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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
Diary OF a Paris Exposltloner.
Correspondence N. Y. Grsphic.l


PARIS, Oct. 20.-Been to q Partisan
big store; grand magasin; corresponds
to Stewards, but not 30 we'll ordered.
Mob OF customers inside. Had to push,
squeeze aud jam among a thousand wo.
men OF all sizes, shapes aud ages. Wo.
men come here in vast bodies 10 recon-
struct themselves. It's ut tho grand
bazaar that many ladies' are made. But
it's n mob. Good amer left at home.
Strongest squsezer and shrillest voice
best served. Great place, the big store,
for bargains. Clerks oil In u hurry.
Asked for the glove department. Shop.
man yelled something at me. pointed
afar and left. Walked aud wandered.
Five minutes afterwards asked another
shop.walker. Another yell in French.
Couldn't understand. Finally found
glove counter. by accident. Clerk very
busy. Wished to know how many
dozen pair I'd take. Scornful express
sion when l told him one. n. B.-They
always do this. Trade tactics to shame
purchasers into buying more than they
want. Counter lined three deep with
customers. Tired women wandering
about looking for empty chairs. Lady
rises for q moment from her seat. Tired
captures 1t and carries II OIL.
Common occurrence In o Partisan big
store. Great place for bargains, especi.
ally remnants" which, when bought,
won't match with anything. No cash
boys OF girls at Partisan big store. Pay,
yourself, n cashiers desk. Clerk or
porter accompanies you with bundle.
Tells amount due from you to cashier.
and leaves to wrap up bundle. Forty
other customers Mt desk. waiting to pay
for purchases. Forty other clerks and
porters with them, all yelling amounts
due. General hauling out Of purses,
taking out money and crowding. push.
ing and squeezing up 10 cashier. More
clerks, porters aud customers continually
arriving to settle up. Yelling. crowd.
ing and paying up thus goes on all day.
Mob! Bedlam /! Clerks. portsrs and
cashiers get bewildered. Deliver thread
to women who have bought tape. and
vice versa. People pay wrong bills by
mistake. Porter back with your
bundle. Five minutes waiting In such
a Bedlam makes you forget which one
Of tho blue-coated functiouaries took
your things to wrap up. Or he forgets
you. Friend Of mine bought pair OF
gloves and paid a strange woman's bill.
Moro than his own. too. Heard her re-
mark on going out that she'd got those
things cheap. Stopped and attempted
explanation with her. Turned up her
nose at him. "Pacteur." Of big Par.
ishian store. calls on me two weeks after
q purchase. Wants 20 cents more.
Error in bill. Result rs usual Of Bed
lam at cashiers desk. No receipts given
at big Partisan store. No bills made
out. But it's u great place for bargains.
Two. button kids, 80 cents a pair I; made
Of scraps. VIII last three days.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22

There has been quite q disposition
manifested Of late toward resuming the
development OF the mines OF American
Flat. but the sudden and disastrous break
in Sierra Nevada and other stocks has q
dampening effect on the aforesaid good
intentions. In the Baltimore Consol.
dated. however, this may yet DO done,
The crushing Of the large dump full Of
ore heretofore extracted Is being done
with good promise OF remnuerativr re-.
turns. sufficient probably to induce the
resumption OF work in thu mine, aud
the further development Of its ore TO-
sources. The chances are that the veins
ofgood ore developed In the mine intimes
past. although narrow. can be male To
nearly IL not quite pay the expenses OF
working and further exploring the mine.
There Is one good streak OF ore In the
mine which ought TO pay for extraction
and milling. and probably will. IL was
prospected somewhat in the past. bat in
those days all the available mills were
busily engaged. otherwise the ore now
being milled from the dump would have
been millsi at that time and the prob
lem solved. Most Of this orc came from
the ore streak in question. wherever cut
at the various levels. IL vas first en-
countered ON the 225 level. and has been
followed all the way TO the 1000 level.
continually strengthening with depth.
The orc il rich but the vein is narrow.
ami tho trouble Is to get the ore out
without mixing 1t too much with sur
rounding matter. II is believed. how
ever. that this can be done, and the test
is being made. II successful. the work
will be continued and the mine further
explored at the same time.
The Rock Island is another Of the
prominent mines upon which there has
been talk OF starting up work again.
Very few mines have as good prospects
80 near the surface a. were found in this.
The shaft has been sunk 300 feet. and
the vein prospect.d partially OF the i5O.
$50 and $50 levels. On the 400 level
the ledge was go feet wide anu very
promising. IL was found to carry good
seams for prosecuting on the G5O level
but no ore vein was found Of a size sutii-
cient to pay for mining and milling.
Between tho ESQ and $50 levels the ledge
was intersected by the shaft. On the
latter level a cross drift was run $50 feet
west and the clay wall was not reached.
The pitch Of the ledge would carry 10 ut
least $50 feet east Of the shaft ON that
level aud hence the vein formation cam
not BE- less than 400 feet wide on the
$50 level. II is very promising. but
stands idle and is likely to do 80 for the
present.
The Nevada mine has n large ledge Of
low grade ore. developed by u tunnel.
II is Of a free milling character. easily
extracted ia any desired quantity. and
with a good mill conveniently situated
could be made to pay well. The Globe
Consolidated. Knieksrbocker aud other
well known old mines may yet
come into favorable notice and
consideration through resumed work
and favorable development. but the only
mine ia that section being actively
worked at present is the Trojan. This
mine gives a good steady yield OF ore,
which is being milled with fair bullion
returns.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
FIGHTING IN AFGHAN.
Tho Opening Engagement OF the
War The Engiish Attack Fort
All MusJid- Nixht Puts an Esd
90 the EnEsgsmsnt-The Fort
Captured To-day,

KmBEn Pass, Nov. 2l.-At daybreak
this morning General Brown stood on
Little Plain. beyond Jumrood. watching
the march to the front. A picqust Of
the enemy's cavalry was visible on top
Of the shagai ridge. beyond range. The
advance guard marched briskly on and
presently crested a height, whence at 10
O'Clock a diminishing FIRE was opened on
tho ensmy's picquet. The latter retired
after a desultory reply. Our forces,
pressing On and occasionally firing.
reached the Shagai ridge. whence Fort
Ali Musjid is clearly visible. At noon
Ali Musjid fred the first shell, which
burst in the air.
The second shell was well aimed and
flew over the flagstaff on Shagai ridge
aud fell without bursting beyond. A
long halt was necessary to allow Que
heavy artillery to come up and the In.
teryal was utilized by the horse artillery.
in placing guns on the height TO our
right. Fort Ali Musjid replied and the
wh;Ie 6,;na wos hssrJ 40 An. Ian ~ the
to,, ona soms na,son. oon;.o,r,ad That
1t was McPherson's turning movement
on our right coming into operation. but
the Afghqns about Fort Ali Musjid held
their ground, although thrs apparently
borso artillery Arc was fairly ssryed. Tbs
Afobans r.niied with snirit from Fort
All Mus;id AZ f,rst but .non sftsywsrds
sIackencJ ALL. N the f-orty.nonnd.
era reached The scene. as also Mnoinuis'
nine.pounders. This horse Gums tbsn
moved off The ridge and gave place to a
nine.poundsr battery. while FOREGROUND.
crs played against the right of the Al.
CHAN position. The Afghan guns slowly
Int steadily replisd. MAKING good prsc.
lies. esnecially from tb,ir se,sn.nopnd
ora in tbe central bastion. Az about Q
o'clock Two forty.noundsr sbells crushsd
into Tho Central bsstion and crumbled a
or.a, nor,ion of n. apnareptlv dismount.
,ng tbe oun which had been stubborn.
soon aitor . o'clock tbs infantry ad.
yanced briskIy. The Fourth Brigade
took tho left slopes Of the valley. press.
inc ON through the rocks toward Fort
Ali Musjid, while the Third Brigade
took the right side, when the last
rocky ridge on the left slope was crossed.
The rock plateau was followed nearly up
IN thc foot nj All Mnaiid rock. Thu
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
The Pioneer side.

We gave in a recent issue the version
OF men in possession under q relocation
Of the Pioneer mine. The company
claim that their ground was not jumpa.
BILE when taken possession Of by parties
now working upon it. They show an
affidavit Of work done to the amount OF
500 last September by Bass X Aurich.
who had a Judgment against the Pioneer
Consolidated Company. the original lo-
Gators OF the ground (; also, the affidavit
Of William Rollins. who did 500 worth
Of work in the same month for said
company, who desired to keep up their
right 10 the ground. The present fio.
noer Mining Company bought the rights
Of both Bass * Aurich and the Pioneer
Consolidated. and thus claim that they
came into possession OF double the
amount OF work required by law to hold
the ground. And now having told both
sides OF the story, we await future
movements, all Of which should, how
ever. DO made through the Courts.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
stabbed Himself.

Last evening about $50 q tragedy was
enacted on ID street, Virginia. Living
with one OF the damsels OF that purlieu
was q Professor Van voorthuyseu. OF
musical fame. But this great professor
has not always been kind or even cor.
siderats OF his landlady. Not long since
he was charged with stealing her watch
and yesterday the accusation was the
violation OF Professor Stewards "peni-
tential post" enactment. although dis
guised under the ordinary charge Of
assault and battery Constable Norton
went to the domicile OF these ID streetsrs
to arrest the professor and produced his
warrant. The professor asked who
swore 1t out and. turning to the woman.
said ibid you ?" Both were sitting
on tho side OF q bed. and without
answering the woman arose and moved
away. Van voorthuysen then went to
a bureau, saying he wanted to get n
letter and would then he ready to 60
with the officer. Opening q drawer he
took out a large dirk knife and stabbed
himself in the left breast, just above
tho nipple. He made q second cut at his
breast. when the officer seized his arm
and broke the force OF the blow. The
officer finally succeeded in getting pos.
session OF the knife. but before he had
secured II received q severe cut across
the left thumb. The first stab was three
or four inches deep and the second but
about an inch IN depth. He will re.
cover-that is his health-doubtful
about his ever getting his mistress
again.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
Proposed steamship Line to ch,..

Proposed steamship Line 20 Chiua.
NEw YonK. Nov. 22.-The Tribune
says II is proposed to establish a regular
line OF steamers to China which will
compete with the Pacific Railroad route
by way OF England. j.. A. Elwell, agent
Of the line, stated yesterday that as
American freights sent by way OF Eng.
land had experienced an advance be.
cause OF a combination between the
English steamship companies to raise
freight rates on all cargoes from Liver
pool to tho East Indies and tho Cape OF
Good Hope. the new line would cut an.
der their rates and those Of the Pacific
roads. Tho cargoes will consist princi.
pally Of domestics, dry goods, clocks
aud American specialtics. Thus far the
project in but mn experiment. 1t IL pro-
posed to start tho next steamship early
in March. and II the plan succeeds n
regular line will be established. Another
steamship merchant stated yesterday
that as trade with China was in an un-
settled condition. and as packet lines
were not doing n profitable business, he
did not think u line Of steamships would
pay. A direct stoam line was q question
for the future. although n would help
to open trade In many American pro.
duets that are not o shipped to China.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
A Poker Parallel.

"The first man that deals mt n poor
hand. and lets me bet aud gets away
with the pot. had better look out" re.
marked a poker player last night in a
Commercial Row saloon.
The other three men looked up in
surprise.
''Because." explained tho bold one,
"IIl punch his head"
"we're all liable to get poor hands
and be cinched in this game" said his
pis.a.pis.
81 know that, but I'm n man OF fam.
lily and earn my money hard, and | can't
afford to lose. I'm going in for this
style Of them Virginia fellows who want
TO hang Mackay and Skae."
Then a broad grin spread itself over
the four faces. and the ~barkceper was
soon four bits richer.-Reno Gdsoie.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
Heavy stock Fluctuations.


The San Francisco Bulletin Of the Goth
instant givesthe following: Five months
ago the Sierra Nevada mine was rated at
500. 900 for the whole property, and it
is doubtful whether IL could have been
sold for that figure at that time had the
whole capital stock been thrown on the
market at once. Six weeks ago the mine
was rated at 500, 600, 900. At one mo.
msut to-day It was rated at SIC. 900, 900.
then at SC, 900. 900. and at > 2. N. at
S,C0O, 900. What IL will DO when this
is read il will be hard to tell. A mine
the value OF which can be changed ST.
900, 900 inside Of two hours is too mer-
curial to DO relied upon. Five months
ago Union Consolidated was selling at
the rate Of $500, 900. Six weeks ago the
price had advanced to SO. 500. 900.
showing a gain Of $780, 00. 900 during
the interval. The stockholders added
the appreciation to their wealth, aud
counted themselves fortunate In their
investments. To-day the mine was sell.
ing all the way from S9,0O0,0 900 to So.
500. 900. and which Of these values II
will be rated at the next call. il is impos.
sible to tell. The rise and fall in these
two mines has been Of tho most Devil.
dering character.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22

The grand fair which is to be given 10y
the ladies OF st. Johns Church. Gold
Hill. looms up in the near future, though
the date has not ye, been definitely
stated. Once u week the friends OF the
undertaking meet IN n social way-a
sort Of sewing circle as 1t were aud
work. aud talk. and plan. and discuss
the Ways aud Of accomplishing n
decided success. one OF these meet
ings was held at tho residence OF DIR.
J.. U. Hall last evening. IL was. Of
course. quite pleasant. Beside making
card.rsceiyers aud worsted watch
pockets. the programme included music
and refreshments. After deciding jus.
what must be done aud how to do 1t,
the company separated. promising to
meet again before the opening OF
Gold Hills next exposition.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
IDistriet Cours.

The following business was transacted
In the District Court this morning
Insolvency Of Patrick Kenney -
Schedu. amended and application
granted as prayed for.
Overman Va. Mides-Thirty additional
days given to nle afiidavits and state
ment ON motion for new trial.
State VI. Levi Lonsky-Indictment
for burglary (; defendant given till Mon
day to plead.
State W. John Weese-Defendant
pleads not guilty. Trial set for Dec
cember lG.
State vs.. William Goaie-Deiendant
pleads not guilty. Set for December 2.
State vs.. Edward Malim-Defendant
files demurrer to indictment same ar
gued and taken under Amusement ; time
to plead extended TO Esd instant.
Theodore Wolf W. Charles BGnne-
mort OF. al-Cita,ion issued returnable
mt J r.. N. at the Court before the Court
Commissioner. referee.
Estate OF Emanuel Taylor. deceased
Sale OF real estate confirmed.
Overman W. Corcoran, ct. al-Argu'
ment continued till the 3Oth instant.
Adjourned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
The Sorrowful Man.

The Eureka L<dder tells tho following
tale OF woe: A poor, lone, weary, half
clad man, with n caroworn appearance
and pair OF sticks-with n short stick
nailed across one end OF each-ior
crutches, hobbled around town last Sab
bath morning to ask the charitably.dis.
posed for a few dimes with which to
procure bread. that he might thereby
Appease the aching void within and sus.
tain the almost burdensome lifoto which
want and penury had brought him. A
tear coursed down the mendicant's cheek
rs he told his plaintive story aud asked
assistance at o strangers hands. Such
agony az his never comes 10 those who
ait beside a cheerful hearthstone Of their
own when Wintry blasts blow shrill aud
keen. The favored OF Gods people may
know that abject poverty is wretched.
ness, but wrctchedness in theory would
place a man compelled to practice 1t far
out on u golden shore, whence suffering
and misery were forever banished. His
appeal was not unheeded. and when he
bid adieu to those who gave each heaved
a sigh and seemed to feel assured that
credit had been given them up there.
With q clanking sound his ungainly
crutches bore him and his accumulation
Of 81 ~ without the door and down the
street, into o Barbary Coast dive. where
ho played pedro and drank stale beer
until every cent was gone.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
Scene In a Railroad Car.

The following laughable incident Is
told by O well.known Government Office
holder who has numerous tales to tell OF
his observations and experience: There
were two seats In the car turned so as to
lace each other. One was occupied by
a lady and the other by q Chinaman.
Evidently. the lady did not relish the
presence OF the Chinaman. She ex.
planned to him that she wanted to take
the cushions and their frames and
place them lengthwise across from seat
to seat. John said. all lightec,' and
got out In the aisle while she pro.
ceeded TO lie down on the bed thus
%improvistd. with her head resting on
her valise. She supposed that the Chi.
naman would take the hint that the lady
wanted TO rest in the space usually occu.
pied by four persons. But John pro-
ceeded at once to crawl In and stretched
himself by her side. with his hand on a
little bundle Of his own. These Chinese
are an initiative race. and like to do rs
others do, you know. The lady. as soon
as she discovered that she had q bedfel.
low, got up u little wildly and started
for the next car, to the infinite amuse.
ment OF the passengers, who had been
watching the little scene with some In.
tsrest. John took no notice OF the fun
he had created, but went to sleep with
the whole bed to himself"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22


A FREScu RIVAL OF EDisoS.-M.
Jablochkoti, the inventor Of u form
OF the electric light. writes on the sub
ject TO a French scientific paper. In
reply to the question as to what distance
from the source Of electricity q lnmi.
nous center may be produced. he says
that the distance may he rs great as Is
wished. only II is necessary TO employ q
conductor Of very great diameter In
order not to increase the total resistance
Of the circuit. In reference TO Mr.. Edi-
sons claim to have solved the question
OF divisibility Of the light. II. Jabloch.
koff writes that he long ago realized its
divisibility. as Is proved by communica-
tons from him TO the Academy OF Sci
ence and the French Physical Society,
in December. 1877. and February, 1878.
II has. moreover. he states. been shown
in public at the Sorbonne, and has been
in . at the Exhibition since the lst Of
May.-London Times.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
NAVIGATING TIGERS.
Ose OF the sssisus Periis OF CALI.
waiting Tea In India.
fr.om ,hs Cardiff NALL

U -,
The following extract from o letter
written by q Dundee gentleman, mana.
ger Of the recently formed Rangamati
tea gardens in the province OF Assam,
shows that the pioneers in tea planting
have exciting times in addition to their
hard work.
RASoANATI. Nowsong. Aug. 10.
II Is with great regret that ! have to
report a sad occurrence that took place
at Rangamati three days ago. Three
Meekir men were cutting jungle, pre-
paratory to opening out, when left the
garden ON Monday, about ll:3O A. ~.
Less than half an hour afterward q tiger
suddenly sprang out. struck u Of the
men a blow OH the head, which partially
scalped him. caught him by the throat,
and dragged him out OF sight.
This happened about 400 yards In
front Of the lines Of the Cacharees. ak
of whom saw tho whole occurrence.
Every one, Meekirs and Caohereef. who
were working near. fed from the spot.
and two men came over two hours after
ward and gave me information. Levick,
Blackwell aud l lost no time in going
over. We found and followed up the
track for over $50 yards in the jungle.
when we came upon the body, minus a
leg. l. was too late to get o chang"
erected. as there were no trees ut hand,
and. unfortunately. We could not man
age to procure poison.
Next day we went out ON the Sama-
goorie ''hati" (elephant). beat In circles
round the body. which had been dragged
fifty yards further. minus both legs. and
In thick. hard jungle. over twenty feet
in hight. We hung about beating for
hours, but could neither hear nor SEQ
anything OF the tiger. 1t was most an.
moving that we had no poison. for a bet
ter chance Of destroying this man.eater
could not be had. l am getting an old
COW tied every evening at the edge Of
the Jungle in hopes Of his taking the
bait-that is. coming for the COW to ena-
BILE us to shoot him. The unfortunate
Meekir was one OF my best workers, reg.
ular in his attendance. and generally
giving me two ''hazrees" per day.
Ho is the fourth victim within the last
three months that has fallen to this
man.eating tiger, and all the "kills"
have taken place within q mile and q
half OF my compound at R%angamati.
The customary royalty for a tigers skull
is twenty-five rupees. Leyiok and ] will
ourselves add twenty-five. and ! have
requested the Deputy Commissioner TO
grant fifty rupees lin all one hundred
rupees) for this brute's destruction. II
seems that there are q tiger and q tigress
in the part OF Rangamati which l am
now clearing. However. fortunately.
there is enough jungle cut, fired and
ready for hoeing. so that the Cacharees
will not be detained in their work.
The place abounds with wild animals.
A panther carried away n dog from the
aoor Of n coolies hut lin the lines); q
wild elephant chased the Meskirs from
cutting bamboos /; and !. myself, while
walking from Nonoi. suddenly found
myself six yards from n full grown bear.
which detained me for about Eve min
utes. However. after the place Is clear.
ell, hoed and planted, there will be small
cover left.