Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-20
Pacific Coast.

SAN Francisco. Sept. 10. A race
comes off at the Bay District Fair this
afternoon between Frank Lawton's trot.
ting horse Edgar, and a four.year old
colt, name of owner not given, for u
purse OF $1,000. 1t promises to be a
very interesting contest.
Herman Appel who tried to kill him
self by taking poison yesterday, will
probably recover.
Greenbacks unchanged. ....
The proposed trotting race at Oakland
Park did not como off yesterday, and the
forfeit money was paid.
The steamer Van Couver, which
sailed to-day for Yokohama and Hong
kong. took 40 passengers and $50, $3.50
in treasure.
There were ~ deaths. in this city dur.
ing the past week. but only two from
scarlatina.
The case of j. j. Marks, ex.Harbor
Commissioner, convicted of embezzlinp.
was called in the Municipal Court to-day
on motion for new trial, but was con.
tinued until Monday next
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1S.-S. s. Bam-
burger, of this city, accomplished re.
markable feat by writing on one side of
a card-four and half inches long by
three inches wide-the entire financial
speech Of Senator J. P. Jones, of Nevada,
consisting of 1886 words. The card is
to be forwarded to President Grant.
The Mansfield Ditch and Hydrulic
Mining Company was incorporated to-
day. Capital, $3,0O0,O0O.
The Excelsior Quicksilver Mining
Company, Sonomo county, WAS incor.
porated to day. Capital stock, $500 600.
Los ANGELES, Sept. l9.-From San
Fernando, yesterday, 200 bars of bullion
were received.
Heavy fires are reported in the noun
tains at the mouth of the San Gabriel
Canyon. |
Refugio Munoz, the man accident.
ally shot on the train last Thursday, died
last night ..-...
". B. Caldwell returned from a visit
to the Panamint mines to-day and gives
q glowing account of them. He is
an old miner and brought in some rock
from the Wonder mine, which will pay
81, 900 per ton. There are two Wonder
mines-the jacob Wonder and Stewart
Wonder, both GU the same ledge. The
Jacobs mill will be running soon. A
larg amount of rich rock has been taken
out of the Jacob Wonder, probably 200
4 tons, and is at the mill ready to be
crushed. There are 800 or 400 men in
the camp. ..E
Caldwell returned by the Mojave and
Cajon Pass route, and his testimony that
that ronte is the best selected over which
to build railroad. At Martins Station
he met II. A. Jones with large party,
also eight aead of horses for the pony
express between Panamint and San Der
nardino. 50 ar
The steamer Orizaba smiled this after
noon for San Francisco with 100 passen
gers. -ti
MARYsvILLE, Sept. 19.-Tbere was I
good attendance to-day at the CLOSING
race. The first was Eve miles out, be
tween L. B. Ayers Gensyisve and Johi
McCrus' Allen. The betting vas all OF
Allen. The time made has never beef
equalled by any fve-mile race over thi
course. The horse took the lead an,
trotted the entire distance under stron
pull, making the first mile in 2:541s
second 1887, third 2:59a4, fourth 80
and fifth 2A811l. the whole five miles j
, 14:53L. The second race was betwee
McDonald's Jim Berry. Cook's Warric
and Super's Lancet. Il was slow ract
though considerable money change
: hands. Lancet won the first money
three straight heats, distancing bot
horses ON the third heat.
s Many cattle exhibited here were take
q to the State Fair. This closes the fai
? VIRGINIA CRY, New, Sept. 19.-Tl
Republican County Convention met th
morning at 10 O'Clock, The legislati
+ ticket nominated is in favor Of N
Il Sharon for United States Senator 10 81
coed Hon. Nm. NJ. Stewart.
!. The Democratic primaries took pla
!, to-day. Three tickets were in the tiel
o The ticket favoring Hon. Thomas
10 Williams for U. 8. Senator, carried