Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-20
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Tho Enterprise Of yesterday says that
Professor W. +. Stewart il ready to do
liver his lecture in this town, on The
phenomena Of great coniiasratious, aud
the possibility Of their prevention" ut
any time after the weather settles, that
our people may choose to appoint. The
sigma are no A. NJ that tho weather
will be pleasant for some time to come.
and II 30 the streets will soon dry mp
10 that people can travel around with
cut fear OF drowning ; so that all that
IA nov wanted 10 for some gentleman 10
put himself nj the head Of tho move
insnt. hire q hall. aud appoint . night
Tor the lecture. There will DO NO
trouble about the attendance. for. aside
from Prof. Stewart being n talented
gentleman. he 10 probably moro popu
lar and has fewer personal enemies in
this community than n~inety-nino men
cut Of a hundred.
Considering tho purpose to which the
proceeds OF the lecture are to DO de-
,oted-the assistance Of the needy and
destitute in our neighboring city = the
Professors generous offer ought to be
promptly accepted. Those Of US whe
lfs comfortably clothed. fed and housed
must no, suppose that all the people In
this county are equally fortunate. II
my u entertsins such an opinion, all
that Ia necessary TO correct II. Il to take
u trip to Virginia and converse with
some member OF the Relief Committee,
when the rroneous impression will be
speedily removed. He viii there learn
that thoss who are dependent on char
isy are not numbered by aves and tens.
Tut by hundreds. From u conversation
With tho Clerk OF the Relief Com
iaittee this morning. the correctness OF
whose statement there is no easo to
,oubt, we learn that the number OF
hose who are actually suffering Is much
greater than the majority Of US would
suppose possible. Were tho assistance
q; which these people stand 80 much in
a,rd. to be cut OF at the present time.
they would have the prospect Of actual
a~tsrvation staring them in the face.
Our neighborins towns, the people OF
which are neither so numerous nor
reality a. in this town, have almost
uniformly come forward with most gen.
.rous dosations to the sufferers, and Is
1. to be said that Gold Hill. which IL
nearest the scene. il most niegard in her
,ontributions2 OF course our people
IAN with justice claim that homes are
reely provided for all who make appli.
~,ation. but Is that any reason, that now,
he first excitement has died away. and
outsiders are beginning to think the ne
,essity for continuing 10 send aid has
asst. this town. which knows. or ought
10 know the actual state OF Affairs,
,hould not step forward and relieve
hose who are too modest to make ap-
lication for themselves. and bridge
ever the gap which is liable to occur be-
iwson the supposed and actual timo
hat relief ought to DO extended to u
aeighbors.
one Of the main difficulties In tho
way OF the success Of amy proposition
iroached to orr people, IL the lack OF a
!eader, all apparently being 50 difident
hat they shrink from making them.
elves. as they seem to suppose, unduly
conspicuous. Will not some n
or this time discard his native
aodesty and take the initiative in this
iaatterI IL none Of the gentlemen can
10 30. will not n committee OF u
aides take Il in hand aud start q work
hat aims TO relieve hundredsp IL no
me else will take the initiative, per-
iaps the NKws may he forced to APP
" II - -. n. Al. De-