Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-02

No. I took place asst n'Sn' ~ A'uie'''
Hall, Virginia city, according to pro-
crammc, and Notwithstanding the fear
fnl storm which ragged during the entire
NIGHT, the hall WAS filed with the hap.
piest and best pleased company we have
ever seen at any ball in Virginia. For
the accommodation Of the ladies, car
riages were procured at the expense OF
the management, and sent around IN
order to bring them in. R~ipPInsham'
Fillebrown, Ingrahnm and others COM
posing the excelleu, band for the oSSa-
sion, never PLAYED better, and quadrilie,
schottische, waltz and observation-disclosures
each other in merry, quick succession.
The supper at midnight, was given NJ
Mocb,s Merchants Exchange, anu we
doubt no, was good, although we can
not speak Of it from personal experience;
The dancing was kept up with unaoated
Woo, ,ill four o'clock this morning,
when the programme being daneed COM
plc,elv through, n consultation was
held. which resulted in a fresh start,
with the resolution 10 puther through till
daylight. For ought we know, the bal!
is still going on. We sincerely con-
g~ratulate the gallant boys OF No i on
the triumphant success Of this their
second annual ball, and only wish that
all succeeding ones may be as complete
ly satisfactory.
CAUGHT AT IRA couple of weeks
ago, the store of NJ. C. Hickey, Dayton,
was entered one night by means Of false
KEYS, and a 10, of mecrschaum pipes and
valuable cutlery, worth in all about
500. stolen therefrom. No clue was
obtained of the robbers until last Tues
day evening, when Johnny Bile, (alias
Blair), offered a fine meerschaum pipe
for sale at a well known cigar and to-
bacco dealers store in Virginia city.
The dealer ut once recognized the pipe
rs Que of a lot sold by him to Mr.. Hickey,
and knowing OF the robbery he quietly
called in an officer and had johnny ar
rested. In case II price could be agreed
upon, he had told the dealer that he had
several more for sale none Others how
ever were found in his possession nc
will have to be tried in Dayton. Chiet
Edwards thought best to arrest CHRIS.
Bile. A cousin OF Johnny 5, also, sus-
pecting that he was connected IN the
robbery, de found him in Lilies book
store, taking u look At the goods. In
his pocket was found q small fancy
pocket match box, which he had evil
IDENTIFY just appropriated, as it had Lii
lies private mark still on the inside.
Chris. was tried next day before q jury,
on charge of stealing it, and convicted
of petty larceny. His sentence vas re-
served, certain points in the case being
taken under adviscment by the Recorder.
Or THE DAScE.-We never could
dance; never were known to dance
before last night; never tried to dance.
But at the ball of Washoe Engine Co.
No. 1 las. night, excited by the general
hilarity, we in an ~unguarded moment
allowed the seductive wiles of /" sweet
sixteen" to inveiglc US into the tascina-
tons OF the may quadrille. We be-
came utterly reckless as to the conse-
quences, and pranced aboutin a manner
fearful to behold, and terribly detrimen-
tai to long tailed dresses, hoop skirts
and all that sort Of q thing. Every
body gave US room and gazed with
wonder. We stand back no longer,
we're on the dance, we are; on it like q
wolf. We feel like the fellow out in
Indiana who got stuck after dancing
"Freuch four the first time be ever
tried it. He couldn't keep it u Of his
head, or keep his feet still when he
thought of it. He was out in the woods
chopping timber next day, and every
once in u while he would have TO lay
down his axe, and, getting some trees
in range, would say: "There, now
you STAN there, you stan here and you
STAN there; now what yer goin' ter
have? French four, by thunder! Sail
in, boys. Ruck er chuck, chucker
chuck. Come down, boys! Shuck yer
selves, thar, gals!-yoa, janet
P,rER's OPERA HousE.-ContrHry to
all reasonable expectation, the Opera
House, last evening, was crowded as
long as a soul could get into it. Out Of
doors, the chilly winds blew, and the
whirling, sleety snow massed itself in
sharp, serrated drifts along the streets,
but inside the cheerful walls Of the we'll
warmed theater the bright gas-light
threw a festive radiance over q scene OF
real, coutented enjoyment, well appre-
ciated BY all present. The actors all
were in their happiest vein, and did
their "level best" Johnny Wimble,
Master O'Brien, Pauline Conger, and
other attractive novelties, were much
applauded. Amanda Lee acted rs send
man." in place Of Johnny Tuers, and
did capitally. As for that matter,
Amanda is the most versatile and gen.
orally talented actress in the State. She
is good in anything and everything she
undertakes, and is perfectly ready and
willing to undertake anything that any
body else can do. It being "ladies
night" this evening, the Opera House
will be again crowded. An additional
attraction will be presented, in the per-
son of c. B. Plummer, Esq, the we'll
known serio-comic and dramatic reader.
Take your wives or lady friends along.
LADIES' NIGar.-This evening, Piper
treats the patrons of his famous Opera
House, to another ladies' night, giving
the fair sex an opportunity Of Witness
ing the performance of his unrivaled
terpsichorean, musical, and dramatic
company, in addition to which Q. b.
Plummer, Esq, the we'll known reader,
will give some Of his most comic and
excellent readings, including his famous
"Sceues in a Police Court n OF the
most amusing arrangements in the wide
world.
GLAD TO HEAR 1--WE are Informed
by those who should know, that we
were q little mistaken in our item o
day before yesterday, relative to the
food in Crown Point r%avine, in saying
that some ofthe water gotinto the shai,
of the Crown Point mine. It was al
kept out.
ATTENTION THE wHoLE.-Just received
for the holidays one Of the finest assortment:
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