Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-07


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jefferson City, No., Jan. Frank
Blair received number Of Callers to-day.
He is rapidly regaining the use of his
right arm.
St. Louis, January 5.-Since the wet
weather OF week ago, many horses af-
flicted with the epizootic have suffered
relapse, and the fatal cases number 80
daily.
New York, Jan. 6.-Stokes was in the
Court Of Oyer and Terminer this morn
ing to receive sentence. Tremaine, his
counsel, made an address in relation to
the bill of exceptions to the Judges
rulings which he proposed to offer. The
prisoner was then asked what he had to
say why ssntsnes of death should not be
passed upon him. Stokes thereupon
said he had not violated the law inten-
tionally; that the testimony upon which
he was convicted was manufactnred-per
iured. Judge Boardman then, in a feel
ing address, in which he alluded to the
prisoners youth and social surroundings,
sentenced him to be hanged on Fri
day, February 2Sth, 1873, being the
shortest time that could be legally allow
ed the convicted NAH. Stokes's counsel
were in consultation last night They
were greatly surprised at the verdict, and
expressed their purpose Of applying at
once for stay of proceedings, and ulti-
matsly, if possible, seek another trial.
1t seems that the lawyers regard the
newspaper and public clamor about the
prevalence Of murder as partly response
bic for it. They should have deferred
the trial of the case but for the demands
OF the prisoner and his relations.
New Orleans, Jan. 6.-The city is quiet
to-day. Fears of conflict are subsiding.
Very little business is doing Some 1900
persons have already assembled about
the City Hall and Lafayette Square
The meeting there will undoubtedly be
large. This morning battalion of in
fantry and company Of cavalry moved
up from the barracks to temporary quar-
tiers on the corner of Magazine and Julia
streets. The Conservative Legislature
is caucusing. Sixty-tight members Of
the House are present. 1t is understood
that they will not meet at the Lyceum
Hall, but elsewhere.
The assemblage increased to 5000 or
5000. large United States flag has
just been displayed from Odd-fellows
Hall, Camp street, indicating that the
Conservative Legislature will meet there.
The crowd is rapidly concentrating on
that side of Lafayette Square, The as
semblage is very quiet. The meeting
had not been called. Stores, generally,
are closed; canals and locks are deserted,
and not a lady is to be seen on the great
thorou.hfare, Nearly all business men
seem to be participating, more or less, in
the Lafayette Square meeting.
New York, Jan. 6.--At 10 o'clock last
night rain storm began, which soon
turned to sleet and continued. Every.
thing became fringed with icicles, and
trees incased with ice. About l % o'clock
Geographic communication with points
outside stopped; ice freezing on the
wires broke them down. The police
telegraphs are destroyed. Throughout
the city wires and poles are falling il
the streets and on the sidewalks. The
whole of New York became isolated, sc
far as concerned communication with
the outside world. The W. U. Tel. Co
constructed temporary facilities at Jersey
City, where dispatches We're taken by
messengers.