Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-22
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN FRANCIsco, Aug. 2l.-A little boy
named Peter Duffy, 8 years old, fell off
a bridge beyond Potrero cut yesterday
and was suff coated in the mud.
The bark Forest Q Ieen from Ludlow,
reports m elrihqlake WAS felt on the
10Th inst they wera in htituda IL 90
north longitude, Sc % west with smooth
sea, clear weather aud light northw st
wind when thu shock occurred at lbs
p. IN. Il WAS qnite heavy and lasted
about Is seconds.
A meeting OF prominent Democrats was
held IN the NJ ,yor's office yesterday
afternoon, for the purpose OF consider
ing the formation OF a State Democratic
club to b. a permanent feature of the
party. Gov. IRWIN and other prominent
gentlemen were prs n. The orgaui-
ztton of State C!nb was not perfected,
bat 1t is exp ctsd that ut the next
meeting officers will ba elected At
the meeting the startnI of u mDrnins
newspaper of Democratic proclivlti =,
WIS generally discussed; it was agreed
that the party had need OF an organ and
preliminary steps toward its estabi sh
m~nt will be taken at an early day.
ALABNY, O2n. Aug. 20 -Americns
Savage, AN Old and resp cled farmer re-
siding near Shedd Station Arose earlv
yesterday morning, left on the table a
letter Of farewell aud instructions to his
fam ly, passed into his orchard HANGED
his hat and vest on tree. lay down
spread blanket over himself and placed
u Smith u Wesson pistol against bis
right temple fired and producing instant
death. He wrote that the dread of con-
sumption prompted the act.
SAN FRANCISCO, August II. For some
time 1t has been known to the Postoffice
authorities that regist red letters W, re
brln2 tempered with, and a portion OF
the valuables tn contained were ex
tracted. Strlct watch was set on those
engaged IN the service throughout the
STATE, and the delinQu-pcies were inaly
traced to the San T ancisco Postoffi q.
For weeks Pos mast Coey has b. r
ouslly at work trying to d-t-ct the cut
prlt, and about 81 600 his pass C
through the r giJira,iou department il
decoy letters for that purpose. On Fri
day afternoon a decoy letter containing
nine ive-dollar gold notes, addr. ssed t,
umaIillh, Oregon, was mailed at tn r, cis
W oii'S' u "atCu WIS also Dluctu OF
the clerks engaged in that department
which resulted in TIL arrest at Il o'ciocl
on Friday night, OF james Bowman, ont
OF the registry clerks. on CHI large oil
rohbiug the mails. 5 ven of the gol,
notes were found in Bowman's posses
sion. Two bad beep spent during tn,
evening, one of which was fuupd anc
identified as note WI ich Bowman hat
gwen IN exchang- for goods. Bowman
bad been in the Postcffice for seven o
eight years He was formerly a npmb
OF the LEGISLATURE. No suspicion reste,
on him until recently. During Frida
evening Bowman drank considerable an,
talked freely. and finally consented t.
SHOW his money when asked to do so
On Saturday morning H. NJ. McC.rtney
who had been employed to mail the DE-
coys TAKEN to III" rgstry off 20, swor,
ont comphiut before COMMISSIONS
. Brien. Bowman WAS brought b,for
the Commissioner the same dav. bu
waived an examination. and WAS held t
answer the charge. He is almost broke
. down IND the blow of d sgrare an
! protests innocence, bat the proof is ar
r parentlY overwhelming. His arrps
+ has caused great commotion in postf
5 circles.