Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-12-19

"NEw CASE OF SMALLPOX AT GOLD
HILL."-Under the above heading the
Virginia Safeguard of last evening says:
Z" We learn that a saddler, who keeps a
shop opposite Finch's Saloon, Gold
Hill, was yesterday taken down with
the smallpox. We failed to learn his
name, but presume that will not matter
so long as people are advised Of the To-
cality whore the disease exists" Now
the actual state Of the situation in this
instance is, that our g~ood-iooking friend
George was misinformsd. E. r. Conner
is the name of the man in question. He
has not got the least trace Of the small
pox, and, what's more, he don't want
it. We say this on the authority of
Conner himself as well as his physician.
He is uuwell, but not from that cause.
George, however, had cause for his
item, for in reality that was the current
report. But so it goes. Every poor
devil who has q belly ache, n bad cold,
or is on the stool of repentance from too
high and persistent u pressure OF his
tansy, is at once accused by his unchar-
table neighbors, or perhaps enemies, of
having the smallpox. We call to mind
a case or two of the latter kind recently
recorded by our Virginia contempora-
riss. (McCrum, for %instance.) Scores
of people yet fully believe that Chief
Wilcox died Of the smallpox, for in
deed it was so reported. 1t were far
better to err on the safe side in this
matter, and not pander to An unhealthy
public excitement by accepting and
publishing such street rumors for actual
truth. 1t is bad enough to be sick and
die without being wrongfully accused
of dying Of that filthy, rotten old dis
ease, the smallpox. In conclusion, we
are happy to state in the most positive
and well advised nj ON the
authority Of DR.. Hall, who, together
with DR.. Zsbriskie, is supposed to be
muchly posted OF the existence and
proper treatment Of the disease in this
town-that there is not u single
individual case Of the smallpox
in Gold Hill at the present time.
The only indisputsble case of it we
have had this season in this town was
that of Mr.. Perkins, foreman of the
Confidence mine, and he is announced
now to be entirely recovered. We may
have to report cases enough Of it soon,
but as we said before, there are abso-
lutely none here at present to report.
OPERA HOUSE, MkLoDEox.-Tommy
Farron's benefit was well attended last
evening, and the entertainment given
was of the most pleasing and sstisfac-
tory kind, including lot, Of new songs,
Jokes, character acts, and general fun.
There was a very interesting sparring
in the interlude, between four
adopts at the gloves, and the " White
Statue" concluded the performance, in
laughable and shapeful sxtrava-
ganza the LaRue was the bright partic-
ular star Of attraction, representing that
remarkable piece Of statusry very album
dainty and well. Tonight, Bamfoid
will, for . novelty, sing a ballad in the
first part, "Sighing for Thee" Tommy
Farron also will sing a new song enti-
tied "Give Ne a Penny" The famous
Swiss Bell Ringers will perform the
"Sunhower Schottische" and other
musical selections. The "Spectre Of
Slippery Gulch," will be produced in
capital style, and Otto Burbank, the old
.fayorite and melodeon chief, will make
his Temperance after his recent severe
attack Of "iu-few-end-ways." The
"White Statue" will conclude this real
" extra good entertainment. Go see
the fun.
Is OVER Ir.-Otto Burbank, the pop
ular minstrel at the Opera House, has
returned from the most successful va
cation he has taken for n year, and will
appear this evening in his usual role
on the stage. While Otto "was on his
beer" he didn't break his engagement
with Piper once-for he sleptin tho the
atre building every night.
CoAsrISa.-In the little cross street
Just above Judge Hall's office, this
morning, the youths of Gold Hill were
enjoying a limited amount Of coasting,
the snow not being quito all melted OF.
INFORMATION WASrED.-C. G. An
drews, of Atchison, Kansas, is anxious
to learn Of the whereabouts Of W. Il.
Coleman, supposed to DO in this State.