Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-23

WHEELER's TxPEDITIoN.-From pri-
yate letter to a gentleman in this city,
dated at Richfeld, July l6, we gather the
following information. Lieut. Hoxie, of
Lieut.. Wheeler's expedition. has just ar
arrived from the Colorado. He found it
impossible to get west from the Dirty
Devil river to the Prairie river. He had
hard trip of it, living on coon for sew
eral days and suffering from thirst. He
reports that part of Northern Arizona is
the toughest and most inaccessible coun-
try in the world. Since his arrival here
Lieut. Hoxie has ascertained from the In
dams that none of them have ever been
able to cross the ridge to the west of the
Dirty Devil. Notwithstanding their
Dugh trip and the hardships they en-
dlred Lieut.. Hoxie and his men are in
good spirits. We are promised fuller de-
tails in few days.
PIONEER GoNE.-Chas. S. Cotton.
who for some time past has held the po-
siicn of Deputy Recorder of this county,
took his departure for the East yester-
day, by way of Salt Lake. 1t is the in
tention of Mr.. Cotton, after visiting his
old home in Canada, to return to the
State Of Kansas and invest his spare
coin in the rich lands OF that section,
where he will probably make his future
home. Mr.. Cotton is one Of the early
pioneers of this section of the State,
having come to this county in 1865. By
his industry, sobriety and close attention
to business he has succeeded in saving
sufficient means TO place him on the
highroad to fortune in the teeming
praires of the West. The good wishes
OF his many friends in this place will
attend him in his journeyings to other
lands.
AN ALrERoATIoN. - Late day before
yesterday afternoon an alteration took
place in Justice Stoutenburgh office
between Judge Pitzer and H. d. Benner.
The latter went into the Justices Office
to settle up some business with that
officer, when Pitzer became abusive, and
finally struck Benner twice with his cane
benner then drew his pistol to resent the
indlgnity and protect his person JUS
hce Stoutenburgh interfered and called
citizen to his aid, and by his assistance
separated the parties. But for the timely
Interference of an officer, serious results
would have followed. Benner is quiet
and inoffensive man, but will defend
himself when attacked.
SENT BELOW FOR CONTEMPT. gave
an account yesterday, of cyprian being
committed for contempt in Judge
stoutenburgh's Court and that subse-
quently she was taken before Judge
Fuller on writ of habeas corpus, with
W. W. Bishop and Judge Pitzer as coun-
el for petitioner. During the progress
the hearing on the return Of the writ,
Judge Pitzer being somewhat under the
influence of stiinulants, became quite
Sifulent in manner and abusive in Court.
Snaee Fuller, in order to preserve the
u'gnity Of the Court, felt constrained to
send him below for five days for con-
;:elnpt, and he was accordingly remanded
. aa,o the custody of the Sheriff, where he
sui remains at this writing.
RUNAWAY. - Yesterday afternoon, at
Soout 2 o'clock, a pair Of fine horses
attached to delivery wagon ran away
WIN 1t nom Panaca Flat. The frightened
animals soon broke loose from the wagon
SUD charged down Main street at full
Sspeed, with harness flying in the air.
Merytning on the streets made way for
NIen. One of the horses stopped at q
yWi an shop, not far below Meadow
a'ey street, and the other, large ami
mal, rushed furiously on down the high,
t "r1 dirt sidewalk through Chinatown,
smnssnlening the inhabitants of that quiet
. ~, and into Boone & Dolman's cor
'"' where he was caught.
ouT OF PLAcE.-That wagon, which
SANDS IN the middle of Meadow Valley
IN =. near the upper end. 1t is directly
NJ. 'ne road. The iron, stoves and tin
bs e, and the wood-pile, which seem to
sna permanently located near the lower
cosi VI the same street. That pile of
Ma;.a qua coal-bags on Lacour street, near
trsmu All OF these are distractions to
0' and eyesores to the community.
ERsoSAL..-Colonel Carter is among
~. 'ecent arrivals from Salt Lake. c.
let, ta, OF the County Auditors Office,
Of Chn a oa't Lake yesterday; two Sisters
sna aa s;y departed for Hamilton at the