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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19

Spring Mountain Tunnel Mining
Company.-Location of principal place Of
business, San Francisco, California; locati n
of works, Ely District. Lincoln county, New.
Notice is hereby given that at meeting of the
Board of Directors, held on the sth day Of
October, 1878. an assessment mo. y OF twenty
cents per share was levied upon the capital stock
of the corporation, payable Immediately in
United States gold coin, to the Secretary,
at the Office of the company, No. 81 New Mer.
chants Exchange, San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 18th day Of Novem-
for sale at public auction, and unless payment
is made before. will be sold on the LIST day Of
December, 1873, to pay the delinquent as.
sessment together with costs Of advertising
and expenses Of sale.
BY order Of the Directors.
J. NJ. BURLINGTON, Secretary.
Office: No. 81 New Merchants Exchange, San
Francisco, California. ol9-td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19
DAILY RECORD
SUNDAY. OCTOBER -. 1879.

The Business Office of the PIocHE
DAILY RECORD will be hereafter in the
Office Of II. Il. Breakey, at Michael's
cigar store, Main street, opposite
Meadow Valley.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19
NAIL FAILU RE.

For some reason. at present unknown
and unexplainable, the Hamilton mail
failed to connect with Phoebe last even
ing. We were, consequently, deprived
of our usual supply of exchanges from
California and points to the west of us
There has been such uniform regularity
in receipt of mail matter by the Hamil
ton route that we have no disposition tC
growl about the failure of last night.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19

OK Thursday, Oct. 8, Abraham F.
Shear died at Mokelumne Hill, CAL, at
the advanced age of eighty years. Mr..
Shear was the father of John, Waldron
and Charles Shear, well known citizens
of California; went to that Safe in 1853,
and was respected by all who knew him.
1t is rarely that man in these days ex-
ceeds the Scriptural limit of three score
years and ten, and it is said that out of
every hundred persons only six reach the
age of 65 years; only one in seven Hmm
bred is so years old; and only one out of
one thousand attains the age Of one hun
bred years.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19

FoUR hundred pensioners of the United
States are residents in other countries
and receive their pensions by bills of ex.
change,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19

SOME of the wives of Knox county, In.
diana, are about organizing Grange to
prevent their husbands visiting the grass
widows of that section.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19

BLAINE is again a candidate for the
Speakership of the House, and his oppo-
nents have put forward John A. Kasson,
Of Iowa, for the position.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19

ESTIMATES Of the engineers put the
bridge in course of erection across the
Mississippi at st. Louis, together with
its approaches, as high as $4,000, 900.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19

A LAFAYETTE man drew his money
from the savings bank and invested it in
pair of horses and a carriage, his idea
being that il we are all going to chaos
he's not going to foot it.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19
Dissolution Of Partnership.

rINHE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXIST.
i ing between Thomas 8. Coleman and John
L. Tyler under the firm name of Coleman 4
Tyler. is this day dissolved by mutual consent,
Thomas 8. Coleman assuming the responsibility
for all debts contracted by the firm Of Coleman
Tyler, and collects all debts due the said firm
T. s. COLEMAN,
j. f. TYLER.
Pioche New, Oct IS, 1873.
The Capitol Saloon will, as usual, be kept in
the best style, and everything done to suit GUS
toners. 7. ). COLEMAN.
o19-1m
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19

FoR many days this season the mercu.
~ rose to 122 in the shade al Fort Mo.
jave.
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THIS is what the Toledo Sun keeps
standing at the head Of its editorial col
umns: "For their ignorance, cupidity
and cowardice, the people deserve for
Dictator of the American Republic in
1876 Ulysses S. Grant" This is rather
good natured, to say the least.
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Died.

In Phoebe, Oct. Is, Thomas Hyde. aged .
years. months and days.
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8oru.

In Phoebe, Oct. Is, to the wife of stepl
Bass, . son.
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FATHER WILDER, Methodist, has
5000 Oregon Indians under his charge.
Four years ago these Indians had several
mills running, and had built large
number OF houses, besides two churches,
and in one year they raised 10000 bushels
of grain, portion of which, being in eI-
cess of the requirements of consumption,
had to be exported.
VALUATION of embroidery imported
into Great Britain and Ireland, from
foreign parts, calculated at the official
valuation, for the year ending 9TH of
January; Great Britain, 1853, ga, 81
1854, el03,67s. ireland, 1853, 60; 1854,
%.
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THy Washington Republican gives eS

The Washington Republican gives ex-
preston to the opinion that 1.-The history
Of railroad legislation and of railroad
operation il the United States during
the last fifteen years, would, if it could
he written truthfully, form one OF the
darkest pages of human wickedness and
venality that was ever printed. 1t bent
to its wicked and INSCRIPTIONS purposes
every known agency of influence and
power-the pulpit, the press, the ros-
trum, the caucus, the convention-and
threw its Shiny trail across even the pages
If our literature"
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19
Pacific Coast.

The Pimas and Maricopas--Ths Races
at Oakland.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 16.-The Pima
and Maricops delegates took covered
carriages and made q tour to the several
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19

DROP LETTERs,-There appears to be
an erroneous impression in the minds Of
large number of letter.writers in re-
gard to the stamps required on drop
letter to insure its delivery. A great
many letters are dropped into the post
office. having only one-cent stamp
upon them, when the laws Of the De-
partment require the sender to affix a
two-cent on each. In all cases when
less than two cents is paid, the letter
goes to the Dead Letter Office.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-19
Iowa Election Returns.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Oct. 1.-THE Reg
lister has returns from 60 counties in the
State, giving Governor Carpenter ma
jority of 1866, and estimates his major
ity in the State at about $4,000 with a
Republican majority in the Legislature
of 10000.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26

IT..,,, N. :. -. ;, :,
MN .ho last saginaw tmionl courier July ~!
Inetc Is considerable activity In the SAT-
market, and the prospects favor a corner"
We arrive at this concluslon not from any and
dan deveionmon,s hn, s,a,,, ,,a 80, ,.., r,ras.
.'.'',t.i ous '.o'" '"o iaos tnet W, eio
icp'esen'ns ~ least TWO communications nave
been actively engaged during the past few days
buyInp not only the manufactured product hut
,hc p,alo n, ma sooson 10 rroyon,har, a. .ash
"S i". " Wv sea''. ~, W 4'o'et ~, Na',
and siNty-day paper. we near OF AT least half q
dozen firms who have sold their make at from
81 40 TO nj az and A number Of others have been
annroacbsd and Declined I, ia estimated tbat
nppiVaoneu nun ueehneu. =. - eeu"' ,N s'a'
tue purchases OF the past week or ten uays'Wth
the amount on hand and controlled by the buy
ers. will approximate 250Oo0 barrels. and pos-
s,hiv oycosd ,hoso ogpros IN. msrret
soy ~ ,
lot some tlihe nas peen btisk, WIN puyep
on hand as far as the salt was ready
for mortot and tho ouota fiona of
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26
MARY HARRIS CAUGHT.
She II Arrested In philadelphia mud
Brought Back to the city.

Il will he remembered that Mary Harris es-
capped from the Government insane asylum on
the evening Of the 9th OF July. Since that time
the detective corps have been on the lookout for
her, but nothing was heard OF her until last
week, when Information was received that she
was In Lcwisburg, Pa, with friends who were
shielding her. Detective McDeyltt lett here on
Monday night for Lewlsburg, and on his arrival
there found that she had gone to Philadelphia 10
which place no followed her, AMI succeeded IN
arrestlng her IN one Ot the streets VI that city.
She was brought to this city yesterday morning,
IN charge Of the detective, all was again safely
lodged In her old quarters.
The police officers say It has been aScet'ained
that she was aided In her escape by an employee
OF the asylum whose duty II was to watch her.
and that she was assisted In scaling the wall of
the Enclosure. without this aid II would have
been impossible for her to have got away. This
individual was promptly discharged by DR..
Nichols on the fact becoming known. She left,
as before stated, at twenty minutes after i've
O'Clock, and In less than half an hour she had
stTeet-cars, and rode to Ninth street, where she
pawned her gold watch, thus obtaining the
means 10 pay her passage to Pennsylvania. she
took the 1fst train which left this city north.
On the way To the asylum this morning she
| COnvcrsed very freely with Mr.. ClarvOe, stating
that she entertained no enInity TO any one, and
| that she must Dde her time for her return u
liberty and the enjoyment Of her rights. She
seemed TO be perfectly IN her right mind, show
ing no symptoms OF insanity whatever. She
expressed her desire to see Mr.. Bradley, heI
former counsel in the trial for the murder Of
Burroughs.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26

At the race yesterday at Piney Branch Mr. A.
Burgdorfs horse won.
There will be meeting Of the washington
bar to-day at II O'Clock a. m, at the City Hal,
to take action In regard to the death OF John H..
johnson, esq.
The match game Of base ball between the Act
i've and Modoc base ball clubs, OF Capitol Hill,
resulted In favor OF the Actiyes by score OF 70
to II.
An insane soldier named Martin Setter was
brought to the Central guard-house from In
diana yesterday evening by q sergeant Of the
United States service, to be taken to the Govern
ment Insane Asylum.
The following was the range Of the thermome-
ter at Hempier's yesterday a. M, So; 10 Q. m,
50; ~ M, 50; ap. NJ, "; p. M, "; 9 p. m, 20;
8 y. m, 50.
The Board Of Public WORKS, n the request Of
the Board of Health, have decided to abate the
| canal nuisance between Seventeenth street and
Rock creek by nlling up the same.
| Messrs. Green 4 Williams, auctioneers, sold
| yesterday afternoon lot rs, In square 24l, con.
tanning aces square feet OF ground, wlthoat the
improvements to r. Stutz, for $40 per foot,
| amounting TO so,2Ol.6O.
The honorary degree Of d. D. has been con.
the Mount Vernon Place church, in this city, BY
the faculty Of Randolph Macon college, Viz
ginia.
Almost every day since the commencement OIL
work on the Good Hope road some OF the mer
employed there have been sunstruck. Persons
| exposed to the direct rays Of the sun will ind II
great protection to place small piece Of wei
| sponge In the hat.
| About hal. past three O'Clock yesterday morn
| ing Oficers Milstead and Arnold discovered q
fire In the rear OF Morsell 4 behring's sash aud
blind factory, on Missouri avenue, between
Four.and.a-half and sixth streets. The nre de.
partment responded promptly TO an alarm
turned IN from box 81, but before Its arrival the
police Officers had extinguished the flames.
The following Is the programme for the open.
air concert Of the Marine band at the Presldenti
grounds this evening: I. Deutcher Kaiser March
Iickon; 2. Overture, Gantesi Q. Potpourri from
slmnambula, Bellini; Z. introductions and
Waltzes, Autograph" Strauss; 8. Selection,
from Faust, Gounod; 0. Galop, Godfrey; I. Final
national airs.
The contract for the erection Of the new Bal.
timore and Potomac passenger depot, at the cor
ner Of Sixth and b streets, has been awarded tC
Messrs. 4. and j. Adams, OF Baltimore. fol
about $4,000. Messrs. Emery Brothers, Of tni'
city, have the contract under the Messrs. Adam,
for the stone work, and It Is understood thai
Washington men Will do the brick work. The
wrought and cast iron work will be done by
Pitts6urg nrIn, and the galyanlzsd iron work BY
a philadelphia arm.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Raies In Regard TO IIuck-ters-The Gar
bRue Oue,tiOu

The Board OF Health held Its regular meeting
at the usual hour last evening; present. DR.
Bliss and Messes. Langston aud Marbury.
Prof Lang5ton took the chair.
Communication from various parties were then
read In reference 10 the removal OF garbage.
Prot LangstOn, from the committee on Ordi-
nances, offered q resolution that hereafter all
licensed huckstcrs be ordered TO report TO the In
spectors OF the different markets each morning,
between the hours " and O'Clock, and obtain
permission to sell for one day only such fruits,
meats and vegetables as shall, on inspection,
prove to be sound. Adopted.
Mr.. Marbury moved that as there was no
longer necessity for the use Of the smallpox
ambulance, there being no smallpox In the city,
that the ambulance be cleaned and housed, the
horse returned TO It's owner, and the driver he
discharged. Adopted.
Mr.. LingstOn then submitted resolution
looking to more thorough aud complete garb-
age SYSTEM and moved that the board, when
necessity required II, appoint such additional
force as may be deemed necessary to this end L.
After considerable discussion and some minor
notifications, the resolution was adopted and
referred to the Governor for his approval.
After ordering the abatement OF several nui-
sances, and the condemning OF the frame shan
ties situated In an alley between Second and
Third and b streets, the board adjourned.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26

Ordered: Commander j. II. Str0m 70 command
north Atlantic station, per steamer 23d Septem-
Der next; Lieut.. Commander J. T. Robertson ia
the receiving ship Independence. navy yard
Mare Island, CAL; Lieut.. Commander Thomas L
Swami to the Naya; Academy, 18Th September
next; Lieut.. Commander A. II. Wright to the
Michigan; Lieutenant George X. Durand to the
receiving ship Vermont; Surgeon A. A. Hoch
ling. to the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Nd
Paymaster d. P. Batione to the shenandoah, Eu-
ropean station; Paymaster Frank Clark TO the
receiving ship Oaio, lst o;tober next,
Detached: Commander A. X. Yates, Lieutenant
Commanders q. Il. Clark, Geo. =. Ryan and c.
Train, from the Naval Academy, and placed on
waiting orders, Lieut.. Commander Dennis W.
Mullan, from the receiving ship Independence.
and ordered to hold himself In readiness for sea
service; Lieut.. Commander q. X. Haswell, from
placed on waiting orders; Lieut. Commander c.
}. Barclay, from ordnance duty at the navy yard,
New York, and placed on waiting orders; Medi-
cal Director N. Duvall, from the naval hospital,
Annapolis, Nd, and placed on waiting orders;
Pay Inspector Q. Schenck. as neet p:ymaster OF
accounts; Paymaster W. W. Woodruff, from the
| Shenandoah, aud ordered to return home and
settle accounts; Paymaster +. II. Sevan, from
the receiving ship Ohio, and ordered to settle
| accounts.
First Lieutenant Henry Jackson, Seventh cav.
airy, acting signal oflicer, has been ordered, In
addition to his present duties under Instructions
from the depot quartermaster IN this city, to In
| spect and supervise the construction OF the
| buildings to be erected ut Fort Whipple, Va.
BY direction of the President First Lieuten
ant Thomas Ward. First artillery, has been de,
| tailed as q professor OF military science and
tactics the Union College, Schenectady, New
York,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26

The recent suit Of Caleb Cushing against the
owner Of q dog recalls the story that was pub
lished while he was commissioner at China
many years ago, and which has two or three
times since been republished, but Cushings
1t was stated that the officlals at Canton gave
him grand dinner, and on the table was q pro-
fusion OF dishes, known and unknown. One dish
In particular took Mr.. Cushing's attention; he
thought 1t wild duck, and himself and friends
part0ok Of 1t heartily. At the conclusion OF the
dinner, not understanding the Chinese language,
he pointed to the dish and inquiTingly said
'Quack, quack7" A Mandarin shook his head
and replied, SLOW, bowl" by which Mr.. Gushing
learned he had been partaklng OF young puppies
lie rushed TO the door and threw up everything
almost to his toe-nails. From that time he has
held mortal aversion to canines.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26
THE PRIZE FLAG.



A special meeting OF Hlbernian Society No.
was held last night at Carroll hall for the pur-
pose Of considering the subject OF the orphans
picnic, to be given at the schuetzen Park on the
nth OF August next. The society resolved TO
take 900 additional tickets, making 5000 thus
far taken by MS organization. A committee
was appointed to confer with similar commit
tees from other societies relative TO The arrange
ments for determining the successful competi-
ton,
A meeting OF the presidents OF the several So
cietes will be held early next week at the paro-
chial residence adjoining 81. Patrlck's church,
to determine the manner OF deciding the ques-
ton as TO who Is victor
The Knights OF 81. Patrick, the Young CathO-
lies Friend aud the members OF 81. Nincents' de
Paul societies are working earnestly but quietly
like beavers, to win the prize. In the meantime
tho picnic tickets are scattered throughout the
city as thickly as leaves in yallanbrOsa,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26

Yesterday Mr.. Z. =. Miller, for Patrick Crogban,
nled bill In the Equity Court against the Board
OF Public Works, to compel them TO cancel GER
tain certificates OF assessment for the improve
mcnt OF property which, IL Is alleged, are In the
hands Of New York broker. lie claims that
the assessment was made before the completion
Of the improvements, and the certificates were
then Issued against the property, anu under the
act OF the Legislature OF May 20 he would nave
ave years In which to make the payment, but
cannot now avail himself Of this privilege be.
cause the certificates have been Issued under
the old law,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26

Thefe died IN THIS CITY, IN alley DeIWeen MINI
aud Tenth and + and @ streets southwest on
Tuesday afternoon, cOlored woman named
Jaue Crawford, who, her descendants say, was
at the time OF her death In her one hundred and
tenth year. She was born In the lower part Of
was brought TO this city during the war OF
lsl2-l5, and remained here ever since I'LL the
day OF her death. She always claimed that she
luton began, and this Ia the only data her rela-
tiyes have by which to estimate her age. She
leaves i've children, the oldest OF whom 10 about
eighty SGsr second ehildIa9 large number Of
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26
A Young Girl Loses Her life from Tcrro,
OF n SNAKE.

tFrom the evansville tInd.) Journal
DR.. G. W. Brooks, Of Bayned, ILL.,, was In town
on Saturday, and related to q gentleman here
sad case OF young lady who lost her life by q
shock to her nerves, caused by fear produced by
finding herself In dangerous proximity to large
rattlesnake, at his residence, little more than
q week ago. The Doctor and his wife had gone
out to gather mulberries, leaving the young lady
at home. During their absence she went into
the lawn near the house, sat under the shade Of
tree, and after sitting awhile she was startled,
she says, by feeling the hot breath OF the snake
on her cheek. She started to her feet, and
screamed frantically, her cries reaching the ears
OF Mrs. Brooks, who came home ahead Of her
husband. Mrs. Brooks seized gun aud hurried
to her assistance, shot the snake, which on being
measured proved to be six feet long. The
young lady's fright was SO great that she was
thrown into spasms, and at intervals she would
| rave about the hot breath Of the snake. On
Tuesday last she died In great agony, defying oil
| the medical skill that could be exerted In her
behalf
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26

To tie Editor Of he National Republican,
SIN: Application has Just been made to the
Board OF Public Works that the proper officials
may be directed to repair the pump at the north
east corner Of Twelfth @ street northwest.
This pump IL erected over the oldest and best
spring In that section OF the city, anu Is tho
daily water supply for more than two hundred
and nifty families.
Now, 1t Is earnestly hoped those OF us who
look TO the abOve-named pump for our daily and
only supply VI water that the Board OF Public
Works will not heed the recent silly report made
to the Board OF Health by lts ancient president
which appeared In y our issue OF the ESD instant,
who recommends O the destruction OF the
pumps and wells, but that they Will at once
cause the proper repairs 10 be made TO all the
without going two or three squares distance TO
get IL. TWELFTH STREET.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26
"TuE TEMPLE or HONOR,
Excur.ion TO Marshall Hall.


On Thursday evening the Columbia and wash
t,s.,o. n,amn,,. =, iIonor a, mi. e,,v a.,. an
lnB'ou leup.sV v, nOnv, VI 'h's wy, saro ~
excursion TO Marshall Hail, as q complimentary
benefit to the Martha washington Social Temple,
~ - muas az ,no sIs,srnoa, =, pohocne no,a.
P'c VI houot 10 'uo ''s'o'"''""i pe"e''a "'i''
TO the Odd Fellows.
The steamer Arrow was chartered for the oc-
casIop. and upder the qentlemanly ana careful
ma az N hs fdos W ssyenn .tn e
ny win a precious cargo Of living freigbt' mum.
hStine over two hundred indies and Gentlemen,
pnnTh's hand was on hand with brass and strinu
,ns,Snments and soon the sonnd ~ na.,c ny
,he waters was wafteI away on inc evening
breezes and re-echoed by Inc surrounding Mills,
then ablsze with the glory OF the setting snn.
the excursion had proceeded but four miles
when ths Wawaset hove in slubt ON her home
ward stretch with Brother Harlan's cargo Of pro-
teges, The bootblacks salute was given our
natty In nassinu
one oi mo musicians. who CHANGED to he
tuning his afK in the Interim between
tunes. scared M the spirit Of Terpsichore, and
instantIy Inc forwan, iect Of Inc steamet was
Converted into a payi,,on, and nnmeroai forms
were reeijng in the mazes OF the dance
"v al o'c,oet ~ shapn Cspt' uollIngshead landed
me PaT sas n wnst Vn n%
ps,an Viii Ch,nese ianterna and portab,e chan
Jeiiers. mad been visible In the distance half an
hour before. ,-,,,,u,,,,,,
r',. oxcuruoniais Jisnersed in am ali m rties to
enioy Inc nleasant ar6ors and lattice bowers
win which the grounis are Oesprinsied, and IN.
.,n'eH -. ,be nol',a cnpns Of waters emn,oyei
| 10 Wessss Warren / Rrumauln. the iesseps OF
,ge gsonnj ""
'"y sV. soo, summonea all parties IN the large
| ,.s',iin, ~ Nv in tset In n,isomeiy deeorntel
| "a ,hs occss,sn' and the Following proqramme
nf dancing was enioyed Tor three hours; Grand
| mmsnNma on.Sytiie schnttIsche Isnciera Gallon
in,apmi.sSsnn !" isnciers. Waltr~i.ooi Nishts