Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-09-23
Pacific Coast.

FaO1uC COaSJs
The Fire at the Oakland Military
Academy.-Raid on Chinese Gam
blers in San Francisco--NO Lives
Lost by the Costa Rica Wreck
Drowned of Black Point.-Found
Dead near Hamilton--Nail Steam
ers--Suit for Damages--The Costa
Rica-Stage Robbery.-Funeral of
Miner at Gold Hill-.stabbing
Authenticated by Apaches - A
Murderer Hanged in Arizona.
HAMILTON, New, Sept. p.
About O'clock this afternoon some
Indians found the body of a Chinaman
named Hong Lee, who had evidently
been murdered, lying in clump of sage.
brush about three-quarters of mile from
here, near the trail leading to Treasure
City. His skull had been fractured by
blow from a rock or club striking him
just back of the left ear, cutting
frightful cash and tearing his ear nearly
of. A pool OF blood was lying in the
trail where he had been struck, and the
murderer had then dragged the body sew
eral rods away into the bushes, but made
no effort to cover up the trail made by
the body, which was plainly visible.
The deceased had been working for the
Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company,
and it is said was paid off last night.
The general superstition is that he was
murdered for his money. An inquest
will be held to morrow.
San Francisco, Sept. %.
Mr.. Mcclure will reopen his Oakland
Military Academy Immediately in Bray
ton Hall. Loss to students by the fire is
about Sl5, 900. Insurance on the acade-
my, about SIS, 0OO-not half enough to
cover the loss.
The raid of the police against the Chi
nese gamblers continues. Fourteen are
already under arrest. The officers have
secured the services Of Chinese expert
in the game to explain its mysteries to
| the court.
1t has been positively asserted that no
lives are lost by the wreck of the Costa
RIGA. Divers at the wreck will work
when the state OF the tide permits.
William Packer, Herman Frank and
John Muller undertook to visit the
wreck Of the Costa RIGA yesterday after
noon in whitehall boat, with sail, from
Black Point. When off Alcatraz the
boat upset, and Packer and Frank were
drowned, but Muller chung to the craft
and was rescued by one of the Merchants
Exchange boats. The bodies could not
be recovered. Packer was an old resi-.
dent Of this city.
San Francisco, Sept. 90.
A dispatch was received from New
York to-day, ordering the suspension of
the mail service by the Pacific Mail
steamers to Honolulu. Should the Cos.
ia RIGA be got off it may be resumed.
Tho mails will be sent by the first sailing
vessel.
Alexander Mclean has sued the Blue
Gravel Mining Company, to recover
$40, 900 damages for the loss OF his arm
by the alleged careless explosion of a
blast in defendants mine, where plain.
tiff was employed at the time Of the ac-
cident.
The steamer Senator has been at the
scene Of wreck of the Costa R ca all d v.
The company's agents htl' entertain
hopes Of saving the hull. Divers are at
work trying to stop the holes in the
bottom.
WINNExuccA. New, Sept. %.
The stage that left here yesterday
morning for Silver City was stopped by
three masked men "a miles FROM here,
and robbed of Wells. Fargo l. Cos treas
ure box. Col. Wood, U. 8. Paymaster,
en- route from Camp McDermott to pay
of the troops, was among the passengers,
and was robbed. The amount which the
robbers got is not yet known. Before
leaving Winnemucca the Paymaster's
clerk told several persons they were 60
ing to pay off the troops. Several sus-
picious looking characters around there
heard him, and it is thought they got
horses. started ahead Of the stage and
waited for it. No resistance was made
by Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S messenger. or
the passengers, although they were well
armed.
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