Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-10-18
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The California mill consumes monthly |
10000 pounds of quicksilver that never
inds its way back again.
The Hale and Norcross Mining Com
pany has levied an assessment of 3 per
share, delinquent November 18th.
Hon. H. G.. Blasdel has, been appointed
Superintendent of the Dolores mine. Es-
merelda county. The conflicting claims
to the niue have been settled.
The Steptoe Consolidated Mining
Company. recently incorporated in San
Francisco to operate in Ward District,
have commenced active operations.
c. G. S. Wright has severed his con-
nection with the EIko Independent. and
5. s. Sears has assumed the proprietor
ship and control Of the paper.
The Cheyenne and Black Hills tele-
graph line has reached Maj. Golfers
camp at Red Canyon. $50 miles north
Of Fort Laramie, and an Office has been
opened there.
Three faro games are in full blast in
Reno. This is the largest number ever
at Reno. Each game pays license OF
$500 per quarter. which gives the county
u revenue Of $500 per month from faro.
The Bozeman (Montana) Times has
motto Faithful and Fearless" Sone
fellow recently changed it to read
"Faithless and Fearful" The mistake
was not discovered till the edition had
bsen sent of, and then the editor got
mad.
The teachers at Bishop Whittsker's
Seminary are Miss Kate Sill. Principal;
Miss L. B. Graham, Assistant Principal;
Miss Eva Qua,tfe, Instrumental aud
Vocal Music; Miss Dora Chnn, Maths-
mstics aud Classics; Mrs. +. N. Steven
son, Matron; Rev. VIM. Lucas. Chap
lain.
A requisition was made on the 18th by
Acting Governor Adams upon the Gov
ernor Of California for the delivery to
the authorities of this State Of the per-
sops Of James johnson and Samuel Will
son-the same being the names of the
men arrested few days ago in Amador
county bv Hank Woodruff on charge of
robbing Wells Fargo l. Co.'S treasure
box near the Mountain House in Doug.
las county on the 81 inst.
The Board OF Pardons has granted
pardon to NJ. Borowsky, late Public Ad.
ministrator OF Eureka county, who was
con victed in the District Court several
months ago Of misdemeanor in appro-
priat,ng to his own use certain funds
tate OF Hamilton, deceased. The
Sentinel says the pardon was conditioned
upon the payment of the funds in the
hands of the Clerk OF the District Court
Of this county, belonging to Borowsky,
8 being paid to the heirs OF Hamilton,
after deducting the cost OF the prosecu.
ton, which amounted to $500.
Early last evening, says the Gold Hill
\ News of the 18Th, there. wssa very lively
! little time on South @ street. Harry J
3 Norton, editor of the Silver City Re
I porter, had some words with Pros
pecting Bill" It is said that the latte
applied to Norton filthy and abusiv
epithet. The newspaper man at ono
!. throttled William, and at the same tim
j.. drawing his pistol smashed il barrelen,
first into his face. After knocking GU
one of the Prospector's teeth, Morton
cooked the weapon and pulled the trie
ger. Al this critical moment anothe
nj wspaper man threw his hand forwar
: and the hammer came down upon hi
i iuger instead OF upon the cartridge. thu
saving the mans life. The origins
cause OF the rumpus has not come t
It light. Up to noon to-day no arrests hs
h been made.
i. The Los Angeles Express says: AS a
illustration OF what "pluck" can accom-
plish in California we give this sketch {
y New England mechanic who came
~ Los Angeles somewhat more than tw
III years ago. Finding that there was but
slight demand for his peculiar craft, b
resolved at once to make a bold strok
as for independence. He had learned of
re small tract Of unoccuped land situate
n. near tue foothills, sous ten miles west
the city, from which a man of frug
habits might procure competenc
Tbither he repaired with his famil
10 consisting OF his wife aud two babie