Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-10-01
An IxposIrlos.-A solicitor of funds

vile has been going the rounds Of oui
communities for several days, and i'm
~portu1ing our citizens for contributions,
The person making this canvass intrudes
himself in places Of business at mos,
unreasonable hours for business men,
who really cannot afford the time ex-
acted to listen to the statement OF a
plea for subscriptions TO the support OF
a school that ought, if required, to be
maintained by the people of Marysville
or Yubs county. Having been afflicted
by the application referred to, and bored
by a persistent begging after we had de-
clined to contribute, aud it being COM
monty regarded as a singular proceeding
to call upon Gold Hill and Virginia to
aid in maintaining a Marysville school,
we do not hesitate to express our opin-
ion that this soliciting is u gross impo,,
sition upon u people. II no WORD
checking it is spoken, this character Of
imposition is likely to be. frequently re-
pea.ed. The people Of this county, es-
pecially the merchants and all others
who have public offices, have a thousand
and one calls each quarter for home
charitable contributions. I'VE have the
poor and destitute among us, and
we have our own schools and
churches to support and calling
upon us for liberality. And our
| citizens are liberal in support Of all
proper, voluntarily supported i~nstitu-
| lions Of charity aud education. We do
not say it to boast, but because we be-
lieve it fit and proper to say it here,
that we contribute our full share in the
direction named. For this reason, we
may Justly claim exemption from be-
seedlings for a school in the wealthy
| city of Marysville. We much mistake
the character Of the people Of that city,
il they do not, when their attention is
called to the matter, severely condemn
| through their press the ~canvassing pro-
| cess going on abroad in behalf Of a
school in that place. Sacramento has
hitherto, Of all the California towns or
cities, enjoyed the sole honor Of regu-
| larry sending out missionary m~endicants
| for its purely local institutions. In this
instance the solicitor is annoying with
his prayers for gifts, long after he has
been respectfully refused, and we under
stand that he has been insolent in his
manner OF leaving houses where he has
| not been successful in his askings. We
have no squeamishness in speaking
squarely about such proceedings;
for true charity always begins at
home, and the well known and gener-
ally accepted rules that regulate matters
| of charity, ought not to be violated
again and again simply for lack Of the
| open word Of ceusure belonging to the
occasion. For national charities, for
institutions of National Importance,
| for Colleges whose required endow
ments must come necessarily from n
| wide circle Of helpers, Nevadans have
been very generous in aiding. But II
we have to commence donating Tor
| schools and academies in California,
where the means ready for their sup
port should be ample, there will oe-no
eud to this sort of appeal from abroad.
We were disposed to mention this
matter on yesterday, but forebore for
the reason that we thought that mas
much as the solicitor referred 10 had
'sstarted in" on Gold Hill, we would
not interfere with his rounds OF solicit
ing. Hereafter we shall take an early
opportunity to protest against such cam
vassiug, to urge II general refusing to
su~bscribe;-so soon rs it is commenced.
ACCIDENT AT ruE CHoLLAR NINE
Yesterday afternoon, between the hours
of ; and 4 o'clock, at the Chollar-Po-
tosi works, II party Of workmen were
engaged with a winze in lowering into
the main shaft Il heavy section OF u
plunger pump, when by some means the
machinery slipped and the heavy mass
Of iron decended to the bottom of the
shat, at u fearful velocity, when a man
named Patrick Tracy was caught and
drawn into a small space under or at
the winze, where his flesh was literally
ground or from his body. Not only was
the flesh torn in strips from his hind ~
parts, but particles Of his spine in I
lumbar region were torn away and SC
tered about the spot. Below the spi
two or three pounds of flesh appear
have been ground up. He was press
against and fastened by a bolt that
body could not be drawn entire
through the opening, and in this pc
ton he remained, with the winze ms4
ing some thirty revolutions
all. DR.. Hitler was called to see
unfortunate man, and did what he cop
for him under the circumstanci
At eleven o'clock this morning we VIZ
to the Hospital to see Mr.. Tracey, a
found him quite comfortable. He
not seem to be suffering u great d
from his pains, and talked with US az
nationally concerning the accident.
Hitler accompanied US, and took
trouble to show us the wounds. NJ
of the limbs are broken, but there
quite q deep aud long cash cut on
right arm near the wrist; but this
no, a serious wound. The great dan
is in the wound in the right hip and
spine. II is, indeed, u terrible woun
extending, as it does, from the to-
the hip, near the spine, and liter
tearing open all the flesh clear to-
pelvic bone. 1t is a'dreadful woun9
heal up; but DR.. KILLER has dreE
it in a truly promising manner,
il Mr.. Tracy RECEIVERS it will not on
a miracle, but DR.. Hitler will
himself a surgeon and physician Sc
to none on the Pacific coast.
"LooK UP."-Such a sign gr
our eyes yesterday as we passed
tempted to pass in front of the Bs
| California, Virginia. "Look
which reminds us Of the experieu
the F~reuchmau on his first Wis
kAmerica, and while riding on the
road cars. There was a cry of
out p aud he did look out, and gGs
head bumped for SO doing,-tac crlS
ing made to warn passengers of a br
and again the cry OF Look out
the Freuchman took to the aisle of
car, expecting an accident Of some
The passengers all said, " Look OUT
see the beautiful prospect" The
| Frenchman exclaimed: "By Gar,
stan your damn language: You
- Look out p and break mine h}
o say, Look out p two time
iue prospect by Gar you should
to speak French where you can see :
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