Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-07

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Salt Lake City, Dec. GA portion of
the Wheeler expedition returned to Salt
Lake to-day. The remainder will be in
soon.
The Norman journals are still snarling
at Grants recommendation regarding
Utah. Geo. Q, Cannon, who claims to
be Delegate to Congress, says, in his
paper tonight: Plural marriage is a
correct principle; it always did exist, and
we believe always will. =
Two more daily papers 'are projected
in this city. There are four already.
Mrs. Grifiths, one of the victims of
the terrible tragedy, is still alive, but
there are no hopes of her recovery. We
are not advised of what tragedy the dis
| patch refers to.
San Francisco, Dec. "a man named
Cooper, who at one time had some con.
nection with the Diamond Drill Com
pany, is the one who explained the man
ner in which the Diamond fields were
! sailed. Some of the stones were such as
the Drill Company used. These were
mixed with others purchased by Arnold,
and with rubies and garnets which he
procured from Indians in Arizona Ar.
mold made two or three trips for sailing
purposes, and once took back lot of
gems which Slack had picked up, and re-
turned them to their store of wealth. 1t
is said that indictments against Arnold,
Slack and Cooper will be presented to
the grand jury to-day.
A small propeller was launched yester-
day at the foot Of 4th street, and is for
service in Central American waters.
Edward Ryan, who is under arrest for
shooting Officer Brown, has not obtained
the requisite bonds, and is still in Jail.
Brown is in fair way to recover.
Salinas City, Cal, Dec. G.-Alsop &
Rowling, while boring an artesian well
on the premises of Mr.. Riker, to-day,
struck a fine flow Of gas, superior to that
discovered on the place of Cervantes.
The superiority lies i'll the fact Of its be-
ing free from sand and gravel. The flame
is most brilliant, and the force is such
that roaring noise may be heard for
several hundred yards. Operators in
form us that in all wells they bore in that
| vicinity paS nrayails
San Francisco, Dec. G.-Rev. Horatio
Stebbins has received a call to the Har-
ward Square Unitarian Church, Cam
bridge.
The British ship masters here refuse
to pay the $40 bounty for men. The
sailors boarding house owners and ship
ping masters have determined to let the
bounty go, but seamen's wages are to be
$50 to $50 per month.
Charges of inattention to official duties
have been preferred against DIR. Lawler,
{ physician at the City Hospital, and the
, Board of Health have ordered an inves-
tigation.
Matilda Heron states that she has set
, tied all her claims satisfactorily with the
{ executors of H. H. 'Byrnes will
, John E. Fenden and William Hill are
9 under arrest for stealing five barrels OF
sugar from the Brig Augusta. Fenden
) was mate of the vessel
Y John Mclaughlin, saloon keeper
: was committed to Stockton to-day.
| Vim. NJ. Lent publishes, in the Guile,
| tin, a complete history of the diamond
business or swindle, from first to last
: He describes the conduct of Arnold
: Slack and Janin, and the great trouble
e he experienced in getting the business
: into this city when he was satisfied that
the discovery would yield fabulous wealth
and this State ought to have the full ben
eft OF 1t. The account is very particu
lar and voluminous So many have beer
published, however, that the greatest in
terest will now centre on the action O.
the grand jury
Ashland, Or, Dec 6.-Joseph Beach
with the express from Klamath, has jus
arrived. He left there yesterday, anG
reports two more men killed on Los
- River-Geo. Flock and Charles Munro
They had been out after sheep belongin.
: to Flock, and were attacked by Indian,
d. and killed. Capt. Kelly and men arrived
: at Linkville last night Troops from
a Portland were expected to arrive las
: night. Great uneasness still exists.
y EASTERN.
!. Washington, Dec. 5.-The Committee!
i representing both branches of the Ala
bama Legislature are here. That repre-
senting Governor Lewis and the Cour
4 House body, to-day asked an interview
with the President, who answered tina
~ he preferred that they first confer will
n the Attorney General, which they will de
, tomorrow. The Committee represent
ing the Capitol branch make statemen
OF their case on Saturday. While tn
IS Attorney General will give full attent;o,