Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-28

workmen Of the Erie machine shops at
the susq1ehanna depot of the Pennsy[
vania Railroad, struck yesterday for pay
men, OF their February wages. They
stop all but mail trains, aHd disable en-
gines and turn tables.
4 party of Italians, while going to
Hoboken this morning to work on the
new tunnel Of the Delaware and Lacka-
wana Railroad, were attacked by a |
hundred of the strikers and driven OF.
Several were seriously wounded.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 26--Beiore the Ways
and Means Committee this morning San
born's counsel stated that be would sub
NIT a written statement tomorrow, and
permit an examination Of himself by the
committee. Simmons, Collector OF Bos-
ton. testified in behalf Of Sanborn. He
said he received instructions from secre-
tary Boutwell, and Richardson to assist
Sanborn in his internal revenue eIami-
nations, and he had detailed Horton as
an aid. Sanborn had large influence and
acquaintance in Legislative matters in
New England. He believed that 80 per
cent. of the $50, 900 collected by Sanborn
would not have bsen collected through
the regular channels. Green l. Presbery,
sanborn's agents in the Western Rail-
road case, testified that the cases they
worked on were unrecorded in the in
ternal revenue offices. They had not
represented themselves as agents of the
Treasury Department, though they had
said nothing to the contrary, and left
that inference TO be drawn from the Sc
| ere. Service credentials they presented.
/ In the Howard Court of Inquiry Gen.
| Bullock testified that he had presented
vouchers for the State Contingent Fund,
but these were refused on the ground
that the money was not a public fund.
The Court SAID to-day that this was an
investigation, not prosecution, and the
privilege of an objection to receive testi-
mony is granted to the counsel of the
accused
The President has nominated Moses
Halsett as Chief Justice Of Colorado.
The House proceeded to vote on the
Interstate Railroad Regulation Bill,
which passed by III ayes to lis noes.
There are only slight notifications from
the bill a. originally reported by Nc.
Crary.
KAY WEST, March 26.-Havana ad-
vices say the Spaniards' loss was very
heavy in the battle at Guasmoctoro near
Puerto Principe. The Cubans remain
ing in possession Of the field.
New YORK, March 27.-Jacob Law
renee has been released from custody.
A Bombay letter says there is great
excitement there over the trouble be-
tween the lower classes Of the Arab and
African Mussulmen and the Parsees,
growing out of book written by Par.
see, in which there was reflection upon
the character of Mahomet. A numbel
of the former attacked the Parsees
burning their houses and committing
every kind of Expectations. The cit.
authorities seem scarcely equal to thu
emergency, and the troops in and arounl
the city are not in sufficient numbers t.
preserve order.
JACKSONVILLE, KS. March q. - o.
Wednesday, one Ames was killed by
| son.in-law named Pierce, who was yes
. terday taken from Jail by a mob ant
hanged.
CHICAGO, March "a. - At jackson
: Miss, yesterday, W. r. Speers drove il
5 a carriage to the Ufice Of Robert Mile
| and called him out, and as he approachet
shot him fatally. The cause is unknown
Speers was taken to Jail amid great tx
, element and threats of lynching.
CINCINNATI, March 27.-Yesterlay
band of Germans followed the prayin
ladies', mocking their prayers and songs
The bystanders attacked the German
and lively fight ensued, but no one wa
J. dangerously hurt.