Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-30

GERALD MAssEr's LEcruRE.-Thc
lecture Of Gerald Massey at National
Guard Hall, Virginia, was attended
by n large aud apprsciativo audience,
among whom Gold Hill was well rep
resented, all being DESTROYS Of hearing
aud seeing Que who las been so dls-
tinguished for years In the literary
world. Mr.. Massey Is rather n small.
light built man, but he supports q
we'll balanced head with 4 good brain
inside. aud u genial, very Intelligent
countenancc. Robinson Crusoc could
not satisfactorily explain to his ia
nous man Friday "why God did not
kill the devil" but In the opinion OF
his audience Mr.. Massey gave the so
luton to that pcrplexing conundrum.
lie claimed that II was wrong to ac-
cu.e God OF having created the devil
In the first place. aud REWRITING back
TO ancient history showed that the
| devil OF the ancients was quite differ
ent from the cornuted, long-tailed,
clovsn.hoofed, birthstone fiavored
parsonage OF modern times. II Is man
who originated aud has ever nsurished
and cherished the devil. Some men
must have the devil to keep them
straight. They cannot get along with
out HIN. Deprive them Of their reg
ular devil and they would be like u
| ship at sea without rudder or compass.
The spirit OF evil Is sought after
through mans own perverse nature,
dwells and flourlshes In his Ignorance,
aud Il ever present la his natural pun
i,hment for transgrssslon Of tho laws
Of nature or OF God. Tho devil could
not be- killed without destroying all
mankind, and the only hope OF getting
rid Of him Is through the purer and
better life pointed forward to by In
creasing wisdom aud q truer comprs.
hension Of mems duty to God aud and
ono another here la this world. Mr..
Massey will lecture ut the Opera
House Tuesday evening.
MrsE vESTILATioS.-The Salt Lake
Mining Gazette says that Superintcnd-
ent Jas. G.. Fair. OF the Hale & Nor
cross and other Comstock mines, was
not tho originator OF tho sy.tem OF
milne ventilation, described In the
NEWS Of March eth, but that MIR. l.. ID.
Dayia, foreman OF the Chicago mine,
Dry Canyon, In that section. claims
credit In that respect. lie says there
Is new In use In the Chicago mine
..nearly COO feet Of air pipe or brad
dies, constructed OH the principle de-
scribed In the GoLp HILL news"
Mr.. Davis also says such a method OF
ventilation was adopted by him eigli.
teon years ago, and refers to the Nam
moth Colliery. g Pottsyille, Schuyl.
Kill county, Pennsylvania. for proof
OF his assertion. Whether Mr.. Fair
was the originator or not, he certainly
IL the first to put Ii In full practical OPP
Grafton on the Comstock, and IL IL
gratifying to know that such a benef-
cial system Is also adopted In other
mines on the American coRtinent.
KNIGHTS OF PYTmAs.-A new Ledge
OF tho Order OF Knights Of Pythiss was
organized In Virginia City last even-
Ing. 1t bears the name OF Lincoln
Lodge No. O. Tho installation cers-
monies were conducted by Deputy
Grand Chancellor q. ii. Starkwcather,
OF Carson City. Tho following IL \
list Of the officers OF the new Lodge :
c. II. Clark, Z. c.; George L. Schwab,
Q. c.; s. Powell, v. c.; j. Dunbar.
X. OF Il. and s.; ii. Lindsay. r.; =.
Mckenzie, NJ. Of F.; ]. A. thinner
man, NJ. off.
A.. o. H.-A general election Of Of
ficers Of the Ancient Order Of Hiber-
mans, In Storey county. was held at
Miners Union Hall, Virginia City. OH
Saturday evening last, which resulted
rs follows: President, Joseph Con-
sldlne ; Vice President, j. d. Murphy;
General Secretary, ID. j. Mahoney ;
General Assistant Secretary, ID. Nc.
Carthy; Treasurer, Dennis O'Leary
Gold Hilll.
Rr-orESED.-rhe Gold Hill Bank
Exchange Saloon, lately kept BY John
Farnham, re-opens tomorrow morn
ing. with Z. A. Fargo as manager.
mi, we'll known saloon has always
been a popular place OF resort and
under tito present management will
be equally so.