Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-09-28
Pacific Coast.

oner's inquest on the body of Edgar
May, held to-day, the verdict was that he
came to his death by knife wounds in
the hands of N. Hatherton, whom they
bound over to appear before the grand
jury, charged with murder. A general
feeling of indignation prevails, and there
is some talk Of lynching afloat. The Jail
is strongly guarded,
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 27.-At the Agri-
cultural Park tomorrow there will be
three races, matched, running and trot-
ting and race of Fred Lows colts, for
purse offered by Stanford, Hopkins and
Miller.
A fire early this morning destroyed
house near the corner of N and X streets,
and woman. supposed to be Mrs. Smith.
formerly keeper of the New York House
on Front street, persisted in the flames.
SAN Francisco, Sept. GA dispatch
from Bridgeport. Solano county, says
about haf-past six yesterday evening a
balloon was seen there at great alti-
tude going north. This is undoubtedly
Professor Steiner's which left the City
Gardens here about three o'clock yester-
day afternoon and was last seen going in
the direction of Benecia.
LONDON, Sept. 81 The American
ship Ellen Southland, Captain Woods
worth, from St. Johns. N. B., for Liver
pool, was lost to dsy on the Lancashire
coast, not more than twenty miles from
Liverpool. The crew we're saved but the
cargo is a total loss. A life-boat which
went to the assistance of the ship after
wards capsized and it is reported sew
eral persons were drowned.
Later advices announce that nine o!
the crew of the Ellen Southland were
drowned.
| The gale last night was very damaging
both at sea and on land. At this hour
the weather continues boisterous and
the telegraph communication to the
north is still interrupted.
San Francisco, Sept. 27.-Saturday
last, on the arrival of the steamer Ora.
NADIA from Panama, officers acting or
previously received information, seized
number of boxes purporting to be
lines. in which, on being opened, wer'
found packages of Havana and Mexican
cigars to the value OF several thousan,
dollars.
Under the new system inaugurated b
Secretary Bristow of equalizing the sala
ries of Custom officers, notice was to
day given of reduction of from ten T.
fifteen per cent. in the salaries of all off
GERS here except those whose pay is Axe
by law.
Coin has been pouring into the Ban
of California rapidly to-day in paymer
, Of the assessment of twenty per cent. o.
the guarantee fund levied by the synd
u cate on Saturday. About six hundre
It thousand dollars was paid in during Ii
n day; the balance will probably come
= tomorrow.
d The committees of the big stock boart
v have decided to recommend that BOZ
s. boards resume business on Tuesday, O
81 tober 9th, tho banks of California ar
+ Nevada being expected to open on Mo-
& day. It is thought that upon openir
le there will be no difficulty in making sc
re Elements, and that there will be goe
r. market feeling in stocks. The vel
4. lively tone this morning is attributab
Is to the prospect of the immediate r
r. opening of the banks Of California al
re Nevada and loosening Of the mon,
E market.
ID RENO, Sept. 27.-The managers OF Il
be Nevada State Agricultural Society al
d. nounce to-day that the following Easter
Oh flyers will be entered at the races cor
" mencing October 4th: Grimstead, Sprin
ny box, Golden Gate and Winter Stable
a. thoroughbred horses. There are nc
to tbirty.tive horses in training at the trac
nd Entries at the Pavilion have area
begun, and the managers are confide
~: OF successful fair. The people are b
ar ginning to arrive. weather moderstir
IN. and svsrythips promises well. vi,