Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-03
BY ELEGR APH!
SPECIAL To TIM PIooHE DAILY RrCoRD
By WESTERN UNION LINK.
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

New YORK, September 2.-The Tri-
bune's Albany special says: new Con-
vention is matter of certainty. should
the declination of Seymour prove abso-
solute. In that case kilograms will prob.
ably be sent to the Committee men
throughout the State, asking their con-
sent TO sign their names to call for a
Convention at Albany on Thursday, and
with the receipt of such consent the pri-
maries will be held on Monday.
Trantz won the swimming match ut
Long Branch yesterday, beating Wade
about two feet.
The Times editorial says: The merry
Andrews of the World has perpetrated
the greatest joke of truly droll season.
On Thursday night he placarded the
town with enormous posters to this eff.
feet. The truth at last-Tlden no per-
Jurer-See the World of Friday, Sep
TENDER lst. This paper contained moth
ing whatever, except an entirely double.
loaded editorial announcing reduction
in the price of the World.
The Tribune's Washington special
The detail of engineer officers made to-
day for the survey of the Union and
Central Pacific Railway line between
Omaha and Sacramento, is under q reso-
luton OF the House of Representatives.
The officer detailed by the Secretary was
Col. j. W. Livinning, as one of the best.
fitted officers in the engineer corps for
this work. He has chief charge of the
northwestern boundary survey lately
completed, and he is believed to be a
gentleman OF such high personal char
acter as to assure the accurate perform
ance of the work desired by Congress.
The excitement not only here but
throughout the country is intense in re-
gard to Seymour's course. The World
persists that he will accept, while others,
including the Sun, have come to the con-
clusion that this is not possible, and that
new Convention must assemble at
once.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2.-The Globe-Demo-
crat has letter from Kensett, Arkansas,
detailing some atrocities committed by q
religious sect called Cobbs, at Gum
SptiDg. White county. 1t appears one
old man named Cobb ruled the commun-
ity and is regarded by his followers as
Jesus and is obeyed accordingly. For
some time past singular hoises have bee n
heard at Gum Springs, and few DAYS
ago G. D. Humphreys of Search, and a
Mr.. Blake of Ell Paso, determined to
ascertain the cause. They therefore Wis.,
tied the locality and as they were pass.
Ing the hut from which issued the
strange sounds a man named Doren, one
OF the Cobbites, accosted them saving
God was in the hut and invited them to
enter and see him. They alighted from
their buggy and Humphreys was at once
seized by four men and Blake BY four
women. Blake broke loose from his
captors and ran about hundred wards
when, on looking back be saw the men
cutting Humphreys to pieces with long
knives. He fastened to town, reported
the case and party of citizens at once
started for the scene of the murder.
On arriving at the spring they found
Humphreys head cut off and stuck on a
fence paling. A boy riding by had been
compelled to get off his horse and bow to
the head three times and utter q PRAYER
A parley ensued between the leader of
the citizens, j. G. Black, and Doren, the
Cobbite, during which the latter took
Humphreys head from the fence several
times, shook it back and forth, and re-
placed it on the palipg, at the same time
ordering the citizens to leave. At last Do
rem and bis crowd advanced Oh Black and
his party in a menacing manner, and the
latter fred upon them, killing two men
and wounding another. The remaining
four men, four women and two children
were arrested and taken to Jail. The
other Cobbites were also arrested and
taken to Jail. There was great excite
ment among the people and lynchins
was threatened. Next day preliminary
examination was held and al. the parties
were released. They talked necessarily
about their religion and there seemed
but little doubt that they were all crazy
from the effects of Rligious excitement
and starvation.