Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-07
Eastern Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, May !

The Commissioner Of Pensions to-day
announced the following highly import
ant ruling: Section 0, of the Act OF
March 3, 1873, provides for no addition
to the two dollars increase of pension.
In any case, it is consolidation of Sec
ton two, Of the Act Of July %, 1866, and
sections 4 and of the Act of July q,
1866, with amendment to the former
sections, so as to give the same increase
to the widow OF soldier or sailor for the
children by former wife, as for the
children by herself; and to the widow OF
an officer; as well as soldier or sailor
1t also gives an increase to all children
under l6 years OF age of officers, as well
as soldiers and sailors, instead of all but
one, where there is no widow, or where
she has died or remarked. In other
respects it embodies the provisions of
the three sections named.
Senators Casserly and Bayard will
| leave tomorrow for Richmond, where
/ they will start out on tour of inspec-
ton on the line of the proposed james
River and Kanawha improvement.
The Department of State has received
information Of the removal of O'Kelley
to Havana.
General Sherman in conversation on
Modoc affairs, shows he fully appreciates
the situation and he has entered on the
subject with his Characteristic energy
About four hundred Indian scouts are tc
be raised for service against the Modocs
lust as fit men as can be found. Genera
Sherman has no fears of general Indi
40 war.
A Corpus Christi letter of April oath
says that two bands of Mexican robber
are operating in the Neuces country
Texas, sacking stores and robbing tray
elers, Farmers are compelled to leav
work to protect their homes.
Dixon, H., May 3.
Dsrieks were put in place by moo
and five bodies speedily recovered. Tn
river banks in the vicinity were line
with people all day. 1t is certain thu
there are other bodies beneath the SPAN
, FoIty-two bodies have already been II
g covered The Coroner's inquest is
. session. The bodies now missing nun
), Der seventy-ive, and injured thirt,
: two
p WNoNA, Mimi, May 5.
q John Baldwin shot his cousin Phiai
a der Baldwin, at Homer, Saturday, xii
}. ing him instantly Cause, woman.
= ST.. LOUIS, May 4.
i A terrible accident occurred yesterda
at the bridge being erected over Lomir
river. on the Northeast Extension of Il
Missouri, Kansas and 9exas Railroa,
IS one mile and quarter from Sedali
n The false work erected for facilitating Il
n construction of the bridge sunk in
}. quick upon which it rested, carr
If ing with it the bridge timbers and twel
workmen, precipitating all into the riv
below. Three We're killed outright Al
n two others fatally injured.
I. New YORK. May s.
t. The ship joiners contemplate a strik
ii and hold a meeting to morrow to consid
t. the subject.
lie WATERFOWL, May 5.
!. Lieutenant John /. Worden, an arm
officer, stationed at Madison Barracl
al Sacketts Harbor, committed suicide v,
ar terday morning by cutting his thro
I'd with carving knife. The death of
at wife some months ago is supposed
$. have deranged his mind. He was t
: son of Admiral Worden, who command
the Monitor in the conflict with the rel
as ram Merrimac.
!, New ORLEANS, May s.
81 1t is reported that the Metropolita
A. last night attacked Captain De Blancl
10 forces near st. Martinsville and were
g pulsed. Loss, three men killed and t,
:. wounded. De Blanch is said to ha
= two hundred men and one piece Of art
. lery. 1t is also reported that the Met