Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-22


build up cotton factory in this city, and
talk OF making use of the Pacific Wooden
Mills, now vacant.
The West Mountain Gold and Silver
Mining Company is Incorporated, to ope-
ratio in West Mountain District, Utah.
Capital, S5,OOO,0OO.
Fanny Price, for passing counterfeit
money, was fined $50 and sentenced to
imprisonment. When sentenced, she
protested her innocence most vehement
". 1t caused scene.
Yreka, Dec. 21.-Jamss Wheeler, who
came in from Hat Creek last night, fur
nishes further particulars regarding the
reconnaissance by Capt. Perry. After
approaching Captain Jacks, as near as
practicable, and when about turning
back, the Indians shouted, "Come out!
Come OUT" Perry says Jacks camp is
not so difficult of access as was at first
supposed Charles Boyce arrived in
town to-day from Hat Creek. He comes
for ammunition That sent from Sacra-
mento by Gov. Booth is three sizes too
large for muskets. He brings letter
from Alex. Mckay, very reliable gen.
tleman, which reads a follows: :" Hat
Creek, p. M, Dec. 10. 4. O. Dewitt:
Sir-Messrs Ed. Bull and Jerry Crooks
have this moment returned from Van
Bremer's, and say that tn. officers in
command at that place informed them
that no more dispatches or escorts could
60 through from them to Lost River, as
all preparations for the movement of the
troops would be completed to-day. The
attack on the Indians under Capt. Jack
might be looked for any moment after
tonight. Should the soldiers be unsuc-
cossfu!, we look for raid from the re-
treating Indians. FairchiId is fortified.
Indians showed themselves on the battle
ground at Lost River, and dared the sol
diers to attack them. A few shots were
exchanged without effect. Afterwards
the Indians were seen half mile from
Van Bremer's, watching the soldiers in
camp there. No work is going on here.
[Signedl Alex. Mckay"
San Francisco, Dec. 21.-The Coroner's
jury, in the case of the drowned man, E.
Cary, found that he had been beguiled
and robbed, and afterwards fell into the
bay.
The Industrial School investigation is
closed, so far as taking testimony is con-
cerned, and the committee will soon
make report.
The Idaho sails for Panama next Mon
day.
The Committee OF Relief for the suffer
ing Danes collected $4,000. The col
lections will be continued some time.
San Francisco, Dec. 81. The demand
of the School Teachers are being audited
to-day, but there will be no money in tn
Treasury for them until after New Year
day. Last month the Treasurer drew
from several other funds to pay them
and must now make the amount good.
At an early hour this morning mys
terious shooting affair took place OF
Third street. Several shots were fred
and the parties separated, running il
opposite directions, and yelling " Order
and Peace People chased them, bu
neither was caught.
A man named Schotfer and Robel
Bailey were arrested to-day as principal
in the shooting ARRAY on Third stree
Schoffer was wounded in the face wit
brass knuckles, and says he fired the she
in self-defense.
The jury in the adultery case of Mel
cade Carmento and A. A. Mace, last Nigh
returned verdict of not guilty. Ma.
contends that the prosecution was tn
result of a conspiracy of personal enc
mics.
A fire occurred about II o'clock las
night, in the dry goods store of Mass
Co., corner of Post and Kearney streets
1t was soon extinguished, with but lit
damage.
EASTERN.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The POST
Telegraph bill, reported yesterday in IL
Senate by Ramsey. from the Commute
on Postoffces, is the Hubbard bill, viii
sundry notifications. The Postmast'
General is required, as soon rs pract
table, to establish telegraph Offices at 9
postoffces on telegraph circuits, and
others within 10 miles Of where the sala
is at least $500 per annum, and at 9th
, places where the wants Of business I
3 quire it. The charge Of transmission
) not less than one cent per word for G
1 cults of $50 miles of country. Cover
2 ment messages are to have priority. al
:, to be sent at the rates fixed by the Po
= master General. Press reports, 50 P
n hundred words: not exceeding 6 mile
at night, 50; and reports at intermedia
= stations, so cents at night and rs Ger
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