Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-29
II EVENING NEWS.

sprRrru,L MEErrSo.-Last evening" IN
company with All. Doten' we made a
descent on a Spiritual meeting, to see II
spiri,s of the departed were still towering
around Virginia, these dull times. We
wen, early IN order to obtain a good seat,
which satisfactorily done, soon the crowd
hogan 10 gather in. and in Il short time the
room was well filled. The speaker, Mrs.
O,is. Of Silver City, was then introduced.
She took the stand and at once proceeded
with her lecture. which was certainly
clothed in excellent language, and showed
tha, it had been written with much care,
and was well committed TO memory. At
the same time, there was no argument
adduced 10 show that there existed any
such things as are advocated by the pro-
mulga,ors of the doctrine. The exercises
were opened with prayer, delivered in a
feryent name and well worded. The
lecture was composed Of Aowery speech
without meaning. and continued for about
half an hour, when the spirits called on
her 10 stop. The house by this time (the
court-room) was "a perfect. jam. composed
of all grades Of society some OF whom had
come for the purpose Of w~orShipPing ac-
cording to the dictates OF their conscience
others had attended in order 10 investigate
the matter some to crafty an idle curl
o>itv bu, there were some who went
there for the express purpose Of making
themselves even more disagrecGble than
Nature int~ended-even though she has
done her work well. We will narrate
what t~ransp;red after the lecture closed.
The speaker, after she had concluded her
lecture, called on the audience TO ask her
ans question, and she would answer it.
One Of the brethren asked her. who Coo
was: She answered by saying God was
an omnipresent spirit. Another ques-
ton ~propounled to her: What are
your teachings :" which she answered
according TO the doctrines Of ~Spiritualism,
bu, an outsider called out to her, Madam,
what was my mothers Nance" She
paused and looked on him with astonish-
ment. Just here a German advanced to
the stand and commenced as follows: 81
SAYS. Matam. toes 0 not knows tat &c
Piple saws Ia, a vomsns has no plznesS 10
bray or breach in te public. and now l
thinks YOU shist had a tam sight peter go
pack 10 Silver City and keeps your tongue
10 yourself" At this j%uncture some EEL
low, who has not brains enough TO dis
criminate between cuteness and making
AN ass of himself. turned the gass off and
let: the crowd in the dark. Matches were
lighted aud attempt after attempt was
made to light the burners, but It was
turned off az the meter, and some FIVE
minutes elapsed before the room was again
lighted, and during the darkncS the
roughs kept up a continual bowling like
a pack OF wolves. There being present
some thirty or forty OF the most respect
able ladies of the city, we deemed tins an
ou,landish act. II any one does not like
S~piri,ualism, lie, them keep away from it.
We are no Spiritualist, but let them hold
their meetings in peace; and it is 10 be
hoped that on the next occasion OF the
kind some Of the police will be around.
The meeting was broken up at once, after
Il light was made 30 that people could see
10 get out.
The SHOOTING MATcH.-The shooting
match on Saturday was largely attended,
there being no less than six hundred per-
sons on the ground at one time, and in
addition 70 these there were hundreds on
the surrounding hills, all eager TO see the
sport. There were several matches before
the main match, for what are called pools,
which we admired. The main match
was commenced az about , o'clock, which
resulted in a tie. Two of Tuers' birds fall
ing Just outside Of the bounds were lost,
and consequently could not be counted ;
and in Justice 10 both Of the contestants
we will saw that but one bird escaped un-
injured, and that was one Of Truetts,
which we think entirely escaped. The
best shooting we saw, however, was done
bv those outside OF the bounds, who were
there ready to pick up all the pigeons that
might escape the shots Of the contestants,
and among these We would particularly
mention the name Of DR.. keene, who, we
believe, did altogether the best shooting
we saw during the day and not only was
he a dead shot on a pigeon but two old
crows few over 10 take an observation OF
the sports, and using great care, no doubt,
to be out, Of danger-we think It is safe 10
say that they did not look larger than
sgotc-5irGS-but the Doctor, getting tired
waiting for a pigeon. blazed away at one
OF these crows, and. TO the astonishment
of the crowd. the bird dropped like a
stone-but whether the Doctor ate it or
not. we don't know.
A WRONG SrArgNESr.-For some time
past a story has been going the rounds
tina, Haigh,, Of the Gold Hill and Virginia
omnibus line. was in the habit Of driving
30 fast that it was dangerous TO ride with
him, and in fact the authorities Of Virginia
At one time arrested him and had him
fined for this offense. Now we are ever
ready to defend those who possess the
Qualities Of a gentleman as Mr.. Halght
does, and we will contradict this state
ment, and say that plenty of time can be
taken 10 call at some OF the saloons for a
drink, and then oyertake him within fifty
wards. We would ask If this was not an
imposition on good nature, to circulate a
report of this kind? Haight always
drives with a steady reign, and no one
need be afraid TO ride with him.
The wRoxo MAS.-Yesterday morn
ing, quite early, one of those bullying
fellows who, by aourishing u knife or
pistol, Brighten people, thinking i, brave,
got 4" picked up" by one Of the actors at
Music Hall. The fellow wished TO illus
,ra,e TO said actor that if he was not care
full he would cut him in two, as he had
done a sick woman once, at the same time
making a pass near his face with his knife,
by way Of illustration. Charley could
no, stand such close demonstrations, and
lodged back out OF the way OF the KNIFE
then springing up let him have one with
a wonderful hard pair Of knuckles, open
ing his face in a new place, about lou
inches in length. No arrests were made
a. i, was all done on private terms.
A GHosr.-Early on Saturday morn
ing, in Gold Hill. a person, who some
times uses disloyal language when he is
lin his cups" expressed a wish that the
vhos, of Abe Lincoln might appear; that
the old fellow had been "a id s-n oil
A." etc. Sure enough, in less thar one