Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-11
NEVADA NEWS.

Rover has been sentenced to be hanged
on the 10th Of May.
A dividend for May of two dollars per
share was declared upon Consolidated
Virginia.
On the fourth the Manhattan Com
pany Of Austin shipped s2l,so2 in bull
lion.
The new International Hotel at Vr-
ginia City will contain IA rooms for
guests.
The Piutes OF the vicinity OF Eureka
are preparing for q grand fandango.
They Hospitality invite their white
friends.
Hon. Jonas Seeley has so far recovered
his health as to be able to return to his
home in Virginia City. He is very weak
yet, but is slowly improving.
A coil of steel wire cable for the Leop-
ard Mining Company. at Cornucopia.
has arrived at Elko. The cable is about
an inch in diameter and 1900 feet in
length.
A gentleman tells the Reno Journal
that the Tennessee Jubilee Singers
landed in Chicago ST., 900 better off than
when they started for their trip on this
coast, which was about three months in
duration.
At Sierra Valley there has been an
abundance of rain and the farmers nre
jubilant over the crop prospects. The
hay crop will be the largest ever cut.
Grass is growing nicely and cattle are
doing we'll.
The Austin fire departing mt is at outs
with the city government. The trouble
arises from the fact that the City Council
nave appointed the City Marshal fire
warden. The department contends that
the place ought to be given to the chief
engineer.
A new locomotive engine, direct from
the shop, for the Central Pacific Com.
pany, has passed Winnemucca. 1t is
what railroad men call ten wheeler
1t weighs over 20, 900 pounds. and is in
tended for use on the heavy grades il
the Sierra Nevada.
The inhuman brute, Lyman, who tor
tured his wife until the poor woman
sought death. had to be brought to Car
sou for safe keeping, the feeling being
so intense against him in Virginia tina
the officers feared he would be lyncbed
Hanging would be too good for such
fend.
The Austin Reveille of the fifth says
What promises to be ON important AM
extensive strike has been made in tn
King Alfred shaft, at a depth of IT'S feet
The shaft has been sunk six feet through
vein matter, without any sign of foot
wall. and the ore disclosed in the shat
: is over average milling ore.
DR.. Bishop informed the Reno Journa
that q sister Of VIM. Lyle, up in tn
valley. had died from the effects of ri
scratch received just week ago. Tn
lady was SO years OF age. The docto
says he knows OF three cases OF simila
J kind during the past three months. II
/ was called in the day the above lady dice
but the poison had already reached tn
vital organs and he could not save hel
John Murphy, charged with murde
at Empire City, has been by the ST
4 preme Court refused to be admitted I
bail. The Carson Appeal says: Whe
the officer went 10 arrest Murphy, tn
latter addressed him as follows or in Lar
= guage identical in meaning: Wei
: what do you want OF me? Do you wal
to arrest me?" On the officer replyin
in the affirmative, he added: ~ al
. ready to go with you. l belonged to
0 class in school numbering fifteen. A
the rest have killed their man and no
I've killed mine. So take me along.
: And he went; but now he wants his Ill
erty.
!. High water in tho Humboldt Riv
4 Valley. The Silver State OF the 81
u says: Usually the Humboldt river
h among the crookedest in the world.
winds through the bottom. doubling {
itself like huge snake, and runs al
a twists in every direction as il uncertai
what course to follow. Now its ben,
: and sinuosities have disappeared, al
!. the whole bottom is covered with waite
Hay ranches are submerged, and
many instances the fences which divid
o them are covered. Fortunately there
. not much current to the stream, viii,
10 more like lake than river, or Il
fences and the levees on the botto
would be swept away. The tributari
: OF the Humboldt are also higher TIL
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