Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-11
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

The New York Herald fund Tor the
,slisf of the starving and suffering
psopls Of Ireland has been the most
promptly and literally effective OF any
in America. Bennett, the enterprising
proprietor OF the Herald, started the
fund with q contribution Of one hundred
thousand dollars. and his princsly liberal
example has been quickly followed BY
copious contributions FROM all quarters
not the least Of which. by any means Is
that OF ten thousand dollars from John
Macksy. A telegram from New YORK
announces this generous contribution
otherwise II would not have been puo-
licly known here at all, for Mr.. Maekay'
although one OF the most liberal. gen.
srous hearted men In the world. Is never
destinations in his charities or DESTROYS
Of having his good deeds paradsd in
print. His quiet little gift does not i'm
poyerish him apy more than II would
Mills, Sharon, or any others OF
our Pacific coast millionaires, all OF
whom should follow suit with at least
an equally liberal contribution. Fortune
found . worthy and deserving repre-
sentative when she embraced John
Macksy. and hundreds have cause to be
thankful that her fNors were 9 lavishly
bestowed upon one whose heart Is as
generous a. his hands are liberal.
John Maoksy is simply . public spir-
tied, liberai.mindsd. wide. awake Amer
lean citizen. and there Is an of. hand.
easy style In his way Of helping people
and things along. which il exceedingly
pleasing to contemplate. We all bear in
mind the fact that but for his gener.
Gus and prompt assistance California
and Nevada would not have been repre-
scented at all at the great Paris EIposi-
ton OF 1878. A movement WAS inaugu-
rated aud q large and very valuable min
stal collection was made by q committee
Of prominent and enterprising citizens.
but no provision having been made by
the State authorities for deirsying the
great cost Of transportation. the COM
mittee gave the project up as . bad job
and Q failure. 1t was then that Mackay
stepped forward and quietly offered to
shoulder the costs himself. The result
was that tho magnificent mineral exhibit
Of California aud Nevada was regarded
N q Of the most important. instruct
i've and attractive features Of the EIposi.
ton. The amount called for to defray
the expense OF transportation. etc.. was
$4,000. but 1t cost Mackay moro than
twice that sum. Hat il cost ten times az
much however Mackay would have seer
the thing through all the Same and just a'
willingly. for his pride was in his coun.
try and her products. When General
Grant was on his journey around the
world and was being received by all
nations as . highly honored representa-.
tive American, Mrs. Maekay. who was
temporarily residing in Paris gave him
the most brilliant and tasteful private
reception he met with in the French
capital. Had Macksy himself been in
Cork our American General and ex-Pres.
ident might not have lacked for q rscsp-
ton there also. Perhaps plenty Of coin,
however. in the way Of relief. from
America will meet with moro favor.
And now II is in order for Denis
Ksarney. the bold. sand.lot buccanser-
ing ~dsmagogue to uucork the bottles OF
his 8lthy wrath upon Mackay for this
SO, 600 contribution to the relief OF
starving Ireland. Last Sunday. from
his sand.lot rostrum. he abused Bennett
like q thief for his muniacent gift to the
Herald Irish Relief Fdnd. He even dc.
nounced the fund itself; yet it Is to that
very fund that the donation OF Mr..
Mackay il sent. II Kearney says one
disparaging word against it some re-
spectacle Chinaman should try to club .
little good sense into his crazy head.