Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-24
NEVADA NEWS.

| NEVADA NEWS
Burglars are industriously working
Virginia City and Gold Hill.
Alb Bong, Chinese murderer who es-
capped from the Virginia City jail, has
been recaptured at Huffakers.
James Garrick, an old Virginia miner.
died suddenly at the Globe Hotel in that
city.
Pat Casey. OF Gold Hill, has received
from friend in the Black Hills several
small nuggets Of gold taken from the new
placer diggings.
John McMahon, the wrestler, who was
stabbed by Pentecost the other night at
Virginia City with miners csndlestick,
has recovered from the wounds he re-
ceived.
The gross receipts OF the entertainment
recently given by the Gold Hill Amateur
Minstrels, were $567 25. After all ex-
penses had been paid S3l7 rs were placed
10 the hands Of the School Trustees for
the benefit of the public schools.
The Virginia Chronicle of the 18th re-
ports: The shipments of Consolidated
Virginia bullion up to to-day are 81, $685.
OIL 80 for this month. Tonight $685.
600 will be shipped, and SAC, 900 will re-
main in the Office. making total of
81 ,528 80, or an excess of $3.50, 900
over February's shipments to the same
date.
Prospecting has been renewed in the
old Ontario Tunnel, in which until lately
no work has been done since 1868.
The tunnel is nearly 400 feet in length
and cuts through three lodges. The
owners intend to incorporate immedi-
ately. and will prosecute the work to
test the encouraging theories of Certain
biologists.
The Senator management announce
that the mine has been drained by either
the Hale & Norcross or the Combination
shaft; that, in consequence, the water
troubles OF the mine are now over and
that the development of the mine will go
forward with the machinery now in the
works. No extra pumping apparatus will
be needed.
Respecting the purchase OF the DO.
nanza silver by the Government private
dispatches received in San Francisco on
Thursday last confirm the purchase by
the Government Of the bullion product
of the Consolidated Virginia and Califor.
mia mines for one year. The amount
thus sold can hardly fall below $50, 100000
in the aggregate. Details have not been
received, but the terms OF the purchase
will not vary materially from those al.
ready mentioned in the Chronicle. This
purchase OF silver bullion and the fact
that silver is 80 slow in the market, will
make the resumption OF specie payments
easy.
The Virginia Chronicle Of the 18th
says: A miner named Thomas Cook,
employed in the Kniokerbocker, was acct.
dentally killed in the mine this morning.
He and two partners named Mitchell and
Floyd were engaged in sinking in the
shaft. They put in two shots, stepped
upon the cage, and signaled to the en-
gineer above to hoist them up. Just as
the cage had started, Floyd noticed that
one OF the snuffs was out, and jumped
off the cage to relight it. The cage was
accordingly rapid, and was probably six
teen or eighteen feet from the bottom of
the shaft, when Cook caught hold OF the
bell cord to signal the engineer to stop
the cage. In pulling the cord it is sup
posed that one Of the timbers caught his
shou lder. Be that as it may, he was
knocked from the cage, was crushed be.
tween the cage and the timbers, and fell
to the bottom of the shaft. Floyd i'm
mediately blew out the other snuffs, and
the cage was sent down. Cook was
found lying dead, with bruised shout
der, broken leg and crushed body.
Speaking of the celebration of St.
Patrick's Day at Gold Hill and Virginia
City, the Chronicle says No conditions
could have been more unfavorable for a
public celebration than those which pre-
vail in Virginia and Gold Hill to-day;
yet the sons of Erin braved the knee
deep mud, and did honor to the good
old patron Saint of the Emerald Isle. In
Virginia City there was no general cele-
bration, but the Ancient Order of Hiber-
Dians here joined with their brethren in
Gold Hill. They assembled at Miners
Union Hall and marched to Gold Hill.
They were in full regalia and were head
ed by fine band. The American and
Irish flags were carried in front. A
number of citizens displayed flags in
front of their stores and residences in
honor of the occasion, and many i'm
proved the opportunity for q holiday.
The celebration in Gold Hill was q great
success, considering the bad condition of
the roads. The Sarsfeld Guard we're
reinforced by the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians from Virginia City and the two
divisions, in full uniform and with hand
some colors and banners flying, marched
to the Catholic Church, where solemn
High Mass was celebrated by lthe Rev.
Father Hobbs. Rev. Father Coleman,
Of this city, delivered an eloquent pane.
gyric on the memery OF the Apostle OF
Ireland over two hours in duration,
After the religious services were over,
the congregation reassembled at Miners
Union Hall where they were addressed
by the orator Of the day Mr.. W. G. Hyde,