Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-04
Pacific Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8.


About u o'clock last night, Maria
Donahue, while walking along Kearny
street, near Bush, in company with
a lady friend, was almost blinded Eby
a handful of pepper being thrown into
her eyes by Thomas Richmond, who was
locked up by officer Nichols on charge of
assault and battery.
The suit of Judge Quint against Laura
d. Fair, to recover upward of $4,000, for
counsel fees and costs, in defending Mrs.
Fair on both her trials for murder, is on
trial to-day.
The jury, in the case of Joel II. Mans
field, for assault to murder, which had
been on trial for two days in the Munich
pal Court, were discharged last night,
being out about six hours. They were
unable to agree on a verdict. This is
the third jury that has disagreed.
About midnight, a German named
Storkey, who is here on a visit from
Stockton, attempted to commit suicide
by cutting the veins of his arms with a
penknife. He will probably recover.
Jas. NJ. Casey called on DR.. Ellinwood,
last night, to consult him professionally,
and while describing his symptoms com
menced quivering, threw up his hands
and fell back dead. The cause of his
death was disease of the heart.
Several months ago the steamer Mary
Taylor went down to the coast of Ecua-
dor to recover treasure supposed to be
contained in the wreck of the Spanish
frigate Leocadia, lost on that coast in
the year 1904. Some gold coin had been
found in a portion of the wreck, and it
was thought that the remainder of the
treasure might be recovered. Captain
Parker, however, found that the portion
OF the wreck from which the gold had
been taken was undoubtedly the only
portion that had contained any, and gave
up the search. He is now in Callao, and
will sell the Mary Taylor. The proceeds
of sale will yield about $40 per share to
the stockholders in the enterprise.
SALT LAKE, April g.
1t is expected that case in which is
involved the question of the jurisdiction
OF the Probate Courts of Utah Territory,
will come up for decision in the Supreme
Court of the United States, within few
weeks. The Deseret News comments as
follows: II the decision shall clear ND
the Judicial middle now existing, it is a
consummation devoutly to be wished for.
Messrs. Dahlman d Kuhn, late of Pr
oche, have been reftting the Stock Board
saloon, and will formally open tonight.
The Helald's Alta and Little Cotton
wood correspondent writes. April LIST,
that the mining prospect in Alta are fiat
terng Developments are daily growing
better. Several well-known mining op-
orators and capitalists have visited that
camp during the paat week, with view
to an early investment.
Notwithstanding the bad condition of
the roads, large shipments of ore from
the principal mines is reported.
The weather is somewhat cold. No
snow. -..- r., ....
Los ANGELES, April 3.
The horse disease is ablting The San
Il rnard no Guardian says the disease
pr walls in a mild form in every stable
and corral in town. t-..
Borax discoveries, of considerable ex-
tent, are reported in the Colorado Desert,
SIN Bfrnardino county. The borate
field, near Desert Springs, on the Owen
river road, Is attracting numbers of pros
pectors from the surrounding country.
SAN RAFAEL, April 3.
Word has just reached town of fatal
afffay having occurred in the State Prison,
this afternoon, between two convicts, one
striking the other on the head with bar
OF iron, killing him instantly. No names
were given. A Coroner's Inquest will be
held to-day. & @l- r.st.4
m STOCKTON, April 3. -
The Coroner's inquest, held on the
death of Wilkins, rendered verdict to-
DAY, and find that he was murdered by
parties familiarly known as Bob Durkin
ana Ira Hall, who are in Jail for the
Albert Sumner, who was lost by the
steamship Atlantic disaster, is brother
70 ool. Chas. A Sumner, who is report
ing the mining suit at Phoebe.
Second Dispatch.
SAN Francisco, April 8 PM
The steamer China arrived from China
and Japan. She brought thirteen hundred
Cinnamon, and heavy freight. Fol-