Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-29
PACIFIC COAST.

oALr LAKE, Dec. 2o,-James ". Moore,
Superintendent of the Highland Chief
mine, John Douglass and James Gusta-
son were killed last evening by a snow
slide at Little Cottonwood. The bodies
cannot be recovered till Spring.
Charles Hamilton was fatally shot yes
terday in Bingham canyon, in a quarrel,
by Jas. Grant.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 28.-In the Board
of Supervisors last evening the Commits
sioners of Health and Police, in report
ing adversely to the request of the Chi
nese residents for permission to burn
fire-crackers on the anniversary of the
Chinese New Years, called the attention
OF the Board to the constant violation of
the fire ordinance by the Chinese in
erecting extensive frame additions to
brick buildings within the fire limits.
The whole Chinese quarter is crowded
with frame structures menacing the
safety of the city. The suppression of
the practice is earnestly recommended.
SAN Francisco, ga case was tried
in Judge Joachimsen's court this morn
ing in which man named O'Donnell
sued Thompson C Co., one of the firms
engaged in dealing in puts and calls on
mining stocks. Court granted motion
In the course of the trial Justice
Joachimsen expressed the opinion that
a contract for the delivery of stock on
particular date is legal contract. but a
contract to pay the difference between a
stated price and the stock might COM
mand on particular day is gambling
contract and can not be enforced in law.
A private letter says the wife of J. B
Avery, late Minister to China, arrived
at Shanghai Nov. 80 with the remains o,
her husband. She will arrive here by
the steamer due January 18th. 1t was
Mr.. Avery's wish to be buried at Berke
ley.
| Wild Idle and Foster have gone tC
Sacramento to go into training for {
four-mils race in February
In the suit of Marion j. Mcdonald
against the Woodville Consolidated Min
ing Company defendants filed answe
to-day, setting forth that the matter il
dispute exceeds the sum of fifty thou
sand dollars. The capital stock of tn
company, sixty thousand shares, wer
distributed among the stockholders
The allegation that contiguous claim
are worthless is denied, the body OF or
which they contain being alleged to Civ
to the stock of the company its chic
value. The charge of fraud is likewis
denied; likewise the averment that Pear
son induced the corporation to pay sew
enty-five thousand dollars for So, 32
shares of the capital stock of Soutl
Woodville Mining Co. This stock is rep
resented to be worth to the compan,
the full value OF the stated amount
After other denials the answer prays tn
Court to proceed no further in the sui
and requests that the same be referred t,
the United States Circuit Court.
The tugboat Rival, property of tn
Central Pacific Railroad Company, sun
at her moorings along side of Lon
Wharf, Oakland. last night.
Los ANGELEs, Dec. 28.-A lnrge an
enthusiastic meeting was held here las
evening in the interest of the Los Ar
geles & Independence r. R. Col. Wa
ner presided and stated the obj ect of tn
meeting to be to take steps to perfe,
railroad connection with Southern Uta
and the Union Pacific to the Atlant
States. A communication was read frol
, Hon. J. P. Jones, promising hearty al
in any feasible plan to carry out the d
sired object. A committee was chose
to proceed to Salt Lake in the interest
of the road.