Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-04

nominee. Hamilton appeared, IN re-
Spouse to calls, and spoke briefly, en-
dorsing the platform and pledging him.
self to q vigorous campaign Ryan
followed, repelling some statements made
in debate previous to the call OF the roll.
and reviewing the record OF the Demo
cratic party. The following gentlemen
were placed in nomination for Surveyor;
ii. b. shackelford. Of Tehama; William
Minis, OF Yolo; Geo. VI. Smith, OF Tu-
lare; w. n. johnson, Of Sacramento; A..
P. Green, OF San BernardinO. and Col.
W. A. Ord. Nominations closed. On
calling the roll pending announcement oil
the vote, q number Of changes were made
in favor Of Minis, vote finally standing:
Smith. ~; Thompson, SO; Ord, 40;
Green, 80; Minis, l78. Minis was de-
clared the nominee. He came forward
and endorsed the platform. Said the
Surveyor Generals office needed clean
ing out, and he would do it. Thanked
the Convention for their vote and retired.
After a wordy wrangle. the Convention
adjourned till tomorrow at 10 a. IN.
SAN Francisco, July 3.-J. NJ. Lind
sell, Captain, and Ellis II. Dean, the
Chief Mate, OF the bark Union, which
was lost on the 7th of May last, by strik-
ing rock in Puget Sound and going to
the bottom, were arrested yesterday by
detective Finnegass, of the United States
Secret Service, for wilfully sinking the
vessel. The arrest was at the instance
of insurance companies. The vessel
was insured for $4,000, and cargo and
profits 81, 800. A number of suspicious
facts were ferreted out, on being con-
fronted with which Dean, the mate,
made confession, charging the captain
with approaching him with plans to de-
stroy the vessels, which were fully and
deliberately carried out. The captain
denies all charges. The Union was
worth about $4,000.
The celebration on M onday promises
to be grand success. A large amount
OF money is collected, and great prepare
tons are being made. There will be
procession, salutes, literary exercises,
etc. at the Pavilion; regatta of the
Master Mariners Association; Union
Square will be illuminated, and the In
dustrial School band will play there dur.
ing the evening. Several societies will
also have picnics, and an excursion to
Mount Diablo via Martinez will also tax Q
place to morrow.
SAN Francisco, July 3.-The Bulletin
will publish this evening details of the
startling developments in the case Of
Miller the defaulting Secretary Of the
Western Development Company, the
substance of which is that the so-called
Miller's true name is Woodruff. He has
wife and family living in New York,
with whom he has kept up correspond
ence in his proper name. sending letters
by way of Australia, where his wife sup.
posed him to be. The amount of defal
cation is expected to prove much greater
than at first supposed, probably from
half million to a million of dollars
The Company have discovered large
lot of English securities into which h,
had turned portion of the abstractet
funds, and have also found great mum.
Der of apparent sales of property tc
Woodruff, being simply transfers to him
self. The Company still preserve much
reticence concerning the affair.
The Coroner's jury in the case of Pat
rick Linehan, blown from the mouth OF
a cannon during the firing of salute on
the Pacific Mail wharf, July LIST, found a
verdict in accordance with the facts pre-
viously published; find the officer in
charge OF the firing censurable for neg
lect, and the Company blameable for
employing inexperienced men.