Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-04

Inc business portion of Belleyllle,
Jefferson county, burned this morning.
Loss $4,000.
NEW YORK, July 2.
The specie shipments to-day were
$50, 600 in silver bars.
In the Walworth case District Attor-
ney Phelps concluded his argument for
the prosecution. Mr.. O'Conor, for the
defense, then made several requests to
the Judge to charge the jury, including
one that the facts rs proven do not show
deliberate purpose to murder; that if
the accused believed deceased to be des-
perate it mitigates against the theory of
murder in the first degree, and if the act
was the result of terror it was murder in
the second degree; that as four shots
We're fired, the prisoner was only con-
scious of firing three. and as no proof is
given which of the four was fatal, the
jury must acquit; that he was in state
of epilpetic insanity and not responsible,
and if he was in a state of terror which
overcome him, then the jury must act
Without delivering its charge, the Court
took a recess
BosroN, July s.
Wool is in good demand. Sales of
Michigan and Ohio tieeces As "a, 521.;
medium Western As; unwashed and I'M
merchantable tieeces. $50 40; Kentucky
combing A "a As; unwashed Western
combins, 35 a. 40; fine IS; tub 80 a. 81. |
WASHINGTON, July 3.
Following is the statement condition
OF the postal card contract to June 30: |
acquisitions on contract to date, 49,
Gi5,U0O, card orders suspended at the
Department 9,lS4 900; total number or
dered by Postmasters to date, 43, 1873, 600;
number issued to June 80, inclusive,
20, 4S0, 900
New YORK, July ,.
The Excise Commissioners have
adopted II resolution declaring that lager
or malt beers are intoxicating liquors,
that their sale on Sunday is in violation
of law, and the Board will not grant IL
cense to any place where music is intro
duced. Sunday, the 18th, is the date
fixed for the enforcement of the law.
At an inquest in Newark over the body
OF young Noddler, it was disclosed that
he and his cousin, Edward Bechler, were
in love with the same woman, young
widow, and as two could not marry her,
and one did not wish to deprive the other
of her possession both agreed to commit
suicide, and Nodder succeeded.
A Washington special says the second
expedition to the Arctic regions promises
already to prove, perhaps, as signal a
failure as the first and from the same
cause. The Juniata, Commander Braine,
is hardly under way, when Commander
Greer, who is to have charge of the IT,
gress, writes to Commodore Ammen, 81
will be in Annapolis Thursday, and hope
you will have instructions there for me
to the effect that when l meet Braine,
he shalt not, without my consent, inter-
fere with the personnel of my vessel.
care nothing for newspaper articles but
thus far the public mind seems to center
on Braine entirely, emitting the Tigress
and its officers. Now l don't care to
have other men steal my thunder. III
find the Polaris before Braine comes
home | wish to have full charge of
her, and power to detail such officers
as | deem fit to assist in bringing her
home. | hope, under Providence, to
have safe and prosperous voyage"
New YORK, July g.
A sister OF Col. Mosby, of Confederate
fame, has been appointed clerk in the
Dead-letter Office at Washington. Spe-
cial Postoffice Agent A. Comstock who
acts as detective for persons engaged in
efforts to prevent sending improper ar
ticles through the mails, came in conflict
with DIR. Selden, witness for defendant
ID pending case, and each succeeded in
drawing blood from the other.