Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-16
ATTEMPTED SUIcIpE.-Last night Q

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE .-Last night or
early this morning, Joseph Mcdonald.
a Crown Point miner, stopping at the
St. George Hotel, Lower Gold Hill, at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. He was discovered about
G o'clock this morning, lying In bed
OIL his back with q horrid cash, three
or four inches long, across his throat,
almost entirely severing the windpipe
Just beneath the chin, creating n large
hole through which he was breathing.
DR.. Kirby was at once sent for, and he
sent for DIR. Hall to assist. They sue
ceeded In securing the windpipe to.
gether with three silver sutures, and
repaired damages as far as possible,
but the wound Is very likely to prove
fatal. Mcdonald had been drinking
heavily since pay day, and the de-
preston, and i'll condition con-
sequent upon such long continued
dissipation, induced the dreadful deed.
He had bled considerably, yet was per-
fectly sensible and essentially sobered.
When asked why he did It, he said II
was because his head wa wrong at the
time, bu: he felt different about 1t now.
He expressed no desire to try it again,
saying he had got enough OF it. There
were two other men sleeping In the
same room with him, and they think
he must have cut his throat shortly
after midnight, rs they saw him
moving about then. He says himself
that It was before daylight. He was
sent to the County Hospital. He Is a
native of Ireland, and about t~hirty-five
years of age.
DIED.-William Lanctot, familiarity
known as "Frenchy," died yesterday
morning. He has been a well.known
! resident Of Gold Hill for several years,
and his quiet, unobtrusive. gentle
manly demeanor made for him many
friends. He died ut his boarding.
house, of pneumonia, after q short ILL
ness, and his funeral took place this
morning under the auspices OF the
Gold Hill Miners Union, Of which he
was a member. He was also a men,
Der Of Liberty Engine Company No:
l, a delegation Of whom also attended
the funeral. The flags on both Miners
Union Hall and Liberty Engine Hall
are at half-msst to-day. MIR. Lanctol
was 4 native Of Canada East, aged 81
years.
Tomorrow EyESING. - Read the
advertised programme of the fine dra'
ratic, musical and d~elineative enter
tainment to be given 1t Miners Union
| Hall tomorrow evening for the benefit
| and under the direction Of Mr.. John
| Mcguire, the we'll known actor. 1t Is
a very rich and varied programme, i'll
Guiding many gems, and numerou:
talented volunteers will assist. MI
Mcguire Is n very deserving, pains
taking gentleman, aud we hope to set
him have q full house OIL the occasion
The SESAroR.-The new hoistins
works of the Senator mine started uE
this morning, all the machinery work
ing In the finest style possible. Th3
work of draining the shaft was imme
diately commenced, and the manage
menr feel confident that at no distant
day they will add another to the dlVi
dend paying mines of the Comstock.
GRAND LODGE +. AND A. M.-Tht
eighth annual communication OF th'
NJ. W. Grand Lodge Free and Accep
ted Masons of Nevada, will convene q
Masonic Hall, b street, Virginia, to
morrow ut 10 o'clock. Representative;
from the eastern portion Of the STATE
are already beginning to arrive.
CROPS on TIE WALKEE.-rhe crop
ON Walker River arc reported to b
doing finely this season. the haryeS
Welding better than was expected.
orr TIE TRAcK.-We learn chat TN
locomotive Washoe a off the tract
near the Mound House, this morning
Little or no damage was done.