Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-17
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San Francisco, June IS. - T. G..
Phelps opened the eampaign last night
in a speech at Platt's Hall. A large
audience was present. A. G. Bell called
the meeting to order and nominated J.
W. Dwindle President, who introduced
Speaker Phelps. The address consisted
of review of his record and defense
against charges brought against him in
the newspapers.
Dispatches from various parts of the
interior show that the rain of yesterday
prevailed generally in the northern and
central portions of the State, attended
with high wind. and at Stockton with
thunder, lightning and hail. Considera-
BILE damage to crops is reported in many
sections, growing grain beaten down aud
that cut and stacked badly wet and in
danger of mould. The stubble grass is
seriously injured and in some places
ruined. A Gilroy dispatch says the
tobacco crop will be benefited by the
rain. The storm interfered with tele-
graphic communication and only meagre
reports have been received from the
East In this city il rained at intervals
all day and at times heavily. The
weather is still cloudy and unsettled.
The County Convention met yesterday
at Sacramento and nominated ticket
and adopted u platform and resolutions.
They favor irrigation, and hold that the
Legislature has full power over eorpor-
atoms and possess the right to regulate
fares and freights, and condemn any di-
vision of the public school funds; favor
completion of the Folsom branch prison
favor Capitol Park and return of Su-
preme Court to the Capitol; discounten-
ance double taxation and favor a reduc-
ton of taxation. The platform is short
and confined to State and local politics.
SALT LAKE, June 15.-The weather is
warm and the crops throughout the Ter
ritory are in splendid condition. The
damage done by the crickets in the
southern part of the Territory are re,
ported as trifling.
! CARSON, New. June 15.-Fears are n
tertained of an epidemic of smal-po,
9 among the Washoe Indians.
CHICO, Cal, June l5.-There is grea
1 dissatisfaction among the Republicans
q The Independents are confident of cue
4. cess. General John Bidwell will atten,
the Independent State Convention mex
o Tuesday as one of the delegates fror
a Butte.
From our Extra of yesterday
BEAVER, Utah, June 16.-About 2 7
Z M. yesterday the telegraph operator s
o Shauntie. mining town about fort
" miles west of this place, broke in al
hurriedly exclaimed the town is burnin1
y From this until p. m. last night not
s. word could be had as to the particular
The following is in full from an ey
witness: About 2 o'clock yesterday
III spar OF fire from blacksmith she
caught some rubbish near Ed. Wicock
dwelling-house. which Immediately toe
fire. The wind being very high al
blowing hurricane at the time, fro
the south, soon scattered all over Il
the town; the east side of the street goil
- first, taking in all the principal bull
- ings. WiIcock's saloon and dwellin
house, Lidde Brothers store al
rdweling- house, were immediate
burned, the latter having on ha,
a liberal stock of goods, of viii
not vestige was saved. Their loss
estimated at from twelve to fifteen tho
IL sand dollars. Mr.. James Clark's salo,
IL was destroyed; he had on hand nj
he assortment of liquors, which were
burned. Of Ii. W. Donaldson's hot
valued at twenty-five hundred dollar
% not board remains. The burning shi
ng giles from Donaldson s hotel were CARR
of by the wind a distance of three hundr
yards, to Simmer & Co.. 8 shelter
ter town, which was rapidly and entire
ate destroyed. From this point every hou
err. and cabin north of it was burned il
h short time. On the west side of t
", street the first place to catch fire was
hie livery stable, from which Mr.. Huntir
,n- toms dwelling caught fire and was so
consumed, also every article of
:: household furniture. Several emf
III buildings near this point and vicin
'ial were consumed. Fifteen promine
to buildings, beside the smelter and cabil
MI were destroyed. The fire lasted abe
one hour. About two thousand doll
! worth of wood and the same amor
he of coal was on hand at
her smelter when it caught fire, viii
:, continued burning until after midnig
There was only one well in town. and
De curbing and rope being burned on
ric start of the fire, not drop Of wa
ote could be had and the citizens were g
IN to leave with their lives. Every arti
80, Of food or provisions was burned. \
let Sam Rogers, keeper of Donaldson's
her tel is big loser as he had large stt
old of provisions on hand. His wife 6
child escaped the fire but couldn't 81
'nu thing in the shape of clothing or q
he thing to eat. Mr. Wilcocks and fan
, of were left equally destitute as Roge
her The lady telegraph operator saved
armful of her clothes and snatching
'es- relay, rushed from the hotel where
,im Office was kept. getting her face scorcl
lrse in the act of saving the relay. The t
bor loss is said to be from thirty FIVE to fe
thousand dollars. The families and {
and zens are now destitute of homes and
nan erything, and are gathering to Min
was vile. Three hundred men, includ
wood choppers, coal burners and me-
~ the smelter, &C., are out of employn,