Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-03

Carson TEEATER.-" School " drew a
handsome attendance yesterday after
noon, and the matinee was quite
success. Last night we had "Our
American Cousin with Mr.. Chaplin as
Lord Dundreary." Mr.. Slnms AS
casa Treurhard. Mr.. Billings as " SIT
Edward" Mss Waters es " F!nrerce
and Miss Flrlniu as Mary Meredith. y
The house was fill" ev@rv seat being
occupied, and the audience manifested a
very decided interest in and approval of
the entertainment. Lord Dundreary
found au excellent representative III Mr..
Chaplin, Mr.. Simms Iankeeisms kept
the auditorium in most excelient
humor, Mr.. Billings Sir Edward, y
like ali his old men was very acceptable;
Miss Walters brought her excellent
voice. careful study and clever execution
to the part of Florence. and Miss Fir
man as Mary Meredith" was full Of
| animation and vivaci;y. This lady's
singing was delightful feature Of the
performance, and she was very heartily
applauded. Tonight We are to have
that most thrilling and pathetic Of
American play, Uncle Tom 5 CABIN.
The cast betokens very effective rendl-
ton. We can think Of 10 theatrical
performance better fitted for sunday
! nights entertainment than this same
play.
PENMANsHIP.-Profe Bucks sec
ond term of writing school closed last
evening. Awards were made i'll the
ladies' classic Miss Laura Willmoti. for
the best penmanship; ,c Miss Ella Far
rell, for the creates; improvement; to
Miss Laura Farrell, for the second great
est improvement. Ia the gentlemen s
class awards were made 10 George Duftv,
for the best penmansbip: TO ". u.
Croker, for the greatest improvement
10 H, T. Farrell. FOX the second greatest
Improvement. The specimens Of pei
manship n. the close Of the term as coz
trasted with those AZ the commencement
show marked progress in attaining
legible and at the same time beautiful
style Of writing. The Professor has
proved himself au excelleu: instructor.
His school has been such decided sue
cess as to warrant n third term, which
each afternoon and evening al the school
rooms Of Misses Clapp X Babcock. We
are glad to know that the Professor is
meeting with the success lie so richly
merits.
GOLD HILL JuE!LANT.--GoldH Hill, said
the Ne,cs of last evening, deems it but
Just and proper to celebrate in festive
style this evening the re-opening OF the
Bank of California. Examinations,
transparencies, flags, and all that scr.
of thing, will be literally displayed, the
people will turn out in grand torch
light procession, headed by the Gold
Hill Brass Band, and a great public
mass meeting will be held, which is to
be addressed by Hon. Charles E.
belong. Gold Hill celebrates the au-
spicious occasion, and the event is well
worthy the greatest enthusiasm. Hang
out your banners. flourish your torches,
string up your lanterns and rows Of can
dies. Let's have a good time. Gold
Till celebrates
Mr.. ALLEN AT GOLD HILL,-Rev. G..
&. Allen delivered his lecture on
Church and State al Gold Hill night
before last. Prefacing an epitome OF
the same the Se,cs of last evening says q
The lecture delivered by Rev. Geo. 3.
Allen, at the Miners Union Hall, Gold
Hill, last evening-on the free school
system of the United States. and the
policy of having the Christian Bible
read in the schools-was largely attend
ed, and was listened to with profound
attention by all present. no one, what
ever might be his religious persuasion,
offering the least interruption to the free
expression Of the lecturers opinions,
THREE freight cars were thrown off the
track near the switch west of the old
round house yesterday forenoon. The
acciden. was caused by the switch pin
getting out and permitting the switch
itself to be opened. This sent che part
Of the train down the old track while
the rest of the cars we're moving down
the other one. Of course one train
could not icing move on two tracks with
out something giving way, so there was
a turn over and smash up. The cars
lay around the scene of the lnishap in q
very promiscuous fashion. Nobody
hurt.
rBE fire alarm yesterday was caused
by the burning Of carpenter sbGp
owned, we believe by George White, on
North Carson Street opposite the Gas