Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-14
Pacific Coast.

BEAVER, Utah, July 49, The trial OF
John d. Lee for connection with the |
Mountain Meadow Massacre Of 1891, In |
Southern Utah, at which time no emil
grants-men, women and children-were
murdered, will probably come up on the
18th instant. There are great many
witnesses in to wn, twenty of whom have
addressed communication to Marshal
Maxwell asking for means Of subsistence
and that on their examination in Cham
bers they might return home; lie an
swered milage and fees were all that he
could pay and that the District Attorney
would adopt his own course in taking
testimony.
SAN Francisco, July l3.--The Work
ing Mems Convention met last night
and made permanent organization. A
platform was reported by the committee,
but voted down. The meeting then I'D.
journed until Wednesday evening.
The Board OF Supervisors voted down
four propositions looking respectively to
the purchase Of Clear Lake, Blue Lake,
Lake MERGED and the Pescadero water
privileges. .. ...
The failure of Abram Black, promin-
ent Battery street merchant, is an
nounced. His liabilities are $780, 600.
This failure does not affect the Odd Eel
lows Bank, Of which he is President 1t
is hoped he may be able to arrange with
his creditors to continue the business.
GEORGETOWN, Cal, July 10. - A fire
occurred this morning destroying the
entire portion of Chinatown. The Wig
orous efforts of the citizens saved the
town. No lives lost.
AUSTIN. New, July 10. - Badaracca,
the Silver Age murderer, who so persis-
tently asserted his innocence at the re-
cent examination, and whose trial was
postponed until the October term. yes
terday signifed his wish to be taken to
the Courtroom and there confessed his
guilt. Although this event creates con-
siderable establishment it is regarded as
the most satisfactory manner in which
an otherwise inevitable lengthy and ex-
pensve trial could be shortened, and the
only way in which legal proof of the
mans guilt could be obtained.
The Manhattan Silver Mining Com
pany ship by Wells, Fargo & Co. to-day
bullion valued at S23, 4s9.5s. making the
total shipment for July account $685.
S26.G9.
The city is crowded with strangers,
and there are probably more men en-
ployed here now than at any time since
the first excitement. There are no va
cant habitable houses in the city, but
business is unusually dull.
Work upon the Manhattan Companys
great concentrating works is being Wig
orously prosecuted.
Fires have been smoulderng during
the past few days in the vast muck heaps
on the grade. The entire fire depart
ment has been laboring to extinguish
them.
MODESTO, July IA threshng ma
chine engine, owned by Mr. Hausacker,
exploded to-day near Atlanta, on the
Stanislaus river. killing three men and
wounding six. One of the killed is a
son of the Rev. Mr., Cookson of this
place.
SAN FRAScIsoo, July l3. The Bulletin
this evening publishes a letter from
the Navigator Islands, by Col, Sieinberger,
who went there M United States Com
missioner and was warmly received by
the natives. The Colonel framed a Con
stitution for the islands, making the
government an elective monarchy; the
King to serve four years, to be chosen
alternately from two royal families who
have previously been rulers of the ia
lands. Steinberger is elected Prime
Minister for life.
LopI, Cal, July H.. Fred. Copsy, a
resident of this place, and another man,
name not known, were killed this morn.
ing, about s o'clock, near Collegeville,
while engaged in threshing, The boiler
exploded with the result above stated,
also scalding more or less sesionsly eight
others.