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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
A Specimen Hoodlum.
q CaR.


George McKenna. as vicious a young
hoodlum as was ever caught by q police
officer. was before Judge Ferral Of the
City Court Tuesday. to answer u charge
OF having committed a battery two weeks
ago last Sunday upon u man named
Carl Schroeder. The defendant. who Is
about twenty years Of age, decided to
conduct his own defense, and declined
the Courts Offer to appoint counsel for
him. After twelve men had been called
To act rs u Jury. the defendant was asked
IL he was satisfied. aud his reply was :
mo. l amt. There's too many
Dutchmsn on that jury"
He was told that he could exercise the
right Of peremptory challenge and ex-
cuse ten jurors without giving his req.
sons for so doing. He thereupon
pointed 10 one OF the jurors. saying. 81
don't want him." When the name Of
tho Juror was called. the defend
ant suddenly discovered that he had
not excused "a Dutchman," but an
American, aud he declined to excuse
any more. The complaining witness
testified that the accused had struck him
alongside Of the head with a buggy
whip, and this testimony was corrobora-
ted by another witness. The testimony
given by the defendant showed his char
acter in its true light to the jury. Two
weeks ago last Sunday | was in Croker
street, and this man Shredder came
along in a buggy. and | wanted to get in
TO take a ride. He said should not
get in, as he did not know me-. and | was
intoxicated. I said That's nothing,
and Jumped in. and he tried TO hold the
horse, aud l hit the horse q couple OF
welts to make him 20 ahead. and make
Schroeder let 60. But | did not hit Schroe.
der. After l had alittle ride | brought the
horse and buggy back. l did not hurt
the horse. l only broke his whip, that's
ALL" This youth who thought he had a
perfect right to take forcible possession
Of q citizens team, 80 that he might
enjoy a ride. was found guilty.
McKenna. whose home Is in Hayes
Valley. has been q number OF times be-
Tor the Courts for hoodlumisin. and has
often been punished. lie has been twice
sent to jail-once for 100 days and once
for ak months, for battery upon his
mother. lie now carries a bullet in one
Of his hips, fired into him several
months ago by a citizen from whom he
tried to take a buggy to enjoy u free
ride.
Yesterday MeKenns appeared for SEN
tencs. when Judge ferral asked him II
he had anything to say why sentence
should not be- pronounced. lie replied.
Judge. I wish you'd make il light. as
the blow only left a lump no bigger than
an egg on his head The Court heard
testimony in regard to previous charac-
ter Of the defendant. and then sentenced
him to Imprisonment in the House OF
Correction for 100 days.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Why Cork Snubbed Grant.
ua.bi,oton Star.

Warrington Star.
Private letters received from Cork and
Dublin by Irish citizens Of Washington
confirm the opinion that the refusal Of
the City Of Cork to receive General
Grant vas due principally to the treat
ment which the centennial address
adopted by the citizens OF Ireland u
sent 10 this country received at the
hands OF President Grant. The senti-
ments expressed in President Grants
Des Moines speech on "Church and
State was made the ostensible reason for
the refusal OF Cork to honor the er-
President; but the indignation tslt at the
non.reception Of that fraternal address
was, IL is alleged. the true ground Of re-
sentiment. II appears that the whole
feeling against General Grant was work
ed up by q Mr.. Dorsn, who, to make
sure Of the snubbins OF General
Grant, used his supposed anti-Catho.
lie views against him. The pso-
pie Of ireland, the letters state. were
not enraged ut the refusal OF this Gov.
eminent 10 receive the address, but ct
what they considered their shabby treat
ment by General Grant. The embossed
document was sent over to this country
by Messrs. Parnell and O'Connor
Power, two Irish members Of the British
Parliament. Mr.. Psrnell was selected
as n Of the delegates because he was
the grandson OF Commodore Stewart Of
the American navy. When these gen.
tlemen arrived at New York General
Grant was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
They called upon him with . number Of
oompatriots living in this country, and
made known the object Of their visit.
One Of the gentlemen who was present
at the interview told a Star reporter to-
day that they were received most cor.
daily. President Grant was glad to see
that 40 kindly q feeling was felt in Ire
land for the welfare OF the United States.
He would. he said. b most glad TO re-
ceivs the address, and expressed himself
as ready to receive II then and there. The
delegation thought that, TO give more
eclat TO the presentations, IL should be
made here in Washington. Gen. Grant
expressed himself % satisfied with the
arrangement. Messrs. Parnell and Power
came to Washington. and upon the re-
turn OF the President sent the document
to the White House. The next morning
they received q note from Assistant Sec
rotary Of State Cadwalader-Secretary
Fish was absent, and did not, as Is gen.
orally supposed. have any band in the
.L-a AL. .ll..aa aat.II
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
ANOrmgR OLD-riMER GONE.

Colonel George W. Gilt. for many
years prominent among the prominent
ouss OF the old timers OF the Pacific
Coast. died AT Napa City. California. on
Tuesdiy last. where he vas la,terly
officiating as editor OF the Napa Reporter.
Ho was born March 1. 1888. near Nash.
Vile. Tennessee. and in 1876 Was sent
to the Annapolis Naval Academy. after
two years being assigned a midship-
man to the Pacific squadron. He re.
signed from the navy In 1852. coming
to California and establishing a banking
house at sacramento. On the breaking
out Of the rebellion BIO entered the Con-
federate Navy. taking command Of the
ironclsd Arkansas on the Mississippi.
For various daring exploits during the
war. be was promoted by Jefferson
Davis, President OF the Confed-racy.
and finally became Naval Constructor
on the Chattanooga River. where he
married his second wife. About i've
years ago he returned TO California and
settled in Napa. He leaves = vile and
four children. one being by his first
wife.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Clicked to Death by a Piece Of Duck.
Mo York sun. Jan. Is.

Edward II. Besbe, aged II. an inmate
OF the Fordbam Home for Incurablss,
Was choksd to death with u piece Of
roast duck on Tuesday. "Soon after
Mr.. Beebe's dinner had been taken to
his ROOM" said DR.. Jones, the resident
physician, "his attendant ran down
stairs, and said that Slr. Bsebe was
choking. hurried to his room. and at
the door met Mr.. Beebe. He was on
his feet for the first time In nine years,
his face was livid. and he was gasping
for breath. As l took hold OF him he
fell exhausted to the floor. I knew that
Q part Of his dinner had lodged In his
throat. and all my efforts were directed
to removing II, but without success.
DR.. Campbell. the visiting surgeon,
came. and We attempted 10 shove the
obstruction down his throat. but IL had
lodged in the windpipe, and 1t was i'm.
possible to remove II. He died In a few
minutes from sutfocation. We ascer.
tanned that he had cut of Q large piece
duck containing q piece Of bone. He
was subject to violent and sudden spells
OF coughing. and. being attacked by one
OF those while the food was in his
mouth. the spasmodic catching Of
breath drew the food into his windpipe.
He was very corpulent, weighing 800
pounds, which condition added to the
difficulty OF removing tho obstruction"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14

TuE of years between the grea,
Worlds Fairs give an opportunity
usually taken pro~mPtly-for corners OF
the world a little out OF the mOs, ,rav-
eled ways. to bod international eShibi-
tons Of their own. Such vas the case
with Chill three or four years ago. and
with Australia year before last; and
such. next Autumn. will again be the
case with Australia. who is to hold an
exhibition Of all nations at Sydney.
Free space. free motive power, aud free
dom from customs duties are guaran-
teed. and an acre Of exhibiting area is
set apart for America. One vessel has
already gone from tho United States.
carrying goods ies the exhibition. and
another will 20 soon. There are medals.
money priz,S. and certificates Of merit
for the best exhibits. but. after all. the
true stimulus for Americans viii be the
prospect Of finding an increased market
fer their wares in australia. and this
prospect is worth the excrtion and ex.
penss. in many cases. OF sending goods
to the fair.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
the FRANC NUISANCE.

Virginia City is being overrun with
Migrants and tramps. therefore is all the
more Objectionable for Gold Hill to con-
solida,e with. The Enterprise calls earn
esily upon the Legislature to pass an act
to protee. the people against these stroll
ling nuisanees. 1t Justly remarks as fol.
Iowa:
There are just two things which this
class Of men fear. One Is physical pain
aud he other Is hard work. Tho senti-
mant Of the country will not permit. the
DIGGING Of yagrants, and the next thing
j. 10 make them work. Why cannot every
magistrate in the State IL empowered 10
sentence convicted Migrants to hard labor
on the public highways OF course. q
sound discretion would have 10 be used to
protect honest. willing. but unfortunate
men from the shame OF such u sentence.
The penalty should apply 10 those who are
alike dead TO shame and pride. and who
are 50 debased as TO be willing TO live OF
the charity Of people almost as poor ~
themselves. The plan has been tried in
different localities in the East. and with
the most happy results. The simple en-
actment Of the Law in some cases has had
tho effect TO induce the individuals most
interested to give the region over which the
law extended q wide berth. We commend
the proposition TO our Solons. II migt be
added IA supplementary 10 senator Stew
arts bill for the prevention Of the prema-
tnre resurrection Of deceased Mongolians.
The hr-' clause might declare that dead
chlnsnen must stay" and the last that
live Migrants must go-or work
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
aOsE EXPLICIT.

New York State Is making q legislative
attempt to revise her criminal code. or
make q new one. same as being done
In England. whereby all crimes. no mat
ter by whom committed. are to be hon
estly and squarsly called by their right
names. The criminal law is TO be
divssied o: some OF its antiquaied
absurdities in this respect, and q health
full influence upon society ia anticipated
through the proposed changes in the
nomenclature Of crime. Murder Is to
DO called murder. and the present polite
gradations OF homicide are to be re-
moved. A better prospect. however, is
that OF having "every criminal APP
preparation OF property called "lar'
ceny." and punished n such. Gentle.
manly dsfsulters, highly respectable
REGULATORS. men who have wrongfully
diverted" or +" misappropriatsd" funds,
polite thieves Of all sorts, for whose
crimes society has been eontriving the
most refined and delicate names, will be
arraigned before the world side by side
with the rowdy burglar and the sneak
thief. Their offsnses will be classed
under . common name. and the lesson
cannot fail to bs instructive. In many
respects the code seems likely to simplify
and strengthen criminal law.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
SPIRIT OF the NEVADA PRESS.
Eureka Leader.

II IL a noteworthy occurrence as being
entirely a departure from a wsll-sstab-
lished rule with him that Henry Ward
Brecher has given to a charitable associ.
alton his services for n evening as a
lecturer. He first arranged to take one
half his usual fee. but reconsidered upon
receiving n check for the amount aud
gave 1t all. II he could multiply in.
stances Of this kind the Christian
Beecher would rival the infdel Ingersoll.
The pressing necessity fos an insane
asylum has not as yet been discovered,
except by the county which hopes to
benefit by the location. The average
taxpayer does not feel at all disgraced
by the fact OF our insane being provided
for in q n-ighboring State. Low taxes
L. an irresistible argument to the people
in favor Of no change for the present.
An exchange says that Rhode Island
and Delaware are the sleeve-buttons Of
the Western Hemisphere. II would pro-
baby pronounce Nevada the pocket
book.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Nevada Beads.

The State Treasurer Of Nsvada Is now
in San Francisco completing neeotia-
tons with A. Livingstone. by which the
Stats takes In $500. 900 Of her bonds
which bear o.. per cent, and have yet
eight years to run. The transaction In
made on these terms. that Mr. Living.
stone surrendefs the bonds so a 70 guar
antss the State AZ per can't. during the
life OF the bonds, on the amount e1-
pended In The purchase. With the az
csption Of . few thousand dollars In
scattered bonds Of Nsvada, this wipes
out The entire Indebtedness Of the Stats.
Its financial condition d present b most
sIcelisnt. Wise leeislston may enable
the State 10 reduce the rais Of ts1ation
and still keep the Siats on . oash basis
for the usxt two ysars.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
SALARIES AND rEEs.

A substitute for Senator Powning's
Fee bill has been introduced by the As
sembly Committee on State Affairs. aud
its passage recommended. II definitely
fxes the salaries Of county officers
throughout the State. those OF Storey
county being stated as follows: Sheriff.
$4,000; Clerk. $500; Treasurer. So
coo. District Attorney. $4,000; Recorder.
$50 Assessor. $1,000; Superin-
tsndsnt of Schools. $500; Surveyor.
-; Public Administrator. 5000;
County Commissioners. each, $500.
Commenting on this, the Enterprise very
properly remarks. "Unless the Con.
solidstion bill should pass, the salary
for Commissioners 10 too great. while
the salary for Public Administrator and
Coroner Is too small. But what Of the
Constables and Justieesf Their smolu-
msnts in this county are equal. on an
average. to those Of the county officers.
They mus, Dot b. overlooked.
Never mud about that "consolida.
ton" iisa; that val be all right at the
proper tims. Gold Hill will stand no
forced marriage; she Is willing to have a
little counting first. But. by all means.
LAT an. v,ght sort af m .alayv hill la
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
H~anpnan's Record for 1878.
Eat I,raasd lOr.) Caa.


Oregon. no doubt. for the year 1879,
starts out far in advance Of any other
State In furnishing material for the
hangman. though she was entirely unre-
presented In 1878. Ninety-six murder.
ers were hanged In the United States
during the past year. which IL an In
crease OF IL compared with the previous
year. All were men: 40 were white, IS
were colored. two Indians and one Chi.
naman; five were hanged for outrage,
four for wife murder and n for filli.
eide; there were seven double xecu.
tions. four triple and two quadrupls.
More wsre hanged on Friday than on
all the other days combined. the num-
Der being 20. aud % were hanged in
March. The Southern States had 70
per cent. OF all the h~angings, and nearly
two-thirds were negroes. In the list Of
States, Texas comes frt with 10, Lou
isisns o.. South Caroline 8. Alabama 8.
North Carolina 8. Pennsylvania Q, Mis-.
sour 8. Georgia 8. Arkansas I, Tonnes
see 4, California 4 New York 3. Ken
tucky. Montana. Delaware, Virginia.
Ohio, Maryland. Mississippi, each two;
Massachusetts,. New Hampshire, lndi.
ana. Nevada and Arizona. n each.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Great Head.


Al. Smith. the man whose head was
so friehifully chopped by Medley Camp
bell, at q wood camp near Wells, a few
days ago, and who vas brought to the
hospital here. Is now able to get out of
bed and walk the room. The weapon
cut through the skull and into the brain,
partial paralysis, but strange
IL enough. the man appears to be i'm
proving; no Inflammation OF the wound
has appeared. and he experiences no
pain. The case is q singular 0ns.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Deep Shows.
Hartford phf.


The following record Of heavy snow
storms in Connecticut Is OF interest. On
December 20. 1879. the snow fell ~
inches. on q level In Hartford; also. Jan.
usry 10. 1857. "a inches deep. January
10. lG aud IL. 1916. Q terrible storm oc-
cured. the snow falling four feet deep
ON a level In Hartford. The Winter Of
l7il-2 was famous throughout New
England for deep snow and intense cold
weather. the first deep now falling on
the 18th OF November. giving sleighing
which lasted until the Goth Of April. In
February. I'LL, occurred the greatest
storm ever known in this section.
the snow falling ten feet deep on . level.
The snow fall on Thursday. January ~.
was ten inches in depth in Hartford.
The mercury on Friday at 7 A. n. indi-
Gated three degrees below zero. the cold.
est morning this season In Hartford.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Bodie Standard.

s. +. Hoole Of Reno is determined to
run a newspaper somewhere In the State.
He bursted up twice with the Reno
Record. and now proposes to remove the
material Of that institution to Bodie and
start a paper To be called the N,,es.
Every new mining camp has its trials
aud tribul,iions. = Duly Stage (Nsr.l
Yes, but Bodie isn't Tin the State
tNeyadal. Don't be so rough on him.
lie might yet make a Hoole lot OF money
in Bodie.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Written for the Gold Hill Nsvs.l
GOLD HILL
Br OLIVER DoIr.

Aye, blot its name nom OF the map ; TOO long
It's stood the test
Though many = heart will sigh to hear, the
old towns placed Of rest.
bering. almost dead,
Gold Hill would haste to cheer them up. would
in each dropping head.
When bissi prosperity was hers In those bright
days Of yors.
When BsleAsr and Crown Point produced two
thousand dollar ore,
Ne cry vss heard from harpiss then. DER the
dividing line;
Gold Hill stood high In the esteem Of our neigh.
bors every time.
Ays. blot her IRON the list Of towns. great poll.
tieians say,
And ls, us have . government like they have
down at the Bay"
The days Of "a forget. whom up the canyon
came.
Those hardy sons Of toll who gavs our good old
town Its name.
What has abe done to merit death, scaa her
record DER
Ere the grim sxscutionsr shall say. Gold Hill,
Il 10 no moro.
Ash the men Of 40 who with her yet ne
main.
II our old town deserves the right sIisisnos to
retsin'
a bsttsr thai a eloud .bur,t came and svamnsd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Mrs. SmalIman Insolvent.
s. y ON. Es6. L.

orr eehs, reo, ioss
Amelia Smallman, whose husband
sued John W. Mackay for $500. 900 aled
her petition In insolvency In the County
Court yesterday. Debts due-H. l..
COIN. note, 5000; Sismund Steinhart,
cash, 8 $500; Mary Tach, cash, $1,000;
Mary Clark. cash. $270; Il. H. Lloyd.
cash. SlG0; DR.. W. Dutch. services and
cash. $50; DR.. A. +. Sawyer. services,
81. 900; DIR. Il. d. Swan, unknown; Ar
thur Nahl. services, s35; Mrs. Spinney.
stock. $3.50; g. s. Smith, note, $1,000;
d. Nathan. goods. $154; Kohler 4 Rit.
ten, goods. $l20;J. N. Davidson & Co..
goods. 5000; - Hink, $40; Mrs. Beng.
field. goods, $40; - Keity. goods. $50.
Assets, nothing. ,.,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Eureka Sentinel.

Senator Jones. according to the San
Francisco Erumiaer, appears to doubt
the good faith OF Honest John sherman
on the silver question. That Mr. Jones
ever had any faith Whatever in Sher-
mans good faith would lead the general
public to place very little faith in Mr.
Jones knowledge OF the Sherman ma.
ture as ma,erializsd in the person OF
Honest John.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
Reno Journal.

Has the Chiuese ambassador hired
Parsons Cook. Talmase and Beechsrt
During their twenty-five years residence
in San Francisco the Chinese have never
built a house or had one built for them.
selves. and yet the Eastern press and
pulpit continues to talk OF the benefits
To the coast this .Asiatio leper Is.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14

"oLivrR Dorr" comes calamity TO
the rescue with a battalion OF verses.
which We print in another column. lie
is little oil however. and does 10,
seem to understand tina, there is no
present proposition in the consolidation
scheme to wipe either Gold Hill or vir.
ginia ont Of existence. Moreover. Gold
Hill Is not so easily wiped out as all tina,
amounts to. Not by q very long chalk.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14

PRESIDENT GRkvY and his wife do not
live together. Who will lead society 2
or. In other words. who will lead France ?
-EreAan0s.
Point well taken. No French dish is
good without the proper Grsvy.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14

The Princess Louise. following her
mothers example, pays q bounty VI ei
apiece for all triplets born in the Domin-
ion.-Erehdn9e.
Nothing extra liberal about tAai. either.
That's merely first cost for singles in
this country.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
MARRIED.

MeKENNA-sPALDrNa-In vr.ini,, Ftbru.
ary II. By Rev. W. O. Gray. ". hcksnna 10
Helena 6palding.
Virginia. February 10,
By Rev. W. G. Gray. o.. Perkins 10 Misc
Lena Amith
MckDAMs-MccRARY-In Elko, February 10.
Harvey McAdams 70 vina MeCnry.
DANIELS -BRrL-In Austin. February II.
Jesse Daniels 70 niss Katie Bets.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
eoRN.

FAN0IP-In Elto. f.bruarys .. 20 the wife OF
/. Fanof. sson
DEAN In Cort4s. nursks eoanty. to'the vife
Of Joseph Dean. . dAughlsf.
VERS-ln steptoe valley. Janusey 81, 70 the
wife OF Mr.. ivers, Q son, -
rRAiNoR IN Reno. February II. u the wife
OF J. H. Train0r, aponi
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14
DIED.

HOUsFHoLDtR-In Virginia. Fshruasy -.
Jonathan Householder. . native Of Penn
p~ylvsnia, aged u yeArs.
HENhY-,n Cherry Crrek. February Z, Infant
daashtsr Of Mr.. and Mr.. james Henry.
Axed I months,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-14

SENATOR ". d. @. Gmsos will accept
the thanks Of the NEws for interesting
public documents.
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