Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-05
wedpe.aay Evsnlas..--.-.May s,1sss
THE DAY OF JUnlLxx.-Saturday next

is b day set Tor laying tue last rail aud
for driving the last spike, sigualizing
the completion Of the great continental
railroad connection. A grand celebn.
ton will be held ut Sacramento in honor
Of the memorable event, which will lac
participated in by people from all parts
of the country. It will DO a day Of
jubilee throughout Uncle Sans domiu-
ions, for the grand consummstion will
be telegraphed to all parts of the cont.
nsnt wherever the magic wires eau lead
the news. Every stroke of the hammer
which drives that last spike home is TO
be signalled by a corresponding click of
the telegraphic instrument. ~resounding
to the Atlantic and Pacific shores stimuli
t~ansously. The operator at the West
ern Union Telegraph Office, at Virginia,
has made arrangements with the opera
tor at Browns Station, on the railroad,
to connect the side wire to Virginia and
thus transmit each click, corresponding
to the hammer strokes, to that Office.
When the last click has sounded aud
the word "done" is transmitted, the
flag of the telegraph Office will be i'm
mediately run up to the mast head.
This will DO the signal to be responded
to by the alarm bell Of Young America
Engine Company No. ,, quickly followed
by No. rs bell, and, we hope, every
bell, steam-whistle, and anything else
that can make n noise, in either Virginia
or Gold Hill. Let the whistles and bells
sound-les old "Geueral Grant" on
Fort Homestead belch forth loud sui
phurous thuuders from his iron throat
and all the land Of Washoe rejoice over
the completion Of the great continental
railroad, the greatest enterprise of mod
ern times. Hurrah /! for the railroad.
p. S.-Since the above was in type,
we have learned that arrangements have
been made to FIRE thirty-guns from Fort
Homestead, in honor Of each State in
the Uniou-and on the conclusion Of
which, FIVE more in honor Of the Di-
rectors Of the Central Pacific Railroad
Compauy-with q " tiger for Charley
Croker, the Superintendent. On the
first nnounceme from the telegrSghic
Offices in Gold Hill. that the silver
spike OF Nevada is being driven when
the last rail is laid, it is expected
every flag in Gold Hill will be uufurlcd,
aud every steam whistle of our mills
aud mines will sound the glad tidiugs,
CONG Down TO THE CELEBRArIoS.-
Liberty Engine Company No. | Of Gold
Hill, as we stated n few days since, are
going down to the big railroad celebra-
ton at Sacramento, to be held next Sat.
urday. They will muster about co of
our best Gold Hill iremen, and take
with them their machine, which is one
of the oldest on the Pacific Coast, being
the old "Howard" Of San Francisco.
II is highly appropriate that this old
pioneer should be present on that
prandly memorable occasion. Washoe
Engine Company No. 4 of Virginia, de-
termined not to be out Of the ring on
this occasion, will muster 100 men, and
take along their maehine-the ueatest,
best and most effective in the whole Nir-
ginia Fire Department. In addition to
these, Chief Fox of the Virginia Depart
ment invites a delegation Of ten from
each company to 60 along with him, in
full uniform. The Central Pacific Rail-
road Company furnish transportation
free OF charge, to Sacramento and back,
for all fremen in uniform, provid-
ing a special train for that purpose.
Mr. Croeker, the General Snperin.
teudent Of the railroad, in a message
received yesterday by the fremen says
ave have not passenger cars sufficient,
so You. will have to come on fiat cars.
All fremen in uniform will be brought
and returned free on a special train.
Those not returning on the special will
be charged full fare on any other train.
Make this fully known, so that no hard
feelings will be ~engendered by mistake"
All DESTROYS Of going down to the cele-
bration with either Of the two compa-
nies we have mentioned, can do so by
paying $40. Their fare to and from
Reno will be paid, and hats, shirts and
belt, will be furnished by the compa-
MES. Each man, Of course, will have
10 wear his black plants. We predict
that the fremen Of this, section will be
as we'll and handsomely, IL uotas largely
represented as from any other part OF
the Pacific Coast.
PIPER's OPERA HoUsE.-Stark's ben
eft last night was y highly compliment
airy and satisfactory one. We have sell
dom seen that popular theatre so
donsely crowded as on that memorable
occasion. The leading play was "Hen-
ry w, or the Battle of Shrewsbury
Mr.. Stark ~personated the jolly, rolliek-
ing Jack Fslstaf admirably, and Mr.,
Mccullough, as Hotspur, never did bet
ter. Mrs. Stewards pe%rsonation OF
Dame Quickly was particularly piquant,
forcible, and effective, and Harrison
rendered the Prince in his usual most
excellent style. Most Of the other char
acters we're we'll represented, aud the
piece passed of very smoothly, n was
deservedly 'applauded throughout: Al
the conclusion Of the play, Mr.. Stark
WAS called before the curtain, and grace
fully acknowledged the compliment IN "
neat, feeling, and appropriate speech.
The entertainment concluded with "a
Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady.
This evening another grand bill Is OF,
fcred, in the course OF which Stark and
Mccullough will execute n desperate
sword combat, in which they are not TO
be excelled. See the distributed pro-
grammes, and then go and secure seats
for the evening.
vors OF rHASxs.-The following was
adopted at the las, regular MONTH
ly meeting of Monumental Engine Com
pany No. 6, and the Secretary was
instructed to forward to Chief Gibson,
aud the Superintendent mentioned a
copy Of tho resolution {; Reso'etd, That
Monumental Engine Company No. . re-
turn their sincere thanks to the officers
and member, of the Gold Fire Depart
ment and the Superintendent OF the
burning mines for the kindness ana
courtesy extended TO this company by
them during the time the company anu
its apparatus wero in service
IXcxypIARY ArTENPr.-Au attempt