Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-04-06

The friends of George G. Gorham
ire greatly exercised over the recent
from Washington. At first they
were confident of his ability to MAIN
tain the Secretaryship, but private ad-
vices show that it will be a hard fght,
with the odds against him. The won
Ter is that lie keeps the position so
long. Pickering twho perhaps has
IS much influence with Senators rs any
non-oflciaD is known to be a bitter OPP
ponent, and Gorham was never a great
with the mass of members, rs
they ascribe the political misfortunes
Of this State to the lobbying by which
ne procured the G~ubernatorial noihi-
The quarrel Of curse Is about
Inc Pacific Coast appointments, but
which particular office is not yet
known.
don't know whether the good peo-
pie of Gold Hill are more moral than
heir neighbors, but If they can digest
Scandal
Here is n leetle bit which will do as u
cafe to the matter preceding.
Mrs. Josephine NJ. with fouradditional
letters, a native of Erin's lovely isle,
and wife of Mr.. Laurence NJ, former
" employed on the Herald, Is a woman
Of great personal beauty. Amongst
her many admirers none were more
than Mr.. John p, SON of the
proprietor of P.'s Hall, and husband
to a most estimable lady. Buggy rides
to that San Franciscan paradise the
Cliff House, unprecedented meetings
previously arranged) ut the Califor-
matinees, and midnight meals ut
celebrated restaurants. deyel-
oped an affinity not altogether In keep
ing with the seventh commandment.
| LAST week the brokers with whom MIR.
John p. was employed, and the jour-
nalistic gentleman before mentioned
suddenly discovered that the II was
n clerk and the other a wife.
They were traced to Omaha and orders
sent to arrest them, but the mining
stock with which rumor charitably
lined the pocket book of the Lotliario
was not discovered. So the erring
woman was permitted to so East. while
the repentant youth will be returned
to his papa.
Shoe Fly,
Which for 4 time did fail, now trebly
thund'ring swells the gale, mainly
to the impetus given 1t by the
Zavistowski Sisters; but another alb
normal musical production is likely to
supplant 1t: "The Loss of the Ring"
Fisk, not Shrader) Is the name Of
the new candidate.
And so we'll boss the ring, my boys,
And so we'll boss the ring.
In fact we havn't half a show
Unless we boss the ring
goes the chorus, q poetical sentiment
must commend itself to vi "
mdaunted five.
No "picker up Of unconsidered tri-
can write from San Francisco
without devoting one page to anluse.
ments. generally tackled on to the end
of Il letter and never read. 1t Is alto
rcther improbable that Silverdom cares
one iota about the "Duke's Motto on
Bush street, the Spanish Opera ut the
Metropolitan, or the Circassian lady
with white hair and pink eyes exhibit
ing OH Montgomery street; but 1t Is so
pleasant, after 4 hard days work, to
combine relaxation with business
criticiSc Bonfanti's dancing and Nc
Cullough's acting. and know that 1t
will make n good paragraph for to-
morrow's letter--tlat the temptation
to write is irresistible.
stnso and Pulpit.
The "Duke's Motto" at the Callfor-
mia, is the greatest success since the
opening of the thcater. Why 1t should
be none can tell. Any dramatlst who,
in this enlightened age, has so little
respect for originality rs to foist a plot
the public commencing with a "lost
chce-lld" pronounced In seventeen
continuing, rs Jinks humor-
Ously describes = similar play, with so
much bloodshcd that hardly any char
acters are left for the fifth act, and
concluding with the discovery Of the
rigltful heiress, the Generalization Of
the wrongful heiress, and discontinue
ance to live Of all the villains, ought
to be condemned to listen to his own
piece every night for n month, and
Brougham's worst enemy could not
think of q more terrible punishment.
There Is great rejoicing amongst some
of the theatrical folks over the passage
of the Montgomery street extension
bill. which dcmolishes the Metropoli-
tan, Maguire's and Pacific Melodeon.
Wont somebody have big damages to
pay for thus destroying tho peoples
temples? This Improvement Is with
out doubt the greatest yet proposed.
The new street will strike right
through the heart Of the Rarbary
scattering deadfalls and the
human filth there accumulated to the
four quarters of the city, purifying the
slunis with the sweet breath Of heaven
and generally routing out rs foul .
nest of sinful wretciedness as ever
gathered In One place.
From theaters to churches Is not
such a very great flight; for though a
deadly antipathy Is supposed to oxist
between the two, they lave one feature
In common-that of amusing the pub
lie. The Rev. DIR. Scudder, who aims
to be the Ward Beecher Of San Fran
CISCO, holds forth weekly OH Mission
street, and actually draws q crowd Of
amusement seekers-literally people
who go there to laugh, hear funny say
ings from the pulpit and be amused.
The Doctor Is undoubtedly a very
clever man, with . wonderful flow Of
c%loIuenca, metaphor and smile, illus
trating his text with homely illusions,
and speaking in n good, plain English,
easily understood. But he will mingle
his testament with comic anecdotes,
and dilute his gospel with ludicrous
observations. On Sunday night he
convulsed the house by speaking Of a
delegation Of Apostles holding q cau-
Gus meeting, with Peter rs chairman
Introducing q synopsis Of Thomas
supposed speeghs and choosing q pon}-
mittee to report on the condition of
the Apostolic larder. Sometimes his
anecdotes verge OH the indecent but
are oftener real, original, unpremedi-
tated wit, without q particle Of care
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