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


some treacherous mountain hight, and
drum and drummer went Gathering down
the steep hillside. Catch that drum;
stop my drum, was shouted, but to no
purpose. He was saved, aud on opening
his ewes walled where's that drum"
Bust, Then why did you save me?
| have nothing left to live for now"
Some people say that man had be, him
50 that there was u live frog 10 ths drum
and that he broke i. to prove the mau
was in error. II is certain that there
was nothing of the kind there. We
know not how the thing may be, but tell
the tale as twas told to We.
We were shown last evening copy of
The Diamond Fisld." paper pub
lished at the South African fields. In
the local column is notice that all per-
sons holding mining claims sdjudged to
be unsafe by the Mining Board must put
them in safe condition, or it will be
done at their expense and fine of 600
imposed. The leading editorial deplores
the existing abundance of dogs, and
recommends that they be either taxed or
destroyed. Judging from the sizs of
type used in the advertisements we
would suppose that an advertiser paid
80 much an acre for his advertisement in
that paper.
New JUsrICE. Judge Fuller was yes
terday appointed Justice Of the Phoebe
Township. vice Colonel Z. E. Allen re-
signed. The Justice filed his official
bond, donued the wool-sack and dis
posed OF brace of cases yesterday after
noon with oil due dignity. The cares of
Office and black frock coat sat lightly
upon him and he is now ready for biz.
WE notice by the White Pine News
that Michael Burns, OF Ward City, has
been adjudged insane by the State
Board of Examiners, and taken to Wood
bridge. During an insane moment he
recently set fire to cabin in Ward, but,
We believe, without any serious result
ensuing.
II was about II 80 P. M. that we saw
him standing on the street. looking up
at the Court House, that massive pile to
which every Piocher points with honest
pride. He only said i" Of all sad words
OF tongue or pen, the saddest are these
it might have been"
The Borsx Miner says that Dick Nc.
Alpin has been nominated for the AS
sembly by the Democrats of Esmerelda
county. Dick never said word to US
about it, but then he always was mod
est man.
The Silver State says Major Fitzhugh,
former Superintendent of the Meadow
Valley mine in Phoebe, has ass med the
management OF the San Jacinto mine in
Humboldt county, vice r. NJ. Rowland
resigned.
On the last payday of the Consolida-
ted Virginia the miners employed by that
company subscribed S1S7. so to the fund
for the relief of Mr.. Evans who lost bis
oversight at Bullionville some time ago.
Solid philanthropy that.
The Gold Hill News says consider
able sickness prevails among the school
children of Virginia City" Just the
other way here. They are the healthiest
crowd of youngsters in the State.
FoR HIKo. Charley Heath and Henry
Schaefer left for Hike yesterday after
noon. We shall expect to hear from
both those gentlemen during the cam.
pai2n.
UNDER the head of New to-day u
note the call of the Republican County
Central Committee for a meeting of its
members at the Court House at O. clock
this evening.
BATES and Wakimup came in yester.
day afternoon and told W that new
club is about to be started in Phoebe
It is to be called The 21-14. It il
not a stuffed club.
FIRE-BELLs and big drum and a little
drum and fife made the street nois,
last night. An aged Pluto wanted t.
treat Wilson for the artistic manner il
which be beat the long roll.
MAIN street was filled with teams
loading up yesterday afternoon Th
freight was going the wrong way to sui
US though.
BUT ten days more remain in which tC
register. Interview Col. Allen and &c
your name on the book before it is to-
late.
CLOUDS of dust on the street yester
day made all outdoor life unpleasant
A few showers would be god-send q
present.
TO-DAY we present the Republican
ticket for the consideration of Lincol
county voters.
THERE were five hundred and som
odd names on the registry book las
evening.