Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-06
Eastern Dispatches.

\ Washington special says: Governo
Austin and Senator Ramsey, of Mime
sofa, had an interview with Acting Sec
rotary of State, Davis, regarding the i'm
prisonment of Minneapolis officers al
Fort Garry. He said tho Department
would endeavor to secure the release on
bail of all the parties, peldging them
selves, if SO released, that they will ap-
pear to answer in the Canadian Court
when their case is called.
CHICAGO, August 4.
Daisy Breeze killed his brother Dan
with club, near Lakewood, Alexandria
county, Illinois, Saturday, because the
latter was about backing out OF an ex,
petition they had planned to rob and
murder a neighbor
Two deaths from cholera in Indianap-
oils to-day.
PITrsBURG, August 4.
4 terrible accident occurred at Butler
on Saturday evening, on the farm of VIM,
Preston, by which three men were burned
to death; They were boring for oil, and
were in the we'll at the time oil was
struck. 1t scarcely reached the surface
before taking fire, blazing up 100 feet or
more, and scorching the three men to
death. The bodies We're not recovered
till today.
BosToN, August g.
\ special from Montreal, dated the 4th,
says a rumor was current on Sunday
and to-day that Sir Jon Mcdonald has
attempted suicide. The Government
organs deny the story. 1t is certain,
however, That the Premier has been in
a low state
Mr. Beatty, Jr., figures to-day in con-
nection with the Pacific railroad scandal.
In letters over his own signature in the
Herald he relates the arrangements for
securing q hundred thousand dollars
from Americans for the use of the Gov
eminent. He goes into the particulars
Of his interviews with Ministers. He
asks for fifty thousand now and fifty
thousand again, and says; Il have had
about three months correspondence and
personal interviews Of first importance
to the Government, and all this with the
ultimate object of settling the Pacific
loan" He gave the following extract
from letter from one of the Ministry !:
The telegraph is trying to turn the con-
Germ into a joint-stock. l hops it will
succeed twill be the entering wedge.
and new capital will consolidate the con-
Germ He again says II will subside
until action is deemed indispensibly
necessary"
NEW YORK, August ).
A fire in Sumter street, at Brookly,
this morning, burned the Town Hall and
adjoining houses. Loss $50, 900; partly
insured.
Commissioner Van Mort thinks the
person who forced open the safe in his
department was familiar with the Office.
Among the contents Of the safe were
vouchers of bills paid by the department,
bnt as these are made in public, no harm
would have been done the city had all
found been taken. The only papers in
the safe of Importance to Commissioner
Van Mort were records of the correction
Of Robert Jardiu with the Department of
Public Works.
y Washington special says the council
at Fort Sill upon 'he question of the re-
lease of Santanta and Big Tree has been
postponed till October, owing to the alb
sence of the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs among the tribes of the northeast.
In the meantime Santantu and Big Tree
will be taken to Fort Sill, there to await
the result of the council to satisfy the
kiowas that their distinguished chiefs
are living, of which they now insinuate
grave doubts.