Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-19
e,c,.vxSyo. Jan. 10, 1874.

Ed. GOLD Hill. NEws' h'te' WIS.,"
Ing yourself aud readersa Happy New
Year although rather late In the dav.
=. the Glorious Eighth" having also
passed, your correspondent proposes
to say something Of the Capitol Of tho
great State Of California. inside and
out ; the building Itself, and the two
bodies In session therein. with n refer.
hereafter to the Supreme Court
and State officers.
Tho Capitol Building.
Callfornian,. with the exception per-
hans Of the citizens Of the Hub Of
which IL ls said that having been born
In Boston, 1t Is not necessary to be
born again, are the most vainglorlou'
and boastfui In the known world
everything In their State being super
lor to that OF every other State In the
Union. With them the Merchants
Exchange OF San Francisco. lays over
that on Wall Street, New York and
along aide Of woodward's Gardens,
Central Park. Il not = circumstance,
and accordingly they claim that their
state House Il unsurpassed by that
OF any other In tho entire Union. The
Capitol at Nashville, built OF the white
limestone Of Tennessee, IA said to be
In outward appearance, rs well as IN
Internal arrangements, superior TO
that Of any State In the Union. Your
correspondent never has seen that
building, but no has seen that OF his
native State-Ohio, built also OF white
limestone. which ranks next to the
Capitol Of Tennessee. Californiais
claim that their Capitol Is superior to
both. When the matter OF cost u Ia
ken Into consideration. 1t certainly
should rank next to the Capitol at
Washington, for Il Il the only State
Capitol building that appreciates ut all
toward the Federal Capitol In polnt Of
expense. While the cost OF tlio Cap
itol OF Ohio. which was built tn .
great extent by penitentlary labor. the
stone being quarrlsd aud dressed by
the State Prison convlcts, WA only
t70O. OO0-thst Of the State Capitol OF
California approximates nearer w.
600. 100. In fact, = gentleman thor
ouyhIy posted. Informed your cor
respondeut that from the first session
of the Legislature Of the State OF Cali
l~fornia- held In the old adobe nj San
Jose Ia 1850. counting the removals to
Vallejo, Bsnicia, ani finally back to
Sacramento. the failure, Of Contract
ora, changes OF architects, aud devia.
lions from the original plans aud
specifications, the number Of elegant
nriyate residences erected out OF
materials which should have goi,s Into
the building. by architects clerks oil
the Stats Capitol Commissioners, etc.
when the building Is finally complet-
ed. for there win have to be a pretty
heavy appropriation for the purpose.
at the present. and perhaps many sue
ceeding sessions, the people OF Sicra-
mento being essentially sound upon
appropriation,, the cost will not DO
le.s than $l0,0 900. 900. The original
plan was to build Ii Of Folsom granite
but that was found to be too expen.
slye-for you \ Import granite from
China 10 San Francisco at a les' per
cent. than lt can be dressed aud trans
ported from there to Folsom, or Rock.
i'm or I'enhyu, on the Central Pacific
Railroad. Accordingly the super
structure was changed to brick, at
le.s cost. The finest feature OF the
building las In the case OF the Capl.
toll nc washlngton-the dome. or rs
the learned Senator from Stanlslaus,
MERGED aud Msrlposa. who does not
wear socks. styles II 1.-The doon.'-not
=. the crack OF DOOM" tor 1t has not
yet cracked aud probably Will not
until there comes an earthquake, or
the foundations Of the building settles,
which they probably will In the course
Of time. The interior, especially the
two halls, Il very fine, but the most
elegant portion Of the entire structure,
in.ide or out. Is tho State Library,
which IL beautiful In form aud finish
and filled with books amounting In
number TO $4,000 volumes. The Li-
brarisn, II. o. Craven. Is an agreeable
aud courteous gentleman, but the most
attractive feature of this department
Is the lady assistant, whose womanly
tastes may DO seen In tue flowers and
beautifully green hanging baskets or.
n~amenting the room. The Supreme
Courtroom. Immediately under the
library, I. the only dark and dlngy
hole In tho building ; this 10 probably
appropriate. foe IL IL usually occupied
by q class-the lawyers, and perhaps
we should not except the Court, not
the Chief Justice himself. 90 far
a. matters senatorial are concerned -
noted for "wavs that are dark" but
not tricks that are vain" A for the
room opposite that OF the Chief Jus.
tlce, bearing the inscription Gov
ernor." not having any business with
the Executive. your correspondent did
NOT enter II, but no has sect Governor
Booth on the outside; In fact he at
tended the reception given by him at
his bachelor rooms over the store OF
Booth & Co. on Front street. the night
after the Senatorial election. on which
occasion. not being accustomed to
drink champagne, or In fact any other
kind OF wines. he took q "enifter" oil
IN. sour mash whisky from the Blue
Grass region Of Kentucky aud lolaed
In tho tosst OF Senator Charley Kent OF
Nevada, one Of his bltterest Republi.
ian opponents during the Senatorial
contest: Heres to Newton Booth.
the next President Of the Uuited
states" A Governor Booth, the sue.
Senatorial candidate for the
long term. and his Democratic oppo.
nelt, State Senator James /. Farley
from Amador, paraded the rooms arm
In arm. your correspondent had a good
opportunity Of judging Of the personnel
and physique Of the Senatorial rivals.
In personal appearance they are not
unlike-in fact they might reason
bly, pass for the Slamese Twins
except that Farley Il the older
and taller twin OF the two
aud a brunette, while the junior MEM
Der OF this duo or duette-which IL Il!
10 q decided blonde. Gov. Booths age
&. l should Judge, about forty, while
Of Farley Is put down In the
!. Legislative Directory" for the Sos
zion OF 1881, a. forty-ive. Farley Il
/ ma OF fine physlqus. and OF ster-
ling, hard horse sense. but Inferior TO
Ro.,th both In claaslcal culture and "A