Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-12
THE EVENING NEWS
Friday Eveuins..----Fcorunry IL, 1869

CHISEsA Nav YEAR.-The Chinese
Now Year commenced last Tuesday
at 4 P. NJ; so says "CharleJ,"
the we'll known Celestial caterer aud at
tendant at the Gold Hill Exchange.
The festivities among our Chinese popu-
lation, consisting of 6re-cracker de.
.structien, fasting, eating, etc., last
generally about three days in this coun-
try, but in China the annual celebration
is kept up for seven days. The first
day is observed very rigidly as II day of
fasting, no one being supposed to par
take Of pig, chicken, or any other style
Of flesh, but simply nuts, candy, picked
sea-weed, chow-chow and all hat sort
of thing. After that they can all pitch
in loose among all sorts Of outiandish
pot-pies, broilsd pig, hen chowder, fric-
asssed tom.cod and general stewed
hash. After the first day the balance
these barbarians. something after the
style in which many good Christians
spend the Sabbath. They don't exactly
stay at home aud eat baked beans, read
novels, write letters, post up accounts
for the past week, scandalizc neighbors,
60 sparkling, ETC.; but they do what
amounts to about the same. They
attend to just what they consider strict
ly necessary in the way of business,
work, and the social amenities of every
day life, and no more. They have their
regular religious ceremonies approPri-
ate to the occasion, and devote all pos
sibls time to pleasure and amusement,
especially in the evening, when social
plays, gambling, eating, drinking, and
the unlimited popping Of ire-crackers
are in order. What musical talent they
have among them in the vocal or in
strumental line is also called into requi-
sition. Tho Chinese New Year com
menced January oath last year, and
Charley accounts for the discrepancy OF
dates on the ground that their last year
had thirteen months in it, which ar
raugement happens every third year,
being probably regulated by the moons,
something after the style of the jewish
New Year, thus ehangeable in its date
VI OmuuCuISHhCub AlhN bNuNs
WHITE PINE BouQUErs. - Sagebrush
bouquets have been often thrown in ap-
probation Of the truemcrits ofperformers
on the stage here in the land Of silver
bricks, but this was partly owing to the
lack Of pretty flowers wherewith TO
make bouquets. This want will shortly
be obviated by mean of choice bouquets
from the flower gardens OF White Pine.
The dry soil on Treasure Hill, BY means
of proper irrigation through gas pipes
conducting water up from Hamilton and
other low, damp localities, is being
made to produce flowers in the widest
and most extrayagant luxuriance. \
company of Gold Killers are now
hard at work in that line OF
business Notwithstanding the terrible
swslteriug heat Of the tropical sun, and
the romantic shades and suburbs OF
Treasure City are being made to bloom
like the gardens Of Mahomet's paradise.
Shipments of bouquets may be expected
from the company shortly. Their finest
nosegays are produced at present under
glass; also, those pretty little flowers
vulgarly known as "toddy blossoms"
and tulips Of every variety. Before they
got their squeduct running, they had to
make water for irrigation by melting
snow brought up in wagons from Sher-
mantown and Hamilton, but the supply
is all running right now. They have
already commenced shipping grapes,
olives, figs, and oranges, to Chicago.
The saloon keepers all raise their W
out in their back yards. They
never have any snow nor frost at Treas
urs City.
BADLY SOLD AGAIN.-That threo-bit
highwayman who has been iufesting the
Divide for the last week or two, lying
in wait 10 Ego through" any lonely foot
traveller who might happen to pass be-
tween Virginia and Gold Hill late in the
evening, has again been encountered.
He left the Divide in disgust after stop
ping two men and only finding II couple
of dollars on the first one, and nothing
on the second. Last night he stopped
Mr.. Wilbur, Of Gold Hill, at u lonely
place on the road just abO"c Silver
City. The FIRST thing Wilbur knew, the
fellow popped out from a dark place at
tho roadside in his buttoned-up coat,
broad. brimmed hat, and white cloth
cover to his face with holes cut for his
eyes, and stuck a pistol out, saying,
a. hold up your hands, Wilbur APP
preciated the situation ut once. tic had
81 IS in his pocket and didn't like to
lose it. A happy thought struck him
"Oh ! DON'T" says he, drawing his face
closer down into his muller, don't
bother me I'm q goin' over to the pest
house in Niger Ravine. Got the small
pox dam bad, you bet; which is the
shortest trail over there-can you tell
meT' 1t operated %splendid, and Wilbur
had hardly got the words out of his
mouth before he had the satisfaction oil
seeing this povcrty-stricken road agent
making Off with rapid strides up the hill
side, disappearing in the direction oil
Empire City. Pass him along. That
fellow had better sell out, or leave for
White Pine.
UNITED STATES GRAND JURY.-Follow-
ing are the names of the United States
Grand Jurors summoned to appear at
the District Courtroom, in Virginia
City, on Monday next, at u o'clock, to
serve for the special term Of the United
States District Court to be held at Vir-
ginia 4: j.. 2. Jones, John b. Winters,
Charles II. Van Gorder, William NJ.
Lsete, Joseph T. Goodman, Thomas NJ.
Adams, Robert y Graves, John II.
Mills, James W. Wright, Charles G..
Funk, William B. llickok, Charlie,
Forman, Louis Janin, Jr., John Rule,
John Hogan, George C. Waters, IL. H..
Flagg, 4. l.. Edwards, a. nirschman,
George +. Hill, C. e. Thomas, G.. Derby,
l.. II. Robbie, c. VI. Cornell.
INTERESTING BILLIARD Match. "A
very interesting billiard match for 500
was played evening before last ut the
washoe Exchange Billiard Saloon, Nir-
ginia, between Wanie Wright and VIM.
B%rimscomb, in the presence OF n large
number of spectators. The match played
was the three ball carom game, eleven
gamea If tventy-one points each. The