Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-12
PIrxR's OrERA HousE-BARRErr AS

PIrER's oPERA HousE-BARRErr AS
HANLEr.-Last evening was the ocea-
sion of the first appearance, at Pipsr's
Opera House, Of Lawrence Barrett, the
actor who has met with such fat,ering
success in California, and comes to US
endorsed rs q dramatist and tragedian
Of the highest order Of merit. He could
not but be iattered by his reception last
evening, for. the spacious theator was
well crowded in every part with a fash
ionable and highly appreciative audi
encc, who listened with rapt, earnest
attention throughout, v where judi
cious, spontaneous applause marked
their discrimina,ive approval, and at
the conclusion Of the frst, third and
last acts he was called before the
curtain. Mr.. Barrett is q man Of
rather slight stature, somewhat past the
middle age, possessed Of a remarkably
intellectual cast Of head and counte-
nance, and a rich, full, distinct voice,
which can be readily heard and clearly
distinguished in any part Of the theater
An essential point with the audience,
most certainly. AS Hamlet, last even
ing, Mr.. Barrett was all that the popular
conception of the character could de-
mand. His rendition was, we might
almost say, faultless. Indeed, W. saw
no particularly salient point in eloeu-
ton, gesture, or general manner, which
could not consistently pertain TO the
p~ersouation Of the Danish prince. We
do not claim absolute perfection for Mr..
Barrett, but do insist that he comes
nearer TO that elevated standpoint than
any p~ersonators OF Hamlet who have
preceded him on that stage, not even
excepting John Mccullough, who ex-
cells him in physique alone. Through
out the piece, in manner, infection oil
voice, and general expression, be was
very natural and effective, at times in-
fusing a spirit Of animation which We
never Jaw before, and carrying the au-
diencc along with il. Mr.. Barrett was
very well supported By Miss Sue Robin
SOU as "ophelia," Miss Z. +. Stewart
as Hamlet's mother the Queen, and
John Woodland as the King, found suf-
6cient of the villainous in the character
to render bis assimilation to it easy and
good. Beatty's ghost was satisfactory,
and the Z" Laertes" of Buckley very
good, rs was also Billy Robinson's "Ho-
ratio" Dennis, Caldwell, Amanda Lee,
and the Rand sisters, each acquitted
themselves creditably in the characters
assumed, aud the balance Of the per-
sonatious were fairly sustained accord
ing to capacity. "Hamlet" will be
repeated tonight. In conclusion, we
would express in the nNme Of the audi
cnce qualification at the absence Of
"drag" in the piece last evening, or
long, weary stoppages between the acts.
THH RMLRoAp.-For a whole month
past, a large number Of workmen have
been engaged in shoveling and rolling
the snow off the grade Of the Central
Pacific Railroad in the Bonner Lake
Valley, for a distance Of about Eve
miles, the early and heavy now storms
of last Fall having prevented the laying
down Of the ties and rails. The clear
ing Of the grade was finished yesterday,
and to-day the workmen are engaged in
laying the ties and rails. All the mate
rial is on hand, and in six days more,
at tho farthest period Of time, it is
asserted, the cars will run from the
summit to Coburn's Station, making
the connection complete between Sacra-
mento and Reno. Eastward from Reno,
we learn that the construction cars run
about twenty miles. Large numbers of
workmen are now grading eastward Of
the Big Bend of the Truckee river.
From this point the work will progress
more rapidly than any portion Of the
road vet constructed, as the grading for
a hundred miles is very easy, and will
advance faster thaa it is possible to lay
the track. IL the Union Pacific Rail-
road east of the Rocky Mountains is as
well built, as secure, aud as pleasant to
ride upon as the Central, it will indeed
be a pleasant trip to the East when the
rail connection is made. The psopsi-
etor Of the News has just returned from
n trip over the Central road to Sacra-
mento, (it was his first visit to Caiifor-
MIA for nearly FIVE years. and he ex-
presses himself delighted with the
Railroad, its easy and magnificent pas
senger cars, the gentlemanly conductors
and agents, the cautious engineers, and
the beautiful mountain and plain scenery
o. the route.
. ASTRONOMY At GoLD HILL.-The man
with the big spy-glass, who has been
treating the H~orntowners to views OF
heaven at a distance, for two bits each,
during the past week or so, has brought
his instrument down to Gold Hill. It's
six or eight feet long, about the diam
eter of q stoyepipe, and is mounted on
three long legs. Through this telescope
at noon to-day we took q peep at tho
big star now visible to the naked eye in
the northeast every day. The afore-
said star is Venus, and the spy-glass
man says she is in conjunction with the
Garth and sun at the present time,
and that is why she is visible
in such o rare just now.
This brilliant planet is in a state OF
transit" at present, a condition she
assumes at very long intervals OF time.
Deiambro, a French astronomer, who
died in Paris in 1922, has given a list OF
all the "transits Of Venus" occurring
for a period of 1000 years-all that
have happened since 1881 and all that
will happen before the end Of the 2lst
century. By this list We learn that
during this period four transits have oc-
CURED and that four are yet to occur
the FIRST of which will happen December
7th, 1874, the second, December 9Th,
1882, and the two others not till AFTER
the year 1000. To the naked eye this
star is simply a bright silver speck IN
the sky, but viewed through the tsle-
scope it is q neat little golden crescent,
like a new moon four or FIVE days old,
and about as large as your finger, as Il
were. This fine star being in the di-
rection Of Washington, and having been
seen only since the Gold Hill town cleo
ton, it is looked upon BY those best
posted as a sure omen and forerunner oil
the election Of Grant and Collar next
November.
GOLD Hill Miners UsioS-OTEicrRs
ELECTED. The regular Semi-Annual
Meeting for the election Of officers wa
he1d in Theatar Hall last eveniuQ. when