Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-11-09
Pacific Coast.


Francisco Stock Board held no session
to-day on account of the death of B. F.
Sherwood, q member OF the Board, who
expired last night at the Occidental
Hotel. The Board will probably have
no session tomorrow morning but ad-
joutn over the afternoon to attend the
funeral. The Pacific Board meets as
usual.
Secretary Hinchman. of the Bay Dis
triet Fair Association, states no more
racing will be attempted before Thurs
day. The track is very soft and with
continued good weather can not be pnt
in good order before then.
The epizootic prevails generally in the
city stables, and nearly all the trotting
stock at the association grounds are
more or less affected. The disease is of
a mild nature; has not yet made its APP
pearance among the running horses
which are to compete in the great race of
Saturday next, and the horsemen gener-
orally are of the opinion that they will
be kept free from it and be in good con-
dition for that event.
GONZALES, CAL. Nov. About SO
this morning there was shock of earth
quake that lasted three seconds.
HoLLIsrER, Cal, Nov. THE heavi-
est shock of earthquake ever felt in this
vicinity took place this morning at ten
O'Clock and lasted fully twenty seconds,
preceded by harsh, rumbling noise.
1t commenced. very slight, gradually in
increasing -vibraton east and west-and
many of the inhabitants rushed into the
streets, clocks stopped, goods were
shaken from the shelves in stores and
brick building cracked, but no serious
damage was done. This is the second
shock experienced here in the last three
months which was not felt at any other
place on the coast.
San Francisco, Nov. GA married
woman residing in San Lorenzo, the wife
of Gustave Eielman, who keeps a gro
Gerry store corner of Mason and Green
wich streets in this city, committed sui
eide by hanging herself in the woodshed
in the rear of her home, having first at
tempted to kill her infant and oldest
child with a knife in which she was frus-
trated by her nurse. The oct ia attributed
to insanity induced by fever.
At the Bay District Park yesterday the
postponed race between Oracle and Sybil
was finished; the former winning in
2.44h The event of the day was the
race for q 1926 purse OF one thousand
dollars-$700 to the first, 5000 to the
second and 800 to the third horse, mile
heats, three in five to harness; entries
Oakland Maid, San Bruno, Mary Davis
and Hope. The Maid was the favorlte at
$50 to 1916 for San Bruno, Mary and
Hope 50 and SO. In the first heat Mary
Davis dropped out on the first half; after
a close contest San Bruno won in 2.25lI
Maid second; second heat won by Maid
by an open length in 2 %, Bruno second
third heat Maid won at jog in 2.2614
Bruno second; fourth heat Maid had il
all her own way, winning the heat, rae.
and first money in 2.26, Bruno SECOND
money.
The Directors of the National Gold
Bank and Trust Co. yesterday decided
to put the Bank into liquidation. A
trust deed was filed yesterday from H
L. Davis and D. W. c. Thompson, Presi
dent and Cashier of the Bank to the
other directors, conveying the property
at the northeast corner of Sansome
and Halleck streets, known as the Pacific
Stock Exchange building, to secure thei,
note for one hundred and thirty thousan
dollars to the Bank, dated August 28th,
1875.
The wind is fresh from the southeas
with every prospect for rain throughou
the night and perhaps for several days
There are no advices as yet from thu
interior as to the rainfall.
The testimony in the case OF Pnney
the aefaulting clerk of Naval Paymaste
Spaulding was concluded and the Cour
adjourned to Mare Island. Ample caus,
for believing testimony of damagin,
character will necessitate the calling of
court martial.