Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-29
Geographic 1ispatehes.


SPECIAL TO THE P1ocHE DAILY RECORD
PACIFIC COAST.
San Francisco, Dec. 28.-Chas d.
Coon, convicted of stealing quantity of
mining stock from Cahill & Co., brokers,
has been sentenced to State Prison for
six years.
There were 81 deaths here this week
One man died of smallpox at the pest
house.
Budd Doble and race horses are eI-
pscted here tomorrow.
Still raining hard at intervals. Thus
far 6.62 inches has fallen.
Tax collections to-day, $4,000.
This morning Fred Krager, a German,
who keeps u grocery store on Perry
street, cut his head nearly off with a
razor and fell dead.
FOREIGN.
London, Dec. 27.-Thirty persons were
lost on the steamship Germany; II were
passengers; only one was an American.
During the Missionary meeting at Sal
ford last evening, the. floor of the build
ing gave way, precipitating 100 persons
considerable distance. Many were in
| jured; some fatally.
EASTERN.
New York, Dec. 27.-Weather clear
ing, and few local trains from imme-
diate stations in New Jersey have arrived
since 10 o'clock, but only by the aid of
several locomotives. There is consider
able suffering among the poor, by reason
of the absence of the usual supplies of
milk and bread, none being received from
usual sources. Bakers teams find it
almost impossible to run on the streets.
This morning buildings Nos. 1853 to
60, Mercer street, and 619 and 621 Broad
way, were damaged by fire. Loss about
$4,000.
Poughkeepsie, Dec. ga Montreal
express, which left New York at p. m.
yesterday, arrived here at $50 a. m,
with locomotives.
Over 700 passengers are snowbound
between here and Peekskill.
Baltimore, Dec. 27.-The steamer Geo.
Leary arrived safely at noon.
New York, Dec. 27.-The debris in
Centre street is still covered with snow
and untouched by shovel or pick. The
owner Of the building, R. j. Craighead,
residing in Yonkers, was telegraphed to
several times, but made no reply. The
police have no authority to touch the
burnt premises without the sanction of
the owner, and beside, are afraid that
the Comptroller will refuse to pay the
bill. In the meantime the police head.
quarters and 9th precinct station house
are daily bessiged by the relatives of the
unfortunate dead, who demand that the
search be commenced, and eagerly offer
assistance. Coroner HERMAN this after.
noon officially requested Superintendent
kelso to evacuate the ruins, expressing
the belief that the Board Of Police Com
.. missioners or Department of Pubic
Works have power to order the work per
formed, and saying that no red tape
ought to be allowed to interfere with the
humane duty. This appeal is expected
to be successful.
Three persons were badly frozen il
Brooklyn last night, two fatally.
The mails, almost without exception
are still behind time.
Memphis, Dec. 27.-An ice gorge allow
broke loose this morning, and came dowI
with terrific force, crushing dry-docks
wharf-boats and steamers, some or o
which were totally wrecked. Some car
, goes prove total loss. 10 car loads O
coal were swept away. 10000 lbs. o
' coal were lost, and only three days sup
ply is left in tho hands of dealers here
The City Gas Works are without day
t supply. Coal dealers advanced the price
to 50 per barrel, which will cause grea
! suffering among the poor. 1t is impossi
BILE now to give reliable estimate OF tn,
losses, but they will be heavy. Two O
three persons were injured in escaping
from o sinking raft
Wilmington, N. c., Dec. 2S.-Andrev
Strong, one of the notorious Lowry gan!
of outlaws, was shot and killed by maj
who had been warned by Strong to lsav
the country. Steve Lowry is the onl,
one alive now.
, A Washington special to the N. Y
, Tribune says Summers health is preca
) rious. Doctors visit him twice day.
3 Aspecial says Wheeler, of New York
: has withdrawn from the contest for tn
! Speakershlp.
Speaker Blaine reports that Coun
s Cert, Italian Minister at Washington
a has been recalled. If true, there will b,
vacancy in the British and American
Mixed Commission.
=. Larue's sash factory, at Brooklyn, wa
burned last night, with two tenements