Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-06-25
Eastern Dispatches.

10 God the great uprising among the
women OF our land to put away the
liquor nuisance from among us, and that
We renew our pledge to put the ballot in
the hands Of women when we shall have
power to do so, thus enabling them to
vote, as well as pray, against the curse
of the world. Myron S. Clark was NOM
mated for Governor, J. L. Bagg for
Lieutenant Governor, Horace Rowland
for Judge of the Court of Appeals, Dan
lei Welsord for Canal Commissioner, and
Ira Bell for State Prison Inspector. Ai-
journed sine die.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The House
Committee on Postoffices made report
to-day on the charges preferred by Lut-
trell against the Postoffice Department
and some of its subordinate officers in
relation to certain post route transac-
tions in California. The committee say
they do not find any evidence OF fraud
or irregularities in violation of law. al
though they are satisfied tina, upon
many, il not all, the routes mentioned
straw bonds were made, which, under
| the law, the Postmaster General was
powerless to correct.
The Senate in Executive session con-
firmed G.. V. Bogert as Receiver of Pub
lie Moneys at Bozaman, Montana; c. A.
Brastow, Receiver of Public Moneys; c.
II. Winser, Register of the Land Office
at Cheyenne. The Senate, after dis
cussion in which free expressions of
opinion were offered on the subject,
tabled the nomination of Ex-Governor
Shepherd as Commissioner for the Dis
trict OF Columbia By vote of So to G.
The other nominations were confirmed.
After recess of the Senate the Presid-
ent, to complete the number, sent in the
name of A. G. Cattel, ex United States
Senator from New Jersey, who was con-
firmed. This Gentleman is the only one
OF the Commissioners that has real estate
interests in this city.
PoRTLANp, Me-, June 23,-The Demo-
cratic State Convention met to-day, and
422 delegates were present. Joseph A.
Titcomb was nominated for Governor by
acclamation. The resolutions favor the
early resumption of specie payment, con-
dennis the recent attempt of the U.
s. Senate to establish q censorship over
the press, denouuces the Republican party
in Congress for interference with State
Governments. and also their course on
the civil service reform.
SYRACUSE, Y. Y, June 23.-During
! the progress OF n strawberry festival in
parlors of the Central Baptist Church,
the floor suddenly gave way, pre-
cipitating the party into the story below.
The parlors were on the second floor and
tue room underneath was full Of people.
The fire department was immediatly
summoned, and thousands of people
crowded around the place. 1t is impos-
sible to give the particulars yet. The
following dead bodies have been re-
covered. DR.. o. L. Wainwright and
wife, Miss M. Thomas, child named
Estrander, little girl named Leonard
one named Horton, Miss Leo Holmes,
little girl named Minnie Collins; Rev
George Bowling, pastor Of the church
is dangerously injured, also his wife who
is not expected to live. Two hundred
persons are injured, some dangerously
Ex-Alderman Barnes is very seriousl,
hurt, and Dr. H. j. Eddy slightly. Thu
bodies are supposed TO be all recovered
but it is impossible to get the names o
the injured tonight. The city is filled
with lamentations. The scene in thu
streets around the church bfflaes descrip
ton. Thousands were gathered Their.
asking after friends waiting for tn,
dead and attending to tho injured. Thu
police were all out. The fire department
was called out and took charge of tn,
work of recovering the dead and tn
: wounded. The church is comparativel
, new. A few minutes before the foo
gave way it trembled SO that many per
3 sons left the room, fearing the acciden
9 which had been predicted by many. TIL
accident was caused by the giving wa
of the joists that supported the foo
, The joists ran from both sides of tn
r room to the cross stringer, the middle 0
which was supported by iron rods frol
the roof. The stringer gave way pullin
the ceiling and roof down upon the PEI
pie, and precipitating them in the rool
below.
New YonK, June 23.-At Fleetwoo
Park to-day, the trot for purse of $50
It 600 between Goldsmith Maid and judi
q Fullerton, was won by the former
three straight heats. Time, 2:26, 2:27
y 2.23.
X At Newark, N. J., at midnight 10
u night, John II. Hubor entered his s.
!. ter's room and shot her through 4
!. head inflicting mortal wound, becau
of her refusal to discard sutton who
the brother disliked.
Providence, June 23.-The dead 10
10 in the Senatorial election continues.
d the ballot to-day, Burnside received 4
- Dixon SO, Barstow 16, scattering
votes.
"a George Brown was elected Justice
TO the Supreme Court.
Ia BOSTON, June 23.-Harvard Cole
IT Memorial Hall built in commemorate
of the graduates who fell in the war, a
to honor those names who have 9th
D. wise won distinction in the service of
= country, was dedicated to day. Char
u Francis Adams delivered the cratic
II and Oliver Wendell Holmes read poe
D. PITTSBURGH, June 23.-The Democr
% ic Congressional Convention to-day no
mated ]. H. Hopkins for Congress, fri