Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-10

ken fn1th IN ultimate triumph over all o0-
stacles; their perseverance in improve
ments which have been carried on almost
at the cost Of the absolute confiscation of
all the property of her citizens; their en-
ergy in rebuilding after every SUCCESSIVE
visitation of FIRE and food; their gallant
fight for the Pacific Railroad, in the build
ing Of which they are actually making
considerable progress in spite OF the most
discouraging obstacles and determined OPP.
position, and many other things deserve
all credit but are every where spoken Of
both here and at the East, in terms OF ad-
miration. With these facts in view one
would think that they could hear a news
paper joke with indifference, even II they
did not really enjoy it.
r,r 3, TOO QUICK TO REFUSE. rE..
A good thing is going the rounds OF the
town, at the expense of the Christian Com
mission. Some weeks since, a leading
citizen, Mr.. Bugbee, of Hawthorne street.
gave series of private theatrlcals LOT the
benefit OF the sick and wounded soldiers
of the Uniou-a number of the most
prominent Universalists and unltarans
taking an active part in the matter. After
consultation, it was decided to hand the
money to the Christian Commission; but
before an offer had been made, Mrs. b.
met the President of the Christian Com
mission on the street, and passed the COM
pliments of the day, when the President,
with long face, assured her that they had
"talked the matter over, and concluded
not to accept that money" With q toss
of the head, the indignant lady replied:
THANK you, sir; but had MT you better
wait until 1t is offered you !" The next
day the regularly published acknowledge
ment of the Sanitary Commission" re-
ceipts contained the words and figures:
Receipts from private theatricals, 800
Then, was mt there q row; Both sides
rushed into print. The Christian Com
mission gets fits for o straight-laced mar
rowness of spirit, in refusing aid to the
dying soldier, because it was raised from
sinful dramatic entertainments while the
other side talks bitterly back, and the re-
ligious circles of the town are in ferment.
The Christian Commission left the name
of DR.. Bellows out of their list of invita-
tons to participate in the organization
here, a year since, and gained neither
money nor friends by so doing, and the
Sanitary Commission seems to have the
best of the matter all through.
NOT INDIANS. + ~ +
Would you believe it, there are such
uncharitable persons in San Francisco,
that they do not hesitate to say that the
Indian raid on the Overland Mail and
Telegraph, about which such hullabaloo
is being raised, is neither more nor less
than q Holiday demonstration, and that
the line could have been kept open, if de-
sired, all the time. There are just such
people. 1 have heard it suggested that it
is the high price of barley and the low
price of greenbacks that plays the mis-
chief, and between you and me, I have so
much faith in the statement that I'd
gamble on it, would. indeed.
THE HERON.
Mrs. Matilda Heron Stoepel, first known
to fame as Miss Matilda Heron, who be-
came a popular favorite in California, in
the early days of San Francisco, returned
to our shores by the last steamer, and
made her second debut at Maguire's Opera
House, on Monday evening, in the char
acter of "Camille, a character which is
peculiarly her own, and in which she has
no rival. Time has laid his hand some
what heavily on the fair Matilda, and she
is no longer 1.-THE wasted girl; this
is a fact, but she is still deserving actress,
and draws crowded houses wherever she
goes. cannot say that 1 greatly admire
her style, but there are plenty of good
Judges of matters theatrical who do, and
she will leave here with no diminution OF
her forte as an actress. She will soon ap-
pear in a character new to the California
stage, viz: "Gamea, or the Jewish
Mother" and we may look for sensation.
Camille is played out and hackneyed to
death, and no actress of lesser merit. could
half fill house on its representation.
A GOOD ACTRESS LEAVING US.
Miss Annette Ince, really one of the
most faithful and correct actresses ever on
our stage, and lady of unapproachable
moral character, appeared at Platts Hall,
on Saturday, for farewell benefit. Mr..
Warwick, well known on your side of the
mountains, supporting her. am sorry to
say that the house was so poorly filled
that it hardly paid expenses, and the ben
eft was DO benefit at all in a pecuniary
sense. California is poor place for the
drama after all, and it has proved the
grave of the hopes Of many really good
actress.
.U THE NETT PROCEEDS.
The fact has leaked out that the Keans
carried away between 1926, 900 and $50, 1000
in very hard cash from this coast. Their
Dramatic Reading" at Platts Hall, for
charitable purposes on the Saturday after
noon previous to their leaving, netted just
S2ls, which was divided equally between
the Protestant and Catholic Orphan Asy-
lums. Comment is unnecessary. .,.4
AND WHERE WAS s1cKIEs THEN:
This question is the latest dodge on the
streets at this time. "A man tells long
story with no point in it. and at the end
his listener gravely asks, sand where was
Sickles, then p whereupon all hands ad-
iourn to liquor. The joke as seen from a
San Francisco point Of observation, creates
a hearty laugh every time. s.
wHEATIEIGH COMING. go p g.
Mcguire is preparing to send Wheat
leigh, one of the best actors on the Ameri-
can stage, with q first rate company, over
your side of the mountains very soon.