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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-20

Co-orxlArrvH Sronx.-About twenty
Of our substantial business men de-
sign shortly starting a cooperative store
in Gold Hill. on the same plan as one
Of tho kind In Eliabsthtown, n. Y.
They have autographed to that place for
a copy Of the rulos and regulations that
govern tho workings Of tho company.
The copy II expected to arrive
In about q week. and when received, .
fell account Of the sntsrpriss will be
given In these columns. We wrote an
item on cooperation . few days ago
without knowing that any such project
was ON foot. II appears that others.
and among them some Of the soundest
and most experienced business men In
| Gold Hill, have been considering the
same subject. and not only this, but are
takirg active steps TO act upon II imme-
diately. II Ii q good idea, and We wish
them the most unbounded success.
PkEsoxAL.-Mn 7. T. Kirby returned
homo to Gold Hill last evening. after .
trip OF several weeks to Lake Tahoe.
During her absence the Doctor has been
keeping bachelors hall. and. 80 far AZ
We could see during our various calls. .
very tidy one at that. This morning.
however, his sstimabls wife protested
that tho place was o perfect fright, and
well. We concur. for at the time men,
toned everything was upside dswn. We
protest. however, that the Doctor always
had the rooms a. neat N q pin. and the
refreshments conveniently at hand. All
the visitor then had 10 DO was TO walk
In without removing his hat, reach out
and help himself; but this morning.
alas ! how changed!
Honsn IxJuaKp.-A valuable horse
belonging 10 Dostwick & Robinson. OF
Gold Hill, had q spike nail. about three
inches long. run into his foot q couple
Of days ago while passing along tho
street back Of the Yellow Jacket hosting
works. Similar accidents a o constantly
occurring. and people should therefore
take care not TO throw such things into
the streets.
SAVAGE INCREASE or CApIrAL.-M the
special meeting Of the s~tockholdsn OF
the Savage Mining Company. held at
San Francisco on Tuesday last. u was
decided to increase the number Of shares
from lG, 600 to ll2. 900, and tho capital
stock to 81. zoo. 600. The present
holders will receive six for one. The
extra shares will be held for working
capital, or for the Hale 4 Norcross.
RUNAWAY CAor.-Ths cage In the
north compartment Of the Consolidated
shaft. got away from the man on duty
| about 0 CLOCK last night and ran 10 the
b,ttom at q big speed. The lower deck
was badly wrecked and had 10 be chang.
Cd, causing . detention OF about two
| hours. Fortunately there was nc per-
son on the cago at the time.
An E~xrABLIsHKD RxxKDr.-Brown's
Bronchial Troches are widely known as
an established remedy for coughs, colds.
bronchitis. hoarseness and other troubles
Of the throat and lungs.
A Bro sxuDox.-A large cloud Of
smoke was visible In the direction Of
Carson City to-day. caused perhaps by
| fire In the mountains back OF TINT city.
TEE body Of Mrs. Hebron vas Lat
night sent from Gold Hill to San Fran.
cisco for interment.
PrrER's OrKhA HousE. Remember
a.. u..o,rarcc. Sstuvdav and Suntlav
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Cuhan Privatssrs.
-. Preeneees in Kanees,

CHICAGO. August 20.-A Washington
special says: II appears that two hlli.
busters are now approaching tho Cuban
coast--tho Octavia ank Pedro Searilla.
The latter escaped from New York about
tas hrst Of August. and has not hitherto
attracted much notice. This vessel q
we'll a. the 0ctavia, wa well provided
with arms. Cuban agents here are very
sanguine Of the success Of both vessels.
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tD-Oue ofthe arm IL constantly IN the East.
under wbess supefvlsion and care ell goods ara
manufactured for their trade. taking advantage
In the 1uctuation OF the mara 81 and purchasing
Raw Material. which enables them To yell
Pseide Cosst. Thore In need VI Clothing will
consult their own Interests and money by max
Ing their purchases o.
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Leading a Gait.

He was a small hut muscular hov, and
the calf was probably two months old,
with development of unadultefated
cussedness that would do credit to q
Georgia Ku Klux Kian Captain. There
was q rope between them, and, as they
went down South Third street bets were
about even as to whether the bey was
leading the calf or the calf leading the
how. The calf made q dash for the
central Express office The boy pulled
him back, and he made dash for the
boy. who ran around wagon and fell
over water melon pile, the proprietor
whereof swore copiousiy. a,a'i4.i..it'l
Come back here, you infernals clod-
buster, and pay for this melon" T1atl
"S@y, Mh-ister; whoa-give me my
-thunderation on you-lat, won
yer?' .,.a' %9i /. 8 - s,,l /,
And the calf kicked up his heels and
b a-a d, ard tried to run into store.
bu, the boy sat hack on the line with all
his strength, and suddenly sat down in
the mud, q, the calf altered his mind
and turned around to look at him They
went quietly ten steps, till a dog barked,
when it took four circles around the
boy in as many seconds, tying his legs
up in the line, bringing him in the mud
again, and dragging him around unit
he looked like an old hat that had been
run over by the ice-cart for two sea
sons ''"
A philanthropic fat man went to the
bows assistance, but the calf kickec
him on the shin and bu'ted him in thu
condenser, so that he sat down on th'
curbstone and tried to die easy. TheI
the boy and calf entangled themselve'
and started down the street like a mai
J train behind time, until the calf, soaring
at something, stopped. suddenly, and tn
, boy fell over him and lost the rope Th'
calf at once took to his heels, every bo,
in the street running after and grabbin'
at the rope, until it got tangled in tn
!, bridge, when his conductor caught hin
= by the ear and tail, and lively figh
: took al, across the bridge and out G
( sight, while everybody along the stree
i, proceeded to tell how easy it is to lea
a calf if you only ge their way aool
8 it.-Easton Ind Press. e
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uowTnE LEAvEss cAMEDowN'
i by .susls eooLlpGE

@ .
fll tell you how the. leaves canes down,9 ~ i
The great Tree to his children said; -
''Youre getting sleepy, 7 elbow and Bro~n.
Yes, very sleepy, little Red; 7s tis 2,
It is quite time you went to bed. y > s.
"Ah,r begged each silly. pouting Leaf, = =
"Let us little longer stays -
Dear Father Tree, behold our gricf, ~
rTis such very plsasams day * i,si = Z, :
We do not WANT ftS gssway" ! sfs -.
"a ',I,l,iia Iit'r9k fes.s, 2
So, Just for one more merry day rs ~ g
TO the gfeasTtee the leaflets clung. : ii'sf
FfoIicked and danced and had their way. Est
Upon the; Autumn breezes swung.
Whispering al their sports AMONG. -
"Perhaps the great Tree will forget
And let us stay until the Spring, !
If we all beg, and coax, and fret"
| But the great Tree did no such thing;
| He smiled to hear their whispering.
"Come, childre2, all to bed!' he cried; f--'
And ere the leaves could urge their prayer,
He shook his head, and far and wide,
Fluttering and rustling everywhere,
Down sped the leaflets through the air.
i II 73A!3f 3Gt gHlbG1 1JifE IGu}Gi.
1 saw them on the ground they lay, p
Golden and red, huddled swarm,
Waiting till one from far away, ~ p
White bedclothes heaped upon her arm,
Should come and wrap them safe and warm
; The great bare Tree hooked down and smiled;
: "6ood night, dear little leaves" ,"he said;
And from below, each sleepy child, I'D
: Replied, Good night" and murmured,
':It is SO nice to go to bed -.
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As Of some one gently .rapping.' y

r AS or some one sentty tapping.
And the mild.mannerei Benedict inform
ed the parson shat at last, after long
wrestling of spirit, his "dear Jane" had
consented to "obey' But how that
compromise was brought about no one
knew.
| have often heard this same clergy
man relate how, after wedding ceremo
nv on one occasion which occurred in
his own parlor, the husband whispered
to his brand new bride as they approach
ed the door, "Mary, have you any small
changer"
The old Swedes' church in Philadel
phia was the famous marrying ground
for nearly two hundred years to all theI
neighborhood and the church in that vi
cinity The record book of that vener'
[able parish is teeming with marriages
There has to lie an sextensi"n made to
that department in every new register -
Notes and memoranda adorn the pages
of the 'swedding colamns," explanatory
of the different couples One clergyman
kept list of foreign sailors, with wife
very probably in every large port, and
runaway country girls whom he had re
fused to unite in matrimony because OF
jbjs suspicions, or because of the lateness
of the hour, or of the absence OF wit
nesses. Colored weddings have always
q richly humorous side. The colored
race is a susceptible, initiative one, ana
when thew are fine, as at weddings, they
are superine. a a3i.t.. ~ saai rp
A clergyman was called upon on one
occasion to officiate at a Icoloredg wed
1--WE assure, sah," said the gentleman
|ly darkey, s'that this yere wedding, sah'
is to be very sapropos'-quite a "a mode
sah." haa saE 9ll, t 1si
.Very weN,'' replied the clergyman,
II will try to do everything in my power
to crafty the wishes of the parties"
So after the dinner and dancing anc
supper were over, the groom's "bes
: man" called again on. the, minister anf
left him q ten dollar fee.
81 hope everything was as your frient
: desired it2' said the ureane clergy
man
"Well, sab, to tell the truth, Mr.. John
son was little disappointed" answered
" the groomsman.
.Wly, l took my robes, sald IN
" minister
o "Yes, sah-it wasn't that.
/ 81 was punclual, and shook hand
e with The people What more would yo
u have me dn? p
le "Well, sab, Mr.. johnson he kind
:, felt hurt, you see, because you dtdn 50
- lutte the bride!'
T. I remember friend who, in the earl
ID davs of his ministry. was met by coup
=, a as he came out of the church. who wan
IL ed to be married. He turned back
o. oblige the party, and found at last th'
u they had made mp their minds to dri,
~ off in their buggy to some other churc'
;, "But may ask lie inquired OF II
al man, "why you first ask me to mari
o. you and then change your mind In th
- way ?"
g "No answer came from the groor
y but the young woman, lifting up II
.a u hack curtain of the buggy, called on
o' s.Well, YOU see, I hadn't got a good lot
u at the minister afore, and the truth
9u you're so young and innocent like tn
~ I'm kind of feared you won't marry
~ right, and so I'd rather trust myself
ne one who's done it a good many time
~ !" and is sure he knows now
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wwhat are lramps2 a tramp is a

eEWhat are ramps? x tramp is a
man, an unfortunate man, because he
can find no work. He starts out and
travels because he wants TO work, aud
on, on he goes, foot-sore and weary,
asking, often begging for work. Who
ever heard of a tramp five or even three
years ago? No oone! They are tue
products of recent times. The accusa
tion made against these men is that they
will not wo.k. Try them and see!-
Nine out Of ten will 1t is true, idle
ness begets sloth and Indifference to
work. Men who have no home, no
friends, no future, who sleep in stables
and in fence.corners anG pig7pens, have
and can have no ambition. They; lose
heart, and become vagrants But have
they not been made such? Society it.
self has created every tramp who is com.
pelled to = beg The cursed systems
which capital and monopoly have inven
ted to grasp the rewards of industr,
/ from the hands Of the toilers who pro
duce the wealth of the land, are them
selves solely responsible for the arm.
Of tramps. Let the public beware bov
they eradicate the tramp nuisance; ho'
they punish the unfortunate men Mh,
are driven from the mine, shop, benc
and anvil to travel in hopeless search o
work. k.ANational Labor Tribune 3".''
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Married IN the snow.

A writer tells "a story of. a runaway
couple who reached the parsons house
in the dead of night. when the snow lay
on the ground and the winter winds
ho wled an anthem for the wedding
march. They succeeded in arousing the
parson, who had been snug'y tucked in
his warm bed for several hours. The
GOOD man reluctantly raised the window
and asked i.who was there P'' With
chattering teeth the would be bridegroom
announced his serrand.s Not even the
piety of the parson prevented his utter
ing a few impatient groyls al, this m un-
seasonable interruption of his dreams
III did not tarry TO put on the wedding
OF auy other garment, but in Numbering
tones ordered tine shivering couple TO
stand well off in the moonlight and
clasp. hands. Then, he demanded theiI
names, "John Williams," he said, "do
YOU swear id the presence OF God, as
YOU will answeriih the day Of Judgment
that Won, will take Eliz, Catherine To- bt
your own, your trne and only wife, and
y 1 =
that YOU will freeze to her so long al
you both shall liver The promis'
was given, but the cold was gro owing 50
intense that the lady was spared ib'
question that had been given to "a Gant
answered by the man. Il pronounlce
you yo man and wife. and the biggest fool
have ever met" concluded the brie
and all sufficient ceremony. The bang
ing of the closing window intimated +
the pair that they had nothing more t.
expect from that quarter. and they dls
appeared, wondering at the strangenes
4 OF the situation, AMI doubtful III the
were as much married as they nigh
Iilavc been under more 'avo able circau
stances
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wHIMs AT wEDDINGs.
scenes AT the Hymentai
AItar..Che Funny Side Of Maift-
mony From a Parson's stand
D0lU0. "a ~ a., ~, - 4

A young, clergyman, writes contrio 4,
u,or to Appleton's Journal, at the fest
wedding he ever had, thought it was
very good time to impress upon the
couple before him the solemnity OF the
act. 80, H7.r
81 hope, Dennis" he said to the
churchman. with his license in his hand,
."you have well considered this solemn
step in life E Ylaqs /
Il hope so. your reverence" answered
! peunis. e .o. 4
M. It's very important step yen re, taa
80 q Mary said the minister.
| "Yes, sir, I know it is, replied Mary,
whimpering. "Perhaps we had better
wait awhile :.
"Perhaps we had, your riverence,"
chimed in Dennis.
The minister, hardly expecting such
personal application of his exhortatlon,
and seeing the. five dollar note vanishing
Ihefore bis eyes, betook himself to more
cheerful, aspect of the situation, aud
said: lae e,p Fl. no. .sse 10.
4 "Yes, of course it's solemn and i'm
portant, vouknow, but it's very happy
time, after al, when people love each
other. Shall we go on with the ser
, vice ?" ,... s sI ..
i .Yes, your riverence," they both re
piled, and they were soon made one n
, the bonds of matrimony, and that young
/, minister is now very careful how h'
| brings on the solemn view Of marriag'
e to timid couples. ;ei e. jas..
, A party came to the clergyman
house one evening to be married. Eve
e rything went on harmoniously until tn
2 woman came to the word ".obey" in tn
e service. Here balky scene ensued,
/. "Never-never," she said. 81 did no
b know that word was in the service, AM
d / will never say it,"
II "Oh, dear" demonstrated her partner
edo not make trouble now. Just say
IA say it, even if you don't mean it Sa
t it for my sake-for your dear John
3, sake"
It "Never-never!' insisted the high
a spirited dame. 81 will rot say What
h do not mean, and do not mean to obey
a You must go on" she added to tue cle1
d gyman. "witheut that word"
y "That is impossible, madam, replle
y tue minister. 81 cannot marry you ur
le less you promise to love, cherish an
le obey your husband "
a, sWou't you leave US for a little tim
,r together y interceded the young man.
= 81 think can manage her after while
is So the minister went back into b
IN study, and wrote on his sermon for
I'd hour, and quarter before ten o'clot
OF there
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EXCELSIOR.
Railway Over the Sierras..stu.
pendOus Triumph Of Engineer.
Ing Skttl. )tt

A member of the Wheeler expedition,
at work on the Pacific slope, writes un
der recent date: Any one desiring to
obtain any idea of the stupendous ac-
complishmeEts of railroad engineering
should spend few days at 1Tehachape
pass, investigating the operations OF the
Southern Railroad company. About
twenty miles of that road is success
sion of cuts, fills and tunnels. Within
this distance there are thirteen tunnels,
ranging from 100 feet to few yards
in length For the greater portion OF
the way the road bed is cut through
solid granite. rhe elevation is so great
from the present terminus of the road,
at Caliente, te Tehachape valley, that
the first mile and half out of Caliente is
attained by laying down eight miles o.
track. Higher up in the pass the road
runs through tunnel, encircles the hill
and passes q few feet above the tunnel
After completely encircling the hill. and
going half round again, the track double'
on itself like closely pursued hare
and, after running several miles in th
opposite direction, strikes up the canon
This circling and doubling, is for grade
Once tue track crosses the pass, AM
this involves the building of long AM
very high bridge l doubt if a NOR
difficult and expensive piece of engin
eering was encountered in the buildin
of the Central Pacific over the oSierra
than that with which the Southern F.
cifc is now struggling in Tehachap
Pass. Another tremendous piece {
work is the San Fernando tunnel. whicl
; : when completed, will be over mile an
a half in length, and in places over 100
feet beneath the surface. Yet the con
pany will accomplish this great worl
', and run cars through from San Franci
CO by the first of next July. All Y
;, force that can be used is kept at wo,
:, on the San Fernando tunnel. In IL
:, Tehachape pass 5000 men are employe
= aud theforce is being increased at Il
! rate of 1000 Cinnamon per week.
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Shakespeare would never have asked
whats in an aim p if he had been hit
on the head with brick.
A New York dentist uptown DISCUS
ted one Of his patrons recently by re-
questing him not to open his mouth any
wider, as he intended to stand OUTSIDE
during the operation.
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4 Drea ana llIyath s.Arteao Dsano assd


Bundy, has been, marriedatyoi weeks.
and had left bis wife BapdY is 9 little
man, and his wife weighs 240 pounds.
ard the irrelict Of .heaate Peter Potts I
About ten days after marriage Bupdy
was surprised, ION awakening in the
morning, to, lind his better; hall, sitting
up in bed crying as,if her heart would
break. Astonisied, he asked tile cause
of her sorrow, but receiving no reply he
hecan to surmise that there smust he
something onrher mind that shg With
held from him that was the cause OF her
anguish, so he remarked to Mrs B.
that as they were married, she shouu
tell him the cause Of her grief, 30, 1t
possible, he could avert it. and after
considerable coaxing he ELECTED tue foi.
lowing from her: !, H. ,,,s.i,
| Las. night dreamed I was single.
and as walked through s we'll lighted
street l came to store where sign
front advertised husbands for sale -
Thinking it curious, entered, and ran
! ged along the wall on either side swera
men, With prices affixed to them. Such
beautiful men !. some for $1,000, souc
lfor $500, and so on to $3.50. Aud as |
had not that amount / could not psy-
chase" sBs ~ g i5ala !.
Thinking to console her, B placed
his arm lovingly around her and asked
aAnd did you see any men lie me
There ~ l'''E.' . = =
"oh, yestn she replied, drawing away
from him, .lots like you; they vert
i tied up in punches, like asparagus, ane
sold for ten cents per bunch"
? Bundy got up and went to see hi
, lawyer if he had sufficient grounds fol
/ divorce. at+i @ i8 stsd
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Two Anecdotes About PresidenS
Lincoln,

Judge W. L. Gilbert, who lectnred at
fremont Hall, Boston, on Z How q Mah
Crows" in the course of his lecture 10
lated the following e' 8ss ies1g sdi
!. In the summer sot 1862 { bad occa;
sion to call on the President in Wash.
ington, to urge the claim sof an officer
whose pay had been unjustly withheta
by the War Department. When ! en-.
tered, Mr.. Lincoln was alone. l said:
81 have not called to ask for an ofice,
either for myself or for any frieEd.p.ol
then went on to cite the factslin the case
Of the officer. When had finished Mr..
Lincoln said when you came 10 y6u
said YOU did not come to ask for Office,
but the fact is you bring up matter
which will give me more trouble than fn
application for Office" After looking
over some documents Lincoln added !:
II do not see how the Government OF
the United States can afford not to pay
an officer for rendering it services. He
then ifldorsed on the officers commits
sion the following words lHAscertaln
llenpth of time Of services and pay With
out formalaies. A.. .LlxcolsS lac
'tp!ause. .p,5ie IsaIs.s.y .seYgsY ID
j Another case was that Of young ar
4 tiIlery officer, who had served ga!isntly
lin Fremont 8 army "and received aasse-
we're wound. The War Department re-
1 fused to consider. his.claims, and he was
!destitnte and sick. altola him toseD to
i the Nv lite House, andrstata, the tac.A "
Ibis easeyto lincoln. ben he IetYprnsd
j TO me bis face wreathed in, smiles, b
produced q monstrous official envel
! one addressed ID the Secretary Of WsF
inclesiag hapmprn and lsoiled dcemmis
!, sion. ron the eutside.swas indoIsed -
.Let tue within-pamed he paid mp 4
Z date. disregarding formaIilies. A. Bin.
J colin" Applause i..'1p,s' 'apo'
5 = These are but N onincidehts aaaaoWt
!, thousands in theapablic lie Of tbatp no
e BILE man, wbe stoqd)eNer ready to .llIa laa
j the wounds rof lacerate hearts. VIII
8 shall say That Abraham Lincoln dld no
e thus grow in the regard and Sincere III
o Election, not only or his own people, bu
e tof all mankind
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A Western publisher lately gave no
tice that he intended toespend fifty dol
lars for q ..new head" for his paper
The next day one Of his subscribers
dropped him the following note: "Don't
do it-better keep the money and buy a
new head for the editor"
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Queen Elizaoetb Always displayed her
worst temper in her best clothes. She
was always ruffled then. ss3'''i ''s
An Irish editor says he can see no
earthly reason why women should not
be allowed to become medical men. a;s
A Peoria dentist announces that he
extracts teeth with great pains. Most
dentists 10.
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A cheerful giver put the following
note in a pair Of pantaloons sent to the
Michigan sufferers There, take em
last pair I've got. Don't get burned ou'
again" a