Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-12
PACIFIC COAST.


District Court granted Charity Hayward
divorce from Alvinza Hayward to-day
on the ground of desertion.
The Overland Monthly has suspended
publication. The publishers intend to
revive it at some future time.
This morning Judge Lorenzo Sawyer
rendered brief oral opinion in the case
OF the London 4 San Francisco Bank,
limited, VS.. Alexander Austin, tax col.
lector, etc., and the lo-California
Bank. limited, vs.. Austin. The actions
we're brought to recover moneys siezed by
the tax collectorin payment of taxes in
1875 and 1876, levied on money and sol.
vent debts. The Court held that the tax
upon the money was legal, but debts fol.
lowed the owner, and the debts in this
case belong to parties residing in Lon.
don, and therefore could not be rs.
sessed.
Thomas Mcguire pleaded in the U. s.
Court to-day not guilty of violation Of
the Civil Rights bill in refusing two col.
ored citizens admission to certain seats
in his theatre. The trial of the cases is
set for Friday next.
The Senatorial Committee to inyesti.
gate tide land matters adjourned this af-
ternoon to meet in Sacramento at the
call of the chairman. George W. Ellis,
chief claimant, has prepared a memorial
to the Legislature setting forth the his.
tory and record of his claim.
Information comes through a gentle
man interested in certificates of indebt
edness issued by George M. Pinney, tina,
the Baron Blantyre, in which he sailed
with his treasure, has arrived in Liver
pool. She reports having put in at Per
nambuco and left the defaulter with hi.
treasure.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 1.-The Pro.
ceedings of the secret investigation o
the Pacific disaster. by Capt. Waterman
and James Hillman U. 8. Inspector i.
made public. They report the acciden
was the fault OF the officers of the Or
pheus, on account OF stearing wrong
The Inspectors are unable to account fol
the failure of the Pacific to stop and bacl
when collision became imminent. The,
find it was impossible to take steps fo
the preservation of life after the collision
on account of panic among passengers
Capt. Waterman justifes his course a.
inspector of hulls by saying the Pacifi,
was perfectly seaworthy. The effect o.
the collision upon her ls accounted for
by the fact that she gave the blow will
the bluff of her bow where the space
between the frames is in steamers from
twelve to twenty inches, whereas in the
vessels it ia not more than from three tt
SIX inches. The timbers also are smaller
and the whole construction lighter. They
are therefore much weaker. The opinion
Id expressed that the same effects nigh
have been experienced if the Pacific had
been new vessel instead OF an old one
The Colored citizens held meeting
last night with reference to the civil
right suits brought against Thos. Mcguire
for refusing admittancs to two OF thei,
number to the dress circle of the theatre
committee on resolutions was appointed
and instructed to take steps for procuring
legal assistance for the U. s. ATTORNEY in
pushing the cases in court.
The delinquent list of the Bank Of
California published contains but few
names. 1t is stated that the great nor.
ton OF the stock advertised is locked ur
by litigation, but for which the number
OF shares advertised would be less.
STOCKTON. Jan. 11.-Owing to the
heavy rains in this vicinity all low lands
are overlooked. The rivers and sloughs
are very high.
MARYsvILLE, Jan. lion Sunday
evening an armed body of masked men,
numbering 20 or 80 approached in boats
and overcame the guard that had charge
of the lower cross levee on Butte slough,
in Suffer county, bound them and cut
the levee in two places. The extreme
high water soon made wide breach in
the levee and when our informant left
had sucoumbed, causing great damage to
farmers and settlers in the district below
1t is believed to be case of purely
malicious mischief
FOREIGN NEWS.