Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-10-15

yesterday afternoon Postmaster Mey.
ers informed US that after the 10th of
this month the work Of the Dead Letter
Office at Washington would be so much
cur.ailed that il will be no longer posi-
blsto send back to the writer's any but
iluable communications. Since 1861
The Dead Letter Office has sent back to
The writer's all letters remaining in the
pust-offce unclaimed one month. This
now ceases and no letters sent back but
those containing checks, receipts, mon.
~, &c. This will work serious incon-
,sniencs throughout the country but is
rendered necessary by the reduced ap-
propriations for the U. g. Postal service.
Az individual, unknown to US, entered
. restaurant yesterday afternoon, and
With An elegant air. called for good
diuner and bottle Of clarst." 1t was
placed before i'm and ample justice
done TO it by him. just as dessert was
placed before him, u stranger entered,
i and alter q few moments hurried con-
7essiiOu, he of the elegant air called to
tho nsiaurant man and said to bring
n hius CUP of coffee straight" and be
would be back in few moments with
bis friend. The coffee was brought, but,
from some unaccountable reason, he
hssnt come back yet. ....
If the papers throughout the State tel
true, there has been considerable violal
ton OF the election law Of this State.
Nearly all our exchanges speak of bets
being made in relation to last Tuesdays
election. The action of the Legislature
in enacting that law looks like "strnin.
ing at gnats and swallowing camels,
but yet 1t ia the law, and az such deserves
PRACTICAL endorsement and observance.
But for all that, when man shakes
coin at you and You think you've got a
sure thing it is hard on poor human ma
turs to resist taking him up.
THE Reception Committee and Floor
Managers Of The Young Mems Social
Club will accept thanks for a compli-
mentary to the first OF this season 8
series Of social reunions, which will take
place at Browns Hall on next Tuesday
evening, the 10th inst. The delightful
character Of these lotteries in former
seasons is sufficient evidence that this
laVorlte old club will give equal satisfac.
ton during the coming Fall and Winter.
Il The clank of the festive stove-pipe
was heard in Phoebe yesterday, and
every other man We met pluneipp
through the mud had joint Of that use.
iai article in his hand and a look OF
s'ern determination in his eye, as who
i would say this thing has got to be
aone; and {! am going through with it if
Y Kills me- The recording angel was
Ousy writing down sins of transgression,
ana as he wrote dropping tears upon the
'ofds and blotting them out forever.
81 A VISIT to the Courthouse yesterday
afternoon disclosed the melancholy fact
mat there was no item there. Through
'as vaultsd recesses OF tho magnificent
COURTROOM resounded the schoing plash
VI = fa'n'd2p as it foil from leak in the
Oe.ling and outside were two little mulss
sNa two boys busy unloading wood from
,0slr backs; only this, aud nothing
more.
FROM late arrival We learn that las
.a0sy the snow was eighteen inchei
asp1 Ward City. Tho storm turned
%"a before IL got to us and We hav,
'so dsluged for the last two adys.
Two inches Of water..fell in Phoebe dur
.,ug the last three days. That mean
"o hundred tons of water ono ever,
POWDERED hair is again becoming fash
unable, For Use on butter it shoul,
~, very tns and applied with a dredgin
LIE unusual umbrella was taken fron
airing. ""' s'en '
tive hundred and eighty.nine voter
: ere a. enrolled ON the registry. books
' ''00k last evening. = -