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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
FROM SALT LAKE.

SALT LAKE, January Great inter-
est Is manifested In regard to new
mines recently opened In the south
west corner Of Idaho, 100 miles from
the Central Pacific Railroad. 1t Is re-
ported that solid mineral from 10 to go
feet wide, and averaging from 800 to
$3.50 per ton, has been found. An Eng
fish company is negotiating for Its pur-
chase for a quarter Of a million.
Brigham Young has refused to be In
terviewed.
There have been no trains from the
East for four days.
The weather Is freezing cold.
The admission Of Utah Is determin-
eddy opposed on the ground that 1t
would give at present the absolute au-
thorlty Of the new State to the Nor
mon Church, and it Is contended that
even the prohibition Of polygamy as a
condition would become a dead letter
with the Mormon State Church. 1t Ia
the opinion among a large and infu-
entail class that there Is no necessity
yet for admission. The advantages to
develop resources and for general pros
perity are justas good, If not better, as
q Territory.
It Is said that Baker, the principal
witness against tho parties charged
with the Robinson murder, has been
spirited away.
Robbers, garroters and d~esperadoes
abound. Persons and property are not
safe In the streets at night. A man was
up by the neck last night,
robbed and nearly strangled.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

Lawyers know that the fourteenth
amendment TO the United States Con-
stitution and the Judiciary Act OF 1857
very widely enlarged the scope Of the
Jurisdiction Of the National Supreme
Court. 1t IL now ascertaincd that they
are increasing Its practical business to
an unprecedented extent. So heavy
are the appeals from decisions OF the
State Supreme Courts that it Is begin
ming to be doubtful whether the United
States Supreme Justices can attend in
person to any circuit business at all.
Many experienced connsellors think
the new pressure Of cases will necessl-
tate the presence Of the entire Court In
Washington all the year round, and
that even this will not keep the docket
clear. 1t would seem as II the judges
themselves understood tho vastly aug
mented sphere Of their powers and
work, rs six Of them have gene to re-
side at the capital, including Justices
Miller, Field, Strong, and Bradley,
four Of the youngest as we'll as four OF
the very ablest on the bench.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

RUNAWAY SrEEK. large steer,
ono of a number that were being
driven aboard the steamer for ship
ment to San Francisco yesterday af-
ternOon, broke from the band and
made n rush for the interior Of the
city. On J street he frequently
charged upon pedestrians, but they
managed to escape him. Between
Fifth and Sixth streets, however, lie
caught sight OF a Celestial who was
on the sidewalk coming down town,
and "went for the heather Chineo :"
with a full head of steam on. John
did not notice his approach until 1t
was teo late to turn and fly. In a
second the animal had butted and
knocked him down, but was going at
such q pace that he jumped over the
PROSTATE enemy, who presently got
up. examined himself with care, and
walked of, satisfied that he wasn't
hurt. Tho steer continued on his
course, now and again waking up the
people whom he met. at Seventh
and l streets he saw q man cleaning a
street crossing, and started for him
head downward. Just as his horns
were within a few Inches OF tho IN
tended prey, his presence vas diScov-
cred. The nan dropped his shovel,
and with q yell that would have done
credit to an Apache, made himself sell
dom In that immediate vicinity.
Scorning to enter upon a pursuit, the
animal continued on up Seventh street.
and when last seen was near the north
levee.-Sdc. Union, 4h.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
LATEST TELEGRAMS
lsPsciAL TO the GOLD HILL DAILY SEws ri
THIS wEsr-rS UNION LISE.l
FROM SAN

SAN FnANcIsco, Jan. 6.-l P. NJ
The following companies havo incor-
porated: The Union Tug Boat Co.,
to operate here, capital $500, 600; Ari-
IONA AID Utah Mining Co., to operate
in Gold Hill District, New, capital
l $500, 900. The California Irrigation
Co., 10 construct q canal furnishing
water power for mining purposes, to
extend from Sacramento river on the
Yves; side near Red Bluff to Cache
slough, Suisun slough and Suisun bay,
with feeders and branch canals for COL
lec;lng and receiving the waters of the
streams leading ioto the river from
the coast range, Clear Lake and Sac.
ramento river, to DO used for irrlgat-
Ing the land between the Sacramento
river and tho coast range; capital,
$40, 000, 900. Trustees-John B. Fris-
bio, f. L. Sullivan, A. II. Rose, G. w.
Howard, G. f. McLane, c. ]. Bren-
ham, A. Hayward, A. Redington and
j. c. Wilmerding. Tho Lake Tahoe
and American River Water Co., capt.
til Sl2, 900, 900, to operate In Placer
county. This last is understood to be
a scheme antagonistic to Won Schmidt.
Judge L~ouderback sent Robert Mat
thews, the burglar who stole the boots
Off the feet Of q fellow prisoner, six
months to the County Jail.
Gold, 100; Grecnbacks inactive at
9o1l@@ selling, 90.
The arrangement for the sale Of the
property Of the Pacific I~nsuranceC Com
pany, corner OF California and Lleds-
dorf streets, to the London and Liver
pool and Globe Insurance Company,
for $1,000 has been approved by the
latter Company in London, and the
property passed into their hands to-
day. The Pacific has moved out, and
practically wound up its business.
No overland mail last night, and n
large amount Of business correspond
ence and other mail matter still be-
ls~I
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

SAMPLES Of the products of the va
rious meat-preservlng companies Of
Australia have recently been tested In
Melbourne with results generally sat
isactory. The Geelong Company's
soup and preserved tongues were found
to be excellent, but the mutton was
not so good as 1t should have been.
The Colac Company submitted samples
of spiced beef, kangaroo and bacon,
corned beef, rabbits and onions, cur
ried rabbit, boiled rabbit and rabbit
and bacon. Tho committee of tasters
reported that tho spiced beef, ox-cheek
and corned beef were the best pre-
served, and that the rabbits were good,
but would have been more palatable
II served up hot instead of cold.
Some Of these meat. preserving COM
panies have not prospered financially.
Tho Franco German war cut off the
prominent market, and q temporary
glut in the supply ensued, running the
companies with small capitals, which
had been mainly expended In con-
structing buildings and machinery.
Tho prices obtained for preserved
meats are eleven cents n pound for
beet. nine cents for mutton, and eight
cents for soup stock. These prices, 1t
il stated, are high enough to earn a
fair profit. but not sufficient to furnish
capital on which to trade.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

HUNTING A MAD WoMAN.-The quiet
little city Of Napa, CAL, was thrown
into the most convulsive Excitement n
few days ago, by the announcement
chat n "mad woman" Ind appeared
in the vicinity and that she had the
audacity sven to penetrate the sacred
precincts Of the city, greatly to the
disgust Of the good people, who ap'
pearcd to be very much scandallzed.
Tbs news was warmly discussed at
street corners and In saloons. Vari-
on, aid ridiculous descriptions Of her
dress and appearance were related.
Some said she WAS q beautiful woman,
,.bovo the middle height, dressed In
' ,an's attire, with long, flowing hair
OF = golden hue, dark blue eyes, and
skin a. white rs the snow OH the sur
rounding hills. The above was the
prr va. ling iIea Of her appearance.
Some. however, insisted that tl.sy saw
her In the outskirts Of the city with
but very littlo clothing On, and that
her wild, careless appearance made
her look rs charming as Venus; TINT
Tue uU5ouC0 Ol ldloc thaitt pOWNet CIV
pannier made her all the more charm.
ing. A strange anxiety to see her
prevail ID among the citizens Of Napa,
and hoi capture was planned. She
was represented as being "as fleet OF
foot rs q wild doe" and that few men
in Napa could catch her. Nothing
daunted, however, some went into the
woods with the avowed purpose OF
capturing the mad woman or die.
They saw her, hunted her until they
we're weary Of the chase, and then
gave it up as useless. They returned
to the city, reported progress, and ex-
pressed their firm belief that her UNI
natural speed could not DO equalled by
any man. Horses were engaged, and
next day the chase raj renewed. The
mad woman was seen by her pursuers,
who chased her several hours, and,
after a desperate struggle, caught her.
They returned In triumph to the city
with their captive, who proved h.
"Bill Woodward's Boy" as ..c Is
called, and who succeeded In playing
a practical joke on the people Of Napa.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

ORANGES A letter from Los Angc-
Les, California, to tho San Francisco
Bulletin Of December Goth, says:
The orange crop this year Is unusu-
ally great. Many Of the trees have
produced so much fruit that they are
compelled to shed a large portion Of 1t
80 as to mature the rest. All of tho
frult-bearing trees have their branches
so heavily Laden with fruit that props
have to be placed under each bough to
keep 1t from breaking under the i'm
menso weight of Its burden. The
orange culturists complain this year
not of n poor crop, but of an over
abundant me-. The oranges are so
thick on the branches that they have
no room to develop, and will necessa-
rily be very small, compared with the
crops of previous years. The fruit is
now ripening, and an orange grove
presents n most beautiful sight, the
golden fruit almost obscuring from
sight the deep gieen-colored leaves.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
Overland Dispatches
SPECIAL tothe GOLD HILL NEWS
DOMESTIC INTELLicENc e.

New York, January G.-IounS
Tweed has complied with the decision
of Judge CORDOBA, accepting him as
bail for his father, which requires the
registry of the deeds Of the property
given him by Boss.
A Madrid letter says the tone Of the
Spanish press Is very bellgerent in re-
spect to tho attitude Of the United
States on the Cuban question.
CHICAGO, January Ga Washington
special to the Times says that General
| Babcock, of the Presidents Staff, has
written to the Retrenclment Commits
tee asking them to make n most rigid
investigation into the charges made
against him rs participating In the
profits of the general order business
of the New York Custom House, and
he takes the liberty to suggest that
witnesses be examined exclusively By
the Democratic members Of the Com
mittee.
The same correspondent says that
an important statement, purporting to
have a semi official basis, was tele-
graphed last night to the effect that a
demand had been made for an apology
from Spain for the reported outrage
on the Florida. Inquiry In official
quarters shows that nothing Of the
kind has been done aud that the Gov
eminent had no official Information OF
such outrage; and to-day n letter was
received from the commanding officer
of the Shawmut, who was at st.
Thomas at the time the Florida sailed,
stating that the Spanish man-of-war
did not follow her nor modest her, rs
reported. On the contrary, the Flori-
da proceeded to sea 50 quietly that the
Shawmut did not deem It necessary to
convoy her out OF the harbor. The
Florida arrived to-day at Key West,
on her way to New York.
Under date o fJanuary ID, the owner
of the Florida writes to tho Secretary
of the Navy that he has a letter from
her captain, stating that his vessel was
fired at by the Spanish man.of-war,
but not detained. The Navy Depart
ment accepts the statement of the cap
tain OF the Shawmut, whom 1t is in
tended to hold responsible for permit
ting tho alleged outrage Oh the Florida.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
Terrible PredIcainent Of a oy-Ho
10 saved BY the Courage and Pres
epss of Mind Of O Man.

VOrft0i0 eoACann
10 saved BY tho Courage and res
enese Of AIiud Of a Mnn.
Saturday afternoon a boy, about IL
wears of age, while crawling along the
leads Of a house on Third street, near
BRYANT, for the purpose Of clearing the
obstructions in the water pipe, stepped
and rolled over the edge Of the roof.
I'm his desperate efforts to a ' himself
he succeeded In grasping the raised
edplng of wood and tin that bordered
the roof, and so hung. suspended Dy
his hands, forty feet above the stree.'
utterly unable to regain his FOOTING.
The accident was witnessed by, a wo,
man on the opposite sidewalk; INT
her screams brought at nee 70 her
aide three men, who saw, wit'i horror
and amazement, the predtcamcnt OF
the poor boy, who. without q cry or
struggle, was hanging over certain
deatI. with only the frail grip OF MS
weak hands. They ran across inc
street into the house aud up stairs
towards the attic, when, as they got 10
the second story, a sudden Thought
| struck the last man, and he let his
companions go up without him. IN
derneath where the boy was hanging
Is a small, old.fashioned porch wnlch
projects out about three feet from
under the centre window Of the second
story, and out Of this window the wo-
man on the opposite side OF the street,
and those with her, saw a man step on
the porch and look up. AS he stood
he was Immediately under the boy,
but too close to the house for his APP
parent purpose, the boy hanging just
over the railing. He stepped over the
latter, and with his feet resting on the
edge Of the platform of the porch and
one hand grasplng oh Iron support, nc
waited. In tho meantime h otner
two men had reached the rooi, ana
were descending, whom they discoV-
cred tho im%possiblllty Of reaching the
boy In safety, and one of them called
for a rope. Before any n could
move to the aid Of the exhausted boy,
lie with q shrill cry let 90 his hold and
fell. AS lie approached the maj OH
tho porch, tho latter was seen to reach
out his free arm under him. and then
the boy vas grasped by him. A cry
of horror went up from the crowd as
the man was seen to stagger and swing
around the end of the porch with his
load ; but his hand held Its grip on the
iron, and a moment afterwards he car
rled tho boy through the window and
turned him I've to his mother, who
had only just realized that something
was wrong. The name Of the man
whose presence Of mind enabled him
to save a life, and whose courage made
him forget the risk Of losing his own,
Is Cam6ell Williams.-S. +. Bulletin,
January LIST.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

SENATOR CAMrBELL, Of Wyoming,
has thrown SC ne interesting light on
the motives which have induced the
Legislature o. that Territory 70 repeal
the Act granting suffrage to women.
The real state Of the case, according
to the Governor, Is chat the female
voters have Shown a tendency to OPP
pose 'iq,.or selling, to sustain school
laws. md to Insist upon the mainten-
ance OF law a:d order, as those things
arc understood In tho Atlantic States.
In a worn, tho women arc, a. \ rule,
Republicans, while the Legislature l.
Democratic, and naturally, therefore,
jealous Of the growing power Of their
political opponents.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

Nor GUILTY.-The case OF the State
OF Nevada ys. Michael Shea, indicted
for the murder OF James Butler, has
been on trial for several days past and
has attracted great attention In the
community. Each day the Courtroom
was densely packed with people. Shea
acted throughout the trial with great
GOODNESS and consideration, yet lie re-
allied the critical position he was In,
but seemed to place implicit confidence
IN his counsel, w. w. Bishop and j..
5. Pitzer. The arguments Of counsel
for defendant wero equal to their best
efforts, and at the close of the argu-
ment for the defendant 1t was gener-
ally conceded that the verdict must be
for acquittal. Tho jury retired at $40
p. N. on the Goth Instant, and after be-
Ing out until IL A. NJ. OF the 30th, re-
turned a verdict of mot guilty." Thus
ends one of the most interesting cases
wei tried In Nevada. Judge Fuller,
BY his promptnesS, firInness and clear
reasoning during the trial, satisfied nil
Interested that the people have In him
a judge that will do Justice to ALL
Phoebe Record, 3lst.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
Ono Hundred and Twenty Masked
Men Attack n Working Party and
Effect tho Destruction OF u Years


Mon Attack n Working Party and
Effect tho Destruction OF u Years
Labor.
We obtained yesterday from a relia-
BILE party in this city further particu-
lars Of the vandalism lately perpetra-
ted at Butte Slough, in Suffer county.
George D. Roberts and Parks & Co.
have been engaged In the enterprise of
reclaimlng 200, 900 acres Of land from
the annual overflow Of Butte Slough.
A levee one mile in length, IS feet In
hight and 100 feet at the base was con-
structed. and, being tested, had proved
a complete success. Captain Curtis
was in charge Of the work with 8 men
ct the time s''e outrage complained Of
was committed. On the night Of the
9th ult., as Capt. Curtis was making
preparation to protect the leyee, his
party was surrounded and made pris-
oners by an armed body of men, who
threatened their lives If resistance was
made. About 120 men vert engaged
In this bold proceeding. ALI were
masked. While q number of them
SuhTucu luC party u'ooA NVihhloLO 4
Capt. Curtis, tho others went to work
to accomplish their wanton dcstruc-
ton. The levee was cut through In
three different places and the water
came rushing through the openings.
After their design had been success
fully accomplished, the vandals de-
parted In the full belief. no doubt, that
their persons were efectually con-
cealed under disguise.
It Is said by those who are interested
In the reclamation work that some Of
the men can be identified and will be
brought to Justice speedily. The only
possible cause that can be assigned for
this dastarlly outrage Ia tracedto ques-
tlons of difficulty between the cattle
men, who formerly used the lands In.
tended to DO reclaimed, and the parties
interested In the reclamation project.
An attempt has been made to save
the filling by building a bulkhead 200
feet above the slough; but this work
Is attended by many difficulties, and 1t
Is doubtful If 1t can be done during tho
present high stage Of water. The dam
age oecasioned by the cutting will
probably amount to $1,000 or $4,000.
q = Aba
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

LANeLEy's PACIFIC COAST ALMANAC
AND YEAR Book OF FACTS soR 1SI2.-
This excellent annual publication has
made its appearance, Allied with valu-
able contents. The information con-
tanned Is just Of the desirable kind for
such q publication, and such as every
editor and business man wants at hand
for reference. It Is equally valuable
for all classes who have occasion to
look at an almanac or acquaint them
selves with the prominent events and
facts that pertain to the empire OH the
Pacific.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

TRAVELLING IN BoATs.-Yolo county,
back Of Washington, being almost
completely under water, communica-
ton with Davisyille and Woodland Is
had by means of boats. The Lee Bros
have started q line of passenger boats
and also carry Wells, Fargo Co.'S ex-
press from Washington to Davisville,
and Huey s. Carpenter run a line to
Woodland.-Sac. linton.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

In Boston, at the Fair for Cruelty to
Animals Society, a signboard, Water
your Horses Is on exhibition which
was sent on by the Chicago Society. 1t
was originally erected to call attention
a watering-trough, by the Society, and
after the great fire 1t stood alone, all
Its surroundings having been burned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

The earnings Of the Union Pacific
Railway for November, 1871, foot up
$722, 600, against $4,000 In Novem-
Der. 1870. The monthly settlement
with connecting lines will probably
Increase this amount to $775, 900,
which, estimating the average e1pen-
ses, would leave over $500 900 net In
come for the month.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
PROFESSOR l.. AaAssIz, just b" or

PROFESSOR l.. AaAssIz, just b" ore
starting ca his deep sea dredging ex-
pedition in the United States revenue
steamer Hassler, wrote a long letter
to Professor Benjamin Pierce, Super
intendent Of the United States Coast
Survey, stating what results might be
expected from the explora lions. Pro
lessor Agassiz says that, although this
letter may * very compromising for
himself, he is determined to write, In
the hope Of showing within what lin
its natural history has advanced. He
believes that there Is a plan according
to which the afinities among animals
and their order Of succession In time
was determined from the beginning,
and that this world Is the work OF In
telligence, and not merely the product
of forcc and matter. Prof. Agsssiz
then asserts that there Is n correlation
between the graduation Of animals In
tho complication of thsir structure,
in their order Of succession In geology,
cal times, In their mode Of develop
msnt from the egg, and in their geo
graphical distribution upon the sur
face Of the globe. He then contends
that, from the great depths Of the
ocean, there may be obtained repre-
sentatlves resembling those types o
animals which were prominent in ear
ller geological periods, or bearing {
close similarity to younger stages o
the higher members Of the same type
Prof. Agassiz then specifies at length
the existing orders Of fishes, extinc
representatives Of which he expects t
find at the bottom Of the ocean. HI
also announces his intention to ex
plore the ~,o-called "rivers Of stone
In tho Falkland Islands, and believes
that It will not be difficult to explain
their origin In the light Of the glacia
theory.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

A LITTLE boy was recently presented
with a toy trumpet, to which he be-
came greatly attached. One night,
when he was about to DO put In his
"llttle bed" and was ready to say his
prayers, he handed the trumpet to his
grandmother. saying, "Here, gran'ma,
you blow while 1 praym
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

PERIPATET1c PAsTUnEs.-A number
Of sheep on Patton's ranch, north Of
the American, were not slIeared last
Fall, and hence their fleece is very
long. During the Fall it GO. dirty,
and probably grass and othn' seeds
fell into it,. At all events. sii,ce rain
commenced to fall, grass, with blades
say two inches long, Is growing luxur-
iantly out Of the wool, and the sheep
travel about carrying their pastures
upon their backs. Any grass which
the sheep cannot reach itself a friend
Is allowed to nibble. and he or she re-
ciprocatcs. We haven't seen the sheep
ourself.-Sdc. Union.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
QUADRooN MULE.-Tho Chico Re

QUADROoN MULE.-Tho Chico Re-
rts,0 is responsible for the annexed
1. n. Dougherty has had OH exhibit
ton in this place n qundroon mule,
being the foal of a mule by n horse.
This curiosity was foaled in the ex-
treme southwest portion of Oregon, In
August, 1858, has no name, o tail SIM
liar to that Of q COW, an ass head, and
the ears OF a horse, while the hair Of
Its body Is dark red, and as kinky as q
sleeps wool. On the upper lip grows
q long soft white hair which requires
to be trimmed occasionally, like a
m~ustacle,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

BRrDaEPoRT, Conn.,, has produced n
pie nine feet in diameter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

RE-AssENBLKD.-The California Leg
islature ~re-assembled, after their holt
day adjournment on Thursday last,
the 4th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

The Boston Transcript speaks of an
itinerant Cologne merchant there who
publicly commends his chemical dish
water.