Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-16


Pursuant to a call issued BY Mayor j.
G. Currie. OF Virginia, q great number
OF the prominent citizens met at the
District Courtroom last evening. TO con-
slider the most fitting method Of giving
General Sheridan n reception fitting his
high military position and achieve
ments. upon his arrival in this section
ON Monday. II was decided that no be
escorted from Gold Hill to the oaice Of
tho Savage Mining Company. In vir-
,inia, by tho citizens Of our town. at
which place Colonel 0sbiston will extend
BETTING Inequalities to tho General.
The following prominent persons and
bodies corporate Of Gold Hill and vir-
sinia were appointed a Committee OF
Reception: Judge Rising. ID. D. Adj
kinson. Colonel Frank Osbiston. Hon.
c. L. DcLong. Ex-Governor II. q. Bias
lei, Professor J. ". Flint (who was on
he staff Of General Sheridan in tho
war;, Chief OF the Virginia Fire Depart.
ment Frank McNair. Hon. +. A. Tritle.
Hon. James Phelas. DIR. McAIeans,
Charles Williamson, II. NJ. Daggett,
Dennis Mccarthy. All. Doten, Jonas
Seely, Judge Whitman. Judge Mesick.
James q. Fair. Colonel I. l.. Requa,
Hon. William woodburn, J.. II. Mills,
". ID. &. Gibson OF Gold Hill. Captain
Taylor, W. II. Smith. A. J. McMartin,
Chief Of the Gold Hill Fire Department;
Tho County Commissioners Of this coun-
ty, the Board Of Trustees OF Gold Hill,
and the Board Of Aldermen OF Virginia.
ARRIVAL OF A. N. EporSoroS's RE-
MAINS IN VIRGINIA. - The mortal re-
mains Of A. ". Edsington arrived in
Virginia this morning and were taken
to the washoe Club Rooms on ID street
under escort Of a detail from the Order
OF Knights Tsmplar and National Guard
Of Virginia. Last night q COMMITTEE OF
knights Templar. consisting OF Jonas
Seeloy. T.. Strother. Geo. II. Winter
burn and Il. ii. Mcdonald. went to
Reno, where they met q similar Com
mittee Of Knights from Sacmmento--two
Of whom were Vim. q. English and John
Rock-in charge Of tho remains. The fu-
neral will take place Tomorrow. under the
auspices Of Dewitt Clinton Command
cry No. I, knights Templar. OF which
he was a member. Tho funeral will be
attended by the military companies OF
vircinia-deceased having been q men,
Der Of General Batterman's staff-also
by the firemcn and civic societies gen.
orally. Permission has been granted
by Superintendents OF several OF the
mines, for leave Of absence to such en-
ployes as may wish to attend the fun
erai, which will. without doubt, be tho
largest ever held in these parts.
Losr THE BEr.-A man named Mike
Fitzpatrick. who keeps q boarding
house in Lower Gold Hill. made q bol
Of a months board against twenty tick
cts to the concert in Gold Hill last even
ing. that he could 60 from his place "a
the hall in woman's clothes without any
one discovering his disguise and stop.
ping him on the way. He got along all
right till he got opposite the Town Jail.
when Officer Dan Sheehan. who had
been following him for some distance.
and noticing his unusual sizo and awk'
wardness. politely stepped mp and re'
quested him to unveil. when his identity
was at once apparent. So much fol
zeal in n good cause. aud q very poor
way Of exhibiting 1t. The man who
won the bet Is one months board ahead
Of the world.
"ILIr."-wo pass the following
which is taken from the Carson Appea
around. because it points out an crro'
into which some good writer's are liabl,
TO fall: ''why will orators and written
use this worig Chas. l.. belong de
livo.ed n graceful Grafton at the laying
of the corner stone OF tho Masonic Ten.
pie in Virginia City, the other day. bul
Il was marred by the word lilly" ii
being an adverb, there is MO reason foI
putting a tail TO 1t in the shape Of q y
Worcester gives the word a place. bu
SAYS 1t Is rarely used by good writer's.
Webster also contains tho word, but OH
In to make this comment: "A Wort
sometimes used. though improperly. 10
ill.,"
PirEI's orERA HorsE.-The benefit
of John Jack AMI Miss Annie Firmin. a
which "Falstaf'' was represented, drew
a fair audience to the Opera House In
Virginia last evening. Several passage
were finely represented. and tho whole
kent the audience well amused. Thii
evening tho great moral drama Of "un
clio Toms Cabin" with John Jack a
Deacon Perry. A. ID. Billings as Uncl'
Tom, J. ID. Ashton rs Simon Legres
Miss Annie Firmin as Topsy; Mrs
Belle Douglass rs Miss opholia. ant
Little Dorrit rs Eva.
To RKxr.-Ths Maynard House. oil
Main street, Gold Hill, is to rent. II
contains twenty hard finished rooms. TO-
gether with restaurant ON ground noor'
Apply to II. q. Maynard. lee advsr'
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