Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-03-24

NEVADA CORRESPONDENCE.
VIRGINIA CTry, MARCH IA, 1866.
A VISIT TO THE HOUSE OF GOD,

VIRGINIA CITs, MARCH IA, 1866.
A VISIT TO THE HOUSE OF GOD.
Ed CHRONICLE:
Last Sunday evening, on hearing the
different church bells ringing, mingled
with the charms of sweet notes of con-
|vivility, became admonished of my
duty to obey the call. and repair to the
house of prayer. selected the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, and upon enser-
ing the divine tabernacle I was disap-
pointed at finding SO few persons present.
Considering that the city contains a
population of about 5000 persons,
gave me reason to believe that early
teachings received by tender and re-
ligious parents were forgotten and vain
temporary, worldly, influences had been
submitted to. Religious exercises and
religious teachings is one of the proudest
emblems and much boasted of feature
in the history of the American people,
yielding greater moral influence than
any other nation, among the masses of
its people. fear the people of this
coast are too negligent of their christian
duties. If men fall into the whirlpool
of gold and silver excitements, woman
the pure and feeble, always impart-
ing good counsel to man-could, by a
more stringent and resolute invitation to
the sterner sex, bring about those early
habits and pleasant associations which
we received in our youthful days. With
out religious influences; without an ac-
knowledgment of Supreme Being, the
sacred and binding obligations of mar
riage vows; and many other religi-
GUS rites and ceremonies, the human
family would become an heterogeneous
mass of corruption and heathenism.
Let US therefore devote the seventh day
of the week to more christian pur ose,
and if no good is obtained therefrom,
the mind will find great relief from the
usual worldly contentious met with. and
the body allotted its required refresh
ment.
SUBTERRANEAN FIRE.
Last Saturday evening, the timbers
in the mine of the Empire company,
Gold Hill, were discovered to be on fire,
which occurred through the carelessness
of one of the miners, who stuck can
die or attached it to a timber, when
about quitting his work, preparatory for
new shift. Fire companies were called
upon, and rendered valuable aid for a
time, but it was found necessary, finally
to cover the shafts over with iron bars
and dirt, hoping by SO doing tosmother
the fire. As the fire increased the draft
become very. great. The roof of the
building was cut and taken of, so that
in case the flames again came out Of the
shaft, the fire would be prevented from
extending to other hosting works 10 the
neighborhood. The Company will sus-
tain heavy loss-but the extent can
not be ascertained. Much excitement
prevails, fearing it will extend through
connecting drifts to other mines.
Since writing the above the fire COM
panies have succeeded in checking the
fire aud the loss is not so great as was at
first supposed.
MAGUIREs OPERA AHOUsE-BENEFIT FOR
ODD FELLOWS.
A performance was given Monday
night at Maguires, for the benefit of the
Odd Fellows of this city. The per-
formers were composed of an amateur
troupe, gotten up for the occasion. Of
course, several printers and local editors
were Of the number. Every seat was
filed and standing room closely packed.
The receipts will probably reach 50, 900;
many who bought tickets we're not pres
ent. An entertainment of this charac-
ter is really entertaining as well as
profitable. The audience are always
prepared to think well OF everything
produced, whether well acted or poorly
burlesqued. Two-thirds of the seats
ia the house we're occupied by ladies,
and really for time forgot that l had
been to the altar Hymenial-frst look
ing at one and then at another, falling
in love with number, and finally set
ting my affections on one particularly,
conjecturing the mode of an interview,
and all that sort of thing, when all at
once, thunder and lightning crossed nay
love-f7t, that had violated the tenth
commandment The fair sex presented
such lovely appearance thatmy thoughts
overcome me. / Immediately sat down
aud wrote confession Of the fact to
my better-h hzlf, asking forgiveness, which
l have no doubt, will be satisfactory.
PAHRArAaAr VALLEY ExPEDIrIor.
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