Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10
Pacific Coast.
Death of John Middleton--Have They
n whisky Ring In San Francisco!
Criminal Negligence.

Srlm1haI Ne&hRence'
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.-Col. John
Middleton, well known citizen and cap
italist of this city, died at the Grand Ho-
tel, last evening, Of paralysis.
The China has not yet arrived. The
Colorado, from same port, is due next
Tuesday. The officers of the mail com.
pany say they do not expect the China to
arrive before the 10th.
Collector Sedgwick and special agent
Lyman remain at logserheads on whisky
distilling affairs in this city, and the
question is being discussed with ANNA.
ton, whether or not we have whisky
ring here.
Application will be made to-day in one
of the District Courts to admit John
Tuers, accused of the murder OF James
Bowling, to bail.
The Coroner's jury in the case Of the
little boy, poisoned by opium few days
since, found verdict last night that the
poison was given through the culpable
negligence Of the druggist, J. W. Angel,
and his clerk, VIM. Harris.
Grsenbacks s9'.@90H.
California Legislative Proceedings.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.-In the Assem-.
bly, to-day the Committee on Federal Re
lations reported in favor of the passage
| cft he. ejaculation, at No,,
gress to prohibit Cooie labor. The Sen
ate and Assembly in joint convention
elected five Trustees of the State Library
A Case Of Bigamy - TIVE Arrests FOL
Murder.
san FRANcIsco, Jan. ELLEN Morton
was arrested this evening At the instanc
of Margaret Sullivan, who charges he
with having committed the crime of big
amy. Mrs. Morton says she was di
vorced from her former husband, who
now prosecuting her. She seems to bs
victim Of consumption, and is quite i'll
DR.. J. Wangell, the druggist, and Her
ry r. Harris, his clerk, who sold tn
: opium powder which killed little boy
E on Clementina street, have been arreste
/ for murder.
! Death of Son of John Tyler--A Har
\ Day for Stock Dealers.
John Il. Tyler, son of ex-Presider
4 John Tyler, died here last night. HI
+ wife is copyist in the County Clerk
= Office
$ To-day was the worst of any for mil
! ing stock operators since the downwar
n movement in the market commenced
= Efforts to effect rally were insffectua
a The market continued to drop, and thel
e was general break in all kinds OF stock
e Crown Point Dividend--TuersA dmi
ted to Bail.
h The Crown Point declares a divider
v amounting to 100000. payable on Il
Z 10Th Of January.
), John Tuers, accused OF the murder
/, James Dowling, stage manager, was q
= mitted to bail to-day in the sum of 81, 90
n Hoodlum Outrage on . woman
San Francisco.
Last night gang Of Is or 20 hoo
!, lums, on Polk street, dragged . woml
10 out of her own house into vacant /
e and attempted to violate her person. H
o cries attracted the attention of two eli
IT zens-Judge Darwin and Howard CIR
= tenden-who went to her rescue, arm,
e with pistols. A special officer also ints
', fered, but the scoundrcls set upon q,
. beat him almost senseless, and it was n
of till posse of officers were sent from Il
4. City Hall that they were compelled
g disperse. Three of the gang-Fral
ID Doughsrty, John Carol and Richa
81 Gordon-were arrested, and officers q
Id hunting for the rest. They did not 9
n. complish their purpose with the woma