Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-29

POoITHONs WITH OAAA1as
OPR TO lT-SICKN6so FAs
CILITIKs-R IN
FLURNCR AND GOAT ISLAND
NEGRO AND WOMAN aUE.
RRAGR-ODD RRLL0WA,PIC
NIC-PAssING N0TA1LES.
|. SACRAMENTO, April q, 1872.
ED. News More to carry out my
Arm determination to kill time than
from force Of habit OF. early teachinga
last Sunday I got myselfu up regardless
Of taste and expense, and xenttoOour
new Episcopal Church, and listened to
the soothing eloquence and rich melo-
dious tones Of Bishop Kip. He !,
always n favorite of mine, because he
Is such a finished, elegant gentleman,
as we'll rs above the average i~ntsllectu-
ally. The church 10 q model u slmple
elegance, both internally and exter-
naiIy, and Ia large enough to accom-
modate Sacramento City's Episcopa-
lians for many years 10 come. The
congregation was quite large. and a.
usual, consisted mostly Of ladies, with
a sprinkling Of very young, or quite
old men.
A Collapse aad q Fire.
On the 23d instant, Brusner's build.
ing. occupied by him as a furniture
store, fell in, the second floor giving
way first, which weakened the walls,
and they followed suit. IL was mlser-
ably built In the first place. the walls
being the thinnest and poorest POSI-.
bic, the upper one being only one brick
10 thickness. There 10 report that
the lower walls had rotted, and the last
earthquake disturbed Its equilibrium,
hence the result. Fortunately no one
was hurt, except Bruener, In hispocket,
which. report says was damaged at
least $4,000.
On the 25th. a fro broke out In the
debris, and ragged with great fury, De.
stroying all that was LETT, though most
Of the furniture had boon removed
| We were fortunate In not having q very
high wind, or all the firemen could do
land they worked nobly, risking their
lives In the most reckless mannerh
would not have prevented avery sert.
GU, confiagration. Ny heart stood Sill
with terror when the heaSy walls
fell with a deafening crash, lest some
poor fellow, in his reckless zeal, might
be caught beneath the fiery mass. q
Oppssi,isa.
We have q lively opposition OH the
river now. The "Chin-du-wan VI
makes two trips q week, and carries
passengers for 81 In the cabin and q
cents on deck. She has a calllops, and
her merry strains, as she saucily RUM
up In front of tho railroads moorings,
and back again, playing john Browns
body Yankee Doodle or some othel
lively air. Is quite a treat these pleasant
Summer mornings Just as she passes
her antagonist she lets 60 the most VII
famous screech possible, In inter dis
dain Of her. l understand the Central
Pacific Railroad Company will mol
take her freight, and teams are to be
put on to haul It into the Interior,
Nice railroad ; what does Its charter
mean?
UnhcaltAy Prsspects.
There is considerable sickness In the
portion Of the city where the water II
still standing. and I fear there will bt
moro when hot weather fairly com.
mences, as there arc many places
where the houses are surrounded and
stand In frog ponds covered with green
scum. The very look Of It suggests
ague, and makes ones bones begin to
ache. So far we have had but q few
days of warm weather, and this week
we have had cold southerly winds,
which made iires and winter clothing
very acceptable. particularly In the
first part Of the day. gTGga
Railroad Potency.
Yesterday the Republican State Con-
veantion met, and made their selection
Of delegates to the Philadelphia Con
v~esntion, after which they selected
twenty members for the State Central
Comtnittee, one for each judicial dis
trlct. The Convention closed BY the
appointment by the president Of seven
members from the State at large. As
you will have the names before this
reaches you I will not give them. J
understand the railroad completely
triumphed In the convention, notwith'
standing all the sputter In San Fran
cisco. I fear there Is too smalfa percen'
tage of honesty In mankind for right
to prevail over q power that has sucf
an infinite variety Of favors at Its dis
posal, aside from the heavier consider
ations, or as we termed It In the lobby,
"weighty~ arguments"
asas Island. Negroes saA Wenen
1t was quite a treat to see In tina
convention 50, many old familiar face:
once more, many Of the recent mem
bers Of both Houses being delegates
but most largely was tho Third House
represented. which was very necessary
rs they have to nurse this Goat Island
kid until he gets strong enough to lool
out for himself. Among tho specta
tors | noticed quite o number Of ladies,
l presume taking notes for future use,
when the ballot will give'them occa'
sion to use such Instruction. Their
was one negro delegate from San
Francisco; l think now there woult
be no improperly In going n steI
further and admitting woman, but
suppose she would not be "a capable
Of knowing what she wanted In thu
way Of laws as the negro, therefore |
Il right chat he should Judge for her.
Wsmaa ssarsge. -rl
Tho women suffragists society o.
Sacramento City had their regular
monthly meeting this week which wa.
largely attended. II Is In a-fiourishins
and growing condition. They passed
a resolution to admit men as members,
and making them eligible toeall Office.
except President. The society mum
bers some of our leading ladies, Mn
Leland Stanford's name heading the
list. The Governors iStanford) name
headed the petition>to the Legislaturs
last Winter for the ballot for women
Odd Yellow Pienie.
The Odd Fellows have a huge picnic
to-day, twenty-one coach and thre'
nlatform cars. damned full Of merry