Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-04-06
CALAYERAS CHRONICLE.
SATURDAY. :: APRIL 6, 1867.
F1RE.-About eight o'clock on Monday

The alarm was Immediately sounded by No
Is bell, and the entire department promptly
turned out to quench the confagration The
fire originated in an old tenement on
Lafayette street, and with such rapidity did
the flames spread that at one time the entire
destruction of the town appeared inevitable.
Although the members of the Fire Depart
ment exerted themselves with superhuman
energy, before water could be brought to
bear, the whole building was wrapped IN
vast sheet of fire. The kissing, roaring
flames shot their red, forked tongues angrily
up towards the sky, licking up everything
within their reach, while cinders, sparks and
burning shingles descended in thick shower
upon the surrounding edifices. A dense
volume of black smoke rolled slowly up
from the consuming building, shutting out
every ray of light. and hanging like mighty
canopy over the scene. The loud, hurried,
hoarse commands of the officers of the differ
pnt companies as they gave their orders,
mingled with the shouts of our excited citi-
zens and the cracking of the lurid flames,
as they swept swiftly on, rendered the scene
one of appalling terror. No. rs brave buys
got the ''irst stream on, while the Eagles
were the first Hook s. Ladder Company
to make their appearance on the ground.
By the combined efforts of the two COM
panies the progress of the flames was soon
arractad in 1oe, ~ IL -. -.
tale, the Eagles, by free use of their
hooks, and axes, had what was left of the
building lying fiat on the ground, while No.
l continued playing upon the smoulderng
ruins SO long as a spark renamed unextin-
guished. Too much praise cannot be award
ed to our efficient Department for the prompt
ness and energy which they exhibited on Mon
day evening, which undoubtedly saved our
town from another disastrous confiagration.
MILITARY PARADE AND BALL AT CAMro
SEco.-On Wednesday, May lst, the Campo
Seco Union Guard will give their sixth an
nual parade and ball. The celebrations here
tofore gotten up under the auspices of the
Guard have invariably been numerously
attended by citizens from all portions of the
county, and in fact the first of May is be-
coming day that is looked forward to with
au anxiety second only to the Fourth of July.
We understand that extensive preparations
for celebrating the approaching anniversary,
in manner superior to previous occasions,
haipn yno6a opI thot .bo III 10
termined to eclipse all former efforts. The
ball in the evening will undoubtedly be one
of the most recherche affairs ever given in the
county. The Armory, where the dance is to
be given, is one of the largest and finest halls
m the mountains, and it will be filled to re-
lection on the first of May. The services of
the San Andreas brass band have been
c4rS or the day and evening, which Is
proof ra sitive that the music will be all that
"an . sired. The supper is to be served
-, Oh. fhGnix Hotel, and those who have
ever partaken of the good things furnished
by Mr.. and Mrs. Syme on such occasions,
are well aware what they will receive those
who have not been fortunate can rest as
sured that they will get the best supper they
ever ate-we speak from experience. By
the first of May the roads will be in good
condition, and we advise all those who wish
to eEjoy a nice ride and pass day and
evening pleasantly, to attend the parade and
ball at Campo Seco.
New GooDs.-Mrs Adams having thor
oughly repaired and reftted her store, is now
receiving one of the most extensive and best
selected stocks of dry goods ever opened in
this town, which she will sell at prices which
defy competition. The ladies will find at
Mrs. Adams every conceivable article which
their inventive ingenuity, inquisitive curiosity
and multitudinous wants can prompt them
to ask for, all of which will be sold at fabu-
lously low rates. She is just receiving an
other invoice of those unfading calicoes,
which she gives away, or what is the same
thing, sells eight yards for a dollar. Only
think of that! A new dress for dollar
The married mans millennium must certainly
be approaching. Mrs. Adams has also engag-
ed the services of a fashionable mil!iner and
is now prepared to clean, repair and trim
bonnets hats, etc., in the latest style and at
the shortest notice. This will save the ex-
pense of sending those articles of feminine
apparel to San Francisco every week as the
fashion changes. Being a bachelor we feel
delicacy about advising the ladies in any
particular; but we would modestly hint that
Mrs. Adams is first-rate place for them to
invest their money to advantage.
THEATRE.-On Wednesday evening last,
our citizens were favored with performance
by the San Francisco Minstrels. Leger's
hall was packed from gallery to pit with an
audience whose frequent bursts of applause
showed that they appreciated the superior
acting of the troupe. The delineations of
Negro character and eccentricities were ex-
cellent, and the banjo playing, by Charley
hhoades, was really superb. A violin solo,
oy MIR. Williams, was splendidly executed.
Our jolly friend Frank Medina has greatly
improved, both in singing and acting, since
we last saw him perform, and it is in a great
measure owing to his efforts that the troupe
meets with such eminent success. The Com.
pany is one of the best that has ever travelled
through the mountain towns, and we can
assure those who attend their performances
that they will get the worth of their monov
1t is their intention to return this wav ;n
about month, when our citizens will have
another opportunity of indulgine in boo,.,.