Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-27

PrpERs' OPERA Housx.-The benefit
of Mr.. Barrett, at the Opera House last
evening, was q grandly complimentary
one in the true sense Of the word. The
house was crowded to overlooking with
the largest audience Of the season, and
few Of the personal friends OF Mr..
Barrett did him the additional com.
pliment Of paying fer the house and III
other expenses, the entire receipts,
amounting to somewhere near q thou
sand dollars, being given to the gentle
man himself. The plays presented were
the "Merchant Of Venice" and "Don
Caesar De Bazau." The leading parts
were, of course, well sustained oy Bar
rett and Mccullough, and Mrs. Stewart,
by reason Of the unavoidable absence
of Miss Sue Robinson, who was cast for
Portia, was obliged to p~ersonate tnat
character, which she did in a very COM
mendable manner, considering the cir.
c~um,tances, but for some unexplained
cause or other, some of those in the
minor characters made miserable fail
ures in the parts assigned them, and the
~prompters were nearly MS apparent
to the audience as were the delin-
quent actors themselves, whom we
Intend to make moro definite mention Of
hereafter unless they attend to their
studies u little better. If one actor a
study hard aud learn his part well, so
can another. With such leading actors
as Barrett and Mccullough in fine dra-
matte pieces, something more than or
binary is expected, and thus to have a
play recklessly b%utchered by n few thick
heads in the minor parts may do ut San
Francisco or Mud Springs, but not 10
this section. A man whose intellectual
capacity fits him for nothing higher than
a soap boiler or the driver Of a swill
cart should never attempt to be an actor.
"Julius Cesar" will be enacted to-
night, with Barrett as Cassius and Nc.
Cullough as Brutus. Another crowded
house is ensured, as over half the seats
in the dress circle were already taken
last evening for tonight.
A TRANSPARENT CASE. : Simpson &
Kerrin have on exhibition at the Fulton
Market, B street, Virginia, a magnificent
specimen block of the ice which they
are supplying to oil who wish. The
specimen we refer to was three feet long
by twelve inches wide and ten inches
thick, and so beautifully transparent
and clear that love letters or reporters
notes might easily have been read
through it. In next Mondays News
Messrs. Simpson & Kerrin will publish
a card, completely ~refuting the SANDER
ing charges published in the Enterprise
by Foster, the opposition ice dealer,
who is fruitlessly e%udeavoring to create
a prejudice against the character OF
their ice, in order that be may monopo-
lie the business. II all their ice is as
good as the specimen shown, the case
is indeed q transparent one, which the
sooner the public can see through, the
better.
Our FOURTH OF JULY 0RAroR.-We
stated in our celebration item Of yester-
day that Col. B. @. Whitman would de-
liver the grafton at Fort Homestead on
the occasion Of the coming Fourth Of
July celebration, but the statement was
erroneous, as on account Of sickness in
his family, and other things occurring to
prevent, Col. Whitman will be unable
to undertake the GRAFTON. The Commit
tee in the matter inform US Judge viii
Campbell has accepted Of the invitation
to deliver the aforesaid GRAFTON, and We
most heartily congratulate them on their
success in that respect. The Judge is
a most talented and forcible orator, and
will ring out sentiments and ideas on
that occasion truly gratifying for all
loyal men to listen to. Arrangements
are now completed, and the programme
for the celebration will be published,
probably next Monday.
That BALL TO BE RErEArED.-Those
who attended the grand opening ball of
the odson, a. Dayton, the other night
were not satisfied with it. 1t was too
good a thing, and they declared at once
in favor of an extension Of the same.
In order to give them o fair chance to
indulge in a repetition of that memoir
able ball, and as many more as choose
TO participate with them in the happiest
,erpsichorian social party imaginable,
q grand Anniversary ball, at Odeon Hall,
DAYTON, is announced in u advertising
columns to-day, for the evening Of the
4th. If possible, this ball will be an
Improvement on the other one, and all
who attend cannot fail to have as good
q time as they could possibly desire.
PoIsosIse Doos.-The dog prisoners
are at their old tricks again iu Virginia,
and within the last few days several
valuable dogs have thus been made to
" bite the dust" Whoever does this
foul wrong is q cowardly wretch, mean-
err than q Chinese c~hicken.thief, and If
detected at it should be severly dealt
with. While there is a dog law in
force and owners are made TO pay taxes
in the shape Of tags for the privilege Of
owning dogs, they should DO protected
in their property against these claudes-
tine prisoners.
E~xoRLIExr IxPRovExESr.-The main
road on the Gold Hill slope Of the Di-
vide i, being much improved by having
all the deep ruts carefully filled up and
leyeled of. This will be highly appre-
ciated by the travelling public.
TwELvr DAYS PROM NEW YoRn.-Ths
New York Sun of June 18th was received
at this Office on the evening OF the 2otn,
which is the quickest regular mail time
on record.
TIE RArtRoAD.-The Central Pacific
Railroad Is being rapidly pushed down
the Truckee, add the locomotives are
now running tw~enty-four miles eastward
from Reno.
BuLLIox.-o. wiegaud b Co., of Gold
Hill, received this morning, for melting
and assay, 1924 ounces crude bullion.
MosrY 70 LoAs.-By notice in another
column it will be seen that ]. b. Latham
has money to loan on stocks.