Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-01
Pacific Coast.


murder was committed this morning, in
Virginia street. by negro named Louis
Berry. aged about 80 years. He went to
the room where his father, Isaac Berry.
lay in bed asleep. and without q mo.
ment's warning, furiously assailed him
with Ratchet, cutting his head literally
to pieces, He made no effort to escape,
and is in jail. He talks very cody about
the deed, and says his father groaned
several times, and in order to end his
sufferiugs, he at once thrust large knife
into his father neck to the hilt, and then
he died. He talks and acts like crazy
man and says he is to be tried in the
cell and will die by the Ratchet an knife,
as his father did. The murdered man
was over 70 years Of age.
RACE TRACK. II 80 q. m.--The weather
is fine and large crowd Of people are
already present on the ground. and hun
dreds constantly arriving by all sorts OF
conveyances. Pool selling has not COM
menced. The track is in fine condition
and splendid sport is anticipated. Hun
dreds of ladies are in the pavilion and
balconies.
RACE TRACK, As p. NAT the open.
ing of the pools, Fullerton brought 5000,
Occident. $165. Thus far, Fullerton is
the favorite, but the friends of Occident
are confident, more particularly in the
celebrated driver Budd Doble. Pool
selling commenced on the course at half
past one O'Clock, and went off lively at
good figures. The following indicate
the rates of wagers before the commence
ment of the race: Fullerton 5000, Occi-
dent $1G5, Fullerton $3.50, Occident
$50, Fullerton $500, Occident $3.50, Full
lerton $2l0, Occident $l55. A large
number of pools were sold rapidly at this
| scale.
SAN FRANcIsco, Oct. 3l.-About 5000
people witnessed the trotting race to-
| day. Fullerton won the first heat
time 2:19; Occdent half length behind.
The second heat was won by Occident-
time 2:1S also third heat-time 1929
The result was received by the immense
crowd with the widest enthusiasm. Oc-
cident won the last heat by about three
lengths, Fullerton breaking badly at the
start.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 31.--Gov. Booth to.
day appointed Selden $. Wright County
Judge OF San Francisco County, vice
Stanley resigned.
From our Extra of yesterday
VIRGINIA, New, Oct. 30.-Acout two
O'Clock this afternoon the Belcher all
shaft was discovered to be on fire. The
fire started on the S50-foot level, and a
few moments afterwards huge volumes
of smoke poured out of the mouth of the
shalt. The alarm was sounded by vari
Gus fire bells and hosting works whist
les, which brought out the fire depart
ment in full force and hurried to the
scene, followed by thousands Of specta'
tors, including women and children
fearing husbands and fathers, who were
working in the mine, had persisted in tht
flames. The whole energies Of thu
officers and men employed in the mint
were devoted to extinguishing the flames
Superintendent Smith and Foreman
Donnelly were on the ground PERSONAL!
and superintended the work. An i'm
mense stream OF water was brought to bea
on the fire through the hosting work
hose. Halt an hour after the commence
ment OF the fire. the flames which ha'
hitherto been smothering burst up int
the air with terrific violence to distanc
of several hun ired feet, hurting frae
! ments of rock in every direction. A
this stage the fire resembled a huge vol
cano. Few men who worked in tn
shaft when the fire broke out but me
with narrow escape from death. Tn
last who came up out of the shaft had
pass through flames q portion OF th
> way and came near being suffocated.
The timbers Of the shaft in all probt
. bility be entirely consumed to the dept
OF 1000 feet. 49,,
The Fire Department OF Gold al
under the direction of Foreman Mona
tin, are working heroically and doir
everything in their power to extinguis
the flames. No danger is apprehende
4 OF the fire extending into the mine,
the draft is up the shaft.
\ The origin OF the fire is unknown, y =,
is supposed however,. ~ nave caus'
7. from a lighted candle that was 10
Q atr;kiny in the timbers of the S5O-fo'
level as soon as the fire, which occurre
n about the time of changing shifts, vi
discovered. Men working in the BE
J. cher. Grown Point and Yellow JACK
mines were brought to the surface VII
IS the greatest possible dispatch. Bon
"a of the Belcher men found their vi
above ground by way OF the Jacket shat
LArEB.-They have got water on y
;, Are below, and are driving up the smok
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