Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-03
Eastern Dispatches.

OMAHA, Neb., April 2.
The election yesterday resulted in the
choice of Brewer, Citizens candidate, for
Mayor. At Plattsmouth, Neb., R. R.
Livingstone, Liberal, is elected Mayor;
at Fremont, A. P. Hopkins; at Milwau-
kie, Wis, the Democrats also elect their
Mayor.
CHICAGO, April 2.
Mrs. E. X. Haddle, German woman
residing at $40 Twenty-second street,
hung herself last evening She had been
in poor health for some months. De-
ceased was about 45 years old, and left
husband and four children.
NASHVILLE, April 2.
A Franklin Williamson county, dis
patch says tornado visited that place
this morning at Gas clock, and lasted
20 minutes. Hardly house escaped
damage; in many instances entire roofs
were blown off and walls blown down.
Only one person hurt. The loss very
considerable, and the town looks like a
shattered wreck.
WASHINGTON, April 2.
Attorney General Williams says
month will probably elapse before de-
cision is rendered in the dispute between
Omaha and Council Bluffs as to which
shall be regarded as the end of the Pacific
Railroad. Counsel have not all filed
their arguments, and both sides are anx-
ious to keep the case open, each in ex-
pectation of getting the last word.
CHICAGO, April |.
A Memphis dispatch reports the most
destructive tornado ever witnessed oc-
cured at Canton, Massachusetts; about
thirty buildings were destroyed and
many damaged; hundreds of people rem
dered homeless. and many persons more
or less injured. Loss estimated over
$1,000,000.
New YORK, April l.
The judgment record in the case of
Stokes has been fled The copying
has occupied one man since February
20.
WASHINGTON, April 1.
The public debt has decreased 81, GA
058 during the past month. Outstand-
ing legal tenders, 1858, SOC, 047.
E ST.. LOUIS, April l.
Returns indicate the election of Joseph
Brown as Mayor, by $500 majority over
New YoRK, April 2.
A special to the Times from Halifax,
regarding the wreck of the White Star
steamer, says it is understood that over
700 passengers out of 1000 on board,
were drowned. The first intimation re-
ceived of the wreck was rumor that an
ocean steamer had gone ashore down the
coast, and that several lives had been
lost. 1t was ascertained that the Atlantic
had attempted to make Halifax harbor
on her way from Liverpool to New York,
in consequence of shortness of coal. A
heavy gale prevailed at the time. As she
neared the coast, in hopes of sighting the
light on Sambo Island, the vessel was ir-
resistably carried before the strong wind
which always prevails in that locality on
to the shore, causing total wreck. Last
evening, from further details obtained, it
appears that there were about so passen-
gers on board, together with over 900
steerage passengers; SO that, with the
crew, the total number aboard was over
1000. During the passage across, the
steamer encountered heavy weather; yet
all went we'll until about - clock Mon
day night, when the Captain and officers
believed they were making straight for
Sambo light, but two hours later the YES
sci struck and bumped upon rock two
or three times. Scarcely had the first
shock been felt when the passengers
rushed from their berths to the main
deck. The steamer was so close to shore
that when she struck several sailors sue