Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-07-23
BY pAcIrIc UNION HxpRRss LINE.
THE New CATHOLIC CHURCH., yIRGINr!

sacher, Sam Gamble.
THE New CATHOLIC CHURCH, VIRGINIA.
Yesterday afternoon we inspected tue
commencement being made tor the pro-
posed new Catholic church, at Virginia.
The locality selected is on the south
side Of Taylor street, and extends from
E to + streets. The wooden buildings
covering the lot have been removed, and
the grading for the north side wall foun-
dation was commenced yesterday. This
new church will be of brick and for use
in place Of St. Mary's church, which
will be converted into a hospital (St.
Vincent dc Paul). The basement,
which will be of stone, will allow of
spacious rooms twelve feet high, for the
use and residence of the ministry in
charge. When completed, the building
will be los feet in length BY IS feet in
width, and from the ground to the top
Of the cross %surmouutiug the spire, l20
feet. The front will be after a very
handsome design, and the interior will
seat $50 persons, independent Of the gal
leries, which will encompass three sides.
The building will be erected some ten
or fifteen feet from the line Of Taylor
street, thus leaving room for a neat
ward, where ornamental trees and flow
ers may be planted. Frank Thayer is
the architect, aud Thomas Cordiell,
Superintendent Of the work. The stone
work will be done by Mr.. O'Neil, and
the brick work by Tim Cronin. The
requisite brick 1880 ,OOO) are now being
burned by Kerrin & Co. ut their yard,
north Of Virginia. The building will
be enclosed and rooted in by next
Christmas, and finished in the spring.
A Town on WHEELs.-0ur friend
Friedman, writing to US from Meadow
Lake, says he has got tired trying to
follow up or keep even with the railroad,
in the matter of town trade. He put
up O temporary saloon at Cisco, shifted
il to Coburn's, Verdi, Crystal Peak, and
other places, just as fast as the onward
progress OF railroad construction rem
dered it necessary, and it kept him
working pretty lively, pulling up and
driving stakes in order to keep along.
After it got to Reno it outstripped him
entirely, and was at Wadsworth before
he got his bar 6xings arranged for the
Reuo trade. Towns would not spring
up fast enough for the Railroad Com
pauy after they got across the Sierra,
so when they got past Reno they just
built q town on wheels, and took il
along with the road. When Friedman
saw that, he gave up in despair and
went back to his old place, ut Meadow
Lake, where he says he is doing well
enough to justify him in remaining
perfectly satisfied with his rail-
road experience. That town on
wheels is still travelling eastward,
mile by mile, rs the railroad
observation-disclosures, stores, grocer
les, lodging houses, and all other requi-
site conyeniences-aud, as we hear that
a similar travelling arrangement exists
on the advancing Eastern section of the
great railroad, the prospects are that a
period will occur in the not very far
distant future when two towns travel
ing on wheels will meet somewhere out
in the center Of the broad interior, and
be dumped off to form perhaps a big in.
~corporated city, With a Mayor and Board
Of Alderman to it, who will not scruple
to turn put in procession and join in
the great loyal celebration which may
then and there be given in honor OF the
successful completion Of tue grandest
enterprise of the present age of Ameri-
cau progress.
Nor GONE BELow.-A note from Mr..
Charles Mccarthy, this morning, in-
forms US that we were mistaken in our
item Of yesterday, stating that he had
gone down to San Francisco to have his
eve operated upon. He had his left
eye very badly injured by a splinter OF
rock flying into it while working in the
Crown Point mine on the Sd inst, since
which time be has not been out of his
house except twice. We were misin-
and cheerfully make the impor-
tant correction.
PACIFIC ExpREss.-Thc Pacific Ex-
press Company have moved into their
and commodious Office, at the cor.
ner c and Taylor streets, Virginia, and
are fitting il up in n very convenient
and substantial style. The they
occupy extends all the way from G to d
street, giving abundant space for u
desk or counter, private office,
and for slowing away freight. A rail-
way track will be laid through the
building for convenience in handling
CHANCE FOR GRAcE.-Now that Piper's
Opera House is closed and people do not
know where else to spend their even
iugs, it would seem to be u good oppor-
tunity for q revival to start up in some
Of the churches. Considerable good
might be effected, perhaps, during the
four or FIVE evenings which intervene
before the ALEXANDRIA Miustrels arrive.
ANOTHER Circus CoMrso.-we under
stand that Bartholomew's Great Wost-
ern Circus is now on its way over the
mountains, and will hold forth in this
section in the course Of II week or ten
DAYS. 1t is said to be the largest and
best circus on the Pacific coast.
Execution PosrPoSED.-George New
ton. who was sentenced to be hanged
on the oath of this month in Lyon coun.
~, has appealed to the Supreme Court
and the execution postponed until the
case is heard.
Go HOME, by all means, while the OPP
position Company is offering You such
rare chances of cheap travel. The Me-
yada will leave on the 9Th OF August
BuLL,os.-Gold Hill Branch Assay
Office of E. Ruhling & Co., received TINS
morning for melting and assay, l6,43l