Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-28
Pacific Coast.

Pacific Coast.
SAN DIEGO, August 27.-The trial OF
Charles Wilson for the murder OF James
A. Gray was commenced in the District
Court yesterday Wilson was indicted
as party with Thomas McCarty to the
shooting of Gray. at the Laguna, on the
9th of July, 1873. McCarty was tried
at the February term Of the Court and
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree.
The Union this morning has the fol-
lowing telegram from Arizona:
Tucson, August 26.-Yesterday Pa
page Indian came in from Cabibi with a
letter from W. G.. PoindeXter to Sheriff
Ourey, informing him Of the murder Of
Michael Leyden and George Hughes at
that place. Poindexter arrived there on
the 2lst, and found the cabin Of Leyden
aud Hughes deserted. In the afternoon
he found the bodies in an old shaft. No
positive clue was found as to who the
murderers are. Letters were found in
the cabin dated the 18th inst. The men
were therefore killed between the
18th and 21st. Leyden was an old set
tier, having been in that district for
twelve years or more. Hughes was there
as agent for l.. J. Fieger, of Yuma, who
has several mines in the vicinity.
l. Goldberg returned on Sunday from
Canyon del Orc, where he has been pros
pecting He reports that water can be
easily taken to the place. and that they
have rich placer diggings. They also
struck four-foot vein of gold-bearing
quartz, and brought in samples for test
ing.
SAN FGANcIsco, August ~. - The
Sheriff arrived this morning from YuDa
City to receive Andrew L. Larsen, Of
that place, accused of grand larceny.
He will be taken up this afternoon.
Greenbacks unchanged.
The proceedings in the Chinese
women's habeas corpus case are still
pending in the Fourth District Court,
and may not be concluded to-day.
Weather clear and pleasant.
SALT LAKE, August 27.-The Evening
News, in relation to the answer OF Brig.
ham Young in the Ann Eliza divorce and
alimony suit, says: Our readers will
readily perceive that the answer is being
constructed in technical style for legal
purposes only. 1t is necessarily of an
essentially different character from that
of an informal statement.
The Tribune presents the record from
the Probate Court, showing Ann Eliza tc
have been divorced from james l.. Dee
December 80, 1865, and states that the
Judgment was made at the request o.
Brigham Young in writing addressed tt
the presiding Judge. The claim is made
that the superior courts Of this Territory
having ruled that the Probate Court hat
no jurisdiction in divorce cases, and tina
Aun Eliza still remains the wife OF Lee
SACRAMENTO, Aug. ~. - Yesterda!
afternoon near Gait. Alex. W. Burnel
was engaged in herding cattle and wa
mounted upon bucking horse. While
the horse was bucking the saddle slipped
backwards, and Burnes fell over back
ward, striking on his shoulders and tn,
back of his head. He died about II
o'clock last night. He was an old resi-
dent of the city, and has been in bust
ness here since 40. He was native o
Cincinnati and in his 46th year.
SAN FRANcIsCo, Aug. 27.-Languish
and Glenn's Black Crook Troupe clos
their engagement here Saturday, ate
which they will perform in the princl
pal cities of California and Nevada previ
Gus to their departure for an extende
tour throughout Mexico.
VIM. F. Ensign, the lock expert, is o.
trial again for burglary. This is tn
third trial. The jury each time befor
having failed to agree.
Antonio Gonzales will be tried mex
Monday for the murder Of Louis Rome
roe.
The Finance Committee of the Boar
of Supervisors will commence the inves
tigation Of charges against Buckley, th
license collector of this city, next Nor
day.
EUREKA, CAL, Aug, ~. The Coas
Wagon Road Commissioners report tn
distance by the route surveyed from For
dalo to the Mendocino county line, to b
seventy-eight and half miles. The ct
timated cost Of building the road is 1877
$50. The cost Of viewing out and SUI
veying the route has been $2,S50.
The following special dispatch to th
Daily Times will appear in that pape
tomorrow:
ARcATA, CAL, August 27.-Our con
munity was startled last evening by th
announcement that Snider, q ranchma
living beyond Angels ranch, had bee
shot and killed near his own house.
party of citizens, in company with Jul
tice Deming, left town last night fe
Snider's, from which place they hay
just returned. An inquest was helt
which disclosed the fact that Snider ha
been shot twice-once through the rigl
arm and once through the lungs. Sn
der's son, and q man at work with hin
saw a man crossing the hill from the
/, rection in which Snider had gone, an
! heard shots. They went to look fl
Snider few minutes after, and four
him dead. John Carlzen. a Swede livir
on an adjoining ranch to Snider, and b
tween whom there had been some troub
: about land, was suspected. He passt
through Arcata yesterday afternoon b
fore the news of Snider's death reache
town. He was arrested last night
: Dyers. He confessed to the killing al
7 claims he did it in self-defense. M
Snider came to this county from Pill
J Hill, Ell Dorado county, about ten yea
ago and engaged in the stock bushes
which he followed up to this time. +
leaves wife and son. His body will |
brought to town tomorrow and burie,