Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-03
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LxsA."-The Baker and Farron dra-
matte variety company made their
first appearance at the Opera House
last evening. and were greeted by \
very good audience. the theatre being
crowded In every part. The play OF
"ChrIs and Lena" which has proven
exceedingly popular both In the East
and la California, was produced In
good style, with a most excellent east,
Including Baker and Farron. Harry
Thompson, Ainsley Scott, Chas. Reed,
Add Rymsn, Miss Reifarth. Miss Rob
inson, ard others, also n fine orchestra
Of musicians from San Francisco,
among whom was johnson. the famous
finite player. The play is a very anus
ing and interesting little four act
drama Of the sensational order. with q
yery understandable plot, Introducing n
variety of domestic and general scenes
and situations OF lsughable sentiment
and startling character. something
after the style Of Fritz" or "Schnel-
dsr." P. I. Baker appeared as Chris
Standardization and L. j. Farron
&C Lena Won wolfstein. Both are ex-
cellent actors and character d~ellneators,
and the umerou songs were highly
a~oprecisted and loudly encored. Ia
len altogether, without close criticism.
the piece Ia an excellent success, II
will probably have a good III here.
m IL has elsewhere. People from
Gold Hill, who detire to ride back AFTER
the Theater Is out. would do we'll TO
have a little understanding with Jake
Whites bus line. So many attended
from here last night that they eould
not all get a chance to ride.
FATAL AccIpENT.-About 4 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon Frederick Piezet,
little boy seven years Of age, whose
parents reside In this town. was so ter
ribly Injured as to cause his death. He
was playing on the tranway which Is
used for conveying waste from the
Yellow Jacket mine beyond Crown
Point Ravine, and was trying 10 get
a ride ON the rear end Of the horse car
which had just returned from the Tar.
tber end Of the track. The driver had
changed his horse around to the other
and Of the car, and just as he backed
nm under the shute Of the receiving
dunn. for a load, the little boy, who
had cot upon the rear end OF the
car raised his head just high enough
for lt to be caught between the upper
cdpe OF the car and the shutc. The
skull was terribly fractured. and n
eve forced from the socket. lie was
taken home insensible. and DR.. Hail
cent for but the little sufferer was
beyond surgical aid, and died about 5
O'Clock. living four hours after the ac-
cldent.
LIVELY TussLE.-Constable Harkin
had quite a lively little matinee yes
terdsy afternoon about 5 O'Clock, at a
whisky saloon Mt the upper end OF
town. A chap was there drunk and
u,,nted TO thrash the barkeeper be-
came he wouldn't sell him any more
iiouor. Harkin was sent for to quiet
the difficulty and was considerably re-
sisted, In attempting to take the mar
70 the station house, as soon rs he got
outslde the saloon his prisoner resisted
vigorously, using q Stone when lie
picked up. Harkin used a set OF brass
knuckles, cutting the mar 0 tue
head and causing 1t to bleed profuSely.
A couple of friends Of the man inter
fered and we're subsequently, also ar
rested and taken to the statlon-house.
Harkin says the game was red-hot Il
lively while 1t lasted:
Woop. - We learn from Messrs.
Wood & Jones. extensive wood mer-
chants, who have kept an account, 70
the cord. of every drive OF wood down
the Carson this season. including the
last drive OF !, 800 cords. says the jar
son Appeal. that the total amount re-
ceiyed at Empire Is IS. 05l cords. This
will 60 to show the Importance OF the
wood business In our local industry.
GrSx,So THEN our.-At the regular
meeting Of washoe Engine Company
No. 4, Virginia, last evening. several
old members were expelled for nom
payment Of dues. 1t Is one OF the live
companies Of the Department, and toll
crate no dead heads or dead beats. All
other engine companies should act on
the principle and have nothing to do
With either Shirkcrs FROM tre or jury
duty.
UspxR THE WENTuER.-we regret
70 learn from the Carson Register that
ex-L,eutenant Governor James S.
Siingerland has again been attacked
with Inhammatory rheumatism: from
which he has been confined to his bed
for two or three days past. May It not
last long, for it Is a disease which Is
not agreeable, ever after a person gets
used to It.
SILVER STAR LODGE, F. AND A. NJ
Tho annual Communication Of Silver
Star Lodge. No. s, F. and A. NJ, will
bs held next Saturday evening. See
notice In u advertising columns.
New NoTARY.-Governor Bradley,
yesterday, appointed Chas. E. Davis,
Notary Public, in and for Washoe
county.