Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-29
PACIFIC COAST sRrvI1IEs.

PACtftC CukSi bheviiiESs
Bodie Nsns. April "a: Last evening.
while DR.. H. d. Robertson was exam
ming Q bulldog pistol In the Bodis
Pharmacy. and standing on the opposite
side Of the counter to W. II. Mills, the
employed there. he accidentally
the hammer back. exploding the
The ball, which was OF the
pistol size. entered the left fore
Of Mills, passed through and shat
the joint. The unfortunate man
was taken to his home. where Drs. Deal
and Roe attended him. 1t was found
to take out q portion OF the
joint Of the arm TO extract the ball,
which was found imbedded in the mus
cles. At the time We write (midnieht)
the wounded man il lying under the In
fiusnce OF opiates, and In . dangerous
condition. No possible blame, except
that Of carslessness, can be attached to
Robertson, be and Mills being the best
OF friends, and no one can feel more
keen agony than does the unfortunate
gentleman who was the cause OF the 90
eident.
Reno Journal, April 90: One ]. 8.
Lawson, who was somewhat under the
influence Of liquor. went into the Inter
national Saloon last Sunday morning
and began TO abuse W. @. 7. Elliott,
with whom he bad q difficulty some
weeks since. Elliott ordered him out Of
the room. but instead OF going. Lawson
put his hand behind him a II to draw
q pistol. A tumblsr from Elliott's hand
caused him to rush out breathing vsn-
oeance. Presently he returned with Q
shotgun. which be lsvsled ct Elliot, who
was still behind the bar. Elliott grabbed
hold Of II. and a fierce tussls ensusd,
which resulted in Lawson's retaining the
wespon, who, retrsating q few steps.
snapped Il at his opponent, who drew .
pistol out FROM behind the bar and bred
a shot at his retreating foe. Lawson ran
away. but was shortly aftsrvard arrested
on . charge OF assault with intent 70
kill. He had An examination before
Justice Bowker yesterday. who held him
over to the next Grand jury. bonds In
tho sum OF Sl,00O, which no tailed 10
raise.
Carson Appeal, April 90: The late A.
8. PRAY. who died 1t Glsnbrook on
Thursdsy last. was a native OF Dresden,
Maine. He came to California In 1854,
and engaged in. the coastinR trade. as
captain OF Q ship plying between Puget
Sound and San Francisco. Subsequent
ly he managed the large timber interests
Of MsiRgs 4 Co.. OF San Francisco. Of
tho Sound. where he remained Until
1873, when DO cansto dlenorook. Inc
Captain was q truly good man, With
mild and attractive disposition. His
friends OF whom ne mad many wih sac.
ly miss him. ne leaves ~ ana
child TO MOURN MS death ~nion was
On W neaf' aiSeAs
The Reno Gazette says that the Central
Pacific Railroad Company have finally
settled on moving tho railroad shops
from Wadsworth to Keno. Inc mead.
quarters OF me Iruckse DIVISION wih
also DO removed from Truckee 70 the
same place. This arrangement viii 70.
suit IN the abolition Of the Truckee
division. making one division les. on the
oad tnere wiIi only % one ais'siUn
oet~sen t.eno sna oActsuen.o Nn
TUE humoo'd' o''ia'on Will eh''nu W
Reno.
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