Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-31
NEVADA STATE ITEMS.

ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-Yesterday after
noon about O'Clock, the wife of l.. II.
Torp, we'll known citizen of this place,
accidentally shot herself, inhicting a
most serious if not fatal wound. 1t
seems that the lady, who resides on
North B street, two doors north Of the
Capital lodging house, had dressed to go
out. Desiring to put on her furs, she
took them from shelf in closet, when
she found entangled in the strings pis-
tol-a five shooter. Hastily, and without
thought of the danger, she took the bar
rel of the pistol in her left hand and gave
the strings attached to the furs pull to
disengage them. The strings, as it
would seem, were wound about the cock
of the weapon, and in pulling them loose
it was discharged. The ball from the
pistol entered her body about two and
half inches below the left breast. ranging
diagonally upward, and passing through
the lobe of the lungs. Mrs. Torp was
alone when the accident occurred, but
she had sufficient strength and presence
of mind to go to the door and beckon to q
gentleman who was passing and commu-
ncated to him what occurred. In few
minutes Drs. Grover, Bronson and Web
Der We're brought to her assistance and
did all that could be done under the cir
cumstances. Where the bullet lodged
cannot be known, but it is evident, from
the blood raised by the patient, that it
passed through and severely wounded
the left lung. Although the wound is of
most dangerous character, there is a
possibility of the final recovery Of the
unfortunate lady Virginia Enterprise,
9th.
The Sentinel, of Thursday, contains
an account of an "onpleasantness" in
Eureka, from which we learn that man
named Billy Welsh, Familiarity known as
Dixie" and had been at the stable of
J. S. Wilton, in the rear of that gentle
mans store on Main street, trying to
raise fight with most any one, and
using the most abusive language. AS he
was considerably under the influence of
liquor, and Mr. Whitton not wanting to
quarrel with him, he left Welsh in pos
session Of the stable; but bound to have
fight, the man followed Mr.. Whitton
into his store, and on being ordered to
leave warned the occupants not to lay
hands on him, accompanying his threat
by making q motion as if going for a
) pistol, at which Mr.. Wilton elected the
man in rather a forcible manner. The
I man fell against heavy barrel standing
in front of the store, knocking his front
teeth out by coming in contact with the
iron bands ON the same, which caused a
copious flow of claret. By the time the
4 man was brought to the drug store it was
. reported that he had been shot, but in
reality the only injuries that he had suf-
fered was the loss Of few teeth and per-
haps broken jaw. He was too drunk
: to allow the proper surgical attendance
being rendered. The physician advised
him to go to bed and get sober, as he was
not seriously hurt, but not needing the
instructions he rushed franticly into the
] streets yelling that he had been shot and
was going to die. The proper officers
conveyed him to the station-house, where
he will remain until the case comes up
t in the Police Court.
A CONFIDENCE WOMAN who has been
for some months q resident OF this city
went through" several business houses
last week and yesterday, and last night
she left for the mountains of Hepsidam,
where the whangdoodle mourneth. The
fair operator has black eyes and hair, is
tall, fair and handsome, and about 2s
years of age and has with her little
daughter two years old. She is said to
have been married three times, and
claims to be the daughter of the proprie.
tor of one of the second. class hotels in
; Sacramento. One dry goods merchant
0 who had trusted her for 5000 worth oil
goods saved himself by getting wind Of
! her movements and attaching the goods
before she could get them out of town,
and sewing machine dealer was ont
: this morning with an attachment as
, large as bedspread, looking for miss
ing machine. The woman told each
,, dealer that her husbands name wa.
King, and that be was working in q GER
: tain establishment in the city and would
: settle as soon as the bills were presented
On presentation of the bills the dealer,
learned to their sorrow that no such mar
was working in the establishment indi
Gated Virginia Chronicle. 9th.
DEATH OF PROMISING LAp.-Georg,
N, son OF George p. Howe, of Dayton
died last Sunday after a short illness, O
a congestive chill. Although but four
teen years of age he had already exhib
: tied great mechanical ingenuity and ne
I a little ability and genius as an artist
He seemed to comprehend machinery
u even the most omplicated-almost b,
Q intuition, and in landscape drawing
i showed wonderful talent. He was great
ly beloved in Dayton, and his funeral
. which took place yesterday afternoon a
y 2 o'clock-was one of the largest eve
y seen in the town. Virginia Enterprise
9th.
Il The WHITE PINE TUNNEL.-We yester
y day had call from Mr.. Walton, one o
d the old residents Of Hamilton, and on,
It of the principal land owners in tina
e town. His object in visiting Eureka i
to solicit the signatures Of our citizens t
petition he has in circulation through
It out Eastern Nevada, for the development
v of White Pine Mountain. 1t is propose,
to petition Congress for grant or fran
: chise of the mountain, for the purpos
of running tunnel through it of rail
70 road size, which will be about eight o