Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-06-16

leading characters were very well
given. This evening the grand con-
cert testimonial to Professor Gee BY
the Choral Society will take place, as
sisted by several lady and gentlemen
vocalists and musicians from San Fran
cisco, Sacramento, P~lacerville and
other places. The programme Is q very
attractive one, and this will ~unodouot-
eddy be the largest and best concert
ever given this side Of the big noun
%.tains. All the seats in the dress circle
were taken yesterday, and orchestra
chairs are selling rapidly to-day. there
fore the theater Is sure to be densely
crowded. Adelaide Phillips and her
telented accompanies tomorrow
night.
STRIKE EypED.-Four OF five days
ago, owing to the non-arrival OF
funds, contractor Cavanaugh did not
pay off the stone cutters employed on
the new State Capitol building, at Car
son, at the regular time, consequently
all but two knocked off work. On
Monday, however, he obtained the re-
aulsite money and Immediately settled
with all hands. Day before yesterday
the strikers wanted to 60 to work
again, and offered to do so on condition
that Cavanaugh would discharge the
two who had refused to join them aud
kept ut work. This he very promptly
and properly refused to do, and that
ended the matter. Yesterday, how
ever, finding that there were plenty Of
| other stone cutters in the country who
would be glad to fill their places, the
strikers very wisely concluded to come
to terms. They all want to work again, |
and the building of the Capitol. goes on
smoothly and we'll, as before. We
condense the above from the Carson
appeal.
BEAR KrLLED.-Ed. Harris, the well
known assayer In Gold Hill, returned
from a short visit to Lake Tahoe this
morning. He says that last Friday J.
w. Mckinney, General Phipps and
George H~onsucker, residing ut White
Pine Point, on the west side Of Lake
Tahoe, killed a young grizzly bear,
weighing 500 pounds. They had seen
his tracks about there for some time
past, and concluded to 90 out and kill
him. They put four balls into him be-
fore he gave In. They have also no
ticed lately the tracks of two huge
California lions, which they propose
slaughtering soon.
Snow CAcTUs.-We are indebted to
Ed. Harris for u very pretty specimen
of the above plant, from the vicinity
of Lake Tahoe. 1t grows all along the
Sierra Nevada, close to the snow line,
and is irrigated by the melting snow.
1t grows very rapidly, and Is conse-
quently tender, brittle and juicy like
asparagus. The plants vary from the
size of ones thumb to that of the waist,
and are white, with q red Towering
top. They look good enough to eat,
and probably would 90 we'll boiled,
with a little butter, salt and pepper OH
them like asparagus.
SANITARY PREcAUrIoNs.-One Of the
very best and most effective ~preventives
against smallpox, or disease Of any
kind, Is cleanliness Of person. This
| object Is most efficiently and agreeably |
attained by resort to those excellent
warm or cold water or steam baths Of
| DIR. Mayors, Main street, Gold Hill.
Gentlemen will find his shaving saloon
Just the place for them, and ladies also
can find there a place where they can
get their hair dressed, curled, cleaned,
or otherwise fixed up by a competent
artistic. See advertisement.
DAYTON TOMORROW NIaTr.-Far-
ron 6 Wilson's Varieties and Minstrel
Troupe will appear at the Dayton
Theater tomorrow evening, giving one
of their very excellent entertainments.
They constitute the best company Of
the kind ever travelling in this section,
and their great success wherever they
appear Is ample evidence OF their
superior abilities. Farron, In his
famous sketches, Is alone worth twice
the price of admission.
ANOTHER HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-An
engineer named johnson, Of the Bay
State mill, was stopped on the Amer
lean Flat road, opposite the North
American mine, by two highwaymen,
between 8 and 10 o'clock last evening,
and relieved of 81 in coin, all he had.
He did not recognize either Of the
rascals, as they were masked, but they
were probably the same two who have
been foraging up and down the canyon
Of late.
PEARLS AND RUBIEs.-When rosy
lips part, pearls should glitter behind
them. To preserve and beautify the
dental enamel, there is no preparation
like Sozodont, a compound Of the most
wholesome, vegetable antlseptic,
among which the bark OF the South
American soap tree, known to the ma
tives as GULLY, and used by the Span
ish Americans for cleansing without
impairing, the most delicate fabrics, is
most important.
I~NEBR1NTEp. - doctor who evil
IDENTIFY had been taking invigorating
beverages in something more than
homeopathic doses. was making quite
q spectacle of himself riding horseback
along south G street, yesterday, reel
ing about In the saddle until at last he
rolled off in the street. opposite the
Virginia House. Solicitors friends
took a r of him. His horse was able
to take care of himself. Nobody hurt.
IMpRovEMENTs.-We notice n new
frame building in course Of erection on
South c street, Virginia, opposite the
old Heilshorn stable, for a grain and
/ feed store. The sidewalks along that
street, opposite the Savage works, have
recently been renewed and repaired at
several points. The street itself has
been leveled, smoothed and put in good
repair all through the city.
FIRE. COMPANY MEETINGS TONIGHT.
"A special meeting of Yellow Jacket
Hose Company, No. 3 Gold Hill. will
be held this evening; a full attendance
is requested. Lincoln Hose Company,
No. 5, holds an adjourned meeting this
evening at half past z o'clock. See
the official notices in u advertising
columns.
INvirED.-Eagle Engine Company