The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-01
LETTER FROM VIRGINIA CITY.
Or,

we nave had no great excitement of
any kind, and of nights the town has
been exceedingly quiet. To make the
"welkin ring" and to aus ''Rome to
howl" is no longer the thing. This
state of affairs is bad for the police,
police judges and lawyers, but appears
to suit 'tax paying" citizens.
SUICIDE.
Andrew Johnson, a Swede employed
at Lands mill, in Seven-mile Canyon,
this morning, committed suicide by
cutting his throat nearly from ear to
ear with a aZo He worked in the
mill until L O'Clock this morning when
he went to bed as usual. Nothing I'M
usual was noticed in his actions or
conversation. A fellow workman
slept in the same Don i'll a bed about
six feet from that occupied by John
son. He heard no noise until about
1870 o'clock in the morning, when he
was startled by strange gurgling
sounds proceeding from the bed occu-
pied by Johnson. Getting up and GO
ing to the bed he saw at a glance that
johnson had cut his throat. The bed
was a pool of blood and the razor lay
near his right hand. johnson was
still alive and DIR. c. c. Green, of this
city was SEM for. When the doctor ar
rived the man was still alive, but
speechless and Very weak from the
loss of blood. The doctor sewed up
the cut in his throat and he lived for
nearly an hour after this was done.
The cash in his neck is a most fright
full one. 1t begins Just under the left
ear and extends nearly to the right.
He haggled a Matchmaking two or
three short and sharp cuts-under the
left ear before he made the main, firm
stroke across his neck, but after all
failed to v the jugular. A num-
Der of small veins were cut and the
windpipe was cut half through. The
blood running into his windpipe
smothered him. He appeared 20 have
his senses as when told by DIR. Green
to cough the blood out of his lungs
and windpipe he always made the
effort. After death the body was
brought to Brown Il Wilson's under
taking establishment in this city. De
ceased has been working al the mill
some four years, and vas a very quiet,
sober and industrious man. No one
can even conjecture why he should
take his own life. 1t is not known
that he had the least trouble with any
one or of any kind. He was appa-
rently in good health and sound mind,
and was in good circumstances pecu-
niarily. He had So in his pocket, $50
due him from the mill company and
81. 900 in bank; besides We have been
told he had about 81, goo in the Sacra-
monte Savings Bank in California.
1t is said that he has no relatives in
this country. He was about 10 or fl
years of age. After death a bottle of
sulphuric acid was found under his
pillow. from which circumstance it
would appear that he had at first con-
templated Kidding himself of life by
taking a dose of that terrible poison.
Coroner SymOnds will hold an inquest
on the body at 8 o'clock this evening.
There was nothing peculiar about the
man except that he was of a noticiblv
taciturn disposition. His funeral will
take place from Wilson x Browns
undertaking establishment at l.
O'Clock m, tomorrow.
vIGILANTEs.
1t is said that the N~igilantes still
hold meetings. When and where out
siders cal only guess. 1t is rumored
that thew have a long list of names OF
persons who will shortly receive no.
tice to leave the town. 1t is pretty
evident-quiet as they are-that all
their work is not yet done. We have
heard that the list of those who will be
invited to take "a walk numbers nearly
one hundred. but this mayall be guess
work.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Stocks are weak to-day and the
crowds about the brokers' windows
would not be selected for the express
sion of their c~ountenances as desirable
acquisitions to a tea party. The work
of surveying the narrow gauge rail
road from this city t Reno by way of
the Ophir Grade is progressing favor
ably. The engineers think that an
excellent route can be obtained, in that
direction. BY Atlantic papers | see
that narrow gauge railroads are rapid
Iy coming into favor in the Eastand in
Europe. Some predict that ere long
a narrow gauge road willie to every
village if not to every farm in the
country. Mile Morlacchi, Mr.. j. NJ.
Hardin, Harry Courtaine, and a large
troupe of male and female performers
are still holding forth at Piper's Opera
House. Not speaking English fluent
ly, Morlaccii appears in dumb char
acters and is eloquent by signs.
Nothing i'll the Police Court to-day but
one drunk" and the ease of & China
man arrested tor stealing a brass kettle
and a saw-buck. The Celestial is
having a jury trial and appears to en-
joy it-at least his smile is child-like
and bland. DAN DE GUILE.
In noticing a homicide, a Texas edi-
tor ramarEC. ssINa rnnpratu1ata nnr