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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
CHARLIE Moss.

The New York Tribune OF the 17th
instant says: Mr.. Christian K. Ross Is
reported to regard the latsst clsw to the
whereabouts Of his sou Charlie as the
most hopeful which be has received for
several years. The letters from England
which describe the counterpart Of the
lost boy are written BY persons known
TO BE- responsible. and the evidence IL
strong that this child declared his real
name to bs Charlie Ross before any q
else in the nsighborhood knew that o
boy Of that name had been lost. The
gentleman who wrote one Of the letters
containing these statements. ct the time
Of which hs writes was living in . villa
ii Loughton. about twelve miles from
London. where his children often heard
the boy In question say that his real
nAms was Charley Ross. and that he
vas brought from America In . big
ship." The woman who pretended to
be his mother. but whom no repudiated,
always kept her face yelled, her excuse
being that her husband was abroad and
she had taken q vow not to uncover her
face In public until his return. These
statements come. not in . roundabout
way from persons whom nobody can
identity. but from tive gentlemen as 10
whose character there 10 said to be
not the slightest doubt. One Of them
IL Robert Benjamin. Husman. nov living
al No. sc Crossword Road. Dalstop.
London. N. E.. and the other 10 W. G.
Kingsbury. European land and smigra-
ton agent Of the Galveston. Harrisburg
and San Antonio Railway Company.
The letters were sent to Colonel Fornsy.
OF Philadelphia, to whom Mr.. Kinss-
bury II we'll known.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
EASTERN DISPATCHES,
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN ILLINOIS.
Ierryboat Upset-Larye Number
OF School Children Drowned.

ELoN. April 2s,-Bstvssn 8 and o
o'clock this morning . small boat run
ming over the Fox river between East
and West Elgin % . ferry. to take the
place Of the bridge recently washed away.
Wa capsizsd. and all the passengers, to
the number OF about fifteen. with but
one exception, were drowned. The boat
was . mere soov. just purchased at .
cost OF $50. and Vas propelled by .
rope. Tbs hrst trip Va made yesterday
afternoon. Those Lost are mainly school
children. Who were on their way to
school on the west side. The accident
occurred In mid-strsam, bot from what
cause cannot now b told. Il Il not pos.
sibls at this time to give the nsmes Of
any Of the lost. - 20 many have been
crossing both ways oil the morning. and
Il was not known who were on the craft.
A Daily Nsws special says : The ferry
boat wa crossing the Fox river this
morning. and was In the middle Of the
stream. whoa 1t eapsizsd suddenly. The
passengers. OF whom probably thirty
three were little girls. were swept down
the current. utteriog heartrsnding cries
for assistance. Several we're rescued
with boats. The body Of john Crigh.
tons daughter. aged twelve, Vas recov-
cred. and she u said to have been rssus.
citatsd. Twenty persons are known to
have been saved. Among the missing
are three boys. named Thomas Murphy.
Theodore Taylor and Guy Carlisle. The
fsrryboat Vas ssventy.ave feet long BY
fifteen feet wide. and when first used
was condemned BY the public at once.
The Eosnins Journals Information 10
that about atty persons were drowned.
II 10 almost impossible to get trustwor.
thy facts a. to the number on board aud
the saved snd lost.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

DETROIT. April 2s.-Ths Roman Oath.
olio Bisop, Borgess., prohibits any Cath.
ollie in his diocese participating In or any
way aiding In holding any picnic or OF.
cursion on Sunday for any purpose what.
ever. He also prohibits the holding OF
Fairs for churches, schools or charities
without being hrst submitted for sp-
proval. He claims that these things are
detrimental to the morals Of his flock.
Peter Lsmsn. living near the city. says
two years ago hs swallowed . lizard
which has constantly been growing and
causes him sndlsss pain. rsstlsssnsss.
vomiting, sto. His weight vas 175
pounds originally and 10 now rs. Hs is
sixty years old.
NEW Yoax. April 2s.-Thsrs are 1877
smallpox patients and l07 typhus fever
patients on Blackwell's Island. During
the week there were thirty.rhres new
cases OF smallpox and thirty.ssvsn Of y.
phus fever.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
N FEcunprY.
Rsmsrkabis Statistics or she Hum.
Der Or Children u Ons BiFSh.

Def - N1sAof0o ~ Ooo 0ikbu.
A man in Illinois having sent to .
Washington journal . photograph Of Ave
Of his children who were born on the
same day. asserting that "no other man
could show q picture Of Ave." the news.
paper man outlets him with tho follow.
ing statistics:
Instances have been found where chill
drsn to the number OF six, seven, eight,
nine and sometimes sixteen have been
brought forth at one birth. The wife Of
Emanuel Gogo. . laborsr near vsllsdo.
lid. was delivered June II. 1899. OF Ave
girls. The celebrated Tsrsin was brought
to bed In the seventh month. at Arten-
tuil. near Paris, July II. ITS, and de-
hvsrsd OF three boys. each fourteen and
. half inches long and Q Girl Thirteen
inches long. They were al baptized,
but did not live over .twsnty.four
hours. In June. 1889, one Maria
Ruis. OF Luoena. In Andslusis, was
successfully delivered of sixteen boys,
without any girls. Seven OF them were
alive on the 18th OF August following.
In 1886 . Museovite peasant named
James Kyrof and his wife wsrs present.
ed to the Emperor Of Russia. This
peasant had been twice married, and was
seventy years OF age. His hrst vile was
brought to bed twenty. o times. name
ly, four times OF four children each time.
seven times Of three. and ten times Of
two. making hity-ssvsn children who
we're then alive. His second wife. who
accompanied him, had been delivered
seven imes=oncs OF three children, and
six times OF twins. Thus he had ven
ty.two children by his two marriages.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
Reno Items.
Reno Journal, April 20.

W. b. Smith. F. F. Osbiston, j. K.
Brown, W. B. Chamberlain and James
n. Kipkssd went to Pyramid yesterday
to make . critical examination Of the
Jones 4 Kinksad mine. Msssrs. Osbis.
ton and Smith have long thought we'll Of
this mine, and Il 10 not improbable that
this present visit will improve their opin-
ion to such an extent that they will make
q liberal offer for the property.
John Riley. who came up from Wads-
worth might before last to cot a. brake
man in the O. P. yard here, tsok . room
at the Depot Hotel. and when be went
TO bed blew out the gas. He 10 still
alive, bat Il was . close game.
william Sheppard. r. J. Breed. Ike
8. Burson and John 8. Ryno. . party Of
Comstoeksrs bound for Wood river.
oamped here yesterday. From this point
O. they will have Joe Jonss' crowd for
company.
Senator stewart. Col. Billy Wood and
Frank n. Pixlsy were passsnesfs On the
wsst-houad train last night.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

The New York Sun says: A hot cir
ous eight il going on in Philadelphia.
Coup's show 10 followed BY Forepsugh's.
With Baznum's to come. making ak
weeks Of uninterrupted tent business.
Barnum's agents billed the city with the
statement that Forspaush had bought
up all the old stuffed monkeys and
worthless animals" Of last years Bar
nuns m~snagsris. Forspaush's agents
rstslistsd with rlacards saying they
were ''glsd to get an Official scknovl-
sdgusn, that Bsrnum's attractions were
stuffed monkeys and. worthless animals"
Then. when Forspaugh's people made .
grand street parade. the rear was
brought up BY several enormous trans
psrsnciss. on which Vas painted. 'wait
for Bsynum."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
Robertson tho Obstinate Lion OF
tha Senatorial Deadlock.

NEW YoRx. April 20.-A oorrespon-
dent Of the Philadelphia Ledger. usually
we'll informed, says today: The real
lion Who stands in the way to putting an
end to the deadlock in the Senate. Il 10
now ascertained beyond peradvsnturs. a.
not Conkling nor the President but Bob
ertson himself. Prominent Republicans
who are said to havs been commissioned
to 20 to Albany to persuade him for the
sake OF Republican harmony to with
draw a. nominee for the New York Col.
lec.orship, report that they have been
unable to win him over to that view OF
his duty, bat on the contrary. he de-
clares his determination to stick. NO
matter who may be pleased or displsassd.
The Qentlsmen to whom this delicate
mission was intrusted are In NO way
backward In having Il understood they
we're acting In high authority In order to
effect such compromise. and there 10 rsa.
son to believe that the n~on-suecsss OF the
undertaking has already been tslsRraphsd
to Washington. Robertson, II 10 further
understood. expressed himself with con.
adorable feeling On the occasion, and
PAVE his visitors to understand plainly
that he did not intend to be the catspsw
Of anybody. He also reminded them
that hs bad not sought the oface. but
the Office had sought him, and having
CONSENTED to aoo-pt he intended to abide
the action Of the Senate. be II favorable
or otherwise. cannot ascertain that
the presence In this city juss now OF
Blaine. Gov. Cornell and other Republic
cans has had anything to do directly with
this matter, but at the Custom. house.
where they usually have wonderfully
accurate knowledge OF what. In cases Of
this kind. 10 going on behind the scenes.
Il was the prevailing opinion that II Was
precisely that which brought them here.
They supplement that impression. more
over. With expressions In that conneo-
ton. that there II hardly Q foreign mis-.
sion in the gift Of the President which 10
not at the service OF the Judge II be will
give up the C~ollectorship.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
Tho Dorsey Dinner and Who Had
to Pay for it.

Nrw YoRx. April %. "A Worlds
Washington special says: There Is great
auttsrins among the stalwarts here over
certain uumistaksbls evidence which
goes to show that Dorsey. the hero Of
the Astor-S elieman. Morton dinner ct
Delmonico's, and Gorham. for whom
Coukliue, Cameron and Malone have
been blocking the business Of the Senate,
will bs drawn into the vortex Of Brsdy's
scandal post receiver. The same paper
says, regarding the Dorsey dinner: For
q long time after the dinner had been
eaten and the proceedings discussed In
the press. no light could Be got a. to the
financial aspects Of the affair. II was
only the other day that the matter vas
finally adjusted BY an appeal to the fol.
lowing gentlemen. who also having been
..roped In" - an innocent committee to
give the affair responsibility. made up
their minds to be done with Il and sub
mittsd 10 an assessment Of $265 for that
purpose: John Jacob Astor. J. Pisrpont
Morgan, ]. A. Stewart, Levi p. Morton,
Thurlow Weed. Jesse Ssligman, Frank
Work, Robert Lsnox Kennedy. F. 8.
Winston. Henry B. hyde. d. 0. Milla,
Leerand B. Cannon. William Dorswoor
and w. w. Cooper.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
ZEE kun.xA.aIcnnosD SUIT.

The Anal decision Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States in the long
and vell-oonisstsd case Of the Eureka
Consolidated ". the Richmond Mining
Company. at Eureka. 10 one Of the most
important svsr occurring In the history
Of this State. It afirms the dscision Of
Judge Field. and settlss permanently
the one big ledge theory which u claimed
for the mines Of Ruby Hill. . point Of
vital importance for that district. II
also gives the Eureka Consolidated .
very substantial claim for damages. to
the extent Of about two millions Of
dollars for valuable ore extracted from
the famous Potts chamber. now decided
to belong to the Eureka Consolidated.
Unless . compromise Is effected. suit
will be brought for the amount mem
toned. at lsast-psrhaps considerably
more. Following IL an abstract Of the
decision :,
No. li8-The Richmond Mining Com
rsny, Of Nevada. plaintiff in error. W. The
Eureka Consolidated Mining Company. In
error, to the Circuit Court Of the United
States for the District Of Nevada. This
was 4 suit for ejectment brought BY the
Eureka Company sgainst the Richmond
Company to recover possession Of valuable
mining property situated in Ruby Hin. In
the Eureka Mining District Of Nevada.
The court below decided that the property
bslon zed to the Eureka Consolidated Com
pany md rendered judgment In Its favor.
This SQUIRT In Affirming that judgment says
that the United States has granted TO the
Eureka Company . right to all veins.
lodes and deposits, the tops or apexes VI
which lie on the inside Of is surveys a.
patented. throughout their entire depth
aud wherever they may 60; iprevided that
the company keeps itself within the end
lines Of the surveys. The finding 10 that
the ground In dispute 10 within these end
lines and the apex 10 within the surface
lines. This settles the rights Of both par
ties. 40 we'll under their patsnts ~ under
their compromise agreement. The judg-
men, was affirmed with costs. The opin-
lou vas delivered ~ Chief Justice Waite.
Nos. ll6 and li7-Richmond Mining
Company. appellant. W. Eureka Console
dated Mining Company appeals from the
Circuit Court Of the United States for the
District Of Nevads)-Decres affirmed. with
coats. for reasons given In opinion In case
No. lis,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
More Mormon Recruits.

New YonK, April 2s.-ons hundred
and ninety.ssven Mormon men. women
and children landed yesterday from the
steamer Wyoming. On route for Salt
Lake. They are chiefly from Scotland
and Wales. One OF the elders In charge
OF the party said: "Tbis year the emf.
grafton from abroad for Salt Lake will
probably reach 10000. Some Of them
will 90 to Ogden and others to Salt Lake
City. and again others will 60 to our col
onies in Arizona and Wyoming. where
most OF them have friends. Our next
party will arrive hero next month, and
will be followed by another in June"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
Nevada Fruit Prospect.
Winn.mucea Silver State, April 2s

Winnsmucea Silvsr State, April as.
John Guthrie. OF the Sonoma Ranch.
10 said to have the best prospect for q
heavy fruit crop ever seen In Nevada.
he has large orchards Of apple. peach.
cherry. plum and other fruit trees. oil
covered with fruit. Hs 10 taking pains
10 protect them from late ~frosts, should
there be any, by pilins brush at different
places around the orchards % ~ to make
q dense smoke. which he expects will
prevent the frost from injuring the
young fruit. Orchards and vineyards
are said to be frequently saved from In.
jury BY late frosts BY this method In
France aud on the Rhine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
Ylorida oranges for Europe.

New Yonx. April 27.-A recent Eng
lish review says: A new Geld Of enter
prise has been opened BY the indsiatigs.
bic American. in which he comes In
contact with 10 English rivals. W. are
promised . large importation Of oranges
from Florida. which. Il 10 asserted. are
20 much superior to those Of Spain aud
Portugal that they will speedily monopo-
lixs this market. A trial boz Of Florida
oranges, dispatched from Jacksonville,
Florida, 10 this city. arrived in prime
condition after their journey Of three
weeks. Only three oranges were dam.
sgsd. The experiment 10 likely 10 b
repealed on . larger scale. and before
Ills quite possible that . thriving
spring up between Eng.
States.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

Memorial services Of an imposing
character we're held at the tomb Of Abra-
ham Lincoln. Springfield, ILL.,. last Fri
day. 1t being the sixteenth anniversary
Of bis martyrdom. The Governor and
Lieutenant Governor Of the State and
many other prominent men were in At
tendance. A notable portion Of the ser
vices was the reading Of Mr.. Lincoln's
celebrated Grafton at Gettysburg. and ex.
tracts from others Of his speeches. The
Lincoln Guard Of Honor has determined
TO make anniversary memorial services Q
regular yearly occurrence.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

The Pilgrim Society. Of Plymouth.
Mass, has received from Nj. James T.
Fields two valuable additions to its libra.
~ In the form Of autograph poems.
They are the manuscripts Of William
Cullen Brysnt's poem on the Pilgrims,
beginning:
Wild was the day; the wintry zee
Moansd sadly on New Englsnd's strand.
and . poem on the same theme BY Ebsn-
ezsr Elliott. the corn Law rhynsr Of
England.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

It IL reported that William Sharon will
invest upwards Of . hundred thousand
dollars In developing the mines Of Lens
Mountain District. In this county, this
summer. II he does, 10 10 likely To prove
more profitable To- him than running for
United States Senator 7ascarora Time''
Rerisr.
Is not Lone Mountain District located
near San Francisco II so, Sharon ID
going after q dead thing this time. sure,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

The Applstons expect to publish $780,
600 copies OF JEFF. Davis "Riss and
Fall Of the Confederate Government"
They will put "a. 900 copies On the mar
let - . hnt edition. all Of which a.
subscribed for. A large sdite
been erdsrsd for England.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28
Tho Worlds Pair-Nsw Departure.

Tho WORLDS Falr-NeW departure.
NEW YORK. April 2S.-The Herald says
Of ths meeting Of the Worlds Fair Com
mission: The substance OF the new plan
10 to make certain changes In committees
to bring some very wealthy capitalists
into intimate working relations With the
enterprise and to push 1t night and day
until the books are balanced In 1883.
One Of the radical features Of the new
departure will be to give the press
no news until its success has been
demonstrated. and to give information
Of NO future plans before they shall be
fully matured. The rooms OF the com
mission we're rented anew for another
month.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

Some OF the remedies for disease
sought out BY modern medical science
are peculiar. Fusohins-a bright AMI
line dye-was, not long since, recon.
msnded In Brieht's disease. and now we
have nitro.Rlycerins o. . remedy for
certain chest affections. It 10 given In
doses Of fifteen drops Of . q per cent.
alcoholic solution. and 10 also sold In
tablets for prevention Of seasicknsss and
tho relief Of neuralgia. headache, ete.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-28

Since the assassination Of the Gear,
extraordinary precautionary measures
have been taken to secure the safety Of
Queen Victoria while travelling by rail-
way. During q recent journey to Lon.
don. . train OF empty carriages was run
about . quarter OF an hour In advance OF
the Queens special train, which 1t pilot.
cd throughout the trip from Windsor TO
Psddington. while the entire distance
between the Windsor terminus and the
metropolis wa guarded by plats.layers
stationed at regular intervals along the
route. and we'll within sight Of each
other.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-24
The Peninsula Peach Orchards.

1t is said that the peach orchards of the
peninsula, between the Delaware and
Chesapeake bays comprising the state of
Delaware and part of Maryland, cover
$4,000 acres. including about 100000
trees Of all ages. representing all invested
capital of So, 75O, 600. or $55 per acre. In
addition to tho vast crops which are sent
away by water and rail, there are some
twelve Or fifteen canning establishments
in this peninsula, which fill annually over
a million cans of the fruit.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-24

4 ARPHANS' COURT SALE OF VALUABLE
- REAL ESTATE.-On TUESDAY, NO.
VEMBEH s, 1881. In pursuance OF an alias
order of the Orphans Court of Lancaster coun-
ty, will be sold ut public vcndue, at the Cad
well House, corner North Queen and Chestnut
streets. Lancaster, Pa, tho following real cs-
tate, late of John S. Gable. deceased. to wit:
No. ], all that twOstOry frame dwelling
hOuse-part thereof used as a store room
with Il twO-stOry frame back building and
brick tobacco warehouse, and lot or piece of
Queen street, in tho city of Lancaster afore-
said, containing in front about 45 feet, and in
depth. along its northern line, about ITO feet
to the, Pennsylvania railroad. Bounded on the
north by ground of John r. Bitner. On the
south and west by the Pennsylvania railroad
and on the east by North Queen street afOre-
said. This property has perfect drainage, con-
nccted with sewer in North Queen street. The
location is well calculated tor public business
of any kind, being in the most pOpulOus part
of the city.
on the southwest corner OF West Chestnut and
feet on Chestnut and $50 feet on Charlotte
street. This Is unquestiOnably one of the most
desirable building lots to be found anywhere
in the city of Lancaster. and will be sold rs a
whole or in parts, to suit purchasers.
Possession and tito on April l, 1882 OF the
building lot, however, possession may be given
Immediately.
Positive sale. Sale to commence at o'clock
r. III. on said dav, when terms will be made
known by +: NJ: SCHAEFFER,
ELIZABETH GABLE,
Surviving Executors.
ii. SHUBERT -iuct. Octl7-M&Stsd
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-24
Visible Improvement.

MIR. Noah Bates, Elmira, N. u, writes:
= About four years ago had an attack of bill
ious fever, and never fully recovered. My Gi-
gestive organs were weakened, and / would
he completely prostrated fordays. After using
two bottles of your Burdock Blood Bittcrs the
improvement was visible that was aston
ished can now. though 81 years of age, do
fair and reasonable days work" Price 81.
For salc at ii. Ii. Cochran's drug store, l;7
North Queen street. Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-24
Gently Does 1t.

Eugene Cross, Swan street, Buffalo, writes =:
IL have used Spring blossom for dyspepsia
and indigestion, and have found il to act ad-
mirably as gentle aperient and blood puri-
fer. lcOnsider it unequaled you are at lib
erty to use my name rs reference Price
70 cents FO: sale ut II, Il. Cochran's drug
store, l37 North Queen street. Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-24
AEDlCAL.
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