Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-28

ILPER OPEkA d0UsE.-Ihe uer-
chant Of Venice was the attraction Of
last evening, and, like all the pieces
presented by the talented and well
organized company now performing
at the Opera House, It was rendered
in the most excellent style. 1t is GER
tainly the most generally talented and
versatile, and therefore the best, dra-
matte company yet appearing upon
that stage. MI. Cathcart, in his i'm
personation Of "Shylock, fully justi-
fed the high estimate of his talents as
an actor expressed by Us In our ysster-
days criticism. The grasping, vindic-
lively eXacting old usurer, who so
remorselessly insisted on having the
stipulated pound Of flesh, cut from
nearest the heart of his debtor, was
we'll and most earnestly represented
by him. Proctor, too, personated truly
the mercantile Antonio, who was such
All unflnancial fool as to pledge that
pound Of flesh under any contingency
to such q cruel Shylock. Thayer
played "Bassanio" in his usual correct
and effective style, and George Hlnck-
ley succeeded well as "Gratiano."
Mrs. Stewart, as "Portia," could not
we'll be excelled and Miss Hattie
Roche personated "Jessica" very COM
msndably, rs did also Miss Grace
Hezlep the character Of "NeriSSa."
Ny Neighbours Wife was the afterpieee,
and was performed in \ very lively
and acceptable. manner, Thayer, Mar
Bile and Lloyd personating "Somer-
ton," Brown" and "Smith; !" and
Katy Marble, Hattie Roche and Grace
Hezlep representing the gay wives Of
those festive gentlemen. Miss Roche's
personation Of Mrs. Timothy Brown"
was particularly good. She is a very
unassuming young actress, yet more
really excellent than she generally
gets credit for. This evening the en-
tertainment will commence with the
magnificent two-act drama Of the Rebel
Chief with Proctor as "O'Neil," the
rebel, and conclude with the beautiful
domestic drama, in two acts, entitled
the Golden Farmer, Proctor also ap-
pearing in the title character.
STARTED UP.-The new machinery
Of the Yellow Jacket south works
started up yesterday afternoon, and
worked we'll. The work in the mine
of extracting ore vas resumed last
evening with the 6 O'Clock shift, and
in n day or two the mine will be In
full working operation once more.
At present but two cages are being
run. The machinery works as we'll as
any new machinery can be expected
to, but will run much smoother In a
few days, when 1t gets the ~roughness
worn oil. The engines are OF the link
motion style, and the men are not
lowered by brakes, but by the geared
machinery itself. The engineers will
have plenty to do, and there are three
shifts of ~them-eight hours each.
RAILROAD SAFEGUARD. Tho Vir-
ginia & Truckee Railroad Company
have placed signboards with the word
WHISTLE upon them in large letters, at
all the crossings, and at each end Of
the tunnels, between Virginia and
Carson City also, at each approach to
the Crown Point bridge. These signs
direct the engineers to blow their
whistles at all those points, and also
operate a. n warning to all foot pas
sengers to look sharp when the whistle
blows.
AND PIrzER CAME ALso.-We had
the pleasure of meeting IL old-time
friend, Judge Jesse s. Pitzer, this
morning, at Virginia, just in from
Phoebe and the White Pine region,
where he has been r~usticating for the
last year and a half. Pitzer never
looked better, and has evidently been
used we'll out there. His voice Is alss
improved.
MrsrAxE.-T The persons who con-
Quoted the singing exercises on the
occasion of the Christmas Festival at
St. Johns Church. in Gold Hill, were
Mr.. Howe, and Mrs. Chubbuck, who
presided at tho organ.