Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-15
San FRANcIsco, August

Vim. DOolan, j. L. GrlSwold, george IL.
Rogers, james S. McCue and G. d.
Hall.
The Municipal Convention nominated
Charles Hubert for Treasurer, and c. p.
Edwards for Fire Commissioner. Eight |
members of the Democratic County Com
mittee resigned yesterday, giving as a
reason that that body had been treacher-
ously sold to Stanford & Co, and the
the Legislative Convention packed in the
interests of the company.
The reported movement to have the
new postofice erected on the Uuion
Square plan is said to meet the approval
of Mr. Mullett, the architect OF the |
United States Treasury Department. He
left for the East to-day.
A fight occurred at the Hibernia ball,
on Third street, last night, in the course
of which R. Burns stabbed Archibald
Small, inficting dangerous wounds.
Burns was arrested.
DAN hANSloNO, hus5 ust H.
Hannah Curtin, daughter of Thomas
Curtin, who shot VIM. johnson on Mon
day for seducing her, was sent to Mag
dalen Asylum to-day. Father, mother
and brother signed the application. She
says she was seduced in July.last. John
son wanted her to go to Sacramento and
live with him. Four weeks ago the same
girl was in Jail, a candidate for the Asy-
lum, but her parents changed their
minds, and she was released. The father
concluded to send her to the convent at
Sacramento, and again changed his
mind. The mother and son are all now
left at home,
The Society of Pioneers hold cele-
bration at Badgers Park, Oakland, to-
day. j. N. Winans, orator.
Frank McCoppin says he will not ac-
cept the nomination for the State Senate.
1t is also stated that DR.. Bowie declines
to run.
GEORGETOWN, Cal, August IA.
Louisa Martinez, the lady who fell
from the outside seat Of a stage coach in
Greenwood, few evenings since, died
from the effects of her injuries this
morning.
EUREKA, New, August II.
An accident occurred yesterday in the
Richmond mine, resulting in the proba-
BILE fatal injury of Thomas Murphy. He
was engaged in putting in timbers. when
a quantity of loose rock fell, striking
him in the small of the back, paralyzing
the body from the hips down.
The Silver West furnace has beer
leased by the X. X. Con. Company.
Goulette, charged with assault to muir
der is held in $1,000.
PORTLAND, Ogn., August IA.
Buildings are going up rapidly in the
burnt district.
The salmon season, just closed, ha'
been very successful; $50, 900 cases hav,
been put up.
Oregon has an unprecedented yield o
wheat: from many parts it is reported
that it surpasses that of any harves
gathered in the State. Everywhere tn
q yield per acre exceeds all antcipations
1t is feared that the tonnage will b.
:, insufficient to carry the surplus to mar
= ket.
ELKo, August IA.
Advices from Cornucopia to-day ar
favorable as ever. Freeman & Co. hav
prospected there Leopard claim sufficient
' ly to show well defined ledge the Who'll
length of the claim, 800 it. A party o
: claim jumpers have taken forcible posses
sion Of a portion of the ledge, and sa
they are determined to hold it at al
4 hazard. The excitement is undated
~ and parties are still rushing in from a
directions. The number in snd aroun
!, the camp will not fall short OF 500. Thre
9 town sites are laid out Lots are sellin
9 rapidly. Woodruff & Ennor are built
ing stage stations and stocking the roa
> from here to the new camp, and dali
~. stages commence running tomorrow.
- Parties interested in the narrow-gaug
), road south, are in town to-day maxim
:, preparations for the carly completion {
4 the road.
u The late rain storm proved very disas
!. trous to the hay crop. THOUSAND of tor
are too bailey damaged for use.
SAN DIEGO, August IA.
!. A Union special, dated Tuscon, 1t
!. inst, says Piedras Negras and wife wei
"a murdered in their bed last night. Sever;
~ barefoot tracks were found leading
= and out OF their room, but no clue be
been obtained to the perpetrators. I'll
atrocious deed was committed with
9 knife and club. They are supposed I
= have been killed for money. No sue
) cold blooded murder has been committe
n in Tuscon for years past.
:, Late news from San Carlos, Apache an
Camp Grant is received. All quiet, bl
scouts continue to range through Il
i. mountains to look up and kill or brin
!, in hostile Apaohes, few of whom al
still out.