Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-24
JUBILEE NOTES.
NUMBER TWO.

En-. NEWS: To-day was a sort OF
Fourth Of July, in modified form, here
in the Bay City. The weather was not
particularly propitious. 1t was In
clined to be sunshiny In the morning,
but rain set in again about 2P. NJ,
cast a dampener-threw cold water,
we may say-upon the bright prospects,
and made the streets disgustingly
sloppy. Some of the military compa-
mics were out, national salutes were
fired morning, moo and night, the
shipping In the harbor and at the
wharves was gay with flags Of all
nations, and the Star Spangled Banner,
from numerous buildings In every part
of the city, waved proudly In honor Of
the Birthday of WASHINGTON. The
public military parade was put an end
to by the rain-at any rate, 1t might
have continued longer If 1t hadn't
rained. Not so, however, with
The Jubilee.
About noon the general direction
assumed by the crowds Of ladies, gen.
tlemen and everybody else promenad-
ing the sidewalks was toward the huge
Mechanics Pavilion, in the southern
part of the city, where the great feast
Of music was preparing. By 2 O'Clock
z. NJ, the Pavilion was pretty we'll
crowded, and there were 1000 or 5000
people gathered in the streets around
the great center of attraction, rs they
could hear the grand music with the
greatest facility, although they could
not see the inside fun ut all. The
Pavilion measures 217 by $50 feet Oh
the main floor, and the central arched
roof is 6S feet high in the clear,
throughout the entire length. Tho
body or central portion of the house
has three lows OF seats extending from
one end to the other, and on either
side are broad spaces left for the prom
enaders-that Is to say, those who had
to stand and look OH, so crowded that
they couldn't promenade any at all.
On each side of the central portion are
double tiers of galleries, extending the
whole length of the building, and
across the back end are three tiers.
Green wreaths and festoons hang from
the arched roof and across the galleries,
which were also adorned with neat
pots of living flowers, resting upon or
namental brackets. Upon the white
cloth covering the front Of the gale
ries, are painted in neat letters the
names of Washington, Beethoven, AL
boni, Leonardo iii Yinci, Bonheur,
Hudson, Kepler, Brunei, Ericsson, Ste
phenson, Daguerre. Napier, and others
eminent and illustrious In the worlds
history, both past and present. AT the
extreme real Is the great choice box,
capable Of seating n persons, and
which brought $4,000 in gold. 1t Is
also handsomely trimmed In front with
festoons of red and white, and with
American flags. The decorations
throughout are very neat and hand
some. The grand chorus number over
1000 singers, from all parts Of the
country, Including our Choral Society
from Virginia and Gold Hill, and they
were arranged upon n series of semi
circular seats, ranged n above the
other like steps, the organ being on the
highest or rear platform, while the Or
chestra of Instrumental music was ut
the foot Of the steps, In front, under
the immediate baton Of Prof. Herold,
the Musical Director Of the Jubilee.
The programme called for q chorus of
1000, but | should judge there was full
l,5OO, nearly or quite half Of whom
were ladies. They presented a beauti-
full sight with their gay dresses, In gay
colors, contrasting r~efreshingly with
the sombre, dark dresses Of the gentle
men, all of whom were in the back
ground, occupying the upper seats.
That great audience, densely filling the
parquette, promeuades, galleries and
boxes, was also a grand spectacle, with
their interested faces all turned In one
direction. The predominating color Of
the ladies' dresses and trimmings was
blue, and the little dashes Of red, inter-
spersed, contributed to the general
pretty effect. Between the parquette
and promenade, in long narrow aisles,
patrolled a large number of special
policemen, from the Fire Department,
In red shirts, to preserve order and
suppress any possible trouble and con-
fusion. The number Of the audience
was estimated at 5000 at least. The
natural buzz Of such q huge crowd was
great, resembling that Of an immense
hive of bees. AS we said before, the
predominating color with the ladies
was blue, and the predominating smell
appeared to be p%atchouli, Balm Of a
Thousand Flowers, with a very slight
admixture Of sage brush. The orches-
ira included all sorts of Instruments,
from the ~peaceable little flutes up TO
big, laundering, formidable-looking
horns, as slarge Us a man, with mouths
like Columbiads.
The Big Drum.
Judging the Boston Jubilee by the
size of its drum, ours Is three inches
the biggest, the large bass drum being
eight feet, three inches In diameter,
while that Of the Down casters was
only eight feet. The heads Of that,
however, were whole skins, while
these are composed Of several pieces
sewed together. II makes a terrible
noise when 1t is being pounded.