Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-24

this morning, heavily laden with sugar,
molasses, rice, etc. Fourteen passengers
and many OF the crew are believed to be
drowned. Five bodies were recovered.
including the captains daughter. The
captain lost four children, bat saved his
wife and babe. One Of the passengers
SAYS he thinks the boAt was overloaded
and parted in the center. The boat had
a valuable cargo, and was valued at $780,
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Federal troops have been withdrawn
from thh Louisiana State House and po-
lice taken their places.
The returning officers elected j. Ar
royo, Democrat, to fill the vacancy on
the Board. He took the required oath
and was seated.
WuKsBARRE, Nov. T.-An extensive
cave in the Seneca mines, Pittston. to-
day. Five or six men were at work when
the roof gave way with q terrible crash,
killing Elias Davis and Henry jenkins,
and dangerously wounding John S. Will
liams.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE steam tug
Lily exploded her boilers this afternoon,
near the Government works. killing 1--WE
of the crew and fatally injuring the
captain.
CrNcrNNArI, Nov. Thames Hsggerty,
the last of the three men implicated in
the American Express robbery, was ar
| rested this morning. No clue to the
money has been obtained.
| Edward j. Hackney, the third confed'
crate in the American Express robbery,
who was arrested to-day. denies al
knowledge of the affair, but is recognized
as one of the men who carried the trunk
out Of the Office.
Monroe, Black and Hackney, all three
American Express robbers. have made
confession that they committed the rob
bery. The safe has been recovered will
few valusbles. but no money. No clu'
has been obtained as to the whereaboutl
of the money. Hopes are entertained
that il will be secured tonight. 'Th'
plot was arranged for all three parties Il
meet in St. Louis tonight and 60 theme
to Oregon. :,
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE Times Wash
ington special says the President ha
made up his mind to take Q decide
stand in favor Of specie resumption, !
his annual message. 1t is understood b
will recommend Congress to perfect LEI
islatiou to that end, and favor special
some date several years hence, on whic
the Government should resume. h
does not suggest any plan Of his owl
but believes legislation can be devised
which the Government can resume
1876.
The deficiencies OF the Pacific Railroa
q have been supplied, the road may
= sidered as complete, and the Presidel
!, has recommended the Secretary OF Il
Is Interior to revoke the order Of Secretal
B. Cox. Withholding the patents for half
70 their lands.
D. John T. Callahan. a special agent
II the Postoffice Department, was the pc
" SCISSOR of a pass from the Missoul
o Kansas and Texas Railroad, granted
him because OF his position. This pa
y John loaned his brother, and has bet
It dismissed from the department in cons
d quence.
Simonton wishes it distinctly unde
stood that the recent attacks Of the Ne
}, York Herald on the Associated Press q
Z, not because Of any general dissstisfa
It ton, but because of their refusing
l. furnish the Herald with costly matte
70 which no other paper wanted.
10 GOLD HILL, Nov. 18-Shortly aft
Il nine clock this morning. as cage "
being hoisted with ore at the Imper
d mine, the cable broke at the reel an
n hurting back with great force, struck I
J. engineer, named A. M. Cameron, in t
10 chest, crushing the bones 30 that he 81
1t to death internally in ten minutes.
IT was Q native Of Canada, aged 80 yet
~ and unmarried. He will be buried
10 morrow under the auspices Of the V
ginia Lodge Of Odd Fellows. Of which
in was member.
he Last night q man named Johnse
or who attempted to obtain money o,
cancelled check for $335.50, was ARE
"a ed. There being no guard over the
n during the night, it is supposed some
Mt his friends broke in the Jail and &c
ed him out, broke the bunk up with roc
I'D tore the straw mattress open, scatter
RS the straw on the floor and set it on q
p. but it soon went out.