Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-22
Pacific Coast.
Oregon State Items.

nCAAC SoASNs
Oregon state Items.
PORTLAND, Or, Feb. 22.-Tbe total
amount expended by the Government up
to the close of 1873 on public works in
Oregon is SlO6,0O7.
Many cattle in the vicinity Of the
Dalles are being troubled with a disease
in the feet. In some instances the hoof
comes off.
The Roseburg paper says Southern
Oregon is now experiencing her dull por-
ton OF the year, which will continue un-
Ill the LIST OF March, when business will
liyen up.
One hundred and ninety-nine vessels
arrived at Coos Bay during the year OF
1873, and there was transported from
Coos Bay $4,000 tons Of coal and Il. 0C0,.
900 feet of lumber for the same year.
A citizen OF Marion county, the first
letters OF whose name are George Smith,
and who is good, law-abiding and
misunderstanding gentleman, labored
hard all day on IL Sabbath not long since.
believing it to be Saturday. On Monday
morning he put on his Sunday go-to-
meeting clothes and started for church.
He is said to have lost his equanimi,y
before be arrived home again.
Fifty men will be employed at the
Sacramento Smelling Works.
The newly discovered placer mines at
Japa are still causing wild excitement
at San Diego.
Steamer for Jnpnn---wnshingto toms
Birthdny---stocks, Etc.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 2l.-The steamer
Vasco de CANA sailed for Yokohama and
Hongkong to-day.
Business will be generally suspended
on Monday, to allow of a proper celebra-
ton of Washidgtons birthday. There
will be no session of the Stock Board or
Produce Exchange. The banks will all
be closed.
The contents OF the City Treasury
were counted yesterday, and found to be
S96S, 800.
There was a fair business in mining
Stocks to-day, and everything seemed to
hold its own.
The De Young Cases.
The charges of assault TO murder, and
assault with deadly weapons against
Gustave De Young, and the charge of
assault with a deadly weapon against
u. II. De Young were set for hearing in
the Police Court this morning, but were
continued till rext Saturday.
California Items.
The railroad officers at Truckee wanted
to hire a number of snow-bound passen-
gers to shovel snow, and a bargain was
about to be concluded when the men in
sisted that they should be employed all
the year round. They were allowed to
pass.
The Kern county Courier says the No
fence law is about all that could be de-
| sired.
The great fall OF snow and rain in
Trinity county this season is exceedingly
encouraging to the miners.
Sherman Island soil has been made so
firm by herding sheep on it that it now
bears heavy pillow teams, one farmer
having made the experiment, and others
are adopting it.
Work has been commenced on the
Southern Pacific Railroad from Delano
to Bakersfield.
Tee people Of Sherwood Canto, in
Mendocino county, aid other neighbor.
hoods, have been much exercised for
number of days on account of the
mysterious disappearance Of Mrs. Strong,
wife of a man who was convicted of kill.
ing cow last year and sent to the State
Prison.
On the black land in San JOAQUIN
county wheat crops are not making much
progress, and in some localities fears of
rOttiDg are entertained.
Salem is to have two daily papers.
The Salem City Treasury is again in
funds.
The Salem Statesman says the steamer
Shoshone on her last trip from Portland
made the fastest time ever made by any
boat from that point to Salem.
A large number OF books, principally
on law, have been added TO the State Ii.
brary at Salem.
Joseph Dolby, of Rye Valley. informs
the Baker City Democrat that Frause &
Co. are taking out mighty rich quartz
rock from their ledge.
Utah Items.
SALT LAKE. Feb. 2l.-The Legislature
adjourned sine die at 2 o'clock this af.
ternoon.
Ayoung boy named George Hill died
Thursday, as is supposed, from some
poisonous substance in candy he lad
eaten.
Among the Notaries Public elected
yesterday by the Legislature were two
young ladies Of this city.
The murderers OF Van valkenburch,
three in number. were arrested yesterday
and brought here.
Foreign News.
LONDON, Feb. l9.-Disraeli will sub.