funeral took
place. The death Of Mrs. Davenport
will be a serious loss to her daughter.
and her cheerful and amiable DISPOSE
ton will be cherished in the memory
of the numerous friends she has made
in this her adopted country.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

PRESIDENT GRANT has recently ap-
pointed Professor George Davidson, Of
the United States Coast Survey, II Of
the Commissioners for testing the coin
received at the United States Mint and
its branches, for the purpose Of secur-
ing a due conformity In the gold and
silver coins to their respective stand
ards and weights, as provided by Act
OF Congress.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

AMAS in Cayuga. New York, has a
remarkable Cochin China rooster. He
has observed his masters practice OF
family worship. and as soon as the
bible Is taken to be read before prayer,
the rooster walks In deliberately and
takes his stand by the woman of the
house, and there remains In o very
quiet and reverend posture during the
whole service, seeming to understand
the words, for as soon as 'Amen" Is
repeated he walks out without noise
and reioins his family Of hens.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

The report for 1871 Of the Commits
sioner Of Patents show that the re-
ceipts of the office exceed the expendi-
turos by Sll7, 600 -, which shows that
the patent fees should be largely re-
duced; !, 1856 caveats and 1912 patents
have been filed during the year, and
1873 patents issued. California stands
eighth In the list, her citizens having
received oi3,
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raE Rev. joel Edwards, Of Marshal.

HE hev. 9 VI Inafsiiai'
town, Iowa, with some thirty odd kins-
folk, has fallen heir to an estate In
New York valued at $3s, 600, 900. Joel
"a aware that It Is as hard for q rich
man to get to heaven as it Is for a
camel, or even an elephant, to crawl
through the eye Of a needle, and knows
that he is already as rich as 1t Is safe to
be, but he has made up his mind to 60
for that pile and take the consequence,
no matter how hot they may be IN the
end.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

IT Is estimated that a snow storm In
New York city gives temporary en-
ployment to e 5000 lei and boys.
The aggregate sun paid in one day for
removing snow from the sidewalks Is
S. 900.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

How to burn kerosene without dan
ger, is a conundrum just solved. Take
an ordinary lamp and fill 1t as nearly
possible with wick, placing little
pieces Of sponge wherever space ap-
pears, pour on the oil, and the lamp
will burn as long as any of the kero-
sene remains In the wick. SO arranged
1t IL impossible for a lamp to explode.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE, according to
the Cooperstown New York; Free
mans Journal, has dismissed all
thought Of being a candidate for Presi-
dent this year. and Is In favor Of Sem
ator Trumbull as the opposition can
didate, who Is understood to be a rev.
enue tariff man, and opposed to high
protective tariff. Most Of the leading
Democrats Of York State are at pres
ent inclined to accept Senator Trum-
bull as the man, but oppose and pre-
cipltate action.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

The observance Of Sunday Is so strict
in England that all the telegraph OFF,
ces are closed, meteorological reports
and predictions are not forwarded on
that day. and as a consequence two Of
the most serious storms of last year
were not signaled to the coast. An
English paper suggests the employ
ment OF jews to attend to the tsle-
graph service on Sunday.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

An exchange says: 'Stokes looks
haggard and is growing old very fast.
It's questionable, however, whether
this Is the result Of remorse so much
rs Of fear, confinement and the loss Of
his usual champagne"
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WHAT DOES SHE DO WITH IT.-This
Ia the title Of a pamphlet just issued
anonymously In London, being a con-
sideration Of a question Of what has
been done and what IL done, with the
handsome sum Of G3S5, 900 a year
which was settled on her Majesty,
Queen Victoria, on her accession, for
the express purpose Of enabling her to
defray the expenses Of her household,
and to support the honor and dignity
Of the Grown. Tho writer goes very
carefully into every branch Of the
royal expenditure, and comes to the
conclusion that By the annual saving
or el00, 0O0. extending over between
twenty and thirty years, together with
the legacies left by the old mlser, Mr..
Nield, and the late Prince Consort,
the Queens private fortune must be at
the least e5, 900, 900. Under these cir
cumstances, and referring to the appll-
cation for an annuity to Prince Arthur
the writer says; "rhere never reigned
a sovereign In England who had less
need Of making such a demand, and
there Is not a lady in chrlstendom who
Is better able out Of her own resources,
to provide for every n Of her family
than our Queen"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

GLAsHIER. the aronaut, has noticed
that the voice of o woman is audible In
a balloon at the hight OF about two
miles, while that Of a man never
reached higher that q mile.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF FIRST
i Judicial District, In and for Storey County,
State Of Nevada. In tho matter Of the Estate Of
PHILIP LYNCH, deceased. Tho State Of Ne.
vada sends greeting:
In pursuance OF an order OF the District Judge
oftho First Judicial District OF the State OF Ne
vada. In and for Storey County, heretofore duly
made and entered, Notice Is hereby given that
TUESDAY, tho 18th day OF March, A. d. 1879.
At tho hour OF 10 O'Clock A. =. Of said day, at the
Court room Of said Court. In tho Court House on
B street, In the city Of Virginia, county OF Sto.
rcy. Aforesaid, has been appointed for hearing
the application Of Matilda Lynch, praying that
adocument now on die IN tho Clerks oflce Of
said Court, purporting to be the last VIII and
Testament OF Philip Lynch. deceased. b id
mitted to probate and that letters testamentary
be issusd thereon TO said Matilda Lynch, who
10 named thorsln as Rxoeutrix, at which time
and place all persons interested may appear and
contest tho same.
Dated Virginia City, February ~, 1872.
Attest: GEO II. DANA, Clerk.
BY j. II. MARBLE, Deputy Clerk. fe2o l3t
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ANYTHING TO BEAT A

On Monday last, in tho course Of q
debate in the United States Senate rel
alive to the alleged sale Of arms to
France during the war between that
nation and Prussia, Senator Nye ad-
dressed the Senate. He said that in
this debate the purpose Of destroying
the Republican party had been avowed.
This attack on the Administration had
been arranged by two distinguished
Senators, and they flattered them
selves that between them they would
be able to "fetch Grant" These at
tempts to destroy the party would fail.
Nye then made a few remarks on am
nesty, and concluded by repeating
from n California paper a parody on
Excelsior with a refrain at the end
of each verse" Anything to beat
Grant" Here Is the parody In ques-
ton:
PASSIVE 'PoSSUMIsM.
dedicated to the Democracy, who don't know
the party Is dead and think they can play pos
Shades Of despair wore falling fast.
As through our native land thore passed
A party" dressed not over.nice,
whose banner bore the strange device.
Anythingtobeatgrantl
"Try not the Passive" old ones Groom,
oNTaint worth q wOrn-out picnyunc,
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ProprtetoFS.
THIS OLD ESTABLIsHBD AND
L reliable Laundry 10 prepared to turn ont
any quantity OF Renovated and Cloan Linen,
without BEING damaged by manipulation or
BY chemical application.
Packages punctuslly called for and returned.
Ofnces at International Hotel, Tahoe House
and Wallace's Fruit Store, South Q street, VIZ
ginia; and at Charles Brodhun's, opposite the
EEws once. and Yesey's Hotel, Main street,
Gold Hill. -
Virginia, February %, 1879. fsS8
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r NoTIcE.

THE FOLLOWING TOWN SITE ENTRIES
embracing Lots In the Town Of GOLD
HILL. have this day been passed for patenting,
the required proof OF residence and citizenship
In each case having boon Furnished.
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NOTICE..

DURING MY ABSENCE J. P. MARTINI
~ Esq. at the Bank Of California, Virginia,
Is authorized to transact business for the Pa
ci1c Mutual Life Insurance Company.
j. A. BRUMSEY,
ja3o I'm ned General Agent.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-29

HEEPs THE BEST WINES, LIQUORS
"A and Cigars that are obtainabls In the Uni.
ted States.
Tho proprietor extends q cordial invitation to
old Comstockors to make his place Of business
their homo while In Phoebe City, where will al
ways DO found "rest for man and horse" n
also the latest Nevada newspapers.
Phoebe City, December 90. 1871. deoQms
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Births.

TAYLoR-In Gold Hill, February n, 70 tho
wifo OF Capt. Thomas G. Taylor, . sor.
EPSTElN-1n Carson City, February -, TO the
wife Louis B. Epstein, q son.
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WHETsEL-REYNoLDS--In Phoebe. Febru.
sry 81, Joseph D. Whetssl TO Ella Pitzer Roy
nolds.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-12-31

A jury has been obtained to try Stokes.
At Olathe. Kansas, corn is selling at
124 cents a bushel.
The prices of lumber and timber lands
in all parts of the country are rapidly adj
vancing.
The retaining Of counsel in behalf OF
the Misses Greeley, by number of gen.
tlemen of New York City, shows the in
terest which has been excited in them by
the contemplate contest Of their fathers
will. The prospect now is the gir's will
win their case.
A California engineer predicts that In
ten years the wholecountry will be grid
ironed with narrow-gauge railroads. The
cost Of these roads he estimates at $4,000
per mile.
The Methodist Church is the richest
church in the United States, in the way OF
church buildings, having buildings valued
at S69,S64,121, The Catholics come
next, their church buildings being valued
at s6O,9S2,466.
In Arkansas the reform candidates
have commenced proceedings before
Judge Caldwell in the U. S, Court, similar
to those before Judge Durrall of New
Orleans, to restrainthe State authorities
from returning tbeir opponents as elect
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Items Of Interest.

Itcosts a New Yorker $4,000 per year
to dress fashionable daughter.
An Indiana woman laments that her
husband hadn't better sense than to take
the best sheetto hang himself.
An fndianaschool girl of thirteen is
six feet one, and hasn't got up to the high
er branctesyet -
A New Hsmpshire clergyman tried to
kill himself iast week because his hand
and heart were rejected by three young
women in rapid succession.
Mrs. Fremont is describsd az having
grown stout and gray, and never, in the
days of her girlish beauty, was so fasci-
mating as at the present time.
The fifteen children OF Oliver Emer.
son, OF Whitinsville, Mass were intro.
duced to their new 73-year old step.
mother the other day.
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THE NEwYORK TRiBUrE.
Another change In IT'S Proprietor-
ship.- Whitelayy Reid % G0ntlp-
ue Its Edit0r. Ell

Au0tner GhanSe In It's Pr0prtetOr-
ship.- WhiteIaw Reid 20 Gontlp-
ue ltsEdiior. M
New YoRK. December 2a.-William
Orion, after considerable Negotiation,
has rcsold TO Whitelaw Reid fifty shares
of the one hundred constituting the
capital stock Of the Tribune Associa.
ton, for a large advance on the price at
which he last week purchased it. He
retains one share,and it is further agreed
that he shall be elected one Of the Trus.
tees of the Association, thus securing il
the benefit of wide influence and recog-
nized business ability.
The Tribune, in an editorial announc.
ing its proprietorship, has the follow
ing: I'VE purpose continuing our old
battle against injustice and ignorance
under the same Republican banner
which Horace Greeley upheld SO stout
ly and so long, and on the same policy
of candid Independence which it was
one of his latest acts to reaflirm over
his own signature in these columns -
Naturally We shall prefer to support al
far rs possible an Administration which
Iprofcsses the party name. Such an Ad
minlstration will receive from us the
frank and cordial approval OF every &C
ton performed in accordance with iti
principles, but the Tribune is nobody
official advocate. Our party sympathies
are not strong enough to overcome oul
Independence or nuzzle our honest Ut
terance."