Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-28


DISTRICT CoURT.-Met yesterday fore
noon, pursuant to adjournment. The
motion for injunction in Raymond & Ely
Mining Co. VS.. Phoebe Phenix do. was
taken up and argued on both sides with
signal ability. Col. Thornton opened
with an eloquent and powerful speech
for the plaintiff of over an hour; he was
followed by Judge Lake in an honr and
a half argument of great power and sub
tlety. The argument was closed by
Judge CARRIER with the vigor and display
of legal learning for which our ex-
Supreme Justice is deservedly famous
His Honor announced that he would
take the case under advisement until the
Goth inst. The day was entirely occu-
pied in arguing the motion, the Court
room being well filled with spectators,
attracted as much by the great reputation
of the attorneys engaged as the interest
they felt in the case, which involves i'm
mense valuation.
INTERESTING PHENoMENoN.-About two
o'clock yesterday afternoon the northern
skies presented most novel aspect, at
tracing the attention of hundreds. A
dead calm prevailed in town, not cloud
glooming overhead; but a few miles to
the nortnward violent snow storm was
raging and rapidly moving this way.
Upon the unagitated skies beyond the
outlines of the storm were as clearly de-
fined as if drawn with geometric precs-
ion A few moments later AMI the storm
clouds came sweeping up over the foot
hills, sitting fine snow through every
crack. and Granny in town. The snow
fall WIS brief. but we had frowning skies
the remainder of the day.
REFUSED WITH Loss" A, P.
Walker, as we learn from the records of
Justice Stoutenburgh, made wild at
tempt to take the town night before last,
or at least a good part of Main street
but he made an inglorious failure, and
has agreed to an armistics till tomorrow
morning, when it is thought treaty Of
peace will be ratified by his paying rea
sonable indemnity.
SUPPOSED CASE OF EPIzooTIc A gen.
tleman arrived in town Sunday evening
from Hamilton with horse supposed by
some to have the epizootic Others
however, who are versed in horse dis
eases, deny that the symptoms are thos.
of the epizootic, pronouncing it distem
per simply. The animal was put in ,
vacant stable out in the suburbs, and il
convalescing.
THREATS AGAINST LlFE.-On complain
of nm old lady, who lives in the suburbs
Edward Kelly was vest rday arraigned il
the Justices court for making threat
against life, the said old lady herself b..
ing the ociect of Elward's wrath, H
plead intoxica,ion in extenuation. L
under bail to appear this morning at l
o'clock.
WHY IT Is Some may query a
Miss Kate Dougray announcing to Civ
her ball on the 21st instead of the %,
of February, and calling it in the adver
tisement Washington S Birthday Ball.
The anniversary coming this year Oh
Saturday, festivities must be on the pre-
vious day, or run into Sunday.
GORDON & MURRAY, of Salt Lake, an
nounce, in an advertisement in this is
sue, that they will Immediately put o
trains on the road between the Utal
Southern terminus and Phoebe, so Their
will be little detention in transportatio
on account OF the epizootic. Bushes
men will make note of this.
LAST night was pronounced the colo
est night of the season in Phoebe br
folks just down from the north were SUI
prised to see citizens going around wit
heavy over-coats on.
YVES. Travis, We are told, says he wi
have the mails brought in REGULAR
from the west If he has to employ Il
dams, and Yves. generally makes b
word good in such matters.