Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-22

CTS Weio .SiDoy inS theis W.
the fierce steanis whistles simulta-
neously shriekedH forth an alarm Of fire
which would have discounted the last
trumpet In its awakening powers.
The long smoke stack from the cuiin-
airy department Of the Vcsey House
was belching forth fire and smoke IKE
a first-class volcano. The cooks 4
fired up stronger than usual under tne
stew kettles, TILL the accumulated
SCOT In the stack caught fire. 1t burn
ed out splendidly, lighting up the
mountain sides aud all Gold Hill like
the flame Of a huge torch borne alolt
In rejoicing over the election OF Booth.
Like lightning the alarm was com.
municated throughout the Internal
arrangements OF the hotel, every
lodger %springing TO his or her ieet
feet shouting fire" I'M All
hards turned out pell nell INTO the
street. Lowery, the emaciated land
lord, rushed to the rescue with his best
plug hat on and his boots bun
died up under his shirt flap, and an
| old Crown Point miner As lie lit his
pipe aud gathered his candlestlck aud
battered Lunch pail, swore that no
darned Dayton burning alive game wal
to be played on him. When the cause
Of the trouble was seen he went
back to bed exaspersted, and In a
few minutes the blaze was over, and
all was again quiet OIL the Potomac:
The Fire Department was on hand
lively, as ususal. One OF rwo's boys,
who got to the engine-house first, had
no key, SO he tried to kick the side
door In, and the recoil Of his own
proves threw him of the temporary
plank walk down about fifteen feet,
into the cistern excavation, not hurt
Ing him a biz. The boys got the doors
open, and the juggling hose carriage
ready 10 run out, and when the blaze
was dead and all the alarm over, they
suddenly recollected their new bell,
aud rang 1t with a vengeance.
TEAMsrER HURr.-Reuben Metcalf,
u team,ter in tho employ Of Simon
Ogg. was badly hurt at about Q o'clock
this morning, under the following cir
cumstances: It appears that the six
horse team. which he was driving AZ
the time the accident occurred. had
not been hitched up for several days.
and consequently were somewhat dltd-
cult to control. He had driven them
alongside of one Of the Crown Point
ore dumps for the purpose OF loading
the wagon with ore. The team took q
sudden start and ran away with him.
Before they had gone far the driver
noticed that he was being carried un-
der a cross beam, which he attempted
to dodge by %scrouching down on the
seat. He stopped over sufficiently to
prevent his head from being hurt, but
was caught and doubled up BY the
beam, which struck him on the back
with such violence as to break the
springs Of she seat on which he was Sit
ting. lie wa taken to his place OF res
idence and cared for by DR.. Kirby.
His principal injuries are Internal, no
bones having been broken.
GALLUP's MELopEoN.-Our genial
friend Gallup has opened = nice little
melodeon on Main street, next door
below the Gold Hill Bank Exchange.
which is open during the greater part
Of the day aud evening. Entrance
through Gallup's cigar store. Admls-
sion free, and all the choice cigars and
other good things you like thrown In
for q fair compensation. The perform
ers. both male aud female, are princi-
pally from Europe, and are OF the
highest order OF merit. The entertain
ment is choice and select, consisting OF
dancing, pantomime, scenic displays,
quiet Jokes, etc, and not q word Is ut
tered which could offend the ear OF the
most fastidious. During the present
scarcity OF public atnusements this fine
little melodeon does not flag or tire
out from lack OF public patronage. 10
see little Senior Figgero in his big shoe
fandango is we'll worth the price OF
admission.
CARNIvERoUs.-A short time since
we paid = visit to the cattle corral OF
Messrs. Aurich s. Brown, situated
about two miles north Of Virginia.
We were informed that about 800 fat
cattle, as many hogs, 100 calves and
1000 sheep are required every month
to supply this market alone. Few
people have any conception Of the
amount of labor involved In the pre-
paration OF meat for the market. The
storehouse alongslde OF the corral was
| filled with some OF the finest beef and
mutton we have v Q seen, and the cat
tie standing In the corral looked tat
and contented. We judged from APP
pearance that the boys working at the
slaughter.house were getting ready for
Christmas, aud we predict In advance
that they will get up n OF the finest
displays Of holiday meats ever seen In
Virginia City.
The NEVADA GIFT CONCERT. - Az
will DO seen BY advertisement In an
other column to-day, the Nevada Git
Concert will come to 1t. final culmlna-
ton on the fourth Of March next
when the drawing will positively
take place without further delay.
This we are personally assured Of
by Mr.. Blanchard himself, the
head managing agent. Explanation
Is given in the advertisement for all
postponement, and nov that 1t Is fair
~ understood. the balance Of the tick
cts yet remaining should be disposed
of in a very short time. Blanchard
says the drawing is sure to come of o n
the day appointed aud that nothing
can prevent it.
STREET CRossING.-The only good
crossing at present, on Main street, Is
the railroad crossing at the upper end
OF town. Where Is that fine block
crossing opposite the Bank Exchange?
1t would not cost much to nix It pro-
perly, aud at least n crossing Will
be needed in the center Of town very
soon.
STOCKS doomed extensively to-day.