Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-23


TIE CIRcus LAST EvESiyG.-Wilson's
Great World Circus opened last evening
At Virginia to a huge audience, the
large pavilion being well crowded in
every part. We endured the felicity Of
being present, and ~cer.aiuly must ia
dorse this circus rs one of the best IN
every respect. Il. doesn't have any in
telligent trained cats, dogs or monkeys,
but the talent and attractions are of u
far more substantial and meritorious
nature. The riding is excellent, aud the
tumbliug, acrobatic and gymnsstic per-
formances not TO be outdone. One little
chap especially, some bigger than our
little dog Kyzer, and two little horses
dashed around the ring at II particularly
lively rate, riding each other-some-
times the boy was uppermo,t and some
times the ponies. He rode all over and
under them, and both parties came out
best on the homestretch. The triple
horizontal oar act was II novelty, and
splendidly executed; so was the slack
wire act. Harry Jackson, the I" fellow
of infinite w.t." the " do funny' OF the
establishment, contrived to keep every
body il u jolly state Of laughter at his
queer whimsical ities and local hits.
Harry has been here before, and saw old
Max Walter; he has also observed For
rest, Couldock and Celia Howson, for
his limitations Of their peculiar styles
were very good indeed. Those two lit
tie trained mules also knew u heap;
there was no nonsense about them nj
all. Everything c%onspired TO render the
occasion one Of II highly sensational
nature. The wild lightnings cleaned
and flashed across the skies without,
the big thunder rolled aud ratified
among the black rain filled clouds, aud
the little black pony, who was trying to
DO the flying trapeze, go. exasperated,
Jumped the ring and charged recklessiy
among the people, creating quite a
furore. That den of lions would have
made more than u few roar il they could
only have got loose. They roired and
growled ugly enough at the prophet,
Daniel Lambert, when he went among
them and tried to make himself soriable.
The whole wound up with n gay min
strel performance and Dick Sands IN his
uurivaled clog dance. Everybody went
home we'll pleased, although 1t did
rain a little. There will be an entire
change Of programme and a still better
entertainment tonight. Go to the
circus. Only one night more.
BLAcKBERnY PUNCH, HoRsrowS STYLE.
Last Sunday evening a lot of colored
individuals were having a nice little
game OF draw poker at the Polk" Saloon,
Virginia, when, for reasons best known
to himself, a white man, whom we viii
call Dickey, anne in, and, feeling in a
hilarious mood, he stepped up TO the
party, and noticing that one of them,
whom we shall call Scipio, had u fine
plug hat on his head, this festive Diekcy
did then and there come down on the
summit Of the aforesaid plug, willfully
and forcibly, with both hands, driving
il very completely aud successfully down
oyor the astoni,hed proprictors eyes and
ears. Great wa. the wrath of Scipio
Africanus, and AS soon rs he could get
outside Of that demolished hat there
was some hard talking done, resulting
in his informing Dickey that lie ccnid
lick him. "No, for $50, you can't
saws Dickey. Scipio didn't have any
500. so he offered TO lick him for
nothing. This being accepted, both
parties Immediately adjourned to the
dark and bloody brick yard down near
Cb;natown. /, is not recorded whethe r
the darkey had the advantage in beng
nearer the color Of the night, and there
fore not so easily seen and hit, but Al
INV rate Dicksy got worsted, and was
fortunate in not having put up any com
on the result. Dickey can write MS
own moral to this story.
C,Rous SkysArIoS.-The little black
trained pony at the circus, last eren'ns'
while performing in the ring got s"'ded
to anger by too much whipping on 'ne
part Of his trainer, leaped the ring ma
plunged wildly among the dense crown
Of men, women and children on the
seats, apparently to see how hish ne
could climb among them. Of course d
great sensation was sreated, aud severai
persons got more or less bruised, but
fortunately no one was killed or perma-
nsntly injured. The rebellious pony
was afterward made TO 60 through his
part OF the performance with u precan-
tionsry line hitched to his nose.
Wrsr PoISr CApEr.-Edward Shamp,
son Of T. B. Shamp, Superintendent of
,ha Savage mine, has been appointed as
cadet to the United States Military