Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-11
FIRST WARD CLun MEErIxe.-Schae,

FIRST WARD CLUE MEErISG.-Sehae-
fer's Hall was crowded last evening
with members Of the Club, and twenty
Eve were added to the membership.
1t was decided to place in nomination
all who desired it, aud from that num-
Der could be selected delegates TO the
conventions. The luxury OF being q
delegate was appraised ut two dollars
and u half, for benefit Of the funds Of
the Club. The following gentlemen
were placed in nomination (eight to be
selected) as delegates tn the State Con-
yention, l6;h inst: n. A. II. Ball, Johu
H.. Mills, II. Crandall, G. Adolphus
Brier, John Lambert, ". n. Hall,
John Y. Paul, Philip Lynch. The
following were placed in nomination AS
delegates to the County Convention
(thirteen to be selected): R. X. Colcord,
Wilmer Brown, l.. A. Ross, G. L. Brown,
\. A. Putnam, John d. Earle, John
White, C. b. Barstow, A. Montminy,
Lawrence Kelly, James Hooking, D. F.
Hodges, Samuel Owens, A. X. Potter,
Platt Ketchum, John Holden, G..
Wiegand, David W. James, Sidney
Prescott, Thos. G. Gowan, Peter Nye,
4. II. Kirkpatrick, w. +. Lafferty. The
primaries will he held Saturday, 1T
Theatre Hall. Polls open from IL to s
P. l.. With cheers for Grant and Col
fax, the meeting adjourned to next
Monday evening.
"CAxroS's BooK.r-Under the above
title, A. Roman 4 Co., San Francisco,
will soon publish a new book, embrac-
ing n collection Of poems, tales, sketch
es, ETC., from the pen of William II.
Rhodes" Caxton"-and which have
been published in the public journals Of
San Francisco and Nevada during tho
past twelve years. The work will con-
sist of II single volume Of about 400
pages, ard'wi be sold by subscription.
An agent will commence ~cnnvassing for
this desirable hook, soon, in Virginia
aud Gold Hill. Mr.. Rhodes has long
been known as one of the most genial
and pleasing writers on the Pacific
Coast, and being well known in this
section, "Caxtou's Book" will doubt
less command n ready sale rs n Of the
desirablcs for the home library, and a
work which We all desire to read.
EMNEr GUARD BALL.-The gay and
gallant boys of the Emmett Guard wind
up their target excursion festivities Of
to-day with n grand military and civic
ball, at Lyons Niagara Hall, B street,
Virginia, this evening. This is their
third annual ball, and if it only proves
half rs good as the other two, il will be
good enough. The best band in the
county has been engaged, and all prepa-
~rations made TO insure a complete and
pleasing success. II will be well at
tended, Of course, for the brave and the
fair are bound to be there. Mars and
Venus always had m attraction for each
other. Read list Of the committees for
the ball in another column, and then
get n ticket and take your lady friend
to the ball.
The UNION PRIMARIES TOMORROW
Tomorrow the Union primary elections
of Storey County take place, for the
election of delegates to the County Con-
vention, which will be held at Piper's
Opera House, Virginia, on Monday next,
and to the State Convention, TO be held
on the following Wednesday. The
election will be held in tho respective
Club rooms Of each precinct, and all
members Of the Clubs whose names
were enrolled prior to the hour OF Q
o'clock last evening, will be allowed to
vote Mt these primaries nom others can
vote. For number and apportionment
Of delegates to be elected, read the ad-
vortisement Of the County Central Com
mittee, in another part Of this paper,
among the political notices.
EMPIRE Nine, ExcELsIoR.-Mr. J. Ra-
vel informs us that Ire has received n
private letter from Meadow Lake, con-
veyiug the gratifying information that
the result of the recent working OF
thirty tons of ore from the Empire mine,
gave n yield Of over $50 per ton in gold.
The Empire is one of the best mines in
that elevated district, aud we shall be
able to record more and better successes
therefrom before the deep SHOWS pile
themselves up there, as there is better
ore in that mine, and the boys are get
ting it out.
Coon PLAcEs.-B. V. Barry, the well
known and popular, has opened a nice
little saloon on South c street, Virginia,
near the Philadelphia Brewery, where
the genial-visagcd Johnson oticiates.
I, is called the Sideboard," and from
personal inspection we know the drink
ables thereof are good. Provost, who
keeps the cigar, tobacco and fruit stand
n few rods further south, is now hitting
up a nice little establishment next 10
Barry's, whittier he will remove in a
DAY or two, with his fine Hayauas, etc.
"FLv,yG ScrD" MArISEE.-A grand
matinee will be given ut Pirer's Opera
House, tomorrow afternoon at . o'clock,
on which occasion the famous and
highly popular drama Of the "Flying
Send" will be presented. The ladies,
rs we'll as the children, will be delighted
with the dance of the jockeys and the
exciting horse race in the last act, where
L" Flying Scud" comes out ahead, and
winner Of the Derby.
BoEGLE TO THE RESCUE knowing
our intense thirst for the latest aud
best in the literary periodical line,
Boegle, of the well known Virginia
P~ostoRice News Depot, this morning
sent us the following, just received per
latest mail from the East: Hnrper's Bal
Ear, Illustrated Police News, New York
Ledger, and Frank Leslies' Ladies
Magazine for September. Thanks,
Boegle.
WuEArLErGH's BENEFIT To-NiGur.-
Mr.. Charles Whea,leigh, the highly tai
ented and popular comedian, taxes
benefit a, Pipcr's Opera House to,n'ge.'
He will appear rs "Grimaldi' ms
vori,e character in the very exeei1ens
and pleasing play of that name; u
piece has never been performed mere
before. and we anticipate tor Nr.
Wheatleish what he truly IS eh''''e' 10
"A crowded house.
oup yoLc.So.-The latest news from
tho volcano on the summit of Mount
Ru,ler was that the smoke and Law"
0ov had greatly subsidized, but that the