Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-24
THE CHAMPION BILLIARD MATCH LAST

for the champion cue, and also tn
championship Of the State of Nevada
between George Hunt and Wallace w
Wright, took place according to prev
ious announcement last evening ut Ath
letic Hall, Virginia city. Notwithstan
ding the terrible storm prevailing, the
hall was well filed, some ladies ever
being present. The utmost order anc
decorum was preserved throughout, and
much interest was manifested. Consid'
cradle money changed hands betting on
the result, bets rs high rs $500 being
made. Hunt, the holder of the champion
cue, was the favoritc at first, but the
excellent runs made by Wright at the
commencement of the game Don made
him the favorite, and all odds were
freely offered in his favor, although his
average towards the conclusion vas
much reduced by unlucky plays. The
terms agreed upon were that the game
should be q four ball sarom Of 1000
points, played upon q thrce-quarter size
table, from the Washoe Exchange Bill
lard saloon. Playing commenced at s
o'clock, and the match was decided
before IL. The following is the score:
Wright, IL runs, made l,00l points
average of runs, 22}. Hunt, Al runs,
made $50 points-avcrage, IL Ill.
The largest run WAS ll9, and was made
by Wright. Hunts largest run vas 60.
The Judges on the occasion were George
King and George Ives /; referee, Charles
Flint game keeper, Charles Brooks f;
tally keepers, w. II. Williams and
George Ingalls,. So now the champion
cue belongs to Virginia city once more.
Who goes after it next?
GREAT FLooD IN CARSON RIvER-PoR-
rIoys OF DAYTON AND EMPIRE SUBMERGED
-DAMs WASHED AwAy.-As we predic-
ted in yesterdays News, the floods in
the Canyons, produced by the ram and
melting snow cmptying into the Carson,
caused it to commence rising last night,
and by morning it was swollen to q fear
full degree. The greater portion Of En-
pire City is under water, and the dams
in the river at that point are all washed
away. The big flume of the Mexican
mill is entirely submerged, but none of
it is damaged rs yet. That portion of
DAYTON on the easterly side of the river
is also under water, so that the inhab-
| itants had to leave their houses for
safety. The Rock Point, 0phir, and all
the other dams along the river are car
ried away, and the Island mill is sur
rounded by water. No serious damage
has as yet been done to the mills them
selves, although as the river was still
on the rise ut last accounts, serious and
| extensive damage may be reasonably
anticipated. Carson City is all right
enough, except that the streets are
somewhat damaged by the wash from
Kings Canyon
GOLD HILL THEATER. - Tomorrow
evening Christmas night there will be
a very pleasant, instructive and anus
ing theatrical performance given ut the
Gold Hill Theater, by that excellent
lady and actress, Miss Amy Stone,
assisted by her talented husband, and
the Chapman Troupe. The play select
ed is an entirely new piece, called
"Meg's Diversion" in the rendition OF
which Miss Stone is said to be pecu-
liarly pleasing to the audience. There
will also be q number Of dances, songs,
lin fact, as many as q large audience
may think proper to Ask; and the per-
formances will conclude with q very
amusing and laughable farce, in which
the whole Chapman family and their
troupe will appear. The time selected
will be on the evening Of q holiday
merry-making occasion, when every
body is or ought to be happy, to be
~jovial, and to enjoy the occasion. The
Thcater will be warm and comfortable,
and we doubt not but there will be a
large audience to greet the sweet little
actress, Amy Stcne.
TURKEY S~rEALERs. = Fourteen fine
turkeys were stolen, night before last,
from a wagon at Parker's hayward, on
the Divide. Lest those turkeys should
be cooked and eaten, the proprietor de-
sires us to state that they were q lot OF
sick ones which he was taking to Red
Mountain for treatment. They were
badly infected with %trachiua, the little
invisible work worm which has recently
been proving so fatal to human life in
the East. He has been doctoring them
for this foul disease by means of arsenic
and mercury for the last two months,
but without any other effect thar to
cause the fowls to look plump and
healthy, when they are not. One of
this same lot was cooked and eaten a
few days ago, resulting in the death Of
an entire family, cook and all. Even
an old-tom cat, which nibbled a small
piece Of gristle from one OF the bones,
has been in cataleptic commissions OF n
fearful nature ever since.
WHERE ?-WuSY Our Carson cor
RESPONDENT " Max" asks US, at the end
of his letter in to-day's NEWS, whether
,re can eat turkey? In answer, we will
state that we are partial to turkey-es-
pecially about Christmas time, or New
Years day. Been brought up on that
kind of luxury. 1--WE desire to encour-
age "Max" in the idea that we are fond
| Of fat, healthy turkey because we be-
lleve now tnat nc Is III u boVu, "u"iS
souled humor, that he will send US q
large one for New Years festivities
"Bet yer life," Max, we are some per-
| simmons on q turkey dinner. Lets have
a squawk from Carson.
GOLD CASYoS.-A huge volume o.
water still continues pouring down Gold
canyon. Most of the tailings, dams,
and s~luices, have either been washed
away, or are very much damaged. The
stream has cut round in front Of the old
Silver City brewery, so that now it is
on the wrong side Of the creek entirely
We hear of no serious damage being
done to buildings or mills.
ATHLETIC CLUE BALL. = Everybody
goes to that desirable ball which take:
place at Athletic Hall, Virginia, to-
morrow evening-Christmas night
under full direction and auspices of the
Virginia Athletic Club. Everything
that conduce to render this to be the
gayest and best ball Of the season has
been done, and all who 60, will be glad
they went.