Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-12

TO the nasal %protuberance which orna-
I ments the genial countenance Of the jolly
officer, that the latter, fairly lost in won
der, horror and establishment, beat a hasty
retreat down the steps, just in time to
avoid o collision which might have proved
fatal to one or both of the parties. As
he turned to leave the house he caught
sight Of a number of pairs Of heels going
around the corner Of the grocery, and it
| then occurred to him that he had been the
| victim of a deliberate imposition. Ask
| Cook about his friend William" about
this time, If you think it is healthy!
This much for outside amusements, now
Q word on the
LRaITIMArE DRAMA.
Bandmann played the devil and Rich
ard Richard the h~umpbacked tyrant, at
Maguire's last evening, and between the
acts was presented with "a superp gold
medal, some Six inches in circumference,
the face presenting an eight-pointed star,
supporting in the center o black enameled
disc, surrounded by a line of white enamel
and q line of chased gold. On the disc
are the letters D. E. B., arranged as a
monogram, and set in brilliants. Each
point Of the star bears, in enamelled Ger
man text, the name Of a character Mr..
Bandmann has sustained in this city, viz:
Hamlet, Narcisse, Richelieu, 1ago, Othello,
Macbeth, Richard and Shylock. On the
back of the disc, engraved in the gold, is
the following inscription: Friends and
admirers of Daniel E. Bandmann, San
Francisco, February 8, 1885, The medal
| is suspended to a ribbon passed through a
ring held in the beak Of the American ca
GLE" The preservation took him, of
course, entirely by surprise, and his reply
| was couched In such terms as his emo
tons would permit him to use at the mo-
msnt. "All very fine, ma'am, but it
won't wash!" The fact is that the noble
recipient v a benefit some weeks since
to the Eureka Benevolent Society, and it
was understood that q testimonial
would be accepted in turn" 1t had been
known for days that q medal was to be
presented to Bandmann that evening, and
his friends were all there to witness the
| presentation. Moro than that, he had
quarreled during the day with Mrs. Saun-
| ders because she would not recite some
verses for the occasion, and Tom. Mcguire
had intimated, in terms too plain to be
misunderstood by even the dullest appre-
hension, that the initials /" D. E. B." stood
for " Dutch Egotistieal Blk aud that If
he did not lower his nose it would get set
up again permanently. These theatrical
"testimonials" arc getting to be pretty
thoroughly understood in San Francisco,
and are played out entirely at the East.
No bigger farce could possibly be enacted.
As an actor, Bandmann is not knee-high
to a dozen stock performers on the Califor-
MIA stage; and the supposition that any
body would be green enough to delibe-
rately subscribe the first red cent towards
q testimonial, out of genuine admiration
for his dramitic abilities, is too absurd to
be entertained by a boy Of average intelli'
gence, Of eleven years of age. The per-
Torrance went on to the close as it began,
and a sicker Richard, I am free to say,
I never saw, on tho ~stage-the Immortal
| Mcpermots and Mexican B%uchanans not
excepted. I never saw man killed with
such hearty satisfaction before, and had l
been Richmond, I would have busted his
e~ocoa.nut ior MIN IN tne ntS1 ac,, anu son'
on WIN the eA''e sno ."no.N;.n =.
Ing puiie.n :ayS o IN ~. r.aL;na IN
= ;n..snoa. = 5sn,r,nrs from se,9sb.
Ill., $780," np;one, indeed 81
woMId he 2 Dprbam bnlI's conception of
Hardee's Improved Infantry Tactics, if he
had any at all, and il he didn't 1t would
be all the same.
The ELVES" still cayort In flesh COL
ored tights at the Metropolitan, and as a
grand legendary spectacle. the piece
may be set down as a decided success
Wheaueign maaS ms ,as' pT; rs s1"
app1 honss, and 10 oS for ,he East on
Saturday, The opera season drags along
quietly at the Academy of Music, and will
soon be numbered with the
Little birds that sang
A hundred years ago.
DEAD AT LAST.
III ,,,o,,, os po,r;cL Ke,,v who was
~. -.,,
mot over TWO weeks SINCE !" '"e ~"
growing out Of the late beastly pummeling
match, at Lakeville, Sonoma county, be-
tween Chandler and Mcguire, is taking
place as 1 write. It is wonderful how the
man survived SO long after being shot to
piece; as ne was 9u. ne hao q consult s..,iv
uon n =, onn .;ae =. 70 H. .,ould recover.
IN .n;te Of eyerythinp-one lung complete
To- 5e,,roved. h;s arm ,hattered. collar.
hroLan .nd a main artery nearly
"0..S II, H. n..,erdav and I. heinz
S,.;oS 10 ,he F;rs D.nsr,ment to.dav.
... hA'sH ',A nt'
Which has made such a noise since II was
introduced into the Legislature, has &C.
compli,hed two important results, viz :
:, h., l;nsd The author. noli,icslly. a. dead
Ir."C- ...n..h..n. t.uo,,
% 'ulus e@sat,oI ary o'ne uI :. .Ss
In ancient or modern history anu AZ Ine
same time has opened the eyes OF the Puo
lie to Rlaring abuses in the School De-
partment OF this city, and opened the way
70 mpcb needed reform, The passage OF
a. h;n ,.o,Id have been a n~ositiye calam.
.ne OH "ouiu na'o w. ,ho n,har
ny; put is huooue.'on' on ~ o
hand, has proved an absolute oiessihg 70
the community.