Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-05
Eastern Dispatches.


N's'-
vention.
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 3.-The Democratic
State Convention adopted platform re-
affirming devotion TO the Constitution,
denouncing official corruption, eItrava-
gance salary -grabbers, land monopolists,
and the present administration, to whose
financial policy it attributes the panic.
1t demands retrenchment and reform, a
speedy resumption of specie payment,
legislation for the benefit of the indus
trial classes, and for the control of cor
porations and stock gamblers. 1t ex-
presses sympathy with all people strug-
Cling for freedom.
Election of United states Senator In
Mississippi.
JACKSON, Feb 3.-The Legislature to.
day, in joint session, elected 3. L. Bruce
(colored) United States Senator for the
long term and II. Il. Pease, late Super
intendent of Education, for the short
term-both nominees OF the Republican
caucus, There were no opposition to
them.
Mrs. Gen. Gaines vs.. Caleb Cushing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. Mrs. Myra
Clark Gaines has filed bill in the
Equity Court for an injunction to re-
strain Caleb Gushing from receiving pat
ents and certificates from the Interior
Department for some GS,000 acres Of
Louisiana lands which she claims to have
decided him in trust, and for which he
afterwards, IN his own name, obtained
confirmation Of title, denying her right
to any interest in them. Judge Wyle
granted restraining order, returnable
on the 18th inst
Fire in n Pennsylvania Coal Mine.
WLKEsBARrIE, Pa, Feb. 3.-The fire
in the Empire mine, which was thought
to be subdued, broke out afresh yester-
day where the men were at work and
drove all out Eighteen were brought
up insensible from gas. but all recovered.
The fire is now worse than ever.
Bill for u bureau of Health.
WASHINGTON, Feb. -Sargent's bill
for Bureau proposes TO establish at
Washington, under the direction of the
Interior Department Bureau Of Health,
the general designs and duties Of which
shall be to acquire and diffuse among the
people of the United States useful infor-
nation on subjects connected with the
preservation of the public health, and to
assist, whenever called upon, the several
States and Territories in the establish
ment Of Efficient sanitary and quarantine
systems and regulations, the Bureau to
be in charge of a Commissioner to be ap.
pointed, at salary of 81 600 per annum,
| and three clerks.
4 Woman War Against the Liquo,
| Traffic in Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 4.-The ex
element in regard to the Woman
Whisky War is unabated. Throughout
the State, IN the most prominent of in
terror towns, precinct meetings have been
/ organized in their rooms, or on the side
walks, and patrols are kept through al
kinds Of weather. The ladies' OF Green
field, Highland county, have inauguratet
evening visits TO saloons at any hou
from to 10 o'clock The result is t.
empty each saloon by the rear door, yer,
suddenly, as they enter by the front. A
New Holland, Pickaway county, % la
dies have volunteered for crusade
They visit every shop daily. At Wash
ington, Fayette county, where the womel
initiated the movement, the liquor trafIi
has been entirely stepped.
\ Rioter Oh Trial.
New YoEK, Feb. 4.-One of the rioter
was placed on trial on a charge OF as
saulting Sergeant Bergkold. Defendant
story was as follows: Sergeant collaret
him while he was trying to get out of tn
way, and policeman shouted Xii him
This the prisoner underst God to be hi
assaiIant. Then lie took ont a hamme
and struck in self-defense. Afterwards
as before, he was numerically dubbed
In regard to the hammer, he said he ha
been out of work at his trade for Ion
time, and had solicited odd jobs of wor
from house to house, in which he foun
it useful to have his claw-hammer wit
him" A pink-colored string show
with it had no significance. 1t had bee
used merely to secure the hammer il
his pocket. He denied emphatically tina
| hn cnrriah Il % q uan.n.