Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-12
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

Eureka has fifteen candidates for
Sheriff.
The new mill Of the Northern Belle
Company at Bellevllle is completed and
ready to commence operations.
Harry Whitehill, State MineraloRist.
10 on his annual tour of observation
among the mines Of tue State.
The Republican County Convention
for Storey county will be held on the
2lst instant.
John White. formerly Superintendent
Of tho Hoosier State mill. in Virginia
City, died on the 9th inst, at that place.
FROM the Gold Hill Divide there are
still to be seen some small patches Of
snow on the peaks Of the Sierras, far to
the south ward Of Carson City.
Idaho Territory is second In the dis
play OF minerals at the Centennial Expo
sition. Montana is first aud third in the
list.
Since the Sazerac Lying Club has i'd
| journed tor the season, the inhabitants OF
Austin su use the mseves by running foo,
races aud eating watermelons.
The Republican County Convention
for the nomination of candidates fol
county Officers is called for Sept. 30th al
| Winnemucoa.
The bank Of Nevada, San Francisco
refused to sell trads dollars save at pa,
in gold. Brokers Offer 100 cents in sill
yer for trade dollars.
The mills on the Carson are doing
better than ever before at this season o
the year owing to the excellent stage Of
water in the river.
| Secretary Boruok OF the Republican
State Central Committee of California
estimates the Hayes and Wheeler clnl
memberships in that State at 5,0OO
There are 1856 of these clubs.
Darwin just at present is reported ez
cessively dnll-like the fluctuations G
all new mining camps which, when th
u .
ly hettles down to u pracucalty frt
basis. The inevitable change Is beip
wrought.
The underground workmen OF th
Ophir mine at Virginia City. have pr'
sensrd $l240 to the family Of WI
Hurd, who were left without means b
tue death OF Mr.. Hurd. killed iu IL
Ophir about two months ago.
Black Hills "miners" who try TO d,
, post belts containing something heav
with their hnilords, are now required
pay IN advance, The assays made q
far after III, s,srious disappearance, pa
out Missouri River sand.
Elisha s. Brown, who bad lare
board pierced with holes representa-
the leading stocks. and divided the 'po.
among the purchasers of the stock whic
advanced the most during the session
WAS convicted OF conducting lottery b
jury 10 San Francisco.
Santana, the aged Kiowa chief. nov
confined in the Texas Penitentiary. va
so overjoyed on hearing Of the slaughtri
of Custer aud his command that be begged
to be allowed to go to the assistaDce o
Sitting Bull, and could hardly concea
his rage when his request was denied.
All reports confirm each other in th.
statement that the water is drying W
very rapidly in the Black Hills, and tina,
consequently large parties of prospector,
are moving west into the Big Horn, wher.
| the mountains are much higher, anc
therefore snow is more plentiful aud the
streams perpetuaily full.
The Sacramento Bee says; There is ,
suicide mania in the State. The killing
aud suicide season comes regularly in tb'
Spring aud lasts six weeks to tw,
months, but in the Fall the condition.
seem to be exact ly changed, and We hsv
the suicide and killing season-that is
when the suicides outnumb-r the mur
ders and msnslaughters. That season i
in ito zenith now.
Some OF the San Francisco hotels hav
bills OF fare with fy-leaf covered wit
cLris Of various business houses. Al
Oregon mau recently took seat benin
one OF them, when waiter appesre
with "Whst will you have, sir2" to th
utter confusion OF the waiter, he leisur,
" remarked, "You may fetch me ne
sst Of teeth. In gutts peSchs; an 10