Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-13
DANGEROUS PASIcs.-0ne Of the most

cisco, For Eastern Advertising, Nh. FlsHER Is
represented byS ~. PErTiSGILL s Co., or c iofk
and Boston.
DANGEROUS PAXIcs.-one Of the most
rash, foolish and dangerous things any
people can do is to join in a general
rush for the doors Oh any occasion OF
panic or alarm in a crowded audience
at q theater, church, or any other place
Of public assemblage. At such times
some one is almost sure to get hurt, and
in several instances the most lament
able and fatal results have followed
wild, thoughtless, hasty action. Even
ing before last, for instance, we were in
the crowded dress circle at Piper's
Opera House, on the occasion Of the
Odd Fellows Library benefit, when
there was q small alarm Of FIRE outside.
Instantly those nearest the doors sprang
up and rushed out pell-mell, like a flock
Of sheep, while those in the rear were
fully ready to press forward upon and
trample 10 death all who might fall,
but luckily the rush was immedi-
ately stopped by the announcement that
it was only q false alarm. Even had
the ,heater itself been on FIRE, there
would always be plenty Of time for all
to escape 10 safety and With the great
est facility, just by being a little
cool and sensible in the matter. There
are different ways Of getting out Of that
theater besides the front doors, but
these are amply sufficient If people will
only retain their presence of mind and
hasten quietly out, even though the en-
tire mass OF scenery and stage fixtures
were blazing. A woman falling by rea-
son Of her trailing skirts catching or
being stepped upon, or man stumbling
up the steps or oYer q bench, would
trip a whole crowd, 10 be trampled upon
and suffocated BY the panic-stricken
hundreds pressing wildly forward reek-
less in their abject terror a. to who or
what were beneath their feet. Then
there is more real danger to life and
limb at such times from \ panic OF the
audience than from an actual raging
coufagration. The safest and wisest
plan under the circumstances lie simply
to keep your seat aud let those nearest
the doors or the most in q hurry get
out as soon as they see fit. There is
more danger in the p~arquette, at Piper's,
but even there, there is q door on the
south side, through which all could es-
cape without even looking to the front
stairs. Those best acquainted might
escape through under tue stage, or out
through the green room The man who
rushes forth | d.headed from the thea
ter when be sees the scenery on FIRE, will
have plenty Of time to get over his bur
~, and 60 back after his hat and wig.
YELIow JACKET SEcRRrARY.-We in
adver,ently omitted to mention, a day
or two since, the appointment Of Mr..
Frank F. Osbiston as Secretary Of tho
Yellow Jacket Mining Company, in
place Of Col. Watson, resigned. We
have been happy in the enumeration Of
Mr.. 0sbiston among our list Of personal
friends for some time past, and never
expect to scratch him Of. He was for
merly connected with the English mill,
on the Truckee, but more recently, de-
clining circumstances or some other
cause induced him to degenerate into
q stock broker. How long his straight
forward moral rectitude might have
withheld him from the communications
of such intimate associations with i'm
mense amounts Of the root OF all
evil" we know not, but be that as IL
may, the " powers that be-" controlling
tho Yellow Jacket Company, saw and
recognized iu him the embodiment OF
those worthy qualities as q business
man i~mperatively required as Secretary
of that Company, therefore they talked
to him right, and induced him to accept
Of the position. That he will fill II
fully to their satisfaction we feel and
know. The appointment gives general
satisfaction to all interested.
Tun New SIERRA NEVADA Mill
This new 2o-ssamp mill will, as we are
informed BY Mr.. Robert Apple, the SUI
periutendent, DO completed this week,
and will start up next Monday on ore
from the mine of the company. They
now have out upon their dump, to COM
mence with, some 1000 tons Of ore,
which it Is thought will pay at least
S25 or $50 per ton. Mr.. Apple Is quite
confident that he can mine and crush
this ore at a cost not exceeding 81 per
ton. If this proves to be the case he
need not allow the mill Of the company
to remain idle while there 10 anything
Of Cedar Hill left, as it is estimated that
the whole hill, taking it as it stands,
granite rocks, pine stumps and all, will
yield no less than Sc per ton.
TARGET ExcuRsroS.-0n Friday, Sep
TENDER 18th, the Emmett Guard Of Vir-
GINA will have q target excursion, and
on the evening Of the same day, as .
suitable wind.up to the exercises in the
field, a grand ball at Niagara Hall, B
street. We hear it said that the Em-
NETS may conclude to come down to
Gold Hill for a place to do their target
shooting. The Gold Killers will ''deal
with them kindly aud cheer their young
hearts" under the circumstances, and
we doubt not they will hit the target
a. often as any Of the older and more
experienced military companies in the
State. They will also on that day give
the Gold Killers q sight at that very
handsome new uniform Of theirs.
THEArRIcAL.-Beatty's Barrett-McCul-
Tough dramatic company will appear 4,
Piper's Opera House tomorrow evening.
The play for tho occasion will be
..O,hello," Mr.. Barrett and Mr.. MeCul-
Tough exchanging characters; the form
er appearing as Othello, and the lat
ter as "Iago." On Saturday evening
they will play "Richelieu," the occasion
being q benefit for the Orphan Asylum
of tho Sisters OF Charity. The company
IL q very fine and excellent one, and We
doubt not the theater will be well
crowded on both occasions.
OvssxAS SurrRixrExDESr.-Mr. Will
liam Hosking, formerly Superintendent