Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-14
Eastern Dispatches.

Eastern Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Secretary
Of the Interior, the Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs and the Board of Indian
Com missioners have made among others,
the following awards Of Indian supplies
contracts for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1876: To A. Plapkton & Co., Chica-
90, the bacon contract for the kiowas
and wichetas, delivered at Kansas City at
II cents per pound. To c. A. Broad
water, Montana. the flour contract for |
Fort Peek agency, at s3.45 per GENITAL.
To J. S. Martin, Colorado. the flour con-
tract for the Sioux at Red Cloud agency, |
deliverable at Cheyenne at 81. 50per CEN
tal the lowest figure ever obtained for
this agency. To David McCranor, Mon
tana, the flour contracts for Fort Hall
agency, at $3.50; and for Black Feet
agency, at $3.50 The grasshopper raw
ages here placed the expectation OF flour
for long distance at high prices. To
c. A. Broadwater, the corn contract for
Fort Peck, at S225 per GENITAL. To Col.
Broadwater, the beef cattle contract for
the Peck agency, at s2.25. To David
McGraw, the beef cattle contract for
Fort Hall agency, Idaho, at S2.4O, also
for the Black Feet agency, at $3.50. To
Wilson & Ricll, of Montana, for the
Grow agency. at S1.9i, the lowest figures
ever obtained at this agency. To p. A.
Large, Montana, for Santa and Ponies
agency, at $2.6S. j. X. Foreman, of
Nebraska, the beef contract OF 2, $50, 900
pounds for all the Sioux in Dakota, at
$3.50 per GENITAL. The price last year
was S273.
NEW YORK, July -. - The fire at
weehawken destroyed all the oil in the
tanks and damaged greatly the Erie rail
road tracks. Eighty-fve thousand bar
rels of oil and naphtha were burned.
Watson, book.keeper Of the Erie road,
estimates the loss at 100000.
A Frankfort letter says that two i'm
portant congresses have been held at
Boun and Mayence, one the union OF the
German Catholics. At Wagence resolu-
tions were adopted directed against the
German Empire, the national party, the
Jesuit law. Utilitarianism, the guarantee
of public instruction by the State, lib
eral press, and the foreign policy OF the
German Empire, especially that towards
the Vatican. The speeches made Gre
ated no little stir in the German official
circles. Loyal testimonials were received
from all parts of Germany and sent to
Rome The State officials are particu-
larry exercised by the Mayence Assemb-
ly, and all the active members have been
summoned to appear to answer the
charge of producing excitement against
the powers that be.
John Mitchell, the famous exile, is
about to return to Ireland to become a
Cduulu1tc lOr Nhe DIitisu uillamoht'
Nearly 50, 600 have been collected in this
country and Ireland to defray Mitchell's
expenses.
A special says that the members of the
Beecher-Tilton Investigation Committee
will express no opinion till the investiga-
ton is concluded. A story has prevailed
in Plymouth Church that the whole
trouble between Tilton and Beecher was
owing to Beecher's attempts to induce
Mrs. Tilton to leave her husband. Mrs.
Tilton has not testified before the Com,
mittee.
TOLEDO o., July l3.-Eight or nine
German farmers got into fight while
returning from saloon last night, and
Michael Smith was killed, John OWN
nus MORALLY wounded, and all the other:
were variously injured with knives.
ST. LOUIS, July IA gentleman JUS
from Fort Sill says the Indian Chiefs
Satanic, Big Tree and Lone Wolf are
dRdlust WulteS anu tudt Bull
GUS trouble may be expected.
New YORK, July 1.-THE Orange
men to-day celebrated, in quiet ant
unobtrusive manner. About Thousand
formed in procession and marched to the
church of the Holy Trinity, where
services were held and sermon preached
by Stephen II. Tying, Jr. He advised
them to beware of party discussions ant
difficulties and to unite in universe
brotherhood. Many spectators witnesse,
/ the procession.
WASHINGTON, July l2.-The followin
are among recent postal changes Dis
continued Deep Creek, Tooele county
Utah; St. John, Tooele county, Utah.
EAST CLEVELAND, July l2.-Hubble
Block fell in this morning, owing to tn
weight of water on the roof, whic
clogged the cutters. A man in the bal
ber-shop below was killed and sewers
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