Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-21
A GOOD ham GONE

Hon. George Brown. late editor OF he
Toronto Globe. whose recent tragic taking
of created such q profound sensation Of
general sorrow throughout the section he
has 10 ably represented for years, was
no ordinary man. Talented in . high
dsoree and endowed with true statesman
liz. Qualities which made him . leading
man in the political affain Of the coun.
try. he was none the less esteemed among
his nsishbors. friends and those who
knew him best, for his genial qualities
Of mind and heart /; his social, friendly
disposition and regard for the feelings.
Interests and rights OF others. His loss
leaves Q vacancy that may never Be
Allied. The Toronto Eoenin9 Tskgroa Of
the 18th instant gives . long account Of
his funeral obssquiss. and indicates how
beloved he was BY his people. We
extract:
Trains brought their thousands 10 the
city, and 10 needed no keon observation TO
see that many. very many, were come TO
nav the last honors 10 one whom they had
followed In the fight or against whom they
had been led. In the streets the great bat
ties Of old were fought over again, but all
bitterness had been left where the honors
were won. Qray-hsired mon who had
done ysoman service In the days Of
old spoke Of those days to younger
men who now bore their armor I;
young men full Of vigor In the contest for
their country's prosperity held council
with the venerable. The leader In the
great campaigns Of old might have been
seen recounting with sorroved Satisfaction
the victories that had beea von BY their
comrsde. now still In death. And others
might have been heard 10 tell Of the for
tunes Of the opposing array. but speaking
In generous terms Of him whom they had
fought under the same banner. but differ
entity inscribed-'the country's good"
Tho Toronto Globe says: When Mr..
Brown received the pistol wound on the
25th Of March. six weeks and four days
ago. no one expected . fatal termination.
The wound was apparently slight. and not
In Q dangerous situation. But shot
wounds grow worse with time. and very
soon troublesome symptoms appeared.
The nervous system became very
much dsranged. Inflammation set In.
the thigh swelled. and abscesses were
formed In the region Of the wound. For
Q time he refused food when dslirious.
but modern inventions enable food 10 DO
easily administered without the volition OF
the patient. Within forty.eight hours Of
his death there Was still believed 10 DO .
possibility Of recovery. AL that medical
skill could accomplish was done; the result
lay in other hands than those Of man. No
words can describe the pain and WEAKNESS
through which the much.loved patient
passed during these s~ix-and-forty days. At
intervals the veil which hung over his
mind Was lifted. and he conversed intelli-
gently with his family and friends, and to
tho last he never lost hopes Of life. sx-
pressed his submission TO the will OF God.
The Maii says: II has been ascertainsd
from . Trustworthy source that the de-
ceased. on the 29th Of April. made an
ante-mortom deposition. In which Is briefly
set forth tho circumstance connected with
the shooting. The statement does not
materially differ from the facts already
known to the public. T~hsidocument, IL is
said. will be produced when the proper
timo arrives.