Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-14
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN Francisco, Sept. ia number
OF prominent members of the pratrons OF
Husbaadry met at the Grange last even
log TO consider the question of wheat
shipments. There was determination
expressed among members not to part
with their wheat until the rate of freight
is reduced. Reports published that they
had abandoned the idea OF shipping
their own wheat are denied, and dele
gates to the Convention last night say
they intend to keep on as they have be-
gun. Another convention will BIO held
on the Both inst, at Vallejo.
Yesterday afternoon, O man named
Samuel Foley, a native OF New York.
81 years of age, fell backwards into the
bay from Pacific street wharf and was
drowned. His wife states he bad been
drinking very hard of late and had made
several threats to take his life and hers.
A dispatch from New York was re-
ceived IN this city yesterday stating j. G.
Flood, Low in New York. was consider.
Ing proposition to establish branch
OF the Nevada Bank in that city and to
ship the bullion product Of the bonanza
mines to it direct instead of TO San
francisco. W. s. O'Brien in reply to
the inquiry stated there was no truth in
the statement; that all their interests are
upon this side of the slope and that they
would no more send their bullion to New
York than to foreign country; that he
had heard nothing from Mr. Flood of
any such intention and that the informa-
ton given couldn't have come from his
partner.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 10, In the suit
brought by Theodore Leroy vs.. Spring
Valley Water Works and others to set
aside 81 900, 900 in bonds issued by that
company in payment for the Calaveras
COW pasture; defendants sometime since
moved for Judge Mckee to strike out
those portions in plaintiffs complaint
which allege fraudulent conspiracy be.
tween Ralston, FELTON,, Howard, Ryder
and several of the then members of the
Board of Supervisors to procure the city
to purchase cow pasture. The COM
plant charged in direct and explicit
terms bribery and corruption of the
Water Committee Of the Supervisor of
Water. Engineer and of the Board OF
Directors of the Spring Valley Water
Works. The defendants wished to ge,
, these allegations stricken out inasmuch
8 as that would preclude plaintiff from in
: Producing any proof on that subject
The motion was deliberately argued som,
two weeks ago. Yesterday Judge McKe,
rendered q decision refusing to strlk
out the allegations mentioned.
1 The daughter of Mr. Dolan, five year
0 of age. who was accidentally shot by
boy named Walter Murphy, last Sunday
4, at the residents of her parents, Twenty
u eighth and Mission streets. died thi
9 morning at the st. Mary's Hospital.
Il VIRGINIA, New. Sept. 13.-The Boart
OF Supervisors last night passed an or
dinance against opium smoking dens
7 making it misdemeanor to keep O
visit them and fixing the punish men
same as in San Francisco.
The Savage pumps are rapidly reduc
ing the water in the mines.
EUREKA. New, Sept BINARY Irwin
alias "Hog.e eye Mary" who fatal
stabbed Kate Miller, alias "Bull.do
Kate" on the night of Sept. 1st, wa
examined in the Justice Court to-day
and held to answer the charge of murde
d without BAIL
9 Edgar Mills, President of the Eurek
!, and Palisade Narrow Gauge Railroad
8 j. L. Regua, John w. Shaw, Thos. Bell
J. capitalists, and P. Everts, Superinten
y dent of the road. arrived here on Satur
J. day and proceed south. with the inten
t ton of viewing the country from here t
d the Colorado river, with the idea of ex
i tending the railroad from this place to
= point on that river.