Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-31

CALIFoRNA papers inform us that Mr..
J..E. James, civil engineer, is engaged
in examining into the feasibility Of turn
ing the waters of the Colorado river into
the San Diego Desert, with the view OF
irrigating some portions thereof. 1t is
said that the Bank OF California and
other rich corporations are in this enter
prise. Should the scheme be carried
to success it is argued that an inland lake
such as Southern California would then
have would change for the better the eli
mate Of that section of country. Won
der if the Colorado above Hardyville
could be diverted from its present chan
mel to run into the rich but dry valleys
around Wallapai Mining District. II Arr
IONA Miner.
They have just raked up an old case
in Detroit which possesses some interest.
Some years ago, Thomas Flynton pleaa-
ed guilty of manslaughter, and was sent
to the State prison for twelve years. Mrs.
Maggie A. De May was the principal
witness against him as the murderer of
her child, and testified positively to his
guilt. He had entered a plea of mot
guilty but his counsel advised him to
plead ''guIlty." He took the advice,
and got ten years. And now comes Mrs
De May, and states in petition to the
Governor for Flynton's pardon, that
Flynton was not guilty, and that the
statements made by her to the contrary
were given by the advice of friends. Il
seems she had taken advice and Ions
list of Flynton's friends advised the Gov
ernor to pardon the innocent man. HI
advises new trial, and motion wa!
lately made in one of the Detroit Courtt
to effect this purpose There is also
disposition to find out who the friends
are who advised Mrs. De May to sweo
an innocent man into prisou.-[ Missouri
Republican.
The English Polar Expedition, unde
command of Leigh Smith, is gradual
pushing northward, and has thus far me
with no disaster. Letters have bee
brought from the expedition by whal
ship, which state that on the first of Jun
= the yatch Diana was n degrees 4 min
: utes north latitude among floating ice
, which at that time reach northward t
, Spitzbergen. The voyage of the Dian
was to be directed along the outside c
. the ice to the northwest corner OF Spit7
] bergen, where she woulG meet stor
ship that had preceded her. Reachin
this point she will have gone almost to s
degrees north latitude, and the intentio
t is TO push northward from Spitzbergen IL
i far as possible. Captain Hall, it will b
remembered, reached SO degrees 1G nil
: utes north latitude.
A DISPATCH from Los Angeles, date
the Goth, says The Peoples Convex
ton, made up of an equal number {
delegates of the Democratic and Repul
lican County Committees met this are
> noon and nominated the following ticke
Senator, c. w. Bush Dem. } (; Assembl,
g men, A. Highbie (Rep.) and j. "
a Gwinn (Rep.) regular Democratic non
inees for Sheriff and County Clerk WEI
y endorsed; District Attorney, V. Z. How
;. ard (Dem.); Recorder, j. W. Gilett
l. (Rep.); Treasurer, f. P f. Tempt,
! Coroner, DR., Richardson Dem. y: Pull
y lie Administrator, E. T. Decelis: Roa
u Commissioner, VIM. Osborne; Schot
Superintendent, George Peck. The La
three are Republicans,
l. THE death is announced in Mini No,
/. gorod, Russia, of man born in l74'
e and consequently aged 1877. He ha
re been a cook to the great Empress CATH
rine II, and, Notwithstanding his rattle
Il old age, he made in the ranks of I'll
4 Russian army all the campaigns frol
- 1888 to 1914. The Emperor Nichol,
had granted to this venerable soldier
life pension of five hundred roubles p,
a year. The eldest of his sons is no
IS quite young man, having been born
1777
A MASS meeting Of Mexican War We
IS Grams residing in the Mississippi Vale
IS is called to meet at St. Louis, No, c
y Wednesday, October 8. At meetir
held in st. Louis on the 10Th the desig
for badge was adopted. The badge.
lie designed to commemorate the surrend
y of the Mexican forces to those of Il
3. United States. 1t represented Mexicf
"a soldier with a broken lance and laria
the Mexican flag dropping from broke
IN flag staff; also an American soldier stan
lie ing with his gun at "order arms reat
"a for action, and the national colors at b
:. back; on the ground was cactus with
serpent's head coming from it. Circlii
70 the central figures jwere the words I've