Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-09-26

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penitentiary.
1t is announced that the Young Mems
Christian Association have leased Gu.
more's Garden for the Winter, and tba,
Moody and Sankey will begin series of
revival meetings on November ls,. which
it is expected will continue all Winter.
WASHINGTON Sept. 25.-The Srp.em.
Der report OF The Department of Agricu,.
ture says OF tho corn crop. could it be
thoroughly ripened its aggregate would
exceed any previous crop, and the yield
per acre would be one of the best, not
withstanding tho loss by overflow of bot
toms aud saturation OF heavy flat soils
such loss proving less than the usua
damage by drouth and insects. While
the rains have greatly benefited the
crop on dryer and higher soils. nearly
everywhere tho corn is late in maturing
from one to two weeks.
New YORK, Sept. 25.- Bank statement
of loans: Increase $1,000, 500; specie
decrease SIT 800; legal tenders decrease
$6l6, 100; deposits decrease 1927, 100;
circulation increase sl79. 500; reserve in.
crease SPAS. 375.
A convention of insurance commits
sioners and superintendents met in ex.
ecutive session this morning in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. The time and place for
holding the next annual meeting was
discussed, and it was finally resolved 20
meet at Harrisburg, Pa, on the Goth OF
September, 1876. The convention then
adjourned.
Troy. N. y, Sept. 25.-Thomas and
Magdalen Stark, residing on Green Is.
land. took laudanum on Thursday night,
intending to commit suicide. Thomas
partly recovered yesterday and repeated
the dose, making two ounces and half
IN all, but even that failed to kill him.
His wife died last night, and it is said he
will end his life on the first opportunity;
ao nus oooi out u WOfk.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 25.-At New Albany,
Indiana, early yesterday morning, Jacob
Reuter-, laborer, suffering from the Of.
feets OF hard drinking, killed his wife by
crushing her skull with hammer. He
then set fire to tho house. and going into
the back yard, cut his own throat, sever
ing the windpipe. with o pocket.knife.
The couple were about fifty years OF
age.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25. Judge Miller, OF
the q. s. Court, has given decision on
demurrer to the indictment of General
Mcdonald, Colonel Joyce and other U.
s. officials and whisky men. All points
in the defendant demurrer were over.
ruled, but the question of merger, or
whether the lesser offense was merger in
greater degree, is laid over for further
consideration.
George K. Budd, one OF the Oldest and
best known citizens of st. Louis, died on
tne 1ftn instant.
The Executive Committee to arrange
the preliminaries Of the National Rail-
road Convention next month at this city,
held another meeting yesterday, and
adopted resolutions asking the President
OF the Merchants Exchange to appoint
committee to cooperate with the Exec
utive Committee; also asking the Mer-
chants Exchange to- invite other com.
mercial organizations throughout the
country to send to the Convention dele.
gates who are in favor Of the object in
view. A resolution was also adopted
asking the Governors of various States
to send to the Convention a number OF
delegates equal to Congressional delega.
ton of their respective States. The
municipal authorities OF many cities will
also be invited to send delegates. An
address has been issued giving the OBJ.
ject and benefit which must result to the
country from the proposed railroad.
General John d. Crofton, ex.Adjutan,
General of the State, was arrested ut his
home in Clay county yesterday, charged
with forgery. in connection with the war
claims examined. while he was in Office
His son. who was his clerk, was also ar.
rested for completely in the offense.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.--Ths new Chi.
cage Custom-house Commission have
submitted their report to the Secretary
OF the Treasury. They recommend the
strengthening of the concrete founda.
ton. also that certain parts of the build
ing be taken down. In referring to the
report o! the Supervising Architect, the
Secretary of the Treasury directs him te
proceed with the construction at once
he will bring the building as near as
may be to an uniform level brfore hard
freezing weather. when he will suspend
the building work and adopt such meas
ures as may be necessary to protect tbs
building thoroughly from exposure o.
the weather during the coming Winter
Before resumption OF work in the Spring
the Supervising Architect will carefully
revise the plans of the buildings, reds
tributing the weights and tightening th,
structure as much rs practicable in &c
cordsnce with suggestions and recon-
mendations contained in the report, ant
also reduce and cheaper the character o
the stone-cutting on the superstruc.ure
He will select for superintendent OF tn,
building the most competent and trust
worthy man he can obtain aud vii
charge him especially with seeing tina
, all contracts with reference to ma
: terial are rigidIy enforced and that al
, material furnished is carefully inspected
New YORK. Sept. rs Bank state
, meut: Loans decreased $455 600, de
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