Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-07-31
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

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TIE wAsHoE Guosr PRONOUNCED A
HUMBua.-We regret to state that the
splrit sensation over In Washoe Valley
which has created such a degree Of Gu
riosity among the lovers Of the marvel
Gus In this section, Is unQualitiedly
pronounced a humbug by the Carson
Register, In Its yesterdays Issue. We
had become quite hopeful Of that ghost
and even contemplated a trip thither
in order to make Its acquaintance, for
we are some on ghosts ourself, and
rather like them, but here comes the
Register and knocks our pleasing an
ticipations all In the head. The Reg
fster dlscourseth as follows: Our special
reporter visited the house Of the kais-
ers, In Washoe Valley, night before
last, In company with several other
gentlemen from this city, bent upon
Investigating the matter Of the won-
derful performances of the America
African ghost. Forty persons from
Washoe City and vicinity were to have
visited the same locality last evening.
The ghost" Is an unmitlgated hum
bug, gotten up for the purpose OF as
certaining how many deputies the
Fool-killer will require In this section
wten he comes around again. The
wonderful performances related OF this
infautile female ghost are all ON paper
and ''in the eye" Of the chroniclers.
Its most astonishing feats are not half
80 wonderful as the common table-tip-
pings praclised almost daily in private
families. Il will not rap or tip a table
in the light. 1t will not even rap on a
table removed from the bedside Of the
men who are running the machine"
and will not rap OH the table at the
bedside unless the men are lying or
sitting on the bed. It will not rap or
write on the side Of the table opposite
the men on the bed. All the stories
abou. this "ghost" turning houses over
up hill, tossing a 200-pound stone up
against the ceiling and letting It fall
upon a common writing slate without
scratching IL, and about It's tangible
hands and arms, are pure fiction,
dra W from raw Imagination. The
questions put to this imaginary intelli-
eepce must be prepared or dictated oy
fts confederates, who also interpret It's
answers. Its writing Is coarse, ner-
.vous and jagged, and Its orthograPhy
is exccrable-a name scarcely ever De-
ing spelled twice alike. While It Is
wary OF problems, it will attempt eS-
Valuations which render it ridiculous.
The story Is that il Is the spirit OF
a girl born In America and lost In a
shIpwreck of the African coast over
one hundred years ago. Our reporter
asked II, him or her, If she ever liSed
In Nevada, and received a prompt ah.
swer In the affirmative. He then asSed
~ she lived here previous to going to
Africa more than a century ago, and
received an affirmative answer. DE
then said: "well, you must have
been an Indian, them" 1t. him. her
or one of the kalsers-replied Sharply
in the negative. Our reporter asked
it, him or her II IL knew where ne was
from, when It, him or her-or one OF
the Kaisers - raped OIL the table
afirmatively. He then asked it 70
tate where he was from, when 1t, him,
her-or one Of the Kaisers-rapped
several times on the table, which one
Of the KaIsers interpreted TO mean thai
n. him. her-or himself-dldn't know
Such Is humbug.
PrpER's OPERA HousE-THE GREAT
I,seXRp ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
This evening the famous William
Horace Linpard and his talented coau'
;ntors i'm the dramatic and musical linz
make their first appearance before q
Washoe audience, having arrived ~
Virginia to-day from San Francisco
Over two-thirds Of the seats III tne
Iress.clrcle were secured last evening.
therefore the theatre IL sure to be
crowded. Go early tonight II you
have not already secured seats. he
seryed seats for tomorrow evening eau
he secured without extra charge.
Everybody goes to SEQ Lingard to-
night.
The NEW LopaE.-The name Of the
new Lodge Of Odd Fellows instituted
At Carson last Friday evening. Is Cap
,itai Lodge. No. 20. The following
were the officers elected and Installed
ON the occasion by NJ. W. G. NJ: Mar
tin white: D. 6. Kitzmeyer, n. G.'
+ w. Robertson, v. G.; j. d. Minor,
,Secretary: w. D. Torreyson. Treasll-
rer. Z. A. Risdon, Warden; G. II,
Naish, Conductor l. II. Conner, l.G:i
Gaorge W, White, o. G.; George w
Chedic. r. 5. Of n. G.; John Trapp,
+ !. Of Y. G.; John w. Waters, r
S. ofV. G.; Neil Mckinney, L. 5. o
v. g..
PrRsoSAL.-Among the arrivals IL
virginia City this morning was DR.
Webber, whom we noticed OH TIN
.treets. He has been absent about 81,
weeks on a visit to New England ant
MississIppI. The Doctor expresse
himself highly pleased with his visi
20 the East and South, but Is also graf
i6ed at again being In the land OF sage
h-,,sb and silver bricks. Ed. Burk'
ond philip Deidesheimer, both old-tim'
Washoeites, are also In Virginia City
bsing lust over from san Francisco.
The Carson Regfste
= A German who was sent to tn
o,ockton Asylum some years ago, t
,rssted for insanity, and who wa
.oh.souently discharged As cured. mad
81 sn~nearance on Il streets DAY oe
~ vesterday as crazy as ever. ID
%tvasojnes that the spirit OF an old lau
moy living In this city Is LATTER" hiu
and Is thwarting his every effort.
Could & CURRr.-The shaft Is no.
AVN 1855 feet, and the ground wors
Inc yery favorably good progress
.nsaa. A new station will be opene
S-A. on0.fook level,