Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-11
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

CHICAGO, Dec. l0.-A Washing ton spe
cial says Col. Geo. c. Williamson of
Louisiana, United States Minister to the
provinces of Central America is in the
city. He is much interested in the inter-
oceanic canal; he agrees with the report
OF the Board of Engineers that the Mica.
ragua route is the only feasible one. He
answers the criticism on this route very
easily; it has been said by some critics
that economy in the connection of the
two oceans would be TO cut through the
lsthmus OF Darien, so that the waters of
the two oceans could meet. This. Mr.
Williamson thinks is utterly impossible,
as the beds of the two oceans are on very
dltferent levels. The tide at Aspinwall
amounts to almost nothing while at Pa
mama 1t comes in with tremendous force.
should wide channel be cut away allow
Ing the water OF the Pacific to pass
through to the Atlantic, the immense
pressure from the West would wash up
enough sand to utterly choke up the
channel. This is shown by the fast that
from Panama long way out the water is
very shallow, as it is all along the west.
ern eoast. In case the Nicaragua route
IS used, the canal, when it reaches the
western shores will have to be built into
the sea for some distance in order to per-
nit the passage Of a ship.
New York, Dec. 10.-Dispatches from
London state that when the Deutschland
left Bremen she had one hundred and
one adults, eleven children and two in ..
fants. OF these ifty-six have been saved
and tifty-eight are missing, together with
a few OF the crew, Mr.. Meyers, Bre-
men merchant, who was passenger
censures the people of Harwich for not
sending aid Monday. He snys the sea
was rough but not dangerous, and thinks
the captain might safely have launched
boats during the day. some of which
were only swept away Tuesday night.
A tug brought in yesterday six additional
corpses females and four males.
One was identified as Grassman, IA first
cabin passenger. A Franciscan monk
conveys the bodies of four nuns to the
monastery ut Stratford, near London,
for intermant. Other bodies will be
buried at Harwich. No arrangements
made for the recovery of the cargo, and
q fleet OF fishing smacks is around the
vessel carrying away everything portable.
The scene of the ruin and plumber is
fearful. The captain was on deck at the
time of the disaster.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Dec. 10. A dispatch
from Mahonay City and Gilberton states
there is much excitement there in conse-
quence of two murders committed at two
O'Clock this morning by masked men,
who entered the house OF Charles O'Don.
nell. and seizing and binding him carried
him to the back OF his house where be
was shot dead. A man by the name o.
McAllister was also taken from his house
and shot; sister OF McAllister was also
murdered. The murderers are supposed
to be Molly Masuires." No reason i.
given by the people in the neighborhoot
for the bloody deed.
New YORK, Dec. l0.-John H. Vim
cent. Corresponding Secretary of tn,
Sunday School Union and Tract Societ,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, pub
fishes card in relation to remarks in tn,
Boston preachers meeting on Monda.
by Bishop Gilbert Ravens. The Secre
tary says the representatives of the Sun
day School Union and Tract Socet,
present at the preachers meeting hat
nothing whatever to do with the invita-
ton Of the Bishop. the sentiments he ad
vanced or the vote of welcome tendere,
him. The societies are entirely devote,
to the Christian work for which they wer
organized and have not the slightest in
terest either in platforms or candidates o
political parties.
COLUMBUS, o.. Dec. l0.--Gov. ALE,
to day appointed Lincoln G. Delano O
Chillecothe, Commissioner of Railway
aud Telegraphs. Delano is a wealth
farmer and stock raiser and has beel
prominently connected with the Stat
Board OF Agriculture for some time.
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