Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-07
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

uiN uitcIuOOu ~ nan P-s 49,
F. A. Smiley, telegraph operator at the
railroad depot Gold Hill, was badly
hurt under the following circumstances;
he was engaged at the time in detaching
an insulatot from one of thu upright
timbers in the Fort Homestead tunnel. |
The insulator was loosened more easily |
than he anticipated, and in consequence
thereof he lost his equilibrium and
turned a somersault over the wire, faii-
ing distance of about fifteen feet and
striking on one OF the rails with his
breast. He was picked up in an insensi-
bic condition and conveyed to his room
Last night his life was despaired OF, but
to-day hopes are entertained OF MS re-
covery. His father was telegraphed for
at Sacramento, and will arrive here to-
morrow morning.-lG Gold Hill News
Dec. 2.
ACCIDENT IN TIE SAVAGE MINE.-A Sc
rious accident occurred in the Savage
mine at IL O'Clock last night under the
following circumstances: The giraffe,
which at the time was being drawn up
the incline from the 100 to the l600-foot
level, jumped the track and threw out
Morgan Kowus and Patrick Burke, the
former sustaining fracture OF the right
leg between the knee and ankle. Mr.,
Burke, however, was more fortunate and
escaped with a number of severe bruises
in the back and breast. The two men
were taken to their respective places OF
abode and were properly cared for
Gold Hill News, Dec. 2.
RECOVERING. - Mr.. William Grant,
shoemaker at woodruff's boot and shoe
store, Gold Hill, is rapidly recovering
| from the serious accident lie met with on
the evening of Thanksgiving Day, where
by his thigh was broken.-[ News.
SLIGHTLY IScoRRECT.-A leading news
paper published in New York City, in an
item concerning the Sutro tunnel says
that it passes through the Rocky noun
tains. The same paper calls Nevada a
Territory.
MINING SURVEY. Lewis and his
staff of civil engineers have nearly COM
pleted the survey of the boundary line
between the Crown Point and Belcher
mines.
CALIFORNIA.
RoUGH ON HER.-A lady of this city
sent friend to San Francisco to pay hel
taxes assessed in that county. On ap
plying to do SO the San Francisco otficia
required him to pay her poll tax, which
he did under protest. We were undel
the impression women were exempt
Sacramento Record.
: The MARITIME MURDER CAsEs.-Mar
; shall Martin was sentenced to be hanget
/ on Friday, January 80, 1874. The pris
oner had been tried at the April term 70
! the murder OF Valentine Rehler, com
: mitted in November, 1872, on Mars
/ Creek, and indicted jointly with Eliza
beth Rehler, the wife of the victim, an
, who is now in the Insane Asylum. Hi
case was taken to the Supreme Cour
and, after argument. the judgment OF th
: Court below was affirmed. The case {
: the people VS.. Henry Ploeger, charge
!, with the murder of George Murth at So
Pablo, on the 10th of August, was SUI
;. mitted to the jury, after very alb
/, charge by Judge Dwinele. The jul
n were absent about fifty minutes; and r
= turned verdict of manslaughter.
UTAH TERRITORY.
SILVER CuRRENCY.-Salt Lake is sa
to be the terminal point of paper CT
rency; further West the circulating N
If dium is hard cash. Bnt the Messi
" Walker have given a solid basis to o
" non.convertible promises to pay by ha
" ing few of their silver bars coined in
s. half dollars. Yesterday they display
. nearly seven thousand dollars in glittt
8 ing halves upon their bank counter, ju
q, received from New York, which they a
III now paying out at par to deposition
N From Mr.. Robert Walker we learn til
: about five weeks ago they sent some b,
le lion from their own mines to be coine
at which assayed, at the Government sta
st dard of 800 fine, So, S95.52. The retu
-, in coined silver is So, 939.62, an excess
N $44.10. This increase is obtained by t
as superior quality of the silver, its tinent
IT, averaging 92S. Mr.. Walker says tn
le; loose 5000 by the operation, as by
l.. downward tendency of gold at the til
they shipped the silver, they suppos
IN silver in New York would be down to p
re, whereas it still commands premium
le- five per ent.-[Salt Lake Tribui
Dec. ?.
The paymnster arrived on SUNDAY