Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-16

began to assemble. First came General
Sherman, then Sheridan, Burnside,
Shaler, vanzandt, Mcdowell, Haneock,
Hawley, Franklin. Vice President Wilson
and Lieutenant Governor Robinson of
New York, each being greeted with hearty
cheers. When the noissand confusion
had partly subsidized. shout was given,
"here comes Grant" And as soon as the
President made his appearance in front
of the audience the entire asseinblage
rose to their feet and three deafening
cheers went up from thousand voices in
honor of the Chief Magistrate. After
quiet had been restored Burnside intro
duced the Orator of the day, General De-
wins, who delivered an eloquent address;
at the conclusion of which Vanzandt read
a poem. The President was loudly called
for, and in compliance with the call he
stepped to the front of the platform and
addressed few words to the audience.
The other distinguished gentlemen on
the stage were each called out in turn,
and made brief responses. This evening
a concer. was given by Gilmore's hand
which was well attended. At the close,
Colonel Wright made speech of well
come to the Grand Army of the Republic,
to which Burnside briefly responded.
Mcdowell was elected President of the
society of the Army of the Potomac; the
other officers are the same as last year.
BALTIMORE, May l6.
The General Assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church for the North, convened
in the Central Church this morning, and
was called to order at IL o'clock by Mr..
j. Nicolls, Of st. Louis, the retiring
Moderator. There was large attend
ance of delegates. The contest for Mod
orator this year lies between DIR. H. OAR
hngton, of Albany, DIR. Howard Crosby,
OF New York. and DR.. James Ellis, of
Cleveland.
OMAHA, May Is,
Prominent Eycursionists arrived here
this morning, en- route for San Francisco:
Speaker Blame and family; General B. R.
Cowan, Assistant Secretary of the In
terror; and Bishop Harris, who goes to
China and Japan; Hon. Horace s Clark,
Augustus Schell. and John Duff, are also
here, but will probably stop at Cheyenne.
BosroN, May IA.
Cakes Ames made his will while in
Washington last winter, and it has been
presented for probate by his two sons.
L. NJ. Ordway, Moses Dillon and Phile-
tus Sawyer are witnesses to the instru-
ment. No details will be given till the
will is probated. The property of the
estate is so involved that its value can.
not be known at present.
WASHINGTON, May IA.
Counsel for the Government have pre-
pared bill in equity against the Union
Pacific and Credit Mobiier, to be filed in
the Circuit Court at Hartford, where q
number of the largest stockholders re-
side.
Chief Justice Chase left q will. naming
Governor II. D. Cooke as sole executor.
No inventory has been made of the es.
tate, which, after few requests, will
be divided between his daughters, Mrs
Sprague and Mrs. Hoyt.
RICHMOND, May Is.
Acolored boy aged seven, killed whit,
girl aged four near Lynchburg, because
she refused to give him marble.
New YORK, May Is.
The annual meeting of the Silk Asso
citation of America was held yesterday
Reports We're read containing varou,
information with regard to the pro
gress of the silk industry, which showed
that the association is firmly established
and is in fourishing condition.
ST. LOUIS, May 10.
A report was brought to Kansas Cit,
yesterday, by citizen of the Cherokee
country, that the Bender family, tn
Kansas assassins, were captured yester
day thirteen miles north of Dallas
Texas.