Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-06
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN Francisco. Sept. 5,-Dispatches
from nearly every portion of the State
report rain and inconsiderable damage
to wheat exposed.
The Mayor and Board of Supervisors
and delegation of railroad men, capt.
talists, journalists, etc., left yesterday
afternoon for Lang's station, on the
Southern Pacific Railroad, where the
last rail connecting Los Angeles with
San Francisco is to be laid to-day, fol-
lowed by celebration at Los Angeles.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. A telegram from
Col. Ton A. Scott says the Texas Pa.
chic stockholders have authorized the
Board of Directors to comm ence work at
San Diego. They Will very soon COM
mence work in earnest
Advices from the vicinity of Campo
represent the people greatly alarmed
and having guards out every night. fear
ing an attack from Mexicans or Indians.
SAN Francisco, Sept. San ASSESS.
ment OF 30 cents is levied on Mexican.
delinquent October 1lth. Con. Virginia
has declared its twenty-ninth dividend.
payable September 18th; transfer books
closed until the 18th. The late raid on
Justice has been accompanied by various
rumors, as to certain mercantile men.
who are said to control it, as being in a
tight place. but inquiry fails to develop
any foundation for such reports.
james Lick, who sometime since do.
mated his fortune to public purposes, has
become dissatisfied with the present
BOARD OF trustees and has determined. if
possible, TO effect a change; last night he
addressed letter to each of the mem.
bers OF the board of trustees. informing
them OF the fact that he relieved them of
tne'r duties and obligations. and had ap-
pointed new board of trustees to carry
out his wishes. The board which Mr..
LICK thus desires to summarily disband.
consists OF Richard Floyd John Nlphtin-
gale, T. ID. Atherton, B. Murphy of
santa Clara and John Lick, James
Llck's son. Abraham Block, President
OF the Odd Fellows Bank, Chas M. Plum
carpet dealer, Louis r. Lull, ex.Secre-
tary OF the Society of California Pioneers
ana another whose name is yet unknown.
constitute the new board of trustees,
MIR. Lick, 1t is understood, has become
dissatisfied with the old board of trus-
tees, because they have refused to expel
his son John Lick who refused to sion
certain papers. This is the second board
OF trustees M. Lick has set aside. What
action the board will take in the prem
ises, is not yet known; Capt. Floyd, one
OF trustees, Is at present in Europe.
DAN FRANCISCO, Sept s. Eud of the
Track of the Southern Pacific Railway,
Sept. 5.-The special excursion train
bearing guests of the Southern Pacific to
witness the laying of the last rail be-
tween San Francisco and Los Angelica
arrived here at noon to-day. There were
ABOUT seventy persons in the party. 1t
was intended to lay a half a mile of track
IN the presence of the excursionists. but
owing to the lateness of the arrival of
President Crocker the engineer in i'm
mediate charge OF the work has shortened
the distance to about one thousand feet.
Five thousand men, mostly Chinese, did
the work, the ties being all in place and
the rails only having to be laid and
spiked. A prayer WAS offered BY the
Rev. DIR. Pratt. General Cotton intro
duced President Charles Crocker. Mr..
Orocker made speech, rehearsing the
great labor in building the road and it's
eminent advantages to the State, and
then drove the last spike. which was
gold. the hammer being of silver. The
Mayor, Aldermen and most of the prom
inent citizens of Los Angeles were pres.
ent, besides the populace of the entire
region. The scene WAS enlivened by
music, noisy blowing of steam whistles
and the enthusiastic shouts Of the crowd.
which amounted in all to about 10, 900
people. After the ceremonies wine
flowed in torrents. The excursionsts
are now the guests of Los Angeles. They
proceed there Immediately and will
be handsomely entertained this evening.
The return train will leave Los Angeles
at A. M. tomorrow, and reach San
Francisco about the same hour on Thurs
day.