Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-30
Eastern Dispatches.
QUINCY, May 2S


The recent heavy rains swelled the
river and caused immense destruction of
property. The Gosford Railroad bridge
over the Jacques Cartieps river is re-
ported swept away; also the Government
dam at the mouth of St. Maurice river,
and number of extensive saw mills.
New YORK, May 2S.
The result of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company's election shows the con-
troll of the institution is in the hands OF
Jay Gould. Captain Bradbury, for years
Commodore of its fleet, is to be the Pres
ident. Stockware is thrown out COM
pletely, and is reported to be in bad fix
financially. The annual statement of
the company shows cash assets, including
coal and other supplies, bills receivable,
etc, 50, Sal ,44S-that 50, 472, $50 has been
paid on steamers now building leaving
S3O2,769 yet to be paid therefor. The
company holds $4,000, 93l in real estate,
and computes the value of its feet at
Sll,65l, 1872. Outside matters brings the
total assets to $40, 1868, 900. Gross re-
ceipts Of the year was "a, 1922, 905, against
$5,6S5, 7O7 the previous year. One hun
dred and fifty-one thousand, eight hum
dred and two shares were voted at the
election, and all for the ticket already
chosen.
Buckley F. Benton, owner of the Park
Theater, Brooklyn, committed suicide,
this evening by shooting himself through
the head. He had been unwell for two
weeks past.
The Sunday school anniversary and
parade in Brooklyn to-day, was attended
by the largest turn out of young people
ever known. They paraded in five d.
visions, in different parts of the city, ag-
gregating some $4,000, with banners and
bands of music. After the parade they
adjourned to various churches where re-
freshments were served. One division,
comprising over Is, 900, paraded in Pros
pect Park, and an equally large division
on Clinton avenue.
The Woodruff & Clafin obscene publ.
cation case is set for the second of June,
WASHINGTON, May 20.
Attorney General Williams has given
no opinion whatever to Congressman
Wilson, Of Oregon, nor to any other per-
son, favorable to transferring the Modocs
who have surrendered, or who may be
captured, to the authorities of that State
to be tried for murder. The treatment
of these savages is with the military, and
no question has yet been presented con-
corning them.
The Secretary of the Interior in his
letter to Governor Davis, to-day. again
requesting him to pardon Santanta and
Big Tree, Indian chiefs now confined in
Texas penitentiary, explains in addition
to the recently published statement on
the subject, that the first request, dated
I'D OF March, was revoked on the 14th
OF April, in consequence Of the excited
condition of public sentiment, growing
out Of the Modoc difficulty, and because
OF some objections to the pardon OF San
tanta and Big Tree by General Sherman.
Secretary Delano goes on saying,
l cannot omit to add that in my
opinion the failure of the effort to
release them, under existing circum-
stances, will endanger our present peace
able relations with the Kiowas and
Comanches, and will be likely to result
in hostalities with these and other tribes
residing in the Indian Territory. have