Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-28

the name Of John Ward attempted
to kill himself with q pistol. He
fred two shots into his breast,
neither Of which, it is supposed by
the physicians, will prove fatal.
The Gold Hill News relates the fol-
lowing in connection with the oc-
currence From the whispered
words that dropped occasionally
from Wards lips the reporter
learned that between three and
four years ago the mans wife had
obtained Q divorce from him and
shortly afterwards married one
Daniel Madden. Ward, dying as
he was, and so weak that one had
to bend an ear close to his lips to
catch his words. spoke in the most
vindictive manner Of his wife. He
said that he had started out that
day with the intention OF killing
her and himself. but he had not
been able to find her. "She has
made . common drunkard of me
upon the streets of Virginia." whis-
pered Ward. land / am the fourth
man whose death she has caused"
He bemosned his luck in not hav-
ing been able to take her life before
he left the world. He said that he
was A years of age and native of
Maine. although others who know
him state that be was born in Near
shear, New Brunswick. Ward asked
some one to "go aud find Joe Alsop.
who bad been u witness against him
III the divorce case. DR.. Hall pres
emily arrived, and upon examim-
ton, found one Of the pistol balls
lying against the ribs near the
spine, showing that the bullet had
glanced and run around under the
hesh Instead of penetrating the
chest. The doctor declined to
probe the wounds at such time
and place aud recommended that
he be taken at once to the county
hospital. An express wagon and
mattress were obtained and DR..
Halls directions followed.
THE General" Butler who led the
white savages of Hamburg to the
slaughter Of uuarmed blacks was
msjor.general in the Confederate
army, and SON of that fire-eatiag
Senator, Andrew Pickens Butler, to
whom Sumner alluded as lndulging
in "a loose expectoration of speech"
"a phrase for which Preston s.
Brooks assailed Sumner with a cud-
gel. And the question of this hour
is, What does the Democratic House
OF Representatives propose to do with
u e Hamburg assassinsi
CHINESE IMMIGRATION. - Yester-
days mail placed us in receipt Of a
copy Of the proceedings of the Senate
Committee of California to inquire
into the evils of Chinese immigra-
ton, embracing the evidence taken
by the committee. The report makes
l73 octave pages in burseois type. 1t
is something that those who are not
acquainted with the subject should
read, We presume it is the design
to distribute copies among the men,
bers of Congress and the newspapers
of the East, in order that both may
become posted upon the question.
PERsoNAL.-Captain A. Caldwell,
Superintendent of the Amazon Con-
solidated and Glasgow Gold and Sill
yer Mining Companies, left last eve
ming for San Francisco. The object
or his visit is the procurement of adj
dit nal machinery, consisting of an
other boiler and pumping apparatus.
II. B. LOOMS is back on his old
stamping ground. He arrived in
Virginia City day or two since.
A MEDICo ARREsTED.-Dr. Gill
lingham was arrested in Virginia
yesterday for not complying with
certain section of the ordinance which
compels physicians to report all cases
OF small pox that may come under
their notice 10 the Chief Of Police.
DIR. Cunningham says the case that
he attended was nothing but vario-
loid.
THE Carson Appeal thinks it is
just possible that the electrical dis
40 noticeable in the at
now are due to comet
about in its parabola within
influencing conjunction with our
atmosphere.
DAMAGED HAY.-The late storm
bleached from fifteen to twenty
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