Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-10-17
Pacific Coast

Pacific Coast.
Los ANGELES. Oct. 15.-Charles croo.
er. Vice President OF the Central Pso;so
Railroad Company; Gen. d. d. Coiton
Vice President of the Southern Pae;s.
Company, and Col. G.. E. GRAY Ch;as
Engineer of the Southern Pacific. arrival
IN this city day, having come via San
Joaquin Valley. The object OF their visit
is to locate the Southern Pacific road
from the head OF the San Joaquin yallev
to inaugurate measures for increaS;n,,
facilities for handling freight at Wi.
mlngton,t to look after the Anaheim branch
now in course of construction, and ex.
anime ground and report on the practi.
cabiiity OF an immediate extension OF the
Southern Pacific road from its uresent
terminus at Spadra, to and THROUGH tho
San Gorgon Pass. The party will remain
mere several days. The Southern Pacific
railroad Company have decided to build
twenty miles more of the road in San
Joaquin Valley. This will extend the
track from Bakersfield to the Eastern
end OF Tehatchipa Pass, and only leave
W miles of staging between the two ends
OF tne track.
Superintendent Haines and a party of
the Western Union Telegraph Companv
left to-day for Panamint to survey a
route for the proposed extension of lines
to that point.
CARSON, New, Oct. 15.-General Pape.
Nevada's coming man, delivered one of
the ablest speeches here tonight ever
delivered in the State. He reviewed the
two parties for the past 16 years. abIv
criticised Nye and Stewards career as,
Senators, highly eulogized Jones and
Sharon, spoke at length on the financial
matters, and in conclusion said that there
were but two parties. The Republican
party was o friend to the National Gov.
eminent, with light, life and the pursuit
OF happiness before it. The Democratic
party. which was an enemy to the Ma.
tional Government, with darkness, DESC
lation and destruction, to which horn of
the dilemma will you cling. Will YOU
wear out miserable existence in dark.
ness, Or will you follow the bright path
which leads to happiness? 1t is for YOU
to choose. The speaker retired amid
rounds Of applause.
| SACRAMENTO, Oct. 1G.-The investiga-
ton by the Finance Committee of the
Board OF Supervisors into the affairs of
the Street Superintendent and Coroner g
offices will be resumed to-day. The
members of the Committee decline TO
make known what course they will take
in order to compel Coroner Rice to
testify and produce the other books, be.
lieved to be withheld by him.
There were heavy showers of rain here
last night, with lightning and thunder
to-day is clear and pleasant.
t Greenbacks, 9l@91H.
In relation to the reported opposition
of steamers, to be place here and between
China and japan, by the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, Governor Stanford
says, while he cannot disclose the bust
ness secret of the company to the public
he would say that they do not seel
combination with the Pacific Mail Com
pany. but that the direct route of trade
and travel from China and Japan is over
and, and his company intends to con
ract it.
| The proprietors of the City Gardens
Platt's Hall and Horticultural Hall hav
been arrested for employing women a
those places of amusement, on Sunda,
night last, to dispense liquors to guests
in violation of the city ordinance recent
passed by the Board of Supervisors.
At an early hour this morning, a ma
named sullivan shot at Martin Tracy
in the Veto saloon, Kearney street, in
tlicting q severe wound. Sullivan wa
arrested. They qurrelled about som
money matters.
The Branch Mint is again receivin
: deposits.
A meeting was held at Crusaders Hal
last night for the purpose of organizin
. n society of Pioneers, to be composed {
men who came here prior to 1850.
Committee on Constitution and Bylaw
was appointed About fifty gentleme
) were present The movement promise
to be successful.
; FOREST HILL, Cal, Oct. ia mon
ter blast of 1875 kegs of powder WI
, fired in the Pond and Constable claim
= Todds Valley to-day. 1t cost the con
pany over $4,000. 1t was perfect su
cess. The discharge was made by ele
tricity. -
{. PALIsADE, New, Oct. l6.-This lit
r town has been very lively for the last fe
q days, owing to the arrest and trial of Il
! notorious Jack Virgins. monte-shar
9 Confidence man. etc. also Of Charles
Raper, about whose antecedents very II
tie il anything is known. 1t appea
that Virgins and Raper invited
It young man who was a passenger on
l. train on the Sth inst, and induced III
3 to bet on opening an impractical
u tobacco box. The youth lost $50, ai
IS had the two men arrested at Elko, b
o the offense having been committed
Eureka county, they were rearrested
=, Palisade, and bound over to appe
:. for examination before the Justice OF :
's Peace in the sum of $3.50 each, but [
fore the examination was concluded, al
on the adjournment of the court un
. the next day, they decamped, but We
! retaken near Toano by detective office
Burke and Dale, and brought back OF
special train, and in all probability "
d. get the deserts which they have 10
merited. -
EUREKA, Oct 16.-There is ap i
mense and enthusiastic meeting here
night. 1t is estimated that there
1000 people present. Unparalleled
ID thusiasm prevails. Col. Ellis, Den
g. cratic candidate for Congress, '
ts greeted with perfect ovation.
" made a telling. argumentative spec
NJ The immense concourse is now bel
70 addressed by Mr.. Kittrell, candidate
ls' Attorney General. He is holding
Is people spellbound. A greater politi
d. meeting was never witnessed in East
Nevada. All parties agree that Ellis
,ls Kittrell will poll much more than
VI vote of their party.