Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-07-18
DEATH OF r.. v. DrMocK.

On the 14th inst, we received q dis
patch from Hon. j. r.. Kittrell, an
nouncing the death Of r.. V. Dimock,
who was well known here. To the
dispatch was added, "supposed sui
eide" We did not published the dis
patch at the time, concluding to await
further intelligence. This we have
received, and from it, we suppose, the
evidence is conclusive that deceased
caused his own death by taking NOR
phine. On his person was found a
letter, without date, which fully ac-
counts for the rash act, and which
reads as follows:
EVERY bill that is due me / want
paid to Mrs. Susan Pursell. Every
thing in the house now occupied by
her is hers, and paid for to me. /
have got cramped financially, so that l
can not get out safe, and | am not 20
ing to have them come on me any
more. | have done my best to pay
them, and if they will not give me a
chance / can do no IRE The watch
in my pocket il Mrs. Pursell's, and
everything / have is hers. We were
engaged TO be married as soon as /
could obtain my divorce, but on ac-
count OF the scarcity of money l am
afraid it would he a long time before |
could get it; and not being able to
give her the support she deserves, /
am determined to give her a chance to
get some one that can, for she well de.
serves it.
(Signed): r. v. DIMoCK."
We are informed by his friends here
that some years ago deceased, while
working around the machinery of a
mill in Truckee, received a severe blow
on the head from an iron bolt or bar,
causing a fracture of the skull, since
when he has at times given marked evil
dence of insanity, characterized more
by melancholy than violence. We are
also informed that his conduct and
acts, III many instances before leaving
here, were such thai it were charity to
ascribe them u a partial if not a total
alteration of mind. On the morning
of his decease a card was published
in the Carson Appeal by his former
partners in that city, giving notice that
he had absconded and warning the
public against any Indebtedness he
might incur in the firm name and this
state of facts doubtless precipitated the
melancholy event.
Deceased was a man of sober and in
dustrious habits and a skilliul and in
genious workman; yet, from the
knowledge they had OF his mental con
dition, his friends here, while greatly
shocked, Were not so much surprised
~ they otherwise would have been at
his tragic death. Peace to his ashes.
ANSWER FILED.-We find the SUBJ
Joined item Of local interest in Fridays
Silper State. We presume Eureka's
attorneys simply filed that answer 10
prevent judgment being given by de-
fault against this county, inasmuch "a
a new proceeding has been instituted
which will transfer the case at once to
the Supreme Court. But here IS what
Il WInnemucca contemporary says:
" In the case of Elko Us. Eureka
County. an answer was filed by de
PENDANT in the office OF the Clerk of the
Fourth District Court this morning.
The answer denies the allegations of
plaintiff, and Is signed by District At
torney Merrill, of Eureka county, and
Thomas Wren, attorneys for defend
ant.
MINERS UNIoN.-At a meeting of
the Ruby Hill Miners Union last
evening the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: Presi-
dent, NJ. l.. Coady; Vice President, NJ.
McGowan; Recording Secretary, w.
III. Hale; Financial Secretary, George
Henry: Treasurer, +. Fitzpatrick; Con
ductor, John Gets; Door Warden.
Chas. CereSa. Tru~;ees-F. Fitzpatrick,
G. T. HARDER and A.. G.. Mckenzie.
Finance Comtnittee-C. w. Perley, G.
Cody and Chas. Garfield.
THE L. & p. Il. R.-Mark Packard
informs the Phoebe Record that the
first section of ten miles OF the Eureka
& Palisade Railroad south Of Alpha Is
now ready for the ties. As soon AZ Fl We
additional miles are graded thu work
of putting down the n Is to be COM
menced. That will bring the iron
horse to Garden Pass, which is with
in % miles of Eureka. At this rate of
progress the railroad will be here be-
fore we can realize it.
COUNTY LICENsEs.-Sherif Gilmore
desires us to state that he, or one of his
deputies. will be around bright and
early Monday morning collecting
county licenses for the present quarter.
Persons in arrears for the aforesaid are
notified that they must come to the
center promptly, for our worthy
sheriff i, determined to stand no fool
ishness.
A SCRIMMAeE.-There was a fight
yesterday, in a saloon near the lower
end Of Main street, between an Italian
coal. burner and a Missouri bull. pinch
or. The two foreigners fought at
least a couple of minutes, by Shrews-
bury clock, with no decisive result, and
then quit OF their own accord. No ar
rests.
RETURNED.-Trav. M. Johnson re-
turned on the stage yesterday morn
ing from Oregon, where he has been
for the last two months visiting his