Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-18
Pacific Coast.

Pacific Coast.
san FRANCISCO, July II.
Last night Edward Lemon and BeDja-
min Palmer engaged in an atfray on
Z Drumm street. Lemon received several
cuts on the head from cane, when he
drew a bowie knife and stabbed Palmer
in the left thigh, inflicting a severe
wound. An officer separated the com
batants. Palmer was taken to the Hos
[ pitai. Lemon Was lodged III jail.
The matter of the training ship and
the subject Of teaching the arts and
trades in common schools came before
the Mechanics Deliberatiye Assembly
last night. A resolution was adopted
favoring such a system. A letter from
Senator Sargent to the Secretary OF the
Navy was read, recommending the sale
of some vessel out Of service rs train.
ing ship in this harbor.
SAN Francisco, July Il.
A meeting was held in the Fourth
District Court Room to-day by accepted
and accused Grand Jurors, to consider
and take some action relative to the
charge that Sheriff Adams had tried to
pack the Grand Jury. +. NJ. Pixley
addressed the meeting on behalf of Mr..
| Adams, saying the latter believed the
whole thing was a political trick to de-
feat his denomination. Several District
Judges and the Probate Judge had told
him that. Adams administration had
been without fault. Judge Mckee has
requested that the charges be laid before
the Grand Jury, but the District Attor-
ney is SO busy he cannot do so for ten
days.
Ellen Fleming and Michael Fleming
sued the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany to-day. The plaintiffs son, in
1872, went on an excursion train to Cal
istoga. By the carelessness of defend
ants agents, he was instantly killed near
S. Helena. Damages claimed, S25 900.
Captain C. NJ Patterson, of the ship
Edward James, was fined $50 for cruelty
to seamen, and Sl,70O for bringing to the
port "a more Cinnamon than the size of
his vessel allowed.
B. +. Davenport, who died in the city
prison last night, was a resident of Sac
ramento and recently guard in the
State Prison. 1t is now thought he was
the victim of foul play,
1t is stated that private detective Phil
lip Smith Allis, notorious through his
connection with the case of the escaped
nun, is tending bar at Virginia City. He
was indicted here for perjury and jumped
bail.
The driver of an express wagon to-day,
on Howard street, deliberately drove his
wagon over Chinaman in the street, III
jurlng him severely. The brutal rascal
was pursued, but got away. His name is
gwen us IleuTy Armstrong.
The Leyiathan Mining Co. has COM
menced suit in the L. S. Circuit Court
against the Segregated Belcher, to recover
! possession of mining lode, known as
the Leviathan, containing 1900 linear
feet, together with surface ground
At the annual meeting of the Savage
Mining Company this afternoon an en-
tirely new Board was elected, with one
exception, as follows Jas. A. Pritchard
/ (President), j. H. Boalt, Il. Sherwood,
j. b. Coughlin and S. A. Raymond,
Trustees; A. c. Hamilton. Superinten-
dent; E. B. Holmes, Secretary. The re-
port that an assessment has been levied
is denied at the office.
The post-mortem examination held on
the body of B. F. Davenport, who died
in the City Prison last night, showed
disease OF the kidneys and extravazation
of blood over the brain sufficient to pro-
duce apopleyy, from which the man died
VICTORIA, V. l., July H.
Mr., Richardson is exploring an island
in the vicinity OF Horn Lake. He as
cended Donaldson river, which makes
into Deep Bay, few days ago
for the purpose of ascertaining the fea
lures of the country, with view to the
ultimate construction OF branch rail
road line to Alborne.
Woodcock & Co., at Queen Charlotte i
island, are loading sloop with golt
bearing rock of astonishing richness
The Colonist says, that the island, in tn,
light of recent discoveries, may yet be
come one of the most important golt
producing sections of the world. In tn
Van Bremen claim, near Hope, ore ha
been discovered exceeding in richnes
any previous strike.
NAPA, July II.
Yesterday Spaniard named Carrill
got into difficulty with German name
julius Stock. The latter beat the forme
with club, fracturing both bones of tn
left forearm.
Last evening John Smith, Germa
working on thresher at Carneros creek
was accidentally caught in the cylin
, der, and had his leg mangled frightfully
, The leg was amputated below the knee
Mrs. jacobson, while jumping from
wagon, fell upon her left side, fractufin
two ribs.