Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-26
NEVADA NEWS.

examined at Carson as insane, was
struck with paralysis.
Judge Charles H. Bryan has opened
an office in Virginia City for the practice
OF the law.
The 10th Of June is the day fixed for
execution at Virginia City OF Peter Lar
kin. convicted Of the murder of Dan
Corcoran.
Anumber of young ladies' belonging
in Virginia City. will compete for the
Centennial prize offered for the best
specimen Of penmanship. Those CON-
peting have to write out the Declaration
Of Independence in full.
On the Goth the Carson Mint paid to
Nevada Bank, on account Of purchase of
bullion, the sum of $43l, 353.42. Part
OF the payments were made in drafts on
the United States Treasury at Washing.
ton and a part in gold coin.
The Reno Journal advises the citizens
Of that town to go to Carson to celebrate
the Centennial Fourth. Better stop at
home. The train might come along,
hitch on the town, and leave the above
Rsnoites homeless.
o. G. Mundell, of Gold Hill, has pur-
chased the Steamboat Springs property
from the Rapp Brothers, of Virginia.
The hotel at the Springs is now nearly
full. many invalids from California being
among the guests.
A considerable quantity of bullion
from the Northern Belle and other mines
in the vicinity OF Bslleyille and Column
bus arrives in Carson by every stage
The daily shipment from the above
mines averages about ten bars.
Bishop Whitaker expects to have the
new seminary for young ladies'. at Reno,
completed about the LIST OF October next.
A number Of young ladies residing in
this city have signifed their intention
to enter the seminary as soon as It's
doors are thrown open.
The miners working at the Chollar-
Potosi have made up purse OF 1000
for the widow Of j. Matthewson, &C.
cidently killed in the mine named a
short time since. Az Mrs. Mattbewson
was left with five small children to sup
port. the sum presented to her was no
doubt perfect godsend.
John W. Maokay and family were to
leave San Francisco for the East, on the
2lst. Mrs. Mackay few days since
sent letter to the Sisters in charge OF
st. Mays School, inclosing handsome
donation for the orphans. Mrs. Mackay
will spend some time in Paris and other
European cities, but expects to return to
the land Of sagebrush and silver.
Articles Of incorporation have been
fled in the office of the Socre-
tafy OF State OF the Sierra
Nevada Coal Company. with L. r.
Snyder. Writ Hopkins, John @. Moore,
John +. Jones and Louis Wentworth as
Trustees. The object Of the incorpora-
tors is to mine for coal. petroleum and
bitumous shale in the county OF Washoe.
The place OF business OF the company ia
Carson. Capital stock $1,000, 900, di.
vided into 100, OOO, shares Of $40 each.
The Silver City Reporter of the 2lst
says: Should all Nevada towns come to
the front as well as Silver City, in con.
tributing to the purchase OF a banner to
be carried at the Centennial by the Mexi-
can War Veterans resident in this State,
the banner will be the finest foated in
the Centennial breeze at Philadelphia;
as DR.. Zabriskie last evening informed
rs that he had already raised in the
OF sixty dollars in sub
scriptions Of from twenty-five cents to
Eve dollars.
1t will be remembered that the stomach
OF Mrs. Lyman was forwarded to Win
zsll, tho chemist at the Bay, to be anal.
yzed. The result being the jury re.
turned the following verdict: That
deceased came to her death by taking
called "Costar's Rat Exter-
which preparation contains
in fatally poisonous pro-
portions; that she was driven to this oct
BY the extreme brutality and continued
cruelty of her husband. and the regret
Of this jury is that he cannot be legally
punished for murder that we consider
him morally guilty Of.
Professor Flint, who is engaged ut
present In taking the census of the
school population Of Virginia City, finds
many novelties in the line Of family no.
Thus far he has met with
one George Washington, several chill
1reu of the name OF Abraham Lincoln,
one Ulysses Grant. one Phil Sheridan,
one John Van Buren,, and one child
named after the Latin poet Virgil. A
young son Of Hon. @. L. De Long ia