Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-12-10
n EVENING NEWS
Thursday Rvenips--Deeenber 10, 1865
v~AccrsArIos IN the PUBLIC Schools.


The Virginia Safeguard Of yesterday says:
ave learn that several pupils have
been driven away from the Third Ward
Public School through fear of catching
the smallpox. One family of children
who are constantly and hourly exposed
10 the disease (there being n member OF
the family PROSTATE at home with ~,
persists in attending the school, while
others who have been properly vaccin-
ated, and subjected to all other precau-
tionary means. through fear Of con-
tracing the fearful malady are
compelled TO stay ut home The
funny point to the above item consists
in the idea that those who were ''prop-
erly v~sceinated," etc., should be con-
sidered in any sort Of danger from
smallpox. Their being compelled TO
stay away "through fear" etc., implies
total distrust in their vaccination pre-
ventive. Their fears, however, have
good foundation, in fact, for n o:
that family Of children referred to-s
little girl-really is now recovering
from the genuine smallpox, although
she had been ~vaccinsted no less than
three times. Last summer, when the
children OF the Virginia public schools
were ~vaccinated by order of the Board
of Education, those connected with the
school of the Sisters Of Charity were
also yaccinated at the same time. Since
then, three Of them have had the small
pox, and it can hardly be claimed that
the disease was rendered of n milder
form through the vaccination "preven-
tive" for one Of the children died.
As to that item Of the Safeguard, how
ever, the Enterprise of this morning
settles the matter as follows :
"Although some parents may have kept
their children away from the public
schools Of this city through fear of
their taking the smallpox, and par
,~icularly from the Third Ward School,
We are informed by one of the
school Trustees that there are no chill
dreu going to the school who have not
been vaccinsted-even those Of whom
there were doubts have shown certif-
Gates proving that they have been vac
eiuated."
OPERA HoUss MELoDEoS.-Otto Bur
banks benefit last evening was q trium-
phant success in every respect. The
theater was well filed in every part,
and tho entertainment passed OF sdmi-
rably: The "Black Crook" was pro-
duced to a somewhat limited but very
satisfactory degree as n wind-up to the
entertainment, and was about as
amusing D little arrangement AS we have
seen for many o day. The dialogue
portion 10 reple,e with local hits and
witty illusions, and was very much APP
plauded. The grand dance by the
beautiful Amazonian ballet troupe OF
Corsieau dancers Was the most spirited
and sxquisitely ridiculous terpsichorean
affair imaginable, keeping the entire
audience in q roar throughout. Talk
about ravishing "shape" and the
''poetry Of motion p there's where
those desirsbles a~bounded. Then that
wonderful tablesu at the end, where
an array Of voluptuous creatures, divin-
tiles, scribes, phsrisees, demons, and
other concomitsnts, fitted about and
grouped themselves in artistic style,
amid n grand blaze OF red fire, while
broad strips of the blue sky above de-
scended laden with an ind~escribable va
riety of suggestive and inappropriate
emblems, signs and wonders, formed a
picture which once seen is not easily
forgotten. This sublime aftcrpiece will
DO repeated tonight, together with a
choice bill Of other novelties and
attractions. Go and see the "Black
Crook" byall means. 1t is worth double
the price Of admission to see that piece
alone, to say nothing Of the balance Of
the rich entertainment offered.
The SEwxR.-The town sewer is being
constructed quite fast, and is now being
laid in front Of Postofice block. So far
so good, but it strikes US as rather
singular that the contractor, or some
body else connected with the job, does
not repair the damage done to the side
walks through which it passes. We
have heard considerable growing by
persons interested in this matter, as 1t
iuterfsres with the iugress and sgressto
their buildings and businsss-especiaiiy
the sewer 10 laid, and the excavations
and tearing up and demolishing process
has been gone through with. lfpeople
who subscribe to have this work done
are o to 90 and incur the expense OF
repairing the damages done to their
porches and sidewalks, they should De
informed Of the matter, and perhaps
they would deduct the cost from their
subscriptions. We have heard some OF
them intimate as much. We hope the
Street Committee, Mr.. Gallagher, VIII
see to this matter without delay, and
stop the fault.finding, which is becom-
ing rather clamorous.
CURRY COM FIGuT.-About ii A.. N.
to-day we had quite alively and refresh
ing item il the shape of a street fight
right in the midst Of town, on Main
street, in front Of the Eclipse Stables.
A teamster with n load of hay was over
hauled At that point by another man
from the Divide, who boldly charged
him with having stolen his curry comb.
The teamster invited him up on top Of
the load, where he was shown a curry
comb, but it proved not to be the one he
was after. Hard words ensued, and
then q regular rough and tumble fight,
resulting ia both rolling of the load to
tho ground. Here they renewed the
fight, striking at each other quite lust
iiy for a minute or two, the round end
ing in a sort Of stand of. This hstic
entertainment was given in the presence
of 4 select few who u in time to see
It, and no meddling policeman getting
there in time, no arrests we're made.
OVER THE GRApH.-About noon yes
terday one of Hank Blsnchard's big
eight or ten-mule teams, heavily loaded
with wood, wa, passing down the grade
a short distance above the Pacific MILL
When arriving at the steep pitch lus'
before crossing the bridge at that point,
the driver stopped the team in d 70
rough lock. While doing so the team
started, and before he could stop them
they managed to tumble the wagon,
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