Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-19
THE EVENING NEWS.


town at about 6 o'clock in the evening.
At Perry & Twins saloon, preparations
were made to give the Senator a well
come. Quite a number Of barrels and
boxes were procured for bonfres. Two
large anvils and an abundance Of pow
der was also in readiness to welcome
Nevada's chosen. The brass band was
there to discourse such soul string airs
as Yankee Doodle, Marching through
Georgia, Hail Columbia and Hail to the
Chief. Near to the time announced by
telegraph for the arrival, Chas. Vangor-
den, Esq, ofGold Hill, with the Senator
arrived, and took up quarters at the In
teruational Hotel. The band was soon
on the piazza Of the hotel playing "Hail
to the Chief" and the laundering Of
anvils soon announced the carnival Of the
''Chief." A large crowd assembled in
front Of the hotel when Senator Nye was
called for, and in a few moments the
Old War Horse made his appearance on
the piazza of the hotel, when three
rousing cheers and q ''tigar" were given
him. He made a few pointed and well
timed remarks, in which he referred to
the contest just past and to his future
course, &C., stating that although grave
charges had been preferred against him
by those who were trying TO defeat him,
they all fell harmless at hisfeet, and that
it would be his aim while representing
Nevada in the Senate, to work for her
great mining interests and for the inter-
a. ,-ha1a Natinp Whila ha
spoke we stood near by and taking an
unbiased look at the old gentleman's
p~hysiognomy, we camel to the conclusion
that q man who possessed such silvery
locks and such a silvery voice was evil
IDENTIFY the man 10 represent the Silver
State in the high and responsible posi-
ton to which he has been elevated.
After the speaking was over, three more
cheers were given and another tune was
played by the band, when the Senator
received the congratulations Of friends
in the parlor Of the International. We
don't know how many came up to give
the right hand of fellowship, but they
came in like bees, and kept the old gen.
tlemau's arm going like a pump-handle
for nj least an hour. The closing cere-
mony of the evening was to go to Perry
h Twins and dispose Of a large amount
of champagne. After all, the people of
Storey county could not have been better
suited, judging from the demonstration
Of last evening.
FATAL MINING AccIDENr.-This morn
ing, a few minutes after seven o'clock,
the day-Shift of workmen having just
gone to work in the Winters mine, in
Gold Hill Proper, a miner named Eli
Gilbert was sounding the face of the
ledge with a large hammer, and the
body of ore being apparently quite solid,
he inserted his ''gad" into q seam Of
the ore, and striking it several hard
blows, a large mass of rock suddenly
became loose and fell over on Mr.. Gill
bert, striking him on the head and face,
and crushing him against the opposite
wall, killed him instantly. His fellow
workmen, who were not far off, eStri-
Gated him as soon as possible, and
brought him up to the surface, the &C
cident happening in the l24 foot level.
4 Coroner's inquest was held on the
body. and a verdict rendered according
u the facts. II was one of those acct
dents that seem almost or quite IN
a~yoidable. The deceased was ar Ameri-
oaR, and aged about t~wenty-nine years.
IL is q sad, q very sad accident. A
young man Just in the prime of his man
hood, strength and hope, and who had
left his breakfast meal but a short time
before, in health and good spirits,
stricken down in death without a mo-
ment's warning! IT'S sad, It's solemn;
and such awful warnings to the living
of the great uncertainty of life, should
impress the minds Of all of US to prepare
for the great change from life unto death
which may happen to any Of US sooner
or later. Let all such warnings as the
above be needed.
PRosREss.-But few persons ever give
a thought to the wonderful progress
that is being made in the way Of arts
and sciences. A few years ago it would
require more than half q year to carry
news from the interior of Europe to the
Pacific coast. Now, news may be sent
from any part of Europe to the Pacific
in a single hour. For instance, a dis
patch may be sent from st. Petersburg
at IL o'clock NJ, and it win arrive here
at about 6 o'clock A. N. of the same day,
thus beating sun-time some six hours.
Fifty years ago it was q journey OF not
less than two months to 60 from some OF
the Western States to New York and
back; now, the journey is accomplished
in three days. By the assistance Of ma
chinery, that which a few years ago re-
quired months Of hard labor to perform,
is now done in a few hours, simply by
turning a wheel and letting on the
steam. By the power of steam and the
use of machinery, we are enabled to
delve into the earth thousands Of feet in
search Of her hidden treasures. By the
discovery and application Of steam and
electricity, we virtually live as much in
one year in day as those who lived
a thousand years ago did in q century, |
and be who now lives to see a hundred |
years, is virtually older than Mathuelah.
What takes place in Rome during the
day, may be read in our evening papers
Of the same day. It is an old saying
and q true one: Man is getting weaker
and wiser" --r... E
A LARGE EsTAsLrsHMESr.-Yesterday
for the FIRST time we were through the
establishment of Gillig, Mott & Co.,
hardware merchants of Virginia city.
Few persons are aware of the amount of
goods constantly kept on hand BY this
firm. In addition to having two floors
OF their large building filed with hard
ware, there is a basement packed full;
and the ground story of Black 3 Bros,
on the opposite corner, is also filled
with all kinds of merchandise usually
kent in an establishment Of the kind.
Mr.. Gillig informed US that they had
paid as high as $125, 900 in a single year
for freight alone. The shop is in the
third story, and is the most complete
one on the coast, having all the neces-
sary machinery for manufacturing any
thing from a tin-cup to a steam boiler;
We doubt whether there is a larger and