Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-09-08

The annual meeting comes off in a few
days, and 1t seems strange that the
President did not postpone his trip
into the country until new officers had
been elected. Neither Is 1t usual to
elect another. President, rs the d.
rectors have done, if the absence was
only intended to be q temporary one.
Mr.. MONEYS record Is also against
him, particularly as his sudden disap-
pearances have become somewhat Of a
habit. Dublin missed him, and Mel
bourne missed him, just as rumor says
San Francisco will miss him ; so that
OH the whole 1t Is pretty safe to bet
that Thomas has gone to some secluded
spot beyond the seas. Plenty Of our
citizens would willingly give $4,000
lof other peoples money to get rid OF
him, for he Is q first-class egotistical
nuisance. Should the Hibernian chief
disappoint his detractors by q return
to duty, 1t will merely prove that
rumor was a little premature, for it Is
n moral certainty that some day or
other there will be weeping and wall
ing over minus money and u Mooney
minus. This paragraph will then do
for future insertion.
A Few Lotteries.
A very ingenious way Of disposing
Of real estate has been hit on by n Mr..
Dent, of this city. He is the owner OF
q valuable residence on Harrison street,
probably worth about $40, 600. Unable
to sell it by private contract, and
knowing that 1t would not fetch its
value ut auction, he has organized n
homestead association, with 200, 600
shares at % cents each, for the purpose
of purchasing and distributing" the
property. The house is we'll furnished,
and has n stable attached containing
carriages and horses, which are IN
clnded In the purchase. The distrlbu-
ton takes place On the 3lst Of October,
and rs it would be a pity to cut up
such q nice property into intlnitesSimai
square inches. 100, 900 shareholders will
then and there fOrego their claims IN
favor of the lucky reminder.
Somebody in Nevada county is also
getting up n philanthropical project
in aid Of the Nevada School District.
A grand fair with q big g. Is to be
given on the 9th of October, the adj
mission to which will he 81 so, and the
number of tickets Is strictly limited 10
50, 900. Sundry premiums. amounting
to $50. 900, will be awarded to visitors,
the highest one being $4,000 In gold
coin. This Individually fishy scheme
Is announced IN the interior papers,
and confidence Is inspired by u refer
cnce ITO any citizen Of Nevada CITY,"
Our own big lottery Is selling tickets
numbered l51, 900 odd, leaving 10000
still on hand. There Is some talk that
the drawing will come of at the City
Gardens instead Of at the Pavilion,
and it would perhaps be a moro suita-
Bile place.
The Municipal Election.
The Democratic candidates spent so
much money In procuring their nomi-
nations, thit they have not displayed
the accustomed liberality since, and
the consequence is that the "boys" are
not working with their usual vigor.
The shadow of coming defeat Is so very
plain. that n large expenditure would
be coin thrown away. If the Germans
vote rs they promised, the taxpayers
ticket will be successful from top to
bottom, and even If they forsakc not
their first love, but still stick to the
face-enameled lady yclept Democracy,
the struggle between the two will be
close and exciting.
The Pisnsor Celebration.
Fridays celebration of the twentieth
anniversary Of the admission Of Call
fornla into the Union, will be quite II
fine display. Five Generals and an
Admiral promise to participate, in adj
dition to Governor Haight and our
CITY d%ignitaries. A Committee of Pho
neers leaves here this morning for Elko
TO meet Gen. Sherman and accompany
him to the Bay Rooms have been en-
Gagged for him ut the Lick House, where
lie will remain rs the guest of the Pho
neer Society. The militia-or rs many
of them as can be got together for the
duty-arc to turn out to conduct the
General from the boat; but orr war
riors crumble so much Mt having to
leave their offices and stores, that there
Is not likely to be = full attendance.
A Cruel Cartoon,
representing the unfortunate Napo-
Icon and his son on their way to 4 Ger
man prison In n Gagged cart, such as our
doc-hunting vacqueros use for the
transportation of captured ours, had
an immense sale yesterday. The only
colored picture of the battle OF Woerth
also put in all appearance yesterday;
made from n drawing taken on the field
in the city Of New York. The de-
signer had 4 brilliant imagination for
uniforms, and produces q novel effect
by seating Mcmahon on n pink horse,
in the midst Of q shower Of sky-blue
cannon balls. ...
Tho Proposed New Opera House.
There really has been some talk
about building a magnificent opera
house OH the Jackson street circus lot.
The lot belongs to James Lick, the
miserly millionaire of Santa Clara
county. and the projectors promised to
raise 300, 900 If he would add II like
sum and furnish the stick Mr.. Charles
Bugbee, the architect, was sent East to
examine and report OH all the recent
improvements in theatres and public
halls, and OIL his return submitted to
the promoters of the scheme plans for
n splendid structure. But Mr.. Lick
did not regard the matter in a favor
able light, and that for the present
ends the enterprise.
Theatrical.
If I was to follow tho example of
the Irish historian, who devoted n
chapter to Irish snakes, and then wrote,
"there arc II o snakes in Ireland" I
should say there is nothing theatrical
to gossip about. The second season Mt
the California has opened very un-
promisingly. with scanty houses, as
the result of having no special attrac-
ton. Miss May Howard, who sue
ceeded Miss Emily Melville as leading
lady, has not yet made her mark'
perhaps more from want Of opportu-
nifty than ability. The Japs: don't
draw, and the other places OF enter