Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-11

erly n well-known broker at Virginia
City, and is now only five years OF age,
his parents removing to San francisco
Just before he was horn. during ~
past year and a half he has been with
his mother, residing at Salt Lake City.
His wonderful power or aptitude IN
committing to memory poetry, prose,
or In fact anything he has heard re-
pcated in that line, was noticed at a
very early age. his o%ratorical efforts
commencing with his first beginning
to talk, when he would most earnestly
and assiduously endeavor to repeat
fragments Of speeches, poetry or news
paper articles which he Happened to
hear spoken or read. mixing them to-
gether In n queer sort Of style. He Is
n handsome, very Intelligent looking
little fellow, with deep blue. bright
earnest ewes. which arc ever iccessant-
ly watching and critically considering
| whatever passes under his keen observ-
alton and, boy-like, he Is full OF life
aud ~vivacity, restless, and al
ways doing something. even II 1t
partakes OF mischief. He has new
er had a days schooling In his life,
vet he can with the most perfect
facility repeat a very large number Of
the principal gems Of popular poetry,
and In good style, TOO, possessing an
excellent degree Of confidence, no
small appreciation OF his subject, and
n marvellously retentive memory.
These pieces have not rs most people
believe, been drilled into him by
close application and frequent repeti.
ton, but they are simply impressed
photographically, so to speak, upon
his willing, keenly susceptible mind.
Thus he learns the longest pieces about
rs readily as the shortest, and hearing
any piece three or four times is on
ough-he has it. Thus. q few weeks
ago, when Miss Dargon, the famous
actress, IA playing mt Salt Lake, he
heard her recite "Sheridan's Rtde."
He had never heard the piece before In
his life. yet he astonished his mother
by repeating nearly the whole Of 1t to
her before he went to bed, even giving
correctly the number Of miles,
twenty" I" fifteen" stem" five
| etc, that Sheridan was away, at the
end Of each verse, although he has no
idea OF figures at all. Shortly after
ward, at the request Of n large NUM-.
Der OF the most influential citizens OF
Salt Lake, his mother was induced to
let him appear on the stage before n
public audience. This was about u
month ago. Master Ellie achieved a
triumphant success, the theatre being
crowded and all according to him the
full NEED Of applause due to his
genius. All his recitations are given
with a refreshing degree Of willing
ness, aud nothing Is forced. He re-
quires little or no prompting,a and more
over, does not like to be confined to
programme. but prefers to speak the
| frat piece he can think Of irvm among
the large collection with which his
versatile mind is stored. He certainly
Il smart enough without going to
school, anu the gift which Nature has
endowed him with could never be ac-
1uired by education. S~piritualists
freely claim that he Is simply n me-
dunn, controlled by some deceased
poct-orator. Be that as 1t may, he Is
n marvellous youth. and destined to
make n bright mark In the world.
House. DlETING.-Most everybody In
Gold Hill knows old "Tom," the fine,
big black horse belonging to Davis, Of
the Columbus Brewery, and which
used to locomote the beer wagon when
delivering kegs Of that luxurious 6ev.
era"e to customers about Gold Hill
and Virginia. lie IA a very sedate,
well-behayed animal rs a general
thing. and Davis wife used to treat
him to sugar and eggs and all that sort
Of thing, so that occasionally when
turned out loose. the old fellow woulu
Kick up and snort wonderfully, frisk.
Ing of down street with head and tail
| up like n young goat. A couple OF
| months ago, when water was scarce,
and Davis had to quit brewing, he
thought he would send old Tom out OH
a ranch to diet and get toned down a
little on Truckec Meadow grass. IL
had n splendid effect. for the l.orse was
brought back this morning In just ex-
actly the toned down condition de-
sired. It took about seventeen hours
to lead him seventeen miles, and old
Tom Is so subdued and toned down
that his tail hangs at iorty-tiye degrees.
the regular dip Of the Comstock, and
he can't kick up at all without lean
Inc against the front OF the brewery.
Davis Ia going to have old Toms frame
| sided in aud singled over, and put
him on his old sugar and eggs diet In
order to get him ready for q new brew
Ing season.
The HENLER.-Dr. Newton, whose
wonderful power in the healing OF dis
case and disorders OF the human frame
by magnetism, without the Use OF
medicine or expensive treatment nus
| proven so remarkably effective i'll nu-
merous instances already during hia
short stay among Us, will take his de-
parture tomorrow evening, Ell route
for the Sandwich Islands. Until that
| time he can be consulted Mt his rooms
In Williams s. BiXler's Building, OPP
posite the P~ost-oilice, North e street,
Virginia.
LuNBEn.-We learn from A. X. Pot
ter, our local dealer In lumber, that the
demand for building material Is quite
lively at the present time. The follow,
ing is the tariff Of prices: coarse com
mon lumber retaiis in Virginia City
and Gold Hill for $50; clear lumber
costs from $50 to 500; shingles from
S. 80 to Sc per thousand. The prin'
cipal sources OF supply are the Glen.
brook and rruckee mills.
SCHOLASTIC BEpBCGs.-We are In.
formed that the bedbugs still continue
their bloody assaults upon the teach
crs and pupils connected with the
Gold Hill Public schools. Professor
James, we understand, spends his leis-
IRE time experimenting upon bedbug
annihilating substances. lie Is san
guine of being able to- get vel with
them one Of these days.
PERsoNAL.-Col. Abe Curry Of Car
son, was in town to-day. During a
conversation with the old veteran, hs
informed us that he was on his way t
attend a grand council Of the Improv'
ed Order Of Red Men to be held 1,
:, IA ali, ~ HI.