Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-27
NEVADA NEWS.


A rousing meeting was held at Dayton
to denounce tho plague OF Chinese in
vasion.
AT Virginia City the orphans in the
Catholic Asylum, are to be treated to o
grand picnic on the 10 inst.
O'Donavan Rosa, has arrived at Vir-
ginia City. He was warmly welcomed
and honored with formal reception by
the Emmett, Sarsfeld and Montgomery
Guards.
Al the Gould & Curry and Hale and
Norcross mines there is great activity
Just now. The work of putting up the
new pumping machinery for each mine
is progressing rapidly.
Judge Goodwin the able and accom-.
plished editor OF the Virginia Enterprise,
intends taking short rest in the foot
hills of California. During the judge
absence his place at the Enterprise
sanctum will be filled by W. Frank
Stewart.
At Yankee Blade, Lander county, in
the Patriot mine q strike has been made
which eclipses any made in that locality
for some time past. The ore is ruby
and sulphuret and will go away up in
the thousands. A piece of II weighed in
hands feels as heavy as q piece of solid
lead Of the same bulk.
The latest dodge for swindling emf
grants. is being practiced at Reno. Re
spectacle looking men. negotiate small
loans on the security of apparently golt
but really brass rings The Reno Journ
al says A thriving business is being
done In this line, there hardly being
west-bound train that does not carry OF
one or more Of these valuable keep
sskes.
Hoyle and Schenck to the contrar
Notwithstanding, it was conclusivel
proven in poker game at Eureka, tina
jack full on derringers beat four aces
The holder of the former was cos
burner from the primeval forests of NJ
Gsary, while the elevator OF the latte
WAS a gentleman of Eureka. The lattel
laid down his hand and passed-out {
the door.
The Reno Gazette says: A Renoi'
celebrated the Sabbath by an attempt
lay in his Summers wood. He made b
way over to the island in the river.
short distance above the dam and co
lected drift wood enough to make a raj
! He loaded this vessel with wood On
took the helm with view to taking
ashore but found the current little &c
, much for him and saw himself nearin
,, the dam. He jumped into the river in
in time, and after struggle final
> reached the shore. As he sat on b
| rock drying his clothes. he was heard
say that the wood wasn't worth tho rii
by a dam site.
The Eureka Sentinel remarks that ,
were shown letter. received from u
East by friend, conveying the intel
: gence OF the sickness of q relative al
9 the impossibility Of her recovery. II
+. party referred to, little girl. has be-
. poisoned by wearing striped use
= brown" stockings, which particul
color has been found to contain me
virulent poison. In this case the pois,
had penetrated the entire system OF t
: little child before discovered. and /
| physician attending her had given up
Q hope OF saving the life of his patient.
8 Nathan Stoddard day before yesterda
says the Eureka Sentinel OF the 24I
killed q monstrous wildcat in the mou
tains between Spring valley and Sec
canyon. The animal was on the limb
> q small cedar tree when first discovers
and was brought to grass by shot FRI
rifle. 1t was only wounded, howev
and when Mr.. Stoddard went to ia
possession OF his game the amin
4 turned upon him and quite a sew,
fight ensued. A second shot from
rifle was necessary 10 terminate the nj
q lives with which the varmint was Z
+ lowed.
Hon. D. 9. McKenney, Judge OF
:, District Court of the Fifth Judicial D
trict, which includes the counties of Ii
q der, Nye and Churchill. has return
from Saltwater, the county seat of Oh
chill county, where he went to hold
= term OF Coant. He opened Court.
o there being no business for his adjudi
n ton, adjourned for the term. He 81
he did not see game Of poker DUR
his stay, except among the Indians, a
"a that at the time he left, the Coul
:. Clerk, Assessor, Sheriff, Public Adj
- nistrator. District Attorney and the n
y constituting the unofncial population
Saltwater were playing Pedro 10 dec
who should oct Is county cook for
t. ensuing week.
70 Hung Wo. All Wo and Something's
! wo. thought il would be ane idea
go into business at Mackey & Fairs m
4. These "woes" accordingly had Ii
a. goods and chattels transported to I
lively camp and followed soon afI
Upon arriving they we're visited by .
!. egation of wood-choppers. who
= agreed upon line Of action. One
= their number stepped up to the spoil
man OF the celestial party, and placiu
large pistol under bis nose, said: j,
D. you sabe him1" Eyes" said Wo. -
N um way" "well. john" said
" chopper, "you oatchse him, you 6
here" Then the next man advane
!. and displaying large-sized Bowie, 9!
~ "John, you sabe him toothpick2 W
Of you eatches him bime-by ,you stay heI