Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-09-07

Gold Hill, becoming eSasperated be-
yond endurance by the swarming EN-
croachmepts Of several millions Of bed
bugs into his sleeping arrangements,
tried n mighty good dodge OH them n
few nights ago. He took n small log
Of pitch ,pine, put his old hat on n
end Of II, placed 1t In bed ut the usual
time, blew out the candle and then
went to bed IN another room. He
hadn't been abed more than fifteen
minutes before there was n mriss In his
old bedroom, and he heard that log
come out ker-thump on the floor.
YOUNG. struck a light, rushed In, and
there liz had them. The ravenous ras-
calls had pitched into that log thinking
1t was him. and got their teeth stuck
fast in It before they realized the sitll-
alton. Some Of them measured over
half an inch across the jaws. He
roasted them a little, scraped the log
clean and set 1t again. Fresh armies
came, and that log was dragged out OF
bed eleven times before morning. He
scraped of over two bushels of the
varmints that night. and has got them
pretty we'll thinned out now. We lave
this story from Young himself, and be-
lieve it, knowing him to be u man OF
voracity.
The COMING MNsTREi.s. - The
famous Duprez & Benedict Minstrel
troupe made their debut at the Metro
.polltan Theater, Sacramento, Monday
evening last, and next Monday evening
will open at Piper's Opera House, Fir-
ginia, for a short season OF only three
nights. This monster troupe OF real
artists have attained the highest rank
In their profession, aud their late en-
gagement at the California Theater,
San Francisco, was q complete triumph
from beginning to end. THE troupe
consists or fifteen performers, all first
rate, and all appearing in the first
partn ut one time upon the stage.
They have four send men" that Is to
saw, two "tamborines" and two
ssbones." Their fame has come before
them, and they will doubtless meet
with q hearty welcome and apprecia-
tive reception here in the happy land
OF Sagebrush. Theirs IS not the melo-
deon style ut all, but, on the contrary,
they play to large audiences Of ladies
as we'll as gentlemen every evening.
NEW GOLD Hill HosE COMPANY
About twenty of the smartest and
most active young men Of Gold Hill
have formed themselves into a hose
company, to run with the hose carriage
of Liberty Engine Company No. l.
They organized last Friday evening,
sipnalizing the occasion by treating
the members Of that company to q
choice, we'll prepared collation., spread
In their hall. II was quite 4 surprise
party and the old firemen enjoyed It
fully rs much rs the new ones. The
festivities were kept up until 4 late
hour. Success to the new hose COM
pany ; they will prove a valuable as
sistance ut q fire.
OursIpE PRosPEcrISG. - onsidera-
BILE prospecting has been recently done
10 the eastward and northeast Of Vir-
glnia, says the Enterprise, by residents
OF that city. These parties have been
scouting out to a distance Of from sixty
to eighty miles, carefully examining
the ground hastily passed over by the
early p~rospcctors. One Of these par
ties las found u lead said to be exceed
ingly rich In both gold and silver, at 4
distance Of about sixty-ive miles from
this city, In u northeasterly direction.
The owners exhibit rich specimens,
and have left q small lot Of average
rock at the English mill, at Reno, to
be tested by mill process.
ISvIScIBLk Hoss.-This new hose
company recently organized at Vlr-
ginia, numbers some 20 or so members,
all smart active young men. They
run with the hose carriage Of washoe
Engine Company No. !, and have al
ready shown themselves valuable AS
sistants ON two or three occasions.
rtey have q very neat little hall, fitted
up near washoe Engine House, OIL Z
street for a reading room, aud place
for holding their meetings. They keel
the latest daily newspapers, periodicals
and other reading matter, and are yer,
costly liked.
A KIND DEED.-A neat, comfortable
house IL being built on High street TO
the widow Of the late DR.. CASTOR ant
ber little children, the cost Of the Sam'
being betrayed by private contribution
here In Gold Hill. Il will be reeol
lected that Mrs. CASTOR and her littl'
mes lost their home by the great fir
In this town, and 1t Is indeed a kind!
act on the part Of the donors thus t
furnish s shelter for the widow ant
fatlerless. Verify they shall hay'
their reward.
FrsrIvAL.-The Festival Of the Sis
ters of Charity, at Armory Hall. Vir
ginis, will be under full Roadway al
dav today. Tonight the tine needle
work picture Of Washington; which 10
some weeks has been on exhibition q
LIlie q Co.'S bookstore, will be RAJ
faed Of. Let oil who have tickets u
H ~ nrAsont this Ov0lpg.