Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-20

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VIRGINIA, New, April Is.
o. A. Slnborn, an old and well-known
stock operator, died here very suddenly
this morning He complained Of feeling
unwell yesterday and retired about nine
or ten o'clock, and shortly afterwards
was taken with severe cramps. At his
request, his wife gave him some NOR
phine to quiet his pains, and, sometime
afterwards, his wife noticing that he
breathed heavily, attempted to awake him
and sent for a doctor All efforts to bring
him to consciousness proved unsuccess-
full. No blame is attached to his wife.
About noon, to-day, German named
Henry Leins committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head. The
supposed cause is financial difficulties.
SAN FRANCISCO, April IS.
The contest between Merrill and Bulger
for the latter's seat IN the Board of Fire
Commissioners, has at length ended.
A decision was rendered in the Supreme
Court affirming the judgment Of the
Court below. This gives Merrill the
right to the seat, and he will take it at
the next meeting of the Board, which
will probably result in the removal of
Dave Scanned from the position of Chief
Engineer Of the Fire Department.
General Schofeld has order Light Bat
terry B, Captain Hasbrook, stationed at the
Preside, and Battery G, Col. Mendenhall,
stationed at Black Point, to 60 to the
front and reinforce General Gillem. They
will leave al six O'Clock in the morning.
The following official dispatches were
received late last night.
LAVA BED, April II, via Yreka April
IS. Major General Schofeld, San Fran
cisco: Il have dislodged the Modocs from
their stronghold in the Lava Bed. They
are moving southwark. No effort will be
spared to eXterminate them. The cavalry
will at once pursue them. The country
is exceedingly difficult to operate in. My
loss is small, thanks to the howitzers anG
mortars. | found several dead Indians
in the charge when the caves were taken
Signed, A. C. GrLLEM, Colonel Com
handing"
The funeral of DR.. Thomas take
place this morning. J. W. Ross, G
Clifford, T. +. Jewell, S. c. George
Governor Booth, Major Alvord, Col
Jones, General Kelton, Munroe Ash
bury, 7. W. Shafer, r. Bucking and Mr.
Trunerbody have been selected as pail
bearers. The ceremonies will be unde
direction of Governor Blasdel.
There are about 40 cases of epizooti
in the stables of this city,
Companies of troops from Black Point
Presidio Camp Mcdonald and Cam
Halleck proceeded to-day to the Law
Beds to reinforce Colonel Gillem.
The body of DR.. Thomas is at tn
Powell street Methodist Church, and ha
been viewed by a large number of pee
pie already. The members Of the Ma
sonic fraternity meet at 10 o'clock thi
morning to take proper action in til
premises.
A dispatch from DR.. SEEMING, sen
from the Lava Bed says the Modocs hav
escaped and fed to the hills south of tn
Lava Beds. The cavalry are in he
, pursuit. The First Sergeant of troop II
9Th cavalry captured Modoc battle-aa
and killed and scalped Scar-face
Charley. Meacham was improving RAJ
idly and will get well. The savage
mutilated the body of young Hovey no
ribly. DR.. SEEMING says that our losst
; up to the 18th were twelve killed and
few wounded.
E. ]. Waite succeeded G. W. Bowie
naval officer of the Port to-day. WALTZ
5 Mead is Deputy in place of Mr.. Bagle,
i Giles NJ. Grey has assumed his positio
t as Surveyor of the Port. T. B. Harp,
1 is outside Deputy.
v DR.. Merrill, Treasurer OF San Mate
+ is reported defaulter in $35, 900. T
D has turned his property over to h
bondsmen, and it is said that there
more than enough to make the defcien,
!, good.
, George Granville, private detectiv
was arrested to-day for embezzlement.
MARTINEZ, April IS.
James Carroll was to-day convicted
murder in the second degree for shootil
Jamens in a drunken row about
D woman, in January last.
. Marshall Martin is now on trial +
s helping Eschler to chop her husband I
with an ak, near Antioch. The womt
a is in the Stockton Asylum.
n RED BLUFF, April IS.
!. M. j. Donahue was executed to-da
;. He made no remarks or confession. I
had strong hopes of a reprieve to Il
last. On the scaffold he seemed We
J. weak, but not penitent.
SALT LAKE. April IS.
: Emerson, who has been Associate Ju
tice of the Supreme Court, has be-
: assigned to the First Judicial District,
Provo. It is understood that inry "