Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-29
NEVADA STATE NEWS.

YESTERDAY about II clock a. IL. Will |
liam De Camp left this city with load
of goods on cart drawn by two horses
for his home in OpAir Canyon. AS he
was going down the hill on the other side
of the summit, the tongue broke off close
to the ankle tree, prccipitatins the vehicle
forward and throwing the driver between
the horses. The animals becoming
frightened ran down the hill dragging the
cart by the traces; Mr.. De Camp was
dragged, under the vehicle, to the bot
tom of the hill, when the horses were
stopped and the unfortunate man picked
up and carried into house. His left
leg was found to be completely shattered,
III addition to which he had sustained
severe injuries in the side and back. He
was made as comfortable as possible I'M
til the arrival of the surgeon who dressed
his wounds temporarily, and yesterday
evening the wounied man was brought
to the International Hotel where his leg
was amputated this morning ut the knee
joint by Drs. WIXom and Taylor, The
operation was a complete success and the
lulitDt HIS SlUCt bttu us tblllbTlNbIt us
could be expected after SO severe an OPP
Grafton, and unless the internal injuries
are greater than present appearances III
| dIcate, his chances for recovery are favor
able. The amputated leg was completely
shattered to the ankle joint, there being
/ scarcely fragment Of the bonean inch
i'll length. Mr.. De Camp is 80 years Of
| age, is Postmaster at Opir Canyon nd is
also engaged in merchandising at that
place Reese River Reville, July %.
OF connubial infelicity at Ruby Hill,
the Eureka Sentinel says: Scarcely a
week passes but some monster OF hus.
band treats his wife in manner not only
inhuman, but unnatural. 1t is getting
to be Il common thing for an abused wife
and mother to seek refuge at the house
of neighbor from the violence of her
enraged husband. An occurrence of this
kind took place the other night, but not
wishing to give the matter too much pub
LEFTY their names are withheld. During
the melee Il shot from pistol went off,
which, ii is said, was intended Tor the
woman. 1t really seems that society is
deficient of female suffrage or law max
ing divorces easy, or something else to
remedy this evil.
A CHINAMAN belonging to the 1ung
Wan Company, who makes his head.
quarters in Virginia City, has been en-.
gagged for some time past in stealing
China women from the See Yup Compa.
ny. The modus operandi of his theft is
as follows: He swears ont warrant fol
the arrest OF some China woman upon
the charge of petit larceny. The China
woman is arrested and required to give
bonds for her appearance in Court in
the sum Of $50. The Chinaman himself
goes security for the woman. She leaves
the Courtroom in company with him
and is not seen or heard of afterwards
Within the past week he kidnapped one
woman in Carson and another in Reno
The Reno Celestial, who was thus sum.
marily robbed Of his companion is incon
solable, as he paid $500 for her tive
years ago. Officer Avery Of Reno, hay
ing been apprised of the Chinaman''
! transactions, came up to Virginia Cit,
last evening and arrested him on a charg,
ofperjury. TIE matter will be thorough
ly sitted 1t is thought that after the
Chinaman gets possession of the women
he sells them again into slavery. 1t ap
} pears that right in our midst prevails {
, worse system Of slavery than African
bondage.-[ Gold Hill News.
YESTERDAY afternoon about 2 o'clock
William Pope, miner who lived neal
the Gould i Curry hosting works, Eel