Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-15
SCHOOL ron GAxsLERs.-Up in Vir'

vinia ci,y, although there is a law
scains, public gambling, it is not put
in force, therefore at the rear portion
Of the principal saloons, neat and coy
little "club rooms" are fitted up, where
miners, business men, and in fact men
of ali stations in society, can indulge in
Gambling at faro or other games, 10
their hearts content. In justice to the
dealers and keepers Of these games,
however, we believe they do not allow
young boys to play ut the game. They
are satisfied with winning the money OF
men, who know, or ought to know,
what they are about. We have recently
peen informed, on pretty good aathof-
ity, that on D street some coloreu per
sons run a sly little faro game, whsre
bows from ten to fifteen years old play
as much as they choose, ana 49,
evening there are more or iess Ns.
i~ucipient young gamblers gathered soous
the table "bucking at the nget ana
wooinr the smiles Of the tickle god
5ss." Fortune with as much confidence
and assiduity as those Of more mature
growth and years, who should set them
better examples. Whenever a boy eaa
raise a s'piece"-no matter how, wnether
he works for il, borrows or steals 1t
he goes to this raseally den, n 'hatls
the last Of his money. They may allow
him occasionally a little temporary WIN
ming, but this is ouly to whct his "pPs-
,ite for the fascinating sin, the more
snrelv TO attract and fleece him in tue
fn,ure. II is bad enough to allow gam
bling among men publicly, freely n
unlicensed, but thus to permit ana
bI,pdly tolerate a regular school Tor
that Internal, d~cmoraliziug vice, where
hovs NAV be ruined for life even before
they arrive at manhood, is too 4 Alto
ge,her. The police, or iome Of those
in authority having jurisdiction IN suen
matters, should promptly suppress 'hat
institution, before further damage IS
done. God knows there are bad boys
enough in Virginia, but they should not
be allowed free opportunities tor grow
ing even worse than they now are.
p,p.R's OPERA HousE.-The usual
eharmingly filled dress circle, and crow
ded parquette were not lacking last
evening, on the occasion OF ladies'
night" and everything passed of to the
satisfaction of all present. "Trips TO
Greenwich" and the "Eool OF the
Family were the pieces performed In
the 6rs,-a very little pleasing comedy,
N;ss Sus Robinson sustained well her
preyious reputation as an actress, n
R;nv Robinson in the character OF John
Small, the lump-headed waiter VINO
knew everything yet didn't know any
thing. rendered it in q most excellent
and natural mauner eliciting yer! nc
ouen, applause. As Betty saundes',
the "Fool of the Family IN the ias'
niece Miss Sue Robinson. made a deci-
aed bit. and we heard several remark
that even the celebrated Mrs. Leighton
wa, NOT her superior in that peculiar
character. Billy Robiuson,s Zee Brigh-
ton was very good, but his dress was 100
vaudy and exaggerated, to be natural
To our eye, it de,racied uea irom lne
real merits Of his acting. MISS Necie
Young made her first appearance, anu
nIov.d Miss Buzzard in the first piece,
and Lucretia in the second. She Is
Quiet, pleasing actress, and quite al I'D,
dillon to the company for ladies
nights" OF the other characters oy
Wes,wood. Burbank and Woodland, we
will only say they were we'll and saus-
f~actorily rendered. Tho interlude was
very excellent and amusing one, re-
ple,e with pleasing acts, queer s.ni-
opean d~elineations, etc. Inc inney
Scottish dance of Miss Sue Robinson
WAS most beautifully and gracefully
given, and much ~applauded, as was also
FANNY Hanks recitation Of SHERIDAN 8
Ride" The most powerful hit OF the
eyeniug was the back Of Barnweiis
head hitting the stage when FREQ.
Snrnng knocked him over, in the little
USurprise Party" act. Barnwelrs head
il, very thick and hard, but we are HAPPY
TO state that the floor was injured out
little.
ScAypALous BLuSpEas.-ltisa source
Of poignant grief to US to notice the
blunders which our Horntown cotem-
uoraries occasionally make with regard
70 matters in or about Gold Hill. Rela-
tive to the Imperial-Empire new works,
those wise oues have written In tneir
papers that the drift west would % In
to the ledge in a month. Iii nonsense;
II will require average mining luck, and
four months labor, ut least, TO cut
The drift 10 the place where the
ledge is supposed to be. only
day before yesterday the Ife'pa''
made quite a flourish Of srumpets over
The arrival from California of an i'm
e spur wheel, weighing 9,a6O
pounds, for the new works OF which We
sp.ak, 10 be attached to the powerful
Cornish pump engine. Now in order 10
correct this lamentable error, we VIII
simply state that the aforesaid engine
ia destined to work over the pump
compartment Of the shaft, With the
mower connected, and applied directly
10 the pump rod itself, no such huge
snur wheel as the one spoken of being
required or expected. That spur wneei.
Frank, was for the Yellow Jacket ne"
works. We do earnestly hope oui
Horsetoun neighbors will try and be
little more correct regarding things II
this latitude. Such terrible mistakel
are dephysicalizing in the extreme. an
enough to shatter the nerves OF q rinos
corous.
A Joxr WITHOUT CsEAN.-Spikin
had a little box of fresh, ripo straw
berries sent over to him about a weel
q by Q friend near San Francisco
Luscious visions Of strawberries ant
cream floated gaily through his imagin
alton, and be stopped the first miik-mal
Who came along, for good fresh erear
he must have. He bought the content
of a three gallon can and set it. 10 snaI
low pans in a warm part Of bis hoas'
Au1iously he watched it day aite
day, but alasl poor Spikius had 10 9,
his strawberries without cream II
,kimmed those pans yesterday, ana 0
each was n thin, tough yellow scum
like tea paper, underneath which, wa
A blue. dirty, sloppy mess, that locke