Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-04

Mrs g Warner, J a hr 1ounB.
FIRE AT VIneISIA.-Quite a destruet-
i've FIRE occurred at Virginia last Satur-
day night. The large white frame
house at the corusr Of Union and F
streets, consisting Of two stories and q
basement, kept BY "Dutch Kate as q
house Of prostitution, took FIRE and WAS
totally destroyed, together with all the
costly furniture, the occupants merely
escaping with their valuables and a
portion Of their clothing. The Ere s1-
tended to and also destroyed q tive
story franc building next north of il,
belonging to a colored woman named
Cherry, and two small frame buildings
on G street, occupied by colored people;
a few outhouses pertaining to tho
buildings destroyed completed the list
of property consumed. The furniture
of all the houses except "Dutch Rats's"
was removed. As near as we could
learn, the FIRE originated about as fol-
lows: The women at Hates were not
all particularly sober, and just before
midnight Que Of them came running up
from her room in the basement, giving
the alarm of Ere. Several men residing
in the vicinity ran in and found q mat
trsss in the room, together with the
balance Of the bedding, on FIRE, appa-
rently kindlsd from beneath. They
took il out into the street, and did not
leave the premises until every sign Of
an incipisut conHagratiou was extin-
guished, even carefully throwing water
| on the carpet, aud examining adjoining
rooms. About two hours afterwards
another alarm Of fire proceeded from
the same house, and in a very short
time the entire building, from basement
to roof, was a mass Of flames. Owing
TO the unssnsonableuess Of the hour, the
disagreeable weather, and terrible mud
dy state Of the streets, tho iremen, with
their machines, did not turn out so
promptly as usual, but when the boys
did get fairly at work, they did
wonders, and by their well directed
efforts, aided by a temporary lull In the
wind and storm prevailing, they soon
arrested the further progress OF what
gave great promise at one timo to DO q
sweeping and destructive conflagrnti0n.
All the engines in the city except No. 4,
which was out Of service, were present /;
and Hook and Ladder Co. No. l did
most efficient service in pulling down
buildings. The boys all did splondidly
under the circumstances, and the hrs
was we'll managed.
The BENEFIT Tomorrow NIaHr.
Rscollect, everybody, that Eagle En-
CINE Company No. 3, Virginia, takes a
benefit tomorrow evening ut Piper's
Opera House. II will be I" ladies'
night" and . very choice and unex-
~ceptionable entertainment will DO given.
The entire Opera House Company have
generously volunteered, besides numer-
Gus outside talent. We acknowledge
the receipt of complimentsries, and will
try and be CHAR
Do You WANT A HoNE AT the Gold
Hill Theater, on Friday evening, Janu-
AIRY 8, a rattle will come Of for a uics
cottage and lot, situated near the lum-
Der gard opposite the Union scales. It
will DO ratified of at FIVE hundred dol
lara, tickets two dollars each-the
property being worth double the sum.
See advertisement.
GOLD HILL SXALL.roX.-We have no
frcsh cases Of smallpox to report to-
day. There are two mild cases Of vsri-
oloid in town only this and nothing
more.
WAsHos ENGINE COMPANY No. 4.-The
regular s%emi-annual meeting OF the
above company for the election Of OIL
GERS takes place this evening.
CHoLLAR-PorosI. The s~cmi-annual
meeting of this company will be held in
San Francisco on Monday, January IL,
at IL o'clock noon.