Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-28
Geographic 1ispatthes.
SPECIAL TO The PIocHE DAILY EEcoRr
PACIFIC COAST.

iuso tue gay to-uay, Tue SutlStulaS mar
ket having been oyerstocked. Large
quantities had been brought from the
East
The U. 5. Commissioner shipped 200
seamen to-day. His victory is complete
All the preparations at the Jail are
completed for the execution of Dono-
van tomorrow. Another effort has been
made to induce the Governorto commute
his sentence, and the San FIancisco Stock
Board adopted resolution to-day, by
unanimous vote, asking the Governor to
extend that mercy TO the doomed man.
San Pablo, Dec. 26.-Auguste Tewes
committed suicide to-day, by hanging
himself with bell-rope.
Vallejo, Dec. 26.-Since Sunday, about
two inches of rain fell. The new City
Jail was flooded this morning. The
water came through the wall on the north
side. There were no occupants.
1t is intimated that Friedlander will
commence the construction of large
grain warehouse next February, on the
site of the old elevator.
Forest Hill, Cal, Dec. 26.-Conrad
Brekman, Supervisor of Placer county,
in returning to his home on Tuesday
night, fell over bank into the Orc claim,
100 feet, and was found dead.
Yreka. Dec 26.-From John Harrison,
just arrived from Hot Creek, we learn
the following Last Saturday a wagon,
with supplies, en- route from Camp Bid
well to Capt. Demands Camp, on Lost
River, was attacked by 30 Indians. Two
soldiers were killed, and wounded; 5
mules We're killed. No Indians killed.
P. A. Doris is expected here at
o'clock, and his object is to telegraph
Gov. Booth for authority to raise COM
pany OF 100 volunteers, with the sane
ton of the military and Of the Oregon
volunteers. 1t rained all night; the
streams are high, and travelling is diff
cult.
San Francisco, Dec. 2G.-The jury in
the case of F. R. Lane, tried for the MUIR
der of Harry Swift, returned verdict to-
day of manslaughter.
San Francisco, Dec. 27.-Gov. Booth
has granted VIM. Donovan respite till
January 3D. He was to have been eY-
ecuted at l p. III. to-day. This extension
of Executive clemency has given Dono-
van s friends new hope that the Cover
nor may finally commute the sentence to
imprisonment for life
John Schmidt, a German patient in
the County Hospital, razored his throat
to-day and died
San Francisco, Dec. 27.-Wm. Dono-
van received the news of the commute
ton of his sentence with stolid inditfer-
ence. When the proper papers are re-
ceived, he will be removed to San
Quentin.
The shaft of the steamer Great Repub-
lie is being repaired. The China sails
Jan. 9Th. The Great Republic was to
sail ON Jan. 16.
The police have not made any import
ant arrests to-day. City very quiet.
Salt Lake City, Dec. 27.-Cold and
raining. Three days Of heavy SHOWS in
the mountains of Little Cottonwood.
Near Central City terrible snow storm
occurred to-day, to s feet of snow fell
in the last two days.
To-day an avalanche 600 feet wide and
II feet deep came down the crossing of
the stage road, carrying away s to 10
teams and Transfers, backing them 1900
feet across Cottonwood creek; three
teamsters were shoveled out alive; four
more not recovered; others persisted. 1t
is thought impossible to save them, al
though 200 men are at work shoveling:
all the teams in the line of the avalanche
were swept away. Tho names of the
men are unknown. Eight mules We're
dug out; some dead, some with legs
broken and others severely bruised.
No delays on Pacific Railroad as yet.
EASTERN.
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 27.-Judge c. A.
Lane, of Wilkesbarre, died suddenly in
this city yesterday.
New York, Dec. 27-The streets to.
day are blocked with snow. No such
snow storm has been witnessed in this
section in upwards of 20 years. Last
night the streets were deserted from an
early hour in the evening. Business
mostly suspended; no persons ventured
out except from absolute necessity.
Thousands slept down town, at hotels or
in their offices, owingt to inability to reach
their homes in the upper part OF the city.
The classes dependent upon their
days earnings for the following nights
shelter, suffered immensely. Thousands
of them wandered about the streets, not
knowing where to go. Some OF the prin-
cipal lines of street railway are running
cars to-day with double teams, heavily
overloaded. A few stages continue run
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