Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-09

disabled steamer Costa Rica.
Portland. Or, Jan, S.-The CONNER
cial Reporter places the shipment of
wheat to England since October LIST at
209, 600 centals.
Heav, showers have fallen during tie
past week, doing considerable damage to
railroads.
Chicago, Jan. LAS. night, in tbs
northwestern part OF the city, Lars Lar
sen, an inoffensive young swede, was
stabbed to the heart while trying to rs
sist a companion to escape from mob
of young Loodlums, who wantonly at
tackled him. The murderer escaped.
Washington, Jan. THE Supreme
Court vest, rday decided, in the case of
Hutchings VS.. The State of California,
that settlement upon the public domain
does not confer such rights upon settlers
as will prevent Congress, in its discre-
ton, from disposing of the land for other
purposes. Congress is not restricted in
its power TO dispose of lards by sale or
donation or pre-emption right. Hutch
ings had settled on the Yosemite tract
before it was granted to California for
public park.
New York, Jan. Gov. Dix, in his
message, recommends the uprootins OF
the present system of city government
in New York, and giving the power to
the mayor to remove and appoint Off
cials; and recommends that in the City
of New York the principle of minority
representation in the Legislature be
adopted. He refers to the great increase
of crime, and recommends legislation
that will more surely secure the prompt
punishment of convicted criminals. He
concludes by promising an earnest sup
port to all measures of reform.
Cincinnati. Jan. w, j. Halpin, an
actor, died at noon, at the St. James
Ho:el, from the effects Of injuries re-
ceived last Thursday, while playing his
part at Pixies, as Big Wolf, with Ned
Buntlines company.
Philadelphia, Jan. S.-Cooper's five
story woodworking factory, on Pine
street, burned last evening Loss, $780,
900.
New York, Jan. S.-Secretary Fish is
reported to have said, on Saturday, that
the Cuban revolutionists, not having
gained any more ground than they pos
sessed years ago, are not any more en-
titled to belligerent rights now than then
also, that our Government has no scheme
of annexation attending the naval force
at the Sandwich Islands.
1t was discovered yesterday that one
Kidd, Irvine merchant in Murray street
had a train of fuse connecting his prem
Uses with the adjoining property, whereof!
they could be set on fire. Kidd was ar
rested, and his Office boy testified to see
ing him making the fuse. Three lars,
warehouses were involved in this attempt
and but for the discovery heavy conha
, grafton would have ensued, as the train
of fuse were nearly all laid in the uppe
stories, and from roof to roof.
: The new City Charter, prepared unde
the auspices of the Republican Genera
; Committee, will be presented to tn
) Legislature tomorrow. Probably it will
be adopted, although many of the funda
: mental principles recommended in tn
charter proposed by the Committee c
E Seventy, are included in this charter.
t does not comprise the provisions o
minority representation at the municips
, election in the spring. One or two oths
e points which the Committee of Sevent
t had adopted among the principal change
proposed, are the following: abolition c
f the Board Of Assistant Aldermen, an
:. assigning the duties of Supervisors
e the Aldermen. The mayor may be /,
o moved by the Governor, in the sam
|. manner as the sheriff
i Ex-Governor Hoffman sails to. day fC
9 two years visit to Europe.
r Chicago, Jan. s.-A Washington sp
3, cial says the measure for retaining ov'
: five hundred thousand dollars iaters
from the Credit Mobiler was introduce
$ in the House by Randall yesterday ar
}. adopted, and was submitted to the Pre-
o ident to-day, and by him at once refsrre
to the Attorney General; who will tai
d great care to select two able attorneys
Q begin suit. but be will postpone IL
} matter until the close of the preset
Congressional investigation, as he thinl
k it proper that the case should be settle
& before the Attorney General shall ha
t. determined TO take advantage Of th
e revolution to probe Credit Mobilier
n the bottom.
"a Advices from New Orleans to Il
,. Government state that there is no pro
1t ability Of an outbreak. Dispatches I
q ceived this evening declare there is
N general feeling of relief at the decisiC
a. OF the Senate to-day to order q full i
uuiry into the condition of affairs, al