Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-26
NEVADA NEWS.


Scarlet fever has again appeared in Car
son. A child. aged seven years. died OF
that omplaint on the 10th.
A Virginia City exchange says the
yield OF the bonanza mines for the month
Of February will probably be the largest
since tho lode was discovered.
Lawyers will take notice that the Pres.
ident has signed tho act fixing the time
of holding the Circuit of the United
States in the districts Of California, Or
egon and Nevada.
Any person knowing Of the present
whereabouts Of Charles II. Turner. who
came 10 the Pacific coast twenty seven
years ago. will confer favor by forward.
ing such information as he may possess
to Samuel l.. Jones. Gold Hill, New.
The Ophir Mining Company are build.
Ing town OF their own. Their build.
ings already cover about ten acres, and
they are still erecting new structures. A
tree that has 80 much top must be pretty
strongly rooted.
J. Thomas, freight train brakeman.
was struck on the head by an icicle hang
ing from the roof of one of the snow
sheds near the Summit, Saturday night,
and knocked senseless. He was taken to
Truckee, CAL, where he now lies in o
precarious condition.
Regarding Phoebe bullion the Sentinel
Of the 2lst says: Considerable bullion
is now being shipped from the Phoebe
mines to San Francisco by way Of Eureka.
Yesterday six bars from the Raymond &
Ely and one from the Alps mine was
among the express matter.
Intelligence, was brought to this city
yesterday. says the Virginia Enterprise
Of the 10th, of the death Of John Dali,
only surviving son OF Captain Dali. The
deceased was man OF marked ability
and had, although young in years, &C.
quired competency. He had q longing
for the sea, and refused favorable offers
OF business relations, saying he would
make one more voyage before the mast,
then buy frst-olass vessel and sail il
himself. He started on his voyage and
was washed overheard while rounding
Cape Horn and drowned.
Yesterday. says the Humboldt Regis
ter of the 18th, Sheriff Nash discovered 9
small squad of porkers fighting among
themselves. Upon his approach the
hogs decamped. At first sight, the Officer
thought II was the carcas OF dead dog
or cat. but upon closer inspection il
proved to be the remains of Chinese
infant, between three and four months
old. The mutilated remains were sick.
ening to behold. The whole affair ID
shrouded in mystery, the Chinese unani
mously refusing to converse upon the
subject.
The Chinese In Eureka are still very
hostile. The Sentinel says: Although
war among the Chinese has not AZ
yet actually commenced. the opposing
factions are only waiting for some Sigh
provocation to start in. The feeling IL
very bitter, and the leading men among
them have not been able to control the
feelings manifested among tho company
men. The See Yup faction appears &c
be on the offensive, but the other repre-.
sentatives are willing to be easily offend
ed. II the Chinese insist in maintaining
a war among themselves, they may, per-
haps, find the whites on the offensive
and find themselves in worse condition
than anticipated.
The Eureka Sentinel Of the 2lst says
on Sunday night an entrance.was effected
to the butcher.shop of Charles Coll ani
the sum OF $64 rs stolen. Officer Cor
man was notified Of the theft and in
short time spotted o man named Charley
Creary. who had been formerly employed
at the shop, as the probable robber
During the night he had been lighting
the tiger" considerably, and when ar
rested had considerable amount o
money on his person. It was know
that he had been broke some time, anl
the free use he was making OF the money
Immediately after the robbery caused
suspicion to fall on him. He was locked
mp on Sunday and will be Investigated il
Jay OF 30.
The Virginia Enterprise Of the 2Otf
says the various Irish organizations o.
Storey county met last evening a
Miners Union Hall in that city to or
range for celebrating S.. Patrick's day ii
this centennial year. The meeting wal
organized by the election NJ. ]. Burk,
President and D. McCarty Secretary
The meeting then resolved that st. Pat
rick's day should be celebrated by {
grand parade, the delivery OF an ORATOR
and the reading Of poem. r. P. Keat
ing was elected President of the Day
John Reardsn, Grand Marshall; w. G
Hyde, Orator. and j. Coleman, Poet
The programme for the celebration viii
be arranged and published in few dayi
by the Grand Marshal. The determine.
ton Of the meeting seemed to be to have
this coming st. Patrick's day celebrated
in just as grand style as possible, credi
at once to the United States and Ireland
something which the ghost of st. Pat
rick itself, II it ever visits these regions
will be proud Of. II indeed it retains any
of the generosity and hartiness which
history comedies were prominent char
acteristics Of the great original.