Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-09-18

The following paragraph is going the
rounds OF the Press: "In regard to
Ralston's suicide, Mr.. Chilley, of Chi
cage, said to a reporter of the Inter-
Ocean: remember having CONVERSE
ton with Mr.. Ralston on the subject of
suicide. 1t was at trial, in 1873,
think, when heavy rise in mining
stocks took place. Among those who
gained by the rise was Frenchman
named Phoebe, who, in a single day,
made some So, 1000, 900 in stocks, and the
next morning, at an early hour, shot
himself fatally. About the same time a
man named r. 3. Swain, connected with
the San Francisco Mercantile Library
Association. who had dabbled in stocks
and lost, committed suicide by taking
laudanum. remember we'll talking
with Mr.. Ralston on the subject of
these occurrences, and his remarking
that man ought to care more for bis
life under any circumstances than to do
away with it. In this conversation Mr.
Ralston deprecated with especial force
the idea OF suicide" The Phoebe re-
ferred to is F. l.. A. Phoebe, one of the
founders of Ely Mining District and the
man who gave his name to this town.
He shot himself through the head on
Thursday morning, May 2, 1872. For
several days previous to his death be had
suffered greatly from a headache and in
temporary fit of insanity, produced by
excessive pain, he committed the rash
act. He was about 55 years of age and
unmarried, and at the time of his death
was worth over 81. 100000. The asser-
ton that be made 5000, 900 in single
day is mistake. He had been specu-
lating heavily for months and with great
success. The erroneous date led us to
look up our old files from which the
above is taken.
WE were shown yesterday some re-
markably good ore taken from the Ham,
burgh mine near Highland. A rich
strike is reported as having been made
there on Wednesday night, which we
hope will be confirmed. The ore is al
the store of D. @. Clark & Bro, together
with several bars OF bullion from the
Eagle Smelling Company, notice Of
which appeared in yesterdays issue.
from all accounts things are lively there
Just now, another furnace is talked of
the Eagle Smelling works being taxed tc
Its utmost capacity.
SHOOTING IN EuREKA.-The fo,lowine
dispatch was received by A. s. Thomp
son this morning: Eureka, Sept. 18th
Chris and Dan Morgan shot this morn
ing by Sam Hollis. Chris can not 70
cover. Gus Hintze." Every ona !,
Phoebe knew Little Chris" who forn :,
erly was b8r-keeper for Mike McClpsl,a,,
Dan Morgan is an old Pacific Coast
and ono of the first settlers of Enrata
Sam Hollis. who shot the two men i ~, ,
sporting man OF Eureka.
BIT or a ScRI,IMAaE. - Yesterao
afternoon Fred Haskins and Tom Ur
allowed their angry passions to rise, an,
from words came to blows, resulting i
one OF the parties measuring his lenetl
on the sidewalk in front of Felsenthal'
store. No serious damage done and n
arrests. Birds in their little nests agree
and it is very unpretty for two people t
make exhibitions Of themselves on tn
public streets.
The bursting OF waterpipe at th
corner OF Meadow Valley and Mai
streets yesterday made quite puddle o
nam street. Capt. Lubbock bad fore
VI men tut to work Immediately repai,
.ng the break. which was done with pa
,ial success. The main tank has. we b,
iieve, overflowed and stream Of wat,
Inc entire length Of Main street gives Ii
bn azens tangible illustration of n
HE bright September sunshine A.,
oil ont doors with a warm yellov ,;oh
inc festive fly ia disappearing. The 90
nreeze o'nights, all these ana ~
things leads us to believe that Ant H,n,
IS a. band; soon it will be in order
write 1.-THE melon collie DAYS have u oa,.
the ssadest Of the year Aa's con