Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-15
Eastern Dispatches.
New York. MAY l.

Inc steamer Americas, while passing
through He'll Gate to-day, came in collis-
ion with the steamer Hope, which runs
between Blackwell Island and Hart Is
land, cutting her in two. Four men
were drowned from the Hope. The
Americas sustained very little damage.
Private European dispatches are more
assuring to-day of an improved feeling
being reported all over the continent.
Stokes was not sentenced to-day. His
counsel says the question whether he
Will be re-sentenced before the case goes
to the Court OF Appeals is yet unsettled.
The Indictment against George Fran
els Train is to stand, and an early day
will be,fxed for the trial.
The case of Maria l.. Mason against
Henry A. Cram, involving millions OF
property near Central Park was decided
to-day, the title Of Cram being sustained.
The matter has been in litigation since
1899. +..- ..... ..-..
General Devino has consented to re-
main Vice President of the Erie Railroad
till June next. r-... El ..---- .
Nixon's counsel will appeal to the gen.
eral term of the Supreme Court to-mor-
row for stay of proceedings.
In the case of Lansing Harring against
the Erie Railroad, for $4,000 damages,
sustained from defective bumpers, Judge
Bedle non-suited the plaintiff.
New ORLEANS, May 10.
Quiet now reigns in Martinsville. Col.
DE Blanche having accomplished his
aims by showing to the world the inabil.
ity of Kellogg to sustain his power with.
out the laid of the United States troops.
New YORK, May IA.
In June, 1872, just before embarking
on his voyage of exploration, Captain C.
+. Hall deposited with Leggett & Storm,
hotel-keepers of this city, a package
marked G. F. Hall, care of Mr.. Henry
Grinnell. 1t was to be kept in their safe,
with directions that if anything happened
to them, 1t was to be delivered to Grin.
nell. The instructions of Captain Hall
were carried out last Monday, and on
opening the package, Grinnell found that
1t contained three books, comprising a
valuable memoranda in the form of
journal kept by Captain Hall when on
King Williams Land, in the expedition
in search OF Sir John franklin. There
are also notes of various Arctic explora.
tlons, from which he contemplated to
write a book. The journals contain
much important information relative 10
the Arctic regions known only to Capt
Hall. ID % 81 y 'h ~
A Washington special says that the
President recently expressed regret that
the appointment Of Chief Justice would
devolve upon him, and that be would
willingly shrink from the responsibility
If he could. He further said he would
appoint man, independent of political
and whom lawyers and
the country would endorse. In the
meantime he hoped his friends and prom
inent men Of the country would give
him their views upon the subject. The
Bar association has appointed a Com.
missioner to cooperate with any Com
missioner of the Bar in paying a tribute
'f respect to the memory of the late
Chief Justice. s4-4..- ss.
The colored people are organizing for
mass meeting to be held in the Cooper
Institute, to take into consideration their
lights under the law granting to them
NIL and equal enjoyment Of admission to
heatres and entertainments by hotel
The meeting is preliminary
Q the prosecution Of Lester wallack,
whose agent denied two colored men
on the ground that there was
10 room for them, and of one Dixon, q
'aloon-keeper, who refused to serve