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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23
WHOLESALE TRANSACTIONS.

There Is a brilliancy and dash about
some men in their transactions in life
which challenge the admiration Of all,
whether In the military, financial or
political line, and In comparison the
little efforts Of ordinary, every day
men seem exceedingly commonplace,
and not worth noticing. We have
financial generals on the Pacific coast
whose dashing operations in mining
stocks, especially, are not to be regard
ed with disdain by even tho great
financiers of the East, or the all pow
erful and successful Senatorial generals
Of this section. Compared with the
wholesale style of some Of our chief
capitalists in buying stock enough at a
single unexpected dash to control an
entire mine whenever they see one
worth purchasing, the buying Of a few
shares, or even a few hundred shares,
by ordinary speculative individuals
appears quite ridiculous. The San
Francisco Alta gives the following in
point
Last summer wc had occasion to re-
port the largest single stock transac-
ton that then had ever taken place
here, being the purchase Of 4 1000 shares
of Crown Point at $500 per share,
placing the majority Of the stock In
the hands OF a leading capitalist. Re-
Gently n similar operation took place
in Savage. The whole number OF
shares In that mine Is 10000, and BY
numerous purchases between 5000 and
1000 were added to the Crown Point
interest Of those, about $500 shares
were bought at the Board, and large
lots privately. One distinguished cap
italist sold a portion Of his stock, be-
ing 1000 shares out Of 5000 held, for
800, 900, and others contributed to the
consolidation, which gives the control
Of the mine, with Its rich discoveries,
to A. Hayward. Esq, and associates.
The fiscal year Of the Savage Company
ends July 30, and there will be no
change Of management before that
time. The developments In the mine
are quite satisfactory to the parties In
interest, Notwithstanding the rumors
circulated to the contrary. Agents
have visited the mine, and the parties
who have paid their money for 1t are
satisfied with their property. The at
tempt to "bear" the stock, and the
wise caution uttered to the public not
to touch 1t was a "made game" and
other puerllitles aided the purchases OF
the stock at lower figures.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

Or Fisk and his wife who was older
than he, a Boston letter writer says:
With his notorious sins against her,
there had never been arrangement be-
tween them. She excused everything,
and he held for her n sort Of platonic
affection. He wrote to her constantly
and visited her very often. She was
his confidant always, and his adviser
In many things. She was more like
an elder sister than a wife to his mer-
curial being, who appears to have had
the highest respect for her traits OF
character, and to have been compass
slonately regarded by herself as an in
corrigibly maynard member OF the
family who must be humored In almost
any eccentricities.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

TIE Rocky MOUNTAIN GoAT.-A
family Of these rare animals have been
captured In Montana. The Deer
Lodge Independent gives the following
interesting description:
This animal Is caught alive by pur-
suing It with hounds until 1t Is COM
PEELED to climb the steep rocks or pre-
cipices, which It invariably does when
closely pursued. Tho hounds being
unable to follow, the hunter asvends to
a point above or Just over. from which
he loops his lariet over the creatures
neck. Its habits, as far rs known.
shows that It crawls under lodges Of
rocks, where It hides, making Il diff
cult to distinguish 1t from tho snow
which surrounds Its haunts, The hight
ofa male full grown Is thlrty-three
inches on the withers, which rise up
like a hump on q buffalo. Its average
weight in condition Is go pounds,
The hair or floece. which Is off soft
and silky texture, Is pure white. The
horns are spiral, slightly bent back
wards, are black and smooth, sharp
pointed, and are about ten inches long.
Behind each horn Is a musk bag, re-
sembllng the human eye when closed.
The scent Is quite delicate and free
from rank odor. In general appear
anoe the male and female resemble
each other, except that the female Is
smaller than the male. The fleece on
the animal reaches to the knee, and Its
length Is about three inches. The legs
below the knee hook appear rs though
clipped. The face Is long and narrow.
side whiskers, with nc beard
under the chin. Tho countenance Is
wonderfully expressive, with great
gravity of expression. 1t shows on
Siderable intelligence, and Is rapidly
becoming tame and accustomed to cap
tlyity. It Is more pugnacious than
timid.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

ATTEMPTED AssAssINATIoN.-l seems
that the prejudice existing among the
miners about Grass Valley against the
use Of giant powder in blasting has at
last eliminated In violence. We ex-
tract tho following from the Republican
Of Tuesday:
One OF the most daatardly attempts to
assassinate peaceful, unotfending Ia
boring men that has ever come under
our notice, occurred about a quarter
past eleven o'clock Saturday night,
within 800 yards Of the Eureka mill
and mine. The circumstances are rs
follows: B. +. Steese and c. MoClos-
key work on the night shit In the
Eureka mine, commencing ut three
o'clock In the afternoon and ending at
eleven O'Clock at night. They left the
mine at the latter hour for their board
ing house, which Is distant from the
mine about 800 yards. When within
about sixty feet Of the house they were
fired upon by some party. or parties
with q shotgun. Two shots we're
fired, and the third time the cap
snapped, the charge falling to 60 of.
B. +. Steese was struck with shot on
the chin, left hand and leg. Mr..
Steese saw tho flash Of the gun, or
guns, but did not see the assassirs.
Mr. McCloskey saw two Of them, but
of course could not recognize them, rs
they were from thirty to forty PAGES
distant. Mr.. Steese, McCloskey, and
two other men were hired last week
by Superintendent William Watt, and
had been ut work in the mine only for
three days. They are comparative
strangers In these parts. having for
merly worked ut Succor Flat, and
more recently at PERKINS, mine, at
Forrest Springs. They have no enc
mics here or elsewhere, and are not
aware that any parties have made
threats against them. 1t appears that
they are accustomed to the use OF Gil
ant powder, and used that article at
the Eureka whenever 1t was thought
advantageous to do so. The presump-
ton l.! Irresistible that the men were
waylaid and their assassination at
tempted simply because they used
Giant powder In accordance with the
wishes and instructions Of their EN-
ployers.
The same paper Of Wednesday says:
The two miners, Steese and McClos-
key. who so narrowly escaped assas-
slnation on Saturday night, left town
yesterday morning. We understand,
however, that they may soon return
again with a force of other miners,
who, like themselves, are skilled In the
use of Giant powder. Messrs. Steese
and McCloskey have used this kind OF
powder for a long time, and expert
enced no Ill effects from 1t. We hope
they will return and receive the full
protection OF the law, II 1t requires a
regiment Of State troops permanently
stationed here to do 1t.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23
Am.ul., on tho Rampage.

from the San Francisco Chronicle, Feb G.l
A monkey remarkable for his Knew
ledge Of men and things, and 10 Wing
liberty more than bananas, slipped his
chain on Sunday, in the aviary on
Kearny street, between California and
Pine. Jocko's first proceeding was q
close examination of the %canaries, and
after several Intellectual attempts to
get one through the bars OF Its cage ne
was seized with indignation, and tax
ing a round turn with his tall on q
stanchion, he grasped the cage In both
paws and hurled it angrily at a mock.
ing bird. who, with his head twisted
knowingly, was surveying his pranks.
A veteran parrot, with all the gravity
of a member Of the Academy Of Nat
ural Sciences, chartered her disappro-
val Of these doings, and demanded In
a voice broken with excited remon-
STRANGE a cracker. The audacious and
mischleyous monkey responded BY
clambering up to Polly's cage and put
ting his paw through the bars ina deti-
ant manner. The parrot grabbed 1t at
once and held on like n vice, while
Jocko moaned and apologized and
fretted ; but Poll made the best of the
situation and held her grip. AT last
the monkey wrenched the suffering
paw from his sharp beak, and darting
down to a small bird-cage flung 1t at
his enemy, who screamed, "Shut the
door!" and "Send for the doctor !"
with the view Of calling to the rescue a
little white poodle dog, who was look
ing on in amazement. The latter, un-
Outstanding that something was ex-
pected of him, and not being proof
against an appeal from one Of tie
gentler sex In distress, stood up on his
hind legs and walked round the shop
barking furiously. The fiendish mon
key bounced him In a second, and
straddling him. promptly commenced
to chaw his tail. The poodle yelped
In agony, but tho memorable monkey
had no compassion for the parrots de-
fender, and varied the torture by twist
Ing the puppy's ears. The proprietor,
arriving on the scene, captured the
monkey, to Polly's delight, and Jocko
was again put In chains.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23
The Same paper Of Wednesday says

A PRIESTS corpse has just been dis
covered on the roof Of Notre Dame,
Paris. 1t was astraddle al %archivault,
and Its head, crushed almost flat, was
still glued by blood to the stones. The
corpse still had OH a priests cassock,
except whore the rocks and crows had
torn it. It was the body Of q man
about so years old. A silver ring was
found on its left little finger, and in Its
pockets a small lockwood paper-cutter
and a Russian-leather purse contain
Ing 23f. 75c., and a business letter. 1t
Is as yet impossible to explain the pres
ence of the corpse on the archivault,
for no accessible portion Of the cathe-
dral is perpendlcularly above any
a~rchiyault. None Of the guides re-
member having shown a clergyman
over the towers.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

CHARLES DICKENS ON OYsTERs.-In
the Atlantic, Mr.. Fields gives some
funny letters written by Charles Dick
ems to Professor FELTON, In 1912, and In
two Of these epistles are references to
oysters thus: ~ have long suspected
that oysters have a rheumatic tenden-
cy. Their feet are always wet, and so
much damp company in a mans In
side cannot contribute to his peace.
But whatever the cause of indisposi-
ton, we are truly panied and grleyed
to hear OF 1t, and should be more so,
but that we hope from your account OF
that farewell dinner that you are all
right again. Perhaps you
don't know who Dando was. He vas
m oyster eater, my dear FELTON,. He
used to 60 into oyster shops, without n
farthing of money, and stand at the
counter eating natives, until the man
who opened them grew pale, cast
down his knife, staggered back, struck
his white forehead with his hand. and
cried, You arc Dando" He has been
known to eat twenty dozen ut one sit
ting, and would have eaten forty more
if the truth had not flashed upon the
sh%opkseper. For these offences he was
constantly committed to the house Of
correction. During his last imprlson-
ment he was taken Ill, got worse and
worse, and at last began knocking Vi
olently double-knocks at death 8 door.
The doctor stood beside his bed, with
finger on his pulse. He Is going, the
doctor said ; Il see 1t in his eye. There
Is only n thing that will keep life in
him another hour, and that Is OYSTERS
They were Immediately brought. Dam
do swallowed eight, and feebly took a
ninth. He held 1t in his mouth and
looked round the bed strangely. Not
a bad one, Is 1t p says tho doctor, The
patient shook his head, rubbed his
trembling hand upon his stomach,
bol.ed the oyster, and fell back-dead.
They buried him In the prison yard,
and paved his grave with oyster
shells"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

The last number Of the Indian Ned
fcal Ge=ette contains an account Of three
successful cases Of skin grating. This
curious operation is as follows: A
patient Is suffering from a large ulcer.
The worst Is, however, over, and the
ulcer is healing. But nature works
too slowly for modern surgery, so a
niece of skin Is cut from some other
mart of the body and planted In tile
sore. At first It seems to have failed,
for the graft disappears, evidently alb
sorbed Into the wound, but In a lew
days a speck Of healthy skin appears
in the centre Of the raw surface. The
transplanted piece has, In fact, taken
root. The speck now rapidly Spreads
other gratis are made to take root, be-
coming each ofthem centres OF a new
Growth, which as they expand, join
cath other, and In \ very short time
the site of the ulcer With q
smooth and healthy skin.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

GOURMET, the celebrated French
painter, who, under the Commune, or
dered the removal Of the Column Ven
dome, and who Is at present in Jail,
amuses himself like a school boy
awaiting the holidays. He has a cal
endar suspended in his cell, and every
morning he marks by a cross the day
just passed. He has given up paint
ing. refusing his brushes and colors.
He spends his time either reading or
smoking In n rocking chair, which he
has obtained by favor. Indifferent to
the fate Of his former friends, he never
mentions them, and refuses even to
read the papers.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

THE BED OF TIE MrssrssIrrr.-The
bed Of the Mississippi river seems to be
filling up at a rate which promises in
course OF time to seriously affect navi-
CATION during the dry season. This
year, at st. Louis, while the surface of
the water has been four feet and one
inch above the lowest stage Of water
attained by the river In 1863, there was
at the same time only about five feet
difference In the depth of the channel
between these years, showing that the
bottom Of the river must be three feet
and four inches higher than 1t was In
1868. So In 1856 the bed Of the river
was found to be two feet and three
inches higher than 1t was ten years
previous. 1t Is thought that tough
clay particles are brought down
by tributary streams from the cultiva-
ted fields Of tho Northwest and de-
posted In the channel, and that these,
forming with the sand a concrete mass,
adhere to the bottom instead Of being
secured by the annual ireshsts, as Is
tho case with unmixed sand. It Is
reasonable to suppose, too, that the
volume of water flowing into the river
will gradually decrease as the country
Is open to cultivation, as such has been
tho case with our rivers flowing
through cultivated districts. The Dam
ube, a large river, Is untitled for pur-
poses Of commercial intercourse. II
we look nearer home, we find that the
destruction Of the forests and the cult
walton of the adjacent country are hay
Ing the effect Of drying up tho Con-
necticut, very gradually to DO sure,
but still mono the less effectually.
Many Of its tributaries, which formerly
contributed large volumes of water the
twelve months through, are nov dry
for three-fourths Of the year.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

A BUxoM young woman was In the
witness-box at the Police Court, Mel
bourne, giving evidence In a charge of
felony. 81 believe you q social evil?"
delicately inquired the prosecuting po-
lice officer. "Oh! no sir, I'm re-
formed !; I'm living with a Chinaman."
The bench seemed to doubt the refor-
nation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23
PEOPLE and the papers are ready

PEOPLE and the papers are ready
enough to abuse and misrepresent tho
Central Pacific Railroad Company,
but who thinks Of giving 1t any praise
for keeping Its road open. as 1t has
done uninterruptedly Except a nine
teen hours obstruction, caused by q
landslideh during the whole Winter?
The task has been a herculean and
most expensive one. In tho hands Of
such parsimonious and incompetent
management as that which has charac-
terlzed the Union Pacific, tho Central
Pacific road would have been closed
also /; but sleopless energy, thorough
knowledge of the work, and ability to
perform It, combined with q determi-
nation to defeat all the rigors, storms
and SHOWS of Winter, have marked the
Central Pacific management, and the
trains have been regularly run through
to Ogden on Summer time. We cheer
fully give great praise to A. n. Towns
the General Superintendent Of the
road, for thus keeping our railroad
path clear to Mormondom. Six i'm
mense snow-plows have been kept run-
ming by him continuously, In addition
to a large working force.-NeUs Letter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23
An experienced grocer in Kalama-

AN experienced grocer in kalama-
ZOO, who has watched the maneuver'
and strategy Of rats for many seasons
solves the problem Of how rats carry
eggs up a pair Of stairs. He declares
that he has seen a rat so to a basket OF
eggs, take one In his paws, roll over
on his back. resting the egg on his alb
domen, and holding It there BY his
legs, flap his tall as a signal that all
was ready, and out would come two
other rats, seize the first one by the
tail and drag him up stairs on his back,
egg and all.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

AT San Francisco, yesterday, In
honor Of Washington's Birthday, the
military paraded In grand style, the
city presenting a gala appearance, the
display Of flags being more general
than aver before on this anniversary,
and the holiday was appropriately
observed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

AcERrAIN Herr Hoffman has printed
ut Basel his "Wanderungen mach Cali
fornien, Nevada and Mexico" He Is
q lively traveller, but his occasional
English quotations are open to criti-
cism. Thus, the favorite American
restorative, sherry cobbler, becomes
.'Jerry gobblsr," and the customary
oath In n court Of justice Is rendered
thus by Herr Hoffman: "iou must
speak the truth and nothing else, and
ii you don't, God help YOU"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

WmsKY.-It Is stated that when the
Russian troops are about to start on a
march In a very cold region. no grog
Is allowed. The men ono drawn up,
it becomes the ~corporal's duty to smell
their breath and send back all who
have been drinking. Many moro ex-
amples might be cited, to prove that 1t
Is the universal experience of all who
have fairly tested 1t, that alcohol d.
minlshes our power to resist cold.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

SAcRAMENTANs ABROAD. Charles
Crocker and family have been passing
the Winter in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Peake spent
their Christmas in Paris, and were to
join Mr.. Crocker's family in the early
Spring at Nice, on the Mediterranean.
All have enjoyed good health, and
passed the Winter, up to last advices,
pleasantly. So says the Sacramento
RscOrd-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

ELI Srow and his wife, Nazarltes,
living at Windsor, n. Y, have been
arrested for cruelty whipping their
child, a baby eighteen months old. Mr..
Blatchley, a preacher In their sect,
told them to do 1t, so as to drive the
devil out. Blatchley, and not the
child, was their man.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

The first story Of the new postofice
ut New York is now nearly completed.
Already 2,47G,960 bricks, 5,2O6,4i3
pounds Of iron, l44,0S7 feet cube gram
Ito, 1850 yards rubble masonry and
SOL barrels of cement have been used
in Its construction, and LOOP persons
are now preparing granite at Dix
Island for the completion Of the build
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

TIE telegraph informs US that the
belong Japs left Salt Lake yesterday
for the East, the road being reported
open. May they be treated to no ad-
ditional disgust BY being caught In the
midst of a fresh blockade.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

THE female editor Is said to DO COM
Ing. and along with her the reverse OF
savage writing. The editor Of
a Milwaukee paper Is cooling in his col
unns to a feminine journalist In La
Crosse. He calls her "a charming
young lady" and tells how her words
thrill through him like q beautiful
dream ; and she reiterates. The next
convention Of country editors should
pass n resolution on the subject Of per-
fumed personalities.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23
IT Is a very strange historical coinci-

IT is a very strange historical coinci-
dence that the calf that dug up Nils
sons diamonds belonged to a relative
of the owner Of the COW that set Chi
cago on fire-Mr. Flynn being, as we
are Informed, related on his aunt's
cousins side to Mrs. O'Leary. Poets
and philosophers may dilate with great
effect on the different effects Of the
two kicks which are now immortal
that Of Mrs. O'Leary's COW, which
made the metropolitan bonfire, and
that Of Mr.. Flynn's calf, which n
oarthed the missing brilliants. Tho
fact that the diamonds were not worth
as much rs was at first supposed
ahould not lessen the moral value Of
the service done by Mr.. Flynn's saga
clous animal in All effort to redeem the
family name from the odium of the
Chicago calamity. The calf supposed
they were diamonds Of the first water,
else he Tor she, perhaps,) would not
have rlsked so much hlnd-leg vitality
In an effort to recover them.-Missouri
Democrat.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

The smallpox has made Its appear
ance at Austin, there being n unmis-
taxable case In that town according to
the RereaIe-Mr. d. j. Skydon, the
well-known assayer. Other indivldu-
ais exhibited symptoms OF the disease.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23
NOTICE,

ALL BILLS AGAINST THE CROWN
Rhode Island MIL, must be presented IN DU-
PLICATE at the Office Of said Company on or
before tho FIRST DAY Of each month, to be
Bills presented AFTER that date may
have TO lay over until the next month for pay
ment. By order OF tho
SUPERINTENDENT.
Gold Hill, February 81, 1872. fe2l I'm
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DsAsH AND CUPID.

AN ALLEaoRY.
BIZ JOHN O. SAKE.
Oh who but Oft hath marveled why
Tho gods who rule above
Should Ger permit the young TO die,
The old to fallin love
Oh why should haplass human kind
Be punished out Of season
Pray listen, and perhaps you'll md
Ny rhyme may give tho reason.
Death, strolling out one summers day,
Net Cupid, with his sparroWs;
And bantering In q pleasant way,
Proposed . change Of arrows.
agreed" quoth Cupid-I foresec
The Queerest game Of errors.
For You the king OF hearts will boil
And I'll be king Of terrors
And so twas done-alas the day
That multiplied their artsi
Each from the other boro away
Abortion Of their darts!
And that explains the reason why,
Despite the gods above,
The young are often doomed to dol
The old to fall In loyol
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

AN Indiana girl who had been Tilted
bit of the thumb Of her faithless lover.
She probably wanted to secure as
much of his hand as possible.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-02-23

BENNETT-In Virginia, February %, to tho
wife Of Il. X. Bennett, a son.
FERGUSON.ln Virginia, February 20, to the
wife Of II. j. Ferguson, a son.
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NEW TODAY.

HUNT-in Virginia, February 20, Jas. N. Cart.
ter to Mrs. Mary Hunt,