Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-13
Geographic dispatches.
SPECIAL TO THE rIocHE DAILY nEcoRI
PACIFIC COAST.

san 1rancisco, Dec. l2.-N lillian >.
Gardner, of Elko, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the abdomen, last
night, at the Overland House. He had
been dissipating for about six weeks.
The joint committee of the Board of
Supervisors will commence the investi-
CATION of the Industrial School matters
at p. m. to-day.
The North Pacific Railroad Company
has increased its capital stock to three
million dollars.
The English captains in port have de-
termined to ship crews through the Office
of the u S. Shipping Commissioner, and
will not patronize the clearinghouse
keepers. The police have been called
on to guard the Commissioner Office.
Salt Lake, Dec. l2.-Maj. Powell, the
explorer, has arrived from Arizona, and
reports the expedition of great interest
and scientific value.
Brigham Young is going to the South
for his health.
Accounts, most favorable, pour in
from the mining districts. No snow;
everybody working hard. Rich carbon
ates have been struck in the Emma mine,
but they fear another cave, owing to the
bad timbering. Such activity and promise
in the mining interest was never known
i'll Utah.
Testimony is being taken in all parts
of the Territory in the contest of Max
well VS.. Cannon for the seat as Delegate
to Congress. &a
All the gamblers in the city were ar
rested and fined 500 each.
1reka, Dec. 12.-It is now stated that
Hot Creek band of Modocs, while pre-
tending to want to 60 ON the Reserva-
ton, were secretly making arrows and
running bullets, and when they left had
bullets by the hat-full. Captain Jack
told Fairchild he did not want to harm
settlers; that it was Jim's band who
| committed the murders, and he was not
with them. He only wants to fight SOL
diers, and will do that to the bitter end
before he will go on the Reservation.
They must have supplies laid in for a
year, as they have always declared they
would fight before they would be taken
the settlers at the commencement of the
trouble failed to go; hence the loss of
many who could have escaped.
Gov. Booth was telegraphed to, and
arms for the volunteers will be sent to-
morrow.
The new Masonic Hall will be dedi-
Gated on the 9th inst.
San Francisco, Dec. 12.-William NJ.
Lent has gone East to prosecute civil
suit against Arnold, "The Salter," for
$3.50, 1000. He has attached Arnold $
property in Elizabethtown, KY, and
$4,000 in savings bank at Louisville.
The 10Th District Court has decided
against Martin Bulger; and that j. C.
Merrill is entitled to a seat in the Board
| of Fire Commissioners.
The trial of P. NJ. Lee for embracery
was commenced in the Municipal Court
this afternoon, and is not yet concluded
Lee was one of the counsel for the Broth
ertons, and is indicted for having tried
fraudulsntly to influence one of the ju-
rors. Phenias Hudson testified that Lee
told him he was glad he was on the jury,
and that it would be great professional
triumph to him to win the case, but he
made no offers of money contingent Oh
the result Of the trial.
The investigation of charges against
the Superintendent of the Industrial
School was commenced this afternoon
No new facts have been elected thus far
EASTERN.
Washington, Dec. l2.-The Senate
Naval Committee briefly discussed bill
| providing for the construction of new
sloops-of-war, but took no action. 1t is
considered certain, however, that the
Committee will recommend provision
for ten vessels instead of six, as provided
for in the bill which passed the House.
Boston, Dec. 12.--In the Massachu-
sets House, to-day, Hoyt offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution, which
were referred to the Committee on Fede-
raj Relations:
Whereas, Charles Sumner, Senator
from Massachusetts, has proposed on the
floor of the U. S. Senate to erase from
the flags Of the Republic and from the
registers of the army all inscriptions,
mementoes and tokens of battles and
victories of the Union arms in the late
war of the Rebellion; Therefore,
Resolved, That this attempt to degrade
the loyal soldiery of the nation and their
grand achievements, meets our unquali-
fed condemnation, and merits the dis
approval of the people Of this Common
wealth.
New York, Dec. 12.-The swindled
Italian immigrants at Castle Garden are