Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-09-05
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Inc sutlFinS phssehBtis % 'h'
ander Won Humboldt, which arrived in
San Francisco Angus, 80. 1919, celebrated
the anniversary OF their arrival on MOE
Gay evening.
Joshua Hewitt, of Los Angeles. pro-
prietor OF Hewiti's hack line. and Tor |
MANY years runner for the Pico and
other hotels. found guilty OF poi
soning Mr.. Askin's finest hvery Team,
was on August 30th sentenced Dy 1uoge
O'Melveny to three years IN 'hf o'a'e
Prison.
Flood & O'Briep. says the Stock he
port Of August 30ih, are hurryipg for
ward the completion Of the Nevada
Building with all possible speed, IN order
TO enable them to open the Bank OF Ne
yada at tho earliest moment. Wofkmen
were busy all yesterday on the vaults ana
other portions OF the room to be USED by
tho new bank.
The boys Of Eagle Engine Company
No. 3, Of Virginia. have had the name
and number OF their company painted on
the transome over the door OF their en-
gine-house. A great many people nave
been in the habit of installing the build
ing for church, at which the JacKeys
felt annoyed. so they resolved 70 nave
the sign painttd as protection from the
numerous inquiries OF strangers
The Bolcher mine, which has been
shut down for the last few days, says the
Gold Hill News Of the 3lst ultimo. will
start up 10. morrow. II was shut down
partly TO make some repairs, but princi-
pally. IA before stated in the News, be-
cause there was more rock on hand than
could be crushed by the mills on the
Carson river. This information ia Off
cial, and can be relied on.
Susie Vance, says the Salt Lake Trib-
une, one of Brigham's female Battle
axes, and by divine right to be some old
polyRamist's queen in the celestial
world, but now unfortunately soiled
dove, was arrested last night for being
drunk, and was lodged in Jail. Her
usual place of abode is at the Palace de
Lunatic where, let us hope, her royal
highness will return.
Daniel Page, an Apostate Mormon of
good reputation, living in Parowan, Iron
county, Utah, says the Tribune. is re.
ceiyine the kind attentions Of the blood
atoning priesthood since Apostle Snow
commenced his Enoch reformation.
Page sat upon the grand jury that in
| dicted Dame, and il understood to have
furnished a portion of the testimony
upon which the indictment was framed
Dame says that Page and his posterity
after him will wilter in hell, and Apostle
Snow is said to have expressed similar
| views in regard to him. This, coupled
with the attention that the Priesthood j,
deyoting to the Indians, affords jus
grounds for apprehending danger in thu
pathway Of the worthy citizen, who
when his government called him as .
witness, told what little he may hav.
known about the completely of the muir
derer Dame. The only way we know t.
get even on the thing is to make it lively
for Brother Dame, if Page is moles!ed
Says the Eureka Sentinel of the p
inst: Yesterday, in the District Court
John Nixon, who was convicted by {
jury last Monday for an assault upoI
Tray. M. Johnson, was sentenced to pa.
a fine of $500 or be imprisoned in thu
County Jail at the rate OF two dollars pc
day until paid. Judge Cole, in passing
the sentence, animadverted severely upoI
the action of the jury, speaking substan
TALLY as follows: at is an insult to tn
, intelligence Of the Court to be called
, upon to pass judgment upon the verdic
/ in this case. How twelve sensible mer
could have arrived at such q verdict ii
beyond my comprehension. The de
PENDANT was indicted for an assault with
intent to kill. The defense urged the
| plea of insanity, or, in other words
claimed that at the time the oct was com
mitted the defendant was laboring undel
an attack of the delirium tremens. 1
|, this was proven, the defendant was nc
more guilty of the offense charged thar
l am. II not, he was guilty OF IA grea
, an outrage az was ever perpetrated il
this or any other community. Their,
was an attempt made to justify the deco
upon the theory OF self-defense. which
, was ruled out by the Court. In this cas-,
/ the selfdeIense theory lost all its 70
, nance in the fact that a day had elapsed
before the defendant sneaked up ant
shot tho prosecuting witness unawares
and then, while lying helpless on tn,
a floor, attempted to complete his blood,
work by shooting ut him again. For m,
part, do not believe that the defendan
3 was any more insane than any othe
, drunken brawler who shoots his victim
in the streets. There il no punishment
under this verdict sufficiently severe +
a meet the case. If sent to Jail for 81
months. il wonld be greater punish M en-
to the tax payers than to the defendant
|, had thought of discharging the de
e PENDANT or iniicting the nominal fine o
, one dollar, but have concluded not /
continue the burlesque commenced b.
the jury, consequently shall impose tn
D heaviest fine permitted by the statutes
. which is $500. or to be imprisoned il
the County Jail at the rate of two dollar
per day until paid"