Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-01
NEWS BY MAIL.

iiucKee correspondent OF the Sac.
ramento Record says: The twenty IA
miles OF Hume that are daily deliye,;no
lumber at the railroad near TrncLae
nave induced capitalists TO pronoss =
mammoth fuming undertaking. II Is
no less than the construction OF a fums
rom Lake Tahoe to Steamboat Snr;nos
distance of 65 miles. The water xn,,5
be taken from the lake at Tahoe Cit
rue canyon OF the Truckee river, past
Lrockee and Reno. and finally land its
lre,sht at Steamboat Springs, twelve
miles from Virginia City.
DAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-At Shasta
To-Day. John E. Baker, aged &c wears
ana Charles Crouch, aged is years. were
hanged, the former for the murder Of
ueorge hline, a mail rider, in December
last, and the latter for the murder of
Mrs. kadler, in January. On the scat.
loid Cronch said he had no statement to
make. Baker said he had repented ali
OF his sins. and hoped for forgiveness.
Each exhibited great firmness. Neither
made any confession.
DuBLIs. Aug. 27.-In the base ball
match between Americans and Irish.
nine Americans taken from both clubs
played against six Irishmen, assisted by
three Americans. The Earl of Kensine.
Ton was one OF the players. The Irish
were allowed five outs each innings. The
Americans Won by twelve to six. The
clubs leave for Queenstown this evening.
en- route for America.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 27.-The Democratic
State Convention met at Jefferson CITY
this morning and adopted platform
which reviews the Democratic adminis-
tration in the State during the last two
years. The resolutions arraign the Re-
publican party for having passed the
Poland libel law, for the Credit Mobllier
and revenue moiety frauds, denounce
the salary grab, oppose the passage of
the civil rights bill, demand the payment
OF the public debt in exact accordance
with the contract by which it was cre-
ated, assert that 500 bonds are payable
In legal tenders according to the act OF
February '62, and the subsequent act of
March SO, pledging coin redemption,
was usurpation, favor the repeal Of the
national banking law and the substitu-
ton OF greenbacks, favor the repeal of
all paper money at the earliest practical
BILE day. They denounce the present
tariff and revenue law rs unjust to
western producers, and pledge the party
to nominate only men Of tried honesty.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 27.-The Calves
ton News says the Kiowas and Conan
ches attacked General Davidson on the
23d inst. at the Wicheta agency, near
Fort Sill, but were twice repulsed and
are attempting to return to the agency.
W1NNEMUccA, Aug. &c. VIM. Peck,
the three-card monte sharp, was SEN
fenced this morning by o. R. Leonard,
to ten days imprisonment and to pay q
fine of $50. The remaining ones have
succeeded in getting their trial put over
until the next term Of the Court.
M. S. Bonnifeld, lawyer from vir-
ginia, was attacked on the street last
night by young man named Dedsans-
swre with cowhide. They took turn
about and slashed each other for some
moments. Both came out ahead.
EUREKA, CAL, Aug. 24.-On Sunday
morning about hslf-past seven o'clock, a
slight shock of earthquake was felt at
Petroila; and at Briceland's, further
south, at the same time, q severe shock
was felt. The vibrations were east and
west.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a The Japan
Herald Ian English publication at Yoko-
hama), in its issue of August 8. says:
The Formosan expedition still drags its
slow length along. Meanwhile China is
making strenuous efforts and is said to
be arming on gigantic scale, and it
would only be a just retribution on Japan
were China to avenge her violated terri.
tory and the attempted colonization OF
Formosa by annexing some of the outly-
ing Japanese Islands. say the Loo Choos.
The Japanese Government is using every
means to come out of the affair with as
little prestige as possible. knowing that
should the force now in Formosa be cap
tured or have to withdraw at the order of
China, one of which events must ipevi-
tably occur should the two powers come
in collision. the Ministers responsible
for this ill-judged expedition would
scarcely be able to withstand the we'll
merited indignation Of the people, unless
popular wrath could be diverted by a
war with China, in which, however, in
the end Japan would be vanquished.
The Secretary Of the Treasury will on
the LIST OF September issue a call for ff.
teen millions of five.twenty bonds, inter
est on which will cease in ninety days
after the date of collection. This amount
is equal to the remainder OF the subscrip-
tons to the new five per cents, twenty
five millions of the amount having been
called sometime since. Sometime dur
ing september it is expected that the
| Syndicate will take another iustallment
OF the five-per.cents, probably forty.ive
millions.
sAN FRANCISCO STOCK REPORT.