Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-02-10
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disnco present. II gives Us the greatest
pleasure 10 commend Mrs. Marble TO
the public. a. the queen Of female elocu-
~tionists on the Pacific coast. She il so
far above tho average lecturess Of the
present day in this respect. that a com.
parison would certainly be odious. Not
. word. not . syllable. not q sound, Is
slurred. and TO listen 70 her. even with
out Witnessing her excellent acting. Is
indeed q pleasure. Mrs. Marble is above
the medium height. OF good stage pres
ence and rather handsome. Her voice
Is . mezzo-soprane. rich and full. As q
general interpreter OF the poets, Mrs.
Marble certainly discounts all ladies' that
have attempted so TO do in this part Of
the world. Every n knows. who has
ever read Bret Harte. that there is no
rhythm more difficult Of correct intsrpre-
tation than his, and. 10 give Mrs. Mar
bic her just due. II must be said that
she left nothing to 10 desired in her re-
citation Of ''flynn OF Virginia." or
''Dow's Flat" A very prominent CAL
ifornia actor who has since gained con-
siderable distinction IN his pro-
f~esSion. once attempted to recite
the former, in Virginia City.
but he failed miserably. Mrs. Marbles
recitation Of "Tho Raven" by Edgar
AIlon Poe, was also excellent. A to
her singing. although she possesses tho
necessary rich and powerful voice, there
IL still room for considerable improve
ment and cultivation. However, sho
sings much better than those having
greater pretentions. We sincerely hope
that Mrs. Marble will again favor US
before she leaves washoe. Prof. Pas
more oficiated at the piano and pleased
his audience by q couple OF excellent
solos, one Of them being Memberships
Wedding March. Mr.. G. l.. Weeks
kindly volunteered his services, and sang
when tho Corn in Waving" and in
response to an encore. "Silyer Threads
Among tho Gold" He was in excellent
voice, and We much desired to hear him
in other pieces, where his magnificent
tenor voice would have full play. Mr..
Weeks 10 altogether too modest. He
should let himself out occasionally.
The Hoxx MuruAL.-Ths Home Mu-
tual Insurance Company. Of California.
one OF tho most prosperous homo insur-
ancc institutions on this coast. has sub
mitted its annual statement OF tho con-
dition Of its affairs to the State Insur-
anee Commissioner, The total assets Of
this sound corporation are placed al
s57l. 2a9, while its liabilities are only
s2i7, 1919 IS. Tho income Of the CON-
pany for the year amounts to $685.
i9i %. and the expenditures do not OK
coed $500 OO. In addition TO tho large
surplus capital left in the treasury this
company has. paid out during tho year
over Ss7, 900 in dividends. The losses
sustained are comparatively trivial, be-
ing only So. 900 CO ON Gre risks and
Sis, $50 81 n marine risks. For fur
ther information ON this subject see AL
vertiseinent in another column.
The NATIONAL GuAlD BALL.-Tieksts
for this grand festivity have been selling
at a very rapid rate, everybody with any
sort OF gent'ei sociaoihty uesirous u
being at tho best and most cor
rectly conducted ball OF tho year, feel
ing NJ though they must not miss being
present. Those tickets are something
very neat aud peculiar. pretty as valen-
tines. and due bills for twice the
amount OF truo social pleasure that the
- III. - NJ. -. a.s In tt,A
price calls ior' We are happy IN 'hs
complimentary possession OF some VI
,hsm' Seing ths ."e,''n r.r
pan OF 'oo Sa''onA ors
ZINES a. soou ~ au! az. ,,ssss H..
pes, % w., ., s;..h,r. -
on 'ne .su OF s, &
'n' great an' soou ""
RIVAL CuIsrs.-K. II. Brown, the
,,.ss,, wortbv Chief Of tho Virginia
rNn.---.. ...n,;,.,o tor "a.
.,..,;on a, N. coming ANIMAL election of
the Department, which is to take place
March lth. Frank MeNair, n OF the
best nremen thai ever heiu q noHIie'
Also a Candidate LOT .he same o,nSe. he
IL n OF honumshta Engine
Company, No. U. on the piviae, Ill .,
them second cousins TO ooid mr. anu u
elected. Mr.. McNair VIII MI the pos,uoh
with credit to himself anu iriehas May
the best man WIN
Harry M,x.-There are soms mon
r. h.x. mo, .,o,,b m,unetism In
,b.;r composition 10 obtain for them
.,s, Tho love ~ n dog. much less that Of
a woman This We know from bitter
experience. But Dave Humphrey IL no
that kind OF a man, an no has proved,
for last night tho Rev. Father Hobbs
united Dave in the holy bands OF matri.
mony to Miss Minnie Ivy. n OF Gold
Hills fairsst beauties. May their future
be as uneloudsd with sorrow and as
~
u. s;,.s a.. ,,oso,,
.,--n -. .,,,.,s ,.v.
TIM. set IN, many ou'
continued their building opeiaiohs ON
tho Divide, and also on American Flat.
Before the close Of next Summer. there
will be an unbroksn line Of dwellings