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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

The coolest, brassisst. most inconsis-
tent sslf.stylsd religious paper In America
IL the Church Mirror. . monthly Journal
published at Boston. Massachusetts,.
Not having sufficient intrinsic merit OF
its OWL, II socks to build up . circula-
ton upon the merits Of something else.
In other words. 1t Is used as an advsr-
tissment or prsis1t for the sale Of all
sorts Of articles. from . pap spoon or q
thimbls to q stsm-winding watch or .
cheap organ. Among other articles. In
. full-psss list. with . woodcus hlustra-
ton, Il couspicsously Offers nicksl-platsd
rsvolvers. Just think Of the ideal A
religious journal, devoted to the cause Of
the meek and lowly Jesus. deliberately
offers pistols q premiums for certain
numbers Of subscribers. Ignoring the
command, Thou shalt not kill" 1t in
dorsss and assists in the distribution Of
. weapon made only for taking human
life. A copy OF this internally religious
paper has come to the News Office. copies
being probably sent to all other leading
newspaper in the country. Sending 1t
thus to . journal on the Comstock.
whore the cheerful crack Of the revolver
and . "man for breakfast" has been 30
notoriously common in times past. looks
like Q keen Christian sarcasm. and hold
ing up the Mirror to eur chronic de-
pravitiss. a. II were. Yet, after all, the
Gospel and Christ's holy religion have
BEEN spread through the world at the
point OF the sword and muzzls Of the
muskst; therefore. 10 there anything in.
consistent In thus sending religious pa
psrs and revolvers forth together a. mis-
sionariss to Christianizs nankindf But
may the devil Hy away with all such re-
liRisus schemes and their promoters.
Such religious inesnsistsncy is q little
too tough for even . washos conscience.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

"Ths Californian" for December is
out. and It's numerous readers and
friends will recognize II - even superior
10 any preceding number. which 10 say
Ing q great deal. Citizens Of this State
and old pioneers generally will read with
peculiar interest the biographical sketch
by James O'Meara OF Captain Joseph r.
Walker, after whom Walker river and
Walker lake were named. and who was
also the d~iscovsrer OF walkers Pass"
through the Sierra Nevada range into
Tulsrs valley. California. His discover
lee in this State we're made In l832-33.
but Il was not until 1850 that hs discov-
cred the pass which bears his name.
From the MohAvs desert to Tulare val
ley Il was ten miles from plain to plain.
In 1874 Captain Walker concluded to
make his home in California. having
been there In advance OF Colonel FREE
mont. whose acquaintance be subss-
qusntly made. and became his guido.
He had NO very high opinion OF Free
mont, either a. . military man. "Path.
finder" or mountainssr. Capt. Walker
was . native Of Tennessee, born in 1893
and died in Contra Costa county. Cali
iornia. In 1876.
But this sketch il only q small portion
Of what il to b found In this number Of
the Californian. Leonard Kip's contin.
ued story Eat Cobwsb & Crusty's" IL .
prime i~avorits with everybody, and
Joaquin Miilsr's "Ons Of the World
Buildsrs'' possesses . fascinating in.
tsrsst. Professor J. g. Lennon Of
Sierra Valley. the wsll.known botanist'
who married . botanical lady q year or
20 ago. and during the past season has,
with his wife. been on . botanical teur
Down in Arizona. contributes an excel.
lent descriptive article appropriately
entitled "a Botanical Wedding Trip"
We have NO time to mention the rest Of
the contents, but the whole is OF the
highest order Of merit. The publishers
promise several improvements, even
limiting at illustrations, but NO increase
Of the price, "a . year. Now il the
time to subscribe.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26
TRIAL OF rHE ASSASSIN.
Testimony for the Defense Contin.
ued - Guiteau rs falkativo rs
Ever.

WASHINGTON, November 2~5.-Joseph
B. Smith. OF Frseport. Illinois. testified
Is to his acquaintance with the Guiteau
family.
Witness saw Guitsau here several
times last spring. Frequent references
were made during the conversation to
the ONCE Guitsau was expecting to have.
Witness told duiteau that he had NO
show for the Paris Consulship. and he
would help him to get Q clsrkship or
some minor position whore there was
little responsibility attaching; bot Cult.
eau became very indignant. aud said:
lyon watch the papers for the next
three or four days and you will see the
announcement o: my appointment to
the Paris Con~sulship." Witness visited
Guitsau some days since In Jail and
asked him Why hs killed President Gar.
Geld. The prisoner was lying down on
his couch. He arose sxcitedly and be.
gan Q rambling sort Of speech. saying:
~ didn't do Il. The Lord did 1t. /
was only the Lords instrument In re-
moving tho President" At times the
prisoner would show great excitement,
striking his fsts against the wall with
considerable violence. Then he would
relapse into . perfectly quiet state,
speaking almost In . whisper. Witness
received the impression that Guiteau
was Of unsound mind. Being pressed
for q moro direct answer. no replied: 81
had net o doubt OF It,"
Upon cfoss-exanination witness stated
that the last time he saw Guiteau was on
Tuesday evening before the assassina-
ton Of the President.
Guiteau took exception to the date.
and insisted that be did not see the wit
ness for q month previous to July !.
Witness was sure Of the correctness OF
his statement. ~ he went directly to
Saratoga and heard there Of the killing
Of tho President.
Guitssu shouted out: ~ say IL was
the lit Of May. I don't forget anything.
You see that's the matter with my brain.
When anything gets there Il sticks"
Witness resumed. when Guitsau broke
in again, directly co~ntradicting him. He
was cautioned to keep quiet, and rstort-
cd: 1--WE want the facts. Judge. to 60
before the jury. and nothing else. I
claim that my act was inspired by the
Deity. / stake my case on that position.
and Ill take my chances on the result"
The prisoner continued 10. interrupt,
making rambling and irrelevant remarks,
until Judge Coz quito sharply threat.
ensd to gag him II he did net keep quiet.
Guiteau continued 10 intsrpose objsc.
tions. but In . less Objectionable man
nsr and gradually snbsidsd altogether.
The Court, impatient at the prisoners
continued interruptions Of counsel and
witness. In . stern and determined man
nsr said:
eft there 10 no other way Of prevent.
ing these interruptions. you will have
to be-"
"wsll-" began the prisoner.
keep your mouth shut!" Numbered
the Judge. "and dent interrupt again
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

Tho Rev. o. B. rockingham. who IL
now living in Boston. explains that no
10 no moro . believer in Christianity
than hs was ten years ago; 20, he il not
10 arm . disbelisver. 81 have doubts
which I had not them" he writes 70 the
Boston Journal. "The crseds Of today
do not seem in my eyes to be SO wholly
groundlsss a. they were then. and. while
I believe that the next hundred years
will see great changes in them, I do not
think that they are destined to dissp-
pear. To sum up the whole matter. the
work which I have been doing appears
to lead to nothing. and may have been
grounded upon mistaken premises.
Therefore it is better to stop. But l do
not want to give the impression that l
rscsnt anything. I simply stop denying
and wait for more light"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

With the compliments Of Horatio G.
Burchard, Director Of the Mint. the
News has received . copy Of the report
Of that official upon the statisties Of the
production Of the precious metals in
the United States. It comprises q
neatly bound book Of $50 pages, with .
vast amount OF information, statistical
and general. on the subject Of which II
treats. Nevada, California and the Pa
ciAo coast are all well considered. and
Colorado, Idaho, Montana. New Mexico.
Arizona and all the other mining sec.
lions are not neglected. but a. far a.
possible the mines are mentioned m
detail with q fall index Of their names.
eto. The statistical tables OF production
from each and all sections are Of special
interest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26
Rich Ore at Aurora.
Esmsraldn Hsrald. Nor

Esmeralda Herald. Norembsr 10.
Recently twenty tons OF ore from the
Aurora Hill Con. mine OF this place,
was shipped TO Bodis and worked In the
Bulwer.S Standard mill. The result Was
$S473 Of 10 gold and $5I2 OF In silver,
making $685. IL the total yield Of the
twenty tons; or, SAC Is per ton. Az
We have repeatedly stated, oil We want
10 O mill 10 show the outside world that
We have got mines. and good ones. toe.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26
Some Pennsylvania capitalists have

Some Pennsylvania capitalists have
entered into q sl5. 600. 900 combination
to control the whole anthracite coal pro.
duc.isn Of that State. The scheme will
enable them to make $500 900 . year.
but consumers will DO badly taxed and
have NO redress, % the msnopolists are
protected by the tariff. which shuts cut
the competition Of foreign coal, which
can be delivered chsaply at Philadsl.
phia.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

Al . Conservative banquet In Toronto
evening before last Sir John A. Macdon.
aid said that an imperial federation was
impracticabls. and a to Independence
there was no loyalty in 1t. because 1t
meant ultimate annexation to the United
States. II the choice. however. were
between Independence and annexation.
be himself would prefer annexation at
once.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26
HEssY I~IELFMANN's CHILD.

Hsssy Hslimaan. the female Nihilist'
Who was implicated in the assassination
OF Car Alexander II. Of Russia. on the
18th Of March last. but who was spared
from being hanged with the Ave others
implicated with her. on the 10Th Of
April, by reason OF her being sneisnfs.
was safely delivered Of daughter last
Friday in prison. It will DO rseollsetsd
that two days after the assassination. the
house from which Roamakof, the chief
assassin, obtained the fatal bomb having
bean discovered. the police made . raid
upon IL. Hsssy Hslimann was living
there with O man named Navrotsk. who
shot and killed himself a. the police
entered. H,ssy was arrested and i'm.
~prisoned. The police found q number
Of bombs. and also proclamations
stating that the assassination would DO
accomplished by two persons. The next
morning . young man named Michaeloff
entered the house and was arrested, but
not until he had emptisd his revolver.
w~oundipg three Of the police. Sophia
Psrovsky. the other woman implicated
In the assassination. was hanged with
tho four male copspirators on tina 18th
Of April.
Various means we're about that time
resorted to. in order to wiring . con-
fsssion from Hessy Helfmann. even de-
priving her OF food until she tainted
from exhaustion. but she obstinately
refused to tell what she knew. Since
then. however. she has by degrees been
induced to confess. She was to be
hanged after her child was born. but
now Il 10 stated that she will probably
receive . free pardon in consideration
Of the confessions she has made. inpli-
eating q large number Of Nihilist con-
sp~iraiers, who have been arrested. She
certainly has been most terribly pun
ished. aud her condition alone saved
her from tho fate Of her companions In
that great crime. Should her little q
live and grow to vomanhood 1t will DO .
curious study to watch her career and
developed disposition. and note wherein
and how far the terrible ordeal her
mother passed through. and the ~associs.
tons Of her infancy shall have stamped
her future character and destiny.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26
NEW TODAY.
HRNrUCK MINING COMPANY.-
n Location Of principal place Of buslnsss,

NENrUCK MINING COAPAnY.-
n Location Of principal place Of buslnsas,
ban francisco. California.
Location Of work., Gold Hill. Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given. that at Q meeting OF
the Board Of Directors. bald on the twenty.
third day OF November, 1881, an asssssment
mo. III OF Thirty (s0c) Cent? per share was
lsvied upon the capital stock Of the corporA-
ton, payable Immediately. In United 6tatss
gold coin. 70 the Secretary, at tho once OF the
Company. No. SO Pine street. Room Is. Ban
Frsncisco. California
Any stock upon which this sssessmsct shan
remain unpaid on the third (3dl day Of
January. n8s1. viii be delinquent, and sdvsr.
Used for sale ~ public auction, and unlsespay.
msnt 10 msde before, will b sold On NON.
DAY, the twenty-third day OF JANUARY,
les2, 10 pay the delinquent assessmsnt, 70.
esthsf with cosu Of advertising and sxpsnsss
By osdsr, of the Board Of Directors.
ons..NS: go Pine sszsss Room ~ ssa
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

Patti only charges IS . ticket when
shs sings for the Michigan sufferers. but
$40 . ticket when she sings for herself.
II she could reverse this plan. says the
Inter. Ocean. she might have larger
houses.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

The Khsdive Of Egypt Is reported to
have set at liberty. last month. nearly .
hundred slaves that have been brought
70 Cairo. Among them were some sixty
girls, ranging in age from ten to fifteen
years, most Of whom had been sold BY
their own parents for sums ranging BE-
tween 800 and $500.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

sKuLIs.- While engaged In digging
the grave IN which to bury Henry Rick.
ey. who died here last Tuesday. Q hu.
man skull wss unearthed. The diggers
filled up the hole and commenced sIca.
waiting In another place, when, strange
a. It may seem. another skull was found.
A they both pointed to the north, II
was generally supposed they belonged
to Indians. probably buried there du-
ring the war In this ssction.-Bbhop
Creek Times.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

The drum.msjor who ran away from
MsjubA Hill, when reproachsd with
sowardlce. replied. "I'd rather be .
coward all my life than q corpse fifteen
minutes"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

A hotel ON the European plan has
Asiatio laundrynsn African walters. and
. North American clerk with . South
American diamond In his shirt front.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26
soRM.

In Virginia City. November "a, 10 the
wife Of David James, . son. Il.
In Austin. November "a, 10 the wife OF
James Waters, . daughter.
In Eureka, November "a, 10 the wife OF
Thsmas Reynolds, . daughter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26
MARRIED.

In Virginia City, November "a, BY Rev.
George n. Eastman, Philip Kline to Mira
z. Grant.
In Reno. November 70. F. xeR.s to Miss
Flora Loomis.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

LYONS 4 MonAHAh.-
vomcs-At the Yard. Main ofncs 81 J. O.
c0RRiE's AUCTION House. South 0 street.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

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and evidently enjoyed the way In which
be pitched into the old gentleman.
Witness continued: The prisoner after.
ward said that witness ought to have
been killed for s~egravatinR the old man,
but that God had decreed otherwise.
Witness told G%uiteau's father OF this,
and the father said not TO mind what
Guiteau said. This conversation took
place In Chicago.
The prisoner excitedly denied that
there was q word Of truth In the story.
The simplicity. nonchalancs and solemn.
~ Of the witness caused the greatest
msrrimsnt.
The prisoner dimisssd him, saying
that he seemed to be o good fellow, but
he level knew him before.
Thomas Noorth, OF Chicago, formerly
OF Frssport, testified that Luther Quit
eau was not Of right mind asd the pris-
onsr was an exaggerated facsimile Of
his father. He never saw anything hyp.
ocritical or dishonest In the prisoner.
He related the peculiar way Of saying
grace at the table OF the elder Guitesu.
which included the use Of the words: /
confess Christ within me With thankful
heart for this food. Thank Christ for
this dinner. etc.. etc. On n Of these
occasions after grace had been said
Charles Guiteau, or julius % they called
him then, came to the table late, and
was spoken to by his father In . psrsmP.
o,v.,A oH.caivs fons. Charles passed
behind his fathers chair and struck his
father on the back Of the neck. His
father at oncs jumped from bib chair
and the two clinohsd and struggled m.
Ill finally Charles surrendered and then
they withdrew from the table BY them.
selves and talked the matter over and
won't on with their meal. This was .
sudden sutburst on both sides.
Prisonsr-My mother died when /
was seven years old, and my father r.
manned . widower until ! was twelve.
During these years We were sxessdissy
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-26

r HAvl just ADDED 10 MI OLD
established Machine works thu LARGEST
bIzED LkTHR, PLANER and STRAIN
HAMMER. I'll Of the lsrsst and most improved
construction, and an now prepared 70 xAks
and Repair Ill kinds and al sisss Of
Daily Republican., 1881-07-23
GOuley's Excursion.

Gouley's excursion to Coney Island,
on Thursday, August 1S, will leave the
F., W. Il b. depot at 6 a. NJ, sharp, for
Jersey city, via. West Philadelphia,
and from there embark on the iron
palace steamer Taurus, for the iron
pier on Coney Island; returning leave
the iron pier at 10 p. M, sharp, for
Jersey City, after having nearly eleven
hours on the island, leaving Jersey City
at 1880 p. m, for Wilmington, arriving
home about 2.2O a. m. Parties wishing
to visit New York can do SO, and leave
any hour of the day for Coney Island
fro1n pier No. l, near the battery, free
from extra charge, BY showing their
tickets, or 60 from the island to New
York during the day on the same ticket.
Every seat will be numbered and the
number of the car that your seat is in
will be on the check. Adults tickets,
81; children from 5 to u years, $1.50
Order is our motto.
Daily Republican., 1881-07-23
Score hing Weather Abroad.

LONDON, july 2l.-The weather this
morning is cool, clear and very pleas
| ant. There has been no rain here, but
there was some in Paris again last eve
ming, causing much relief, and the at
mosphere IS agreeab!y cool.
There were three deaths from sum
stroke in Paris on Tuesday. The di-
rector of the observatory declares that
there is no authentic record Of such
heat. Two deaths from lightning uc-
Cured near Argenton. TwetA five het.-
tares of the forest Of pieereieu, in the
Department of the NaI, We're burned
ana two children persisted III the thames
The municipality of Paris has voted
ZOO, 900 francs for the improvement
OF the water works.
A letter from Paris dated Yesterday
says" In all my visits to PARTS this Is
the worst summer by Tar have ever
known. Old residents say they have
never seen It's like On Tuesday the
theremometer touched l0l dt.'s in the
shade, and it has been Mi to 9S degrees
nearly every day since the 10th instant.
The sun has been awful and horses
and men have wited. The streets
have been scdntily washe,. and sprink-
led, some of them not at all.
The dust rises in foygy clouds, and
bad smells fill the ali. indoors and out
doors.
IT Paris escapes al epidemic it will
be lucky. There are very few Ameri-
can tourists here, all who could having
gone to seek IL cooler spot.
Tr said thnf the what pnI pt har
crops are suffering from the heat, and
that in the absence Of rain the product
will be much below that Of last year.
BERLIN, july Il. The heaI here on
Tuesday and Wednesday was almost
intolcraple, and several cases OF sun
stroke occurred. a violent thunder
storm on e,nes1lay evening brought
some rtlltl.
Daily Republican., 1881-07-23
Republican Bc"anz"s.
rom .O EXrhnpvc

A Denver correspondent of Wash
ington paper says that near ) all the
rich strikes in the mines OF Colorado
have Teen made oy Republicans. He
cannot recall an instance in which a
Democrat has struck a bonanza. We
have always noticad this. It's as good
as n silver spoon in a mans mouth 10
be born Republican, while DeElo-
cratic infant is practically wrapped in y
poorhouse certificate ftom his advent
into this troublesome wo:ld until his
exit from it. OF course every iule has
its exception, but when a Democrat
strikes II bonanz:s or Republican fails
to strike one, it is in spite OF all the
probabilities, and each case is excep
tional and unique. It's as good as a
capital of $4,000 to be bo Il u Repub-
lican but the poor boy who creeps into
the world il Democratic blanket has
the chance against him, ana is practi-
cally in debt to the extent OF a million.
Daily Republican., 1881-07-23
PRICE ON E CENT.
Alvin Cottage.

This delightful homelike cottage situ-
ased at the corner of Pacific Xyenue
and Twenty.frst street, Atlantic CIV
the property Of Mr.. George A. Thomp-
son, is beautifully situated within a
square Of the beach and the Camden
and Atlantic Excursion house, CON-
manding most excellent view of tho
ocean and surrounding city. The pro-
prietor after having greatly enlarged
and improved his cottage, respectfully
invites those who contemplate visit 10
Atlantic City, to call on him. Tha
cooking and general management un..
der the supervision of Mrs. Thompson.
receive the strictest attention and .
irst class dinner is served to excursiop.-
sts for only 30 cents.
Daily Republican., 1881-07-23
UnhealthyPart Of she CITY.
For thA Uaruh1inAn,

L
Tho attention of the Committee IL
called again to the North Eastern por-
tion Of the city which ii not locked after
soon, and more attention given to the
cleansing the streets and cutters, and
hauling and burning the weeds, tho
disease which has spread in this part of
the city will become alarming 1t is
not worth while to listen to those who
tell us of the abatement Of the disease
for the report is not borne out by the
facts. The City Council weeks ago
directed that the fire plugs be let run
twice a week-Wednesdays and Satar-
days, but when they were left running
in this part of the city none can tell.
Whatare we paying taxes for, that the |
cutters and streets are allowed to re-
main in such miserable condition. Let
The City Council and Health Guardians
take q walk down Seventh and Button
wood, and circle around Decatur,
Greeley and North streets, and see the
auisances that there abound, and we
IRE sure they will be fully convinced
hat there is cause for very great
complaint and after they are convinced
We hope that practical knowledge will
produce wisdom. OBSERVER.
Daily Republican., 1881-07-23
Ash Lry n. 1. Society

The question 10 be debated at the
meeting OF the Asbury M. |. Society,
on Monday evening, is "Resolved, that
the mind gains more knowledge f.om
reading than from observation. David
Powell and James Mckay will take the
affirmative, and William W. Sharp and
Joseph Stocktell the negative. An
original essay will be read by Mrs. H..
w. Sparks, and select reading will be
given by Alfred Willing, Ella H. Jef-
ferris and others.
The society has decided to have pre-
pared monthly u paper called "The
Asbury Review" Miss George Carver
was, at the last meeting, elected edit
reSS,
Daily Republican., 1881-07-23
Sunday Hours.

The 2Sth professional visit of DR..
Darmon to our city will terminate on
Tuesday morning. Those who wish to
consult him must therefore act prompt
ly. His Office hours on Sunday are 9
o'clock, a. IN. to p. m. The doctor un-
like some travelling physicians expects
to visit our city again in few weeks,
and therefore he feels the necessity of
seeing that his patients improve under
his treatment and that his reputation
is preserved unsullied. Patients have
therefore a guarantee for fair dealing
at his hand.
Daily Republican., 1881-07-23
ExcurstOn to Atlantic CITY,

The first annual excursion Of the Nor
ma Social Club will be given to Allan
tic City on Friday, August 18th. The
excursionists will 60 on the steamer
Thomas Clyde to Camden,a and thence by
old reliable broad guage, via Camden u
Atlantic railroad. The First Regiment
brass and string band has been engag-
cd for the excursion.