Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-06-17
ARRIVALS AND DxPAKTUREs.
the RATIFICATION.

AAoSs
published notice, the loyal Republican
people Of Storey county were largely
represented in grand mass meeting on
c street, Virginia, In front of the Post
office, where a speakers stand appro-
priately decorated with flags, etc.,
was erected for the purpose. \
howltzer OH the mountain side fired n
national salute, bonflres blazed in the
street, aud an immense crowd was In
attendance and great enthusiasm pre-
vailed. although the weather was
inclined to be q little blustery, raw
and uncomfortable. Judge d. o.
Adkison was chosen Chairman OF the
meeting and appointed numerous Vice
Presidents, the excellent brass band
in attendance played appropriate
airs at proper intervals, and the
VIRGINIA Glee Club sang an
occasional campaign song, commencing
with "Grant's What's the Matter"
We took full notes of the speeches, but
as Mr.. De Longs was published In
Yesterdays Enterprise In full. from the
original manuscript, and n synopsis
also given Of the other speeches, We
will attempt no improvement on them.
Mr.. belongs speech was a well writ
ten. we'll delivered and most excellent
one. we'll worthy the justly earned
reputation OF that talented gentleman.
The speeches of Messrs. Mesick, See
lev. Tritle, Campbell and Lockwood
were all brief, to the point, replete
with sound sense. happy Illustrations,
and app~reciatively cheered oy the
great audience. Mr.. Jones being ao-
sent at San Francisco, had been duly
notified aud invited, but being unable
10 attend he sent q letter, which was
reaJ TO the audience. IL was O charac-
terlstlcally sound. loyal. practical and
straightforward document, short II
sensible, and was received with
cheers and applause, but rs that also
was published in the Enterprise We
need not refer to It. Suffice IL to say
AZ was listened to with all due respect
and attention, and no interruption
whatever. Mr.. Sharon's speech was
merely an of hand address, delivered
without previous preparation, ana APP
peared somewhat ut a disadvantage as
following directly alter the smooth,
eloquent address OF MIR. DE Long.
When Mr.. Sharon came forward upon
the platform and faced the audience, a
lot Of. rude, shallow-pated fellows
ave three cheers for J. p. Jones-
The cheering was wholly confined TO
their 0wn silly clique, and did no
harm. -
Mr. Sharon's speech, n~otwithstand-
ing the attempted interruption, was
Jus: what any sensible, true ioyai
American could be expected to ex-
nress. and the synopsis in the Enter
,rfss. although necessarily BRIEF and
com~paratively incoherent, %neyerthe-
less contains most OF the good anu teii-
ing points no made. lie eerIalhiy
showed himself to be q man OF pluck,
conscious of his own right and equally
as ready to face his personal or poiiti.
cal foes az he wal to face the foes OF
bis country when he served In the
Union army during the rebellion.
There are very few, even among W,
most valiant opponents, vino would
have had the nerve TO face the music
AS he did, or have shown so little en-
barrassment. As to his closing re-
marks, about which so much 4 Deen
said, We will give them iron, our
notes. Just rs he vas bringing MS re-
marks to a close, the few rude fellows
we hare mentioned IN tho crowd raised
q series OF cheers and shouts for ZONES;
Mr.. Sharon paussl for q moment tiii
the noise had subsidized, when, evil
IDENTIFY addressing these noisy parti-
FANS, he said, In a peculiarly connden-
tial and rather significant and anus
ing tone Of voice /: ~ have u other
remark to make. have been blamed
considerably sometimes by my FRIENDS
for not giving them advice the
purchase of stocks. am very cautious
always In that respect, but ! will give
O a little private advice Tonight. ]
want you TO take some stock. It's
bound to 60 up. Take Some stock ;
hold It. and never sell out" phis
eratnitous advice was received with
loud cheers and laughter.