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

Senatorial rivals IA, tnat the Amad0r
state Senator might well be Compared
with Richard cGur de Leon, with his
ponierous mailed mace. while the Gov.
ernor and u. S. Senator elect Of the
State Of California, would appropriate
ly represent Ills rival Saladln, who.
with his keen.edged cimetar. could
clrave IL twain the scarf Of his lady.
love rs II floated la the air.
An Old Joke ON Farley Revampod.
Farley. who Is a bachelor, Is noted
for his gallantry and devotion TO the
fair sex ; In fact, In this respect he Is
not surpassed by any member Of either
House. not excepting Mr.. hurry. the
handsome Senator from Trinity. who
Il a brunette Of the finest type. or Col.
+, A. Roach. Of the San francisco En-
dmfner, and prospective candidate OF
the Democratic party for the next Gov
ernor Of California, who. on the other
hand, Il a handsome blonde Of youth.
full appearance. In early times Ia the
mountains. whcn,to reverse tile saying
Of the Mormon preacher. "weaming
was scarce aud men was plenty" there
came to Amador q blooming young
damscl, who resi led with Ill old aunt,
who watched this young and Innocent
turtle.dove with al eye Ike a hawk,
Of which fact the young Amadorian
was we'll aware. Having learned that
this she dragon. guarding the golden
ample OF the Hesperides, would be Alb
sent on a certain Saturday afternoon.
this gallant gay Lotllario called upon
his dulcines, who, In tone OF terror anu
alarm. Informed him that the old dnen-
M had not yet lett aud she mu't COIL
ceal him until that devoutly wislied-
for contingency should occur. In the
o%xlgencles Of the case the only availa-
BILE place Of concealment that suggest
ed itself was the smoke.hou'c. In which
the young lady hastily locked her VS.
itor until the storm should blow over
and the coast was clear. Now IL hap.
pened that the meat THAT Is the salted)
was smoked from n stove OH the out.
side, the pipe Of which communicated
with the interior. Something ~arousing
the old lady's suspicious, she smelt n
large-sized mice, and su'pectlng the
place of concealment, she cominenc, q
fxlng UT In the stove, with all the
vim aud energy OF \ "rousterbout on
\ high.pressnre Mississippi steamer.
The consequence was that the hnillii G
was soon filled with smoke, aud theic
belng but one vent hole. the prominent
nose oil the ocoupsnt soon appeared NJ
this spot Ia search OF fresh air. Some
time after. the door was left unlocked
aud tho occupant quietly came forth,
folded Ills teiit like M Arab. aud rs 81.
lently stole away. lie saved lila bacon
but It was pretty well smoked. do
not vouch for the truth OF this story.
~ tell the tale as 1t was told to me;"
but, whether true-and from the pccu.
liar tlnge of the Senator'S w%lilskers, l
am Inclined to think Ii is-or false, u
1, n good one. and will do to tell.
bribery and Corruption" Persons
and Papers."
The parties who "lell d)wn" dur.
Ing tho contest for the long term,
Graves, Senator from San Luis Obispo,
Chief Justice wallace's man Friday.
and Klotz. Of Shasta, on the Demo-
cratic. and Finney. Senator from San
Matso. who put j. Mem. Shafter In
nomination for both the long aud short
terms In the Republican caucus, urg-
! Ing the members to stick to him to the
bitter end, with two Republican As.
srmblymen. Boruck. In the succeeding
issue of his "horie paper" charged
that these Republican members were
"~seen." and changed their base for
change In the shape OF coin. Bell, tina
reporter OF that paper, repeating the
charge In the San Francisco Ecenfag
Post, Finnsy Introduced q resolution
cxpelliug him from the Senate. which,
la the excitement Of the moment,
passed. Farley. who does not like
Finney any o than the devil does
holy water. introduced q resolution
the following day, virtually %reinstat-
Ing Bell. which also passed by a con-
sliemble majority. The result Il that
the two houses have appointed COM
mit,ees OF investigation, clothed with
the power to send for persons and pa
pers What the final result will be re-
main, to DO seen. There Is some fun
ahead. anyhow, and the fur may be
made to fly, II nothing else Is made OF
1t. But ~ this letter IL already too
long. I will close, promising TO be
brlefer In future. SA0EBRUsIr.