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, 1879-01-01
CORN.


was uupEecctteHtel1y taFGe, exceeding even that
Ut 18TH wtch was nl,lch greater than auy In tho
rereyous history Ut tho trade. The recepte OF tho
uast year wcro ~, 7hg 577 bu, Rgaiust 47,Ol5,T.3
bu In 1877; and thu shipments we're ~, ,5 20 bu
aUainet 46,38l ,00l bu tho previous ysaE. The
course Of tho market has been more steady than
usual,-mllc|, OF the time steadily Iownwsnl,-
the rHnKa add the average OF prices being slike
low, ~ shown In subsequent table.
Illc great increase In tho movement Of corn
through thta city in ls7i ana 1877, as e,,snpareA
with tue prcylous average, was llrect conse-
queuce Of low frcshts. which stimulated au
enormously greater demand In the East and In
Europe by chcapcning tho cost to the consura-
es. Tho further augtn. ut Of the past ysas vas,
on the contrary. largcly aue 10 tho fact that
freight rates ruled higher. Re.ter rates By lake
did rot sttract corn pr ~, but they
wcre low ~ compared With the
cost of TRANSPORTATION by ali rail, tho
East and West lines to the South
Of this city having abandoned ths cut-throat
policy which prevailed for 80 long. Their tariff
vas advanced shout 10e per 100 lba, aud
great deal OF corn from thu far Southwest,
while thete hal been much less 9otug around
Y. ", % tls @ eut.oa lines irs'a potnta tn lows aud
Western Illinois,
Nas large IN quantity. and good In quality. but
allow ln being ready to market, the weather OF
tho winter being too mild aud damp for speedy
curing. Fos thts reason the old corn OF tho
crop Of lsit wss preferred BY Shipper. au'l was
pretty well cleaned up II an eaEly date. There
was = good shipping increment during most
OF the tlu!e between New.Yesr's Day and tho
opening Of navigation last spring. The cutting
Of sall tretxhts Eastward heIprd IN this direction,
especially " New England points, song buyers
being stimulated by tho possibility of M ex-
sSna'on of thc area Of war tn the Old World.
The foreign demand WIS Eoo1. but some ship
pers lost heaslar during tbo Winter mouths by
ses4on ofcoru ssFiyin1 Iu Europe out Of coadt.au.
some c2sEues retlku9 = 1asG VI &AuN u
1900 east. Tue corn of lie crop VI 1911 Wa
not really cured till l4tc ia ,he hot weather Of
snmtnes. Fortunately. however, We esclbcd
tue tnhtctloa Of hot OIL" fu elevator, yhlel
hAd wrought 70 1,urh decentralization tu tue
tEa;le IN soulu former years uu nu ~urae crup
conditions thur cora Inspection WAS rather
5seld onc, and put good deal Of coru Into the
lover grades III the early sun,,aer. This was
Offered a. pficxs which attracted purcllaArrs aul
1cpt ! uosln1. Nhils our stocks VI No, 5 we're
Kept doHa to ayo.uMs small euouxa tu admit Of
bslug easily tA1dled. Our stoe9s were really
, 1879-01-01
TIE following tab1e shows tho monthly raurc
ad the nYcragc price on No. y corn throughout

THE FOREIGN DEMAND
for corn has recently been mich diminished pn1
Il does not promise speedily 10 be ugalp'as Ercat
ns Of yurc. Thu British root ana Inv cr0ps
oats ntaO lessons tho consumption OF corn. Tho
foreign markets were sls0 Oiled In November by
large afrIrala OF cosn lroti (:alatz, and ,}iu
prospect OF cheap corn from the Danube next
n ring caused British buyers 10 cnltreIy With
hold their lids for American. Inis was t,,s
reason for lie very unusual creunlstnucts OF il
dccitne ~ rorn OH our *eaooars1 III November.
slurkc,,eI demsud III 1877 the EDgltsl, people
bought our tt,rl, bcruuse the crop uf the prc.
rcdDE yeur wis believed to 1insa been c.ce1}-
tlunnlty lDrGe. and they purchased iLs corn 10
"'ay away" some of them thinking there would
not soon IT, unDther s,trh chance to pruyIte
for the future. The next year Eave b0untlful
crup, but their faith continued. Now, tic
,nuny Of them 10 link that aa "ti,sre is,te
is III enu to ~ md tho Dl4l stores arc being
cleaned ous. while they walt to haye the cor, u
the lNlute offered tu them It Very low prices.
They will still wnnt It, beensc 1t IL yall1a,tln
article of feed aud food, but arc ut present dis.
posed to expert blK surplus In ilc United
States every year, which must t,u marketed at
very low prices. Large Quantities Of Danub,an
corn cau ecarrely bu sold in cotlptliltun with
uuts Ut tho very low laurrs NOW ruiinx; aaI
British traders slate that they lock to that
source OF supply clioaT Al a check on he uy-
ward movement OF prices on corn received from
this side Of tho Atlantic.
YIELD or FAST rkAns.
The following tahlu gives the csttus ted corn
Yield of tlls United ststre In several years past
The rcturus lor lst2 to 1854. Inclusive r4ntrac,.
Irptn all untcd btate* ports slnce l31u, The
UuUrEy fnN{esHl't t,I}lls19l III buSl5s1s.
, 1879-01-01
THE MARKET Yon NrE

THE MAhKEr foH NrE
has been reasonably steady. but very low; and
ruled quite weak during the busy part Of tho
yoar, owing 10 receipts which were fullr bQ0000
bl moro than wanted bv the trade. TLe volume
llanlled exhibits 4 furtler ularkcd increase.
The receipts were 2,47u,l0S bu. and thu ship
.uents ,lo, ,d56 hu; agaiust 7s.s sd5 bu fereivcd
aud l,'1Sa, ,s75 bu shipped, tu 1871.
Tllrru wab Il steady IculanI for ths old rye
ali through the tirst ulf Of tie ycar, cxuoyters
taking It freely: but the local speculation WAS
rather light. Local operators fought rather shy
OF the market, Oh account OF preylous tossss,
anti, when they did invest, were generally ready
to sell ous II the n,arkst went ~ against tle,
little later several parl!cs took iold In suces-
stul,, only IT. LIT II drop. One party thought II
cneup 1t about NIc, ouly to sell nut u 4Sae49e.
Auntlrr nun took hold aud sold In tho ncigt,-
borloM of 4Gc, while ttilt atl.csa thought the
prupsrIy hate vt 45c, aad sold out At loss tc-
fore the market hal rcacllcd 4i1<c in October.
which was the lowest point Ut thu year.
Tho old crop WIS pretty well cleaned up by
the last OF Junr, ntbd in0ru tunilencc WAS cx-
hibited In thu article on that ncr:o,n,, though
Iargu yield WIS txp:ctci. Tr,.tiing tn The ucx
RE opcncl !n July at nbuut IT,, pnl su,,!c
lb.0o hu were sold TOR tut"rc delivery. Thu
succecdng ltot weather bil.htctt lr rro;, In
pi2coa, Auu ttIFaW u Hack t#b oT thtGN Weeks ~
that arrivals wrtu luter than l,lla3. THIS raused
all advance u Gae here, anl large speculative
ttunsarttuns VI corresponding: ii.utra In
New iurbt. Alter lilo tssl.rari. had
u II, ailctl, thu market declined 10 aA;
luep advanced little, uudcr q betlrr
den'a'"t. Ezportrfs LOOK htll freely. atIl focal
brewers and lDa!lstCrs were Rsso larEu IAtc!as-
crs wilcn barIev alyaVce,i TO $l..J ~ august,
owing " rcports VI u short erup. ltctctpls Of
r,c rvi!tillr&l, howeyGr, III such volume to
causs nnotner decline, the market gutng down
to 4l}5G tu 0tlobcr, IL ae0se 1ote.l. IhU 0rcak
attracted hu, crs u!rcs!, att t4crt las LHru hceu
liberal shipping movement, Fyo going nut
freely by raul at about 44l1c after thu c1usu VI
navl9atfon. \ great Icai Of our rye Inns .on1
tu Europe, but only about tArte cargucs WcI1
l1kpn hy Caa,la tho paat season, " MAlch IL iuuch
less tuau usual.
FNICE4.
The following table SHOWS tho monthly range
aud tits average price Of No. ! r,u throughout
, 1879-01-01


demand vas really wins. saye., our market from
going ali to pieces, The crou Vi that country
was l,nusus!lr atlort, and her ncrenant1 toox
very 'urec quantities. 1t Ia probable that thcy
layn secured enough 10 tIdc ,cm urer til
~ extcus,ys p,irri,a4er..
Very largo quuntlttc. Of this wheat were sold
before harvest to exporters, and tile veAtcl
room chartered in advance to carry II, 70 that
there was EDt IA much pressing for aslc IN In
terror inarkels as might have btgn expected
from the big receipts. Much Of It Mas so1u At
rery low pficcs, but lfttle difficulty was cxpcri-
cnred In nllsnG sates, a. tluotnt,ons continued
low. and soma Of the few defauttcd contracts
werr aettled on the other side Of the Atlantic
At ANAL pfUdt TIE FEAR before very differ
ent state OF things prevailed, good maby tom
tracts being forfeited bccAilac tho parttes who
had sold thc wheat ID atlvnure could not I'LL cx-
cept at 4 rutnous loss.
1t 10 mot Impossible that the experience Of
Europeans durlu9 the ppst few piuuths nav
cuuse a radical change In our wheat trade In the
future. Heretofore their deficiencies have been
supplied almost exclusively py uurchasrs of
spriuK wheat, except that proeitrcd from Calf.
fornla, which 10 Of inferior strength. They are
represented Us being more tllau pleased g;tb
tho caanRe, and tt Ii probable tifut thes viii
show \ married. preference tor winter wheat In
the future. There Ii, however, no good reason
why Chicago should not become permanently 4
great w,nter.whest market 10 meet these a,teF-
ed conditions OF tue expurt trade.
OUR EFFORTS TO EUROPE
during the first three months attcr harvest were
simply enormous. The shipments from tho sea-
, 1879-01-01
. k1d6atuu.

Many Wcli-tnformet people believe TINT tho
estimate Of 4225,tkxl D0I Ia Ii too large, a.nl
that tbs yietd Will provo to have been not moru
than 4o, 600 bu. THIS acreage wus IN
creased about one.slxth, which corresponds.
other thugs being equal, to 3s0. t00.n0o lur this
last crop, on basis ot :s!!3 3i0OUUOJ bu for
1sf7. The last. named tigurca were tLose given
by the gentlemen wtIa compiled the returns fnr
1877; tho addition necessary 10 make 1t read
$40. O,00n bu war nlade by tho Department Tor
some reason not vt publicly. explained. Have
the figures for 1878 been sn,ilarly cnlargc,l9
The Agricultural Bursau giyes ths uuubcr Of
arres In wheat last year
asr.............. ~. .,...............3e.Gn COO 100
10 ~ loH.s..ss.. ...ts.s....-.- +..,-h. UDut puu
Nebraska rcporfeu iSlp.Ot0 ucrcs, Minnraota
All iucrcnsa OF A0o,OUN. kapsas u1 increase of
GNl*0ul aerrs, oo :D1,iai Illinois .U,tUu, md
Iowa increased from 0.0O0 to 3.0H, 0d1 acres.
California und Oregon lid not inpEesse In arrr-
nue., but California Yielded 40, w, ,0u, against
9..OO0, ,ouo tu 1877. The production pr acrs was
la bu In Minncsuts, u III Wisconsin,, mil . In
Iowa; against Is, is, and II bu, respectively. iu
1877.
, 1879-01-01
Fbc NATIONAL I5UreAu Of AETlcllltuTe fur0tshts
|. following table, showing thu production aud
u8 f1f urru0irss fhr 1s7Hs

The totai area planted in thu United States
waa 81 ,oN, ,CoU acres.
1t las recently been reported that Hhuals
and Iowa ud not ratsr 30 n,uc&l corn last year
a. 10 1911: tho Yield ia ulnny niacrs betuy
smaller than WAS expected before huskng. Ths
ycsd Is, huwevcr. = big one IN tho Total, though
thtn In s0lne stetlons, and ths Eescra! rcpUrk
giving \ larRo outsurn nl clean, perfect corn,
TltB AREA or CORN cuLruNE
tn the United Hlatcs 10 ktlnDlY 1EsilIvp&a. Corn
IL TOW grown successfully In nearly every mart
OF trait Ut country wlich may be Fuue,,iY
stated ~ equal to oue thousand miles square.
Our corn production might eaatly bc doubted II
ways and means cnu!d be found lor CONSUMING
and selling tNtge 81 much - now, But 1t il
open to queati0u II VIC have not nalIly reached
the limit Of our usefulness In this direction fur
the pFeseut It least II has heretofore been
found profitable IN aell corn Of, the hoof II
distance fruia "the worlds mar -" wtlere It
was not possible to kcl the gEafu Ut prices which
would pay for raising 1t. Now, however, hogs
are chcap enough 10 realize Easlyle's idea Ut
nsstiness. aud there would appear to oc little
Is easy to kcs that tho limit la4 nearly been
reached beyond which coru will be burned "a
fusl Ia preference to bclaX marketed, without y
reaction tu pricts or 4 cheApensux In fErlEhts.
CYr1 was sold At t1c per bu III lo%a u last autumn,
which Il tust enough to pay for hauling it l1unl
tho faru to thu depot al tho sYsraga distance
between the t~a, leavlnX nothing for thu cost OF
cultivation; while tn Illinois IL sold at tbs tame
time for Tx. the only difference in thr vust be-
lug that due to the relative value of tho farm,
4 much further decline III price would inevta-
from which It could be pfohtatly forwarded 10
N uSfkek
, 1879-01-01
r,tlCE4.


tue NEW CApp
proves 10 b. much lan:cr than was generally ex-
pectcd would he tue rase, cs;,c:!aIly aItcr the
but weather. Of July. Tnu b!xRe%s 5irIa W1s IL
kanaas, Sebra>ku. nMl Missouri, tilnse tI!ree
States g:yiug 4n average of fully Ii per rcat iu.
crease. A good deal VI new territory MAS upene1
Up to rye HARVESTING III lHTs. The vrup III pXrtA
VI WlscouAln MAS somewhat I1lurrI br blight,
nul illinois <huwA thr pourr&t leiu Ut ali, botu
IL quality aud cuautlts. Tue whole crop h44
, 1879-01-01
-&-- << -
,faFt.: I Ca
t4fH,,,........... I TIT

II otter evidence thai TINT furnished ty t!is
foregoing tables Of tho growing tHporta'':e of
ulI livestock trl'c wrrc required. It IL xlrpllcd
Stuck Yard hrauc,I Of the Western Union Tce
graph COMPANY. Il. y. Cough, who has charge
ii the NtoclsYard oltire, Is our nuthorty lnf lIo
statement that 1861 tnrssal:cs we're scnt out
number Tor the previous year. ~ lna''y as
l,15N messages have been sent from that otllco
IL single day, aud =, 40 III ono mouth.
, 1879-01-01

Tie feceipts By the Illinois 4: Michigan Canal
were i.lf1 hoattoatt,, Including 30 go hu wheat,
ami {, $50 bu barley. Total, 61I2,5l3 bu. In.
create over canal reccipts in 1871, l,147, bu.
, 1879-01-01

The aFcA planted ID 1878 q officially reported
1t 1000. .Qo0 ncfcs.
, 1879-01-01

been yelt drawn upon up to date. by very freq
movement from first hands, and passies IN the
fors next harvest, ~hcn verv little old rye will
b. ltfs 70 compete With tho new. European
consumers arc reported 10 be moderately wtl!
hlted up for the present, but are ctpccted 70
ers aft disposed to tuke about all offered a. r.
cent psIces. their demand tho last few weeks
havtoe becn fully equal 10 tho supply.
THR CRor.
ThS fot{nw1np ara eatifnateB of the rYa CIrp Of
, 1879-01-01
drawn from elevator for city consumption dnr-
ing the past Two year1:

Tota1.."......+... .o, III. 35< ., ooD, 21s
Tbs actual eiev consumption Of grain was
probably fully 500, ,000 hu, the difference being
made up Of grain received from wncona, and
taken directly from Track. The difference be-
tween tue receipts apd shipments OF -four
l9'a, a,Go5 br1s) Adltd 10 the :s33, 900 brls manu-
tho altered volume Of atoeks 10 store At the
close, Rves about 5o8t t377 orls Gotff ~ the city
consumption.
sTo0Es tn BToRE.
The following wpre tho reported stocks OF
Hour and grain in store It the closo OF three
Jc1rs psst:
1873. 1871. 1870.
v!Ssf; MSs.; Dsl'. ss ;7 ~ 5s@sn ts ~ e ~ ~
Corn, bn..., ,....l, ,Ua5, Db8 i;4I, 900 D:I0, MS
Gsts' 9 bn. 4s5.gas 15I.Dz 5s5,e4t
Barley. bu... II. lug. 7f}1 d2B, GA I, 13J. IA
0RAlS-lEsrECT1oH.
The following ahowe the inspection Of car
lots Of grain tnto store In this city bY months
11ttrfnff Tin
, 1879-01-01

The following ahovt the inspection Of car
lots OF grain into store In this city bY months
s1,trff,ff TIN reor.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-27
Written for the Gold HUI News.l
III EDITH Yu.scu.

-
Oh, voice Of the midnigh. lonely oh. song OF
the summer morni
You chant to my weary spirit . melody swess.
yet sad;
On the wings Of your fragrant bresses . gloomy
memory borne.
In the notes Of your Riseful sougstsrs no
sound TO mako me glad.
I live thro' the long, warm hours, and the husn
Of the sultry night.
But Il wsiksth By me forever. tLst memory
silent sAod;
1t comes with . spectral whisper. III moments
brief delight
Brings back the old.tims sweetness. . glimpse
Of the Ways I tIod.
II stands By my deck st noontids. and shadows
the golden sun.
It waksth ne In the dawnins with . subtle.
endless pain;
Il leans on my breast ct evening when the lsns
days toll 10 done,
And blndeth the heart like Iron. that strug'
glss, but all In vain.
Oh, long years Of the futursi Must ! walk with
II TO the epdf
Must the gloomy memory shadow each
thought and deed and word.
With svsry coming duty like . haunting visrd
70 blend.
And never an instant's pleasure where is sad
tones are not hsaruf
Oh, yssI forever and ever It stands out sharp
and bright,
That radiant summer Of glory. Of passion.
hope. and bliss;
It's days like wonderful Jewels set In moonlis
rings Of night.
And the swestest Of earthly stories that was
told with but . kiss. .
Oh, cold and snow Of Winter that fell With .
sudden chill.
On the passionate pulses beating. the Joyous
hearts aglow;
Oh, the thick and terrible darkness on the 70
diant hopes athrill.
Oh. Joy that has died forever with the days Of
the long agoi
GALExA. New. June Is. 1879.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-27
DR. miNriR,s NRPmRRTICuM.

"a compound nuid extract Of Buohu) DR..
Nintis's Nsphrsticum works wonder. All
casss Of Dropsy. Brightts pisssss. Kidney. Blad-
der and Urinary Complaints, or Retention Of
Urine Arc entirely cured By the Nsphrsticum.
oln are cured when all other medicines have
failed. Bee what the druggists Of Portland and
San Francisco SAY about DIR. Mintie's Nephrcti-
cum and English Dandelion Pills: I'VE have
soid Q large anount Of DR. Mint.s's medicines.
TIE Engiish Dandelion Pills. also the Nephrcti.
and rive entire Satisfaction" John A. Childs,
Drusr,st. Bocond street. Portland; Z. II. Wood
vsrd 4 Co. Druggists. corner Flint and Alder
s1resfs. Portland. Messrs. Abrams D Carroll.
vNoissaie Drusgists. Nos > and s Front street.
ssa Fr.aeisso, cay: ~ rs2ara napdss aaas
a. psaIe" All Druggists Keep thsss msdieinss,
Tor IN -dsrsnssmsnts Of the Liver. use DR. MIN
- Fnslish Dandsiion Pills. Tor Biliousness
ara DySpepsia. use DR.. Mintie's knslish Dande-
Hon Pfiia FOR Fever and Aens. use Dr: Aintie's
Eneiish Dsndelion Pills. EVER fsmily
Nintieis r,msdiss Will NOE ''curs al complsinta"
but win, n taksn according TO directions. give
Immediate rslisf. and perfect . cure IN ~
TROUBLES for which they srs recemmended. Soid
b. all Dru0isss-
TuxRu have peon more cures OF seminal
weakness, nervous debility and paralysis made
by the wosdesfal kpslish remedy, sir Ashley
Coopsr's Vital Restorative. than By all other
remedies combined. why will you sunerf
Send 70 A. Z. Mintie, n. D., No. II kesrny
street. q Frsncisco. foe the Restorative. and
b eussd. Pric.. - per bottle; four Inc ths
). D3tfpsoN. Sole xssn. for the state OF
Nevada. Room Q. No. los south o street.
Virginia, Nevada
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-27

Norr OF ISoUrRY.-John Schultz Of
Lone Pine. California, writes: "Pleass
ascertain II there are any relatives Of
VIM. T. Davis, q blacksmith and wagon
maker by trade, in your place. Davis
died here on the LIST inst, leaving prop
erty and valuable papers. He was
formerly Of Virginia City. and said he
had In that place o brother and sister,
the brother, I believe, an engineer"
TIE Sierra Nevada Mining Company
has commenced hauling ore to the Con-
solidatsd Virginia ors-houss. whence 1t
will be shipped by rail to the Eureka
mill. Carson river. The Eureka mill
Is at present being run on tailings, but
will start up OF Sierra Nevada ore v
soon a. Q sufficient amount has accumu.
lated to keep the mill steadily at work.
LIT the State spelling contest. which
takes place tonight at Coopsr's Hall.
be borne In mind. II will conclude with
Q ball, and . good time may be antiei-
pated by al who may attend.
AL il in readiness at the flooded
mines TO commence pumping. It 10
now the intention 70 start up the pumps
July !.
Cxryrsn from the Sacramento River
are still being sent to the Comstoek.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-27
THE way vANDxRBILr Sue

When oomuodors Vanderbilt vs. running
steamboats,. hs beat all rivals By crowdipg on
steam 10 the utmost, and even running down
his enemy II nscsssary, 70 soooupiish . TIL
umph. When he went into rs~iirosding. hs
adopted . much shrswdsr and moro successful
way. By uaiing vast lines and their tributaries
under bis own msnasemsnt, thus capturing al
rivals. By sharing with them { 70 immense pool
Of pronts thai we're made By his skillful msnip.
ulstion. Hessrs Lawrence = o., Bmkers. n.
7 acc5mp ish . much grestsr success 10 took
opsrsdons By their new Combination Method
Oh dealing. By this system the orders OF thous
snds { customers arc pooled INTO one vast sum
and 90 opsrdkd under the most sxuehenced
Management. ,hus giving 70 each shsrshold.r
ali ths benefts NJ large capital aud best skill
PROFITS div,dsi monthly. Any amount nom %
10 S2S 900 can b used With great success. SIS
WIN make e76 pront. SO would return ST2o.
or o Der ceat. OF the stock during the month.
socordipa 70 the market. The new circular
Imsiled fres) has 'two unsrrtng rule for sue.
esss" and fall ssplanstions. 90 that any one
can operate probably. Stocks ND bond.
wanted. Govsrnmsnt bonds supplied. APP
piy 70 LaWrsnce 1 Co., Banksrs, u Exchange
Place. New York City.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-27

CANE PnrsrarArIos Yesterday after.
noon at the Virginia Third Ward school
the teachers presented the j%anitor. An.
drew Christie, splendid, silver.mounted
ebony cane, with IN inscription oompil.
mentinR him on his faithfulness, etc.
Il n a token well deserved, and will be
highly priced BY the recipient.
TEE targstshooting match between
Billy Haskins Of the ssrsasld Guard
and Harry Cardu Of the Washington
Guard, 81 shots, 200 yards, for 500 .
aide. will take place tomorrow fore.
noon 1t the National Guard range.
Shooting 70 commence at 1880. sharp.
EIoHr THOUSAND DoLLAs went down
to Sutro yesterday through the Savage
mine and the tunnel. 70 pay Of laborsfs
there to-day.
SUPERINTENDENT Parton. Of the Bon.
ANA mines. returned yesterday morning
from Ban Francisco.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-27
III. Wheatlsnd Mystery.

W~HEATLASD, CAL, June 28.-In the
Roddan mystery there are no new de.
vslopmsnts. The detectives are hard at
work. and move very cautiously. BY
their actions q person would be led to
believe that they had found some new
olew ON which to work. The negro.
Williams, 10 still confined in the County
Jail, although o great many citizens are
Of the opinion that he is innocent. Yes.
tsrday. Justice Bray. at tho request Of
Supervisor D. 8. Wood, went to tho
Roddan ranch, and took the statements
OF Mrs. John Stsinman. Mrs. J. II O.
Jasper, Mrs. Fogg and Dr.. Mellon. in
regard to the washing OF the clothes
worn on the night Of the assault by Miss
Ida Dunn and Cora Hezlep. Miss Cora
Hszlsp Ii not 90 we'll to-day. Miss
Dunn Is improving rapidly.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-27
Acquitted.

After being out but . few minutes. the
Jury in the case Of q. J. Brady, charged
with the murder Of Adam Clark, brought
in . vsrdic. Of "not guilty" The in-'
structions Of the Court to the jury were
to the effect that II they considered that
death resulted directly from the wound,
and not from exposure and misconduct
on the part OF deceased. and that the
defendant inflicted the wound with
malicious intent. they must find . YER.
dict OF guilty. But II they thought that
death resulted from the indiscretion OF
the deceased, and not Immediately from
the wound. they must fnd . verdict Of
not guilty.