Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-03

D~epaftLfs OF the uil and arrisat OF
ths New Year Appropriately
uouored I'm Coid Iliii.


As announced in your issue OF Friday.
Gold Hill duly celebrated tho arrival oil
the Centennial year Of American In
dependence. AT Lali.past ten o'clock
Friday night several hundred OF our
citizens assembled at Miners Union
Hall. AMI from that time ill midnight.
patriotic speeches aud music were the or
der. The meeting. which was one OF
the most enthusiastic ever witnessed In
Gold Hill. was called TO order by Major
L. A. Sherman. who proposed Hon.
John IL. Mills for President. Mr.. Mills
addressed the. audience. briefly setting
forth the object Of the meeting. and al
ludin: to the extraordinary nature OF
the occasion.
lie then nominated thirteen Vice
Presidents. representing the original
States OF the Union. viz: W. ID. q.
Gibson. WIN. Phipps, John H. Harris.
WIN. ii. Meserve. l.. I. Fox. Thomas
wooley. Alfred Doten, U. c. Nundell.
Evan Williams, II. q. Dauchy. l.. &.
Virgins. A. McMartin and l. +. Berry.
W. ii. Doane, Henry Tucker and jos
seph II. Weston were next chosen Sec
retaries: and John ID. Loynachan (rown
Marshal) Sergeant-at-Arms.
ON taking their seats, the officers OF
| tho evening were decorated with hand.
some regalia. composed OF the stars aud
stripes. These regalia were particular
IL noticed and commented upon by those
present, a. nothing 50 beautiful was
ever before seen in these parts. Most
| people thought they were prepared for
the occasion. the fact that they belong
ell to the Knights Championsoi the sun,
the secret Order lately established In
this county, being known to but few.
The celebration last Friday evenin: WAS
the first occasion upon which any men,
bers Of the Order appeared publicly In
their rscslia.
After the election OF officers, tho order
| OF the proceedings was as follows: Mu.
sic by the Gold Hill brass band. under the
direction Of William Hoskins; song
(Amsrica); reading OF the Declaration
Of independence by Judge Fitzsimmons
Hail Columbia. by tho band; speeches
by W. ID. &. Gibson and Maj. Sherman;
Star Spanelod Banner. sung by oil pres.
! ent. and u Centennial song. composed
expressly for tina occasion by Parson
Gibson. and sung by the same GENTLE
man.
Major Shorman's speech was the
principal o~ratorical effort OF the evening.
| occupying from twenty minutes to hall
an hour in its delivery. For an i'm
promptu effort it reflected great credi,
on tho Major and showed that he was
not only nm eloquent but ready orator.
The Major concluded his speech with
brakes address to the American Flag.
tho defamation calling forth the most
vociierous applause from the entire
audience.
At precisely IL o'clock nino cheers
were given for the new year and old
glory, and the crowd dispersed, many
going to the engins-housc Of Liberty
Fire Company No. 1. where a generous
supply Of choice liquid refreshments
was provided. The boys belonging to
this company had their eneine.house
decorated with flags. and brilliantly
illuminated, while ON the street in front
blazsd n huge bonfire OF nut pine.
After tho close Of the exercises in
Miners Union Hall the Sarstiold Guard
fired n salute. which. together with the
whistles and bells that were screaming
aud changing all over town. made noise
ouov,h "a xatisfx M most enthusiastic.