Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-26

hNOIlEN L lONEEN oVNE.-hb
no little feeling Of surprise and regret
that we learn OF the death Of John T..
James. which occurred at Carson at 10
o'clock on Saturday night, after an ILL
n-ss of only n few hours. Doctors
Allen aud Davidson, who made m
autopsy Of the brain on Sunday morn
ING, ascertalned that he died OF
apopleyy caused by the rupture OF an
artery from emboli.m. The deceased
was born In Marion, Ohio. A. ID. 1926.
lie cmigrated to California In 1912,
and was a member OF tho California
State Legislature during tho session Of
SO and '55. lie came over the noun
tains from Downieville In IS.
In 1859 lie represented Carson
county In the Utah Legislature.
lie served rs Assemblyman In the
Legislature OF thls State during the
session Of 'G5-6. Ills surviving rela-
tiyss are \ mother, who n short time
aga came 10 this coast on a visit aud Is
stopping nj Lo, Angeles, and four
brothers, one OF whom Ia |. Il. James,
the well known civil engineer, anoth-
err brother Il WIN. III. James. ex-Gov-
ernor Of Nebraska. The other two
brothers are Alfred and Walter, the
first Of whom Il Registrar Of Los An
geles county and the other Surveyor
OF Kern county. The subject Of this
notice was q msn OF acknowledged
ability and was remarkably erudito.
From the vast store house Of an appar-
emily inexhsustiblo memory he could
call IN whatever hs willed. He was .
man OF generous impulses aud was do
yotedly attached to his friends. Be-
ing n splendid conversatlonalist he
was n welcome guest ut many a fire.
side. Those Of our readers who knew
John James will, along with our
selves, sincerely regret that his earth
liz career Is terminated. His funeral
took place at Carson this afternoon.
lie, US hope that reposlng In his quiet
grave beneath the shadow OF the ma
iestlc Sierra, "He sleeps WELL"
PAINLESS DEcoRrioSs.-whsn you
wish to crop the ears Of your pet pup
10 an artistic manner, or decorate your
neighbours tom.cat by bobbing of his
tail, o can do it very agreeably. and
without pain or trouble, by applying
a sponge wet with chloroform TO the
animals nose. Our friend Blifkins,
down In Lower Gold Hill. treated his
new yellow mas,if pup that way the
other Sunday. He stayed ut home
from church to do II, and three or four
OF the boys and n bottle OF cocktails
helped him to do IL. The pup got n
few whilfs OF the chloroiorm Int him
aud went or TO sleep, stretched out on
his side Just as natural "A possible. lie
never even winked, kicked or grunted
when his ears were trimmed of. al
Though the shears were dull. When
Bill. got them fixed just right and the
points tied up over the dogs head, TIC
rubbed his hand, with delight to see
how we'll the pup evidently enjoyed 1t.
"Oh, no - says Biz, "'tain't me that
can crop n dogs ears pretty and not
hurt him; guess not. Some style
about that {; hey, boys?" Then they
waited awhile TO see the pup come to,
but he didn't. They rubbed him with
aud bit his tail, but twas no use;
that u was dead. The only trouble
in giving too much c~hloroform;
than that the operation was
a fine success. The Plymouth tMass.)
Memorial gives the following on this
subject: .'rhe best way TO get rid OF
troublesome cat or kitten. or n whole
hatch OF them, Il to shut them up In q
box In which has been placed a sponge
saturated with chloroform. Their exit
|. sudden aud painless. This method
Ia far preferable to tying them IN
which 1, sur TO burst or oat a
halt hour, and thus infiict torture up
on the poor victims IL IL desired to put
out OF the way. We saw IL tried IN
other day. and have done with brick
bat necklaces henceforth."
A CuAnAcrER. - Henry, the aged
.ievedore and boot poli'hcr
who makes his headquarters at the In
terrational Hotel, has been out OF
for several days past. Having
acquired n fortune by hard labor, econ
omy and profitable investments, he
proposes shortly TO return to his lam
lly, who reside In Boston. At the
the e~pilootic ragged In this SEQ
Henry had a corner on the trans.
Ter OF luggage. A traveller who did
not stop ut the hotel wanted Henry
TO carry a couple Of trunks from the
International to the depot. Henry
him 81 80 for each. The man
rsh.lled. but "a there were no draw
horses to be found he had 10 acccde TO
Heury's terms.