Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04


OF sailing was intense, thousan,.
pie had assembled to witness the dep.
ture, and the explorers were heartily
cheered as the vessels left the harbor.
Her Majesty, the Queen, sent telegram
to Commander Markham wishing the
expedition success in its search of the
North Pole.
ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY.
BnIDGEPoRT, Conn, May 29.-About
two clock this morning eight masked
men entered the residence of Mr.. Fred
erick DeLand, cashier of the bank at
Great Bennington, Mass. and before
any alarm or resistance could be made,
the entire family were bound, handcuffed
and gagged Leaving six of their num-
Der to guard the house, the others COM
| PEELED Mr.. DeLand to walk to the bank
and unlock the doors for their admit
lance. They then asked him to unlock
the safe. Mr.. DeLand informed them
that he could not, az q thermometer had
recently been put in. After becoming
satisfied that the statement was true, one
of the robbers remarked: "Well, there
is a six weeks job gone up. You did
not have that lock on last Monday, FOR
we examined it at that time and it was
not there" The robbers then took De-
Land back to his house, where they
chained him securely to the floor and
fed
About two hours later Miss DeLand,
sister of the cashier, succeeded in loos-
ening her bonds, and, opening the door
with he teeth, gave the alarm. The
night watchmen came to their relief. The
robbers took away about $4,000 in bonds
and but for the chronometer lock, which
is so arranged that the safe cannot be-
opened until such time as it is set to be
opened. the loss would have been very
heavy. The robbers were thoroughly
Disguised. They wore linen coats reach.
ing to their heels. No clue has been
fonnd to trace them.
WASHINGTON, May Gan extension
OF one year has been granted the pre-
emptors who have been forced to leav,
! their lands on account of the ravages o
: grasshoppers. The same extension ap
plies also to those whose crops have beer
destroyed from the like cause.
TAX MANUEL TO BE REVISED.
At the earnest solicitation of man,
' dealers and manufacturers of tobacco ant
: cigars, the Commissioner of Interna
y Revenue has decided upon the reprintin,
of the tax manuel first issued in 1870, bu
which has been out of print for SOM
s time. The manuel will be revised t,
i meet all changes recently made in III
Inv, and will be printed in the Engliel
and German languages. 1t will contain
the most important sections of the Law
8 relating to manufacture, removal, sale O
s cigars and tobacco, including relations
instructions, rulings and decisions of tn
Commissioner of Internal Revenue OIL
!. the subject. Applications for the publ
d cation should be addressed to the Com
q missioner of Internal Revenue Depart
ment, Washington, D. G.
LONDON, May 81. An unsigned lette
y in the Times gives clear explanation Q
q the recent war-like rumor. The write
J. says: A few weeks ago the German rep
resentatives at the various Europea
u Courts officially complained that Franc
i was arming with a view to the early rt
Q sumption Of war. Gen. Won Schweini
"a the German Minister in Vienna declare
that owing to Germany's long suffern
}. war had not broken out The Czs
n thereupon telegraphed Emperor Willia'
5. entreating him to postpone operation
= unit! the Berlin interview, and also il
- structed the Russian Ambassador at Il
Court of st. James to suggest the c.
operation of Great Britain in behalf
peace.
PHILADELpHIA. May 30.-Pinkerton
detectives to-day arrested James Fl. CIVIL
f. w. ], Stevenson and Peter Burns. char
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