Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-23

IN record some VI W. :
a;aents which grew out Of the late strug-
,,s between the States. A gentleman
. resident Of Phoebe, and who served
- the Confederate army, furnishes us
-. to,Iowins anecdote: In all armies
.no if not jealousies, exist and the
us'',harn was no exception to the rule.
s rolated to the writer by a surgeon
~ - army that, having obtained a
III ~ absence to visit his home III the
r lea, 81 Georgia, about the time the au-
o'a' N:,;as had reduced the armies down to
,n NE ra,ions. he was invited by a friend,
~ No., himself was "a surgeon, attached to
Iahrson's army, to accompany him to
',';,ness that army pass in review before
". Ls,ineuished General, saying that he
~. see the difference in discipline be-
.,,asn the two armies, in favor Of the lat
.ar He still further remarked that, in
.be Virginia army, the rank and file paid
no respect to their officers, whereas, IN
Johnson s it was all good feeling and def
erence. These two surgeons were eorpu-
lent, each weighing in the neighborhood
Of $40 pounds They took their stand
along side the road the troops were to
mass For time everything went
smoothly, but horror of horrors. present.
Iva long, unkempt fellow stepped out OF
the ranks opposite to our surgeons and,
pointing his finger at the two, with
voice loud and shrill, shrieked out:
"Boys. there's where our rations have
goner' The surgeons sloped. Nj.
FESTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK. --To-nior-
row evening, Christmas Eve, the child.
rem will assemble at the Episcopal
Church, when and where the presents
will be distributed from the Christmas
Tree. On Christmas Day Of course
everybody will partake of a sumptuous
dinner prepared for that occasion, while
Tom and Jerry and egg-nogg will be dealt
out at the various bars in town. On Fri.
day evening the grand ball of the Masons
Of Phoebe will be given at Browns Hall,
for which occasion every preparation
necessary to make it n success has been
made, including the engagement of Prof.
Mitehell's band to furnish music.
HANDSOME SIGN.-M. Abadie Il Co., of
the Nevada Market. Main street. facing
Lacour street, yesterday morning put up
their handsome new sign. The words
Nevada Market appear in the form Of
crescent, underneath which is painted
q huge bullock's head. Below this is
the firm name, IN. Abadie & Co. 7"
Their travelling sign ADVERTISEMENT will
be found in our columns.
SAD NEws.-By private dispatch re-
ceivod on Sunday, j. P. Curtis received
the melancholy intelligence of the death
Of Allie, his youngest son. Mrs. Curtis
is now at Oakland, where Allie died on
Saturday last. He was three years and
four months old, and his death leaves IN
aching void in the hearts of his parents.
We condole with Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis in
this their great bereavement.
AN UNUSUAL SIeHT.-On Sunday
morning, while the sun was shining
brightly, the fog was SO thick that it gave
the valley to the north Of our town
the appearance of body of water. From
the foot OF Main street to the foothills
across the valley, distance Of about 16
miles, and for so miles in length, there
was dense fog, which gave to that
space an appearance very much like a
huge lake.
SCHOOL VAcATIoS.-When school was
dismissed on Friday afternoon it was
with the understanding that the pupils
would have vacation until the frs,
Monday in January, the 9th prox. This
is in accordance with the general custom
atfording the girls and boys an oppor
tunity to participate in the festivitie.
incident to the annual holidays.
SMOKERS RELIEF.-J. Levin have jus
received new invoice of imported CT
gars, comprising the following celebrated
brands: Frou Frou, Criterion, Lewi
Moss. Paulina Lucca, Flor del Fuma
and lncognita, which will be quite trea
for every lover of the weed for the com
ing holidays. They also have on hand
fine variety Of candidates.
JOHN d.. BoYD.-On Saturday after
noon letter was received by the REcoR,
Office from Augustus F. Burke Alviso
CAL, making inquiries for John d. Boyd
The writer has already been informed b
letter that Mr. Boyd was short tim
ago at Panguitch, Iron county, Utah, an
in good health.
WEATHER. Sunday was very war;
and pleasant day, and the snow melte
considerably. Yesterday it was war;
until towards shutdown, but il WIS cloud
aereater portion of the day. About
CLOCK there was every indication {
more snow except that the temperatui
had fallen perceptiby.
S. AsHIM & Bro. are not behind the
neighbors in the matter of supplies, N,
only for the holidays, but for all tim.
ana seasons. Read their advertisemel
Se''lhg forth the nature Of their stool
Then call at the store and retire witho,
making purchase-if possible.
DAN HOLLAND, Deputy Sheriff of Ny
county, will start to-day with subpen,
ior parties in Nye county, who are {
testify in the case of the State again
the Flying Dutchman." which is g.
1or trial on the 9th of January before Il
District Court in Phoebe.
rRRsoNAL.-John Nelson, Surerinte,
aent OF the Phoebe mine, left yesterds
1py the Salt Lake route, for O visit to IL
last. MIR. Nelson was accompanied |
MS wife, and will be abroad about tv
months.
lHE rush for the store of Ike PHILLIP
LOT the purchase of goods is unpr
cedented, and those desiring to ava
themselves of the splendid bargains G
lered should not delay too long. Ike
gong to San Francisco, and is bound
sell out. ~
hooF CAvED IN.-So far only one 70
las caved in from the accumulation
snow. That one was the roof Of Il
building on McCannon street, former
occupied by Franz SchoopmoLar n,