Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-19

PIPxR's opERA Horsx.-1he favorite
old play Of "Under the Gaslisht" was
Last night produced to n good audience.
j. X. Mortimer sustained the character
Of smokey. which no rendered accepta-
bly,. eliciting frequent applause. Mrs.
Elmonds made . capital Judas. and
Air. A. Thorne was at his ease In the
character Of Dyke the heavy william OF
the piece. The kissing scene between
Miss CORTLAND and Peach blossom was
enacted by Mrs. Sydney Cowoll. who
took the part Of Peach Blossom. with
such emotion and fidelity to nature q.
20 bring down the house, and GIL each
manly breast with envy. Mr.. Billings,
in the character Of the old signal man.
was appiauded almost ms much as the
ferry boat and the locomotive. AL the
others took their parts well. nothing &C.
curing 10 mar the pleasure Of the even
ing. Tonight the historical play Of Eliza
beth. Queen Of England will be presented.
Mrs. ID. L. Bowers will appear in her
famous aud popular impersonation Of
Elizabeth. and Mr.. J. G.. McCollom ne
Robert. Earl Of Essex. Tho balance OF
the cast il strong. and our theater-goers
can fairly expect a play with which the
most critical can hardly find fault.
SUDDEN DrAru.-This morning at
hali-past 7 o'clock. John II. Cross died
at the residence Of his brother. Eugene
Cross, near the depot in this town. after
an acute illness OF only II hours. Ho
had been troubled with dyspepsia for a
number Of years and eaino 10 this place
for the benefit Of his health only two
weeks ago. Deceased Was q brother Of
jerry Cross. no well known in this
place, who was killed by q a v in the
Yellow Jacket mino a Few months AGO.
The immediate cause 81 his death was
cramp collie. lie WAS about - years Of
age. and leaves . vito and two children
in Lewiston. Maine. To mourn his sud-
den and untimsly death.
IcE roR EVERYBODY. Foster. tho old
pioneer leo man. has taken the field for
the season with = splendid supply Of the
hest and purest mountain Ice. Read
the new advertisement % II. &. Poster
4 Go. in another column to-day. They
will keep the citizens Of Gold Hill. Vir-
eiuia and Silver City regularly supplied
with lee. ut tho most reasonable rates.
Leave your orders ut the places specified
in tho advertisement. or with Foster K
Co. personally. ami you will BE- sure to
receive your regular supply of tho cool
ing article.
STEAMER TRI,L.-y Yellow Jacket En-
CINE Company No. ,. Of this place. had
their steamer ont for practice last even
ing. under the supervision Of Chief
McMartin. Ii was PLACED on their cis-
tern adjoining the eDeine-house. AMI
with oighty-hve pounds Of steam and
nifty feet Of hose. throw a ine stream Of
water over tho smoke-stacks VI the yell
lDw Jacket hoisting works. That was
very good playing. and justiios h
boys in their belief that their machine
il second to none OF her kind.
Coop PlAcricK.-A frs alarm in vir-
ginia. last Saturday evening, brought
out several 6rs companies before II was
...nx.ip.i that their services would not
=. ,s"uir.a and Iniekrrboeker. No. 3,
having 90: up steam. hi.ehed TO the
hydrnnt opposite 'n'i! louise on ao' M
street throwing s'isa.s ~ H." ,.~.
Iee'i4ns slong .nx n s"e,'' .% Wv, .om..
thing which was much needed. Those
small towns cannot afford a s~prinkiins
cart
III DoRApc CoAL.-we to-day saw a