Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-21

spurt TO oyertake her and the Harvard.
At the two and a half mile point the
Columbia was still ahead with Westhlah,
which now showed great vigor' pressing
her sharply and steadily. The last nan
mile was then one continuous exciting
pull between the Columbia, Westhian,
Harvard and Dartmouth, and they came
in in that order, the Columbia ahead
about two boat lengths and making the
distance in sixteen minutes ard MY
seconds. The winning crew was greeted
with tremendous cheering on reaching
the shore. b. Frank, captain and
stroke-osrsman, tainted. He was lmme-
diately lifted by the crew and carried on
their shoulders up hill to Moons Lake
House. but before reaching the house ne
had entirely recovered. The scene toll
lowing the race was ons long to be re-
membered, and was only marred IN It's
ioyousness by the failure of the Yale to
participate from the second mile point,
at which place the Yale took the lead
with good prospects of keeping it.
The unofficial time of the race Is seven
teen minutes twelve and three-iourths
seconds.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-At a meeting OF
the Common Council yesterday resolu-
tious were adopted looking to speedy
reorganization Of the fire department,
the removal OF inflammabls buildings,
additional water conducts. and OF corps
of sappers and miners to remove or de-
stroy buildings in case of fire. The Chi
cago Board of Underwriters have adopt
ed resolutions Of a similar tenor, and IN
timated the belief that their principals
would withdraw the assistance of the
companies unless such means of check
ing fires we're adopted, together with the
addition of high-power steam engines TO
reach the loftiest buildings, the construc-
ton of fire walls or some barrier to con-
flagrations of the nature that have re-
Gently been experienced here.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Vice President
Wilson arrived last night. He says his
health is SO much improved that he
could preside:oyer the Senate tomorrow
if it were in session.
CANAsrRAoA, n. Y, July ls.-The
eastward and westward bound trains on
the Erie Railroad collided at O'Clock
this morning on single track one mile
west of here, while running 10 or 70
miles per hour. The eastward bound
engine went through the westward bound
engine, baggage car and smoking car, kill
ing baggage master Atkin and severely
woundng several persons, but, wonder,
full to state, no others were killed. The
engines were total wrecks. The west
ward baggage was destroyed and the
mails soaked. 1t is stated that the east
ward train had the right of track. The
collision occurred at a sharp curve, and
the crash of the engines was the frs
warning the passengers had.
VIRGINIA CITY, July 1S.-Part of the
gas works in this city, used for refining
tar, caught fire about O'Clock this after
noon. About $500 worth of coal was de
stroyed.
SAN Francisco, July 1S.-There were
SO deaths in this city during the pas
week.
A case Of smallpox was discovered
yesterday. The patient was taken to thu
pest-house.
The steamer Tartar did not sail 70
Australia to-day. There is great &C
cumulations of mails for that country
and the quality increases daily.
W. c. Tallant has procured warran
for the arrest of j. c. Murphy, for as
saulting him with pistol with inten
to kill. The affairs grew out of famil
troubles.
A trotting race, for purse of $500
comes off to-day at Oakland Park, be
tween Alameda Maid, Topsy, Lad
Emma and Goldfnder.
The Chinaman shot by Officer Long
ford yesterday is more seriously wounde
than at first supposed.
warrant was issued to-day for the a
rest of white man named Reedneke
who is accused of having struck Chin,
man on the head with an iron, fractu
ing the skull and causing wound whic
will probably prove fatal.
VALLEJO, CAL, July lS.-A few mil
utes before twelve to-day, Patrick Rile.
while working on the dry-dock pit, MAJ
Island, was killed by the bank Gavin
upon him. 1t took fifteen minutes
free him from the dirt that had buri'
him, during which time he died. Coron
Topely held an inquest upon the bod
The jury rendered verdict that he di'
from suffocation.