Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-01
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 31.-The suits by
the crown FONT and other mining COM
panles on the Comstock against the
outro Tunnel Company, have been taken
from ike 10th District to the United
States Circuit Court for trial and will
come up next term. The Secretary of
the Sutro Company says the suits will
not interfere with the progress of work
on the tunnel.
The political campaign is going on &C
lively IN the city; various clubs and Or
CARNATIONS of both parties are holding
large and enthusiastic meetings every
night. The Hayes invinciDles will
parade Saturday night and other Repub-
lican bodies are expected to join them in
a grand turnout.
PALISADES, New, Aug. 31.-Ths two
boys arrested here on suspicion of having
tempered with the switch on the G. P.
L. R., by which the Eastern bound pas
senger train miraculousiY escaped being
thrown down the embankment, some 60
feet high, into the Humboldt river, had
preliminary examination yesterday;
they gave their names as Bruce Dean,
aged ID and Chas. Kaltwaser, aged 10.
The latter averred he had been bell bov
at the Cosmopolitan Hotel at San Fran
cisco and for proof exhibited one of the
napkins belonging to the house. II was
elected by the testimony OF Dean, who
was used as witness, that Kaltwaser
had stolen a bunch of keys IN Sac
ramento from the International Hotel
among which was switch key and hav-
ing been forcibly put off of the freight
train, IL miles below Palisades, on
which they were beating their way, they
conceived the idea of throwing passen-
ger train off the track in order that they
might have time to walk to Palisade and
then board her in case she came along.
1t 10 evident that they both from their
crimihat!cn and recrimination, belong to
gang of organized juvenile thieves in
San trancisvo They will be sent to
Eureka to await the action of the Grand
Jury. Its expected the railroad officers
Will AID the county in securing their con-
viction.
CORNELIUS, Ogn., Aug. 31.-There
was a robbery last night at Forest Grove;
Humans safe was blown open, Hooters
safe broken open from the back and
Hughes safe broken open by breaking
the lock. Hoxter lost $500; report saws
ST. 500 stolen.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 31,-Early this
morning the body of man was found in
the bay at the foot of Jones street near
disused wharf. He had a rope around
his neck to which was attached stone
weighing about 100 pounds. This
raised a suspicion of foul play. but in
curry OF parties referred to in letters in
his possession, makes it evident it was
q case of suicide. The deceased was |
named Felix Larracoche. a Spaniard and
cigar maker by occupation. He was dis.
charged from the Stockton Insane Asy-
lum last April, after 3years confinement.
Yesterday he stated his intention of
suicide and exhibited the
rope which he said he would place round
his neck with stone attached and Jump
into the bay; little importance was at.
tached to his words at the time.
Nine cases of smallpox was reported
yesterday and this morning with 3
deaths; the weather is very warm with a
light breeze.
EUREKA, New, August 31.-Yesterdav
morning Joseph Dascomb, a butcher by
occupation, committed suicide by shoot
Ing himself in the head with large size
navy revolver. The deceased had been
drinking considerably of late, and this is
lscrioed as the probable cause of in
duenclDg him to the rash act.
young girl named Emma Howard.
employed at the residence OF L. W. Gro
ner, while engaged in building fire in
he kitchen stove, to accelerate the ig.
nition of the ligneous material, was
pouring some coal oil in the stove from
can, when the running oil caught fire,
md IN brief moment the can of oil ex-
oloded, and the girls clothing was on
ire and wrapt in sheet of fame. She
'ushed out from the house uttering the
most piercing cries for help. W. V.
dayes' attention was attracted by the
'rles of the girl, and running to her he
ucceeded alter hard fight with the
lanes, in tearing the clothing from her
'ody, badly burning his hands in the eff
orts to save the girl from a horrible
ieatb, which he succeeded in doing. {
Hiss Howard was badly burned on the
,ody. hands and arms, but her injuries :
hough severe, are not thought likely to
esut fatally. Meanwhile, the flames
which so imperiied the life of Miss .
iowerd, had also set fire to the house.
which was in fair way of being COM
'letely destroyed had it not been for the
presence OF mind and bravery of two >
title boys, George Marsden, aged II.
nd Johnny Cromer, aged 9. Seeing the l
anger which threatened the house. the
wo boys. who were playing in the yard,
!tached the garden hose to the water
ipe, and promptly had stream play-
~ on the lire, and succeeded in ex-
ngulshing the flames bursting from the
itchen of the house.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.-A dispatch
ON Sutro. Nevada, says they have Just
ruck about forty inches of water in the
utro Tunnel. 1t comes in under great
There is solid rock in the ,
zee but softer ahead; progress slow. =
The San Francisco Benevolent Associa.
ons are receiving numerous calls for
othing to supply the needs OF the suf- ?,
'rers by the recent Brannan street fire,
The Board of Supervisors and Under s.
'rters held meeting this afternoon to
onsult as to the best means Of increas.
ng the safety of the city from extensive
ontiagrations. Aresolution was adopted
0 proceed. under the Act of the Legis.
AZURE, to require the Spring Valley
vater Company to enlarge their mains, I
he question of building steam fire.
'oat was also discussed.
The delinquent assessment list of the
sank of California is published to-day.
there are five delinquents, holding l 1928 '
hares. on which the sum unpaid is !
Sl2, $50. !
Lawless, the fellow who was convicted j
" sending young girls to Oregon for vile
purposes. was. called for sentenced in
he Municipal Court to-day and sent
'nced to the full extent of the law-five ,
1ears in the Penitentiary and 81 600 !
inc.