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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
EXTRAORDINARY STORY.
from the st. Louis Democrat

The Carlinviile correspondent Of the
Democrat relates the following story,
the circumstances Of which, while they
are exceedingly sensational. can be
youched for by persons residing In this
city:
One Of the most remarkable divorce
cases on record has been begun, aud Is
to be tried At the August Term Of the
Macoupin County Circuit Court. The
parties have lived together for seyen-
teen years. known to tho world as hus-
band and wife. The reputed husband
now files a bill. alleging the s~o.called
marriage to have taken place In Macou-
pin county In 1855. aud praying for a
divorce OH the ground that the person
to whom he was then formally married
Is not q woman, although previous to.
aud at tho time OF said reputed mar
rlage he was induced to believe the
person aforesaid 10 be n woman. II
the allegations OF the bill and Of out
aide parties are true, the trial will show
the extraordinary case OF two men hav-
Ing lived together for this long period
Of time In the capacity Of husband and
wife. The complainant alleges that
his Ignorance OF the laws Of this coun-
try. lie being q German, and the advice
of supposed competent parties, proven,
ted him from filing a bill for release
long ago from his pseudo-marriage. As
the parties have accumulated a COLI
siderable property, It will be a point
Of great interest for the Court " decide
upon its equitable division. In case Of a
dissolution Of the curious copartner-
ahip.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
4 CITY Of WOMEN.

Mrs. Leonowens. In her lecture on
Slam, tells the following : 1.-The cen-
trail part Of the capital city Of Bang
kok. IN Siam, Is devoted exclusively
to the residence Of some iiine thous-
and women. among whom no man but
the King may enter. The inhabitants
Of this inner city are the thousand
women Of the royal harem. and some
eight thousand more, who are soldiers,
artIficers and slaves. This little world
Il ruled by women as magistrates, who
administer the laws Of the Kingdom.
There Is no appeal from their decision.
Prisoners are arrested by sherlffs OF
their own sex. II Is unnecessary to
chain them ; It Is done by blacksniths
Of their own sex. II a disturbance
arises, 1t Is suppressed by a force Of five
hundred Aniazols, trained from In
fancy TO the use Of sword and spear.
Meanwhile, the slave women carry oil
q variety Of manufactures, or 60 out.
sid. tho walls to till tho fields. The
women Of higher birth are sealed"
to the King ; the slave women may
marry. but their husbands dwell out
side Of the walls. Tho children, II
boys, are banished from the city OF
women at six years old /; only the girls
remain. All the Oriental distinctions
Of rank are scrupulously observed
within this strange realm, except that
the magistrates are chosen for personal
character and wisdom. Mrs. Leono-
wens speaks with great reverence OF
the woman who was Chief Justice
when she lived In Bangkok, and tells
some remarkable anecdotes Of the
courage with which she enforced JUS
tlce against offenders far superior to
her In social rank" Ok |-E.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
SACRAMENTO ITEMS.
From the Record Of ys,terday.1


An old relic Of the volunteer Fire
Department Of san Francisco passed
through this city yesterday. 1t was
the engine formerly owned By Monu-
mental Engine Company Of San Fran
ci.co, and which was taken to Virginia
City on the organization Of the paid
department In the former city. 1t Is
of the same pattern as the large engine
used by No. s of this city. Il was
built by Rogers. In Baltimore, and
brought to San Francisco In 1850. 1t
|. now on the way to the bay, where
1t will b. put III working order and
taken to some town In the lower couii-
try, there to do service.
By yesterdays train there arrived
from the East Frank McCoppln Of San
Francisco, who went to Baltimore as
as one Of the California delegates to
the National Democratic Convention ;
also Miss May Howard. the hvorite
actress, long engaged at the California
Theatre, San Francisco.
A driver on one OF the street cars.
Peter Tietjens. Jr., has for some little
time past been suffering from a sore
finger. Finding that ordinary reme-
dies failed to alleviate his pain. he am
putsted It yesterday with a hatchet,
and probably feels better now.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
Union Republican State
Central Committee.

ATA MEETING OF THE UNION RRPCB.
n llcan state Central Committee, held 10 this
city on SATURDAY, July ATTN, 1874, the follow.
lng business was transacted: l.r
Resolved, That . State Convention OF the
Union Republican party DO held at Reno on
Wednesday, the 18th or September next. At II
o'clock r., u nominate three Presidential Elec-
tors, one Member Of Congress, ono Justice Of
the Supreme Court and one state Printer, and
the transaction VI snch other business ~ sualI
properly come before said Cow, ntion.
Resolved, That each county Do entitled TO
one delegate at largo: one for each LOU votes, and
one for each fraction over " votes cast for
Alfred Helm, elected Clerk OF the Supreme
Court at the general election ofiS10:
Resolved, That In accordance with the refolu-
ton IL the last Republican State Cow ntion,
tue various County Central Committees. 20 far
as the kamc may be practicable, be advised TO
cause the primary elections TO DO conducted 10
follows:
Flnt-tn each election precinct clubs shall BE-
Organized, the member OF which .hall vote Al
the headquarters OF tho club for delegates 10
County aud State Conventions.
Sec0nd-No Jcrson shall vote who 10 not .
member Of tho club; aud in every precinct
where there 10 o Registry Agent he rhall also be
q voter registered Tor the ensuing election.
Third -ThA the test for club membership re
quired Of voters shall be: WIN you support the
regular Republican ticket At the next election
National, State and County. and the Republi.
can plhItUrm hQOpteQ ~ fnilhQelpnlh, unQ buCn
further test A. tho respective County Commit.
tees may pretcribcf
Resolved, That II is the sense OF this com-
mittee that q CONTEXT At the primary elections
between the candidates for United states Sena.
tor should be avoided, and that In order TO ~. Id
such contest, . plan should DO devised BY which
the voters at tho general election may have an
opportunity Of expressing their preference for
United States Senator ON their ballots, and that
the pembers elected to the Legislature shall be
considered Instructed In accordance with such
preference, and we recommend this subject to
the attention Of the various County Central
Committees.
Delegates are apporhoned TO the several eoun.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

TIE New York Police force are to
be presented with a very handsome
banner, costing over $lloo. to COM
memorate their services during the
Orange riot last year. 1t Is a magnit-
cent piece of embroidery. the result OF
a lady's constant work with the needle
for eight months. The banner Is six
and a half feet In length by six feet In
width, formed Of n piece Of heavy
blue silk, with a yellow fringe, cords
and taSsels. On one eide Is embroid-
cred In floss silk. so beautiful as to pre-
sent at n little distance the appearance
of an oil painting. the coat Of arms Of
New York City. 1t rest upon n base
Of turf and rock, depicted In the nat
ural tiuts. The escutcheon Is white
aud the emblem, upon 1t brown. The
crest Is an eagle of brown aud white
surmounting a hemisphere, which rests
upon a bar Of rel, white and blue. or
the supporters, the sailor who upho!ds
one side of the shield Is represented In
a costume Of blue and white, while the
Indian Oh the other side l. draped Ina
crimson blanket. The reverse Of the
banner bears the following Inscription
In ornamental letters Of yellow, GRIM
and white: "rhe Citizens Of New
York to their Brave Police, 1883, July,
ISL. Faithful unto Death" The line
which includes the word "police 10
embroidered on scroll, edged with
white, passing through a wreath Of
laurel. The banner Is attached to a
massive staff, surmouuted by a golden
eagle. "a So
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
THE NATHAN MURDERER DIS
COVERED.

The Nathan murderer Is confidently
announced to be at last discovered.
The skeleton Of a man was found on
the 18th Of July in a cave In Boone
county, n.y., which, according to the
opinion Of phySicitns had laid there a
year or more, and BY It's side was \
New York paper dated May 81. 1870.
on the margin Of which WAS written In
pencil. the following confession: ~
have found a hldlng.place from man,
but Gods eye follows me even here.
l murdered Benjamin Nathan and am
dying row.. God forgive me aud have
mercy Oh my soul! die by my own
hand" Other circumstances Indicate
that this actually was the much souyh.
murderer. II so, 1t Is a promiuen,
illustration Of the sure punishment
following the commission Of crime.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
POLITICAL JOURNALISM.

It Is humiliatlng that In the manifold
walks Of Journalism, good, sensible.
respectable members Of the editorial
profession are occasionally thrown In
contact with some Of the lower CIDER.
tho,e Of the BLACKBOARD, Mazeppa
style. In ease one feels it necessary
to depart from his usual rule and re-
specially notice these Inferior beings
Il Ii imnnssihla To-. sheu. 10 reply ex-
ccpt after the manner Of the excited
polecat, Singing their inky filth all
over the unfortunate object Of their
aroused resentment. They cannot
reply In decent tern at all, neither
can they respond with good editorial
argument or logic, being mentally in.
capsule. Such assinine, billings2ate.
hoodlum journalists are always show
ing their ears by braying Mt old. we'll
established, influential and respectable
journals. thinking thereby to attract
attention. They do. but 1t Is to their
ears and distressing lmbecility.
It was with a feeling Of charitable
sorrow that we wrote the above re-
marks after reading the leading edito-
rial e, Of the Virginia Chronicle last
evening. We could not feel angry.
for the Chronicle has been a protege-
we may say-of our own. We cncour-
aged the unhealthy bantling in It's
cradle, soothed 1t through the vicious
acerbities OF mumps and measles. pat
~ronizingly allowed lt a tough Ring"
to chew while It continues teething.
giving 1t a rattle occasionally By way
Of variety. The child, however, nat
urally seeks variety. Its political face
Is badly daubed with all sorts OF taffy
so that Its genuine color Is not per-
ceptible just now. It could new
get hold OF any Sharon taffy to chew,
let it reach and struggle ever so hard.
so it turned exasperatedly away, call
Ing It sour, and also securing" on
Sharon most persistently and ridicu
lousy. Most vigorously did It chew
Jones taffy tor awhile, but 1t seems to
have soured even OH that Of late, and
Is now eagerly and ambltlously chew
Ing Sutro tsffy. We hive q fatherly
pride In the youth, and although he /,
not yet endowed with sufficient sense
to conceive or express an original idea,
we have strong hopes Of him II he con-
tinues to read the Gold Hill News.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
NORTH oARoLMA.

To-day is a n eventful one In the
State above mentioned. On N side
are assembled all the elements which
are opposed to the present Administra-
ton, on the other ara all who love
their country and desire the perpetu-
ity OF good order, civil aud religious
liberty. The people are looking with
Intense interest to North Carolina,
and hope to hear that she has not fall
len from her proud position 4 . Re-
publican State. We carried the State
last year In a hotly contested election
by a majority Of nine thousand. We
may justly feel proud II we carry It
this year By the Same majority. Should
we carry It by a decreased one, It
should be an Incentive ia 20 for re-
newed exertions. We must awaken
from our SAUNDERS and like q giant re-
freshed. hurl upon the enemies Of good
government the bosom Of destruction.
The political foe have formed . power
full combination to defeat Us, and We
must not make the terrible mistake OF
undertaking our opponents. No, I
can but exclaim.
"Now gallant Saxon, hold thine own. :,
No maiden's arms arc ID t1ee thrown"
call upon all VII" lo,. their country
more than they do p: ;: organization.
who value he good name OF the United
| States abroad. who wish to e our
bonds appreciated In value. In short,
ali those who lave the best interests
| of their country at heart, to rally to
the support Of G-nt and Wilson. Ye
who fought and bled! Ye ~ho STOOD
shoulder to shoulder with Grant at
Shiloh, Fort DonelSon. Vicksburg. and
OH the Potomac. will you, can you,
now consort with his enemies? Who
are hi. enemieSf I will tell you. His
enemies to-day are those who fought
against him In actual conflict ; who
.trove to disrupt our country and to
| diShomor the Flag Of Jul Union"
which all tru Americans venerate.
10 these may be added those who SYM
pathized with the South In the late
civil war, but who lacked the courage
10 tdho uuy part Nu tHo Va
cept such as q woman would take ;
that l., wag their traitorons tongues In
favor OF tho rebels. True. the war u
over. but the old element OF secession
il ouly "scotched. not killed." A
Republican Is to-day rs thoroughly
disliEed at the South ID. ever, and
feel. In common with many Others,
that Il Is OF vital importance that the
Republicans should have another four
years lease OF power. VIII not Re-
publicans realize the danger Of permit
ting Horace Greeley to carry the cleo
tlon? o that I could reach out my
arm and shake every a~pathetlc Repub-
lIcan In the country ; shake him Until
he were wide awake to the Importance
Of s~training every nerve, Of using any
and every honorable lean 70 elect
Grant and Wilson,, a JUSTICE.
Virginia, August lst. 1872.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
A HEaIRA OF STRIKERS"

We understand that our sister State
Of Nevada is shortly to have It's popuia
ton increased by 4 swarm Of some two
hundred shoulder-hitter, and bar-room
philosophers, who go over to msnipu-
late the primlries ia behalf OF j.. +.
Jones, one Of the candidates Tor United
States Senator from that State. We
advise the people to keep their he'll
rooStS locked and their stoves red-hos,
for II the crowd exudlng from the pur-
lieus ofSin Francisco get fairly started
after these things. nothing short Of an
other ~penitentinry will relieve them.
Happy San Francisco! Woe. Nevada!
The above editorial item from the
San Francisco Republican Of Tuesday
Is rather significant. II true, it would
Indicate that the regular old rammany
tactics are to be reIo,ted to. How 1t
will work In this State remains to be-
seen. We have quito a curiosity In
the matter. Mr.. 'Sharon's supporters
In the Senatorial conflict will be the
b1.iness men, working men, and most
influential aud respectable classes Of
the people. Nye will be similarly
supported. aud Sutro looks entirely to
the opponents Of the California Bank.
whoever they may be. IS hackers, in
case he should enter for the race We
can hardly believe tina. Mr.. Jones will
adopt the style Of tactics indicated in
the above item, but II he does, all good
citizens will take peculiar interest in
the result. Those turbulant 1.-TWO
hundred" would make things quite
lively in Virgins aud Cold Hill, and
furnish work for the Vigilance Com
mlttee. We guess the; 4, not come.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
RaslA1l,as.M-Hsx.


-
"Maccanlay draws the following
picture Of the proflSacy Of Fisk, Jr., In
the Rochester IN. " Democrat and
Chronicle: Many things are now
brought. out concerning Fisk which
may surprise his admirers. One Ia the
fact that at the time OF his death he
was running down Ia buslncsa habits
aud that had he lived he would soon
have been ousted from his well-featli-
cred nest. Fisk was not a. hrst.class
business man. His friends claimed
this distinction for him rs a coulpensa-
tIon for his bad habits, but 1t Is now
evident that he was vastly overrated.
Il may. then. be inquired how he could
have obtained 90 Important = position.
The reply Is that he got Into the conf
dsuce Of %. Drew, who had an exteli.
Awe influence In the Erie road, and de-
sired the former to be In Its service.
In this manner Fisk was placed In a
position which he improved to com.
mit tie most reckless robbery. II Is
ssid that Drew became dlsgusted with
Fisk's management, and had for three
months planned his removal. but was
anticipated BY the assassin. Fisk, at
the time Of his death. was utterly In.
solvent, He had wasted a large part
Of his stealiugs H. dissipation Of a
costly character, and 1t Is said Mrs.
Mansfield had y powerful rival whose
establishment cost ~ enormous sum.
IL IL supposed that Fisk spent from
5000 to 8 l.OO0a week. This rate Is
suggested by the fact that his pocket
money. found on his person after Ills
death, consisted OF fifteen 800 bills.
This was not business funds. Indeed.
had Il been such,s 1t would have been
deposited In bank It was evidently
his "loo.e change" to use a common
term, and 1t Is probable that II would
have been all gone before Monday.
Fisk WAS overrated prodigiously be-
cause his bravado passed for courage
aud his impudene' for enterprise. His
history reminds US Of "tie ass IN the
the lions skim" which, had he lived,
would soon have been torn away.
Sudden death no doubt saved Fisk
from becoming q street loafer.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

AT Chicago. during the great fire, a
policeman Impressed into service an
express wagon, standing near the
North Side Police Station. To save a
woman who was badly burned as the
flames were threatening the building
used a. tho statlon-hou+e. The owner
Of the wagon sued the city for pay
ment for It's use. and the Commission.
ers have decided that he shall receive
no compensation for bis vehicles I'm.
prsssment iIst- hospital service.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

TUE EAERALp IsLE.-It Is said that
the speculation Of the Emerald I.le
was nrst applied to Ireland by DR..
William Drennsn,'a poet who flour
ished In the latter part Of the last aud
the first part Of the present century.
1t occurs In his poem called Erin"
The poet says:
When Erin n.st arose from the dark swelling
Go BILE SD the green island. He saw l, was
good.
Th. emerald Of Europe, It ,parkled, Il .hone,
IN TOO Iins OF this world the most precious
Arm Of Er,n. prove strong; bot b gentle ss
And aplifted 70 strike, still DO ready to save,
Mo- one feeling Of vengeance presume 20 deals
~-"" II The Emerald Isls."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

OSE Southern Democratic paper. the
Georgia Constit&tioaalist, Is able to
pick out from iss exchange list n
hundred aud fourteen Democratic pa
pers that refuse to support Greeley ;
aud these papers repre- : The constit:.
ueney that must SUPPORT ureeley unan-
imously. or there Ia 49, show for his
election.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

OK Tuesday last, at SIN Leandro,
Call. n row OF small buildings. oppo.
site Smslley & STATIONS livery stable,
was destroyed by fire, aud In one OF
them, q restaurant. Frank Rogers,
the proprietor. and Manuel Suisse, the
cook, We're burned to death.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

VIZ have just received the first mum.
Der of the SIn Diego tCsl.l Daily World,
published Thursday morning, July
18th. It Is about the size Of the Carson
Register, contain, q goodly amount Of
reading matter, a healthy show Of ad-
refreshments, aud HOSTS the banner Of
Greeley and Brown.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

The last joke on the author Of "What
! Know About Farming" Is n recipe.
which Is attributed to HIM, for the cul-
tivation Of fish-ba,ls. Il Is as follow. :
Never put over five potatoes In a hill
with a codhsh II you would insure a
CROP"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

BoLTtSu Democratic journals are
multiplying. The Terre Haute Jour
nal and the Seymour Democrat, leading
journals In Iudiana, refuse to support
Greeley. The Savannah lGa.) Nens,
Of the same party. says that Grant will
beat Greeley 90. 1000 In that State.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

A MINISTER'S .Doo.-Thc San Fran
cisco Chronicle says that Rev. DR.. l..
II. Adlin Of Sacramento has bought q
dog that only weighs niue ounces.
The dog has a spike tall and ears like q
hlacksmith's apron. It eats cucum-
hers and runs away from a mou<e with
the speed Of an electrical flash. He
paid $25 for the dog, reg'lar way.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
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