Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-19

leaving not the slightest clue oenlno 70 leau
to their detection. This, you Will OBSERVE
took place on our great public thofoughfare
in broad daylight, and while hundreds were
passing on the sidewalk within three feet Oh
the daring operators. might 60 on to cite
incidents OF somewhat similar enaracter
for half day, il necessary, but presume
have said enough to make good the assertion
that San Francisco is fast becoming "a right
lively little business town." as the Arkansas
man said Of Evansville, Indiana, after having
been caught cheating at poker got licking
stole horse, been arrested, tried, convicted,
sentenced, and started for State Prison al
within "a hours after his arrival in town. IL
has got so already that two friends living IN
opposite parts Of town, being out OF an even
ing, will often accompany each other hrst TO
the residence of one and then to that OF the
other, and each being unwilling to abandon
the other to the fate which awaits him II he
falls into the hands Of the jayhawkers keep
on going home with each other alternately all
night. What we shall come to next is more
than can imagine. .. s.-.-.u..
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Directors Of the Central Pacific Tor
Clutch Flat") Railroad are still in trouble
about the San Francisco City Bonds for
800, 900, which they expected to have had in
their hands and hypothetical long since, but
which il begins TO look as il they never would
get il at al. Whether the Trustees Of the
road (what there is OF it) or the citizens OF
San Francisco are most to blame in the mat
ter, is not for me to say, but this much IS
certain, party comprising the bulk Of the
leading capitalists Of San Francisco have de-
termined to fight the matter in Court and
out, step by step, and ! doubt that the pre-
sent suit in the Supreme Court will come
anywhere near seeing the end OF the eontro-
yersey.
THEATRICAL. ... -...
The Kean's have reached Victoria, and as
a matter, of course, received rousing well
come from their countrymen and country
women in the Colony. Brown, the beautiful
and versatile commedienne, etc., is not play
ing this week. It's said that she is to appear
next in q grand Spectacular, scenic, illusary,
historical and Legendary DRAMA" but which
end of the leg she will exhibit, can only
guess, and l don't care to enter into
that subject at any length. One Of the
principal events Of the theatrical week is the
return of Mrs. Sophie Edwin to the stage,
after long months of illness, in the charac-
ter of " Little Barefoot" in the drama of that
name, assisted by Harry Courtaine-who
could he splendid light comedy actor, il he
would but make bold manly effort to shake
off his one besetting vice. To do him justice
he seems to be trying with success to keep
sober and behave himself like gentleman.
Mrs. Edwin has lost nothing Of her good
looks, or dramatic talent during retirement.
Ben Cotton has left for the East, his quarrel
with Bert having been compromised BY his
agreeing to play not0here until July LIST,
1865, the time when his engagement at the
New Idea was to have expired. Miss Mrs
Deaderick the new debutante Of whom l
spoke last week has so far, appeared in but
few characters, and is evidently feeling her
way on the stage; getting familiar with the
ground, and posting herself on stage strategy.
She reads well, has done everything she has
attempted, capitally, and will, believe,
make a thorough actress in time. The San
Francisco stage is about to lose one Of its or
naments, pretty Lulu Sweet, who, il report
speaks truth is to enter the bonds Of wedlock
on or about the 9th inst, the happy man be-
ing one Smith-not John Smith, but Charley
AN employee in the Recorders Office, and
a very steady deserving young man. The
attempt to shut up the theatres on Sunday
evening, BY the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, through the medium Of arrests un-
der the Sunday law, has thus far failed. The
managers arrested are to have separate jury
trials in the Police Court tomorrow after
noon, and if beaten, will appeal each case
step by step to the Supreme Court. They
all say-with truth, / believe-that they
make but little out Of their Sunday theatri.
calls, but that they will not be coerced into
the observance Of any particular day Of the
week. Whether the crowd which attends
theatres on Sunday evenings would be better
off, If broken up, and dispersed around town
among the " deadfalls" concert saloons" and
similar dens, or not, is a matter OF some
doubt with me. Few of them have families
and most of them if they did not 60 to the
theatres OIL that night, would go-somewhere
else.
BUSINESS AND BUILDING.
Just now business is at a stand in San
Francisco, owing to the impassability OF the
roads in the interior, but there is every pros
pect of fine trade in the forthcoming sea
SON. Flour and horse feed, the two articles
of which we stood most in need short time
since, are now so abundant in our market,
owing to the large imports from Chile and
New York, are now unsaleable at anything
like former prices. Holders will endeavor to
maintain the nominal rates for few weeks
longer, but it is of no use, for the prospects
of a heavy crop in California the coming sea.
SON, are better than ever before, and all
danger of a scarcity before the next crop
comes in is passed long since. Meantime,
building goes on here as rapidly as ever
more hrst-rate second-class residences are
now going up than at any former time. Every.
body is endeayoring to become the owner oil
a home, and be independent OF the lncreas'
ing exactions Of landlords. The different
Building and Loan Associations-of which
we have a number of excellent ones-are
doing much to enable the industrious me.
chanic, clerk, or small business man to be.
come a householder without feeling it. BY
loaning him the money to erect his house as
soon as his lot is paid for, at about Ii per
cent. per month, payable in monthly INSTALL
ments during four years, they place 1t In his
power to have good, comfortable home OF
his own at the end of that time, with an out
lay but little greater than he would have to
pay for rent during the same period.
PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Our jewelry, dry goods and toy stores are
filed to repletion with holiday goods, and
crowds of men, women and children throne
them from morning to night. The amount o.
merely ornamental, or absolutely unnecessary
and worthless goods being disposed Of this
season is almost incredible, and where all the
trash goes to cannot imagine. Money j:
being poured out with a layishness which
argues anything but hard times, or apprehen
sions of such in California. The amount
absolutely fooled away in San Francisco an
nually would keep the Sanitary Commission
in funds for months, and carry comfort ant
relief to the bodies and minds of thousands
on thousands Of the suffering hero martyrs in
our national Hospitals. There was time
when Christmas and New Year were looked
forward to as days Of pleasant reunion o
families and old friends, and unalloyed en-
ioyment, but that time is long past. Nobody
will submit to be outdone by ones neighbori
the Smiths must not be permitted to MAKE
bigger fools Of themselves than we do Of our
selves. And so we 60 on from year to yeal
increasing the annual expenditure for toy
and tribes until the holiday time is looked
forward to with horror and dread by pater ia
Midas, il he is possessed Of an income dimt
less than $4,000 per annum. The children
of people living in houses rented at S25 pc
month-and paid for with difficulty at that
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