Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-21

The Court Of Claims to-day rendered
judgment for $500, in favor Of the retired
Major General Eli Long, as a commute
ton for fuel and quarters, while he was
serving as professor CT military science at
the Indiana State University.
NEW ORLEANS, May 10.
The St. Martin prisoners were arranged
before the United States Commissioner
to-day. In answer to a question the
Commissioner stated that the prisoners
were held charged with violation OF the
sixth section of the Act of 1870, common
" known as the Enforcement Act.
Hon. Jno. W. Foster, United States
Minister to Mexico, leaves tomorrow by
the st, amer Canandaiqua for Vera Cruz,
en- route to the City of Mexico, accompa-
MED by his family.
New YORK, May 20.
In the latest intelligence from Peru is
brief statement to the effect that of the
so, 354 coolies shipped from Macco to
Peru during the past twelve years, three
thousand two hundred and twenty-seven
persisted from shipwreck, and five per
cent. of the whole from suicide or sick
ness. 1t is announced that ex-Secretary
of the Navy, Gideon Wells, who kept a
diary of all that was done in the Cabinet,
will reply to Chas. Francis Adams.
Among other things, he will be able to
prove that Mr.. Lincoln desired to appoint
Mr.. Dayton Minister to Great Britain,
and was only induced to appoint Mr..
Adams by the urgent appeals of Seward.
Edward Pierrepont has declined the
Mission to Russia, and is mentioned by
Washington special as the probable sue
cessor of Chief Justice Chase,
great struggle is said to be prevail
ing in Shamokin, Pa, for the possession
of over 10, 900 acres in the anthracite coal
regions, valued at twenty millions. One
party has burned three houses which the
other side erected and retaliation is now
threatened o. H. Wheater, of New
York represents one side and the Read
ing R. r. the other.
The Times publishes what it calls a
rumor in circulation, that a stock holder
in the Pacific Mail Company is about tc
5 make application for the appointment
| of receiver, on the ground that the
funds Of the company are being recklessl!
squandered in stock speculations, and thu
. only way to stop these operations is tC
throw the company into bankruptcy.
e Albert GARNER has challenged NJ. Dial.
o to play match game of billiards for tn
d championship and diamond cue.
s. Harvey's oil-cloth factory in Brooklyl
lie burned this morning.
IS In the Train case this morning. tn
D. Court directed the jury to give verde
N of not guilty on the ground Of insauit,
Sc Mr.. Bell said that two of the jurors il
formed him that that was not their ve
T. dict. The Court replied that the verde
the doctors testified that this insanit
&c continues, and therefore Train must
rt sent to the State Lunatic Asylum. Ira
nd e1citedly said, II protest against the pr
he ceedings here-I have been FIVE mont
N. in Jail, without being granted trial,
1t He then addressed Judge Davis, and sal
ng Before I leave here l move your il
es parchment" He was ordered to
as down; and an order was made out to Sci
e- Train to the State Lunatic Asylum.
u.s. WASHINGTON, May 20.
The Executive Committee of the Graz
rd Army of the Republic resolved last eve
he ing that the proposed strewing of howt
lily on Confederate graves at Arlington won
, it probably cause disorder, and occasion
Set breach of the peace; and that the \
led tional Cemeteries were on DECORATE
led Day, only open by order of the Quar-
of. Master General for the purpose of d.
Grating the graves of Union soldiers.
ew General Sherman expects to leave Il
his evening or tomorrow morning for
asst dianapolis, to attend the funeral Of G.,
Candy, whose remains arrive there
Til morrow or next day.
,,t- The President has rendered the r,
nal sian Mission to Ex-Governor Jewell
Inv Connecticut.
ATLANTA, May 20
civ The Governors Convention met
mt day. The address of welcome WIS
,ue livered by Governor Smith, and \
Thomas OF Iowa, was chosen Charms
~. The attendance is large.
'h' ST LOUIS, May 20
'he A special from Austin, Texas, sa
a ~. grasshoppers in immense numbers HI
wv made their appearance in that Sta
'n'' and are laying waste Vegetation.
mi some localities they have entirely
ay. stroyed the corn, cutting it down lie
nen with the ground. They seem to be m
the ing northward, and it is feared that N
'io' souri,, Illinois, Kansas and Nebras
" will be visited.
United States Marshal Mealoy,
Anu arrived here for the purpose of putt
"so Captain John Mcguire in possession
'ha seven blocks in the northern part of
III" city, which have just been recove
'a's through the Supreme Court from
lie Tyler heirs. The property is Of imme
my value.
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