Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-07
NEWS by MAIL.

New York kilograms of July lst say
a leading German banker has arrived In
that city to negotiate for a new lot of
Government 1--WE per cents.
Washington advices of July lst says:
There is universal rumor atloat that
the President will require the resig-
nation of Controller Knox, because Mr..
Knox construction OF the provisions of
the Currency bill as to reserves Is unsat-
isfactory to the President and Secretary
Of the Treasury.
Representative Hale returned to Wash
ington last evening and Immediately
called on President Grant to thank him
for his mark of confidence and friend
ship in rendering him the appointment
of Postmaster General, but at the same
time to withdraw his acceptance OF that
Office.
The public debt statement, issued to-
day, shows a reduction OF 81 $50, 1871
Balances in Treasury at the close of
business to-day were: currency, Sl4, &c.
OlO; special deposit Of legal tenders for
redemption of certificates of deposit
sos, 760, 600; coin, $74, 205. 304; includ-
ing certificates, S22 ,S25, 100; outStand-
ing legal tenders, 1882, 900, 600.
Representatives Houghton and Page
leave here for California, but will stop a
few days at points on the way.
Senator Sargent remains East till
September.
Secretary Gorham goes to California
in few weeks, and will hereafter live i'll
California throughout the recess of Con-
| gress.
Representative Clayton and Senators
| Jones, Stewart and Hager, are now at
Long Branch and New York. The two
latter start this week for the Pacific
Coast.
Senator Kelley will be here fortnight
longer.
Mitchell's stay, owing to his wife's i'll
ness, is indefinite.
A Washington dispatch gives the cor
respondence between General Sherman
and Seci Belknap in relation to the
removal of the army headquarters from
Washington to ST. Louis. The General,
in short letter asking permission &c
make the change in the same manner as
granted to General Scott shortly after
the N exican war, says: Strong reasons,
official and personal, compel me- to this
step, and | make this request at this
early day, because six months notice il
required OF me for certain necessary pre-
liminares in St. Louis.
The Secretary of War in his reply Civ
ing his consent to the proposed changes,
incloses copy of the general order to b.
issued soon, adding: You will perceive il
docs not change the present order o.
business with this Department. 1t is
4 10. - "a
visions n suggestion which was made anC
carried out in the case OF General Scott
that no material changes shall be made
in the stations of troops and command
ers, without previous approval by this
Department.
Ninety-six car loads of base bullion
were shipped from Palisade to San Fran
cisco. and points to the west during the
month OF June.
The Eureka and Palisade Railroad
commenced July the transportation o.
passengers and freight to point 20 mile
east of Palisade on the road to Eureka
making a difference of one day and
half in the delivery of freight to Eureka
! Hamilton and Phoebe. Twenty miles O
3 additional track will be laid as fast as tn,
I iron arrives. Stages run in connection
with the railroad now for Eureka ant
s other points south.
S The citizens of Salt Lake are consider
4 ably excited over the advance rates 0
+ coal by the Union Pacific Railroad be
tween Echo and Ogden, a distance of 4
!. miles, from 81 50 to 1916 per ton, tax
ing effect July LIST. 1t is claimed tina
It the advance in the coal rate by the UnioI
: Pacific is on account of being owners O
mines themselves, and that they desir
i to drive other parties out of the business
d The results of this advance. if main
tanned, will be the speedy extension Q
a the Utah Southern Railroad to the COS
d fields in San Pete, and the construction
of direct narrowgauge from here t
), Coalville. In the meantime coal will b,
Il brought to Salt Lake in wagons.
MULE STEALING AND HOMICIDE
h ELKo, July deputy Sheriff Vaugha,
arrived here yesterday, and states tina
Is on Monday morning man name
:, Hause, from Corinne, shot and kille
Il two prisoners about 60 miles south G
Toano. on the Cherry Creek road. |
W appears that the man Hause had som
D. mules stolen from Corinne, few day
Is since, and followed the mules and thieve
K to Cherry Creek, where he arrested tn
j. thieves and recovered the mules. II
s. had the prisoners heavily ironed an
started for Toano with them en- route TO
lie Corinpe on Monday morning. Whe
n within GO miles of Toano he stopped at
to spring to get drink, and, as he stoope
a over, one of the prisoners made a gra
Or for his revolver, and succeeded in gettin
possession of it. Hause being provide
i'll with another, turned loose on them an
r, instantly killed both. He then drove o
RS to place 10 miles further and gave tn
e. particulars, and after refreshing himself
Ill started through mountain pass fc
Corinne. Hause is most respecte
b. and prominent citizen Of Corinne. A
w yet no efforts have been made to seen,
to his arrest, and the names of the prison
Mt ers have not been ascertaiued.-T Speci,
to 5. T. Call.
Sc A MAN named John Stewart committe
,r- suicide, July l, at Sucker Flat, Cal
A BOY aged five years was drowned
ed a reservoir at Georgetown, Cal.
W, The coal oil Juror is increasing ,
ed Los Angeles. Companies are beiu
i'd formed and ground taken up for pro
he pecting.
'e, BERLIN, July 1.-The North Germs
ed Gazette pays warm tribute to Ho,
On George Bancroft. 1t says the Germa
n. Government sees his departure with r
n greet, feeling which is lively and gene
to al In private as well as official circle