Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-26

highway robbery Con the Central Pacific
Railroadl and sentenced 10 thirty
years term in the Penitentiary, and OF
whose escape from the prison in the
"emute" Of September. 1871, our readers
are acquainted, is one of the saddest
events IN all our knowledge of criminal
matters. The poor fellow WIS brought
IN here yesterday in charge Of James
Hume, formerly Deputy Warden, the
same officer who arrested CHRIS. Blair at
Ogden. Bakers broken hearted young
wife accompanied him, poor SOU, pitied
by every kind-hearted man and woman
who knows anything of her case.
CATTLE DYING. - The EeEo State
journal has recently Interviewed Mr.
Armstrong, from Honey Lake and Sur
prise Valley, and concludes that the ont
look for stock in those valleys is any
thing but encouraging. Mr.. Armstrong
says there are about three feet of snow
in those valleys aud the cattle are very
poor indeed, on account of the scarcity
OF food, it being stated that there is not
valleys, which can hardly be purchased
at any price, tbreshed straw, covered with
snow, commanding S25 and $50 per ton
ON the farms. On the north side of
Honey Lake-Hot Springs-Mr. Arm
strong reports that cattle were dying at
the rate of thirty day. He estimates
that there are about 1880 cattle and
sheep in these valleys, and unless they
can be removed to some better place
they will nearly all die. He states that
Efforts were being made to. remove them
to Big Valley, on Pitt river, where no
snow is yet reported, and close to Hay
den, village of 800 inhabitants; either
there, or Winnemucca Valley, near Pyra-
mid Lake, where Mr.. Cutting has | 800
sheep, and all doing well.
A SUDDEN DEATH.-The Gold Hill
News OF the 18th inst. contains the fol-
lowing account Of a sad bereavement
Died suddenly, in Gold Hill, to-day, of
heart disease, Julia, only daughter of
Judge II. and Ella Ftzsimmous. The
young lady retired to her room last even
ing apparently in the best of health.
Her parents noticing that she did not
make her appearance this morning,
broke open the door Of her room, at IL
o'clock, and found her in dying condi-
ton. Physicians were hastily sum.
moned, but before they could reach her
bedside her spirit had winged its flight to
the other world. The deceased was near.
ly nineteen years of age, and was most
estimable young lady, idolized by hel
parents, and general favorite with all
her acquaintance. The entire commun.
ity will sympathize with the now child.
less parents in their sad bereavement.
Our IN THE SToRM.-Napoleon Ber
trand and his brother-in-law arrived in
town on Friday night from Ruby Valley
They left home on the 1lth inst. with
two wagons loaded with game, to dis
pose of in this market. During the TRIP
they lost both of their teams, the frs
giving out in crossing the Ruby Range
Of mountains, the animals dying from
over exertion and exposure. The othel
team was lost in crossing Pinto Summit
the horses being unable to proceed fur
Their, were unhitched from the wagor
and abandoned, the men being compelled
to walk in town. They were nine days
on the road exposed to the terrible storm
one of them having his fingers slight,
frozen. The snow in some places on thu
road has drifted to an immense depth
and travel for the present is impossible
i Eureka Sentinel, 22d.
BIoAMY. Mrs. Anna Lang, alias Anni
NJ. Hlllmen, who was yesterday arrested
in Virginia on charge of bigamy and i
now in the County Jail, is stated to b.
culpable by reason of her marrying
Thomas C. Hall. Of Gold Hill, while still
the wifa of Mr.. Lang, whom she left il
Australia. Lang came on to Gold Hi
to recover his wife, and while here hat
quarrel with Hall which resulted in tn,
stabhing of the former. For this offens,
Hall was sent to the State Prison few
days since for one year, he having
pleaded guilty of an assault with inten
to do great bodily injury Il Gold Hi
| News, 10Th.
FATAL ACcIDENr.-Yesterday afternoon
at about o'clock, Edward Baudry wa
instantly killed by falling down tn
Windsail shaft Of the Eureka Consolida
ted mine. He was attempting TO juml
from the cage to the station withou
stopping the cage. He had been repeat
eddy warned by the foreman, Sam Por
ter, in regard to the careessness, but b,
took no heed to the warning. Decease,
was an old miner and well know
throughout State; was native of France
and at the time of his death was EN-