Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-21

PEsT-HoUsE BusINEss.-Last Satur-
day afternoon the County Commits
sioners had a meeting, and among
other matters which was brought be-
fore them, was q little investigation
into tho pest-house, or smallpox hos
pital. Hereafter there shall be no ex-
horbitant extra charges made to
Gold Hill or to Virginia City,
for attempts to save the lives of
poor unfortunates who may have
to be sent to the County's
Poor-house. A Especial committee from
Gold Hill, consisting Of Mayor Gibson
and Trustee Huguet, and Alderman
Legate, of Virginia City, have ar
ranged with the County Commissioners
to pay $50 extra for each smallpox
patient sent to the pest-house, which
Is to defray all expenses in that hospt-
tai, the payments to be made to the
Commissioners. Everything goes"
as Judge Ferris used to say-provided
1t is honest.
PPER's OPERA HoUsE.-This old
and we'll governed dramatic temple
will again open OH Wednesday even
ing, with the largest troupe OF perform
ers-twenty-flve in number-that has
appeared there for several years, II
will afford our citizens entertainments
in abundance, variety, and high moral
order. Mr.. Piper and his troupe will
arrive in Virginia City tomorrow
morning. The Bonfanti Troupe has
been so popular in California that it
been impossible for Piper to get them
over sooner. Box sheet opens to-
morrow.
SMAII-pox.-Dr. Downer, the SUI
p%erintendent of the Storey County
Hospital, informs us that no cases of
this disease have been placed under his
charge for several weeks, except one
from Gold Hill. His last patient has
gone on his way rejoicing in a perfect
cure. except the one spoken of. Storey
County is now thoroughly free from
smallpox, and will doubtless remain
80, inasmuch as ut this season Of the
year the disease Is usually most conta-
gious.
LIBERTY ENGINE BuL.-The Ami
versary Ball of Liberty Engine Com
pany (22d of February bids fair to be
the finest ever given by that company,
this being the first one in their splen-
did new hall, near the railroad depot.
A good many people are coming up
from Empire, Carson, Silver and Day
ton, and quite q number from Virginia
City. Every preparation Is made for
q pleasant and large party.
JoIY.-Miss Lou. Tufy and Col.
Curry had a joint birthday party yes
terday at Moore and Parker's Hall.
Something of blending Of winter
and summer In this. Miss Lon. Is
somewhere about sweet seventeen and
the Col. is something q little ahead of
that in years, though but slightly in
advance of that age in vim and energy.
So says the Carson ARpeoi Of yester-
day.
EARTHQUAKES vs.. SMALL-rox.-We hear
no more Of tho smallpox in this city. It is
the opinion Of many persons that the earth
quakes drove the smallpox out Of the at.
mosphere. Whether or moi there Is anything
in this theory, it is a fact that when the
earthquake shocks took hold Of US the small
pox let go.-EntnPriss.
Dan gets off q good joke, accession
from his shocking scab-bard.
NEW Assay OFRIcE.-H. Harris u
Son have just opened their new assay
office, opposite the NEWS office (being
a branch of their Silver City establish
ment), where they are now prepared
to attend to all kinds Of assaying.
Harris has an established reputa-
ton In his line Of business, and we
commend him to our mill and mining
men as trustworthy.
GONE TO SAN FRNNcIsco.-Alf. Do
ten, the Associate Editor Of the NEWS,
has gone down to San Francisco with
the Choral Society to attend the Grand
Musical Festival, and to enjoy himself
during holiday week-for all san
Francisco intends enjoying this week
as a holiday. The festive "cusses y
we intend to celebrate tomorrow our
selves.
DEAD.-James G. Cruise, the man
who was so badly injured at the Gale
donia mine, on Friday, by being struck
BY the beam of q within ian account Of
which accident we gave Saturday even
ing) died on Saturday evening in Gold
Hill. He was a native Of Missouri and
about % years Of age. He was buried
yesterday afternoon.
SroRM.-During the last two days,
up to some time during last night, We
have had almost constant but slow
rain, since which time the programme
has been changed and the storm pro-
longed with snow. Although 1t has
continued to snow slowly for several
hours none has remained In the streets.
To BE CLosEp.-The banks, express
and postoilices in.Gold Hill and Vir-
ginia City. will be closed tomorrow
after ten o'clock-to participate In the