Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-07
Pacific Coast.

SAN FRANCISCO, March G.-Ihe women
of this city have organized a praying
crusade and will commence the war on
Monday next. They have designated
nine saloons on Front and Sacramento
streets where they will make their first
assaults. They ask the cooperation of
the ladies of all parts Of the coast.
George Mason, an old convict, CON-
mitted suicide here last night. He cut
his head nearly off with a razor.
The snow storm in the Sierra Nevada
mountains continues, and trains are de-
layed by drifts of snow. Trains are kept
constantly engaged breaking through the
banks caused by the severest storm ever
known in that part of the country.
SAN FRANcIsco, March G.-Among the
indictments found by the Grand Jury
last week, but no! made public, were
several against George D. Roberts and
Ashbury Harpending, charged with hav-
ing obtained large sum Of money by
sale of stock in the Burro mines, on false
representations, they pretending that
certain rich rock came from the mine.
Harpending is at present in Kentucky,
but Roberts was arrested yesterday, and
released on 81, 900 BAIL
The Steamer City of Melbourne cleared
to-day for the Hawaiian Islands and Aus
tralia, with an exceedingly light cargo.
The English mails are expected to ar
rive here tonight, in which case the yes.
sci will sail shortly thereafter.
An assessment of 80 cents per share
has been levied on the stock of the HUM
4 Hunt Mining Company, delinquent
April G.
A monthly dividend of one per cent.
will be paid by the Merchants Exchange
Bank on Tuesday.
LONDON, Mar. "a Times Bayonne
special contains the following, from Car
list sources: Don Carlos has announced
that it is not his intention to impose a
contribution upon the population of Bill
boa when the place is taken. On his
entrance into the city he will proceed to
the cathedral to be crowned King of
Spain, and will swear to support the
liberties of the people, and to constitute
government with General Clio as Pres
ident of the Council. He will appeal to
foreign powers to recognize the belliger-
ency of the Carlists, and declare the
spaniards exempt from allegiance to any
other government but his own.
LONDON, Mar. 1.-The Brazilian mail
steamer, from Rio Janeiro February Sth,
has arrived. The probability of war
with the Argentine States, on account Of
a new instruction in Paraguay, is in
creasing. Troops and vessels are going
forward to Paraguay. At Buenos Ayres
the elections were progressing, and were
attended with intense excitement.
Troops were being dispatched TO var.
ious points on the frontier, and a
war with Brazil was looked upon
as liable to break out at any mo-
ment. Munitions were arriving from
the United States. The deaths from
cholera averaged seven daily.
LONDON. March 5.-The new Parlia-
ment assembled to-day. The opening
proceedings in the Chamber Of Peers
were formal and undressing.
in the House Henry Bouvernbrand,
Speaker of the last House, was unani-
mously declared Speaker of this. Glad.
stone was warmly received by the Lib
erals when he entered the hall and took
his seat on the front opposition bench.
Dispatches have at last arrived from
the Gold Coast, fully confirming the
previous reports Of the victory and dis.
pelling the fears entertained for the
safety of the expedition. The Ashantee
King finally surrendered himself into the
the hands of the British forces, and was
a prisoner at General Wolseleys head
quarters.
Jean Smith, claimants witness in the
Tichborne case, was to-day fully com.
mitted for trial on q charge of perjury
Large crowds filled and surrounded the
court room, in expectation Of seeing the
claimant himself on this occasion, blu,
the latter was not allowed to appear in
court. Andrew Bigle. an old negro ser
cant OF the Tichbornc family and one Of
strongest witnesses for the claimant, has
become hopelessly i'll since the verdict
was rendered against Orion.
LONDON March ga correspondent O.
the Daily News at St. Petersburg writes
under date of the 28th ult., that seriou,
rioting occurred in Eastern Poland il
consequence of closing the churches b,
order of the Government. At one plac,
the disorder was SO great that the mill
tary was called out and fred on the riot
ers, killing and wounding seventy.
LONDON. Ont, March s.. Labatt'
brewery burned this morning. Loss
$50, 900.