Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-23

Last night the Tilden and Hendricks
Club Of the First and Second Wards held
. meeting. When the NEws reporter en-
tered the cellar in which the patriots Of
the First and Second were gathered to-
gsther. tho band was playing an molten
sive waltx-one that could not possibly
offend the most rebellious ear. A number Of
impassioned appeals were made to the
faithful to come forward and add their
names 10 the Club roll. Several hard cit
izens took q step or two toward the table.
but only one victim was secured out oil
the batch. As o a. Ii VA seen thai
every man was expected to write his "
name. there WAS q hasty retreat made. A
photograph of the Club roll Of the First
and Second Wards would make an excel
lent campaign document for the Republi.
cans, and somebody with the interests vi
the country At heart should steal u.
TALKING RKFoRNERs.
Endless Elliott Was called upon by the
Chairman for a few remarks. The gentle
man legged the Club to forgive him for
having talked too long -ifty-iys minutes.
in fAet-at q previous meeting. II took
the gentleman ten or fifteen minutes 10
make his apology, and when no promised
not to bc u bore any more. frantic applause
broke forth. Presently Endless Elliott
warmed to his work. and screamed over
the horrible ~iniquities Of the Republican
party. The gentleman closed. finally. by
assuring the exhausted audience that he
would give them some more % the sAme
kind at tho first opportunity.
roxALEs LowInY
Was the next Reformer who got on his
legs. Bob Is one VI the best Ward speak.
en the Virginia Democrats have. He
always has somethi8an 10 say and never
talks against time. furthermore. Robert
enjoys pitching into the Radicals almost a.
we'll As eating tomAles. Lowery devoted
himself last night to fisying old-timo Dem
ocrats who had increased In intelligence
enough tn become Republicans. Robert
gave some good knocks and would have
dealt more but that ths Chinamsn yelled
tomales out ON the street. and hastily pick.
ing up his hat Bob hurried out Of tho hall.
uARp-r,cK sroSEuiLL.
Major T.. b. Stonehill. late QuArtermas'
teri. Department. Z. y. A., charged To the
front. drew his carving knife. and pro.
ceeded to make hash Of those who had
eaten ON the Northern side during the lAte
little squAbble. The gallant QuArtermas-
ter INDUCED in much sarcasm at the e.
pense Of Republicans who had not shout
dered muskets during the rebellion. ut
IL true cried Sutler S~tonehill. THAT l
drew my sword On the southern side dur
ing that war. but for all that | consider
that I am n better man than those stay
at-homes. fought for . principle"
said tho dashing camp-follower. They
did not" In tho opinion of the
Major ID was better for the country that
the war had been fought. although II had
cost so many lives and such . vast quan.
tity 10 Quartermaster's stores. lie held
that the nation il to-day better and purer
for the strife. Notwithstanding this opin-
ion, the speaker went ON to prove To Ills
v satisfaction that the Government con-
sists u 400, 900 thieves in Office, who lat
ten upon the people. This little neon
sistency was not perceived by the audi
ence, who appiauued iusuiy' nAio
Stonehill referred 10 the cruelty of The
Republicans In clubbing tho last House a.
the Confederate Congress. IL was natural
and right that the South should have elect
ell men who served In her armies. Inc
army contained all her educated and tai
entsd men. The fellows who didn't takeA
hand in the war were mostly iiliterate'
and unit TO represent the people IN Con
gress. The wIr-worn suffer closed by de-
clAriDg the Democracy the party VI rum
rectituje and righteousness.
RosEnuD oRAnAA.
That clean young Democrat. j. III.
Graham. was loudly called for and giided
to the stand. looking a. sweet ~ = May
morning and as clean a. ths fioor Of =
New England kitchen. Although MT.