Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-14
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ArrxxprrD suIcne.-At about 10

ATTEMPTED SuIcDe.-At about 10
o'clock this morning. George Downey.
exIchief Of Police Of Virginia. went
into Geo. 2. Morrlll's drug store oil Z
street and bought all ounce Of lauda-
NUN, asking In All inqulring manner
how mueh was 4 dose. Mr.. Morrill,
explained: and Downey then asked II
half what he held would Kill a \
Morrill, said that ON 1t might, and
others .it might not. DOwney then
lefl, but returned la a very short time
and asked Morrill, TO give him aS mrcl,
more, that what he had was not enough.
He then appears TO have gone iinine-
diately home. taken the entire amount
OF the drug. and laid down oil hi. bed.
What he lad done was discovered In a
very short time BY his family. Doc
tors McMeans. Bronson and others
were instantly summoned, and every
means used to revive the sinking man.
who stubbornly refused to take the
remedies prescribed or do anything
chat wonld assist In giving him relief.
At 3 O'Clock he was still alive, hut ma
half CONSCIOUS state, paying no heed 10
the blows and exertions Of those who
were doing their utmost by moving.
shaping aud deluging him with water
to keep him from sinking Into II stnpor.
from which nothing could Z again
nrouse him.
PrPER's OPERA House. "School
for Scandal" was not performed last
evening owing to the Illness Of II OF
the. actors. but the Stranger" was
satisfactorily substituted. Mr.. McCul.
Tough appearing =. the Stranger anu
Mrs. Bates ~ Mrs. Halter. NAN.
the Good for Nothing" was given a.
the aterpiece, and everybody went
home we'll pleased. Thls evening the
LADY OF Lyons" will bu given. Mr..
Mccullough personatlng Claude Mel
notts and Mrs. Bates. Pauline, sup
uortsd By q very excellent caste. 10
morrow evening the "PsychoScope.
tbe new and original play by Joseph
II. Goodman and K. u. Daggett. will
be produced for tho first time. Beiny
native production, by TWO OF u most
taleuted literati. ir should BE- n hr"t-
class success upon Is own Inherent
merits alone.
GRANT AND WILSON CENTRAL CAM
pAros CLuB.-A Club has been orS'ri-
izrd for some time under thit name,
the sole object OF the organization De.
ING 10 promote thu election OF Grant
and Wilson In November next. This
Club, says the Enterprise. Is InuePeh
dent OF the ward cubs. ana cohSe-
ouuntly no one Is debarred from JOLT
Ing Il on account of living In a partic-
ular ward. An enthusiastic meeting
Of the Club wa held at Miners Union
Hall lat evening, and a number o.
nzmcs added TO the list OF members.
LiBEnTY ENGINE CoNrANY.-rhls
evening the regular annual meeting OF
Liberty Engiue Company No. l takes
place Tor ths election OF officers for the
snsuing year. A iull set OF officers l.
to be elected. aud other important
business u 70 coma before the meeting.
therefore Ill members arc earnestly
deslted to Do present.
LIS. BRANCH MISr.-'rhe Carson
Ciry,Nint shlpped this morning by the
y. Gr. Il. 3. 70 Virginia City. to the
CREDIT Of the Belchsr mlne. six bars OF
impaired gold and silver. weighing
Mi oounds.. AID worth $a7.4Os % IN
aid Coin. Silver coming VA. lore at
IN. Mint yesterday. says the Heg'sssr ,
how much we are not advised.
GoIp Hill FIaE DzPAETAEST.-
rbe various companies Of the Fire De-
psr,n,snt will hold their regular al-
Iuai meeting. this evening" IN accord
ana With notice, In our advertising
Columns. Business Of unusual inter
cal Will come before each. therefore u
full attendance Of all the members Is
dsalred.
LARGE wooD SALE.-A. B. Dries
bach. ysstsriay. sold to H. NJ. Yering-
ton 4.soo cord. OF wood, now lying
AZ EhSpira bek,gs part of last years
dive. The same gsntlsman sold 7.SOO
cords In lots. 1t different times, .ince
last Spring. making n total sale OF Ia
too cords during the past four mouths.