Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-10-15
loyal Mon OF Gold Hill and Virginia
Have a Good Little Time ToGcther-
OomOcrutic Sforkn ~ Down.

The receipt OF the glorious election
news from the East made the Union
boys of Gold Hill and Virginia feel
pretty good yesterday, and last evening
they could not refrain from having II
little jolliication over it. It was sim
ply an impromptu affair, got up on the
spur Of the moment, therefore there
was no time for previous announcement
or arranged programme. 4 few Of the
Virginia boys with torches and n band
Of music marched down to Gold Hill,
the Grant Glee Club following, in the
bus line pateut razee band wagon,
nayigated by the handsome Doug.
himself. There being twenty Of the
Club, they filed the wagon so full that
il reminded one of the legend Of the
sold woman who lived in a shoe and
had so many children that she didn't
know what to do" Arriving at Gold
Hill, they joined with some Of our boys
who were assembled on Main street.
Stopping a short time in front OF Cross
( Gibson's saloon, the Glee Club sang
\ number of their choicest campaign
songs after which the boys all formed
in procession with torches, q second
band Of music, lags, etc., and COM
meneed q most triumphal march down
Main street ; q march which, consider
ing surrounding circumstances, was
about as brilliant and exciting as any
we read Of in these times times Of peace.
The Stars aud Stripes floated proudly
from all the flag staff, far and near,
bonhres blazed in the streets, rockets
aud other Illuminating combustibles
whizzed, izzled and popped allow and
aloft. Old General Grant" from the
ramparts Of Fort Homestead, belched
forth his heaviest thunders, shaking
every house in the town aud waking the
echoes afar along the brown hillsides.
One after the other the steam whistles
of the various mills and hosting works
were turned loose, and added their
shrill din to the general excitement.
Many Of the buildings along the route
were illuminated. The Crown Point
hosting works showed n brilliant front,
with lights in the windows, and the
miners being out on the dump with lam
tiers, candles, ETC.; the Petaluma mill
was also illuminated in q similar man.
ner. The NEws Office front was gay
with lighted candles at each pane of
glass, and as our gallant Union boys
passed beneath the folds Of Old Clio
~" floating from the flag staff, they
gave us numerous hearty cheers, which
acceptable compliment we fully ac-
knowledge and highly appreciate. This
grand triumphal march was continued
down through the Second Ward to the
Petaluma mill and back to the starting
point, where, after II few more songs
from the Glee Club, our Virginia CO.
patriots marched homeward, followed
by q goodly number Of the Gold Hill
boys, with their band Of music.
Marching along C street. the process
sion, although much diminished in
numbers, presented q brilliant appear
ancc, marching gaily to the stirring airs
performed by the two bands OF music,
the singing of the Glee Club and the
cheers OF the spectators along the side
walks. Boufires, too, blazed in the
street, and some OF tho houses
we're illuminated. Proceeding as far
as the Union speakers stand, Il
shor, distance north Of Union street,
the procession halted, aud broke ranks,
that portion of the fun being now over.
The Glee Club sat in their wagon and
sang for about IN hour to a numerous
and delighted audience, n, length final
Is dispensing, with hearty cheers for
Grant and Colfax, and the great Union
victories in the East.
Considering its perfectly impromptu,
un~organized nature, this was the liveli-
est demonstration of the campaign thus
far. and most effective in its political
tendency. Dogmstical Democrats gazed
quietly on with feelings Of sadness and
lost hope, which induced no ambitious,
noisy opposition on their part. They
stood back " like a poor boy Mt II candy
frollc," gazing longingly on, while
many Of them totally unable longer to
resist the popular influence, cast aside
further restraint and joined arms with
the Uuion boys. marching in the hilari-
ons procession OF the loyal and true.
Thus, one by one they are coming to
our feast. One after the other they
leave the sinking old Democratic
hulk, and come on board the great Ma
tional Union ship AMERICA, of which
Ulysses s. Grant ia tho chosen COM
mander, and Schuyler Col!ax his chief
mate. We welcome all good trne men
and nonc other 10 u banquet We
have seats for all, and q feast Of tri-
umphant loyal glory, to which We bid
them q loyal, brotherly welcome. Come
to our feast.