Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-08

BY PACIFIC UNION EXPRESS LINE.
Mrs Comfy, W F Burns, Chas Marks, ] B
Pagan, P II Ryan, 5 Riley.
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IMPORTANT SURGICAL OPERATIoN.-A
few days since we made an item rsls-
tive to William Hunter, II miner at Vir-
ginia, whose right arm was fractured at
the elbow on the 9Th Of August last by
a fall from tho track down into one Of
the ore bins Of the lower Savage dump,
o distance Of Is or 20 feet, striking
upon a hard plank floor. The surgeon
who frat had the case in charge was
going to amputate the arm nearly two
weeks ago as it was very badly swollen
and modification had apparently ecm-
meuced, but by the advice of friends
the case was transferred to DR.. Hitler,
and the patient removed to the Hospital
St. Vincent de Paul, where he now lies.
Under DR.. Killers treatment further
progress of modification was arrested,
the swelling was reduced, and yester-
day the operatiap of removing the now
diseased bone Of the elbow joint was
performed by DR.. Hitler, assisted by DIR.
Knapp, in the presence Of about u dozen
invited spectators. An incision WAS
made, eight inches in length, along the
right side Of the arm, and the entire
elbow joint, including the bones on
either side, to the extent Of st inches,
was removed. The point Of the elbow
was found to be broken completely of,
the inner condyle, or "erazy bone,
much fractured, and the adjoining parts
of the joint were also considerably
bruised. The ligaments OF the joint
were completely rotted away, and
the %periosteum or boue-skiu was
DESTROYED for two or three inches either
way from the joint, showing either this
operation or complete amputatlon to be
im~peratively necessary. The patient
was kept under the influence OF chloro-
form, and therefore suffered no pain,
the whole operation taking just three
quarters of an hour. What remains OF
the arm may be saved and be Of som
use yet, but the flesh is still in such an
condition, owing, MS DR.. Hill
Ter says, to the poisonous effects Of the
morphine injected into it by the former
surgeon in order to quell the pain, that
,mputation may yet have to be resorted
10.
PrpER's OPERA HOUSE, UNDER II
iAsLlGHr."- The popularity Of the
great sensational piece, "Under the
seems but little abated,
Judging from the audience of last even
.ng o. the Opera House. We know OF
or three Gold Killers who have
to see that aforesaid play every
evening since it has been presented, and
when the lightning train with the huge
iery locomotive goes laundering across
the stage, in the railroad scene, they
Join in the universal shout, and get just
as much excited rs they did
when they first witnessed it. The only
thing that could highten their felicity
be to see Wheatleigh's head-or
at least the top Of it-taken of by the
Of the passing train they are
evidently looking for that to happen,
every evening. The piece is a capital
one, in all except the closing scene. 1t
does not wind up satisfactorily, and
were it put to a vote Of the audience,
the sweet Laura would most assuredly
have to marry Suorkey, the one-armeo
soldier, her true friend, and the man
she rescues from the very jaws OF death,
instead of the pusillauimous Ray Iraf'
ford. Then, too, there is the deep
dyed, numbering, deliberate, cheeky
Dyke, allowed to go of with "
skin, aud no one appears to nave
a proper appreciation of the usages Of
society sufficient to induce them to put
a head" on the old rascal. We could
improve on that last scene in many
"Uuder the Gaslight' will be
repeated tonight for positively the last
and tomorrow night gives place
to the Flying Send" which piece was
intended to have been played tonight
but it could not be got ready.
Ho FOR THE BALL.-Numerous tick
for Ed. Schafer's grand ball to-mor-
row night, at the new hall over the a
Restaurant, Gold Hill, are
already sold, but Schafer says he has no
time 70 bother with ,kirmishing about,
in order to sell tickets, but all his
friends and the public in general are
invited to come regardless Of tickets, as
they can just as well pay at tho door.
The fine new cotillion band Of which we
spoke in yesterdays paper, will do the
music for the occasion, and the famous
u Suufiower Schottishe" will be inau-
purated. An omnibus has been char
tered especially to bring parties down
from Virginia to this ball and take them
home again. It will leave Virginia at
II o'clock in the evening.
ACCIDENT AT KELsEy's Mill, SILVER
CRY. - Yesterday morning about 9
o'clock, an accident occurred at Rel.
sey's mill, Silver City, which will cause
a stoppage Of the works for a short time.
II appears that the wrist-piu Of the en-.
CINE broke, when the piston rod smashed
the head out Of the cylinder. No one
was much hurt, though the engineer,
while shutting off the steam, was struck
by a piece Of the cylinder head. The
piece Of iron struck him OF the elbow
thence bounded and hit him in the
mouth, doing no damage further than
the breaking of Of INT Of his from
teeth.
CLuB MEETING. The First Ward
Union Club last evening admitted sixty
seven new members, and after the trans
action of other business WAS addressed
BY W. W. Bishop. An adjourned meet
ing will be held Thursday evening, a
Schaefer's Hall, (the Theatre being en-
gagged for that evening", when nomina'
tons for delegates to the State ant
County Conventions will be in order.
BuLLIoS.-There was shipped from
yo,,s Earoo h 90 "a Gold Hill Office