Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-05-18
THE EVENING NEWS.
OprRA uouss MELoprov.-The Opera

that VIC have known of on this side OF
the mountains for u year ut least. The
Company was not quite all new, but
the various songs, dances, acts, and
general delineationS given. were gener-
ally new and fresh, not n retailed col
lection Of old WORKOUT gags, jokes and
hackueyed howlings. Miss Lizzie Har-
mon, n. new aud pleasing acquisition
from the Bay, made her frs, appear
uAce, and was much appiauded IN her
longs. c. II. Wright, also u new acqui-
s~i,ion, danced a jig which was really n
champion jig" Zimmer, too, young
French tragedian, made his hrst APP
pearance in the iatcrlude, aud gave the
appreciative audience Il specimen Of his
natural powers in the dramatic line.
lie is a very promising artist, of the
frs, water, and thinks Of marrying
soon. The little farce of /" One Night
in n Bar-room," by Burbank, Tuers
and Wright, was very good. The fea-
ture of the evening, however, was the
grand Zampillaerostation act Of Tuers
and Lee. The big swing by lea Of
three flying trapeze from the dress circle
to the back Of the stage was calamity
performed by Tuers, bit ~afterward, in
performing the perch act, he had an ac-
cidental fall Of some fifteen feet to the
stage, but fortunately escaped without
serious injury. The entertainment con-
cluded with with the famous Shadow
Pantomimc. Over three dollars worth
Of fun was siren for only five bits.
Another choice bill for tonight.
SEVERE SuooriSG ACCIDENT. Last
Saturday evening, at Reno, the well
known and popular stage driver, Will
liam Gearhart, otherwise known by
those who love him best, as "Curly BILL
was accidentally shot in his left foot.
He was standing talking with several
Others, among whom was Charley
Coombs, agent for the Idaho stage line.
Ia reply TO a remark that the Indians on
the Idaho route would get him some
day, Coombs replied, Z" not while | have
this with me-" at the anne time jerking
out his six-shooter in order TO show the
boys how ready he could be with it in
such II contingency. In doing this the
weapon was most unfortunately dis
charged, the ball passing downward
and striking the side Of Mr.. G%earhart's
foot, SCATTERING the heavy joint OF
the little toe. This unfortunate occur
reuce WAS purely accidental, aud no one
regrets il more than Mr.. Coombs him.
self. Bill lies crippled for the present,
ut his room in Virginia, where DR.. Bry-
orly is attending his wound. Several
pieces Of bone have been removed and
the wounds doing well. Although not
very serious, it will lay Mr.. Gearhart
up for several weeks. 1t is a little
rough on him, but Bill takes it like a
philosopher.
INPERrAL-EnPiRE. - Two tanks arc
again running ut the lmperiai-Empire
shat, this morning, reducing the water
once more at quite a lively rate. 1t was
eigh, feet above the track floors OF the
drifts at noon to-day, and it vii! take
probably two or three days yet before II
will be reduced sufficiently to admit oil
working the drifts again. All that tune
the air-pump, which is now being con
nec,ed with the engines, will be fully
arranged, forcing fresh air by means Of
pines which are already placed down
into tho farther cad of the drifts. This
il much needed, as the air down there
was getting so bad that it was almost
impossible for men to work. 1t cor
tainly is to be hoped that when thi:
water is all out again and drifting once
more commenced, that there will be nc
more humbugging bad luck to Interfere
with the prosperous development oftha'
interesting locally. The patience Of the
stock-deaiing public is getting wei
nigh exhausted with the way thing:
operate there. "Hope deferred maketb
the heart sick
DEAD BODY FOUND. - Mr.. Edward
Hanna, about ten o'clock this forenoon
while out prospecting among the hill!
TO the northeast of this town, discov
cred the body of a man lying on a hill
side, close TO n point OF rocks, aoou
$50 Yards above Birdsall's Dayton grade
and some 300 yards east Of the toll-roaC
tunnel. The body was covered with
gray blanket, with stones placed aoou
the edge to keep il from blowing OIL
and lust back OF il was a mattras, clos
to the rocks. The body appeared to b
that Of a large man, and from the look
of one hand, which was swollen ant
discolored, it had probably lain ther
some days. Mr.. Hanna, being consid
erably startled at such a strange di:
covery, did not uncov the lace, ou
came at once to Gold Hill to lnforI
Marshal Cummings Of what he had seen
CALIFORNIA FRUIT ExPREss.-Fals
the well known fruit dealer formerly o
South G street, Virginia, will commens
running daily in about a week betwes
Reno and Virginia n suitable expires
wagon for the transportation Of trul
arriving per railroad direct from Cal
fornia. Mr. Falk is agent for Brigg:
Marysyille orchard, and also for Mott
orchard on the Sacramento, and intend
supplying this section with all varietie
of fruit in their season, ut the lowe:
possible rates. None Of US u objet
to such al arrangement.
UNION MEErISG To-SiGHr'-First War
Club meet at s P. NJ. for election
members and speaking. Let the DO!
muster, and remember there are on
three more days in which to registe
A Union man that negloets his duty
this respect, shonld forever after hiS
his head for shame. Gold Hill-Unie
always-Union forever.
THE IMPEACHMENT. = Rumors we,
very prevalent at midnight last nigh
in Virginia, that telegraphic news ha
lust arrived to the effect that the vo
on Impeachment was taken on Satu
day, and Andy Johnson ~acquitte'
Many Of the Horntowu Copocracy wake
exceedingly jubilant thereat, and :
joicingly imbibed much rot-gut. I'D
luded souls" etc.
SPiRirUALIsr LECTURE POSTPONED
As will be seen by advertisement in a
other column, Mrs. Laura Do For
Gordon's lecture on Spiritualism viii
was unavoidably postponed on Satu
day evening, on account OF the viole
storm, will take place Mt Theater Ha
Gold Hill, on Wednesday evening ne'