Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-18

ton not discovered until after business
The police were then notified.
who last night succeeded IL arrcstliis
three persons and recovering nearly
all the money. OF course 1t was Q
Chicago enterprise, but, like several
similar speculations projected by iige-
nious gentlemen from that place, they
reckoned without our detectives, and
are now regretting their miscalcula-
tions in a seven by nine cell near
Kearny street. 1t is only when 4 large
sum Is involved that the public hear
anything about these forgeries. If the
banks are ylctimized to the extent Of 4
few hundred dollars they find it better
to let the culprit 60 than to have the
modus operandi explained through the
press for the benefit of clever roSues,
ever OH the lookout for hints This
same firm of HickoX s. Spear lost II
thousand dollars q few months since
by Il somewhat similar trick.
Revival Of the Legitimate Drainn.
Pugilism will soon become as neces-
sary n qualification for an actor as
good calves and 4 %stentorian voice.
Tired of mimicing mankind OH the
stage, weary of Stimulating vice and
virtue, several of our professionals
have taken to actual rowdyism as n
pleasant change from the monotony of
mock sensationalism. The orchestra
opened last week with an attempt at
murder; Frank Medina marksman,
John Allen target. But blowing the
bugle'didn't necessarily qualify 4 man
for being a good shot, and so Allen
escaped eXclaiming, sob, what Il miss
was there" Then Mr.. LIE Clair, Of the
California, got into 4 difficulty with
Mr.. Knowlton, of the Alhambra, be-
cause he would not lend him fifty
cents, and the latter had Il practical
demonstration that it was n dagger he
saw before him. On Friday Mr.. lluiff-
ner, q German critic, got badly beaten
for by n tragedian for "filching from
him his good name" and Saturday was
n day of desperate deeds.
MprimiS = Sheridan Corbyn, Ma
guire's business manager, cowIided
Frank Parpanti. Barrett's nephew, and
found thereby that he had "takcn up
arms against Il sca of troubles" for
Raymond soon afterwards bore down
OH him and "What n fall was there,
my couutrymen :" Corbyn rolled in
the gutter, while the avcnging Bay
mond stalkcd away victorious. Next
he and Messenger exchanged blows in
front of the Temple Of Art, OIL Bush
street, but coming TO the conclusion
that they were both "noblc Romans"
took q drink and shook hands. In ad-
dition to these incidents, several of the
smaller fry INDUCED in listic unpleas-
antnesses behind the curtain, so that
taking it altogether, rs the B"tietia
says, ave suppose these events may be
accepted as evidence of 4 determined
purpose, OIL the part-of the theatrical
profession of this city, to reviv" the
legitimate DRAMA"
Gossip.
The awful uncertainty of political
life has been again eXcmplifed. With
out a moments warning to prepare for
the great change, Colonel Coey, late
postmaster, was hurled into oblivion;
and Napoleon B. Stone, formerly U. 5.
Deputy Assessor, rcigns in his place.
As the tombstone often remarks oil
somewhat similar occasions, Ills loss
our gain" For the purpose Of
countcracting the immoral influence of
the approaching lottery, the American
Tract Society intend to distribute n
half ton of 1.-The Gamblers Fate,"a
religious novel in two pages. II. G.
Bennett will annihilate Frank Pixley's
hetcrodox anti-coolieism next Satur-
day, taking for his text that. sublime
quotation. "The more the merricr."
We are fast approaching the climax of
civilization. There were eleven wo-
men in the prisoners dock this morn-
ing charged with intOxication. The
report Of the earthquake committee,
formed soon after the great shake Of
October, '6s, has ut length reached the
printers hands, and will shortly be
published. Mortimer, the fellow who
nearly killed detective officer Rose
several years ago, discovered last week
that there was a flaw in his conviction,
and Is trying to be habeas corpused
into liberty. II he Is successful bur-
glar-proof safes will be in demand.