Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-18
THE EVENING NEWS.


call, crowd assembled last night at tn,
District Court Room, in Virginia, to tax,
under consideration the gSeenback ques,
ton. Cyrus Brown, Esq, was nominal,
ed for Chairman. on motion of Mr.
Meacham, but Mr.. B. declined the honor
and made some remarks, followed by DR.
s. A. McMeans, who thought as Brown
was loyal cuss, he should either take
the Chair or be sent to Fort Churchill.
At this stage of proceedings it was plain
TO see that the majority of the crowd were
ayowed or sympathizing secessionists,
who were bound to make a farce OF the
whole thing.-REP.l Some fellow made
a motion to adjourn, and was politely re
Guested by Brown "to so to Hell =
From his political complexion we would
be willing to gamble that Browns request
will ultimately be complied with.-REP. I
Brown attempted TO speak, but was not
allowed to proceed for some time. On
motion of Brown, It was carried that Nc
Means was drunk. Here Meaeham was
formally elected Chairman, and Mn Morris
Secretary. Mr.. Meacham took the stand
and spoke for few moments in pathetic
and patriotic manner. Here confusion
really commenced, and seeessia spread
itself. - REP. McMeans moved that
Frank Denver be appointed committee
Of one to draft resolutions. Lost by a
few. Brown again appeared and called
for Judge Reardon, Mr.. Seely, or any
other damned man. McMeans moved
that the Chair contribute greenbacks
enough to treat the crowd. Chair was
indignant; did MT think he was fool,
and assured his audience they were mis-
taken if they thought he came there for
any damned fooling. Great applause
from Jefferson DIS friends. McMeans
withdrew his motion. Chair called for
some one to speak did mt care who in
He'll it was. Tremendous uproar, and
calls for Brown. Brown took the stand
and assured the crowd he would like to
speak had he any basis Here the gas
was turned of, and general rampage en-
sued. After few moments light was
again restored, and Mr.. Brown went after
his basis whisky and water). The
Chair was riled-got furious-thought
the man who turned off the gas was
damned fool, and ought to be kicked out
of the house. MeMeans motioned that
the fellow be considered fool and a
knave. Carried. Loud calls were then
made for the irrepressible Brundage; but
B. would MT come. Collins, Brown, Pax
ton. Sankey, and others, were called for
in a series of bowls and screams. Nc
Means thought he should like to make
some learned remarks, but out of regard
for his particular friend Mr.. Sankey,
wouldn't do it, nor permit others to
take away that gentlenan's perogatiye.
Here Mr.. SanSey was pushed forward,
and mounting the rostrum made the only
sensible remarks of the evening, and was
listened to with fair share of attention.
He was in favor of the adoption of a
greenback currency, and when about half
way through his remarks, which were
structures upon bankers, capitalists, job
bers and secessionists, out went the gas,
and confusion again was extreme. We
noticed a short, fat, secessionist pettifog-
ger by the name of Brown (not Cyrus
Brown near the metre, and near by, John
\. Paxton, Judge Reardon, Mr.. Hall, and
other gentlemen not supposed to be
friendly to national currency. We were
informed that Chunky Brown turned off
the gas. Light was again had, and amid
laughter, cheers, shouts, Kisses and other
delightful sounds, the Chairman wanted
know if the meeting was all d-n nom
sense. A general feeling that the Chairs
m
Sankey continued his remarks for few
moments, when the gas was again turned
off. and pandemonium seemed broken
loose. Order and light being again re-
stored, it was carried, upon motion of DR..
McMeans, that the man who turned of
that gas should forever be thought cursed
fool complimentary to his friend). San
KEY continued his remarks for short
time and subsidized, the gas Pickering by
frequent turns from some friendly hand at
the bellows. Here the Chair got excited
again, and intimated that the crowd were
a set of jackanapes, and swore he didn't
care damn whether there was any light
or not. 1t was carried that Messrs. Den
yer and Prater be committee of two to
draft resolutions. (Gas out and lit again
Billy Warnock, occupation unknown,
wanted the Committee on Resolutions TO
straightway do the duty assigned them.
Brown here took the stand and made some
very uncomplementary remarks about SIS
Of BIS, and moved to go to Hammers to
drink. McMeans voted in the affirmative,
but the Chair again got indignant, and in
an appoplexical manner insisted he was
no id fool, and he wouldn't stand it
any longer. Here, groans, shouts, Kisses,
and up:oar generally seemed the order OF
the meeting-but as officer Brinton was
stationed for while at the metre, the gas
shed light on the meeting. The Chairman
put the whisky question, which was lost.
McMeans moved a vote of thanks to the
Chiar-lost. Sankey moved Committee
of FIVE be appointed to draft resolutions,
and that they report this evening-lost.
McMeans moved that the reporters be con-
sidered as big id fools as the men who
turned off the gas, provided they should
make a report-lost. Che gentleman
will please accept our thanks, although we
are forced to think it was whisky, not
love, that got into his head.") Tim Shea
was called for. but he had too much sense
TO respond. The Chair then made speech,
reiterating that he didn't want any id
nonsense. One Mr.. Finn here got in his
lip. with wonderful effect. Brown re-
sponded. The Chair signi6ed that he was
in earnest. Brown swore he was too.
Here General VIM. the well-known hash
man, was dragged forth by Brown and
McMeans, and "peeling himself, he
took the stand. He insisted that he was
so cursed drunk Che was right about that
that he couldn't speak, and thought most
of the crowd were drunken than he was
1--WE concurred), and called upon Colonel
Cradlebaugh to speak piece. Inc
Colonel couldn't see it. It was carried,
unanimously, that DIR. MeMeans be ap-
pointed a Committee of One to put Brown,
who was drunk, out of the house. Nc
Means complied with the resolution by
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