Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-10
Eastern Dispatches.

Investigation Committee to-day exam /
ined Guinsby, Of Chicago, who suPer1n- I
tended the laying Of the ironlzsd pave
neni in Washington one year since. de
testified that be discovered the blocks
beginning 70 draw Up, AID notahed TIE
Board Of Public Works. Who ordered The
ironing treatment discontinued. gu
perinteudent FArnvsn cane hers TO wit
ness; he believed in the eompED!'s inter
est, and the board resumed the use Of the
pavement. The work cost $50 per yard,
and the contractors received $3.50. Far
well stated be only used his influence to
have utilized the unused blocks on
hand
Legget, the Commissioner Of Patents
denies the report Of bis resignation.
The House Committee Oh Patents has
decided to report untavorably on the bill
appropria,iDg 100000 for disburse-
ment among inventors during tie next
decade. The committee also took ad-
verse action on Killinger's bill extending
patents
The Secretary Of the Interior has trans
United to the Senate letter from Super
iutenieDt HOsg. protesting against the
passage Of the House bill to sell the land
Of the Shawnee indians. he said the
land contains 80, 600 acres, and was worth
s25 per acre. The biz proposes selling
it at s. per acre.
BosToy, April s-The fourteenth bal
lot resulted g. follows; Dawes &c, Hoar
70, Curtis Y, Washburn and Sanford
2 each, Whittier, Bigelow and Philips
one each. Fifteenth ballot was: Dawes
81, Hoar G5, Curtis y, Adams 3, Craw-
ford II, washburu T. Col; 2, Whittier
and Phillips one each. The Convention
then took a recess. On the sixteenth
ballot, Dawes received 30 votes, Hoar CO.
Curtis Y, Adams l9, Sanford l3, Wash
burn 6, scattering G. The seventeenth
ballot the result was Dawes 81, Hosr 60,
Curtis Y, Adams l6, Sanford II, Banks
Z, Washburne ), Dsysus 4, scattering 4.
Adjourned.
OMAHL, April s.-At the charter cleo
ton in this city to-day, Chase, Republi-
can, WAS elected Mayor; Banner, Repub-
lican, Treasurer; Ludlow, Republican,
Clerk; Wiiburn, Republican, Police
Judge; Snowden, Democrat, Marshall.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April S.-The Dem
ocratic Legislative caucus this morning
agreed to oppose the Centennial Appro-
priation bill, and the bill for the increase
Of the debt of Philadelphia, until the
Republican majority in the House agree
to pass fair appropriation bill for the
city.
New ORLEANS, April s.-Serious dan
ger is apprehended in this city from the
overlooking Of the river, which has broke
over the leyee in several places. A
| break has occurred in the levee below
Carleton, and the water is running
through briskly.
CLEVELAND, April s.-The Forest Cit!
varnish and naphtha works was burned
tonight Loss 10000.
GALVESTON, April s.-The mail coacl
between San Antonio and Austin wal
robbed last night, the passengers, clever
in number, losing oil Of their jewelr,
and money, about $1,000 in all. Thu
mail bags were also rihed.
CHICAGO, April s.-The weather is ex
tremely cold, almost unprecedented fo
this season Of the year.
New YORK, April "a new eombina
ton between the Panama and Uniol
Pacific Railroads and the Pacific Mai
Company is regarded as almost an &C
complished fact. Yesterday there was
an informal caucus Of the representa-
tives Of the three corporations at tn
Pacific Mail Companys office. Russell
Sage and George Scott representing tn
Panama and Pacific Companies and &c
tive directors representing the Unioi
Pacific. The advocates and promoter
Of these enterprises say their triune in
terests will be subserved by an equitab
working arrangement whereby disaster
Gus competition will be avoided
In view of the proposed extension 0
facilities to outside organic .tions, Geo
Scott will 90 to Europe at an early dat
to make arrangements with the English
and German Transatlantic Companie
with view Of benefting the Panam
Railroad Company. Sidney Dillon re
CARDS the proposed combination as de
sirable arrangement, and says that it j
probable that an arrangement will b
consummated.
At Petersburg, n. j., one Of the fou
boilers used for COMPRISING the air 70
the use Of the drills being worked in jug
town tunnel, exploded, killing four me-
and injuring several others and the othe
boilers were totally destroyed. Mrs
Summons, who was driving by in a cal
riage at the time, was fatally injured, be
ing thrown from her carriage.
! Large sales of the New York Centri
and Hudson attract attention, one broke
having sold yesterday and to-day 10, 90
shares. One set of street rumors So
, the English party is cooperating wit
the express companies interest in thi
, country and are manipulating the LAX
road away from Vanderbilt.
. CHICAGO, April 81. II. Power, re
!, siding in Wabash avenue, went to tn
fremont House in this city last nigh
and took room, and this morning she
himself Temporary insanity was tn
: cause.
Pacific Coast.
San FRANCISCO, April S.-Two NOR