Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-10-13

10 American IN SOcth,
lUo Empress, ~
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PrrrH's OrERA HorsE.-A splendid
variety entertainment was given at the
Opera House last night on the occasion
Of the benefit OF Mr.. A. ID. Billings.
The performance opened with the very
amusing comedy entitled ''Naval En-
saesments," Mr.. Billings appearing ~
Admiral Kingston, Mr.. Edmonds a.
Lieutenant Kingston. the Admiral's son.
Mrs. Edmonds as Mrs. Pontifax IA
Miss Cogswell as Mary Mortimer. The
situation at the commencement OF the
play il As follows: L%ieutsnant Kingston
Is engaged to Mrs. Pontifax, IL years
his senior. Admiral Kingston is en-
gagged to Mary Mortimer. who is 30 years
younger than himself. After u heap Of
bicksring. father and son compromise
matters by swapping sweethsarts, a pro.
cseding eminently satisfactory to all
parties concerned. The play is comical
an the extreme and affords a fine oppor-
tunity for the delinsation Of the weak
nesses which characterize human nature.
1t was enacted so perfectly tina, the
audience could hardly realize that they
were not being treated to u real chapter
in human life. The performance on the
trapsze. by W. ID. Hopkins, during the
interluds, was extraordinarily good. and
fairly brought down the house. The
song entitled the "Old Sexton was
admirably rendered by Mr.. ]. ".
Long. The Ethiopian sketch OF sold
Black Joe," by Geo. @. Thompson.
late Of the Marionettes, was one OF the
most interesting features Of the perform
ance. Mr.. Thompson vas rewarded
with q tremendous encore. The per
formancs concluded with the farce OF
.'Smith and Brown" which was brim-
full Of fun. The entertainment, taken
altogether. was n OF the best OF tho
season. Tonight Miss Annette Ince
will take n benefit. on which occasion
will be given "Camilla's Husband. y
During the intsrluds Miss Inco will re-
cite the poem entitled 1.-THE Beautiful
Snow" The performance will conclude
with tho roaring farce Of Smith and
Brown" Wednesday evening. first ap-
pssrance Of Madamoisslle Zoe, in her
great role Of The French Spy
P~nooaasfxK oY ExKRcrsss.-on satur-
day. October 3ist, the Pacific Coast
Pioneers will form in procession in
front OF their hall on ID street, at II NJ,
and. proceeded by the National Guard as
escort. will march down Sutton Avenue
10 o street, through c street to the
Crown Psint Office. Gold Hill, then
couutsrmarch to Fort Homestead, where
the literary exercises OF the day, consist
In, Of an Grafton by W. Frank Stewart.
aud A poem by r. II. Taylor, will take
place. At the conclusion Of the exercises
a collation. will BE- served for the Society
and invited guests, after which the pro-
cession will form and return to Pioneer
Hall, in Virginia and be disband'd.
Roll or HoSon.-Ths following is the
Rail Of Honor OF the Divide public
ssbooi for the month Of September:
Appis Thomas, Annie Tobsnsr. Nettie
sss~ Ella Sharp, Hattie Noble, Isabel
s,;iI Julia Thomas, John Collins, III.
Toh.nsr. Charles Tobener. Sam Horne.
Msry Bavdin. Lizzie Bawdin, FREDERICK
Tobcn.f, Thomas Joy.
y.IrsnIx Grr.-Yestsrday Hon.
G. z. belong left with Mr.. ]. Brophy.
.fyircinia City. a massive silver gold
lin.i) cake basket to be disposed oil AZ tns
"a, shortly TO be held in Virginia. In Aid
Of the orphans at st. Mary's school
VALUABLE AND RxLiABLE. -Brown's
p,o,.h;sl Trochss are invaluable to
80 erpossd to sudden changes, afford
inc prompt relief in coughs, colds ETC.
Kou,Sooa.-Ths largest diamond on
,hs Pacific Coast 10 now on exhibition
A ths vell-known jewslry sstaolishmsn'
NJ N. n. Friedrich. in Virginia CITY,
"a. coxrAxr I~xPRovENksrs. The
a.. Company to-day completed the ask
Of LAYING . line Of pipe between Virginia
and Geld Hill.
Corxrr CoNussioSrns.-Th Board
AZ County Commissioners will Be in SEES
sion tomorrow "wednesday at one
o'clock p. n.
TAKE Hrxp.-Friday next will be the
last day for receiving town taxes, AFTER
thst dat. tan per cent. will be added.
Ju.r,cr wHionr's CouHr. No erimi'
nal businsss was transacted in Justice
Wright's court to-day.