Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-13

Signorine Brambilli, being tall aud barely off
being handsome, with graceful figure, and
what is Of less Importance, a really fine voice;
while she of the Mcguire troupe is petite in
figure, and not 60 fair to look upon. As to
the merits OF the two as artistes, the public
appear about equally divided. As have no
interest either way, / see each alternately,
and like both, but give my preference if l
have any-of which am in Doubt never
could make up my mind positively on this or
any other question Of art-to Brambilli The
report that / am "paid" BY the impressario's
to puff each alternately at the expense Of the
other, and that one pays my clothing bill and
the other my room rent, is, am happy to be
able to say, false, and totally unfounded. II
is true, OF course, am open to the acceptance
Of box tickets, don't object to the loan Of a
lnrgnette, like new hat now and then, look
better in new clothes than old ones-who
don't, pray ?-prefer boarding at the Occiden-
tai to the Russ House, and when the war
with aye tiger goes against me, don't feel
like positively refusing to borrow twenty
from friend, merely because he happened
to be in the show business, but to say that
would accept bride is too much. No, gen.
tlemen, some critics may do that, but don't
"Testimonials FROM friends, any man may
be proud to receive, but "bribes are be-
meath the dignity Of gentleman, and besides
all that, nobody ever offered me one. They
all know better than to do it.
DAN sATcHELL.
This low comedian, whose arrival was her
aided with such a flourish Of trumpets, made
his first bow to San Francisco audience on
Monday night, in Lei on Parle Francois.
You have seen Coppin, think If not, most
of your readers baye. Those who have seen
one, have seen all that is worth seeing and
heard all that is worth hearing of the other.
In low comedy-very low comedy, may say
both are at home; and not only do the two
play the same class Of characters in the same
style exactly, but they look so alike in every
way that either might be substituted for the
other in the same play and the audience not
be aware Of the change. Their age, hight,
size, voices, general appearance and style are
exactly similar, and yet strange as it may ap-
pear neither ever saw the other, one being
from Australia and the other from London.
One is fully as good Cockney as the other.
Satchell is drawing large but not fashionable
audiences, his style just suiting the class
which usually seeks amusement in entertain
ments not frequented to any great extent by
ladies'. Good of the kind he is beyond a
doubt, but one who has ever seen Joe Jetfer-
sons DR.. Pangloss, and can appreciate gen.
teel comedy, will be apt to say, "d-n the
kind" / concur.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS.
All over the Union the old system Of VOL
unteer Fire Department with hand engines
is being abandoned, and the paid Depart.
ment and steam engine system is taking its
place. The city of New York has held out
longest of all, for there the Department was
fearful power in the land, entering into all
political contests, and deciding many ques.
tons of public policy BY the sheer fprce Of
numbers and rowdy energy. II came at last
to become nuisance to be abated at any
cost, and the Taxpayers Of that city have
at length thrown off the incubus and in
augurated the paid system. The same thing
must occur here sooner or later, and We
are fast approaching the time when the
change must come. The steam FIRE engines
are fast superceding the old hand engines,
and the merits of paid department system
over that OF the volunteer, are so obvious
that the change cannot much longer be de-
layed. have not word to say against our
San Francisco department, as it now exists,
but look upon the system as behind the age.
While the city was new and society unset
tied. the volunteer system was not only
good one, but it was the only system we
could have. 1t has rendered good service
through many long years. But all things
have their day-it has had its, and system
which is less expensive, less complicated and
less calculated to create disturbances in times
of public excitements, and 10 raise up among
the youth Of our city an element which is
dangerous to the public and injurious in
every respect to individuals, fostering, loaf
ing, idleness, drinking, gambling and other
vices, must in the nature OF things sooner or
later supercede il. From conversation with
gentlemen of both the local Union organiza-
ton, peoples, and "CitizenS," AIN salts
fed that it makes little difference which sue
ceeds in carrying the next municipal cleo
ton, as in any event the volunteer system
must soon be abandoned. II has its adVu-
Gates of course, but they are loosing id
power and numbers daily. Just now the
bremen are making not little trouble on
account OF the introduction OF the Fire Alarm
Telegraph, which they look upon as an in
novation, calculated to lead to the ultimate
subverSion Of the old system. False signals
are sounded, bon6res built to cause false
alarms, and other measures of similar
character resorted to in order to interfere
with the operations Of the line and destroy
its character for usefulness, but like all really
meritorious inventions, it is bound to win its
way y public favor and overcome all oppnsi-
ton in the end. For one, / must confess,
that after some years Of experience under
both systems, am strongly in favor OF the
paid department and steam and lightning, in
place Of muscle.
ooTTscHALK AND SIMMONS.
The "great pianist" Gottschalk, and the
renowned cantatrice, Miss Lucy Simmons,
will make their appearance at Maguire's
Acadamy Of Music this evening. They will
have a tremendous house to open with, but
whether they can "hold their grip " and con-
tinue to draw like the Opera, remains to be
seen. have my doubts, we are having the
musical dodge slightly overdone about this
time too big run of shad for healthy
season." as they used to say away down on
the Connecticut River, in days gone BY, and
somebody will have to go under sure.
"YoU HAVE CALLED Us AND WE'RE
COMING"
see by the Eastern dispatches that Next
can recruiting agents are openly advertising
for men in Washington, and there can be no
doubt but that they will get them. The same
thing will be done here within sixty, posi-
DIV Within thirty VI SNSh knSHtl anu
the time for Emp. Max. l." 10 be getting
up and busting himself, il he wishes to avoid
ornamenting the wrong end of RATA is not
far off. But here, new question occurs.
Mexico calls for help, and help she must and
will have. But what then? She wants men
who will become Mexican citizens, but while
the veterans of the armies Of Liberty and the
Union are ready to rally once again" and
risk life and fortune for the cause Of Free
dom and human rights, they will never con.
sent to abandon the birthplace in defense OF
which they have freely made sacrifices, such
as no other nation on earth could make, or
would make, and they will fight as Amsri.
cans or not at all. This idea is distasteful
to many Mexican refugees with whom I have
recently conversed, but tits the true one, and
in the end our Mexican friends will be com
PEELED to choose between citizenship in
free enlightened and all powerful republic,
and becoming the subjects Of foreign
despot, supported by the bayonets Of mercen-
aries and hired cut-tnroats from the prisons
Of Europe. Great are the changes which
hay haa ,,, within the