Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-31
Geographic 1i5patehss.
SPECIAL TO The PIocHE DAILY EEcoRD
PACIFIC COAST.

ing trial was made to-day of tie Amos
keag fire engine
Frederick r. Lane, tried FOX the muir
der of Harvey Swift, and convicted of
mauslaughter. was sentenced TO the State
prison by Judge MeKinstry, for ) years
and 6 months. The wife of the prisoner
and their little child were in Court. He
received his sentence without visible
sign of emotion, but the wife wept bit
terly at parting with him.
The Chronicle this morning published
a story of an outrageous assault on
Chinaman, on the Oakland ferry train,
by Judge Stanley, of the County Court.
Judge Stanley denies the truth Of the
account, but says that Chinaman came
into the car and rudely jostled his wife
and another lady standing In the aisle,
and that he merely seized the Chinaman
by the collar and showed him back from
them.
San Francisco, Dsc. 30.-Four of the
passengers of the wrecked steamer Sac
ramento have commenced suit in the {.
5. Court to recover a part OF the treasure
which they aided to save from the wreck.
The total rain fall here for the season
is 1000 inches.
Generals Scofeld and Alexander sailed
in the L. S. steamer California for Hon
olulu to-day. Their mission is supposed
to have some relation with the present
critical position of affairs in the Islands,
although its precise nature was not made
known.
Vallejo, Cal, Dec. 30.-Charles A.
kidder, the county clerk, whose mys-
FERROUS disappearance has created much
comment, returned to Vallejo on Satur-
day evening last, in very delicate health.
The police have made a raid on the
Chinese gamblers, and arrested fifteen.
Some were fined $50 and others SO.
Stockton, Dec 30.-It commenced
raining very hard this evening. Still
cloudy.
Los Angeles, Dec. 3O.-It commenced
raining at $50 p. IN. on the 2sth, and
continued steadily until last night. 1t
is clear to-day, with southeast wind.
The storm has been general throughout
southern California.
EASTERN.
New York, Dec 29.-London specials
give details of a great storm which swept
over the British Islands on the 2sth. In
London, trees were uprooted in the parks;
conservatories and glass roofs were
smashed in, and chimney stacks came to
down by dozens. Several houses were
unroofed, and sidewalks driven in; large
factory was leveled to the ground, and 40
storm patients were received during the
night at various hospitals. At Liver
pool, the Great Britain dragged her an
chors, pitched against piers, and stove
her stern SO that a sea made clean
sweep into the cabin. The Melpomene
went ashore; tug ran under the bows
OF the Great Western, to bring her to q
place OF safety. and was never seen again,
having been literally swamped by the
sea. At Clifton, near Bristol, the pima
Gle of Christ's Church fell, and went
through the roof. Precisely the same
thing happened to churches at Yeovil,
at Creukerne, and at Taunton. Heavy
pieces of architecture, such as walls and
towers, that had stood the storms of CEN
turies, were demolished. In Savernake
Forest, Marlborough, ninety magnificent
forest trees, all close together, were
blown down. Buildings were unroofed
in many towns; vessels by the score
dashed against the coast; stone wall at
Richmond, 100 feet long and high, was
Frustrated; carriages in some places were
blown entirely over. Several accidents
happened to gasometers, leaving whole
districts in utter darkness. AtStoke-on-
Trent, an explosion occurred, by which
several persons lost their lives. The
highest wind ever previously known in
England is represented by u. and II is
reported on this occasion at Plymouth
and Portshead. l
New York, Dec. 29.-Fire Marshall
McSpeddan says the fire in Barnum's
Museum and Menagerie originated under
the floor, Immediately over the boiler,
and from superheated steam, which in
its effects is as destructive as gas or
fame, and where allowed to gain strength
is sure to be destructive.
Washington, Dec. 29.--The alleged
case of pardon by the Grand Duke of
Hesse, on condition of criminals emil
grating to America, having been brought
to the attention of the Hessian authori-
ties by our diplomatic representative at
Berlin, assurances have been given that
pardons accompanied by such condition
will ia no case be granted by the Grand
Duke. .....s .s~ s..
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