Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-14


and d~ellncative talent. The theatre
was densely crowded In every part.
and the dr~ess-clrcle contained maay OF
the elite and fashion Of Virginia City
and Gold Hill. Tho entertainment
given consisted Of q varied selection OF
song. dance. music, funny jokes, say
lngs aud doings, character acts aud
general d%sllneations, and was very
amusing throughout. Thirteen Of the
sable brethren appeared In tho first
part" the grand finale to which was
| the /" Railroad Explosions" very ELL
clently conducted, and provided with
a coed, live whistle. The triple hori-
zontal bar act by Leon and Lassalles,
which followed, was very merltorl-
ously given, and the 1.-TWO Morn
ing Glories," by wsleh and Rice,
as we'll as the "Dutch Speclalties "
Of George $. knight, with his big.
old timber shoes on, were also
highly amusing features. The funnl-
est, queerest features OF the whole en-
| tertainmont. however, were Little
Mac In his Essence Of Old Virgln-
n.y." and slso where he appears rs n
| h~rs,.class monkey. Little Mac Is en-
lowed by nature with a peculiar faoil-
ity Of delincatlon In such assumptions,
being just a. tall standing up as he is
sitting down. Especially "a the o
key does he excel, being well muscled
fore and aft, agile and lively as q kit
ten. and wearing q tail such as would
convince any quo ut q glance OF the
truth OF the Darwlnlan theory. Little
Mac Is n whole show In himself. Billy
Sweatnam Is capital dellneator aud
leading man. Montague has n fine
tenor voice. and Con. Murphy's sweet
ballad. Touch the Harp Gently, my
Pretty Louise" with the Instrumental
accompaniment and chorus, was REQ
ognizsd as the gem Of the evening.
Billy Welch's comic song. "Way Over
In jersey" was given with spirit and
effect. j. q. Russell, u OF the finest
ballad singers ever visiting this sec
ton, did not arrive with tho rest Of the
company. therefore, did net appear
last evening, but he arrived this MORN
ing from San Francisco, and will sling
some of his choicest and most popular
ballads tonight. "Thc Wrong ROOM"
and Love In All Corners" were
among the jolly little plays OF the
evening. and taken as whole, with
the exception Of the slight inclination
to drag. resulting from first appear
ance without time to recover from the
fatigue Of travel, the entertainment
passed or very satisfactorily. aud was
very much applaudcd throughout. Tho
instrumental part OF the performance
was very excellent, particularly the
y%lolins. eornet, and flute, and this
talented company will be very liable
TO have n pretty good run. a fine bill
Is offered Tor tonight, and judging
frsm the trouble In obtaining good
seats last evening, we advise Gold
Killers to 60 early and secure rs ell
igible locations rs possible. No extra
| charge for reserved seats. Box ollice
open for that purpose from 10 A. NJ. to
4 T.. NJ. every day.
MARmKD.--rhe Presbyterian Church
at Virginia City was crowded to over
flowing last evening with friends aud
acquaintanse,, gathered in to witness
the uniting In the holy bonds Of mat
rimony of Mr.. James l.. Hobbs and
| Miss Emma j. Jones, both highly re-
spectcd. well known residents OF that
city. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. /. n. Hurd. Pastor OF the
church, In n very solemn and impress
siys manner. the blooming bride look
Ing the very personation OF happiness
and lovellness. After the conclusion
OF the ceremonies at the church, the
happy bridegroom and bride wero &C
COMMANDED to the homo OF tho brides
father by a host OF friends, where they
were made the recipients OF . large
number Of very handsome and costly
presents and the evening passed In
happy enjoyment.
ARREsrEp.-oficer Lackey, OF Vir-
ginia, passed up through Gold Hill
about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
having in his vigilant charge James
Macsay, when he had arrested at Sill
YER City for assaulting a Cornish
miner named Williams In 4 saloon OH
South c street. Virginia, on Sunday
last. Williams was very drunk aud
made some remarks which Mackay
did not like, therefore no drew
a revolver and struck him over
the head, inficting an ugly cash. W
was reported yesterday that Williyhs
had died, but fortunately such w5Nlot
the case ; OH the contrary. hey able
to work again. Aner striklE VIII
liams, Macsay attempted to Moot him.
but wa prevented. Had WILLIAMS
skull not 6eena pretty substantial one, |
the heavy blow he received would
have cayed 1t In.
D,yIoS BED-BUGs.-The Enterprise
makes great uonderment over an old
bedstead being brought from Dayton,
aud seems TO think the reason was be-
cause there were ho bed.buss In II, and
therefore II was not lively enough Tor
the Daytonites. Ii didn't use to be
that way down there, and we don't
believe things have became so degen-
Grated. We always used to bet on tue
Dayton bed-bugs every time, aud will
yet. Most probably the Dayton bugs
thrashed out the Virginia bugs, and
then despised to occupy their deserted
quarters. We have seen bugs down
there az largo rs mud.turtlss, and
measuring over an Inch aeross the
Jaws. Que ordinary Dayton bug will
clean out seven virginia bugs every
time.
VALUABLE ARRASoEuEST.-A large
force Of workmen were yesterday en-
gagged on Union street, between q aud
ID streets. Virginia. In digging a deep
trench In which Is to be laid a pipe Tor
conveying water to the Virginia Con-
soIid,tcd works. The pipe Is four or
i've inches In diameter. and with the
great pressure there will be on 1t Is ca
Fable of carrying a great volume Of
water. uydrants arc to be placed at
convenient points about the works,
connected with this pipe, with plenty
OF carbolized hose ready to attach At a
moments warning. This will DO a
yory efficient protection. In case Of lire,
either to the works or the surrounding
buildings.