Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-14
PACIFIC COAST.

TASArAN NohSA.
San Francisco, Jan. 13.-Finsliy, the
proposition of E. W. Burr, President of
the Savings and Loan Society, to loan
the city $40C, 900, at II per cent. interest
per annum, was accepted.
Thus far, the Treasurer has received
from taxes only 81, 5000
S. X. Holman, Agent of the Pacific
Mail Co., publishes notice to consignees
of freight by the Costa Rica that the
general average bond of that steamer is
ready for signatures, and that it provides
for arbitration as to the amount of COM
pensation of the Constitution for towing
the Costa RIGA into port-one arbitrator
to be named by the consignees, and the
other by the company.
Very few saloon keepers observed the
Sunday law yesterday,
Sophie Decker, the woman who was
injured last Friday by street car, died
last evening.
Coroner Stillman, after repeated efforts,
has not been able to find witness OF the
secret explosion of the Hercules Powder
Works; not even Cook, foreman of the
laborers. who was badly hurt at the time.
The suit against the California Mutual
Life Insurance Co., to recover SIC 900
policy of life of the late F. L. A. Phoebe,
is resisted by the Company, on the
ground that he committed suicide. The
case will probably be tried to-day, in the
10th District Court. ...
Owing to the overcrowded condition of
the county Jail, typhoid fever has again
broken out among the prisoners.
j. ]. Marks and son, indicted for de-
frauding the Harbor Commission, were
before the Municipal Court to-day, for
the purpose of urging their objections
to the mode of selecting and the compo-
sition Of the grand jury that indicted
them. c. McAllister appeared for the
defendants, and the Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors is testifying to the man.
ner in which grand jurors are usually
selected.
The trial of G. A. Russell, for murder,
is not yet concluded.
San Francisco, Jan. 13.--The report of
L. E. Crane, the expert appointed by
Gov. Booth to examine the books of the
Harbor Commission, has been published.
1t shows deficiency of $2,0l3. 1t also
refers to leases given to oblige large cor
porations and vessels to pay dockage
which were never required to pay before.
Wm. Burling has been elected Presi.
deCt Of the San Francisco Stock and Ex.
change Board, Geo. W. Smiley, Vice
President; Henry Schmiedell. Treasurer
Frank Lawton, Secretary.
The trial of C. A. Russell, for the MUIR
der of james Crotty, is not ended. The
defense is, previous threats by Crotty
against the life of Russell.
Sacramento, Jan. 13.--Sixteen cases OF
violation Of the Sunday law to-day in the
Police Court were continued until
Wednesday.
Jerry Riley was arrested for insanity
Lottie Williams was granted divorce
. from W. R. Williams.
Los Angeles, 13.-Wm. Heyer and
companion. residents here, left yester-
day for days shooting at Los Nietos.
Started to return home at II O'Clock
! from the Ten-mile House. Both guns
lay in the bottom of the wagon. Ate,
starting Heyer got down to lay the gun
more securely, when it accidentally went
off, the shot passing through the tail
board into his abdomen, and inficting a
mortal wound. Meyer died in o few
hours.
; Vallejo, Cal. 13.-Savings and Com
mercial Bank declared regular monthly
/ dividend, payable on the 18th. The an
nual dividend to savings depositors Is
payable Immediately. ~