Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-19

tuat inc almighty may De uerCiiui anu
prevent the spread of smallpox.
A lady is preparing to occupy the pull
pit in one Of the orthodox churches OF
this city. .t-- JAZZ
A division of opinion exists among
Gentiles as to the wisdom of calling an
extra session OF the Legislature to revise
the laws-the affirmative, that the Nor
mons should have a chance to correct
errors; the negative, that only compul-
sion will cause the abandonment of
polygamy, and an extra session would
avail nothing but to refer the remedy to
Congress.
There is great enthusiasm at Corinns
on the prospect of branch of the Utah
Northern Railroad from that point
through the northern settlements of the
Territory to Montana.
Sacramento, Dec. 1S.-The police ar
rested, on dispatch from San Francisco,
on the arrival of the emigrvnt train this
morning, Charles Spencer, charged with
grand larceny.
The California Pacific Railroad changed
the time for departure for San Francisco
to 7;30, to take effect this morning.
The case of Mary Thomas, charged
with arson in the first degree, and abduc-
ton committed four years ago, is on
trial.
To-day the Secretary of State officially
canvassed the votes cast at the last cleo
ton. The vote for Congressman gives
Clayton 1,055 majority, Page GA, Lut-
trell GA, and Houghton 1886.
EASTERN.
New Xork, Dec. 1.-THE Commercial
says there is report that the Pacific
Mail Co. is about to issue bonds, which
is repeated very positively to-day. 1t is
stated that the Executive Committee
will authorize them tomorrow.
At the meeting of the Board of Emf
grafton to-day, the Committee received
a dispatch from Secretary Fish, stating
that the U. S. authorities in Italy had
been instructed to adopt measures to
prevent repetition of the outrages upon
emigrants
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE whole
amount of the National Bank currency
having been issued, the Comptroller of
the Currency will hereafter decline
to organize banks in States in excess,
giving States deficient in the distribution
of currency the privilege of the return
notes of banks which have closed bust
ness for the purpose Of organizing in
accordance with the spirit of the law.
Arrangements have been made between
the Postofiice and War Departments by
which daily weather reports will be issued
by the Signal Office, and furnished daily
to all postoffices which can be reached
by mail from the several points of distri-
button. The Postmaster General in
structs all postmasters receiving them to
Immediately put them in frames supplied
for the purpose by the Signal Office.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE British
and American Mixed Commission disal-
lowed the claim of Barron, Forbes Il Co.,
an English commercial firm doing bust
ness in Mexico, who ask compensation
of $23, 900, 900 for the quicksilver mines
taken possession of by the United States
in 1916.
The House Committee on Appropria
tons this evening opposed the postal
telegraph scheme. VIM. Orion spoke
two hours, criticising the report of the
Postmaster General and showing that
his statistics were erroneous and conclu.
sions unreliable. He examined the Post.
master Generals statements in detail,
contending that the estimates as to the
cost of the telegraph lines had no proper
foundation; the report of the Postmaster
General was written by q gentleman
named Lines, who was ignorant OF the
subject, and presented a mass of CHROME.
Gus statements.
Providence, Dec. 1S.-A freight train
from Boston for Dodgeville, last night
ran off the track. Eighteen cars com
pletely broken to pieces. An unknown
man killed.
New York, Dec. 1S.-The second tria
of Stokes began this morning, Judg,
Boardman, of Ithica, presiding. Thu
jury is now being impaneled.
st. Louis, Dec. 1S.-In the Circui
Court Jas. A. King, conductor, VIM
O'Br:an, engineer, j. W. Hastings, fire
man on the construction train, have en-
tered suit against the St. Louis, Kansas
and Northern Railroad for damages, ag
gregating 10000, for injuries received il
consequence of collision on their trail
with passenger train by the alleged neg
ligence in the Railroad Company no
sending signal lights to the station
where the accident occurred to motif
them of the approaching train.
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