Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-15
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Siuio ooSes SASsn s1AS MOAuiuSt w
got on track of quite an item in the
way OF q sensation. An old fellow
known as Harry "-never mind bis
other name-has, in a long course Of
bumming and dissipation, reduced him
self to an exceedingly low degree. He
has been sleeping in stables, and eating
and bringing just wherever he could
manage to pick up something in thai
line, for the last two or three years,
and, being q perfect slave to strong
drink, an occasional touch Of delirium
tremens seizes upon his feeble consti.
tuition. This motniag old Harry called
to the hostler, who found him standing
in q big dry goods box in the hay-loft,
just for all the world like a statue, and
looking as solemn as a Chinaman's
donkey. Says Harry: "Well, George,
good bye; give my respects to all my
friends" Here lie brushed feebly at
his coat with his hands, as though to
brush something of. "They've run
this thing long enough; it's played
out" "But what's the matter, Harry;
you amt going to die there, are you %
"Yes, you bet | am; they're a goin' to
hang me, and | s'pose its all right. Tell
'em all goodbye for me. Old Harry's
gone up. haint got no checks to pass
in, but it's all oyer with me. Let 'em
fetch on the rope, it's all right. Tell
'sm goodbye" Then the hostler left
him, fully under the impression that he
would peg out inside Of an hour. Hear
ing of the item we FASTENED thi,her,
mentally composing q sensational obit-
uary notice US we hurried along, but
when we arrived at the stable old Harry
was not visible. We searched among
the bales Of hay, in the stalls and other
places, UNNECESSARILY, for the poor
corpse, but no such elimination for our
item was apparent. Shortly afterward,
in passing down street, we suddenly
found old Harry comfortably seated on
the door step Of q ~soloon, composedly
and TRANQUILITY smoking his Pipe, and
apparently wondering what the devil
that undertaken on the other side Of the
street was 80 interestedly watching him
for.
TIE RAlLaoAD.-We visited and ex-
amiued the railroad at Empire and Car
son, last evening, and we are pleased to
say that for a distance Of six and a half
miles, which is now traversed by the
locomotive, its construction is equal to
the Central Pacific Railroad. It ruo
up into the timber belt west Of Carson
for about two or two and a half miles,
and 10 already transporting hre-wood
from Kings Canyon to Empire City
forty cords being shipped from one
point to the othor, last evening. The
rails are now laid to near the Brunswick
mill, and tho workmen are now COM
ple,iug about q mile a day. T~wsnty-one
hundred tons of the iron rails have
already been landed at Carson, and the
balance is being delivered as fast as it
can be. The two locomotives, the
" Carson" and the Virginia." which
were al Reno last Monday, are safe and
sound on the road between Washoe City
and Carson - the bridge over the
Truckes being amply strong to bear the
weight Of the locomotives which was
only thirteen tons each, instead OF
thirty.fve, as stated in the Carson
Appeal, after they had been stripped OF
all removable weight, without being
taken apart altogether. These locomo-
tives are expected to arrive in Carson
this evening, which make four complete
locomotives ready for service. Look
out for the iron snorting-horse in Gold
Hill by tho 25th Of November or per-
haps sooner.
OPERA Houss MELoDEoS.-There was
the usual good attendance at PiPer's
las. evening, and everything vent off
finely. There is one point particularly
observable with the present manage
ment, and that is tho total avoidance
of "drag." One act or scene is
made to follow closely after another
with as short m interval as possible
between. This is a point not always
properly understood and applied, but it
is nevertheless an important ono with
n Washoe audience. The less there il
seen Of that big green curtain the bet
ter; men do not go there to iook A.
that, and the absence Of drag shows
that the members of the company are
doing their best to earn their salaries
This idea Piper is liable to appreciate,
the more especially as his patrons are
more likely not to get tired and get out
of tho house before the entertainment
is over. Something "quick and devil
ish" is much better than q long-drawn-
out, droning performance in this iati-
tude. An extra good bill tonight. Go
and see il. Matinee tomorrow.
Tus BALL To-Nisur.-Everybody goes
to the ball given by the gallant boys of
Liberty Engine Company No. /, Gold
Hill, inaugurating their fine new hall,
now Just completed. This is styled a
@ Calico Party" bua it needed not this
idea to assure any n that the ladies
will be there in goodly numbers, with q
corresponding attendance of gentlemen:
The music will be by the Gold Hill
band, and everything will be conducted
in FIRST class style, by the excellent
managers appointed. The price of ad-
mission is So, and the proceeds OF the
ball will be devoted to the liquidation
Of the debt incurred in building this
new engine house. Every property
holder in Gold Hill can afford to buy at
least one ticket, whether they attend the
ball or not.
JOHNSON 4 Fox.-Under head Of "New
To-day" see the advertisement Of john
SON & Fox, No. I B street, Virginia, in
tho brick building opposite the Court
House. They have q well selected stock
of furniture and bedding, and also man
ufscture spring and hair mattresses TO
order, of the very best materials. They
pay particular attention to the repairing
of furniture aud spring beds. Families,
hotel keepers, and others interested,
would do we'll to call on johnson y Fox
relative to such things. They are good,
square meu to deal with, and being
competent mechanics, will fill all orders
in their line with the utmost prompsness
and dispatch, and on the most sa'isfac-
tory terms.
PIONEER BOILER WoRKs.-The work
turned out by Moore & RiOrden, at their
well known establishment on tue Divide,
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