Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-08
By TELEGR APH!
sRxcIAL TO TEE PIocHE DAILY RECORD,
By wEsTERN UNION LINE,
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

NEW YORK, Feb Late last night
fire occurred in Frank Rhoney's furniture
store on the Bowery and in short time
the wall fell on the roof of the adjoining
building crushing and setting fire to it.
Loss $50. 900; insured for so per cent.
CHICAGO. Feb. IA Times Washing
ton special says that NJ. Allen native Of
Sandwich Islands is there working in
the interest Of the treaty with his govern.
ment. This treaty provides for the free
entry into our ports Of the products of
the Sandwich Islands. II is we'll known
to be job in the interest Of few sugar
planters in the islands who have thus far
through their own Encouragement lost
money. The main argument in its favor
is that the Hawaiian government is so
friendly to ours that il we extend to them
this class Of favors they will naturally
drift into our possession. There is much
doubt whether these islands would not
cost more than they are worth to own
them and to this members do not seem
to have given attention. Mr.. Allen is
very hopeful that he will secure favor.
able report from the Ways and Means
committee sometime this week. There
is no more reason for the passage of this
treaty with the Hawaiian government
than with any other foreign government.
The extradition clause is agreed to from
interested motives that should be dis
countenanced as in interest OF Q class
and can not be Of any value to this
country. The Pacific Coast sugar mer-
chants will be driven out Of the market
by this treaty.
New YORK, Feb. 7.-Among the pas.
sengers on the steamer Wieland were
Mrs. Thomassen, wife Of the author oil
Bremen haven dynamite disaster. and
her four children. She expressed an I'M
willingness to talk about the cause of bel
unpleasant prominence, particularly il
the presence Of her children, who as ye
are ignorant OF the whole affair. Sh,
T proposes to seek retirement in her own
home in this country.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.-General Babcoo
appeared in the United States Circui
Court this morning to answer to tt
indictment charging him with complicit
in the whisky frauds. He was attende
by Judge John K. Porter of New York
Emery A. Storrs of Chicago. ex-Unite
! States Attorney General Williams an
q Judges Chester & Krum OF st. Louis
p as counsel. His father-in-law. Unite
States Marshal Campbell, for the north
. ern district of Illinois, and his brothe
II @. W. Babcock OF Kansas, sat in Ii
Il courtroom by him. District Attorne
= D. P. Dryer and special counsel Jam'
!. O. Broadhead and Major Lucen Eato
n appeared for the Government. 1t vi
II General Babcock's first appearance
- court since his indictment and the form
ality of pleading not guilty was go'
through with. The jurors remaining
the old panel and those specially SUI
= moned for this case was called over b
> only half of them responded. They ha
$ ing been selected outside of st. Lou
i county, and some of them not havil
n had time to arrive. Storrs stated that Il
.. counsel for the defense very mut
s. needed another day for consultation an
- also to await the arrival Of importa
ID documentary evidence. The counsel I
d. the Government made no objection
n. the delay, and after brief considerati
Id Judge Dillon announced the case wou
es 90 over until tomorrow morning. b
or that at 2 p. m. the jurors would be call
IS. again that it might be seen who We
III present.