Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-09-18
Eastern Dispatches.


Paris states the formal conference of the
Bonapartist party at Arenberg has been
abandoned. The cause assigned is that
the popular excitement is so threat
ening it was considered more prudent to
remain quiet for the present. Bonapart
list organized leaders preserve the strictest
silence az to the affair The Govern
ment is closely watching the movements
of the Bonapartists and is prepared to
act with vigor should circumstances
require.
A special from Liegnitz says Quarter
master Meigs, with son, and Lieut.. New
comb aud Col. Dickinson, Woodruff,
Delaney, Floyd and Jones, of the U. s.
Army, witnessed the Autumn maneuvers
of the German army upon a grand scale.
Sergeant Edward Shaw. of the Scot
land Yard Police, London, arrived here
to testify in the case of Lawrence, who
is awaiting trial in Ludlow Jail on
charge Of defrauding the United States.
The detectives declare the combination
of which Lawrence was agent is very
powerful and has defrauded the Govern
ment of very large sums. Its operations
are checked for time, but not wholly
broken up, and it is asserted the silk
smuggling ring includes some houses of
the hihgest standing here.
A special from Houston, Texas, pro-
nounces the storm at Galveston, Texas,
the heaviest since ca. The city is par
TALLY under water, which is several feet
deep in the principal streets. several
wrecks have been reported The Ocean
House, on Gulf Beach, is entirely sur
rounded with water and the out-houses
are gone, The City Hospital is filled
with water. Thirty workmen on the
breakwater being built by the Govern
ment were cut off and lost. The Santa
Fe Railway bridge across the Bay has
been swept away and the Houston Rail
way bridge is under water twenty feet
and at this end it has been washed away.
The water at Virginia Point has backed
up for three miles on the main land, and
it is still rising. The gale is increasing
and barometer falling. The Bay is so
full of water that if the wind changes to
the north the whole island is lost and no
lives can be saved. The shipping in the
harbor was having fearful time of it.
The ship channel dredging feet is safe
A London special says at the opening
of business this morning there was no
special feature noticeable except Erie
was strong and higher market for
American Government and railroad
securietits. The market was stendy and
well supported while other markets gem
orally were dull and fat
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. II. The Dem
ocratic State Convention reassembled this
morning, when the following report from
the Committee on Resolutions was read
and adopted. The Democratic party of
New York renew their pledge of fidelity
to the principals adoped and affirmed
by delegates representing the Demo.
Gratis of all the United States assembled
in their latest National Convention, and
since reapproved and Endorsed by &
Democratic majority in fifteen States
comprising more than one-balf the tota
population of the Union. From the
National Democratic platform of Balti
, more, July 10, 1872:
r 7th. The public credit must be Sd
8 credly maintained and we denounce re
pudiation in every form and guise.
9Th. A speedy return to specie pay
ment is demanded alike by the highes
D consideration of commercial moralt,
and honest government. To thes
Q authentic declarations of Democrat
= principles and policy the times Civ
J. proof The present depression of bus
: ness is caused by reaction from ur
i healthy stimulus of an excessive depr,
d ciated and irredeemable currency, by Ell
ormons and i'll adjusted municipal. Stat
r and federal taxation and by extravaeane
!. waste and speculation in the administr,
" ton of public affairs. The remedy f,
this evil is not to be found in the r.
y newal Of any of its causes. In the fat
g OF the fact that the existing volume
q currency is greater than can be absorbe
n by business, in face of the fact that II
3 recent fail of prices have followed r
20 peated mutations, any attempt to increa.
e, the currency would be worse than inc
- iectual to revive prosperity, for it won
interrupt the healing processes of indu
uy' II would be worse than futile to r
le store confidence for it would create al
IN trust and new uncertainties in busin.s
N paralyze the beginnings of ,pterpr;s
&c rob labor of its too scanty employment
= and while sitting the progrese of admi
q. istrative reforms would infiict l,sti
er dishonor upon the credit, the intel
10 gepce, and the character OF the coupt,
40 The Democratic party of Now York al
reaffirm the principles set forth in th,
10 platform adopted last year at Syracu
II, and Endorsed by $4,000 Democratic N
VI jority at the election following in D
=, ~ Of nearly 100000 votes, and vindicst
to before all the people of this Republic
ne the illustrious administration of Sam,