Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-26
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

VIM. B. Reed. at ono time United
States Minister to China. is dead.
The largest casting ever made on this
coast was finished at the Union Iron
Works San Francisco. 1t weighs twenty
tons, and is portion Of the engine for
the new Consolidated Virginia hosting
works.
The annual grasshopper legislation
has begun in Kansas with the passage
of a bill giving State bounty Of S. a
bushel for grasshopper eggs and 80 cents
bushel for young grasshoppers.
An effort will be made at the present
session OF Congress to practically restore
the double standard OF gold and silver by
the coinage Of full valued silver dollar,
to be unlimited tender with gold except
as to debt specifically payable in gold
coins OF the present standard.
Concerning the muddled Centennial
arrangements the Enterprise says Stew
art will have to stay at home, but he
will keep his self respect with him, and
that 10 something we fear Mr.. White
hill cannot carry with him to Philadel.
phia, even il be is commissioned by
unanimous vote Of the Board to go.
The s. F. Chronicle inquiries OF the
ladies "why, we ask, with all due de-
ference, will they not devote a portion
Of the time to the study of the essentials
of beautiful and becoming dress?"
What else in the name OF fashion, have
the fair creatures been doing since
MotherlEve donned the fig leaves.
A facetious ex. Confederate OF Williams
burg. Virginia. who signs himself
Rebel OF 1865, Patriot OF 1876" OBJ
serving that the last monthly statement
fixed the national debt at 50, 244, 500, 981.
25, has written to Secretary Bristow q
letter inclosing twenty-five cents ito pay
the last two figures" and expresses the
hope that five other persons as patriotic
as himself may be found who will liqui-
date the debt by each paying off two Of
the remaining ten figures. Virginia En-
terprise.
A San Bernardino paper says: As
Mr.. Mcfarland and John Mayield, Dep
uty Sheriff, were travelling south near
San Fillipe, San Diego Co., in pursuit OF
those who perpetrated the ROBBERY of Ivan
pal bullion recently, they came upon
John Mitchell and his brother, the for
mer of whom murdered his wife short
time since and broke jail They were
camped at Oak Grove. Mitchell hav-
ing escaped upon stormy night took
cold from exposure and became too en-.
feebled to continue his flight and is now
again in the hands Of officers.
At present quotations California is
selling for SAG, $50. 900, and Consolidated
Virginia for $45, 800. 900, making a total
value for the bonanza mines OF $92. $40
600. As the house of Flood & O'Brien
own o controlling interest, say one.half,
the bonanza plum represents value to
them OF about $50, 900, 600, on which, in
May. they will receive dividend of say
81. $50, 900. Who would't be Bonanza
KinR2 Keene, with his five millions,
and other big operators, with their few
millions. are insignificant when compared
with the colossal wealth represented by
this great moneyed Arm Of Flood,
O'Brien, Fair and Mackay.-TS. +.
Stock Exchange.
ALLuREMENTs OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
OrFIcE.-Mr. Knott. of Kentucky, Chair.
man OF the Committee on the Judiciary,
in his remarks on the bill limiting the
Presidential term to four years. painted
the allurements of tho Presidential office
thus:
A salary of $4,000 mansion sus.
tanned in style that few persons dreamed
OF. furnished, repaired and heated at IN
annual expense Of $25, 600. with the very
air breathed there perfumed by rare ex.
otics, propagated in $4,000 garden
the house maintained at annual expense
OF So, 900; a private Secretary at So, 900 O
year to do the Presidents writing; two
assistant secretaries at 81. 200 year "a
do the work of the private secretary, two
clerks at So. $50 to do the work Of the
assistant secretaries (lau0 hter) steward
at 50, 900 to supply the Presidents table
with the choicest wines and riches
viands that could tempt or satiate his ap
petite; with Sc, 900 year for books, pc
riodicals, stationery, kilograms, and 4
comical pause) other contingencies; wha
that meant he did not know, but thanked
God for the contingencies (laughter).
tho children of Israel sighed for the flesl
pots Of Egypt. what must be the anguish
of q sensitive soul when taking last
long farewell of such salary and sucl
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