Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-28


SUDDEN DENru-A MAN BIDS HIS
WIFE "GooD-BYE AND DRoPs DEAD
py HER BEDsIpE.-About II O'Clock
last night, at Virginia, n man residing
with his wife In a little house on +
street, n short distance south Of the
Hale & Norcross Office, died very sud-
denly aud under rather peculiar cir
cumstances. He had been employed
"a a carman or surface hand ut the
Hale s. Norcross hosting works, near
By, for the last three months, and wa
apparently in good health, with the
exception of n slight diarrhea, which,
however, did not prevent his working
as usual. At the time mentioned, his
wife says he got out Of bed, saying to
her rs he kissed her, Goodbye, old
woman, l must 60 out" She merely
replied, IAN right" as he was In the
habit Of speaking similarly whenever
he LETT her. He had just stepped upon
the floor and stood up, when he sud-
denly dropped beside the bed upon
the floor without speaking q word.
She sprang out and struck n light,
speaking to him as she did so, but the
only reply was a strange, peculiar
gurcllug In his throat. She ran to the
door and called for help. Mr.. Common,
night watchman at tho Hale s. Nor
cross works. and also some of the
neiShbors came, and Oh examination
the man was evidently dead. Mr.. Con-
ner. however, went for DIR. Conn,
who arrived as soon rs possible, but he
found the mar was really dead. His
name was Moses Lakin Washburn. a
native of Hancock, New Hampshire,
aged n little over 81 years. He and
his wife formerly resided at Stockton,
CAL, and came from there about three
months ago. DR.. Conn made nm au,
topsy of the body at noon to-day, anu
discovered that the cauSe Of his sudden
death was aneurism Of the aorta, or
rupture of the main blood vessel of the
heart, that organ being surrounded by
a large amount of coagulated blood.
AMrrRAuLEusE.-Since the destruc'
ton of his famous Gold Hill telescope,
on the roof of the Eclipse mill, by the
last great fire in this town, Professor
Nye, In order to keep up his reputa-
ton for novelties, has procured q large
sized French mitrailleuse, one OF those
used in the late war with the PruSsiai,s'
and he has it properly mounted on the
site of the Eclipse mill, just above the
railroad crossing. where all desiring
can Get a good look at this death-deai-
inc Weapon Of modern warfare. 1t is
about four feet In diameter by SIX
teen feet long and contains thirty
two tubes or barrels, each three incle;
in diameter, from each OF whiea q
three-inch ball can DO fired, It's III
fact a do~uble-shooter, as the balls can
be fired from the center each way, and
1t being pointed nearly north a
south, commands not only Gold Hill
but the main approach to 1t. -.
BANK ExcnASGE.-Messrs. Farnham
& Jackson, two of the most jovial and
gentlemanly IONS Of Bacchus that ever
opened and kept tavern " on the "a
cific coast, are now,runuing the BanS
Exchange, in Gold Hill, which excels
in beauty and taste any saloon in the
State, and is stocked with the very oesl
of beverages from the large wine ans
LIQUOR warehouses Of Gill, Hayes &
Co. 6l2 Front street, San Francisco
The boys and their tavern are boil
bound to make money.
WEATHER.-rho high winds Of the
last two or three days eliminated In
cold snap last night and to-day il
cloudy and wintry. About p. N.
light snow squall passed over, being
the first snow of the season. The pros
| pect Is good for more weather before
morning.