Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-06
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN Francisco, August 1.-THE Board
OF Health at a special meeting last night
passed an order providing that at the
funerals of persons who have died from
small pox, none but relatives shall be
permitted TO enter the house or accom-
pany the body to the cemetery. A we'll
known physician who had considerable
experience with small pox matters dur
ing the epimedic of 1868, and has this
year been called upon to examine q great
many Chinese cases. states that the ma
lority of the Chinese who have been
down with that disease, are from the in
terror towns, having been sent here for
treatment.
The man who shot himself in Oakland
on Monday has been identified as Jos.
Frabish, native of Prussia, formerly a
merchant in this city. During the last
II mouths the deceased invested heavily
in stocks and his losses were very large
he was known to be in bad condition
financially and several friends offered to
assist him but being a man very proud
! and independent, he refused to accept
help. 1t is presumed he did not want
any one to recognize him after death,
because before attempting the deed he
changed attire completely, even chang
ing his boots and then went to Oakland
where he had no acquaintance and blew
his brains out.
GRASS VALLEY, Aug A fatal &C.
cident occurred this morning at the in
cline shaft of the Omaha mine, a mile
were ascending the shaft, loose car
40 h., 81;
Clemo crushing his skull and every bone
in his body. The other miner, Alfred
Argall, was struck by the car on the hip
and thrown fat in tho gangway, which
probably saved his life. The car descend
ed $50 feet before striking them. Clemo
leaves a wife and 3 children. He will be
buried Sunday by the Odd Fellows; Arg
all will be around in few days.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 5.-Tbe stock
holders of the Trojan mine held meet
ing to-day at which sc, IA shares were
represented. G. E. Pearson and W. J.
Smith. of the old Board of Trustees,
were invited to step down and out and
Mark l.. Mcdonald and E. P. Warsaw
were elected to fill the vacancies. A res
olution was adopted instructing the
Board of Directors to prosecute ]. w.
Pearson, late Treasurer, and compel
him, if possible, to disgorge the amount
to which it is alleged he has swindled
the company.
ELKo, Aug. 5.-This morning about
o'clock a man named John W. Sim,
foreman of the supply store of the Blue
Jacket mine, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the right temple in
an outbuilding of the depot hotel of this
city. He lett the following note to the
Coroner: "This is my own act; cause,
continued sickness and misfortune; age,
Al years. Please place me in the ground
as you find me-"
This afternoon as party OF women
were swimming in the Humboldt river
at this place one of their number, Mrs.
Frank NJ. McPeters, got beyond her
depth, and being unable to swim was
drowned. One of the party who tried
to save her was caught in her grasp and
came very near losing her life in the at
tempt. The deceased leaves husband
and daughter aged nine years. Her
parents reside at Bangor, Maine, where
she will be taken for interment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-About 4 p.
M. fire broke out in the upper story OF
q iOuE-etOIy pElCh uullulDB Ou tu6 SOUTH.
west corner of commercial and Leides-
dorff streets, occupied as the Pacific
lodging-house. 1t rapidly spread and
involved the whole upper story in flames,
bursting through the roof in volumes
The block is also occupied in the lower
stories by Britton & Rey. photographers,
b. McQuillen. picture dealer; NJ. Short,
tailor, aud other establishments. Before
the 6remen got the flames under control
the entire upper story and the roof were
destroyed and the remainder of the build
ing badly damaged by water. The stocks
on the lower floor were saved from ma.
terial injury by the fire patrol.
Antoine Dene, who is under arrest for
embezzling $4,000. had his bail fixed at
S24, 900 on four different charges.
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone of the new Metropolitan Temple
on Fifth street. near Market, was per-
formed at o'clock this afternoon by the
Grand Lodge of the California F. and
A. NJ. in the presence of large gather
ing OF spectators. The building is to be
occupied by the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, the Rev. l. s. Kalloch, pastor.
FOREIGN NEWS.