Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-01-06

PrrER's OPERA HousE.-No6ody's
Daughter drew q full audience last
evening. Thus far Miss Fanny B.
Price certainly has been we'll appre-
ciated, so far az large audiences dem
onstrate satisfactory appreciation. Our
people recognize and encourage true
talent whenever 1t makes it, appear
ance here; therefore 1t Is that Miss
Price is now so we'll established as .
first-class popular favorite. The play
of last evening was entirely new here.
It Is Of the sensational order, contain
ing several startling scenes and incl
dents Of thrilling dramatic effect, much
sentiment some honor, and, as rem
dered last evening. one or two touches
Of real fun. For instance, that bur
lesque snowstorm was not so bad, aud
in the closing act the low villain.
Nilsson, made a capital hit when, being
shot as he rushed out Of the house, lie
Immediately came rushing back again
to die on the floor. Taken as a
whole the play was very interesting
and entertaining, and took well with
tie audience. Miss Price personated
"Jenny Milford" the heroine Of the
piece with correctness, taste and brill
ant vigor. and she was well supported
by the other characters In the cast. This
evening Leah, the ForsGken, will be
given, with Miss Price as "Leah."
For particulars Of cast, ETC., see dis
tributed programmes, and then go see
the play.
COOP DAY FOR DrvDESDs.-Ysstsr-
day was the best day for dividends yet
experienced along the old Cemstock.
The Chollar-P otosi Mining Company
declared a dividend Of $40 per share
IS payable on the 10th and IS on the
10th of the present month-aggre-
eating the handsome sum Of $2SO,OOO.
The Hale 4 Norcross also declared
their usual monthly dividend of IS per
share. payable on the 10th, a~ggregating
$40, 900; the Yellow Jacket ~ per
share. payable on the 10th, aggrcgating
$4s, 600; and the Sierra Nevada 81 per
share, aggrcgating $4,000, payable
also OH the 10th Instant. The total
amount of these gratifying dividends
Is 1888, 900, which is more than ever
before was declared In any II day
upon the mines Of the Comstock, even
In its palmiest days. May the con-
trolling powers send along plenty
more Of the same sort monthly.
PLuMMER.-Yankee Plummer, chief
of all the lecturing humorous delinea-
tors, arrived at Virginia from Califor-
mia this morning, and we had the
pleasure of meeting him at noon as he
passed down street, taking = short walk
for exercise down through Gold Hill
and Silver City. He wears the same
sunny, genial old smile on his merry
countenance. and the hearty warm
grasp of his hand is the same. Since
he was here lecturing, three years ago,
he has been travelling in Oregon, wash
ington, and other coast States and Ter
ritories, and now he proposes remain
ing, for the pleasure of his numerous
friends, in this section fora few weeks.
Plummer is moro Of a "hard-shell,"
thousand-strlnged humorist than ever,
and will toot his horn shortly.
JUsrIcE's COURT, GOLD HnI~PuT-
NAM, JuDaE.-The following business
was transacted in this Court to-day:
Mike Ward, arrested for selling liquor
to Indians, fined $40. N. Cain, for
malicious mischief, pleaded guilty and
was fined $25.
DUsrY.-The streets Of Gold Hill and
Virginia are already getting very
dusty, and unless we have snow or
rain soon the street sprinkler will have
to be called out.