Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-11-25
Pacific Coast.

( San Francisco. Nov. ga yictori,
STANDARD, received by steamer says an et
fort will be made to procure the attend
aree OF the captain and crew Of the Or.
pheus at an inquest on the bodies of ths
victims OF the Pacific disaster and q
searching inquiry will be made rs to tbs
cause OF the disaster. Charles Thomn.
son, one of the crew Of the ship orpheus
mas made sworn statement before M.
tary public at Port Townsend which
charges the captain of the orpheus with
having been the cause OF the disastsr
He says that on raising the lights Of the
Pacific he was ordered by the second
mate to head for it, and few minntss
after the captain came on deck and or.
dered him to again put the vessel on her
course. About three minutes afterward
he was ordered by the captain TO let her
iuff, which he did, after this the CAPTAIN
s'gnified his intention to speak the steam
er' Tor which purpose the light was kent
dead ahead until the two vessels collided
Then the steamer followed the ship, the
people on board shouting and calling ON
the captain Of the Orpheus to stop and
rescue them, but he did not heed their
cries, kept on his course and the steamer
was soon lost to view.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 24.-The British
colonist, received by steamer from Vic
toria has report of the first DAYS pro-
ceedings in the inquest of tho bodies of
the lost passengers on the Pacific,
O'Hanley. the rescued quartermaster,
stated in his testimouey that at lime of
the collision only three men we're ON
watch on the deck Of tho Pacific, all the
restot the crew being below asleep, and
that such was the custom on board the |
steamer Pacific.
The Jockey Club held meeting this
morning. Owing to the unsettled state
OF the weather, the illness of the horses.
all of whom are affected more or less
with epizoo!ic, and in accordance with
the unanimous wish of the owners of
the horses and the general sentiment of
turf men, the four mile running race is
postponed till Christmas and the pools
declared off, A large amount is locked
up here in the pool box awaiting the
coming off of the race and has caused
considerable inconvenience and com.
plant, and the action of the Club will
give general satisfaction.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 24.-In conpec.
ion with the recent newspaper stories
the treaty with Mexico for
he cession of border territory the fol-
owing dispatch was received to-day from
he Mexican Minister:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-To M. G.
Pritchard, Acting Mexican Consul: Give
ny most emphatic denial to all rumors
an annexation treaty.
(Signed, IaNAcIo MARAscAL."
A. W. Whitney, member of the
Pacific Stock Exchange, was suspended :
At the close OF the afternoon
ession five hundred shares of California.
me thousand of Ophir and large =
amount OF other mining securities were
sold on his account. His liabilities are l
lot known. The failure is attributed to y
'horting leading stocks, which have
umped fifty per cent and more. r
Collector Shannon has received orders U
rom Secretary Bristow to reduce the i
justom-house expenses fifteen per cent.
~ discharging portion of the force and
general overhauling of affairs.
The Coroner's Jury to-day in an ill.,
Iuest on body of q sailor found
rowned on Tuesday night by falling
hrough hole in the Main street wharf.
ound there had been gross carelessness
n the part of those whose duty it was :
Keep the street and wharf in repair.
violence was shown that the wharf is n
I'LL OF holes and no lights in the neigh !
orhood.
At the annual clearance sale of prop.
rty the Real Estate Association to-day
isposed of about forty houses on Tyler,
colt, Broadway. Cough, Mission. How "
I'd and Vallejo streets at from $4,000 to ?
1850. The houses contained from 8 to 1
0 rooms and bay windows, while the q,
ITS are from % to 81 feet front and 80 to q
b. feet deep. -.... h h
Property owners of Dupont street met
'-day to discuss the question of widen. A
lg the street. The committee reported y y
early all the holders in favor of the NJ
Ian except in the Chinese quarters, N
amy OF them also endorsed it. Steps F
Ill be probably soon taken to procure F
gislative action. F
The case of Fitzgerald, clerk of VIM. F
und II Co., is now on trial before U. s. +
Commissioner O'Brien on a charge of j. j.
the Revenue by false coal T
ales. Jt
Tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day J,
lsiness will be generally suspended at Il
the banks, federal offices and officers, "
wholesale houses and W
any retail stores. There will be no SEES. W
ons of the stock boards or produce W
change. y, "