Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-17
By TELE G. z a PHI
SPECIAL TO THE PIoCHB DAILY RECORD
BIT WESTERN UNION LINE.
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

New YORK, Aug. 16.-A serious riot
occurred among some laborers and their
foreman, named Cody. who were blast
ing in 56th streets yesterday. Cody,
who was apparently in the wrong,
deliberately shot or workmen; he
was arrested after desperate struggle.
The affair created an excitement among
the citizens who threatened the life of
Cody.
Patrick Monahan was killed by his
step son in Elizabeth street yesterday;
the murderer is only 10 years old; the
offence was committed because Monahan
brought home some beer.
The Times editorial on the adjourn
ment OF Congress. says it is many years
since lsuch o disorderly and turbulent
body has assembled in the House of Re-
representatives.. The antics and speeches
of some of the members of tho majority
have been we'll calculated to bring
popular government into disrepute
Their legislation has not been so mis-.
chievous as their intentions and now
that their uproar has ceased we may be
thankful silence like poultice comes to
heal the blows of sound.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The following
shows the amounts of money appropriate
ed by Congress during the session just
closed. The bill for payments of judg-
ments OF claims and awards of southern
claims commission, appropriations for
the Centennial exhibition, Washington
monuments, &C., which are not in
cluded in regular bills: Legislative $l4;-
3lS, 935 80; army $25, $685. 647 80; navy
=
cations S3l5, 1000; military academies
$3.50. O65; Indians $4750, 1l6.O2; con-
sular and diplomatic service 81 ,0S3. 1856;
pensions 500, 533, 500; sundrv civil Sl6,-
342 O73; deficiency 50 1856, 1898 total S147,-
US2, 776 80.
New YORK, Aug. 16.-The Tribune
| closed an editorial thus: in view of
these hard times, both Houses agreed to
throw away S2,000,000 year in order
that the Hawaiian sugar planters might
tind a more profitable market in San
Francisco. Not much was expected
from this Congress and it has fulfilled
expectations to the letter"
Over sixty cabin passengers, just ar
rived by steamship Colon, have publish
ed spirited protest against the accom-
mediation offered them
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-The President
will leave here Friday or Saturday for
Long Branch.
Nothing has been heard at the Army
Headquarters from General Crook and
Terry, since the forward movement
against the Sioux and oil published ac-
counts of the tights that have taken
place are dscreited.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 16.-The New
York express train which lett here about
10 o'clock last night on the Lake Shore
Railroad was thrown from the track
about 2 clock this morning near North
east Pennsylvania. Wsn. Clements of
Cleveland, Ohio, bad both legs broken
and several others injured slightly. The
train was badly wrecked. cause unknown.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. 16.-On Sun
day and Monday last TsllaHatchie coun-
ty, Mississippi, was visited by terrible
rain storm, destroying all the crops in
the creek and bottom lands and washing
away levees and bridges. Many farmers
lost their entire crops. The damage is
estimated at $50. 600.
WEsTPoRT, N. Y, Aug. 16.--An incen-
diary fire last night destroyed the bust
ness portion of this town. Loss SIS, 900.