Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-29

+ from his chair and died ALMOST instantly.
He was raised from the floor and laid
+ upon his bed, but he never spoke and
+ after few gasps was dead. He had
/ been ailing and had not worked since
last Friday, bat was not thought to be
seriously i'll. \ post norton examina-
{ ton of tine body was made by Drs.
I Heath and Green and an inquest held by
Coroner Holmes. The physicians found
/ the main artery leading from the heart
( clogged up, constituting what Is called
I embolism of the heart, we believe, and
| the verdict of the jury was i'll accordance
with this fact. Deceased was ~ years
/ of age and was "a native of Cornwall,
/ England, whore he leaves Il wife ANA SIX
children. He has sister residing In
California. who has been telegraphed
for and who viii probably arrive here IN
time to attend his funeral. He was "A
member Of the Masonic fraternity, and
the Alasons of this city have taken
charge of the remains.-[ Virginia Enter
prise.
A. NoEL, Secretary OF the Woodville
Mining Company, telegraphed Frank NJ.
Thayer day before yesterday that he
(Thayer) had been appointed superin-
tendent Of the Woodville, and directed
him to take charge Immediately of the
mine and other property of the Com
pany. Ia accordance with this request
Frank went down yesterday 10 take
formal possession OF the works, but Il
gentleman inside presented something
toward him which at first glance looked
to Frank like smoke stack. but which,
upon further investigation, proved to be
Henry rife. This formidable weapon
was backed by u six-shooter and grim
yisaged, lusty-ioOklng fellow, who looked
as though he would take the same pleas
ure in playing quckstep upon the in-
strument that u school. girl would i'll tor
turing a clearinghouse piano. Frank
concluded he wouldn't disturb ele ten
ant until the President of the q company
arrived to straighten out the Affairs Of
the WOodville.- Va. Chronicle. 2ith.
JAMES c. WYNDHAM who dates his
letter from the Alns-house, San Fran
cisco, is anxious to obtain information of
the present whereabouts OF his son, Ar
thur c. Wyndham, who has some knowl-
edge of the printing business. The
father thinks, however, that he may be
cIerking in some business house in this
city, MS he had clerkship in prospect
when he last wrote The old man con
cludes his letter by saying: u am sorry
, to trouble you, but / want to get ont OF
this Bastle with his assistance, as ! am
able to earn my living at the case.
letter sent to the Postoffice at San Fran.
cisco will reach the father. So says the
Enterprise.
YESTERDAY afternoon, during the pre-,
valence of the thunder storm the electric
fluid made things extremely lively in the
telegraph Office in this city. Not havin-
a good circuit" Mr. Heenan, the OPP
peratOr. had detached the ground wire
the end of which he held in his left hand
his right hand being upon the key. His
lett hand accidentally coming in contact
with the relay, he received shock whicl
nearly knocked him ont of his chair anC
completely paralyzed him for severn
minutes. The table containing the in,
instrument was thrown into the middle
of the room, while report like the dis
charge of pistol, and streaks of light
ming danced around the room like pea
on a hot griddle. Il Reese River Revcile
July -.
The California Bank building is bein,
most substantially reconstructed. Tn
roof and upper story will be much bette
and stronger than before the late explos
ion and fire. The roof is formed Of un
usually heavy timbers, strongly frameO
aud holted together, with long bars q
iron running through and binding til
whole together. The weight of the roo
does not press upon the side walls, bu
upon supports which extend down to tn
story below. The upper story and roo
are constructed upon precisely the sam
, plan rs what are called earthquake roc
buildings in San francisco. The roo
will be made tire-proof and when til
whole building shall have been complete
1t will be one of the safest and most sui
stantlal III the city Nirg. Enterprise
A LETTER was received here yesterday
from Elko, announcing the arrest of jill
clearinghouse at that place, on suspi
e ion of having been connected with III
l late stage robbery north of Corinne.
t will be remembered that the drive
F., Phelps, was killed i'll the attack. I'll
1 team ran away and the robbers got not
e ing clearinghouse is pritty well know
: here, having lived in Eureka sever
months last season. He WAS also he
y only a few weeks since. The letter
It which reference is made ahoyealso stat
g that the robbers are all known, and th
( the whole affair will be made public
e few days. Sentinel, July Goth.
. p. c. LYMAN, Warden of the Stu
J. Prison who returned from San Franci
IS co day before yesterday, informs us til
l. while in that city he made satisfacto
= arrangements with man who is the
y oughly acquainted with the business
: manufacturing boots and Shoes to con
u II up here and take supervision of the IL
y cordwainery which is now constructil
- at the Penitentiary. Under this mar
=" directions the necessary machinery W
be procured in San Frsncisco. - Cars,
! Appeal, July "a.
A JURY of inquest on the body of t
s. man found in the Brown shaft, ne
" American Flat, returned the followi
lg verdict: 1--WE, the jury impaneled
fe inquire into the cause of the death Of
Sc person unknown, and whose renal
pr were found in the Brown shaft, he
is American Flat, Storey county, Nevad
OF do find that the person was white ma
b. that he had been dead from three to ii
10 years, and from the character of the tt
fl, timony, the position of the body in /
he shaft, and the arrangement Of the oiot
is ing when found, that he was murder
k by some person unknown to the jury
EI,EANUNES ERnM