Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-09

sumption % .pecie payments
MrrPHIs. April Ii AA-ss served
an Injunction to-day restraining the bank
from paying to his partner, L'ubt'
s1sg coo drawn in the Louisyills loitsry'
on the ground that Loube bought the
ticket ~ith the firms money
FoEI wAYxE, April "A great re-
union Of the soldiers OF the ninth dis
trict was held to-day.
South BETHLEHEM, Penn, April -
An explosion of boiler belonging to
the machinery in use in 4 tunnel to-day
killed a master mechanic and tTo ire
men.
Nav YoEK, April AT meeting OF
master mechanics and builders this after
noon it vas resolved to employ after May
lst no men un.iling to work ten hours
Oliver 7. Soaring, late Secretary Of the
Montauk Insurance Company, Brooklyn,
left suddenly for California the other day,
and it is reported tina. he is deiaulter IN
the sum of $4,000.
WASHINGTON. April In the district
investigation to-day, Thompson, Presi-
den. Of the Metropolitan Street Railroad
Company, testified that be had never
paid the Board of Public Works for paw
ing the streets used by the road. 1t
would bankrupt the company to pay the
Board its prices. Cook, Corporation
Attorney, was severely cross-o1amined
by Thurman in reference to the General
Sewer bill, which the witness said he drew
after consultation with various district
officials. and when the measure was furn-
ished BY the Engineer of the Board of
Public Works. Kelly, Assessor, testified
that worthless land on the eastern bank
Of the Potomac vas assessed at one cent
per foot for sewerage. Governor shep-
hard owned some Of the land in this
vicinity. Arthur Bridger, contractor
for sodding, testified that he never saw
the specifications for the work until a
year after it was finished. Of the many
thousands of yards Of sOdding done by
him, he only purchased S75 worth, the
res. being given to him or procured free
of cost. A number Of witnesses testified
to the use of bricks in the sewers in
green blocks instead Of prepared ones.
In payements they use old tagging and
inferior new.
The Ways aud Means Committee has
put the following question to Sanborn,
which lie has promised to answer on
Thursday: State, in detail, the amounts
you have paid, or agreed to pay, in
relation to your contract and in its exc
cution, with dates and sums, to whom
paid, and for what purpose each pay
ment was made"
The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of Moses Hallet as Chief Justice of
Colorado, and the following army promo.
tons; Lieutenant Colonel George r.
Woods, to be Colonel; Major Jos. NJ. G..
Whistler, to be Lieutenant Colonel; Cap
tans Guide Ilges and Alfred Hough, to
be Majors.
Bertholdi, the new French Minister,
presented his credentials to the President
to-day, with the usual formalities.
WASHINGTON, April S.-Oglesby pre-
scented memorial, asking the appoint
ment of a delegation, partly women, tC
visit and devise means of improving the
condition Of the Indians. Referred.
PROVIDENCE, April S.-The bankruptc,
proceedings against the Sprague Manu-
featuring Company were discontinued
this morning.
WORCESTER, Mass, April s. - Thu
Episcopal Church was burned last night
Loss $50, 900.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April S.-The dwell
ding of Mrs. Rother, widow on syria
cuse street, was burned at 3 o'clock thi
morning. Mrs. Rother and son, ageC
Is years. were smothered to death. Tw,
other boys jumped from third stor.
window, neither being seriously hurt.
New YORK, April s.-Early this morn
ing Dooney Harris, well known pugi
list, quarreled in Clark's saloon, Amt
street, South Fifth Avenue, with Thoma
G. Clough, son of Professor Clough, an
was probably fatally shot. CIongh es
capped.
The steamship Europa, which foun
dered at sea on voyage from Havre t
this port, was one of the finest ships i
the French Transatlantic Company
fleet, and was considered to be seaworth
and well found in every respect. Sh
was constructed last year at Newcastle O.
Tyne, enlarged and altered from a side
wheel to a propeller. She was com
manded by Captain Lemaire, an abb
and experienced captain, who has bee
in the employ of the company numbe
Of years. She was valued at 81, $50, 0OC
and was insured in French companie
for about two thirds of her value. Tn
agents think the value of her cargo wa
not less than 81, 900, 600, which is prof.
ably insured. The Greece, with lie
rescued passengers, is expected here tc
night or tomorrow. The necessity G
abandoning the steamer arose from th
choking of pumps. The origin of tn
disaster is not well known.
Pacific Coast.