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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-16

cipher dispatches. Pslton, Tfldsn's
nephew. regularly attends and ebssrvss
the proceedings carefully from the 70.
portsr's gallery.
Are They Prsparisg - Contest
ssssh Carsiiss, rsst
NEW Yoax. Feb. l8.-A Worlds Wash-
inston special says the House Commit
tee which Investigated the South Caro-
lima election will report tomorrow that
Hayes carried the State BY 700. and
Hampton by l.loo. The committee will
point at this. and that the form OF the
election clause OF The Consultation re-
curing registration Of votes has mot
been complied with, and Il Is an open
question whether any legal election ~
Ill was held In South Carolina. The
committee will condemn military later.
snos. The Republicans will submit .
minority report.
waitisg Or she Verdict.
CHICAGO. Feb. l6.-Ths journals
Warrington special says nins-tsnths Of
the Republicans here think that the de-
oision to-day will b identical with that
in the Florida . ons.tenth think
possibly n or TIVE Republican Judges
may decide To hear some evidence. and
thus prolong the ease two Or thres days.
The Democrats are far from sanguins on
any point.
The Dssisisn or she Csaaississ.
New YoRx, Feb. l6.-The Electoral
Commission have decided that no EVIL
dsnoe can BE- received In the Louisiana
case except the electoral certificates.
The vote was 8 Against 7. The Com.
mission have now sent for counsel, and
upon their arrival will open the votes.
Al Aetsr Rssaiiy,Bsrssd.
NEW YoRx. Feb. 16.-Edward Lamb.
. favsrits motor. was probably fatally
burned at the Olympic Thsatsr last
night by the carslessnsss Of another
actor. The theatsr narrowly escaped
burning. and also Q panic.
Misesiianeess.
New HAVEN. Feb. l6.-A hrs In
Edward Mallsy's dry goods store last
night caused damage to stock to tho
value OF $4,000. Insured.
New YoRx. Feb. 16.-Arrivsd. steam.
ships Pommsrania. from Hamburg. and
John P. Best, from Antwerp.
LONDON, Feb. 18.-Consols. 95 1915.
United States bonds = l0-4o's, 1857.
New York Central, 95. Erie. OK ; pre-.
fsrrcd. 1871.
Pans. Feb. 1e.-Ten persons were
killed by tho boiler explosion at Ste
tisnns.
vkmlILLxs. Feb. 16.-In the Cham
Der Of Doputiss yesterday the Commit.
tee on Press Laws presented q report
proposing a bill to provide trial BY jury
for press offsnses.
FmHKrLL, N. Y, Feb. l6.-Barlow.
the alleged dsfaultins cashier Of tbs
Fshkill Bank. has been arrested, and
gave bail In $4,000.
P%orsvILLE. Pa. Feb. 10. - Tn"
Miners Trust and Safe Deposit Bank
suspended this morning.
CHICAGO. Feb. l6.-Ths Grand Trunk
Railway has reduced the prices Of sec.
ond-clsss railway tickets n follows; To
Boston, SIS; to New York via Erie, $iS.
This il = reduction Of IS.
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va held In virginia City yssssruAy. Tns
first busiaess considered. after allowing Z
,ruh., NJ hill. "a. ,hs Rand piu amir.
IL was aseersAinsd thAs uno running "
psnses OF the county schools are $4,000 q
| month. and that the total school indsbt.
eco ooo No., ..,.,a.,.-
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bic discussion II was decided maj tns
bonds should b issued. and that The Chair
man .houla o.. IN Gan Fnncisoo for the
n-.-
purpose Of nssouAunS 'ns sAns' s
sary.
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rms ls e~onstiueuon. isSivss me P'ss
al your n.ho ns qa s,r-
snnsa n.... -ttha.s M =
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$500. l. n i'm IN ~ -.
bill Oh sxtras, I have been unable 70 come
10 a settlement satisfactory 10 both, be hav-
ing absolutely refused 70 refer the matter
no. an umpirs. A provided In the contract,
lie seems 10 hold that the contract Il net
Sinding. and that the moving Of The build
inc ,-snt,-6ve fest N ia north s~ntitlss
him ~ nes,lv 4 AMI thst vhstb s
Claims AZ Ia .ehspye n nlsns ~s,titIss Nm
10 90 . and = chang, In wsisscotting
Al. 500 additional. together with 4 number
Of other claims. the Justice Of which your
Superintendent cannot Ne.
Aside from the above claims, I have very
carefully made out . list Of tho changes
ordered BY yourselves during the progress
u the building. with what I consider quito
libsral prices, in bill fern attached hereto.
making the total charged 70 the county
81, 25i ~, and 10 Burks 8 las 80, lsav.
ing . balance due Burke on extras Of So
s2i AZ. In addition 70 the alterations
charged 10 Burke In my bill, he Wa
Allowed 10 make several change in mate
rails favorable 10 him which were not con-
sidered an injury 10 the building, and OF
vhieh NO aecounti IA allen.
By reference TO the psymsnts made 10
Mr.. Burke, I find that he received on &C.
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The black lIiiis Treaty.

NEW YoRk. Feb. 16.-A Worlds
Washington special says the presence
Of the President at tho Capitol
to-day for the int time this
session. and his subsequent con.
sultation with select and leading Re
publican Senators. caused NO little com
msnt, and for . while 1t was confidently
asserted that II referred 10 the complies
ton In the Presidential question. but In
what way NO M seemed able to explain.
The President. though. made no secret
Of the object Of his visit. which was to
urge upon Senators the importance Of
the immediate ratification Of the treaty
for the oessien Of the Black Hills coun.
try. 0nicial advices received from the
Territorial authorities, rs well Al from
agents Of the Indian Bureau, concur In
stating that expeditions are being allied
for The region. and II Is feared unless the
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40 Aeter Yataiix.RaraeA.

NEW YoRx. Feb. 1e.-Edwsrd Lamb,
. favsrite actor. was probably fatally
burned at the Olympic Thsatsr last
night by the carslessnsss Of another
actor. The thoater narrowly escaped
burning. and also 0 panic.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-16

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1G.-Senator Kelly
states In regard to his endorsement Of
the cipher dispatch sent by H. N. Pat
rick ON the 3oth Of November. to vii.
liam 7. Pelton. that he was totally I'M
aware OF It's containing a proposition for
the purchase Of a Republican Elsctor.
He says that Patrick came TO him and
stated that he had prepared q cipher tel.
sgram 70 the Secretary Of the National
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0os q the most Comfortable. refrsshlpg
md pleasant places In the city. Olive Nc . call.
.,,u nss :, u assSEnTf'
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AAoasts ~ ~s -
far behind now. 70 would Be impossible
to secure ANAL action Of the Senate this
session.
CesEress To-day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-At II o'clock
the House. In committee OF the whole.
considered the bill fixing the rates Of
transportation across the Omaha bridge
on the Union Pacific Railroad. but with
out disposins Of the bill. rose. and The
new legislative day began.
Eden reported . bill making an appro-
priaiion for the payment Of certain
Chains allowed BY the Commissioner Of
claims. II was made the special order
for Tuesday.
Private bills we're then presented.
In tho Senate. Losan's bill for the
issue Of silver coin and to make ths
silver dollar . legal tender. introduced
August last. was made the special order
for Monday.
TiIdsa's Faith is:Ciphss Dispasehs-
0sns.
New YoRx, Feb. ia nibsns's
Washington special says, u 10 stated BY
excellent Democratic authority that a
messenger 10 dispatched every night to
New York to convey 10 Governor Tldsn
confidential Communications from Pei.
ton and other leading Democrats on the
progress Of the case before the Com.
mission. and the general situation. and
to bring back his suggestions and In.
structions. Tildsn, Il Il said, distrusts
the mails and has Lost Ill confidence In
, 1877-01-20

1t may not be generally known that
when person is drowning, if he is taken
by the arm from behind, between the
elbow and shoulder. he can not touch
the person attempting to save him, and
whatever struggles he may make will
only assist the person holding him in
keeping his head above water. A good
swimmer Can thus keep man above
water for an hour. If seized any where
else the probability is that he will
clutch the swimmer, and perhaps, as is
often the case, both will be drowned.
, 1877-01-20

MORE ANCIENT FooTPRlSTs.-Doctor
Frank Cowen, of Green county, is en-.
gagged in examining into the details of
an interesting geological discovery re-
Gently made by him in southwestern
Pennsylvania. On sandstone $50 feet
below the Pittsburg coal seam stratum
he has found the footprints of six new
species of air breathing animals. The
doctor has secured plaster casts Of the
impressions that the dilcniation in his
report to the State Geologist may be as
perfect as possible. As many as 80 con-
sccu,ive pairs Of one kind Of tracks bAye
been found in one stone. The largest Uf'
the animals is supposed to have been
about the size OF an otter and Of the m.
turc Of an alligator
, 1877-01-20
A Crazy General

The Russian General PotapoH. has for
some time latterly been insane. Con-
cernlng the circumstances that led to the
dctlronemcnt of his reason, we translate
the following interesting details from the
De"tschc Aeitn"g:
"Aftcr schuwaloars appointment to
the Ambassadorship ut London, Pota.
potf was called upon to perform the tunc-
tons "f Chief of Police. Whose has
ever lived at st. Petersburg, and OBJ
served with what solcltude the person
of the Car must be guarded, knows
how difficult and responsible is this po-
sition; tor those who are not familiar
with Russian affairs internally, it may be
stated that Potapoif. from the moment OF
his appointment, never again had tran
quill hour, by day or night, and had to
bring into play nm amount OF activity
that was eShansting, mentally and phys.
ically Despite this strain, he was still
happy as long as the Car remained in
st. Petersburg. On the other hand he
became feverishly excited whenever he
heard Of a proposed visit OF the Car.
Then, agents by the hundred had to be
engaged; correspondence opened with
the managers of railroad lines, and even
with individual station employees; an
army of officials brought to do service,
etc. Potapoif was plunged into this pre-
dicament some weeks ago when the Gar
undertook trip to Warsaw. Many
night Poiapotf did not get off his clothes;
and he was already, happily, near the
end of his task, when, suddenly, he re.
ceived secret report, informing him
that rs snon us the Car should leave
Warsaw, the rails on the track in the
neigbborhood OF Polish station would
be torn up. Potapoff WIS intensely ex-
cited; he dispatched agents to all sta
lions on the Russian frontier, directed
all the gems ddrmes available to keep
guard along the line, and neglected no
conceivable precaution and safety meas
ure The day of the departure had ar.
rived, and the agitation of the Chief OF
Police reached its acme. From station
to station his heart grew lighter, and
when, at last, the Russian frontier was
safely reached, he breathed again. But
his relief was not to be OF long dura
tion, for after few hours, when many
miles had been already traversed on
Russian territory, the Imperial train ran
off the track. The Car heing, further.
more, sick at the time, WINS cast into q
state of such nervous excitement by the
shock, that he vented his displeasure
upon Potapoff in quite violent manner
In the presence of the entire personel OF
the court. This gave the reason of poor
PotapoF, who had passed through so
many days of agonizing suspense, its
finishing blow. He sank into profound
melancholy, and, on reaching Livadia
became utterly insane. All efforts Of the
court physicians were fruitless, and he
was brought, in the escort of three Gen
erals, to Leidesdorfs Asylum, at Dobling
There he is now passing somLer days
Whether he will ever leave the place is
doubtful"
, 1877-01-20

\ dx.ycar old girl ot Anoka, Miss,
was overheard telling her playmate that
N'e had attended church sociabIe the
''enlng before, and that little boy
kissed her while they we're engaged in
. play, lut she. aaid, "that's no harm,
tVanse!! t ~a' our preuclsf's boy, you
, 1877-01-20
First Premium

Awarded them at the Fair at Olympia, Oct,
1876, and at every other Fair where exhibited
on this cDast. County Rights for sale In Ore
gon and Washington Territory. Beds,eads on
hand, to be sold cheap for cash.
Front aud Madison Sta. SEATTLE, ". T.
, 1877-01-20

JOUS PIKE, Agent for SuoLOulsh,
4stl
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-14
rmI IorIsIANA Bi.AcKs.

It is a very suggestive letter which is
printed in our Geographic columns this
afternoon. in reeard to the treatment Of
eolorsd people in Louisiana. Nov tina,
The Democrats have control Of the State.
NOW that they have wha, they iacetiously
term "local self.governmsn,." their first
step il to make 1t 50 extremely local that
they alone can receive any benefit from
II. The colored men. the nations wards.
whom We are in honor bound to protect
aud aid. are prescribed. politically and
s~s,ially. Even when labor Is plenty
they can Get no work wi,hou, DESERVING
their principles. and they cannot so
from one county to another without
being =. bulidossd." II Louisiana wants
to keep her newly acquired "rights.
she will do well to take q new departure
on this point. She Is showing Der hand
too soon. Tho rights Of American eiii'
zens mus, be respected. II is the prov
incs Of the Republican party to see that
they are respected. The party will be
true TO itself GU this point, and insist
that the Constitutional Amendments Be
carried out in Litter aud in spirit.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-14
A BtARulsss YOUTHS CRIME.
killing . Good Old Man for His
Money, and Smiling About It.
.[From the Mobile nssis.er.l

.lFrom the Mobile Regis.er.l
The old German gardener. Fritz
Dahm. for a number Of years past has
enjoyed the reputation Of an industrious.
upright man in community. aud has
quietly followed the occupation Of gar
densr at his place over On the marsh.
opposite the city. Robert Wsiderkshr.
= Swiss. about seventeen years old. was
engaged by Mr.. Dahm ovsr o week ago
The occupants Of the house were: Fritz
Dahm. his son. daughter and stspson.
The latter. at the time Of the assault.
was in the city. Early Oh Friday morn.
ing weiderkehr entered the room OF his
employer and assaulted him with an aI.
inaicting three wounds upon the head
and u stab In the eye. The wound In
the forehead was fatal. Immediately
after committing the act the young
murderer vent into the yard aud de-
clared to young Dahm. who was milk.
ing. that "ths devil was In the house
A little while aitsrward the old man. all
bleeding aud lettering, came TO the door.
but could not speak. Young Dahm. be-
inc frightened by the CHASTITY appear.
ance Of his father and the statement OF
young wiedsrkehr. fed to q boat AMI
rowsi to q nsighboring garden. where,
securing assistance, he rowed back.
When the party entered. they found the
old man PROSTATE on the bed and appa'
rsntly dying. His assailant was still ON
the premises, anil was seized aud tied.
The two-the prisoner and his victim
were brought over TO the city together.
The old German was sent to the City
Hospital. where he died yesterday morn
ing about daybreak.
wiedsrkehr confessed In court, through
an interpreter. that he aud an accom-
~plice-whom he called DAILY aud de-
scribed as n pock-marked lrishman-
committed the deed. and that they ltd II
10 secure a sum OF money supposed by
them TO be secrstsd in the house. About
$50 in currency which was identified
. 3 belonging to Dahm. by appearances
Of rat gnawing-was found upon the
person Of the prisoner. The story about
an accomplice IL not believed. because
NO such person was known to he on tho
marsh. and none could have escaped
from there without u boat. had no been
there; and no boat was missed from the
island. The prisoner was committed
without bail to await the action OF ths
Grand Jury.
A We entered the cell Of the young
murderer. we were startled by his ex.
IRENE youthfulness. Instead Of rough
criminal, n bsardlsss youth, with soft
blue eyes. aud a pleasant, mild express
sion. stood before us.
"whers did you come from ?" we
asked.
"Ms come from Switzerland" he
replied.
"How long have you been herei'
"Tsn weeks. me land In Now Or
leans"
"How long have You been with Mr..
Fritz Dahmi"
"Me come to him last Friday week"
"lIow came you to kill the old mant"
Me want to 90 to California; he got
plenty money; me hit him On the head;
me take the bush"
81 say. you committed q very great
crime when you killed this old man for
his money"
"Oh, yes" ho replied, with n smile.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-14
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

The Santa Rosa Times has the follow.
lowing amusing matrimonial episode:
T.. II. Tuite had q GOODNESS with his
wife in San Francisco. aud she told him
10 ''loays and 10 AMI get him another
wife, for she wonld not live with him
u more" lie seeiurd to have obeyed
this i~ronical command with nor
promptness than she anticipated. Feel
Ing himself free FROM the matrimonial
tolls o! his wife. and rejoicing in being
freed from n proportional share ia the
care Of eight children. he started offgay
aud happy AMI landed at reia!nma
and inspected the Matrimonial market.
and the stock on hand being In great
variety. and knowing that wom-n won't
die. especially when they could make u
husband 40 glad by doing 40. lie cen.
tered his affections on one Mrs. Barry
and her money. not caring how soon she
might zee tt TO die anil leave him the
lssatee Of her money. They were mar.
ried, hut everythin; did not 60 smoothly
very long. for wife No. l learned Of his
fayorite marriage. and came over To Pet.
aluma and saw wife No. =. The conse-
quence is, the two wives were not ~
contentel as Mormon wives are. 10 hold
q part interest each in a husband. lie
Is now In the County Jail. anl indicted
Tor bigamy and perjury both. Marrying
a rich widow Ia not ~ nice q thing rs he
thought 1t was.
The Office OF Mayhem. Earnest 4 Co.,
No. 800 Davis street. san Francisco.
was burslariaed during last Tuesday
night by a youth named Richard May,
who stole about 800 Wells. Fargo X
Co.. stamped envelopes and n coat aud
vest. lilo was discovered by officers For
ner and Dolan Ia a house OF Sacramento
street yesterday. and was arrested aud
charged with burglary. lie hal cut the
stamps from the envelopes with the in
tention Of selling them. not knowing
that dctaching them rendered them
worthless. His parents live in Oakland
aud are very respectable people.
The San Francisco CLroa;eie OF Friday
says: la the United States Circuit
Court yesterday Captain Williams and
first mate Hair Of tbs ship Trojan were
arraignsd on n charge of cruelty to sea-
men. They maltreated q young German
sailor named Rohen. having h~andcuffcd.
manacled and chained him To the yes
sells deck for over one hundred days
before arriving at this port. Roth Of
iic,Is pleaded guilty.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-14
Not a New Story. but a Good One.

Daniel Webster was travelling In a rail.
road car on q certain occasion, and il so
happened that he was seated by the
.id. Of q very old gentleman. hs o
foand out that this old gentleman was a
citizen Of New Hampshire. and lived in
Mr.. wsbster's native town. lie asked
the old man IL he knew tho Webster
family up there. "Oh. yes." responded
the octosenarian. "Old Mr.. Webster
AMI I we're bosom friends in his life
time" "well. what has become Of his
children :" inquired Mr.. Webster. Tn.
old man answered: Why, there's
Ezekiel. be Is the greatest lawyer in New
Hampshire. aud Que OF the greatest in
the country" He then took up the
daughters ami told whom they had mar
ried. and how well they had married.
and finished his account Of tbs family
without mentioning the name OF Daniel.
:. Were those al the children ?" asked
Mr.. Webster. The oil nan answered
in the Affirmative. care you sure that
there was not q boy named Daniell'' in.
auirsd Mr.. Webster. daniel, Daniel.
soliloquized ths old man for a
few minutes. and then broke out with
this reply: "0h. now l do remember.
There was one by the name OF Daniel.
but be west down to Boston and ! have
not heard Of him sincv."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-14

THERE are several authorized sIplana.
tons Of Secretary McCrary's sudden
visit to Iowa. all Of which argue that be
did not attempt to influence the action
OF the Republican Convention. The
ioiea State Register. which has led the
anti. Hayes movement, says: "a great
many people in Iowa do not like Mr..
MeCrary's position on the policy. lu,
almost universally they believe in his
honesty AMI his good ssnss-and 1t is
no pleasure to tho most uncompromis.
ing anti-policy men in Iowa to see him
and his motives misrepresented. The
interfering hand Of Secretary McCrary
was nowhere seen at the State Conven'
ton. and We do not bslisve that be
made any effort. or hal any wish, to
control or dictate. or in the least manip.
ulate its proceedings or actions"