Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-01
PrpEK's OrEnA HoUsELThe per

PIpER's OPEpA HoUsE-The per
Torrance at this place last evening
was not as we'll attended as 1t should
have been to properly reward the pro-
prietor for his effort to amuse the
people Of Virginia by securing the
services Of q company so noted for their
talent on the stage. Mile. Bonfanti
aud Mons. Novissimo are Justly cele-
brated for their ballet dancing. They
are known as stars in their profession
wherever they have appeared before
the public. They are so regarded here.
Miss Sue Robinson Is, and has been for
several years past, the special fayorite
OF the people of Virginia. She Is by
nature favored with fine personal
attractions, which have been cultivated
by adding we'll studied grace and dig
nity where such qualities are best cal
culated to display advantageously the
characters she assumes. She possesses
TOO, sufficient vivacity Of spirits and
iollity of action to render herself at
tractive in dramatic burlesque. Miss
Katy Wilson has many characteristics
for the stage which are calculated to
please an audience, and she always
acquits herself well in the parts she
acts. Other members Of the troupe
also appear in the various plays In a
manner quite creditable to themselves,
and the balance Of the company per-
form their parts as supports as well as
could be reasonably expected where
the number Is 30 great as that Of the
Bonfanti troupe. 1t Is needless, how
ever, for u local to attempt to get up
enthusiasm on the part Of the public
by the false announcement of crowded
house. There was room and seats in
thetheater last evening for many who
did not appear to occupy them. The
only way we can account for this
indifference on the part of the public
Is their want Of taste for the style OF
plays and performance rendered at
this theater nightly. "Cinderella "
will be again performed this evening.
Tomorrow evening the "Cosican
Brothers" will be presented. The
company are we'll prepared with ele-
CANT costumes, and the house Is ar
ranged with appropriate scenery. The
play is decidedly the best yet offered
by this company, and will doubtless
be well rendered.
TIE Board of State Capital Commits
sioners met yesterday for the purpose
OF examining plans and specifications
for the contemplated State House.
There were present five Of the seven
members Of the Board. namely /:
Messrs. Hazlett of Lyon, Mills of Sto-
rev, johnson Of Douglas, and Davis
Stadtmuller Of Ormsby. Absent
S%turtevant of Washoe, and Wagner Of
Ormsby. Three plans were submitted 4:
Ono by Messrs. Bugbee, Son, and Ben
nett, Of Sacramento n by John Cal
vert Of San Francisco, and II by Col
onel A. Curry, of Carson. That sub
mitted by Bugbee and Bennett Is q
very elaborate and handsome design
too much so, we fear, for use. consider
ing the size of the appropriation. 1t
represents a building two hundred feet
in length, with q handsome dome in
the center, and the Assembly and Sem
ate Chambers on the second floor, and
mt the different ends. The Supreme
Courtroom and State Library are To-
Gated at opposite ends Of the building
ON the first floor. In other respects
the design Is very complete the front
elevation of the building being espe-
cially handsome and imposing. Mr..
Calyert's plan represents a less pre-
tentious ediice, designed in the form
on the ground-ofa Greek cross. Col
onel Curry's plan was not ON exhibl-
tion when we were at the State Ii
brary-where the others were-and
we did not see it. The Board were
celebrating upon the matter last even
ing, but had come to no conclusion ut
the time we went to press. Whatever
they do we hope it will be with a view
TO putting the work into such shape
rs will enable the contractor who un-
dertakes it to push it through to COM
pletion in time for the meeting OF the
next Legislature.-CGrson IPpea', Of
MiS morning.
DUMP CARs.-AtjI askins' blacksmith
shop, corner Of ID and Smith streets
are to be e q lot of new ore cars in
tended to be used at the end Of the side
track ut silver City, for conveying ore
down TO the mills. One large car
rugged with a powerful brake will run
mon nm incline from tia railroad to
near the foot of Grizzly Hill, where il
will discharge its load, filling two OF
the smaller cars which run to the mills
for this reason 1t Is made In two sep
arate compartments. After Its load
has been discharged IL Is carried up to
the railroad agaiIS by truck loaded
with n weight just sufficient to carry IL
back. The brake Is worked IN going
up and down by a man who travels
with the car for that purpose, and 10
attend to loading and unloading It.
-Four of the smaller cars are now stand
ING at the shop. completed and ready
for use, A good deal Of iron has beer
used in their construction. all being
most thoroughly bolted and hraeed III
every mart. The brake on the big load
ING car Is of q novel and Ingenious pat
tern. and Ia worked by a crank In the
hands of the conductor Of the craft
Enterprise.
The SENATE SALooN.-Captain Tay-
Tor, of the DEVILS Gate dollhouse, who
Is Known 10 HiilOSS OHSiDONJ
kind and liberal gentleman In every
respect, has become the proprietor Of
the new Senate Saloon, on Union
street. first door below Q street. Vir-
ginia (late the property OF Jimmy
Malone,, and will run 1t with several
first-rate b~ar-tenders. He has sent us
several samples Of most excellent
brandy and whisky, as the kind he
Keeps OH hand, which the printers
pronounce rs frst-rate. Success to
Captain Taylor's new "Senate."
Cor HoME.-Alf Doten, the wander
ing minstrel from the News arrived
home to-day, just rs we were going to
press-which we have stopped to an
nounce his arrival. lie looks terribly
worn and tagged out ; looks as If he
and DIR. Gates had been pounding the
big drum at the Musical Festival, and
were taken to the calaboose after it,
He lust showed himself at the Office,
and then went right or to so to bed,
rs he has not slept any for a week.
The readers Of the News will be likely