Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-12

A MARRIAGE IN THE SIERRAs.-An in
cident of a Story by Joaquin Miller, in
the Independent. is a marriage ceremony
as performed by a Sierra Judge between
a miner and the only woman in camp.
1t occurred in bar-room that was
crowded with miners. The Judge had
sent to San Francisco for form of
the service, but it had not arrived, and
in consequent the embarrassment was so
great as to endanger his reputation as the
greatest man in the diggings. "Do YOU
solemnly swear?" he began, with
mighty effort, after an awkward pause of
hesitation. He held up his hand as he
said this, and laboriously added, ITO
love, and honor, and obey?" 1t was
very painful. The little man took down
his lifted flagstaff to wipe his little bald
head; and he could not get it up again,
but stood there still and helpless. You
could hear the men breathe as thew
leaned and listened with all their might to
hear. At last the Judge revived, and
began again, in voice that was full of
desperation: "Do you solemnly swear
to love and protect, and honor, and obey
till death do you part; and" Here the
voice fell down low, lower, and the Judge
was again houndering in the water.
Then his head went under utterly. Then
rose, and Now lay me down to Sleep"
rolled TREMENDOUSLY through the silent
room from the lips of the Judge. Then
again the head was under water; then it
rose up again, and there was something
like Twinkle, twinkle, little star"
ba cd l.
under water. Then it rose again, and
head went up high in the air, and the
voice was loud and resolute, and the
man rose on his tip-toes, and beginning
with "When in the course of human
events" he went on in a deep and
splendid tone with the Declaration OF
Independence to the very teeth of tyran-
meal King George, and then. bringing
his hand down emphatically on the
gambling. table that stood to his right,
said, loud and clear and resoute and au-
thoritatively, as he tilted forward on
his toes $50 help you God, and pro-
nounce you man and wife."-ES. f. Call.
No SMALLPOX. In Sundays issue of
the Sentinel, we stated that rumors were
circulated in regard to case of small
pox being discovered. At that time the
physicians were unable to determine the
exact nature Of the patients disease. but
as the disorder showed some signs of its
being smallpox they took the necessary
sanitary precautions and had the man
removed to safe distance from town
quarantined. Since then, it has been
discovered that it was only an eruptive
disease of some nature, which. after
breaking out, soon disappeared again.
The patient was able to be about on the
street yesterday and will soon enjoy good
health again. We are glad it was not
smallpox, and the physicians deserve the
greatest praise for taking instant precau-
tionary measures against the spreading OF
the contagion until they were assured
there was no danger. Eureka Senti-
mel, 8.
BREAKING IN ON THE ENEMY.-We un.
derstand that the temperance men at
Lake Tahoe are likely to be broken in
upon. The millmen have hitherto re-
fused to permit any whisky to be sold in
the neighborhood of their mills, and no
house or lot could be obtained for that
purpose, and so scow will be built with
house on deck, which house will be
used as whisky-mill and hurdygurdy
establishment. The scow will be schooner
rugged. and will make regular cruises
around the beautiful lake. The mill
owners are worthy of great credit for
notwithstanding the business, and we
hope that the scow enterprise may prove
a failure Carson Tribune, 7
The Salt Lake Tribune says that the
streets OF Alta. Utah, have just begun to
peep through the snow.
A new silver lo3o hoa hoop d;ocoverod