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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-08

CALIFORNIA CoNyIcTs. joint com.
mittee of the California Legislature rec
ommends the immediate pardon of forty
five eonvicts. Twenty of the forty-fve
are under confinement for taking human
life. Three Of the number are under
sentence of life Imprisonment for murder
in the FIRST degree. Nine are in prison
for terms ranging between ten and twen-
ty years, for murder in the second de-
gree. And eight are being punished for
manslaughter. Now, when We examine
the date of sentence Of these men, all of
whom are recommended for pardon. We
find that few have served even SO much
as fourth part of the time to which they
were sentenced. OF those who were in
for life, one was sentenced in February,
1873, and has therefore been confined
only one year; another was sentenced in
December, 1872, and has therefore been
confined only about fourteen months
Of the convicts under sentence for muir.
der in the first degree, one was sentenced
in Juue, 1869, for twenty years; second
in December, 1864, for thirteen years;
another in February, 1872, for sixteen
years; another in August. 1870, for ten
years; another in June, 1872, for fifteen
years; another in January. 1872, for ten
years; and SO on. Here, then, are three
cases of murder in the first degree, for
which life imprisonment should be the
sole alternative with hanging, yet, after
serving little more than year, the i'm
mediate pardon Of these men is recon-.
mended by Legislative committee.
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CAUTION :

A Ii PERSONS ARE HEREBY CAUTIONED
IA AGAINST purchasing two prcmissory notes,
dated Nov. 81, 1873, for Si25 each, drawn by W.
" Williams, and in favor of Benz. Cohn, a. said
notes were obtained by false and fraudulent
representation, and without valid consideration
WM. v. WILLIAMS.
Phoebe, March 6, 1874. m7-lOt
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Geographic Dispatches

SPECIAL 70 rHE rrocuE DAILY RECORD.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-08

Expensive LuxuRIEs. An industrious
compiler has prepared table OF interest.
ing and instructive figures for the New
York Post, showing the amount Of
money spent for Intoxicating liquors
used in the United States. Official source
rs claimed for his figures, which relate to
the year 1870. In gross, they make this
showing.
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Imported and domestic distilled
and spirituous liquors. ....... Sl,344oOO, 900
Brewed and ferinented liquors 1880 O0O
imported Wines ................ l5,0oU0CO
domestic Wines. 5000 600
Total. Observation-Disclosures. s1,4s7 900 coo
Of this, New York spent S246, 6i7 500.
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois rank
next in amount, in round figures, $751;
000.o0o, 1852, 100000 and S12O, 600, 900.
respectively. To the total, he adds $780,
100000, the cost of litigation, crime,
prisons, etc, glowing cut of the vice of
'ntemperance, making grand total of
Sl,5l7 ,000,0 600. In the same year this
statement of other expenses ia made.
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a Hemarkabie Escape.

PHILADELPHIA. February pa
Last night Thomas Mira and Jona-
than Rushon, two cOnvicts. confined
in the Montgomery county jail ut
Norristown, effected their escape in a
remarkable manner. The cell in
which they were confined is situated
in the left corridor of the prison. In
one place the floor boards did not
reach all the way across the apart
ment, but were splieed out with short
er pieces as is often the case. The
boards, however. were securely nail
ed, and secured as strong at this
place as any other. The short pieces
were taken up in such manner that
they could he replaced again and
thus they could be able to work
every night without causing anv
suspicion or their plot being discover
ed The hole through the boards
was not more than ten inches by
fourteeh- BY cutting through a
stone arch the fugitives reached a
blind cellar Immediately under their
apartment From here they dug a
tunnel under the main foundation
wall Of the building. Being still
about fourteen feet from the surface
Of the earth. they were compelled to
fffs . passage upwards. In doing
tins they kept close to the wall so as
NOT TO lose their course. After this
long and tireseme passage had been
completed they gained the prison
yard. and the wall had to be scaled.
This was done by placing box and
large plank in one of the right angles
o.. the enclosure, and by this means
they reached the top. They then
Jumped off on the other side. The
prisOners were not missed until the
overieer came to their cell with their
breakfasts. As vet no tidings Of
the fpgitiyes have been heard. Both
PRISONERS were serving out senten-
Fees for larceny. Rushon though a
young man, is an old offender, and is
well known to the criminal court.
Mira was serving out sentence of
six Years sefFf.s4 81 t.,.
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Mexican BarbaritIc..

CIrY OF MEXICO, February l5.-A
terrible affair reported in the state of
Vera Cruz. A quarrel between the
townsmcn of Quimixtlan and Huasca-
lecan resulted in n fight in which
seventeen persons were killed 1t
is reported that the infuriated Huas-
calecans afterwards went TO Quim-
ixtlan and began an indiscriminate
mass sacre, killing children and cutting
of the breasts ofwOmen. The neigh
boring town of Chalchicomulo has
sent detachment to the scene to put
stop to the atrocities. -....
The police have arrested fonN-
seven bandits, who were implicated
in the kidnapping Of Seuor Salvatier-
ra. \ large ransom, demanden for
the prisoner, was not, forthcoming
and tbeunfortHnate mar was murder
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Jail Delivery ut New Castle.

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. %
This morning between one and two
O'Clock, the four bank burglars who
were convicted at the last term of our
county court, of an attempted rob
berry of the National Bank of Della
ware, in this city, whipped, and un-
dergoing confinement in the county
Jail, escaped by the aid of confeder-
crates, who scaled the prison walls.
These confederates, about dozen in
number, were masked, and in their
plan of rescue followed closely the
scheme by which the attempt was
made upon the bank
The first knowledge of the pres
ence of the cOnfederatcs of the bank
burglars in town was their entry
within the prison door by stealth.
Whence or how they eanle is not,
known, but it is supposed they hail
ed from Philadelphia, and effected Il
landing at New Castle from the river.
as two tugs came into port about
midnight and one left about 3 o'clock.
They picked up couple of ladders
about town and fastening them to-.
gether, sealed the walls of the prison
and descended into the back ward ON
the west side, not the one in which
the coEfederates We're whipped.
After access had been gained into
the yard, the allies of the burglars
first released Lawler and Hurlburt
from their cell by forcing out the iron
grating from the window by means
of jimmies. These two on being re-
leased, probably became the leaders
of the reseulng party .fstS f.tf. r
All this had been done so quickly
that the noise had not attracted the
attention of the Night Warden Is
rael Ridings, who was on duty with
in the prison at the time, but a
slight disturbance was afterwards
heard in the yard and the warden re-
paired to the door, his only means of
ascertaining from whence the
noise proceeded, TO learn its cause.
He had no sooner pushed back the
bolt and lifted the hasp than he was
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Confession Ofthe Nurderer

KANSAS CITY, No, Febrnarv o,
McNutt, who with Winner. nnr1a.-7
aud burned a painter named So.
at Wichita, Kansas. in De-
last has confessed his crime n
says Winner persuaded him Lon -
in Kansas City, to enter upon . go y
Of crime, and planned the Who'll %
fair
VI Mutt was to have islife jp.p-.5
for five thousand dollars and the,
kill and burn some victim and naI--
off the body for his, 50 that the t@-- -'--
ey could be collected. At fir, H.
intended to commit the Grim
Kansas City, but finally concIr5,l
to go TO Wichita thinking tbe;re.cera
would be easier there. Being nsii.
ers, the man started business and
soon built up fine trade
They were delayed. however from
carrying out their plaus for want of.
victim, but Winner at last cana -. - .
Kansas City and engaged Savis-.
to work for them. and Sent him do,r,
They met him at the depo, On IF.
arrival at Wichita. and took him
the shop. no one knowing aDvtf;r,
about IT. They made him drrr,
and then give him ether until nnr~T.
cious. They then put hi. face over
the fire and burned it until it cogH
not be recognized, and laid him on .
bed saturated with coal OIL
Mutt then cut a cash in Wi1rs-..
arms with a pair Of scissors. and
opening inayein Savier's arm took ont
quart Of blood and sprinkled il over
Winner to make itappear that he had
blcd z good deal. M'Nutt then I4n
his vest and empty pocket book back
of the house, where it would appear
that robbers handicapped it. and took
a train via Atchison' for Missouri.
Winner then set fire to the building
which was burned, and reported that
be had been robbed aud M'Nutt kiI-
ed and burned.
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BEN. BuTLER rarely takes the floor
in Congress, but he gives the city
press fling, much to the grati6ca-
ton of the conductors of those iourn-
ais, who are constantly striving for
fame, through every and any chan
mel Therefore, they rather enjoy
Buffers fierce assaults" But Gen.
Garfield, a few days since, gave these
gentry mortal offence, by aeomph-
mentary alinsion TO. the ,-.uuiet and
sensible man." the country editor,
who represents real public sentiment.
The fierce scorn Of the. conductors Of
the city journals, who fatter them
selves that they are the lineal sue
cessors Of Jove, is as impressive as it
is fearful Each one of them, iudg-
ing from the elevation OF his probo-
sis, scents carrion on the breeze, and
Garfeld-miserable man is doomed
to perpetual obscurity, unknown, save
TO country editors. We extend our
sympathies to Garfield, that is all we
can do for him. He may as well pass
IN his checks, and al once forego all
hls longing aspirations. What pre-
.posterous folly, what wretched ego.
tism, to imagine that he was anpht
else than the creation. and the crea-
ture of the metropolitan press.'' His
utter lack of craftsmanship, made so
conspicuous by aseribihg sense, and
the reflection of public sentiment, 10
the local journals of bis district, has
forever destreyedhime, Hereafter le.
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=
HARRIsBURG.
HARRISBURG, Feb.2l

HARRISBURG, Feb.2l
! Mr. Brockway submitted the fol.
lowing resolution, which was Agreed
to. r.
Resolued, That the special com
mitee appointed on Thursday last
to investigate the alleged attempt to
swindle the banks Of this State be
instructed to inquire, so far as practi-
cable the names and locations of
the banks which contributed to the
rund asked for in circular signed
by Gibbons and Saunders, and the
amounts contributed, and to report
the same to this House,
Mr.. Webb offered a resolution that
until otherwise ordered, the House
will hold sessions on Tuesday,
"Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of
each week, to commence at O'Clock
Z. nj. and adjourn at 6 O'Clock =. NJ,
ir On motion Of Mr.. Newmyer, the
resolution was amended by striking
out Friday and 6P. M.and then pass
ed.
d Mr.. Vogdes from the committee
on appropriations, reported an appro-
priation FOR the Western State Peni-
tentiary. '7 So" 81" ''''''' 80 '- "
Mr.. Gerwig, from the same COM
mittee-An appropriation for the
House Of Reform, Of Philadelphia
't Mr.. Mitchell, from the same com
'mittee An appropriation for the
Pennsylvania Reform School.
Mr.. Wainwright from the same
committee-An appropriation FOR the
EASTERN State Penitentiary.
Mr.. Bates from thesam committee
IAN appropriation for the Society
for the Alleviation or the Miseries Of
Public Prisons. zee
4" Mr.. Egan, from the same commit
'teeAAn appropriation for the expens-
es of the State Board Of Public Uhar-
tiles! -@' - 5''. -ar -'i -
Mr.. Mylin from the same COM
mittee-An appropriation for the
0rtheopoedic Hospital Philadelphia.
Mr., Oliver, from the committee on
education, reported an act to provide
for the due training ofteachers in the
common schools OF the common
wealth. 's'e.'' -'-4- ''
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THE Presidents Of the different
Colleges of the State have had q
meeting at Harrisburg, attempting 10
devise means to exempt their institu-
tions from taxation. There is no
hope of their being able TO accom-
pliSL this, as the provisions Of the
Constitution are explicit on the sub
jcct All'will grant that this tax up
on education is lamentable, and this
yer, difficulty was pointed out by
the opponents Of the new Constitu-
ton. but the people with full knowl-
edge voted Tor it, and now there can
boo nothing done but submit
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return to specie payments, was short
and sharp, if not decisive. Senator
Sebnrz is atysys aggressive and Civ
Quito drawife comparisons unfavpra-
Hla TO this tNuntry. He cannotap-
preciate thetHAect of some of his -
acetions on american institution y
Senator Mdrtpn can and does, I'd
the least safa4y the friends of Sci tz
regarding tM side colloquy Of tE ee
two -Seha+efsAthc better forMr.
Schurz.
The proposition of Schurz and his
ilk to return at once to specie pay
ments is to say the least of it absurd.
There will come time, and that it is
fondly hoped not very far distant,
when the accumulation iof the pres
cious metals in this country and the
continued determination of the
worlds trade in favor Of the business
of this country will render it practi-
cable to pay specie. Whether a
small addition to the ,curreneyis is al,
lowed by Congress or not will affect
this possibility very little. To infer
as Mr.. Schurz did in the Senate that
no man of sense can be in favor Of a
temporary expansion OF the currency
is to show an amount of egoiism and
self-eonceit that is very hard to be
borne by those to whom he imputes
ignorance and want of common
sense. .l.. ...q...u ...a.g rH
A dozen families were thrown out
of their homes a day or two since by
fire which burned the roof and
otherwise damaged row of, four
teen dwellings in the Northern sec
tion of this city.
The increase of the hours of labor
in the Departments appears to be
abandoned by the movers in, the mat
ter. but the decrease in the number of
the clerical force is still the current
topic of the day. Some of the Bu-
reans are working their clerks uatil
late at night to get through the nee.
essarv routine business, but cutting
them down seems. to be considered
inevitable under the arbitrary action
of members of committees. .-a
g.. .. ...-.i.. LIZ l..
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Horrible Treafmest ofp
nm Ohio Farmer BY

A case Of extreme crueltv o,a,
tality has Just been tried at1S 1.u-
honing, Ohio, county Court of r, Va
mon Pleas. The indictment cha -,
Jefferson ID. Bowman with an as-,q 49,. 90
with intent to MAIN or Kill, upon -
person OF boy named Franz pt-,
ips. about fourteen or fifteen YEA. "a.
age, taken from the county in6-.' 'i
by Bowman to raise; but was ,ac.
back to the infrmary in Deco 1sn
last. On his return the bov ,,
found to be covered with scars "a "a
bruises from the punishment he -1 Eat
received, but the most appalling a.
ture in the case was tha, Bow,. 20
attempted TO put a bull ring in ,,1 a..
nose, and failing in that. put i, !, ~: -
mouth in some way, and then led ~
boy around with rope at,,cbaI
His mouth was found 10 he baI.
'tacerated III. +. StahI.mitb -.
that be saw Bowman leadino -
boy with the rope. and every o.a.
and q while gave it jerk. B6wmos
also used blacksnake whip to a1
the boy. DR.. Calvin testified ,b..
called TO see the boy abont n. Nv
Der 18th, and found him ouire ,,.H NJ
he complained Of soreness in bi,L-A
els and stomach found his ear Nv,
lacerated; it must have beep d
with a whip; his limbs were s,r.i ~
and groins were bruised and d.
ed; found a wound or cut On ,Ia
side of the lower jaw; said tbo ..-
might have been dislocated br -" ~
bull ring had much force been ,I '1e
Judge Glidden sentenced Bowuar
one hundred days Imprisonment 'l ~. 70
hundred dollars fine, the costs oe,t ,rs
srrit, and the prisoner to stand a '''
mitted Till paid. This scptenco IN IN
warmly approved by the crog,5's
audience ia the court room p
man richly deserves all the pgD,.s
ment he is to receive.
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Wife at DAYTON

raj DAYTON, o., February "a, 1874.
Christian Mourezo blew bis wife's
brains out this noon, at their residence.
The family cosisting of the man,
wife and two small children, were
seated at tire dinner table, when
words arose between Nourezo aud
wife about II trifing matter. The
woman got up from the table, and
went into an clubhouse. She was
followed by her husband, who shot
her dead. He was arrested shortly
afterward and is now in jail
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HENRY SMITH, President of the
Police Board in New York City, died
a few days since and was buried
with great pomp and ceremony. lis
said by the papers that his death was
occasionod by exhaustion from pro-
tracted sitting at q game Of draw
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THE ornamental position Of Lieu
tenant Governor, created by the New
Constitution, is attracting the longing
eyes Of gentlemen Of leisure in all
parts Of thc State Nearly every
county has one or more Turvoydrop,
who is possessed of the necessary de-
poumcnt 10 grace the Office. Here is
q snug sinccnre, probably worth iye
thousand dollars 4 year, requiring
onlv dignifed and gracious deport-
iAca. as Il requisite, ready to fall into
the mouth OF some self sacrificing pa
trio, All, if we only had n sufficient
quantity Of such lucious plumbs, to
supply the longing ones But the
trouble is, hercis a score or two of
wa ering mouths. and but one plumb.
Wao shall be the happy recipient is
tba grave question now agitating the
anxious stomach Of the many aspi-
rants. Barbarous Convention! to
provide but one such It'd bit, for 50
large a number of stomachs. & sd
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NelC advertisement
| EGAL NOTICE.

To Henry Wolfhope, Bernard WolnWpe. EllA
beth- iutermIrFied with Joseph HaNkinS u
Margaret. intermlrried with Thomas Bfil-t'
VIM. Wolihope, Henry Maybush. Rosa!ia " -
bush, intermarried with sylvester IgpPeS 81
Somerset county, and John Maytush, whose -
idence is unknown
writ OF partition issued out OF the orphans Oell-
OF Somerset comfy. Pa, will hold an inquest "
the real estate Of Henry II. WOlfhOpe. dece'srg'
IN the borough of New Baltimore. At his latc ~ -
dence, IN Allegheny Up, ON Friday, Apri! 81 -
where Sou can attend Il YOU think proper;
OLIVER KNEPPEk.
feb1, Sherid.
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Bur little more than sixty davs
-.nce, when the New Constitution
was being urged upon the people for
adoptien. we were promised halcyon
avs in the future, and a pure polite
81 atmosphere about the State Capt.
'aL Indeed, from the frequent assev-
rat!ona Of letter writers at the seat
.f Government since the assembling.
ur the Legislature, We were led 10 be-
licvc that the nelarious lobby Of 9TH
cr days, finding its occupation gone,
had stolen awav, and that corruption
and bribery were traditions of the
pas;. linked by memory with the evils
Il the old constitutional government,
wc have gust discarded with such
unanimi;v. But alas, man is as
prone toevil as the sparks are to fv
upward, and from our brief. dream Of
purity, Of triumphant reform, and Of
tie enduring fame We were carving.
on the cap sheaf OF the temple of
honesty, ut whose base admiring
states would gaze in wonder and en-
vv, we have had rude awakening.
Corruption at Harrisburgl is again
screamed IN our ears, and our Idol
lies shivered in the dust. But TO the
DER true tale, as we CLEAN 1t from a
contemporary es..a ia. ..-.-
One-of the gentlemen who advoca-
ted the adoption of the New Consti-
tuition on account OF itspurifying ten
denotes, was the'Hon.: wm. II. Dim
mick Of Honesdale, He was not on
ly a championiofythe new Instrument,
but a real orthodox Democrat, wellr
known in politics, Who for the last
fourteen years has bewailed Radical
extraFagaHee and proaigaey in the
state -9GFernnGent of Pennsylvania.
in order 10 ses an example of epotless
political and personal integrity at
Harrisburg, aud 10 illastiate. the ex-
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Is various parts Of this State wo-
men were elected School Directors at
the latc election. For years women
have held this Office in Rhode Island
and are reported to have discharged
their duties well and acceptnbly.
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THE female crusade against whis-
key is apparently extending all over
the country Bands of praying wo-
mcn are being organized in Pitts
Lrrgh and Philadelphia; and soon
tie snrill clamor Of the strife, win be
heard throughout the old Keystone
STATE. So far, reporters OF the press
have beca excluded from the assem-
b'ages Of these saints, and the liquor
v.ndcrs OF the threatened cities are
S ia to be trembling in their shoes,
because Of the secresy and mystery
rounding the movement, not know.
ing at which of their many vulnera-
BE- points they may expect the as
-aglt lis said that the appearance
on the streets OF bevy Of the grimy
danes Of the Smoky City, at once
strikes terror to the souls of their
freightcd adyersaries, and that
whiskey j. now the most unstable
commodity in that market. a--#-'i s
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1rrocmg on q practlcaI measU


The women's war on the liquor sa-
looms continues with increased vigor
Returns from twenty-five different
towns in Ohio show that over 900
saloons have been closed, and the
number is fast increasing The war
has been carried extensively into 9TH
cr States, and numerous towns in In
diana. Illinois and Iowa are prepar-
ing for, or have already entered upon
the contest. -..
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Arrest of an Escaped Burglar.

PHILADELPHIA, Februhry 20
The detectives have arrested FrGUcis
II. Garter, alias Big Frank, promi-
nent among the bank burglars wto
escaped from the New Castle jail
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IT looks now as If we were going
to have an increased volume of cur
rcncy. A majority OF the lower
House of Congress has favored it for
some time. and a vote in the Senate
on Friday last proved that there is a
majority OF inGationists in that body.
The only difficulty appears to be in
arreoinr on a practical measure.
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TIE women Of Massachusetts, are
happy The Supreme Court oc that
State has just decided that they have
n right 10 act rs members Of School
hnnrfe- - - -
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THE bill partially restoring the
ranking priviledge TO members Of
Congress. was defeated or Friday
last bv the close vote Of l3l to l29,