Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-22
Sarehrush News.

,n1 House, on the DiNlue, one OF
m 'a most prominent citizens OF
Is city, and man universally
D'oampd. died at his residence
ra.terIlv afternoon, alter Il long
sod painful illness, which was ter
minated 10y !; fatal mistake on the
nlrt of the male nurse in admins
i.rinC medicines. IT seems there
r,rp two 8 Sounce bottles of medi-
siup sitting upon a side-board in
,hp @ sick room, the contents of
which were to be administered in
rroner doses to Mr.. Gray, alter
p,tply. every two hours. Sitting
man the same shelf was Il small
ri,l containing equal parts Of
sweet and croton oil, which was
hbaled, to be applied externally
n the chest Of the invalid. On Fri
lly evening last, by some strange
htllity. the nurse administered
Internally teaspo inful of the
hitter mixture instead of the
nroner medicine. Mr.. Gray detect
81 the mistake Immediately Y after
swallowing the poison, anu called
hr A class of sweet milk and dis
Matched Il messenger for his phy-
sicians. Drs. McMeans and Web
her, Arriving at his bedside st on
sfterVard, the physicians admiu-
j.tered emetics and antidotes, cut
before all of the fatal drug had
been elected from the st ,mach hy
the process of vomiting, the invfI-
lid became so completely exhaust
ed that it was deemed hazardous %
proceed further. Being thus pros
inted to the very verge of disst-
luton, the subsequent frequent
actions of the croton on the bow
els terminated in death yester-
| day afternoon. Deceased was a
native of Indiana, aged 30 years
and leaves vile and one child
His life was insured in the Union
Mutual for 5000.
Mrs. IKE JAMES DEAD.-Net-
tie, wife OF Ike James, Il native of
Michigan, aged u years, died in
san Jose, California, between 8
and 10 o'clock night before last.
Deceased was we'll known and
highly esteem I'd 10y the people Of
this, Washoe and Ormsby coun-
/ eS, She was the daughter of
schultz, the engraver, who for
m.rly resided in this city, and
Who WAS drowned while attempt
ing to cross Walker river in 1868,
and Was a niece of }. }. Holmes,
Division Superintendent of the
Virginia and Truckee Railroad.
She leaves husband, mother and
three small children. }. J. Holmes
left for San Jose last night to at
tend the funeral.
MINING ACCIDNT.-About half
past two o'clock this afternoon,
as the cage was descending in the
shatt of the Julia mine, a nut fell
from the bottom and struck a
miner named Samuel Cameron
upon the back, nearly oct yeen the
shoulders. Although the falling
oGlect was quit small, il inflicted
aSevere and painful wound. Cam
efol. was at the foot of the shaft,
aOout l,lO0 feet beneath the sur
iace, ana the cage was about one
lhlrd OF the way down. Had the
nut iailen from the top the wound
tal
STATE LAWS.-State Printer
futnam last night informed us
lHaI ne expected 10 have the laws
ani journals Of 1873 Ready for dis
.rioutlon sometime next week.
tu' has recovered the sight of
MS eye, which he has been nurs-
in9 lof some months, and which,
at one time, it was feared he would
iose, and his general health is bet
'er tilan usual.
MAY FESTIVAL.-The Virginia
i, aiu Carson Turn Nerein Societies
VIII indulge in grand May festi-
va Cal at Hilderband's Pleasant
warden (former residence of Gene
a al van BokkelenD, on Sunday
Slu Gi Monday next, commencing
Mi'h ", grand orchestral concert at
~ A. NJ on Sunday, and winding
up some time on "Wednesday
dancing.
>, Mrs, ID. L. BOWERS. John Piper,
0n 1ne eiterprlsing proprietor of the
~pera House, has closed an en-
s,aSement with this great star ar
aie>s a, Tor SIX nights, and she will
"lpeaf IN some of her choice per-
sohations next week.
voi Di,isEASE of various types is pre-
ai'hS iI'.'hS t. an unusual and almost
earning y; extent in This city and
sny uihity at he present time, both
adults and children.
From Mondays Gold Hill Ncwsl
= OFF FOR EUROPEAN. Frederick,
~ ~ lf3lnla City, will leave short
co = iof Europp for the purpose OF
his connections vita
,,' u optan manufacturers, so as to
i; ,i'o.e MN to import al. so oods in
"s ''ne direct from first hands.
onlCrINlIZED. = DIR. Brewer,
n 'I,'e u "a HE pay sicinn residing
" .eh'' while making a trip to
!. | st week, tried his luck
: tiiree-card mDpte game and