Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-05

LOCAL REvIEw.-It has been our Gus
tom for some time past to make week.
ly note of the condition Of the mines of
this locality. This, of course, we will
continue to do, and shall do SO, SO
long as the mines of Phoebe warrant the
attempt. During the past week all sorts
Of rumors have been rife. Now it was q
strike here, and then strike there. The
fact is that the mines of Phoebe need no
putting, they will assert themselves.
they never have called on any out.
side aid, and probably never will.
Two or three dirty blackmail sheets in
other places have attempted to depreciate
the mines of this district. They, of
course, did not make much out of it.
The principal stockholders of the mines
in this region have put their money
where they think it will pay, and are not
going to be frightened by the hireling
press of San Francisco TO depreciate
their property. Phoebe has never
been the recipient of the bounty of the
Bay City, and never expects to do so.
All Phoebe gets, or its citizens, they ex-
pect to pay for, and give value in some
shape or another. 1t is, however, not in
human nature to forget that in the
time of our tribulation and depres-
sion, the San Francisco papers
did their best to add TO the
load of trouble. This should not
be forgotten, and all our citizens remem-
Der that when they patronize o paper
published at the Bay, that they are CIV
ing aid and comfort to declared and
uncompromising enemy.
EASTER SUNDAY This is one of the
great feasts of the church. In some
countries it is held to be universal
day Of rejoicing. In Russia the saluta.
tion that Christ has risen is
head from every lip whether
OF saint or savage, aristocrat or plebian.
Now, why in this far off country devoted
we may say to the worship of Mammon,
why should We not find time to offer our
thanks and devotions to the Great Giver
of all good things on the day when the
salvation of mankind was assured. To-
day the church bells will ring, and by
their sound implore all who have regard
for more than the matters of the world
to return thanks and pray for contin-
uation of the blessings that arc SO
constantly afforded us. Now there
fore, let all, on this day at any
rate, the anniversary of the tri-
umph of our Lord over the powers
of death and darkness--let them we
say on this day at least assemble before
the affairs of the Most High, and offer
their prayers in joyful gladness and
grateful thanks for the mercies which
have been vouchsafed.
Tomorrow is the day appointed for
the meeting of the County Commits
sioners, when they are required by law
to make the tax levy. Last year that
impost was enormous. This year we
look to the Board of Commissioners that
they will endeavor by all means in their
power to reduce it. This can only be
done by the strictest economy. No lille
gal bills must be allowed. Every oppor-
tunity for retrenchment must be used,
and no occasion allowed to let slip when
the pruning knife can be used with ad-
vantage. In the past few months, or
perhaps We may say sixteen months,
many bills have been allowed that would
scarcely bear critical inspection. In
respect to the legality of these matters,
OF course, the Board is guided by the
District Attorney, and his opinion is their
law. still with all due respect to all
narfIas W. ctilt ocl, hak A..
retrenchment shall be made. The peo-
pie cannot, will not stand too much tax.
alton, and they want to know that every
dollar that they pay is placed where it
will do most good.
RAcEs.-Our neighbors of Bullonville
have a good time occasionally, and in
dulge in all sorts of good things. The
other day they had some races, when
Mr.. Brown, of Phoebe, and Sheriff Travis
had an innings. We all know the latter
parsonage; he is good and kind, and let's
no opportunity go by Of helping the poor
and unfortunate. There is no gas about
this. Yves never refuses to do a good
turn for anyone, and the best of his do
ings Is, he does not stop to inquire
the politics of the recipients of his
bounty. In this respect some folks
in this town might make note
and copy with advantage, still all this
stuff has nothing to do with the races
down at Bulionville, where Aleck Brown,
of Phoebe, got beat, but still never
growled. Everything was lovely, and if
Davis, his opponent, won, never a muir
muir was uttered. When Aleck looses
he has the grace to do it handsomely, and
that is more than some folks can say.
Another race came off, but we had lost
our interest because we had lost our
money, and so recording events.
EGos.-Everybody eats eggs Easter
Sunday, but somebody that we saw yes.
terday might not eat the said product OF
fowl exsrtions. This fellow, we watched
him down Main street, he bought two OF
three dozen of eggs. He then met q
friend and discussed the news of the day,
praised the RECORD, and then irrigated
The poor man repeated this process sew.
eral times until he got to the lower end
OF town, and then he met his fate. He
went into saloon, treated the crowd
and himself-and the latter very liberal.
ly, and then-well the last wo saw Of
him was sitting in the basket of eggs
and uttering some prefane expressions
on the weakness of humanity and fragil.
ity of egg shells-and there we left him
RUNAWAY. A couple of horses at.
tached to wagon yesterday, took it in
their heads that they wanted to make a
sensation, and they did. Down Main
street they went rippity split. Whoa!
says one. and the cry is repeated by an
other, but the cry don't stop them worth
a cent, and away they went like Cooby
and the hounds. They, however, did
bring up, that is when they were tired,
and the putting, sweating. swearing dri-
yer who they had dumped, found his
team quietly munching sage brush, after
having thoroughly convinced themselves
that there was nothing in running away.
That driver by his expressions, did not
to us seem to be Christian.
ARRIVED. friend John r. James