Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-09-23
NEVADA STATE ITEMS.


IL Snali caDin situated lew feet ABOVE
and west of Mrs. Kennedy's dwelling
house, near the Yellow Jacket hosting
works, rose from his bed while in SOM
condition, walked out the
front door and pitched down an embank-
ment in front Of the cabin head foremost,
q distance of about fifteen feet, his head
violently with window sill and
sash Of Mrs. Kennedy's house. His neck
was probably broken by the fall. death
almost instantly. With the
exception of some slight cuts upon his
face, there were no external injuries.
The deceased was a native of Ireland,
and at the time of his death
was thirty-two years of age. He has two
brothers residing in Gold Hill. For
some time past he has been employed as
a feeder at the Eureka mill.
ACCIDENT IN THE BELcHER MINE.-
About II o'clock last hight miner by
the name of Richards was quite seriously
injured by cave in the Belcher mine.
The rock in coming down upon him in
tlicted severe cut upon his left arm,
together with numerous Commissions upon
his head, breast and shoulders. He was
conveyed to his residence in Bullion
Ravine, where he received the necessary
surgical assistance.
SuTno TUNNEL AFFAIRs.-A full force
of workmen are employed at the various
shafts on the line of the Sutro Tunnel.
MIR. Sutro is probably already in New
York, as he was one of the passengers on
the Scotia, which sailed from Liverpool
for New York some ten days ago.
METEOROLOGICAL Gold Hill, at
p. M. to-day, the thermometer indicated
a temperature of IS degrees in the shade.
The sky during a greater part OF the day
has been overcast, with some slight indi-
tons of rain.
The general sanitary condition of the
town is good. Several cases of sickness,
however. are reported in Lower Gold
Hill
VIRGINIA.
From the Enterprise we copy these
items:
JEWISH New YEAR.-The Jewish New
Year (the year 5634) begins next Sunday
evening, September 81, at shutdown, and
continues till shutdown next Tuesday
evening The holiday will be generally
observed by the Jewish people Of this
city. Their places Of business will be
closed and they will attend the services
of their church, which will be held at
Masonic Hall. Quite number OF lead
ing business men of the Jewish faith
have gone down to San Francisco to
spend their New Year. In that city the
holiday is celebrated in grand style, the
religious exercises being very fine and
interesting.
PERSONAL. - Ex-Mayor Currie, who
was not expected home for some days,
yesterday morning arrived from Oakland,
California, where he has been sojourning
for some weeks for the benefit of his
health. He says he now feels younger
and stronger than he has for years. He
looks the very picture of health and ro-
business.
JUDGE RISING, who has Just returned
from San Francisco, goes out to Winnie
mucca to hold court for one week, begin
ming next Monday. Our District Court
will be in session on the 29th inst.
THE Chronicle is responsible for this
startling item
BRooKLyNIzED.- There are exciting ru-
mors ahoat to-day to the effect that our
city has been Brooklynized-that is, that
some of the officers or eX-officers of the
city have "gone through it. These
are based upon the sudden disappear.
ance Of City Clerk E. +. Clarkson or
the eve of thorough overhauling of the
city books by an expert. Clarkson had
been Clerk from May, 1870, up to the
time of his departure. He could mo-
rob the city to any extent without the
connivance of some other officer. VIZ
are informed that he claimed that som,
Of the stub - books of the city were de
stroyed by the great fire of 1871, al
though the track Of that fire was nearl,
half mile from City Hall where tn.
books were supposed to be kept. As in
| quiries have been made as to the where
obouts of Lem. COIN, City Tax Collec
tor of 1872, We will state that he lef
for Salt Lake City, about ten days ago
and is said to be in that city now
Clarkson sold his establishment at the
race track for mere song and left some
time yesterday or last night, without as
much as saying goodbye to his numer
Gus creditors. We have heard of bu,
one man to whom he divulged his in
tentions, and that man informs us tina
Clarkson (being an acquaintance O
twenty years standing) told him that h.
was lin scrape" and was going tt
leave, but would miss but one meeting
of the Board of Aldermen and would b,
back by the next. This, however, il
doubtful. These circumstances, takel
together, naturally revived the recollec
ton of two attempts to burn the City
Hall, which would have destroyed thu
books and consequently balanced then
all without the aid of an expert,
AUSTIN.
A couple of items are afforded by tn,
Reveille.
A LEGAL QUESTION. Whether parties
holding Courthouse bonds, drawing II
per cent. per annum, can, by depositinl
or hypothecating said bonds in Sar
Francisco, escape paying taxes on tn,
same in Lander county, when Lande
county has to put up the "soap' to pa,
interest and principal on the same bonds
It's legal tangle, only TO be decided b,
legal lights.
BULLY.--Our happy compositor mad,
us say bully for busy, yesterday, il
speaking of the appearance of thing,
about the Manhattan mill. We have go
splendid marble imposing stone which
he shall have for monument.
EUREKA.
The Sentinel expresses the unqualified
opinion that the first statement Of yount
Matheny, in regard to the murder O
Green, was the correct one. We copy tn,
following paragraph from the Sentinel
KANEs CONDITION. = The physician.
attending upon Michael Kane, ALA
Murphy" who was cut by Edwards
report his situation as extremely critical
he was thought to be doing very vel
until night before last, when he WA
taken with fit of vomiting, and in tn,
strain of retching started hemorrhage o
the wound.
The San Jose Mercury says the organ
izatlon of the late Republican State Con
vention was "a direct insult to Cover
nor Booth and his friends, and was s,