Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-23

appointed. No effort has been made to
induce Pratt to remain. The Preside emit
ASKED for his resignation and is not dis.
posed to reconsider it. Pratt goes out
August /.
1t is now agreed Congress will not ad-
Journ before the first of August, and IL
the Judiciary Committee should decide
that Robson can be impesched il is
doubtful If there can be any adjournment
before Fall. The Republican Senators
insist the trial should follow that of Bel
KNAPP; that is the only contingency that
now seems likely to prolong the session.
The intense heat is thinning the men,
bers of the House. There were over 100
absent yesterday.
The Liberal Republicans, Independent
Republicans and Independent voters
announce they are in sympathy with the
profession of the Republican party and
with its nominations made in Cinciu-
natl having received with satisfaction
and contiding in the plain and uuequiv-
ocated opinion expressed by Hayes and
Wheeler in their letters OF acceptance
of our cherished principles. The re-
sumption of specie, payment of the pub
lie debt in coin. extension of the sacred
right of local self-government to the
whole country, reform and faithful civil
service and single Presidential term.
We do invite our fellow Liberal Republic
cans, Independent Republicans and In
dependent voters of the State of New
York TO meet in q State Convention at
Saratoga Springs, on the 23d day of
August, for the purpose of indorsing the
nomination of Hayes for President and
Wheeler for Vice President, and of urg-
ing the Republican State Convention
then and there to make State nomina-
tons in thorough accord with the Ma
tional nominations and with the true in
terest of the most advanced political re-
form. These delegates to be admitted
from each Assembly District, but all
otdceholders to be excluded. in pursu-
ance of the resolution Of the Liberal
State Convention of 1875.
New YORK, July 22.-The Utica Her
aid says; Yesterday afternoon about 4
O'Clock as Governor and Mrs. Seymour
had just alighted from their carriage on
returning from the city, their house was
struck by lightning Mrs. Seymour had
time to reach the library, while the Gov
ernor had barely entered the door, when
the electric current struck the chimney,
and after splitting it, passed thence down
the roof till 1t reached the door of the
entrance. It then turned inside the
house, circling and flashing about the
gilt moulding in the dining room. The
moulding after the passing of the fiery
current, was spotted and disfgured
No material damage was done to the
house, but it was narrow escape for the
occupants.
Bristow will spend some weeks in the
White Mountains, and then 90 to East
Hampton, Mass.
Ex-Treasurer New has returned to In.
dianapolis and returned to the duties of
Vice President of the First National
Bank.
Ex-Judge Shandly's condition last
night remained unchanged. He is suf-
fering from an attack of dysentery and
bis friends have faint hopes of his re-
covery.
Mr.. Vanderbilt said yesterday that he
intended to give every one waiting to
hear OF his death good chance to wait.
he sat up nearly all day, and Ell
hot remained with the Commodore all
last night.
CHICAGO, July GA dispatch from
Bismarck, Dakota Territory, says Cap.
tain Morrill,, of Dixon, arrived Yesterday
from the Black Hills. He says the
Wheeler brothers have taken out $50, 900
from their claim in Deadwood Gulcb.
and that their claim will yield several
months yet. Some days they scooped
out gold by the pound, and one day Be-
cured 50, 200. Four colored men dis
covered Niger Gulch, where to his GER
tain knowledge four negroes took out
81, 700 in one day with a rocker, carry
ing the dirt several hundred yards from
the mountains to the water. A few
claims are paying big money The min
ers are making from So to 81 per day,
but the majority are idle and destitute.
Flour was selling for 50 per hundred
pounds when Morrill, left, and the coun-
try was flooded with goods which scarce
~ brought the freight to Cheyenne.
CANYON Cry, Col. July 22.-The Sher-
lit of Rosta yesterday captured Joe Tai
madge and Felipe Salaz, the murderers
OF Mr.. Newman in Well Mountain VAL
ley. They were brought to this city and
lodged in Jail and confessed to the MUIR
der. Last night company of citizens
forced open the Jail and hung them.
Everybody approves the act.