Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-16
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said cigar dropped in contact with II
for suddenly there was an explosion
Williams was knocked out Of time
the old bureau leaped up about thre
feet and came down a perfect wrec
on top of him, and at the same tim
the clock jumped down kersmash frou
the wall, a window was blown out
and his looking-glass subsidized int
smithereens. A looking-glass was ais,
broken in the next room, and tn
occupants OF the room above though
it was an earthquake which lifted tn
floor so suddenly. Williams rose sor
rowfully from the wreck and got GU
of the smoke into the fresh air as sool
as possible. Luckily no escaped will
only his face and whiskers scorched
little. He says this little episode wa
n right lively sensation while 1t lasted
PRErAuuNG. - Piper is having til,
Opera House put in the most complet,
order for the ~reopening on Thursday
evening with the famous Gate Groupt
mentioned elsewhere, and fully speci
fled in the advertisement. All the
seats are being properly fixed up, til,
floor cleaned, and all other arrange
ments and details looked to for thu
comfort and accommodation OF thu
large and fashionable audiences which
will doubtless attend every evening
The scenic artist, George Il. Bell, ha:
been busily engaged for some days
past upon new scenery, and has already
some very fine pieces ready, II o
which, representing 4 palace courl
scene, is of surprising beauty ant
merit. Carl Williams will again pre-
side as leader of the same excellent
orchestra recently performing there
| the best theatrical orchestra ever ell
gagged at that theatre. Everything
about the stage will be In better order
and better managed than ever before,
and with the new attraction our thea
tre-goers may well anticipate q great
treat. The box office Is now open, and
seats are being secured without extra
charge. No increase in the rates Of
admission.
SUccEssrUL.-At Parke & Bowie's
mill, Six-Milc Canyon, and also at the
Ophir hosting works, Rocky Mountain
coal has recently been introduced, and
ia being successfully used instead Of
wood under the boilers. When the
CRATES and other requisites are arranged
to perfection, the burning of this ex'
| cellent coal will be found to be more
economical and advantageous than al
present, and therefore be brought into
still more general use.
BIGGEST LOAD YET. - Numerous
items have been made relative to the
big loads of ore hauled up out Of the
Crown Point switch of the Virginia
aud Truckee Railroad, but II day
last week the locomotive "Nirginia !
succeeded in hauling out the very
heaviest load yet, being three and a
half tom heavier than any ever hauled
ont of there before, according to actual
weight.
ST.. JouN's CHURCH SoCIETy.-We
are requested to state that all the ladies
connected with st. Johns Church So
ciety, and all those who were inter
cstcd in the late Festival for the benefit
of the Church, are requested to meet
ut the Parsonage next Saturday after.
noon, ut . o'clock, ut which time 4 full
report of the good work will be pre-
sentcd.
QUICK TRAvELISG.-One OF the typos
from the NEWS office was OH the noon
passenger train, Nate Kendall, con-
ductor, going down to Carson day be-
fore yesterday, and says that shortly
after they left Empire they went at
the rate of n mile In n minute ano
twenty seconds. MOI so bad for our
Washoe railroad.
GorxG OUT OF SERvICE.-The lively
and effective machine of Washoc En-
CINE Company, No. 4, at Virginia, viii
20 out of service In about a week IL
order to be painted. She will not be
out of service, however, any Longer
than is positively necessary.
CATHOLIC SERVICES IN TIE FREScI
LASGuAGE.-On Thursday-day aftel
to-morrow-Father Mevel will conducd
services in the French language at ST
| Patrick's Church, Gold Hill, at the
hours of l01a o'clock A. N. and
o'clock l.. NJ.
PuorodRAruIc. For photograph!
taken in the Rembrant or any Of tn
other most popular and artistic styles
children's pictures, ETC., call on Hedge
s. Noe, corner Of G and Taylor streets
Virginia. See their advertisement Ii
another column.
STARTED Ur. The Lady Bryan
mill started into full operation onc'
more day before yesterday, under tn
new ownership. and Is now running
satisfactorily on ore from the mine
BY iudicious management the Lad!
Bryan will become a paying mine be
fore long.
Observation-Disclosures Of the finos
quality are plenty in our markets a
only two bits q boX-choaper than eve
before. For 4 dollar a day u persol
can now subsist entirely on strawbcr
ries and bread and milk, II he chooses
SrocKs Up.-The excitement cor
tinues. See our regular stock quota
tions for the last day or two. Nevc
was Crown Point so high, or anywher
near it, and all the other stocks loo
correspondingly healthy.
SrEAMBoNrEp.-lt Is now reporte
that the story about the famous Steam
boat Springs having dried up Is q
humbug.
SrocK SALEs.-The sales ut the Sa
Francisco Stock Board for the las
week aggregated $2,s72,OOO.
RNS.-We were favored, last ever
ing, with q brisk little shower or sc