Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-07
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

The Oakland Demscrut OF yesterday
says: Some time since Hong Kse was
convicted Of selling unstamped matches
without q license. He was turned oyer
to the United States Revenue authorities
and lodged In the County Jail. Ysstsr.
day a friend named Jee Toy visited him.
After the two had held a eonfab Jes Toy
took Jesse viers, the %jailer. on one side
and told him that he would Be willing to
give him 500 II he would let Hong Kee
go. II that proposition did not suit
him, be would agree TO furnish q substi-
tuts for Hong Kee. but would not plank
up a. much coin u he would II visrs
would allow Hong Kse to depart without
. representative. Jse Toy was arrested
by Mr.. Wars and charged with attsmpt-
ing to bribs nm officer. which 10 . felony.
BY the ship wisteria. which sailed
from San Francisco for Adelaide. South
Australia, on the 9th Of last month. A.
d. Moore shipped thirty frame houses.
valued at SO, 000. and doors. sashss and
lumber valued at 81. $40. They are In
tended for the country about Adelaide.
and will be occupied by sh~esphsrders
and their families. Redwood was prin.
cipally used in their construction. and
most Of them contain three rooms, and
others four rooms each.
Since the organization OF the Free
Labor Exchange. San Francisco. in
November last, 500 laborers. 70 wood.
choppers, "A boys. 50 cooks. IS carpsn.
tiers, IS dishwashss, % farmers. IL
blacksmiths, 0 stAbleuen. and Q number
Of others. some $50 in all. have been
provided with employment. Nearly all
orders. except for woodchoppsrs and
few trades. were readily filled.
The Placer Hrruld Of Saturday has the
following sad case recorded A farmer 10
the valley. who since last Fall has lost
his only child from diphtheria, has been
compelled to pay q surety note OF $l.OOt
and interest. had his house burnt down,
his barn blown over. his stock drowned
and his crop destroyed by overflow,
thinks-that those who claim hell Ia on
this earth are about right.
The California Commission for ID,
Paris Exposition announce that having
failed to receive legislative aid. they
intend. 10 sufficient encouragement Ii
given, TO carry out their plans by private
subscription. During this month the
Finance Committee will call upon citi'
Gems Of San Francisco to assist In thi,
great work. and yet make the Californis
exhibit q uccss
A man named Mike Crowley wa,
nearly burned to death In San Jose on
tn. lth. His house took fire. and
Crowley believing that his eldest Sol
was inside after the other members Of
his family had been removed. rushed
| into the flames aud was 30 severely
burned that his life Is despaired OF,
Loss Of building. $1,000.
A strong agitation has been started II
| Yuba County In favor OF Legislation
compelling miners to dispose Of falling
and debris without putting them ints
rivers and streams. Large meeting
have been held In wheatland and Mays
Vile on the subject. Petitions to thu
%, =, ar. r.,
Inc ~ iu - a.,
IL, hos, Csisb Chris. which touche,
there last Friday. that that was the fra
communication they had had with th,
main land since last November. The.
report the weather the toughest the,
ever experienced on the islands.
c.,,.;, I... h.. ,.csix.d taleOranhi,
.ds;css \, San Francisco thst Gsoro,
W.. Abbott, the absconding none,
broker who swindled the Anglo. Califor
man Bank and other parties out o
| about $40, 600, has been captured o,
the Panama steamer and Is ON his wa,
back to San Francisco.
The Lower California placsrs, accord
ing to John Powers, who has arrived n
San Diego, yield from IL to 10 cents pc.
pan. Provisions arc high. Gold
bearing Iedses are IePo,.eu W nave '0s
cover near Dan hsA"s'' ,
The acreage oil The Sacramento island'