Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-11-08
LOCAL
From South Africa.

,,tanGe from southampton England,
:. ,bs Cape of Good Hopo, is $500
.,ss. from thence TO Port Natal, 1,120
.1ss. thence to Pietermartyberg. 81
.l.s thence to Kimberly, 450 miles;
,,.ips the distance s254 miles. PETER
.rytsrg is the capital of the Natal
nny. From that place We travelled by
.aus to Kimberly. our route being
asugh the center of the Colony OF Natal,
mi through tho Orange Fre4 State to
g,oualsud West. Natal was declared a
Rr,fsb Colony in 1916. Il is very
bsauuiil country; high and rolling from
the coast, some portions being very
hady broken, we'll watered, with plenty
At ursss bu. very little timber. The area
NJ hs Colony is IL 500, 900 acres. 1t
n,oduces sugar aud coffee. aad they also
,eIl ms cotton. The chief town is Pieter
m,ry5ag. The Luli Katirs are iue
l,Ohg Niger; they are all large men
and sOnen, well formed and generally
hDs featured. The women are all virtu
Oas, except when they come in proximity
Os missionary, of which there are some
three or four, Que being al Americau-a
BOsonIan. We next come to the Orange
Free State, situated between Caps
Colony, Transvaal Republic aud Natal,
hs President of which is named Brand;
perhaps You see some account OF bin at
tho Centennial Exhibition exhibiting his
olive wood and telling thu "Yanks" the
Tns State contained great forests OF it,
which is a d--n lie. From thence we
cone to Griqlalana West, where the
dhmonds are found A few years ago
belonged to the Free State. 1t has,
however. just recently been purchased
BY the British, paying the Dutch co..
40 Kimberley is the chief town and
10, of Government. The mines ara the
greatest wonder of the world. cannot
isscrbe them but will secure a photo
snphic view and send it. Here can be
ven diamonds in their primitive state,
dall description and sizes. There has
been one found since we arrived weigh
RlO4 carats and others smaller, some
ws white and others Of color, and I
hNof one party finding green one.
Mm about forty miles from Kimberly,
Aas Vaal River, digging for the beau
I'd little gem. There are not many
laericans here, not over dozen, one
dthem being a colored gentleman.
Aoy one wishing to sac Mr.. Stronss'
.,!er, OF which the above IL only
ynopais, can find it with w. e. Griffin.
A Cur OF CoLD WArER.-A cup Of cold
at the right tins is one of the greatest
blessings that the people OF the earth
mjoy, and we saw c1se yesterday where
he receiver blessed the giver. A gentle
man intent ON having bis favorite candi.
date elected had been importuning
voter for about the space of half an
hour, and if he could have only kept on
half an hour longer, would have sue
ceeded in turning the scale in his candi-
dates favor or killing the voter, when
just at the opportune time the voter was
approached by Dave Cohn with O dipper
Of water. This spoilt the charm and the
vote was lost. Dan" buys no more
cigars at that shop.
The STREETS, &c. - The principal
scenes Of the discussion OF politics, and
tho resort OF the loud mouthed and half.
intoxicated individuals was on Main
street. There discussion waxed high,
DOT none came to blows. As all the bar
rooms, without exception. were closed,
u became mystery how the gin was
on'alned, hut was solved later in the
AFTERNOON by one OF tho inebriated stat
I9R that The liquor was purchased the
ulsat before and taken home!!! This
SLOWS we'll for the character of the good
peopis; they wonld not take drink in a
saoon any day upon which the law says
'nFy shall not dc SO.
APIsToT SHor.-Last evening about
uai'past six an inebriated individual
urea on bis six.shooter on Main street,
uS,ow CLARK u Bros store, calling out
MN Tor Tilden." No arrests were
made in consequence of the officers be.
.as AZ the Court House at the counting
The votes.
LIE ExoDus.-We expect now that the
'''on ~ over that there Will be quite a
NUMBER OF departures from Phoebe to
"Nd City and Tocquerville. We OBJ
,a registered at the stage Office q
%uple OF the girls. who are leaving for
aN they think better fields and pas
N'ss new.
lOh Toc0UERvILLE, UTAH. j. w.
wight, Manager OF the State Bank
npatted for Tocquerville yesterday
nI,0anlng to take view of the prospects
a'ho camp.
IRON New YORK STATE. The follow
ms telegram was received last evening
y new York. Nov. z, lS76.-To George
uofman:--Tllden will win this State
"Ao's majority. NJ. McCluskey."
AFTER the polls closed last evening