Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-24
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ARCHIBALD n. BAXTER, aged %, son Of
Robert Baxter of Wellsville, Cache
county, was coming down a steep hill
near Bishop James saw mill with span
of mules and the running gear of wagon,
when the lever of the brake caught
against leaning pine tree, which raised
the wagon and threw him forward on his
head. doubling him up and rendering him
insensibe. Francis Z. Gunnell came to
his assistance, and brought him into Og-
den. The injuries are in the spinal col
umn, and, with the exception of the res
piratory organs and the head, he is al
most entirely paralyzed. The lower part
of his body is entirely insensible to touch,
and he is unable to move his hands and
arms except with very slight motion.
His recovery would be almost miracle.
Il Ogden Junction.
YESTERDAY afternoon, about 4 o'clock,
a woman named Anna White attempted
to shoot her husband, Charles White,
near Showell's livery stable, on Second
South street. The parties are from
but short time. Mrs. White states
that her husband deserted her and her
young child, and also that he had beaten
and abused her. She armed herself and
went in search of him, and meeting him
at the place mentioned, drew the pistol
and fired, but missed him. They were
both arrested and brought before Judge
| Clinton, and she was held to answer the
charge of attempting to shoot her hus
band She then entered a complaint
against him for beating and otherwise
i'll treating her, and he was also held to
answer on that charge. The trial of the
case is set for next Tuesday, Salt
| Lake Tribune, Goth.
On Monday, IS instant, Gideon Nc
Lain was brought before Judge r. E.
Baird, of Lynne precinct, Oh charge Of
assault with intent to commit rape. j..
Grover, ESQ, appeared for the people,
and VIM. Brown, ESD, for defendant.
| On hearing the testimony and pleas Of
counsel the Court decided that the
charge was sustained, and gave judg-
ment as follows, to wit: Said McLain to
be imprisoned three months with hard
labor, and pay fine of fifty dollars and
all costs of suit Ogden Junction.
THE editor of Pomeroy's Democrat, of
New York, is conducting an interesting
investigation OF what is known rs spirit
ualism, and publishing the results in
that paper. Some remarkable things
have been developed. and as the investi-
cation proceeds, it grows in interest and
wonder. There is something in spiritu-
alism-whether it be the work of the
Devil or not, we are not prepared to say;
but the influence is remarkable, and we
are glad man has been found bold
enough to probe the mystery. If it is a
humbug, the people should know it; il
an undeveloped science, they should be
made familiar with it; or if it be the
work of the devil, they should be taught
to avoid it.
SOME idea of the financial condition Of
the District of Columbia may be had
from the following statement: The ag
gregate of the appropriations made fol
the coming year is found to be about
$3,700,000 making the tax about pei
cent. ON taxable property, and besides
this large amount there are water bonds
and certificates authorized, virtually in
creasing the appropriations to $4,000,
900, and making the entire tax, general
and special, between and per cent
1t has been represented by publications
purporting to give the amount of all the
appropriations that the total sum appro
priated amounts to only $2,750,O 900, bu
even so the amount voted is largely in
excess of what can be realized from al
taxes that can be legally assessed.
FIFTY years ago, young married man
only twenty years of age, got divorce
in Shaftesbury, Vt, from his wife, wht
was only seventeen years old, went t
Ohio, remarked. earned a competency
lost his second wife, married q third, los
her, and then, after half century's alb
sence, returned to the place Of his birth
where he found that his first and divorced
wife was still living single, and falling il
love with her again, he proposed, ant
was accepted, and they were recently re