Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-10

The German Minister has been off,
chilly informedof thegrouuds OF collision
Of our Government in the Vogt case, and
further. that at the expiration of cer-
tain time voet will be discharged from
custody.
The Civil Service Board at its session
at Washington, which terminated June
j, = commended that certain further
rules TO be prescribed by the PRECEDENT
for the government Of the Civil Service
OF the United States. These rules, as
published. are approved, and their pro-
visions will be enforced as rapidly as
proper arrangements can be made.
Special agent Wickizcr, of the Postof-
flee Department, reports from Salt Lake,
July 81, that highway robbery on the
mail routes in the Rocky Mountains is
becoming frequent. He recounts recent
robberies Oh the Montana route, near
Pleasant Valley, and on the Kelton and
Boise river route, and says bad men
come to the West with the expectation of
sudden fortune, and being disappointed,
become reckless and desperate highway
men.
Lone Branch, August s.
The ball COR the benefit of the Portland,
Oregon, sufferers has been postponed
/ till Wednesday.
WAsHINGToN, August $.
The steamer Wawasset. OF Washing
ton, with large number OF passengers,
was burned off Acquia creek this even
ing, Report says fifty to seventy-tive
persons lost.
MEMPHIS, August 8.
Cholera has again made its appearance
in the northeastern portion Of this
county.
\ horrible outrage was perpetrated
near Brighton, Tenn, Saturday last
three white fiends pouring turpentine
over a negro, whom they found asleep,
and setting fire to him, burning him to
death, There is intense excitement
among the negroes in the neighborhood,
who threaten retaliation.
New YORK, August 6.
The body of the man found murdered
at the corner of Spring and Green streets,
and supposed to have been that of Gar
gan, has been fully identified as the body
of JAS. Hadwin, of the schooner Benz.
English, who left his vessel Monday to
purchase ship stores. Hadwin lived at
Fall River, Mass.
New YORK, August 8.
Hardy Jones was hung at Newbern,
n. C., yesterday, for the murder of Rob-
ert Miller, Constable, Feb. /, 1872,
while Miller and two others were con-
veying Jones to prison on charge OF
larceny. Jones was over so years Of age.
CHICAGO, August ..
A mass meeting of the Farmers Club
was held at Winchester, Scott county,
H., on Thursday. The Club was ad.
dressed by W. C. T. Flagg, President
and S. NJ. Smith. OF the State Farmers
Association. Both speakers favored cut
ting loose from existing political parties
and the formation of new party, de,
voted to the interests of labor; but
Smith gave utterance to some extremely
radical sentiments, declaring in speaking
of certain tax legislation by the last Gen
eral Assembly of the State, that it mus
be changed, or that he and his boys ant
his neighbors' boys would gather ant
ride some of the legislators out of tow
on rail, with coat of tar and feathers
Again, speaking of the corruption o
politicians, he declared there must b.
some remedy for it, or some of then
would bangle from the boughs of tn,
trees around the country. The speech il
the subject Of general comment
, New YORK, July 8.
1t is reported in Spanish circles, il
this city, that kilograms from Havana
were received yesterday by SPANS!
commercial house, and by high Span
! ish functionary in this country. to tn
: effect that General Portfolio, at the hea,
+, OF three thousand men, had routed an,
t captured Cienfuegos without shot be
r ing fired; and that he proclaimed Do
Curlos King of Spain. Many lead!n