Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-16
HonsH AND roor RACES YnsrxapAr.-

HoRsE AMI Foor RACES YnsrERpAY.-
There was q large attendance and con-
siderable sport at the race track north
Of Virginia, yesterday. Three horses
May Day. from Silver City. Lady Dow.
fron, Gold Hill aud Burlsigh Drill. from
Virginia were entered for the half.mile
race. best three heats out Of i've. Bur
leigh Drill won the pole. aud May Day
tho heat. by half q length ahead OF LAZY
Dow. the Drill being distanced. Time
5s,. seconds. May Day won tho ssc-
heat also. by about hall a length. limo
One minute. When time va called
for tho third heat, Lady Dow was dis
covered TO 10 lame. and the raco and
$3.50 Mt stake were awarded to May
Day. A quarter Of a mile foot race be-
tween Braunan and Gilpin. in which
Gilpin had a start Of ifty yards. was
won by the latter: Brannan. however.
closing up about thirty yards Of tho dis
lance between them. The one hundred
yards race. between Nat Furst and the
original Ike Isaacs. In which the former
had q start OF ten feet, was won by
Fursi. he coming out about eleven feet
ahead Of Ike.
In EXCELLENT 0RpER.-From DR.. Nc
Means. who yesterday visited the Coun-
ty Hospital. for tho purpose OF witness
ing q couple Of surgical operations per-
formed BY DIR. Van Zandt. the County
Hospital Physician. we learn that this
institution has never before been kept
IN such excellent orler IN ut present.
Out Of all tho inmates. with whom the
loctor converssd there wero but two
sho made any complaint. and Of these
no stated that one was o miserable
yrowler ON whom q kind act would be
wasted. and the other was not responsi-
ole for what he said. being partially in
sane, and, therefore. liable 10 miscon-
strue the most humane treatment. lis
gratifying to know that the institution In
10 well conducted. aud the information
that such Ia the case Is all the more re-
liable, when coming from n disintsrested
source. One Of the operations per-
formed yesterday will. the doctor says,
10 an undoubted success, but time alone
can decide the success Of the other.
which was Of = dangerous nature.
A NrnAxcE. ANY person who has
bad oecasion to take the evening train.
at Virginia City. must have noticed that
a great number Of pcnona habitually
come ON board the cars and remain till
| they begin to move from the depot, APP
psrsntiy with no other object than to
stare at the passengers. The right Of
one person 10 look ut another is some
thing that cannot DO denied or intsrfered
With no long as Il does not medd'e
With the comfort Of tho latter. or take
tie sbsps Of nm insult. when, how
ever, q lot Of loafers crowd ON . cur and
o.cupy seats 10 the exclusion Of pas
sangcrs, Who must remain standing. till
il suits the pleasure Of the former 10
vlcats them. u Is high time 10 abate
the nuisance. and II the railroad authori-
ties could take some effective measures
ia that direction they would win the
hsting gratitude Of an always incom-
NODDED and often insulted public.
orNxrso or the CHINESE CmArxI.
Tho opening Of the Chinese Chapel In
Virginia on Saturday evening. notice OF
which was given in the NEws Of that
late, was conducted by Bishop whita-
ger, with solemn and impressive ser.
vices. Fully one hundred and nifty
Chinese were present, who during the
,,tirc services maintained the best oil
osder and listened in rapt attention.
The Chinese Missionary. All For. acted
~ interpreter. Those who . interested
in the spread Of Christianity will be
pleased TO hear Of this step. Ii how.
sver does not say much for the good OF
protesting christians In these parts,
that Il Was LETT 10 one or two individuals
to move in the matter. N that The
most active among these, with the en-
ception Of Bishop Whitaker. was ous ol
the dsspised Chinese.
PIrKn's OrERA Housx.- The SaureI
concert was rs excellent Saturday As OF
the previous evening. and delighted thu
audience. This evening Days FIN
Avenue Theaier Company from New
York, will appear at tho Opera Hous" II
Virginia, under an engagement OF thre'
nights only. divorce" will DO tns u
traction for tonight. tomorrow evening
.saraiosa" and Trough Diamond
Wednesday. matinee ala o'clock ,. n.
Charity" and In the evening the gre:
London sensation. "wsak woman.