Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-25
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

tensive picture frame and moulding
works of Russ, Eddy & Co. was badly
damaged by fire this morning; loss, $780,
600; insurance, $4,000.
New York, Jan. 23.-The officers OF
the direct United States Gable Company
announce their cable broke again to-day,
about one hundred and forty miles west
of Torbay, N. s.
CINCINNATI, Jan. %. - The Gazette
special says Edward Williams, who, with
Mrs. Meeting, was arrested for the MUIR
der OF the latter's husband. was taken
from the Jail last night at Barbersville,
West Virginia, and hanged by mob.
The parties wers assured by minister
| that sufficient evidence OF their guilt had
been obtained. The Jail was surrounded
by mob of excited people, but both
denied completely in the act, alt though
the minester continued in prayer with
them and asking confession. The mob
forced the keys from the jailor, took Will
liams out and placed him under tree in
the the courtyard, with rope around
his neck. Standing ON barrel he made
confession, and expressed the hope that
the crowd might obtain forgiveness for
their crime as he had for his. Declared
he was happily started on his journey
home to heaven. He died after fifteen
minutes of terrible agony. Mrs. Meel-
ing was then brought out, placing her in
front of the dead murderer. the crow
called for her confession. She said Will
liams had been her paramour for three
years. She had been trying for the past
three months to poison her husband
without success; that Williams struck
Meeing on the head with an ak while he
was asleep Wednesday. afterwards cut.
ting his throat; she assisted in destroy
ing evidence of the murder and in bury
ing Meeting. She accused herself of
being the cause of the murder but begged
pittifully for life. The feeling was very
strong against her, the crowd voting
unanimously for her execution. No man
could be found who would put the rope
!, around the woman's neck and she was
returned to Jail. Williams body was
left until cut down by the authorities this
, morning.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. 23.-Dr. L. f.
Sanger, Of Bangor, in charge of the hos
Q pital at Elmira during the late war, will
y publish letter in the Press tomorrow
Il in reply to recent structures upon the
. treatment of prisoners there.
# WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The Spanish
10 Minister and wife gave brilliant recep-
o ton last night. The guests included the
~ Diplomatic Corps, Chief Justice and As.
" sociate Justices Of the Supreme Court
!, and Secretary Fish and other Minister'S oil
~ the Cabinet, Senators and Represents
tives in Congress.
= NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Phillips, Willis
a & Co., fur and cap dealers. have failed
10 for $23S, 419; will pay 20 per cent.
" A Berlin dispatch says should China
as fail in rendering indemnity and intiict
8, ing punishment for plundering the Ger
We man schooner Anna, near Annoy, tn
German Government intimates its de
in mands will be exacted by force.
a squadron will be held in readiness {
d. proceed at to China waters should sue
v. emergency arise.
no CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-The Times Wash
", ington special says the necessary legisla
10 ton for carrying into effect the reciprc
N. city treaty with the Hawaiin Islands, no
We under consideration in tho Ways an
Means Committee, meets with fave
NJ from several members OF the Committed
N. though the latter has not yet taken an
il. formal action in regard to it. This pr
ID. posed law, which will provide for o
Re interchange Of commodities. will in son
degree result in reduction OF revenl
~ by loss Of duties paid on importation
for those islands.
;, Herculean efforts are making amoI
~ officers of the army to brighten the Mi
". tafy Committee out of the contemplat,
sweeping reduction. As soon as Il
eft project for cutting down the army W
,ck made known, every channel by viii
ba influence could be brought to bear W
Allied with protests Every paper in Il
M city and throughout the country in syn
ar. patty with army officers or friends
IT, army officers, began to howl about I
indecency of Confederate Congress CT