Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-08
Pacific Coast.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 1T is reported that
Harris, formerly Superintendent OF the lndustri-
al school in this city, has abandoned his wife
and fled to South America with Miss Flanni-
gan, who had been employed by him as seam
stress at the school.
The weather remains clear and cold. Heavy
frost last night.
The trial Of johnny Tuers, the minstrel, for
the murder of James Bowling, stage manager,
will probably be closed in the Fifteenth District
Court to-day.
Ship captains are of the opinion that the wreck
sighted few days since by the Prince of Wales
could not have been the schooner Elida. They
say coal laden vessel could not float bottom
up, as was reported of the wreck in the present
case. Meantime. however, there is no news OF
the missing Elids.
John Mccullough is expected to return in
about ten days, and after few days here he will
60 to Salt Lake to fill q short engagement,
In the Assembly to-day the Committee on
| Federal Relations reported, recommending the
passage of the joint resolution asking Congress
to provide for the election Of United States
Senator by vote of the people.
Edgerton introduced bill to-day providing
for a Branch State Prison near Folsom. Re-
f-rred to the State Prison Committee.
SAN Francisco, Jan. THE Trustees of the
Daney Mining Company have levied an assess
ment Of 75c per share, $4,000 altogether; delin-
quent February 10.
There was another break in stocks to-day
Prices even lower than yesterday
The steamer China has not yet been reported.
A clerk of J. II. Seaders, q stationer on Davis
street, was arrested to-day for selling obscene
publications.
ohm Bamber and Joseph Bamber, well known
express men of this city, filed petition in bank.
ruptcy to day. Their liabilities are very heavy
No verdict has been rendered yet in the case
of John Tuers, tried for murder The jury ID
out.
Conductors and drivers on the Bay View Rail
road have struck against 10 hours work day
The men say they have no chance to get &C
| tpta x-ttI hair mill
have been withdrawn in consequence Of thu
strike
PORTLAND, Ogn., Jan. THE man who caused
the great confagration of August 2, by firing tn
city in several places, was arrested last night
few days since supposed friend gave infor
nation to Chief Lappeas that a man named st
] Clair was the one who fired Hurgrum Shind
ler's store and others, and st. Clair said tn
people here had sent him to the Penitentisr,
. once; he had burned the town once, and would
burn the place again. Yesterday he made prep
: arations for burning the remaining portion o
, the city, but the police were on the lookout
arresting him while skulking around with tw
fire balls composed of cotton ind cotton wick
ing saturated with kerosene, and small piec
D OF candle and matches were found on him. TIL
Z man seems to be a monomaniac on fire, talkin
, about CONGREGATIONS continually. The reason
4 he gives for his wholesale incendiarism 10 tn
spirit of communism which exists in his breast
, and which inspires him to burn and devastat
cities in order that the poor laborers may hav
an opportunity to reap harvest IN reDiiildln
t what he destroyed. When called up in tn
Police Court to-day he waived an examination
NoRTosvILLE. Jan. Z Charles Bowers. son o
Bowers the brewer at Clayton, committed sui
! eide by shooting himself in the forehead at
O'Clock this morning; aged 10.
y SHASTA, Cal, Jan. John Baker, who mul
dered and robbed George Cline the mail carrie
from Redding to Burgotoville last week, srrive
here under a strong guard, and was immed
: ately lodged in Jail. After being strung up fiv
times near where he committed the crime befor
he confessed his guilt, and under promise c
!, parties that had him in hand thxt they woul
! take him to Shasta and give him Q trial, If b
would show where he buried the money which b
i did. The money was found buried near his II
Tiers house. Baker stated that he rode abou
mile with his victim. Being left-handed, b
drew his pistol unobserved by Cline. shootin
Z him in the right side, when Cline fell from hi
horse. Baker dismounted and shot him throug
a the head, killing him instantly. Baker il
young man about 25 years old. Public sent
:. ment here is strongly against his being brougt
here for trial. He should have been hung o
= the spot.
e PALIsADE, New, Jan. Notwithstanding III
severe cold weather the work on the Eureka an
: Palisade Narrow-gauge is progressing rapid.
They have the grading completed about te
J, miles out from this place. and are pushing
forward with force Of about It's men. Tt
. bridge across the Humboldt at this place will
. completed tomorrow or next day and they wi
commence laying ties and rails O. sosn ss Ii
q weather moderates. One engine has already n
u rived.