Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-25
NEWS BY MAIL.

is intense excitement here ovel the dar-
ing robbery of the First National Bank.
Five masked men broke into President
Robinsons residence early this morn
ing, surprised the inmates, consisting of
President Robinson, Cashier Robinson,
Mrs. Robinson and her daughter, Mrs.
Smith. The robbers bound and gagged
the entire party, and then, by threats,
forced the cashier to proceed with them
to the bank They obtained his keys to
the bank vault, secured about $4,000 in
bills and currency, returned to the house
with Robinson and took from Mrs.
Smiths finger diamond ring valued at
$500. A reward of $1,000 is offered for
their capture. The bank is solvent, hav-
ing large surplus.
CHICAGO, Sept. II. President Mitchell,
of the Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad,
says his company will comply with the
Potter law, but it will have a disastrous
effect upon the business of the road. A
number of cars and locomotives are to
| be withdrawn to reduce expenses.
President Keep, of the Chicago and
Milwaukee Railroad, says the company
could not afford to do business under the
new law and furnish the same accommo-
| dations, 80 they will run fewer trains
and stop all work, except needfui re-
pairs, until the position of the railroads
are better defined by the Supreme Court.
He thinks the business men of Wlscon-
sin generally favor the repeal of the
Potter law.
CALIsroaA, Sept. 19.--The Calistogo
silver mill has been running about three
hours every day for the past week to
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nation. About twenty tons of second
class ore have been crushed and worked
by the various processes adopted in
Nevada. Without the use of chemicals
80 per cent. was obtained, and by the
use of sulphate OF copper and salt 70 per
cent. of the assay was obtained. The
ore was found to be entirely free from
rebellious metals and the amalgamation
is success. The last car load of ma
chinery will arrive on Monday and
by Thursday the mill will start to run.
Monday or Thursday the first clean up
will be made and the result made known.
The mine and mill are opened to the
public, who avail themselves by visiting
every portion Of the property daily. The
large tunnel, which has been closed for
ten days by cave, is opened and twenty
two men are at work in the stope. About
100 men are employed in the mine and
ore is being extracted for milling during
the Winter. The excitement occasioned
by the discovery of other lodges in the
vicinity is still very great.
VICTORIA, Sept. 49, The Dean Of
Christ Church has been on trial for some
days on q charge of characterization and
| contumacy. To-day the Bishop of
Columbia delivered judgment revoking
his license to preach. Popular agitation
commenced; the church bell was tolled /;
the Bishop and his court Kissed and
booted from the church and the Dean
loudly cheered by the populace OF all
denominations, who charge that the
Deans offenses consist in his opposition
to the ritualistic practices of the Bishop.
On Monday night the Bishops barn was
burned to the ground. The cathedral is
guarded by the police.
WASHINGTON, Sept. T.-Information
has been received at the Treasury De-
partment that during the 9th and 9th
inst, the Custom house and lighthouse
at Brazos Santiago, Texas, was entirely
papers. 1t is not known whether any
lives WcIc lUbt.
New YORK, Sept. 22.-The Times says
that President Dillon and Jay Gould
started on o tour Of inspection over the
Union Pacific and connecting roads on
Saturday evening. They will probably
go as far as San Francisco One of the
objects of the journey will be to facilitate
passenger traffic over the Union Pacific
by increasing the speed Of trains which
now only run Is miles an hour Instead
of making connection with the Union
Pacific transfer at Council Bluffs il is
proposed to run q through car from
Chicago abolishing the transfer as at
present conducted. Speed will be in
creased SO that day will be saved be-
tween Chicago and Ogden. The Times
also says that Huntington signed the
contracts for tunneling the Sierras near
Truckee, thus avoiding the snow sheds.
Captain Grasier, of the ship Sierra Ne.
vada, from Liverpool for San Francisco,
before reported burned at sea, reports
that nothing of consequence occurred
till August s, when smoke was discovered
coming up the ventilation OF the main
hatch. 1t was found by digging down
that the coal was hot. They wet the
coal freely. On the 9th the English ship
Savior Faire, from Glasgow for Califor.