Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-09

The PoNY,-The Withdrawal Of the Pony Express.
temporary Is il has been, has plainly demonstrated
the fact that the citizens Of the Pacific coast are de-
termned, IL possible. that some such means Of in
tercourse with the East shall be fosercd and kept 10
operation. The serious Inconvenience experienced
by the public at large, 70 say nothing Of the injury
which the failure Of communication, of late, may
have been to private business, together with the
universal interest manifested in the movements Of
the Pony, indicate the right state Of feeling with
reference to this enterprise.
The agent Of the Express in this city informs us
that be has reason to believe that the Pony let Car
son City yesterday, or will leave to-day, for st.
Joseph. On this point, we find the following state
ment in the Sacramento Bee Of the 9Th instant;
al" will be remembered that the Pony Express which leh
this city May 9Sh, had to turn back, when come two
hundred miles beyond Carson City The express matter
has remaned at the latter place ever since and dispatch
there says that the Pony will leave Carson City FRI
day next, June Sh, and that will doubtless through
TrEAphc dispatches for the East will he received at the
Sacramento office until twelve o'clock noon, Friday
10 believed that guard has been procured to accom-
pany the Express certain distance rather
Its courier and Indian catcher, but that not certain At
this rate wemSy expect the Pony with the Chicago news
almost any hour"
We hope to be able TO announce 10 our readers in
the next issue Of the DENocRAr that the affairs u
the Express more in Rprospcrous condition.
THEATRICAL.
For upwards OF a week past, those Of our citizens
addicted to theatrical amusementS, have been re.
called with the performances of that accomplished
artist aud SongSlress. Miss Harriet Gnrdnn.=Rssst.
ed by talented male and female coadjutors. The
pieces presented have been varied light and atTuc
tive-hlng 0'Donnel's comfortable and capaciouS
Theater, nightly. So numerous have been the rep.
reservations, that is impossible to refer to them IN
detail Ot the acting actresses and actors, however
brief npiuinuS NAV DO expressed,
The merits If Miss Gordon have been 80 oflen dis
cusSed and extensively admitted BY critics Of her
art that il is almost superiuouS IL date upon them
Possessed at personal attractions Of u high order
adequate To the proper illustration Of all the chaTac
tcrs she cssays,-a vocalist of singular capacity and
sweetness. she necessarily CLEANS n in the the
atrical trmnmcnt. During her present professions
engagement in Placcrvile, she has been peculiarly
fortunate, in being ned in her representations with
idly upon P"PalaF aVor. OF delicaIcly mOduatct
and most pleasing voice, exceedingly attractive ap
pearance, and having a thorough knowledge of hel
duties-morc experience aud familiarity with the
stage will perfect her into charming performer,
: not u brilliant and successful actress.
Mrs. Hamilton is also n most agreeable addition
Ia the troupe. she is ALWAYS vcrsed in her portions
of the play and her Observation-Disclosures are complete
| MIR. Ieman is an did iav"ritc in this State, and
has earned the present high estimation in which b.
is held by the play going public, by the accuracy
his delineAtions, aud the superlaiivelv good tAsl
: which pervadcs mis- performances stamps him
most polished and Rrntlemanly actor.
Mr. Hamilton is alSu we'll. known and highly ap-
preciAted wherever known. for the knuWl ledge h'
displays Of his profession the force aud prOprety
= OF his presentations, and the geniihiy OF hts de
:, meRROF on the stWYe. ---------
MeasrS. HYDE and GroSvcncr, although they hAv
not been ~ long the California boards, have &C
quired little popularity and are justly entitled
to the need Of applause because Of the correct ami
: effective rendition Of their respective parts.
In the representation Of the grOtesQue aud mirth
n provoking. Messrs, Glover aud McCabe are we'll
skilled, and keep their audience in The best OF hu
murs
u On Thursday night benefit WIS rendered to tn
{ Young America Engine Co. No. 8. Last night tn
compliment was returned. and benefit rendered Il
4 Miss Gordon. by the Young Americans" To-
night. Miss q. makes her last appearance before he
1 lAccrvir admirers, m the part ri Marguerite. II
= the great sensation play IN SIX tablcIuK. entitled
! the Romance nj y Poor Young Man" TN thiS &C
caSion, she will be supported hy McS>rS. lcmau
HYDE. Hamilton, GrnSvrnur. Glover and Others
, Miss Land appears US Nile llcluuin. We bespea
. for them full house.
NHw ToPIc.-from the variety aud novelty Of IN
opinions expressed on the subject Of the weather,
the earncstncss Of the discussion BY the
OF the occasioning the present theremnmetreI
phenomr ma, night conclude that the weather
brand topic and had superseded all others in pub
lie Our notion TO the Atmoe phrric
cuhares just now, ls very common place. but prual
correct. According (" the almanac eclipse Of th
Of more than ordinary tntanc>r due in this
try the 18th nf next month"; This piece Of coquctr
the part IL old sal and madam Luna, THINK ha
, kicked up rumpuS With the weather, knocked all com
mon calculations into III, and IL knoc King
time into the middle Of the last or ensuing winter