Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-13
Phe Coal Miners strike in Pennsyl-
yania.

SEw YORK. Jan. IL A Po,isyiile spec
ial says the miners have rejected the
of the operators to reduce
wages on a sliding scale going As low as
81. %, and 1900 miners in that region
alone are idle. The great coal operations
of the section have stopped. The min
ers will not, under any circumstances.
submit to the proposition of the opera
tors, and unless the latter rscede there
will be prolonged struggle. The min
ers OF Columbia and Northumberland
counties are affected directly; those of the
Schuylkill and all that region indirectly.
They will be heard from on Monday, and
then the whole region will have sus-
pended within few days.
A Tennessee Homicide.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 1l.-Geo. Wyman, Jr.,
living at Chelsea, was killed last night by
Henry Bendors, former employee.
Wyman's father, who had quarrel with
the latter about four dollars due him,
which resulted in fight, during which
Bendors struck young Wyman with a
stick OF wood killing him.
A kentucky Tragedy--Kansas Libel
Suit.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. Ill. F. Mel
ton, of Colowa county, KY, warned Geo.
Wissman that he would kill him Wise
MANI on sight. Last Wednesday Melton
approached Wiseman while the latter was
ct work and shot him in the breast with
o gun loaded with lG bullets. Melton
Immediately gave himself up and was
placed in Jail.
ST. LOUIS, Jan, IA dispatch from
Leavenworth, Kansas, says that Col. D.
r. Anthony, Mayor Of Lesvsnworth, has
been sued for defamation Of character by
Judge Lecompte. The libel was printed
in the Leavenwor.h Times, of which An
thony is editor.
A Double Track T,ailrod frsn New
1Ork To C0unCll bluu0.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL Hurlbut, of
Illinois, member OF the Committee on
Railways and Canals, will probably to-
morrow introduce bill, the features
which he forsshadowed O! a meeting of
the friends of cheap transportation last
night, for the construction of double
track freight railroad from New York to
Council Bluffs, with branches to Chicago
and St. Louis. The railroad is to DO
constructed and operated by a corpora
ton under the auspicies of the general
Government and controlled by board
of Government Commissioners. The
rates for Transportation on cereals will
be fixed at five mills per ton per mile for
any distance over $50 miles. The en-
tire length OF the road is 1900 miles
For shorter distance than $50 miles
freights are to bs little more than !
mills per ton per mile. The road is te
be operated exclusively as freight roat
for cereals, stock and other productions
Trains will move at the quickest, bu
most economical rate Of speed, which
will be at least ten miles an hour. Thu
cost of the road is estimated at SITS, 000,
900, including the necessary rolling
stock. The aid suggested is guarante,
of five per cent, interest on $50, 900, 00t
of bonds, The capacity of the road will
be 60,0OC tons day each way. Th,
commission are to fix the various rae
of transportation and make suitable pro
vision for the safety and care Of freigh
carried.
The House Military Committee on In
dian Affairs--A Good Rule Proposed.
, The House Military Committee me
, on Saturday, and heard arguments in re
: gard to turning the Indian Bureau owe
, to the War Department. 1t is probabl
| there will be report in favor OF the plar
| at least so far as to give the military e,
elusive jurisdiction over all the Indian
the moment they move from their resel
Y vations
The Committo on Rules have consi,
q; cred the proposed rule that all privat
: bills for appropriations ofmoney or prof.
, erty shall first be considered in the Con
i mittee Of the Whole, and the committt
s went even further and agreed to repo
: a rule requiring that all bills of whatev,
e nature contemplating the taking
i money or property from the Governme,
shall 60 to the Committee Of the Who'll
and be open TO full discussion. This wi
prevent the smuggling of bills throuG
without attracting the attention OF Il
P House.
d An Editor Knocked Down--A Ban
J., President Arrested.
!. New YORK, Jan. 12.-Pandorn, edit,
l. of the Jersey City Evening Journal, vi
}. knocked down and badly injured with
club this morning in that city, by OF
y John DAILY, an Internationalist, who
j. Pardon ordered out of his house.
8 CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.-T. n. Stillwel
y President Of the First National Bank
% Anderson, Indiana, was arrested on Sa
70 urday for the embezzlement of funds
the bank. A. B. Kleine, cashier, has
camped.
, Cushfng's Nomination.
IS CHICAGO, Jan. PA Washington sp
lie cial says the warfare on Cushing's nom
lg nation is very active. The Cabinet we
W unanimous in nominating Gushing, b
.. the President is not much intereste
y and will use no special means to secu
:. confirmation.