Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-05
Eastern Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, August 3

WASHINGTON, August 3.
The Secretary of the Treasury has di-
rected the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to buy halt a million of bonds on
the second Wednesday and sell one and
half million in gold each Thursday dur
ing the month of August; in all, to sell
six million of gold and buy half million
Of bonds
j. H. Ripley, clerk in the Postoffice
Department. committed suicide yesterday
evening.
New YORK, August 3.
Cholera has appeared at Union Hill,
n. j., opposite New York. Two cases
are reported, one of which was fatal.
One fatal case is reported at Pleasant
vile, on the Harlem Railroad.
Twenty-threo thousand six hundred
immigrants arrived here last week.
The Chambers, Siddons prize fight took
place to-day about five miles from Brook
Ign, on the Coney Island road. Siddons
was defeated III IA rounds.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. August 2.
A party of drunken roughs assaulted
the police on Federal Hill last night.
Pistols were used to quiet the riot, and
fifty of the mob We're wounded, some
seriously.
KHIvA, July II, via ORUNBERG.
The Heralds special gives full details
of the capture of Khive, which had been
anticipated. by the previous dispatches.
General Kaufman is well satisfied with
with the results of the campaign. The
entire Persian loss was q killed and 90
wounded, including 26 casualties in the
navy. Two officers and II men having
been decoyed by treachery into a Turko-
man camp, were massacred. The Grand
Duke Nicholas and Leushten Berg great
ly distinguished themselves in the affair
Both were two hours under fire and
are great favorites with the army.
There were captured 20 canon and a
large quantity of ammunition. khiva
is dirty squallid place, with shabby
environs. The country is delightful and
vegetation beautiful. A strong party of
Russians, taking advantage of the posi-
ton, have domiciled among the trading
community, Forty thousand slaves have
been set free. General Kaufman will re.
main here till the terms of the treaty are
fulfilled. 1t is also probable that an ex.
petition will be sent to the Chinese
Turkoman tribes to break down thei,
power, they having proved cowardly and
treacherous, brutal and cruel, toward the
Persian slaves.
CINcINATTI, August f.
A mob near Frankfort, Kentucky
Saturday night killed a negro accused o.
an attempt to outrage white woman.
1t is reported that the ku.klux in Owen
and Henry counties are getting very bold
They visited the Louisville packet will
the evident intention OF doing mischief
and were only deferred by the threats o.
the officers of the boat, who were vel
armed.
CHICAGO, July 4.
The loss by the fire in the SINCE
Company new building, Saturday night
is now stated will not exceed So, 900,
New YORK, August 4.
The Tribune states that Just befor,
the three-mile race on Saturday at Sara
toga John Morrissey made declaration
in front of the pool stand to the effec
that Hubbard, being compelled to start
would do SO, but would not run to win
as he would be pulled after starting
Many, believing Wanderer could bea
Harry Bassett, and that Hubbard wa.
out of the race, backed Wanderer. H
did beat Bassett, but both were heater
by Hubbard, which horse, it was semi
officially announced, was not going t.
contest the race.
During an excursion to College Poin
yesterday rain drove the party on boar,
the boat and number of notorious pick
pockets attempted to follow; but bein,
resisted, made an attack with bricks an,
stones. Two men had their skulls frac
tured, and several women were serionsl
injured. The excursion party used pts
tolls with effect.
Timothy Donovan brutality kicked hi
wife yesterday, fatally injuring her, Il
his residence on Jacob street.