Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-01
THE EVENING NEWS.

evening in the store Of Mr.. Frederick,
on G street, Charley Palmer entered
with a basket filed with popcorn. He
stated that he sold it for a bit a glass,
and that it wa the best in the market.
We knew that Charley was up to all
kinds Of business, but his popcorn
dodge was something that surprised US,
and We asked him what it meant. He
said a fellow down street wanted him to
let him have some money and he told
him to 60 to work and make his money
as he did. The man said he had moth
ing to do. Palmer told him to peddle
popcorn if nothing else; that he would
do il if he was broke, whereupon the
man told him he knew better and he
would borrow twenty dollars and bet
him that he would not do it. The
money was o o up and Palmer got a
basket Of corn and started out, going
into every store, and along all the prin-
cipal streets, telling the merits of his
corn and asking every one he saw to
buy some. He went with good encour-
agement and no doubt proved to many
persons that honest money was to be
earned BY selling popcorn. There is a
most excellent lesson in this; false
pride drives many persons from earning
an honest livelihood. We would al
ways respect q man who had a basket
Of popcorn on his arm or a blacking
brush in his hand, more than one who
would rather live on the hospitality of
his friends. II is u mistaken idea that
some men have, that there is anything
disgraceful in any kind Of work by
which q man earns a livelihood. Is
there a man in Storey county who would
have less respect for Palmer or any 9TH
er man, because he ven about the
streets selling popcorn. There are a
great many persons now in Virginia,
who think it a disgrace to handle a pick
or 3 shovel. We are sure that Charley
won his money and set a good example
to many to many who would do well to
follow il.
MisrAEES.-Last evening, at half past
10 o'clock, the voice of n female was
heard on B street, screaming Jul as
though she was in great pain. We sup
posed som inhuman beast had got
drunk and was classifying her, and with
all speed repaired to the scene, but how
We were mistaken-it proved to be a
lady giving a private lecture to a near
relative (by affinity for having too
strong a propensity for faro. There is
no doubt but what he did deserve a talk
ing to, but he could hear if it was not
spoken half so loud. "Gentle words
turneth away wrath" We found quite
= crowd assembled on the sidewalk TO
see what was the matter. We merely
make mention of it to let the parties
know that the little family jars jingle
most too loud.
A SrAsE.-A Pioneer stage came
down this morning from Virginia city,
on its way to California, by the Placer
Vile route. But i, is not expected to
get further than Van Sickle's, at the
foot of the Kingsbury grade. Several
passengers were on board, equipped
with snow-shoes for a trip over the
mountains, intending TO take along a
letter express for Wells, Fargo 4 Co.
We hope they will succeed in getting
over the mountains alive; but 1t IS a
very hazardous undertaking. The last
mail or express received in Gold Hill or
Virginia, left Sacramento on the morn
ing Of Tuesday, Feb. 10th, eleven days
ago.
EXPRESS ARRIvED.-Mr. Hswley, one
of the drivers on the Bonner Lake
Stages, arrived in Virginia yesterday
evening from Crystal Peak, with express
matter from California. He informed
US that the travelling from the foot of
the Geiger Grade to Virginia was
wretched; in many places he would 60
into snow up to his arms, and the horses
on which the express matter was being
packed, Aoundered through the snow,
and with the greatest difficulty were
brought through. Hawley is good
pluck to make the attempt.
ANOTHER ATTEMPTED RoBBERy.-Sight
before last some one went to the house
of Rose Cooper, on G street, Virginia,
and broke open the door, and turned
everything in the house upside down in
search of money, but there was none in
the house, so he came out short. Tit
door was fastened with a cross-bar on
the inside, and of such strength that
the hinges had to be broken before it
was got open. "a man that won't
work must steal" is an old adage and
q true one.
HARpwARx.- Special attention is
called to the advertisement Of Gillig,
Mott l. Co., under "New To-Day"
Their hardware establishment is the
largest in the State, and among the
largest west Of the Rocky Mountains.
In connection with their store, they
have q large tin shop. Any one wish
ing TO purchase anything in the hard
ware line, from a pair Of half-inch butts
to a steam engine, would do well to give
them a call.
The SroRx.-The has continued
to fall without the slightest intermission
for the last thirty-si1 hours, during
which time there has been about twenty
four inches added to the former snow,
making a depth of at least four feet.
This storm is pronounced by the early
settlers to be by far the heaviest ever
known in the State.
SILExcED.-The music Of the steam
whistles on the many hosting works
and mills around Gold Hill and Virginia,
have become almost silenced. The
hosting works have been compelled to
shut down because they have too much
rock, and the mills because they have
one Business is at u ~stand-still for
the present.
ANOTHER SxAsH-DowS.-A house con-
tanning four rooms, and located a short
distance below the hosting works Of
the Gould L Curry, yesterday, at IL
o'clock. was crushed in by the weight