Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-10-01
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THE INTERNATIONAL SHOOTING hAieh'
New YORK, Sept. 2G.-The great Inter-
national shooting match between the
Irish and American teams took place at
Creedmoor to-day. The weather was
fine--a slight breeze blowing. There
was an immense crowd OF people from
New York, Brooklyn and other cities. A
lively interest was exhibited in the match.
Before the shooting commenced very
handsome badge was presented to Col.
Wingate, on behalf of the Irish team.
At IL 10 q. N. the shooting commenced,
at 500 yards range. J. Wilson (lrish)
led off, striking the target. He was fol-
lowed by Fulton (American) who made
bull's-eye. Firing after this became
rapid Every good hit was received with
unbounded applause. Very few bets
were made at the beginning. At the
fifteenth inning it became apparent that
is the full score:
| AT 800 yards-American Fulton, 5S;
Gn,,arsleve, So; Dakin, SO; Hepburn, 90;
iodine, =; Yale, So. Total, 1926. Irish
men-"iiso- "a; Walker, 46; johnson,
%; Hamilton, 90 Miner, 81; Digby, 81.
Total. 81. 1t is cial..ad that the shoot
ing of Fulton tAmericanl aud Hamilton
tlrishJ was the best ever Witnessed
both making IS out of possible CO.
AT 800 yards, the Irish made up for
the ground they had lost. making a score
OF 3l2 to the Americans 80. Following
the score, l''55ss;Wiaff ss, 81 johnson
so, Miner "A. Il Total si9'-AmeRfIIsshbSS,
Fulton, 81, Gildersleve, 81; Dakin, As;
Hepburn, 80; Bodine, 81; Yale, IS. To.
tai, 80.
They then retreatod lU0 yards, making
a distance ~ the target OF I 900 wards,
which was won by the Irish, Colonel Bo.
dine making the last shot and the bulls
eye. Following is the score: Irish team
Wilson, So; Johnson, 81 Hamilton, so
Walker, 43; Rigbey, So; Milne, 4S. Tota1
BOZ. ADMINISTRATION, Sc, Dakin
II; Boiine, SO; Gildersleve, 81; Hepburn
AZ; Yale, 81. Total-20S. Toward the
close great enthusiasm prevailed wher
Bodine (American) had to fire the las
shot. The match stood Irish, 93l
Americans, $50. Bodine took aim amid
GREATNESS excitement. After a long
sight he fired, making the bull's-ey
thus securing the match to the Ameri.
cans by three points. There was tremen-
dous enthusiasm. The weather was
very fine, but the heat somewhat dis.
commoded the Irish marksmen.
New YORK, Sept. 26.-The Tribune's
New Orleans special says that Kellogg's
check-book for 1873 was also captured /;
and sustains the testimony of the letters
telegraphed last night. Its stubs show
ing that large amounts were paid to U.
). Senators while the Louisiana case
was pending before Congress, in one
case amounting to 81, 500. To this dis.
patch, headed "Apropos, the Tribune
appends editorial paragraphs of ,Januorv
3lst and February Sd, announcing that
startling documents had been placed in
Its hands, affecting public functionaries.
a report is in circulation this evening
as follows: Antigua, Guatemala, was
destroyed by an earthquake last night at
III O'Clock. Guatemala City must have
suffered severely, as the earthquake was
felt league from Antigua.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 90. - The
threshlng machine accident at Franklin.
orlehy alluded to yesterday in the dis
patches, was a dreadful affair. The
steam thresher belonging to Mr.. Burke
had been at work threshing, and had
nearly completed the job, when all hands
stopped for few minutes, and the ma
chine stopped also, and while the ma
chine was standing still, and Just as they
were about to start it again, the boiler Of
the engine exploded with terrific force,
throwing the engine and boiler about 800
feet, and landing it on stack of straw
about ten feet high. Three persons
were instantly killed and three Injured.
One OF the injured has since died. Perry
Burke was blown about 400 feet from
the engine and landed in marsh. DIR,
Grant, with two ladies', had arrived on
tho ground to witness the operations of
the thresher just before the explosion
occurred. and were almost instantly
blown into eternity.