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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15

The Nevada mines. exclusive Of tho
Constoek. have paid 81. 400. 900 in diyi-
dends this year. one-half Of which was
paid BY the Richmond.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15

The exhibition building in Busnos
Ayrss has blown down In . great storm.
Great damage was done to the surround
ing country.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15

It Is now claimed that Colorado is
richer in iron and coal than Pennsylva-
mia. Already Bssssmsr steel rails are
made at Pueblo.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15

The bullion output Of Colorado for
the year 1881 will. 1t 10 thought. aegre-
gate s25, 900, 900 over last years produc.
ton.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15

The San Francisco Alta denies that II
intends to consolidate with the Examiner.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15

The whole country Is serene In the
belief that Guitsau will be removed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15

The Territorial law Of Utah allows
girls sixtes q years old to vote.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15

Vanderbilt to Retire from Active
Business.
New Yonx. December l5.-It 10 stated
10 we'll informed circles that Vanderbilt
IL about to retire from the active man.
agemsnt Of his properties, leaving the
practical administration In the hands OF
Ru,ter and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Illinois was admitted into tho Union
% . State s~ixty.three years ago. It now
ranks fourth 10 population, and 10 on
the top wave Of material prosperity. with
q proportionats increase In wealth nm.
surpassed by that Of any other State
east Of the Mississippi.
A California girl became insane from
taking q cold bath.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15
NOTICE.

A IL BILLS AGAINST THE TOWN OF
DAY. NAY ID. 1881. Fer Order. - :.
". q. HYDE,
Clsrk Of the Board Of Trustees.
Gold HUI, April 10, 1854. Sh
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15
CAUTION NOTICE.

NoTIoR Is HEREBY GIVEN TO TIE
IN public, that my vile. Catherine Mur.
ply. having left my bed and board without
Just cause or provocstion, I will not b iespon.
sible for any bills OF her contracting amer this
date. n, q. MURPHY.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-15
ANvsfnEyfs.

FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10th.
Csmnittss or Arranssnents,
D. 4. ourran, n. 3. Buckley,
r. B. DAVE, Luke Connin,
4. Nunros,. W.. q. Costello.
s:i 4! a sS,ss; Il VI Z. I S:ss:s;.
b. McPherson.
Rlser Managers
Dave Morgan, Thomas Aarts,
p. Boyle, Fred. West
J. JudAska. Frank Fallon.
Rsospusa Csnnnsssr
George Morrison. Thomas Burke.
Captain I'd. walsh, William Nlchoi,
Amos Merritt, Fred Stephens.
Invitatiss Cemmitteei
VIRGINIA CITY.
A. Abrams, J.. Ross,
D. Nevin, ]. Waldorf.
SILVER CITY.
z. II, REYNOLDS, III. Donovan,
Henry Combellick, George Language,
E.P. Hamilton.
GOLD HILL.
Every member Of the Gold Hill Miners' Union.
Floor Directors
PRESIDENT Z. o. LRERMo.
The Best or Music Will be ENGAGED
for shs Occasion.
TICKETS admitting gentleman and ladies). u
no26td
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
Worse than Assassination,

On Michigan Central train the other
day two gentlemen were talking about
the attempted assassination of the Pres
ident, and rs nh old farmer boarded the
train and took seat behind them, their
conversation ran about as follows:
eyes, it is an awful thing!"
Horrible! horriblel'
"Can't help but have a bad effect on
the whole country"
"I fear it, but perhaps he will pull
through"
"There is just chance that he WILL
J. tell you, this sort of thing murt be put
down."
''It must or no man will be safe
At this point the new arrival could no
longer contain his curiosity, and he lean
ed forward and said:
"Gentlemen, presume you are talk
ing of ST Brown of our town, who failed
yesterday for seventeen hundred dollars,
with no assets except pair of last win
ters overshoes. I agree with you that
this sort of work must be put down. He
stuck mo for six hundred dollars, and it
wasn't an hour ago that told him it
would knock the hull kentry into a
cooked hat. How much were you gen.
tlemen stuck, and how on airth is he
going to manage to pull through? ?"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
Tho Kerosene Demon,

An expert in oils says would recon-.
mend that parties purchasing oil from
corner groceries test the OIL before using
the same, which they can do in the
following simple manner: Take an
inverted cup or saucer; pour on it q
teaspoonful of the oil pass lighted
match or taper across the surface of the
oil if it flashes or ignites it is danger
Gus. To those who will persist in burn
ing oils and fluids known to be danger
GUS ] would recommend them to take
tho following precautions: Fill and
trim your lamps daily. Never attempt
to fill lighted lamp. Burn your lamp
with the wick turned up full-never
turn down the wick and burn rs a taper,
for when so burned tho gas, instead of
being burned with the oil, collects and
causes your lamp to explode. Use
burners which are considerably elevated
above the body of the lamp. And if
you are determined to light your fires
with coal oil, first ascertain if there are
any live Goals in the CRATE or fireplace.
After you have poured on the oil set
your oil can in the next room, put your
trust in the Lord and touch her off. BY
observing these rules You may be lucky
enough to escape an accident.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
u Mining Camp.
men,.

mining camp is about the newest
and roughest place in the world. When
successful ''strike" has been made,
that is rich silver or gold-bearing rock
disclosed i'll any locality, no matter how
far from anywhere it happens to be,
thither rush scores and hundreds of
miners and other restless money makers,
and every one houses himself rs best he
con until lumber can be sawed md other
regular building materials be prepared.
Some dig little caves in the side hill,
roofing them over in front with n sort of
porch and doorway others put up q
framework of poles and stretch their
tents over them, laying down floor of
slabs and banking up the sides with dirt;
some haul logs and construct square
cabins, ten or twelve logs high. This is
the dwelling of an aristocrat, but it has
only rough stono tire-place continued
outside into big mud and stone Chin
ney surmounted by corn-cob structure
OF fagots, headless barrel or an old
powder canister. The floor is dirt, the
door couple of slabs or perhaps only
pendant gunnysack, and the bed hunk
of poles covered with hay md blankets.
On shelf above the little window stands
a row of empty whiskey bottles and some
bitters and liniment. The tablo, chairs
and stools are knocked together by
means of few nails and nh ax the cui-
sine consists Of copper pals, tin cups
and iron knives and forks the library
OF pack of cards, a copy of tho mining
code, and perhaps a wellthumbed copy
of Bret Harte's Luck" or Mark Twain's
"Roughing It." ! once found Byron's
poems, Dickens "Nickloby," Shake
spcare's "Complete Plays" md m old
magazine MS the entire library of Cali
fornia mining camp.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
A Struggle with q Devil-Flyh.

"N1r. Sinale, the government diver
who was attacked by largo octopus, or
devil-fish, while at work recently OH the
bed of tho Moyne river, at Belfast, in
the colony of Victoria, gives this account
of the affair: Having thrust my arm
into hole, I found it was held by some
thing, and the action Of the water was
stirring up the loose clay, and therefore
L could not SEQ distinctly for a few min
utcs but when it did clear away saw
to my horror the arm of large octopus
entwined around mine like boa con-
strictor, and just then fixed some of his
suckers OH the back of my hand, aud the
pain was intense. I felt as if my hand
was being pulled to pieces, and the moro
tried to take it away the greater the
pain became. I had the greatest diff
Guilty in keeping my feet down, as tho
air rushed along tho interior of my dress
and inflated it and if my feet had got
upperr.ost should have become insen-
slble, held iii such position and, also,
If l had given the signal to be pulled up,
the brute would have held on, and the
chances would have been that L should
have had broken arm. ! had ham
NOR with me, but could not reach down
to use it Oh the brute. There was a
iron bar about five feet from mo, and
with my foot dragged this along until
could reach it with my left hand. And
now the fight commenced, md the moro
struck him tho tighter he squeezed,
until my arm got quite benumbcd... After
while found tho grip begin to relax
little, but he held on until had almost
cut him to pieces, and then ho relaxed
his hold from the rock, and pulled him
up. ! was completely exhausted, hav-
ing been in that position for over 20
minutes. I brought the animal up, or
rather part of it. We laid him out, and
he measured over eight feet across, and
1 feel perfectly convinced that this fell
low could have hold down five or six
men,"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
The Velocity OF Light.

Various experimentors arc in tho field
to ascertaion by direct measurement tho
velocity of light. Professor Forbes has
described the results lately reached by
him and DIR. Young, of Glasgow, in a
OF Fizeau's method Tho
beam was flashed across from Wemyss
Bay, on tho Clyde, to Innellan, and re-
focted back; but instead of totally eclip-
sing tho ray, the expcrimentcrs, for
greater accuracy, employed two mirrors.
ono quarter of milo behind tho other,
and then carefully observed the speeds
of the toothed wheel which rendered
each reflected ray of equal brightness to
tho other. The time was marked by q
delicate electrical chronograph, indicat-
ing to the n-thousandth Of second;
and the light was furnished by an cleo
trio lamp. This method tho experiment
ers believed to be more accurate than
Fizeau's plan. The general result is that
the velocity Of the light Of on electric
lamp is 187, 200 miles per second.
Alfred the Great invented the ideo
Of the lanthorn.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
On q Decline for Homo.
A dealer in hardware on Jefferson av

A dealer in hardware on Jefferson ave.
nue., Detroit, has had straw cutter
standing on the walk in front of his store
for some days past to catch the public
eye, and yesterday afternoon two boys
discovered it and had considerable sport
feeding papers under the knife. They
were still at work, one at the wheel and
the other feeding all the old papers he
could find, when along came three Ca
NADIA Indians with something less than
a thousand baskets hitched to them.
They were evidently father, mother and
son, and when they saw the straw-cutter
at work they came to O dead halt and
exhibited great curiosity to know how
the old thing chewed up paper in that
manner After some con versation bo
tween them the Indian put down his
basket and made closer inspection
The boys foil back to give him fair
show, and rs he picked up hong strip
of paper the squaw began turning the
wheel in about 4-6 time.
The machinery worked beautifully,
and grin OF quiet delight had just
commenced to spread over the red man 8
face when tho end of the paper was
reached and the knife sliced off the end
of his foretinger. There was Just one
howl, accompanied by jump three feet
high. When the Indian landed he was
rs silent as the grave and as straight rs
bean pole. He looked from his finger
to the straw-cutter and back, took in the
general laugh from the sidewalk
without giving himself away, and
with the dignity Of q Sultan he walked
over to his baskets, resumed his load and
marched of with his wounded hand in
his nose, set Oh IL bee-line for home
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
About Love.

Mr.. Factandfancy has noticed :.
That the boy who is most afraid of the
girls is the first to be comalled into mat
rimony.
That the little boys prefer boys to
girls.
That they soon change, never to go
back to their carly love.
That the little girls love the girls bost
That they don't get over their perfer-
ence as soon as tho boys do-some of
them never.
That women love tho mon because
they love every thing thoy have to tako
care of.
That mon love women because they
seant help it.
That the wife loves her husband so
well that sho has no thoughts for other
men.
That the husband so loves his wife
that no loves all women for her sake.
That tho married man is apt to think
himself all-killing among tho fair sex
simple becouso he has found ono woman
fool enough to marry him.
That homely husbands arc tho best.
They never forget the compliment paid
them by their wives in accepting them.
That homely wives are the trlest.
They know how to make the most of
what they have.
That the man who marries late in life
does we'll.
That man who marries young docs
better.
That tho man who never Inarries is to
be pitied.
That tho woman who marries does
we'll.
That the woman who does not marry
does better nine times out OF ten.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
TRI-W EEKLY EDITION
THE SABBATH.

How still the morning Of the hallowed day!
Mute is the voice Of rural labor, hushed
'Phs plough-boys whistle and the milklnads song,
The scythe lies glittering lu the dewy wreath
Of tsdded grass, mingled with fading aowers,
That yestermorn bloomed waving I'm the breeze
Sounds the most faint attract the ear-the hum
of early bee, the triskng Of the dew,
The distant bleating, midway up the hill.
Calmness sits throned on yon unmovlng cloud,
10 him who wanders DER the upland leas
Pie blackblrd's note comos mellower from the
dale;
And sw weeter from the sky tho gladstone lark,
Marbles his heaven-tuned song; the lulling brook
Aarmurs moro gently down the deep-worn glen;
While from yon lowy roof, whose circling smoke
O'ermouats the mist, Is heard at intervals
The voice OF psalms, the simple song OF praise,
Win doYelike wings Peace O'er yOn village broods;
The dizzying mll-wheel rests; the anvls din
Hath ceased; all, all around ia quietncss.
Less fearful on this day, the limping hare
Stops, looks backs, and stops, and looks OIL man.
Her deadiest foe. The tollworn horse, Bet free,
Unhsedfui Of the pasture, roams at large;
And as his stiH, unweldly bulk he rolls,
H1s non-armed hoofs gleam In the morning ray.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
A Last Opportrnity.

A Clevelandor who had put in two
weeks at the Flats st. Clair, onn,o down
on the boat on his way homo. Among
his traps he had something in box
which claimed considerable attention
and man finally approached him and
said
81 soc you caught one"
"Ycs."
"Going to take him home ?"
"Yes."
"Was it the largest one you saw up
there ?"
ooh, no; this is only young one."
"Going tol tame him. presume.
"Well, guess 80"
"Did he bite you?"
"Bito me? Why, they never bite. You
know what sort Of bird that is, don't
you ?"
"Of course + do. That's q st.. Clair
Flats mosquito, isn't it?"
1t was splendid opportunity, and
the temptation was great, but tho Buck
eye was n truthful man, and he sighed
heavily rs he replied:
"N--no, sir. That is st. Clair Flats
mud hon. didn't see 'skeeter over
half rs large as this"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
An Elk Hunt In Oregon.

Not long ago L. p. Mcknight, pro.
prietor Of the pleasure resort at Lower
Soda Springs, Oregon, started out with
his son Charley to hunt for elk across
the Santiam from the Springs. After
going few miles, they discovered all
elk, and Charley succeeded in killing it.
They skinned it, and, taking a part of
the meat OH their backs and covering IN
the remainder, came homo. After com
ing home, they thought some wild
animal might carry away the meat they
left behind before thoy could return to
it the next day, so Charley and his little
brother Clyde, taking their blankets,
guns and dog, started back, expecting
to camp with it. Soon after arriving ut
their destination they discovered cou-
pie of elk, and, by slipping upon them,
managed to kill both.
few moments afterward their dop
commenced torritic racket short dis
tance OIL, and above tho noise of its
barking could be heard the peculiar
sounds made by the call of the elk. The
boys rushed to the spot as soon as posi-
bic, and found a young elk calf, proba-
bly, about two weeks old. Of course.
they feathered on to that oalf. No boy
would lose such an opportunity to cap
ture such raro animal, but they were
not to get it without struggle. Hear
ing a noise close by, they glanced up
and wcro almost petrihed by seeing the
Old COW coming to the rescue OF her
young. She WAS only about twenty or
thirty feet away, and coming like a
whirlwind. With her horns down and
her hair turned the wrong way, she was
sight to try the nerves of one of our
oldtime hunters.
No tlmo wns to be lost. A seconds
delay might result in the death of both
boys; but Charley was equal to the oc-
casion. Grasping his gun he drew sight
on the terrible animal, and, shooting
when she was actually only about ten
feet off, caused her to turn almost q
somersault, and laid Mt their feet dend.
This wns an exploit equal to the many
that our readers have heard told around
their tiresidcs of some of the old hunters
Of the Great West, for be it remembered
that Charley is only fifteen years old and
small of his age, and Clyde is only thir-
teen. The boys dressed their game,
cnmped out all night, and the next day
took their captive ok and went home
and told their story. Their father has
been packing meat OH horseback ever
since, and judges that they will have
about fifteen hundred pounds, the elk
weighing from three hundred to five
hundac d hce.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
Language Of tho Finger Ring.

If gentleman wants wife he wears
ring on the first finger of his left
hand.
If he is engaged, he wears it on the
second finger.
If married, ho wears it on the third
finger, If he never intends to get mar
ried, he wears it on the fourth finger.
When a lady is not engaged, she
wears hoop or diamond on her first
finger.
If engaged, she wears it on the second
finger.
If married she wears it on the third
finger.
If she intends to romain maid, she
wears the ring upon her fourth finger.
Thus by fow single tokens tho pas.
sion Of love is expressed
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20

"Oh, Miss Revere-my darling
must tell you how deeply love you !
Will you be mine, darling ?"
"Never Mr.. Lamert,'
"Oh, you cannet mean it. You are
cruel Oh, Winnie take back your an-
swer," he entreated.
"No, sir p she replied coldly.
"Can you not at least give me
the hope of being able to win your love9"
he implored.
II cannot!'
"Miss Revere, it cannot be possible
you have been trifiing with me all these
months; have you not one particle of
love for me 2"
"Not one particle of love r'she replied
gain.
"What have I done to deserve such
treatment ?" he asked, brokenly.
"You ask me that? Well, I will tell
you" and unclasping locket she wore,
she held it up to him.
"Winnie Lyle p he exclaimed, huski-
ly.
"Ycs; Winnie Lyle ..and Winnie Re-
we're are one DO you ask me now, what
you have done? ?" and she threw her
head back proudly.
"Oh, Winnie, have mercy and pity
me did love yon-indeed did Let
me explain"
"No; I will listen to no explanation;
understand it oil. You used the poor
innocent country girl, to try your pow
ors of fascination upon. Then, when
she trusted and loved you, you tired of
her, and threw her aside for new toy.
l do pity you, but do not love YOU"
"But you can-you once did"
"True; but cannot now. It long ago
passed away, when learned your faith :.
lessness."
"Why cannot you give me hope-you
forgive me p
eyes, 1 forgive you, but love another!"
and her eyes shone brightly as Chester
Earle, who had just entered, came for
ward.
''I sec all now," he returned, broken
ly. "You deserve her, Chester. This
is my punishment p
With bowed head, he left the house
carrying with him the picture of the two
happy faces left behind him.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
Spiders Obstruct the Telegraph.

One Of the chief hindrances to tele-
graphing in Japan is the grounding of
the current by spider lines. The trees
bordering the highways swarm with
spiders, which spin their webs evory-
where between the earth, wires. posts,
posts, insulators, and trees. When the
spider webs are covered with heavy
dews they become eood conductors and
run the messages to earth. The only
way to remove the difficulty is by em-
ploying men to sweep the wires with
brushes of bamboo but as the spiders
are more numerous and persistent than
the brush users tho difficulty remains
always serious ono.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20
New Mexican Indians,

THE Pueblos, the most important tribe,
are quite semi-civilzied people. living in
towns (the word Pueblo meaning town.
along the valley of the Rio Grande and
its tributary streams. Their houses are
built Of adobes, comfort and protection
from the elements, and also from their
hostile neighbors, being paramount OBJ
jects in their location and construction.
Their rooms ore kept reasonably clean
and quite home-like appearance sur
rounds their habitations. The people
are rather under medium size compactly
built, with quite dark compilations, even
for Indians, with open frank counten-
ances, and rarely presenting any appear
ance Of diseases. The dress of the man
consists of wEite cotton or calico shirt,
heavy cotton trousers, wide and reach,
ing below the knee, buff leather leggins
and moccasins of buckskin; a striped
mexican blanket, and either common
soft hat or colored handkerchief for a
head covering complete the outfit The
women wear long shirt of calico or
white cotton reaching to the knees, over
this q shroud or petticoat from the waist
to the knees, and from knee to the ankle
their calves are covered by wrapping
which is made of buckskin, called by
them garamoosa. It is wrapped around
and around very carefully until the limb
is Of the same size from knee to foot
and of quite round dimons ions, the size
Of mems trousers of the present day.
The wrapping terminates in neat moe.
casin, and is evidently designed to be
the principal charm, in presenting the
appearance of small and neat pedal ex-
tremity. Very little paint is used by Ell
thcr of the sexes and but n few orna-
monts of any description.
The government of each town consists
Of Cacique. who is chief officer Of
church and state, priest of Montezuma
and director Of the temporal affairs Of
the town; the Cacique, aidod by the
three principals selected by him, appoints
he governor and all the officers. Tho
Office is purely honorary, but the honor
does not cease with his torn Office as he
then becomes principal man, and he
may again become governor by reap-
pointment. The ex-governors compose
"a council of wise men and are tho con-
stitutional advisers of the governor.
The (fiscaD mayor attends to tho relig-
ious ceremonies. A captain de Ia guerra
(war captnin), with hi. captain and lieu
tenants, has no duties to perform except
in case of war. They are timid,
modest, industrious people, who desire
peace with all mankind above all things;
primitive in their habits, relying almost
entirely on their resources. They have
nevor cost tho government any consider
able amount, and with reasonable pro-
lection, with education and time, may
become useful citizens. They have gar
dens, vineyards and fields Sufficient to
supply their wants. They have herds
of cattle, sheep horses and buros to
supply all their needs In cultivating
their grounds the crooked wooden stick
has given away to the steel plow, and
after two-hundred years (since the yoke
Of the tyrant was laid upon their necks)
the ora of progress seems to drawn upon
them.
HORSE thieves in Texas are serenaded by
string bands,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-20

Fowls dry.plcked SUIT the dealers better
than scalded ones. The flesh retains lts
color better and keeps longer.