Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-03
GENERAL NOTES.

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IT Is stated that the fint Protestant
minister and the first Catholic priest in
Australia were English convicts. Rev.
W. Fulton was transported In l1?s for
taking part in the rebellion at Water
ford. After suffering some years at
Norfolk Island he was permitted to so
to Sydney. in 1906; was. after a year.
appointed a. acting Protestant Chaplain.
but after q short time returned to Eu-
rope. Rev. W.. Harold. q Catholic
prisst. Wa transported ct the same
time. He applied to the Government to
oficiats d Catholic Chaplain, but was
no, permitted. He was subsequently,
allowed to return home. Father Peter
o'Nsill. OF Youghal. was transported
rebel. but got an early pardon. and was
sent home in 1902. The first priest who
was permitted TO o~fficists was Father
Dixon. He was also a convict, but
gained the favor Of the authorities. and
when he returned to Ireland, in 1908.
then. in the language OF the Irish rebel
chief. Colonel Holt. "Thsy were let,
without . priest or minister. or any kind
Of preacher. except barn-ranter. that
neither Roman Catholics nor Protest.
ants would so to listen to-"
HuxpnKps Of miners. pilgrims AMI
others are In the Black Hills unahAe Il
obtain property or work. Efforts ar
being made at Desdwood City to form
prospecting party, 1000 strong. arms'
and equipped for the undertaking. to 8
into the Big Horn and Wind river coun
tries. and give those regions a thorough
inspection. II was believed EXTENSIVE
and paying mines would BE- discovere'
in the sections namej. II ia evident tina
the time approaches when a strong col
umn Of adventurous men. disappointe,
In their expectations ami ventures. vii
move In organized shape out OF tn
Black Hills aud into the reputed bn
comparatively unexplorsd gold section
OF Eastern Montana. The Hills, accord
ing to the hest authorities. are alread.
ovsrrun. with NO, one in a score haskinI
in the smiles Of fiskls fortune.
RrroKM is a good thing. says tb'
| Phoebe Record. q paper with Demo
cratic leanings. but stinginess and 70
trogression have no connection with II
The Democratic House OF Representa-
tives having managed TO economize. =
that the fast mail train has ceased run
ming. the next step should be the aboii
ton Of all governmental expenditure
for ielegraphing. and sell the Capiio
for q billiard hall. They are alread,
giving themselves away ~ fast rs the.
can.
THE Louisville Commercial. edited b,
n warm friend OF Mr.. Bristow. denie
that the el.Secretary has any idea o
presenting himself ms q Republican
candidate for Congress in tho Louisville
District. II is understood that Mr.
Henry wattsrson. editor Of the Courier
Journal. will have no opposition as
candidate for the position made vaean
by the death Of L. W. Parsons.
Tmr MERGED Eipvss publishes I
Democratic campaign song. tho chorus
10 which Is. "well all drink ston'
blind" etc. We are not prepared to
deny the truth Of this allegation, FOR we
10 not doubt it in the least. 1t is sc
distinguishing a feature with that fac
ton that they should adopt II as thci'
mo,to and watehword. although We
never knew ihsm to speak NJ candid,
Of IL before.
THr workinemen II New York So,
that no less than thirty thousand o
IN. al Ia..,laot an