Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-05

felt notes in the package While doing
this Harrington stepped behind him
with Ratchet and aimed blow at the
boys head. Ludlum saw his mo-
ton in a mirror and partly avoided
the blow. receiving, however, a pretty
severe cut on the head. He at once gave
the alarm and the officer rushed in. when
Harrington surrendered without resist
ance and was locked up. In valise
in his room were found a unantity
of black glazed cloth, such rs is used
for masks, ball of strong cord, some
Of which was evidently for binding his
victims and bottle Of chloroiorm. He
had on his person a loaded pistol and a
razor. A nots book was found in his
pocket in which for months past were
entries all to the same pnrport, that he
was in state of despair from financial
distress. and had long contemplated some
desperate step TO obtain means to return
to his home somewhere in tho Western
States. He refuses to disclose his true
name or residence on account of the
grief it would cause his family. He is
young man, about twenty-five years OF
age, of prepossessing appearance gen.
tleman in education and manner. In
addition to the attempt on the firm of
Hopkins Il Haley, letters have turned
upbetween Harrington and Mich | Reese,
in which the former endeavored to get
Reese to visit his room on pretext of
negotiating loan which Reese declined.
Among other documents in Harrington's
possession was a certified check on the
London and San Francisco Bank, drawn
by w. D. Hurlburt in favor o. the
drawer, with the certificate Of NJ. S.
Latham, manager, forged on the face.
There was alao letter of recommends
ton from John E. Wild, cashier of the
First National Bank of Cheyenne.
CoLUsA, Cal, Dec. A. About nine.
tenths of an inch Of water has fallen
here during the last four days, but the
storm has been very severe in the noun.
taIns west of Colusa. The river at this
point is an inch above high water mark,
and running through break at Bogg's
slough below Princeton, at Hagarsfield
above Colnsa, and on both sides of the
river below Cousa, but doing no serious
damage to levees or other property. The
Park 3 dam is filling rapidly. but will
not hll before the water begins to fall.
The sudden rise in the river is caused by
the heavy rains coming down Stoney
creek.
No stage communication north of Ma
rysville and Knights Landing. The
tules are filling fast; the levee in front of
Colusa broke twice, but was soon stopped
SAN Francisco, Dec. 4.-Jacob Under
hill u Co, heavy hardware merchants,
Nos. 1lS and 100 Battery street, have
suspended payment. No statement of
the condition of the firm yet.
Yesterday money to the amount of
four hundred dollars was collected by
Colonel Stevenson and Charles II. Blinn
for the benefit of the Virginia City suf.
| ferers
The weather cleared up early this
morning, and is now pleasant, with a
fresh westerly wind. The rain is appar-
emily over for the present
SAN Diego. Cal, Dec. AT 10 80 this
morning a dispatch was received from
the operator at Campo. near tho Mexican
line, sixty miles east of here, asking for
assistance and physician, saying they
had been attacked by MeZicans supposed
TO be the Chavez band. In the fight
s. E. and l.. Gaskill, merchants,
were wounded, the latter probably
MORALLY; also Mexican who was
in the store trading. Several others
are missing. One Of the robbers were
killed and others wounded They robbed
the store of everything of value and all
the arms and ammunition, and then left
Sheriff Hunsacker authorizes Justice
Kline at Campo to raise q posse and &c
in pursuit. He will 60 himself to the
scene of the raid with posse as soon as
Geographic requisition upon the anthori
ties of Lower California is received from
Governor Pacheco.