Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-11
THE EVENING NEWS.
Friday Rvs.ins.----.--...FeS. II. 1879
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country much, for like all newly set
tied countries It must be rather rough,
and the society not so good. perhaps,
as.in older and better regulated COM
munities, although you have several
churches there, and what people I have
met with from there I liked very we'll.
We, too, have several churches in our
old town, but We have no minister.
Ills not that the people are too poor
to pay, but the members Of the Chris
tian Church quarreled with their min
lister, and all because he gave the dea-
con n talking to for getting on q drunk.
The Baptists did nearly the same, and
there are but few Of either Methodists
OIL Presbyterians here. We have sew
eral saloons, however, and they are
well p~atronized." Now, the above re-
marks must strike u readers as rather
whimsical. When we come to con-
slider that there are about a dozen
churches hereabouts, with devoted con-
gregations, well filled Sunday Schools,
and plenty of ministers, we naturally
heave a melancholy sigh for the sad
spiritual condition of those benighted
Illinois folks. Ministers! Why We
have Of them trotting about here
loose than can get a chance to preach.
Only first-claSs ones are supported i'll
the pulpits, and those of inferior quail
ity job about ut whatever they can get
to do. Our best preachers even go on
tours Of observation to the Sandwich
Islands or to the Eastern States, and
considerable outside missionary labor
rs we'll as money Is contributed. John
Il. Beasley, not long ago u printer In
this Office and q preacher of no small
ability, used to 60 up to Virginia every
Sunday and, by appointment have u
set-to OF religious points with another
preacher, in the presence Of full and
highly edited audiences. Mr. Beasley
went from here to Tennessee, where
we see by the papers that he Is making
his mark In the regeneration Of man.
kind in that section, and another min
lister from Gold Hill more recently
sought a new field for his labors in our
neighboring State, California. Now
who and how many desire to so. as
missionaries to Illinois? The ''sev-
eral saloons, we'll patronized." there,
are no discouraging feature, by any
means, when we consider that the
most famous and fruitful field OF mis-
sionary labor Of the present day is hit
Burns old rat pit in New York city,
where the only entrance for the con-
gregation Is through a whisky saloon.
We begin to think some Of going to
Illinois ourself.
Nix. NIaHrrNcuL's CONDITION.
The numerous friends Of Lance Night
ingill in this section will be deeply
grieved to learn that he Is not likely
to recover from his present illness.
The appeal Of this morning says:
What little change was yesterday
observable in Lance Nightingill's con-
dition was for the worse. He Is fail
ing rapidly. We have never known
of an instance Of more heroic resigna-
ton and calm, courageous looking
forward to the great change than is
exhibited by this poor sufferer. He Is
as fully prepared to die Is any man
that ever passed away; and it Is a
consolation to his friends and relatives,
in their grief and solicitude, that he
bears his great sufferings so patiently
and looks forward to his near ap-
preaching fate with true heroism. lie
Is so much Frustrated by disease as to
be almost without the power Of speech,
but, wonderful rs it seems, he still
retains strength enough to rise upon
his feet. and cheerfulness enough to
greet his sorrowing friends with a
smile. A nobler hero never existed"
REPAIRING DAMAaEs.-This morn
ing's Enterprise says that a number of
carpenters, masons and laborers were
at work yesterday upon the sidewalk
and cellar on the street front OF the
International Hotel, which was liter
ally smashed to pieces by the falling
of the heavy fire-wall during the late
tornado. The damages to the hotel
and property. inside and out, are esti-
mated at q, 500. In all parts OF the
city persons were busy yesterday nail
ing up fences and sheds, repairing
awnings, etc. Some of the houses that
were blown down lie as they were left
by the gale, and will probably be torn
to pieces for firewood, being beyond
redemption"
INrRovrSG.-0u Our genial fellow
townsman, Tom Finch, whose left
hand was SO badly injureda few weeks
since by an upset from n buggy, IS I'M
proving, as far as that damaged portion
of his corporal frame Is concerned
lie always was n good man in al
other respects. and deserves to have
that hand also in good order soon. Hi;
many friends calling OH him ut hi
we'll known saloon in lower Gold'Hil
find his right hand just rs true ant
friendly in its grasp as ever, n JUS
as handy in all other respects. DroI
I'm and see Tom, this evening, ut the re
%on.ning of his saloon No. :. opposite
the NJ. +. Church, lower Gold Hill.
ArpREc1ABLE.-Main street, Golt
Hill, never was in as good condition
=. during any winter yet as 1t has 6eel
fins far thi. winter. This Is attribut
able in a great measure to the extr'
good weather We have enjoyed, bu
Principally it is owing to the new tow
sewer built last season. Had It no
been for this sewer there would hav'
been water enough at times runnin,
down the street to have made 1t yer.
muddy and In far worse condition tina
mt any time yet this winter. In
sewer Is a good institution.
SILVER CIrY BRAScu.-The grading
for the branch from the Virginia ant
Truckee railroad, leading into silve
CITY, will be completed in about
week. and the track laid so that con
struction trains can pass over II
There il considerable work to do. how
ever. at the trestle work just below
the old Trench mill, and other az
engagements to complete, so that It VII
take probably another month befor
the whole is complete and In full run
ming order.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. IN
following officers of Champion Lodge
No. G. |. o. G. T., were publicly In
stalled last Wednesday evening, 10
the current term: Miss Emma J
Tones. w. C. T.; Miss Mcdonnell
w. r, II. s.; Miss Cooper, w. L.. HIS
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