Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-04
Geographic dispatches.
SPECIAL TO THE ProCHE DAILY RECORD
PACIFIC COAST.

Clarkson had an alteration with Mr..
Deloung of the Chronicle this afternoon
about something that had appeared in
that paper. Nobody hurt.
A scandalous runner that Judge Curtis
has married Mrs. Fair is without any
foundation.
Watsonville, Cal, Oct flames D.
Ordish attempted to commit suicide last
evening by cutting an artery in his arm,
but failed in the attempt. Pecuniary
troubles are alleged as the reason for the
act. rendering him temporarily insane.
He says he was robbed of 800, 900 while
on his way here.
jerome Downing, while going home
last evening, was stopped on Rodrigues
street by two men who went through
and relieved him of SS-all the change
he happened to have.
San Francisco, Oct. 3.-Thos. Palmer.
a cook on a schooner, was choked to
death while eating supper last night.
Dr. Woozencraft, of the steamer China.
reports that the fire in Hongkong. Aug.
%, destroyed the most valuable collection
of arts ever known in China.
letter from Yokohama says the cause
of the destruction of the mail steamer
America by fire has been thoroughly in
vestigated before the Z. s. Consul. as
sisted by the Minister and senior naval
officer, and the conclusion arrived at that
the fire was not accidental but inten-
tlonal. The inducement may have arisen
from antipathy towards the company or
some of its officers, or from the fact that
the Chinese passengers were so generally
supplied with large sums of money. This
may have become known on shore and
induced some wretch to fire the ship for
the sake OF an opportunity of robbing
these people during the confagraton.
Two cargo boats that had been left along
side, when the fire broke out were put in
charge of the japanese by their officers,
who boarded the ship to help extinguish
the fire. These boats the japanese sail
Ors, in a cowardly manner, sent adrift.
lending no hand towards rescuing either
the Chinese or their own officers.
Uyeno, formerly Commissioner of Gus
toms at Yokohama, has been appointed
japanese Minister resident at Washing
ton, in place of Mori, whose views were
too progressive for the Embassy lately
sent to America, who until the present
change of Government were deadly OPP
posed to foreign encroachments.
Gen. Williams, who promised to con-
tract a loan of $4,000 for the Japanese
Government, in order to start national
bank, was forced to go to Europe for it,
which has resulted in the Oriental bank
debating to the Government. Mr.. Shand
manager of the Mercantile Bank here.
takes the position of Finance Minister
while the position of Superintendent of
Customs falls into Mr.. Lowden's hands.
Thus the English secure themselves
against loss and keep the revenues of
the country within their control.
The captain of Peruvian coole ship
which put in here in distress has been
tried by the japanese Government and
found guilty of i'll treatment, for cutting
off the tails of three Chinese. Accord
ing to the japanese law he should have
received one hundred lashes. but as he
was Peruvian naval officer the Govern
ment allowed him to 90 free But as
his two hundred coolies went ashore as
witnesses by order of the Government,
the captain demands the return of his
passengers, and trouble appears ahead,
in view of which protests have been en-
tered by several of the Consuls.
San Francisco, Oct. 3.-Stocks on the
regular list have fallen off in price to the
extent of more than $4,000, 900 during
the last month.
There have been ten divorces granted
at Marysville during the last month"; and
only five marriage licenses issued
Sacramento is suffering from gangs of
burglars, pickpockets and highwaymen.
EASTERN.
Macon, Ga, Oct. "A serious riot
occurred at the polls this morning be-
tween the whites and the blacks, in
which one white man was killed and five
or six negroes wounded, two of whom
have since died.
Raleigh, GA, Oct. Am inquest was
held to-day on the body of Rev. J. B.
Smith, who died suddenly yesterday, and
strong evidence of poison was found.
No verdict has yet been rendered.
st. Louis, Oct. FEATHER Burke lee
tured this evening on THE Little Sis
tiers of the Poor" His escort consisted
of nearly all the Irish societies and the
city bands, with torches, etc.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 2.-William
Dodge has been appointed Indian Agent
at Hoopa Valley, Cal.
New York, Oct. 2.-The Convention of
StraiOhtout Democrats laSt avanino of