Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-25

I y bciehSS iAst A'5uts tlSu To-Day.
| Washington's birthday has been quite
generally observed throughout the East
and South.
Henry Smith, President of the Police
Board, died at the Metropolitan Hotel
tonight.
Boston, Feb. 23-The corouer's jury
to-day, at Bridgewater, after investigat-
ing the circumstances attending the Hall
fax murder, returned a verdict charging
n. Everett and J. s,turtevant, grand
nephews Of the murdered man, with the
act
ST. LOUIS, Fob. 23.-Some dozen So
cieties of workingmen, headed by the
Llndel Grays and volunteer military
company, paraded the streets to-day in
honor of Washington's birthday Other
wise, the day was observed by the closing
of the Merchants Exchange and a par
tial suspension of business.
CaEYEsSE, Wy, Feb. 90. 49, General
Baker the noted Indian fighter, arrived
here yesterday. and left for the front
to-day. Generals Sheridan and Ord
reached Fort Laramie in safety this
morning. Nine companies of infantry
and sew Of cavalry left here to-day for
the vicinity Of the Red Cloud Agency.
Considerable snow has fallen and tie
weather is cold.
CMCE'NATI, Feb. 23.-There was no
special celebration Of Washington's
birthday, but public buildings and river
steamers hoated the hag.
Dispatches from all parts of Ohio
where the temperance movements have
been started, report immense Temperance
mass meetings and general activity. In
Hallsborn the saloon keepers threaten
to resume selling liquor in strict ac-
cordance with the law
WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-The Sab. Com
mittee of the House Committee on Indi-
an Affairs to whom the subject was re-
ferred recently, have agreed to recon.
mend that all claims for Indian depreda-
tons be turned over for adjudication and
settlement by tha United States Courts
for the respective districts where the
depredatlous Were committed.
To-day, in the Equity Court, Judge
Wylie decided the case of Mrs. Gaines
against Caleb Cushing. continuing the
injunction IN force and directing the title
papers to remain in the land Office for
the present.
BAY CITY, Mich., Feb. 23.-Inteli-
gence reached here at noon that at 8
o clock this morning a cake of ice several
miles in extent broke off from the shore
Of Saginaw Bay at il point east of the
lighthouse at the mouth of the river,
and extending down the east shore.
Upon this floating field of ice were not
less than three hundred fishermen and
several trains and sleighs. The men are
well supplied with shanties, food, fuel
and provisions, and when last seen they
had drifted several miles northwest, and
a strong southwest wind shifting TO the
westward was drifting the ice towards the
east shore Of The bay. A later report
from Sebewaing, this evening, says that
about two hundred men have escaped
Two men are known to be drowned
The ice is solid ranging from twelve to
twenty inches in thickness, and is not
easily broken up.
WILMINGTON, \. c., Feb. 23.-Steye
Lowery. the last survivor of the motor
ious band OF outlaws, was instantly killed
in the upper part of Robinson county, by
three citizens. He was tuning his banjo,
preparatory to playing for some wagon
ers, when three shots were fred at him.
taking effect in his head and killing him
instantly.
HAR1FoRD, Conn, Feb. 23.-The re.
mains Of I. I. Robinson, of the l4th
Q. s. Infantry, killed by Indians near
Fort Laramie, were buried at New Brit
tain to-day with military honors.
New YORK, Feb. PA dispatch from
Masueck Depot, North Carolina, says
the shooting of Steve Lowery, the last
of the scufietown outlaws, caused gen.
eral rejoicing in Robinson county, and
that yesterday large numbers of people
flockel into Lumbelton, where the body
lay. Lowery, when shot, carried rife
three pistols and knife. The rewards
fog his body amount to over six thou
sand dollars, all of which will be paid to
the three young men who did the shoot
ing.
Rev. Drs. Storis and Buddington. and
Rev, Mr.. Beecher failing to agree upon
the polity and discipline of the Concre
gational Church, a conference has been
called, to include such churches, with
such eminent ministers as may fully rep
resent the ripe and wise judgment of the
Congregational Church.
The boot-blacks and newsboys have n
Grand Duke theater in basement i,
Baxter street, and have recently been
giving a performance for the benefit of
the poor Of the neighborhood. REALIZING
over fifty dollars. The Society for tba
Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents de.
mands $500 from this theater a sum
which the law gives to the Society as a
fine for public performances without n
license.
Rev. W. NJ. Mcclure, OF WASHINGTON
City, has sent letter to Bishop Whiting.
ham, OF the Diocese of Maryland, an.
nouncing his withdrawal from the Prot.
estant Episcopal Church, and his union
with the Reformed Episcopal Church.
MT. Mcclure is son of the late Rev.