Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-04
THE EVENING NEWS.
Wednesday Ryeulns.---.March 3, 1863

"CNaCHAag ~ ACOs
AwrUL EFFECTS OF Ir.-As q warming
to those Of our lady readers who may
be so reckless as to contemplate the
introduction Of that abominahle fashion,
the "Grecian Bend" into Gold Hill or
Virginia, we give the following extract
from a private letter recently received
from Boston: "The first m who
adopted and introduced the Greciau
Bend into the city died from the effects
Of it last week. She was n tough old
maid Of f~orty-two, and she rcsorted to it
out Of purs desperation, thinking doubt
less thus 10 create a sensation, among
the beaux. Spine complaint, cramp
collie and dyspepsia finished her nj last,
but she created q greater sensation after
sho was dead than she ever could when
alive. When they came to lay her out
it was 4 terrible job to straighten her
properly for the coffin. They laid her
on her back on a table, with u big rock
across her shins and another on her
breast. Being pretty well off, about a
dozen or so Of her relatives and expect
ant friends sat up with her corpse that
is TO say, they were in the next room,
cousolilg themselves with a drop or two
of wine, a cold chicken or so, some cake
and other simple refreshments, and were
becoming quite yivacious amid all their
grief, when o laundering noise in the
next room caused them all to rush
wildly in there. The big stone had
accidentally rolled off her breast down
on to the floor, and there sat the old
maid bolt upright on the table, looking
fierce as a mackerel. Some of the ladies
tainted, but order was restored after
p,scinr the stone back on her breast
again; bu, all hands got totally democrat
lied a short time atterward when the
other stone rolled Oft and they found
the obstinate corpse with both heels in
the air. Additional ballast was called
into re1uisitiOn aud this time she re-
manned quiet till daylight. Even when
they pnt her into a rich metallic casket
they found difficulty in doing so. They
fastened her heels down, but the ''bend'
still remained-eveu death could not
take it out, and they buried her with
her nose flsttened against the glass in
the coffin lid"
INAUGURATION BALLS To-NIGuT.-Lin-
coin Hose Company No. 3, lower Gold
Hill, gives a grand inauguration ball
tonight ut Armory Hall. 1t will be the
gayest. most festive and most satisfac-
tory of any ball given in Gold Hill this
season, judging from the elaborate pre-
parations the boys have made to that
end. The hall is GXed out in grand
style, aud II fine band of music will
ohlciate. The boys are determined not
20 be outdone in that line by anybody
on this occasion, it being their first
annual ball. At the Eureka Hotel,
American Flat, also, tonight Mr.. Gosse,
the popular proprietor, invites his nu-
merous friends and the public generally
to the grand social ball he gives On this
momeutous occasion. He has engaged
frst-rate band Of music and made all
due preparations for n truly pleasurable
and satisfactory social terpsichorcan
party, such as all will feel highly graft
6ed in attending. See advertisements
in another column.
SHIPPING BULLION 0vERLASD.-Wheu
the great Continental railroad is fully
connected and completed, shipments OF
bullion from the Comstock ledge direct
to the Atlantic States will doubtless be
common enough, but such shipments
have already commenced from White
Pine. The Reese River ReceiNe OF the
27th ult. says: ave are Informed to-
day that bullion amounting to $780,
42l 90 was shipped by the agency of the
First National Bank of Nevada at Treas
ure City, White Pine, TO Elko, and
thence overland TO New York City, on
the cath and 18th inst. These are the
first tricklings OF the bullion stream
which will flow overland to the Allan
tic s~eaboard."
The FEsrIvAL.-Thc Committee oil
Arrangements for the Festival to COM
mence on the sth inst, request us to
say to the ladies that have articles for
the fancy table, to send them TO Mrs.
Lambert rs soon rs convenient all
those interested are requested to be nj
the hall on Saturday, to select positions
for tables and assist in decorating. We
are glad to learn that the children arc
meeting with such success in selling
tickets. More have been printed, and
can be obtained from the Committee o.
Arrangements. The valuable prize
Bible offered to the person selling thu
largest number of tickets is we'll worth
striving for.
RExsxnER THE WIDOW ASDl ORPHANS
Amid the glories and festivities of th'
present occasion let no one forget the
ball to be given tomorrow evening, a.
Theater Hall, Gold Hill, for the benefit
of Mrs. Anna McCabe, whose husband
was killed in the Yellow Jacket mine
last fall. She is struggling to support
her two little children, but being IN re-
duced circumstances, she is much IN
need OF assistance. \ fine band oil
music will be in attendance, and q cap
i,al good time will be enjoyed. In such
n cause q man should buy u ticket, evef
if he does not go.
GRANT AT IL BALL To-NrGur.-CHm
MONS famous life-size oil painting o
General Grant yesterday passed dow
through town on an express wagon
and this evening will form a c%onspicu
Gus feature in the adornments OF Armor.
Hall, lower Gold Hill, on the occasion
of the grand Inauguration ball OF LIN
coin Hose Company No. B. Let every
body who delights in the t~erpsiehore"i
exercise of the light fantastic toe tr'