Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-18

Shakespeare, Il Wright, ID Nolan, Jas WOOD.
FIRE AT SILVER CIrY.-About half
pas, | o'clock this morning a lurid light
was percciyable in the direction of Sill
yer City, and the steam whistles Of the
mills down the canyon sounded a loud
and prolonged alarm Of fire. 1t proved
to be the burning of n large two-story
building just below the Kelsey Mill, Sill
yer City. It was owned by Mr. Fitz-
gerald, proprietor of the Mount Vernon
House, Gold Hill, aud was formerly
occupied rs q clearinghouse. 1t was
of late only partially occupied, n portion
of the lower story being occupied as a
drinking saloon, and four or five persons
| sleeping up stairs. The house was only
two or three years old, and would have
been q very valuable piece OF property
out at White Pine. 1t was Totally de-
stroyed in fact, there being no conycn-
lent arrangement for extinguishing it,
they had 10 Just let it burn. Osborno's
blacksmith shop, just below, got some
what scorched, as did also some Of the
buildings across the street. BY the
active dashing of water upon them,
however, they were saved. We did not
learn how the fire originated, or whether
there was any insurance on the building
destroyed or not.
MINSTREL TRourE.-Charley Rhoades,
Johnny Tuers, Otto Burbank, Tommy
Parrou, Frank Sparrow, Johnny Camp
bell, Amanda Lee, Clara Starr, Clara
Draper, and other Ministries, formerly
OF Piper's Opera House in Virginia,
are performing ut Music Hall, in Sacra-
mento, to full houses every night, and
giving general satisfaction. A Gold
Hitler being in the %parquette q few
evening ago, was recognized by Johnny
Tuers, aud the other performers being
made acquainted with his presence,
they gave him q very warm reception,
and frequently made him n party to
their side-splitting jokes, and they
had so much to say about "Slippery
Gulch " that he almost imagined him.
self in Piper's. This troupe is always
quite popular among the H~orntowners
and slippery Gulchites-and we expect
when Piper gets through with n few
weeks of the legitimate drama he will
get this troupe over on this side OF the
mountains again.
DEATH OF DR.. BRyARLy.-We an
nounccd the sad intelligence Of the
death of DR.. Bryarly, late of Virginia
City, in the News Of Monday, and from
the Sacramento Union of Tuesday VIZ
extract the following couirmatory and
additional "a private dispatch nm
nounccs the death of DR.. Wake Bryarly
at Baltimore. He was long u resident o.
this place, and in 1850 had charge of the
County Hospital. His skill rs u surgeon
was proverbial, and he was widely
known throughout this and the neigh
boring State of Nevada. The immedi'
ate cause of his death is said to DO soft
ching Of the brain, brought about by hi:
undue attention to his profession, and
neglect OF proper rest and recreation,
His numerous friends will deeply rcsre,
his d~eccase."
FRANK FARINGroN.-Oui old Fat Boy
who did the News locals several year:
ago, is still agent for Wells, Fargo 4
Co. on the Central Pacific Railroad car
between Verdi and Reno. Frank ha'
entirely recovered his health, and is il
good order-sober and straight rs ri
arrow. Many of our readers will re
member Frank with pleasure, md vii
be pleased to hear of his prosperity an
restored health. He had n paralyti'
stroke last September, and it was no
until lately that he found out the cause
of 1.-THE told us OF it n day or two ngo
but the secret cannot be divulged TO
several months yet. Frank is u bull.
boy.
MISTAKEN IDEA. The Enterprise
speaking of the light of the Silver Cit!
fire this morning being seen from Vir
cinia, says: "The fire was supposed b.
many to be above the DEVILS Gate, bu
we are Of the opinion that it was far be
low Silver City" 1t seems that non
Of tho H%orntowners could guess yer.
we'll as to the precise locality, but it i
astonishing that any of them Mt all nc
quainted with the topography Of tn
country could for II moment judge tn
fire to be above the:Devil'S Gate. The.
must have been celebrating ST. Patrick
Day.
BALLS LAST NIGuT.-The st. Patrick
Ball given at Athletic Hall, Virginia
was numerously attended, and all a
we'll rs ourself enjoyed the fun heartily
The handsome uniforms Of the militnr,
gentlemen present added much to th
effect of the occasion. The ball at tn
San Francisco Restaurant, Gold Hill
was very select and well managed. TIL
+ hall was handsomely adorned, an,
everything passed of admirably.
YouSG AMERICAS BALL.-The seventI
annual ball of the Young America En-
!, Cine Company No. 2, will be given Mon
day evening, March 90, Mt Athleti
Hall. 1t is n social party given by III
company, and no tickets will be sold
The party will be q most agreeable affair
OvsRLAXp MAIL.-Letters were re
, ceiyed here this morning, only iiftce
, days from New York. A large mail !
, expected tomorrow morning.