Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-12-27

The Finance bill which passed the
Senate on the 22d inst, was thus de-
scribed in the following terms by Senator
Sherman =
Mr.. Sherman disclaimed any purpose
to reopen the financial debate Of last
year, but assured the Senate every word
and that line would tend toward the an
nouncement in the title. He then ex-
planned the bill, and said the first Sec
ton, providing for the redemption OF
fractional currency with coin, met the
approval both of the Secretary of the
Treasury and the President and second,
which repealed the law making q charge
for coinage at the United States mints.
required sacrifice on the part OF the
Government to the extent Of about $685.
600 per annum. The third section pro-
vided for free banking. Under the pres
ent law banking is virtually free in some
OF the Western and Southern States, but
in the great commercial States 1t is not.
This free banking section, therefore, pro-
vided for the enlargement Of the volume
of currency in case the business Of the
country demanded. 1t is also proposed
to reduce United States notes to the ex-
tent of 80 per cent. Of the amount Of the
new bank notes issued. The section did
not propose either contraction or expan.
sion of the currency leaving it to be
governed by the business wants Of the
country. The bill also provided ample
means to maintain and provide for specie
resumption.
The bill was passed by 80 to IA.
On Saturday night at the Washington
House, on the Divide, two miners, John
Skewers and Alfred Rule, had some
| words over game of cards. when Skew
ers drew his revolver and shot Rule
through the head, killing him almost in.
stantly. Skewers gave himself up with.
out difficulty. The men were in the bar.
room of the Washington House playing
q game of cards, when they had dispute
about the count, one saying it was Is five
points" made and the other that it wai
!" six points," Finally they became ex
cited about the matter, when Rule called
Skewers liar. Skewers told him ht
must take that back. Rule said he would
take nothing back" Skewers Their
drew his six-shooter and said :" II yor
don't take it back I'll kill you" Rule
declared that he would not take bacl
what be had said, when Skewers fred OF
him. The bullet struck Rule just bacl
of the left ear. passing into the head an(
producing almost instant death. Alfret
Rule, the man who was killed, was ,
young man 81 years of age. 1t is sale
that both men were sober at the time o
the shooting, and nobody present hat
the least idea that the little war o
words was going to end in anything seri
ous-didn't even think Of the men com
ing to blows.-[ virg. Independent, 81.
ANOTHER of those accidents whicw ar
of weekly occurrence in our surrounding
mines, and which are occasioned by tn
negligence of the parties interested, tool
place yesterday in the New York Consol
idated mine. T. Bauchet, o miner, VIII
had become familiar with underground
workings came up in the bucket from
the bottom Of the shaft to the 6O0-foo
level, with two others. His partner
used due canton in gaining footing q
bis footing and ad fsh h DID not he MISE ri s.
shaft, a distance Of 100 feet. OH Q. =
samen who came mp with MIN ana ~
ths,ump man were lowered to his ass,s
BLAST had dit beef hgS Sss s ~ Dss
ohaset. However, they gained the bottor
sssnrsnns.safety and brought the body to Ii
noc face. The man was quite dead. III
--eased was native Of France. noe
1t 45 years, and was member OF Ii
=, r City Miners Union.
tween nopr. Hall was passing the timbe
and savethe Grown Point mine this morn
cou rs wiil,ut 10 O'Clock, he noticed MAJ
Piocbe. around pile of tunnel timbers
Don be saw the pile fall, and thu
no29-2w :ght under IL. He fastened e
lance and found that the mar
fracture of the right leg,
severe confusion Of the head,
&1 fblood to flow freely from Bis
ePlSond ears. His uame is Dennis
He is widower OF about AZ
xC60 y has two boys living in Cali.
%G xSo ros lis injuries may prove fatal
isy. the aish'vs. 10.
@ZOU alstice Mining Company have
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