Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-04
GENERAL ITEMS.

In two San Francisco murder cases Mr..
Darwin, counsel for the accused, took the
ground that the Third District Court had
no jurisdiction 10 try the cases, because
the alleged crimes were committed out
side OF its territorial limits. He also
made the point that all preliminary mo-
tons and proceedings III murder case
must be made and had IN the County
Court before the indictment Is sent to
District Court-that the latter Court has
only TO try the case, aud even the ar
raignment of the prisoner must be IN the
County Court. Upon these grounds Mr..
Darwin moved to quash the indictments.
The Court decided his points not well
taken and overruled the motion.
The seventh annual Convention of the
National Grange of the Patrons of Hus-
bsndry meets at St. Louis, Mo, to-day.
Dudley W. Adams, President of the Ma
tional Grange has already arrived. The
principal business of the Convention will
be revision of the ritual and perfecting
the organization OF the Grange. Presi-
dent Adams states that there are between
1000 and II, 600 Oranges in the coun-
try, with nearly 900, 900 members. The
sessions will probably be private.
Senator Jones will be appointed by the
President as Pacific Coast member of
the Commission to test the coins at the
United States Mint on the 18th Of Febru-
airy. Since the establishment Of the
Mint, one coin in every thousand issued,
of all kinds, has been kept as sample
of fineness, and the Committee will test
these to see whether the work of the
Mint has been according to law. Some
of the most distinguished scientists ard
metallurgists in the country will be
present.
The world failing to end in accordance
with the last prediction Of the Adventists,
their newspaper organ, The Watch
mans Cry" comes out in new type and
every preparation for permanence.
After all, " says its editor, may it
not be true that we are the simple
minded, foolish people the world at
large esteems us to BE-, and our hopes a
mere dream ?"
The Hon. A. X. Mcclure has declined
to be the candidate of the Democratic
Convention Of Philadelphia for Mayor.
His reason is that no partisan action
should be allowed to interfere with the
desire for complete reformation OF
municipal affairs, and this, he believes,
can only be accomplished by union of
all the elements in favor Of reform.
A SCANDAL and tragedy are reported at
Atlantic, Iowa. A young Swede sur.
prised his wife and her lover, and, with
out molesting them further than to say
he would have them both arrested, left
them. When he returned his wife had
fortified her courage with dose of strych
nine, and was in q condition to defy the
police. The widower is not disconsolate
GOVERNOR TAYLOR, of Wisconsin
wishes the Temperance law of that Stat,
modified. He says that some Of its pro
visions carry State interference beyond
| its legitimate bounds, and that major
ity of the people are opposed to it. Hi
own election is accepted in part as proc
Of the latter assertion.
A new Grange of tho Patrons O
Husbandrv has been formed in Boston il
| opposition to that of the merchants ant
business men, known as the State.stree
Grange, and about which there has beef
SO much controversy. The new Grang
is composed of agricultural producers.
A. c. Peachy has sold to Mrs. Eliza
beth Halleck. widow of General Halleck
and II. W. Halleck, her minor son, hi
one-third interest in the Moptgomer
Block property, San Francisco, for $40
600. Mrs. Halleck and her son no,
own the whole of the property.
Henry Clark, police officer at Ogder
was shot and killed last Thursday nigh
by Daniel Woods, merchant, Will
attempting to arrest him for being drum
and disorderly.
C. L. KING, State Deputy of the Graz
ges, writes that the number Of Grange
in Michigan now exceeds 200, and ths
the applications come in thicker tina
ever. The calls on the National Grane
for charters now exceed 100 per day.