Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-12-17

oANooh, Ao.s Dec. 10. "A ufo on MAIN
street last night destroyed nine stores
and the Harrison House. Loss estimated
at $50, 900 insurance. $4,000.
New YORK, Dec. 16.-The steamship
August Andrews ran aground at Rover
Shoals on Sunday. Fifty tons Of beet
root sugar was thrown overheard In the
endeayor to tighten her of.
The Board Of Managers Of the Metho.
dist Missionary Society met yesterday to
conclude the business for the year. APP
preparations were made for the purchase
and repair OF property at Pachua, Mex.
leo, and the Rev. William Butler was
granted power Of attorney to acquire the
title for the society. Very large appro-
priations we're made for domestic mis-
sions. particularly for the relief Of the
districts devastated by the grasshoppers'
plague. Money was also appropriated
for an increase of salaries, chiefly in the
districts Of Rome, Italy.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16. "A Washington
special says the Pacific mail investigs.
ton begins to assume q very solemn,
almost tragic aspect. Irwin failed to
appear before the Ways and Means Com.
mittee. This morning careful examin-
alton BY physicians showed that he was
in quite a dangerous condition Of nerv.
GUS prostration. Sometime ago his
skull was fractured by an accident. and
the nervous excitement since encountered
tends to distract his mental balance.
This is his present condition. During
part Of the day he was in partial delirium'
but late tonight be is calmer. He is
carei ally watched by his physicians. and
the house is closely guarded by the Ser.
geant-at.Arms-only few persons being
allowed to approach him. he is practic-
ally in close confinement. Those who
have seen him state his mental excite.
ment is due to the struggle in his mind
as to the course he will pursue. II he
tells the whole truth 1t Is said be will
make q most astounding revelation. II
he declines to testify be will not be able
to justify himself, and. as be is charged
by the Pacific Mail Company with the
theft of $75O,0O0, the indications are
that he will tell the whole truth, and it
seems probable that some painful revela-
tions will be made. It now seems GER
tain that the money was paid, and that
stock and options of stock we're given to
secure the subsidy. Three men CON.
nected with the matter are said to be
dead.
Twins surroundings ure quite dra-
matte. He has at his room three large
trunks Of documents connected with the
transaction. In his calmer moments be
says he has documentary proof for all
his assertions and actions.
Another special says Rufus Hatch has
arrived here with the books and papers
Of The Pacific Mail Company. and /.
ready to be examined.
The attempt to delay the examination
Of Irwin is suspected to be part Of th,
scheme by which each side. that is
Irwin on one hand and the company OF
the other, is attempting to force the e1
animation Of the other first.
It Is known that when Hatch is OK
amined his books will show that on tn
oath Of May. 1872, the day when Irwin
checks were drawn, that firm Of broker
in New York-Harcott Il Noyes-wer
charged with $3.50, 900 on the books 0
the Pacific Mail Company. On the 1s
of September following the same Arn
returned to the company $5Oo, 900, AM
on the same day Stockwell drew checl
for $50O.00O and charged the same +
the San Francisco agency, which at tn
time was in charge Of Irwin.