Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-23
SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. 20, 1873.

cheerful light over the animated pic
ture presented In our streets. The
late decline in stocks created some ex-
element among the throng Of brokers
and spectators "who most do congre-
gate'' in the vicinity Of the northeast
corner Of California and Montgomery
streets. The election Of officers Of the
California Board-all the old incum-
bents being chosen except President
Peckam, who declining a reelection
was succeeded by VIM. Burling. There
is some little feeling existing between
the members Of this rather aristocratic
corporation and the "Hoodlum
Board" as the rival institution Ia de-
nominated in popular p~arlance, but
obeying the divine Injunction that
"brethren should dwell together In
unity" there Is no danger OF any seri.
Gus clashing Of the Interests OF these
modern money changers Of the temple
Of mammon.
CsIsnel Barses, Lecture.
That universal genius Col. w. II. L.
Barnes, warrior, advocate. poet, artist,
musician, dramatic author and histri-
onic delineator. In short the "Caleb
Quotem" Of his day, delivered a lee
ture at Pacific Hall OH Friday even
ing of last week, repeating the same
before the Dashaways last night. which
was largely attended; for whether the
gallant Colonel appears on the boards
in the character or Elliott Gray IN the
| play Of :. Rosedale," for the benefit oil
the Mercantile Library, or on the lee
ture platform In behalf OF some ele-
mosynary institution, he never falls to
draw a crowded house. The subject
of his discourse, 1.-The Boys Of San
Francisco" was handled with the
usual ability Of the lecturer. Tho po-
sition he assumed, that all the evils
~accrulng from the idle and dissolute
lives led by the rising generation who.
owing to the want Of some regular
and reputable employment are grow.
ing up In the habits Of dissipation and
aud the practice Of every Vice. drifting
into "Hoodlumism," taking their first
lessons IN that primary department.
the Industrial School being promoted
to the County Jail, aud In due course
of time graduating aud taking his de-
gree at San Quentin, were attributable
Solely to the imperative rules OF the
Trades Unions; that employing me-
chanics should be allowed to take just
so many apprentices, and that a linn
| tied number has stirred up a horuet's
nest about the ears Of the gallant Co.
lionel, whose regiment under command
of a subordinate officer was In the IA
NOUS war In Amador. Members OF
the various Trades Unions Implicated
nave rushed furiously into print with
furious denials of the positions assum.
ed. These writers assume the ground
and boldly assert, that IL Is not the
p%rohibitory clauses In tleir form Oh
government against apprentices, thai
mas brought about this most latnenta-
bile state OF affairs complained of-hut
chat the evil Is solely attributed to The
Eruption Of the Chinese-who have
monopolized every branch Of manufac'
turing, and other departments OF me.
chanical occupation, which wonld
otherwise BE- filled by an Industrial
population of females and boys. who
are by this means kept out OF reputa,
BILE employment, and virtually de-
barred tic means Of earning an honest
subsistence. There Is too much truth
In the position taken by the working
men of our city. Steamer after steamer
arrives from China filled with a fresh
importation Of this class, which Is tax
ing the bread from the mouths OF our
people, and until the Caucasian race
can learn 10 live like these invaders
from the Flowery Kingdom, on rice
and fish, and pile into q co~tin-shaped
domitory, like so many herring IN
box, it Is idle to talk of successfully
competing with Asiatic labor. Five
hundred more Mongolians arrived on
the China steamer on Wednesday, and
"the cry is still they come" Ii Is a
pleasant fiction for writer's in the lead
ing papers of the Atlantic cities to
style John" as The Coming Man,
"COmins?" why nan alive, he !:
already here! After John Randolph
had listened long and patiently to the
Utopian plan OF some benevolent Vir'
ginia lady, for the aiding and amelio'
rating the condition Of the Heilenes,
then engaged in a struggle with Tur,
kew for their liberties, the cynical
statesman from Roanoke walked to q
window and espying the half-clad, II
fed and lazy crew CT human chatteis
idly bsskiug in the sun, exclaimed
:. why, madam, here are the Greeks
now, at your own doors""
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