Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-13
THE EVENING NEWS.
S.;.,.o, Eyeuins,--....Jane IS, 1858
V,s-,v,L CLossp.-The Strawberry

FESTIVAL CLosEp.-The Strawberry
Festival, at Athletic Hall, Virginia,
given under the auspices Of the ladies
connected with ST. Paul's Church, came
to a close las, evening, with the usual
amount Of pleasure in the way OF de-
struction to strawberries and cream,
coffee and cakes, pie aud turkey, chat
ting and promenading with the fair,
small talk aud picture gazing, music and
dancing. Il certainly was q Of the
most agreeable Festivals VIC have seen
in this part Of the country, and we hope
it has Melted q good sum for the benefit
Of the Church. We are pleased to re-
cord that there was no gambling or
whisky drinking allowed at this Fair,
an idea quite consistent with n insti-
tuition which pretends to teach morality
and correct principles, instead Of SOW
ing the seeds of sin in the minds Of the
young and inexperienced, by teaching
them the rudimeuts Of vice and iniquity.
By the foregoing remarks we do not
wish any over-sensitiye, shallow-pated
individual t o suppose that we refer es-
pecially to the Catholic Fairs, but we
most certainly do mean to reflect upon
the Strawberry Festivals and Fairs OF
other denominations which we rave
attended, aside from the Catholics.
Rafting Bibles, or selling brandy punch
es for the benefit Of the Church and
consequent glory Of God, are just exact
ly as illegitimately wrong within the
walls of the Church rs at a Church
Fair, and all consistent people must and
will agree with US in condemning the
immoral practice.
A Coon JoxE.-About FIVE years ago
DR.. Merritt, present Mayor of the city
Of Oakland, and Mr.. Nathaniel Page, a
very worthy and enterprising citizen OF
San Francisco, came over here to Gold
Hill to see the sights and to take a
hand in stock operations. One day, IN
passing over the Divide in an omnibus,
a fellow-passenger, q good deal Sin his
cups" but rather coutemplative withal,
and being in o social mood, he ad-
dressed himself &c Page, remarking
"There is a bic niue whose stock sold
at four dollars thic1 u foot a year ago,
Ghic1 but now by = it can't be lhicI
bought for a damned cent less than four
hundred Thic1 dollars a foot Well,"'
Joined in DR.. Merritt, do you really
believe that it will rise in the same pro-
portion for the next Year," "That
fbic1 depeuds on how many Ghic
damned fools come over from San Fran
cisco Ghic.1 DR.. Merritt took a look
out Of the window to the eastward, and
Mr.. Page chuckled. Neither of them
told the joke for u year but Merritt
told that it was played on Page.
PIrERs' OPERA HousE-" MACBETH"
A very respectable audience greeted
the second representation Of Hamlet"
last evening at the Opera House, and
that famous play was more smoothly
rendered than on the previous evening,
the actors all evidently being better
studied in their parts, consequently
making fewer mistakes aud slips Of the
tongue. Mr.. Barrett in his personation
Of the Danish prince fully sustained his
previous reputation. and u critical
Judgment of him as the best aud mos
correct Hamlet" who has ever ap'
peared on that stage. Tonight 4" Mac
beth" will be presented, with Barrett a:
Macbeth, Mrs. Stewart as Lady Mac
beth, Beatty as Macduff, and the other
characters generally we'll cast. A
crowded house may be looked for, as a
large number Of reserved seats were
already secured early this morning.
PERsoSAL.-Nathsniel Page, Esq, OF
San Francisco, President Of the Kear-
sarge Mining Company, Ovens Valley,
was in Gold Hill yesterday afternoon,
and we believe is now stopping in Vir-
ginia City. Mr.. Page is on his way to
OWENS Valley, where the Kearsarge
mine is located, to inspect the property
Of the Company, and to have the mill
and mine started up for q successful
run. At last accounts, the Kearsarge
mine looked very encouraging for the
stockholders, especially the lower tun-
mel, which strikes through q rich ledge
at a depth Of q thousand feet below the
groupings. Unless our judgment fails
US very materially, We predict that in q
year or two hence the Kearsarge mine
will DO a very large bullion producing
piece OF property.
SPEcrAcLEs AND EyE.GLAssEs.-Mr.
G.. Frankel, the celebrated opticiau Of
San Francisco, is stopping at the Inter.
national Hotel, Virginia City, and will
remain there for q few days for the pur.
pose Of supplying those that require
optical assistance with his celebrated
Russian Pebble Spectacles. Mr.. FrankeI
has so adapted practice with theory o,
that delicate organ, tho eye, that N
matter how critical the case may be, n,
one need despair if be leaves the judi
cious selection Of those instruments t,
him. Mr.. Frankel has also, q large an,
superior selection Of new styles Of opera
field and marine glasses, microscope
and optical instruments Of oil descriP
tons.
STRIKE IN rHK SIERRA NEVADA
large body Of water was tapped in th
new shaft Of the Sierra Nevada min
yesterday morning, which soon raise
so fast as to run the workmen out. TIL
water stood over $50 feet deep in tn
SHAFT this morning. This shaft has at
tanned the depth of 74o feet, at whic
point it has just cut through into th
mont or east ledge of the Comstoci
A new pump is now being put in 4
meet this emergency, which Mr.. Apple
the Superintendent informs Us will b.
completed and at work in about q week
when he will proceed to develope tn,
true value Of this new strike. 4
healthy sized deposit Of fifty dollar or
at that point would be good to have.
Next TuEsDAY.-We learn from
gentleman who camo over from Rem
this morning, that the railroad mel
assert positively that the cars and pass
engers from Sacramento on next Tues
day will pass over the entire railroa
to Reno-that the work on the unin
ished gap in Bonner Lake Valley vii
be completed on Tuesday forenoon
About q thousand Cinnamon, with thei
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