Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-19

SISouLAE ACCIDENT One Of the most
novel accidents of which We remember
ever to have heard, says the Lyon County /
TIMES, occurred on the Plaza, IN this
city, at about IL O'Clock on Sunday /
night A number of quartz wagons are
usually idle on the PlaZi, and secured /
from rolling down hill by having the |
brakes set or being "chocked' with |
rocks. The wind was blowing quite a !
breeze at about midnight AMI from this
or some other cause, the brake on one OF
Waddell's sixty-hundred wagons became
loosened, and il started off across the
square. Gaining velocity every foot, ana
steered by It's own eccentric iuclina'lon'
il described a half circle from the north
10 the west, aud dashed furlously down
the grade, and with tremendous cash
through the fence and right into the
residence of Mrs. Hill, widow lady Nv
ing on the west side of the Plaza. Inc
old monster moved down the fence ana
awning as If they were but pipe-steihS,
| and striking between the window ana
door casing. forced an entrance into the
house. None of the inmates sustained
any personal injuries.
A CARPET-BAG SCoUsDREL.-M oNIGoh-
cry, Ala, May 12,-The Legislative
Committee investigating the election Vi
| United States Senator Spencer too0 a
recess to-day. The testimony SO Tar al
duced shows that Spencer secured the
presence Of United States troops. 10 Ala
bama, for the avowed purpose OF intlmi-
dating Democratic voters; that after the
election of the Legislature it was found
that the Democrats would control II, ana
in consequence the so-called Court
house Legislature was organized; that
money was used to bride hepupiieah
members opposed to Spencer. ana TINS
money was obtained from United states
officials. The Clerk of the Courthouse
Legislature, one of Spencers conn
Dental aids, testified to oil these facts,
and that in addition to himself j. ).
Kinds and @. c. Sheats were employed
constantly in Spencer interest, and that
members of the Legislature were bribed
with money and appointments and
promises of appointments, State and
Federal.
CoAL.-The Directors of the Virginia
City Coal Company are now determined
TO vigorously prosecute the work IN the
mine, In order to bring the coal tc
market they have determined to ran q
narrow-puage railroad from the works
down the canyon to the Eureka mill
and so connect with the V. x L. X. X
The coal has all the appearance OF the
Australian camel coal. That it il iue
there is no longer any doubt, as it ha'
! been used for some weeks in the Doug
las mill, and others are commencing tt
make use of it. With present applian
3 ces $50 tons can be hoisted from thu
, mine per day. Experts have pronounced
it good at present, with the prospect o
improving in quality as the work pro
gresses.- Carson Tribune, Ii.
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The scarlet fever is very prevalent
among children in town, and is usual!
fatal. Yesterday a boy aged years ant
a little girl aged years, the children
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson, who reside o
: North X street, died within few hour
p of each other. Last night child
y Patrick Madden, who lives on North
street, also died suddenly. Mr.. Madden
lost u child previously with the sam
o disease. Virg. Chronicle, IA.
INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK. - Tt
Lady Bryan Mining Company is abo'
. to take into consideration propositio
= to increase the capital stock of said con
,, pany from $5000,000. divided into fit
n thousand shares, the present capt.
stock, to $10,000,000, divided into OF
J. hundred thousand shares. - G. /
News, II.