Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-10-03

Des Moines is construed but in one way
among nearly all classes of politicians,
and that is that he does not return to
private life in 1876. The speech was not
particularly called for as he has remained
silent on good many more important
occasions. He has also been SLOWLY
making his Cabinet over in compliance
with the popular standard, anu, in his
opinion, he is one of the few statesmen
of the age and he believes that the en-
tire country rests upon his shoulders.
He has latterly. in conversation with his
friends, indicated an interest in public
affairs that denotes great change in his
mind. No one in the past has ever car
ried the burdens of the president ial office
easier He has been absent from this
city ever since the middle of May this
year and will not return here until tn.
middle of October. During his absence
be has attended to nothing but the petty
routine of small appointments and has
really had less care upon his mind than
an average Treasury clerk
In General Howsrd's recent report to
the War Department on our possessions
in Alaska, it is shown that the Govern
ment now pays S36,0O0 per annum for
twelve monthly trips of mail steamer
between Port Townsend, or Portland,
Oregon, and the Port OF Sitka, in Alaska.
This gives the half dozen official indi-
viduals of that place the sole benefit of
this expenditure on the part of the Gov
eminent and is an exceeding injustice to
the inhabitants of Kodak, Bolkassie,
Onalaska. Unga and St. Micha, Is, all of
which has thousand times more trade
than Sitka, and the first three villages
have twice the population of the town in
question. This S3G 900 per anuum,
which is now literally wasted, would run
a small revenue steamer, and instead of
being any drain on the Treasury would
result in law, order and protection. 1t
is also an unwarranted waste of public
money this moving the troops up to aud
down from Sitka every two or three
years, with tho increased cos. OF their
supplies counted ip.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 2.-Business
in this city il generally suspended in
honor of the obsequies of ex-President
Johnson. A large number Of distin-
guished personages of Tennessee and
other States have arrived to participate
in the ceremonies. Letters of regret
have been received from Secretary Bel
KNAPP, Governors Tilden of New York,
White of Maryland. Garland of Arkan-
sas, McCreary of New York. Wells of
Connecticut; Senator Merriman, Adiu-
tant-General Townsend, Ex-Governor
Litcher, Henry G. Carey of Philadel-
phia and many others. The procession,
comprising thirteen divisions, will move
at o'clock, under the supervision of
Marshall-in- Chief Brevet Major. General
G. Penypacker, of the U. 8. Army; Ma.
jor VIM. X. Richards, Chief of the Staff,
and thirty.seven aids. Ex-senator Fow.
Ter will deliver the memorial address.
ST.. Louis, Oct. 2. - A correspondent
of the Globe.Democrat at Las Cruz, N
NJ, says: A tremendous water spout
suddenly appeared in the hills about q
mile back of town at $50 p. m. on the
18th of Sept, and before the citizens had
time to comprehend the impending cal
, amity it was on them. The tull darn
column of water and dust approached
, with such velocity that in less than ter
minutes from the time of observation
and before ten dollars worth of persona
property could be saved by anyone sixty
three houses were hurled to the ground
|, the streets wero soon covered four O.
five feet with water, and a current o
. such great force that boulders of larg
!, size and corresponding weight were car
ried away. Two hours later the rail-
. fell in torrents for several hours. In al
4 the wreck aud ruin of fallen houses an,
:: rushing waters, str nge to say, not
y single life was lost. On Sunday the en-
tire population we're ont repairing tn
damage as much as possible. to have tn
= homeless ho1sad and cared for. TIL
> work was kept up on Monday and every
body began to look cheerful, when at
= O'Clock another water spout appeare
b from the exact spot at which its pred,
cessor was first noticed and came o
!, with equal celebrity; sixteen houses fol
q tunate enough to escape the previor
i. visitor were tumbled down and the
contents totally destroyed. This foo
% lasted three hours. The damage /
= these storms will amount to $3.50, 900
,e the least calculation. Four houses wei
destroyed valued at, from $4,000
q $4,000 each. &4 h.&