Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-24

wardcd to the Treasury Department and
there also accepted. On the appoint
ment Of his successor. Frank X. Cicott,
and the settlement of Babcock's accounts
it was still more fully determined that
everything was straight, and that large
saving to the Government had been eff
fectsd on the margin allowed for wastage
in the department. To more fully satisfy
the Treasury Department the matter was
submitted to the q. s. District ATTORNEY.
and no evidence found on which to base
an indictment against Babcock. General
La Grange characterized the Chronicles
connection of the affairs in the Mint
with whisky frauds as far-fetched non.
sense.
j. r. Robinson, stockholder in the
Central Pacific Railroad, who recentlv
brought suit against the company and
the directors individually to recover
amounts alleged to be due him, will to-
day file in court notice through A. A.
Cohen his attorney, asking for an order
pending the above mentioned suit. res.
training Stanford, Huntington, Hopkins.
Croker and others mentioned, from
conveying away any of their private pro-
perty that has come into their possession
since obtaining the control of the rail-
road. A complaint will also be filed by
the same party in same court tomorrow.
reciting that when Stanford and others
obtained possession of the California
Pacific R. R., bonds of the latter road
were issued to the amount of 81 600, 900,
guaranteed by Stanford & Co., in the
name of the Central Pacific Railroad
and used in the purchase of the stock Of
California Pacific Railroad. Complain
ant asks that the guarantee be set aside
and that Stanford & Co., be restrained
from using the funds of the Central Pa
cltic road to pay interest on the bonds.
These several suits are creating much
speculation upon their probable effect in
opening up the affairs of the Central
Pacific Railroad.
The committee appointed by the board
OF supervisors, to consider Chinese i'm
migrating question, met last night, ap-
pointed committee to memoralize the
legislative, to authorize the supervisors,
to deiray the expenses of delegation
to Washington, to present the matter
there. A resolution was passed request
ing the city delegation in the legislature
to procure the passage of the bill to be
asked by memorial. The committee ad-
Journed till Saturday evening when steps
will be taken to call mass meeting,
ELKo, March 22.-Weather quite
favorable, The probabilities are that
trains will have no further trouble. The
heavy and continuous fall of snow has
made it very severe on cattle, great num-
bers having died in the eastern part of
the State.
The silver question is causing great
deal OF annoyance here now. The Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company is paying
off its employees in large quantities OF
silver and refusing to take it from the
merchants in larger amounts than the
legal limit of five dollars.
SAN Francisco, March 23.-Robert M
Fryer, inventor of the Fryer process TO
reducing refractory ores, is at the Occi
dental. Mr.. Hall, the President of th
organization known as the Fryer Nobl
Metal Mining Company, is also there
1t is understood they have come from
Grass Valley to negotiate for immediate
manufacture of machinery necessary II
put their process in the hands of all VIII,
may want it.
| SACRAMENTO. March 23.-The Gov
ernor to-day signed the bill to punisl
wife-beaters by public whipping.
In the Assembly the newspaper retrac
ton till was indefinitely postponed.
| SAN Francisco, March 23.-The Con
solidated Imperial Mining Company
Incorporated to-day to mine in Store,
county, Nevada, capital $4,000, OOO(2,
Directors-A. X. P. Harmon, j. D. Fry
q. l.. Miller, j. II. Robinson, Alpheu,
Bull William Norris and Joseph Sharon
The Ely Gold and Silver Mining Com
pany also incorporated to mine in Lin
coin District. Nevada, capital SIS, 900, 600
Directors-J. D. Hathaway, f. W. Dat
man, Charles s. Benham, A. H. Wood
L. w. Mix.