Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-27

San Francisco, Dec. 26.-The United
States war steamer California sails for
Honolulu to-day.
William Wilson, attorney for Afn6T1,
OF diamond fame, is expected here next
week to institute suits for libel in behalf
of Arnold.
William Wilbur has been arrested for
passing bogus coin.
1t rained very heavily last night, and
has not yet ceased.
Christmas was properly observed at all
charitable and penal institutions in the
city yesterday.
William Donovan, who is to he hanged
tomorrow, remains cheerful, aud ex-
presses his Willingness TO die. He does
not wish to see either bis sister or broth
er. Reverend Father Spreckels is his
spiritual adviser.
Frederick r. Lane was arraigned in
the 18th District Court to-day for trial
under an indictment for the murder of
Harvey Swift, on the 18th of last March,
Lane was driver on one of the Bay View
street cars, and engaged in game of
cards at the Potrero. An alteration en-
sued, and Swift was shot. Lane gave
himself up, and Swift was not seen after
death. At 1890 the jury had been
formed, and testimony was being taken
in the presence of large crowd.
FOREIGN.
Madrid, Dec. "a bill providing for
the emancipation of the slaves in Porto
Rico was read in the lower branch of the
Cortes yesterday. All slaves are to be
free within four months after the pro.
mitigation of the law. Slave owners alC
to be unidentified for their property
Many Deputies expressed their approval
by cheers. After its reading the Govern
ment again announced that the reform
in Cuba was postponed.
The Porto Rico emancipation bill pro
vides that slave owners receive so pc
cent. indemnity, of which the state shall
pay 40 cents, and the colony the remain
der.
Cory, Pa, Dec. 2G.-By the acciden
yesterday it is ascertained that p wer
killed altogether and recovered lG ar
so charred as to be unknown are il
the Chatauqua House awaiting relatives
and one at Prospect. There are ye
from three to five bodies under the ri
ms unacceptable.
New York, Dec % The Tribune tc
morrow will publish the following add
tional particulars of the Goose cree
railroad disaster The cars turned con
pletely over and bottom side up. The
fell perpendicularly to the ground belo
a distance of 20 feet. The cars struc
, the trucks, which crashed through Il
6 bottoms. The stoves were directly und
the tracks and were crushed. The VOC
work then took fire. DAG people know
to be in the cars, but one escaped uni
jured, namely, the brakeman on the pa
{ senger coach, who jumped clear of Il
cars as they were failing. The WOO
work of the passenger car, thichly coat,
as it was with varnsh, burned frsel
and before anything could be done
. the force, at hand to prevent it, Il
i flames enveloped both ends OF the cal
: Toward the centre, penned within it
this time, with no possible chance to e
tricats themselves, were 43 adult paSse
S gers, the conductor and one child.
it those seated in the ends of cars no.
2 escaped. About % dead and living we
e taken out, and the flames extinguished
II more correctly speaking, went out
want OF anything further to feed upo
o The remains of the other passenge
i were recovered, and all were brought
this place. The roll foots up as follow
Saved, all more or less injured, 49, dea
Il 10; missing, 8. The dead, with 4 {
a ceptions, We're SO burned as to be UNI
d cognizable from the features. Five We
headless and without limbs. The
= naming ones had the flesh all burned
}. their extremities. Eight are missil
g and are supposed to have been complete
o consumed.