Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-19

to this woman died and kind ladies (God
bless them! y did all they could TO give
the little one o respectable funeral. The
corpse was deceutly dressed, and good
lady put half dollars On its eyes. Dur
ing the silent watches Of the night. the
mother took one Of the coins and spent
IL for whisky. and this morning would
have appropriated the other had she not
been closely watched.
The Austin Reveille Of the 18th states:
BY note from Battle Mountain we learn
that there was bit OF shooting scrape
there last Monday. Joe Parks, who was
drinking. attempted to go behind the bar
and take possession in the Centennial
saloon, kept by White & Fiippen. This
was resisted by Flippen, and scufiie en-
sued, during which Parks threw a couple
OF glasses at FIippen. The latter then
drew his revolver and fired at Parks. mar
rowly missing him. Flippen had an ex.
Animation before Justice Rnle, and the
evidence showing justification. he was
discharged.
The Carson Tribune of the 18th says
]. NJ. Downes, Waterman OF the tunnel
between here and Lake View, having &C.
casion to go TO Franktown this morning.
jumped aboard while the train was 10
motion. He got on freight car that
happened to be higher than the general
run Of box cars. and his head was caught
against the roof of the tunnel, throwing
him under the cars. He states that nine
cars and the locomotive in the rear of
the train ran over bis right arm. The
patient is young man, and although
severely injured and manned, may re-
cover.
In its issue of the 18th the Virginia
Enterprise says: All old virginians will
this morning feel pang Of sorrow and
regret when they read the announcement
OF the death of John Mallon, senior
partner OF the firm OF j. & j. B. Mallon,
OF this city. John Mallon was one OF
our oldest business men. He began bus
mess here in 1862 with Mr.. Kennedy,
and for years thereafter the house of
Kennedy & Mallon was widely and favor
ably known in Nevada. Some years
since he dissolved partnership with Ken
nedy and formed copartnershIp with Jo-
serh B. Mallon. younger brother, un-
der the firm name of j. & j. b. Msllon,
which firm has continued until the pres
ent time, when dissolved by the death
of the senior member. John Mallon
was O good, square business man, and a
man who had the perfect confidence OF
the whole community. Furthermore.
he was man who gave away more in
charity than almost any other man Of
| his means. in the city-as many poor
persons may now testify.
We find the following description oil
the Belcher fire in the Enterprise OF the
18th: About o'clock yesterday fore
noon fire broke GU. in the rope. house
attached to the east side of the Belchel
hosting. works in Gold Hill. The origin
OF the fire was as follows: An iron val
or tub about three feet in diameter con-
tanning some charcoal was standing in
the northeast corner OF the rope-house.
Some iron stats were plaoed across the
top Of the vat and upon them were sew.
eral pals of tar placed there in order to
warm the tar by means of the ignited
charcoal in the bottom of the vat. Al
the time mentioned the man who wal
building fire under the tar-bath looked
up and discovered that the pals of tar
were on fire. At the same time he saw Q
man rushing rapidly out of a door or
the east side of the building. Whether
this man upset one OF the pals of tar, o.
by what means the tar caught fire, is no
known. The man who discovered tn
FIRE shouted for assistance and the work
men employed about the premises mad
desperate effort to smother the sam
by throwing some canvas over the tub
but to no purpose. The flames shot vi
to the roof of the building and in few
seconds the entire building was on fire
The news OF the FIRE created pani
among the men working in the mine
most Of whom fled to the Crown Point
stampeding the men working in tina
mine also. The Crown Point cage
were brought into requisition and tn
men were soon landed on the surface
When the wnter was turned on from tn
two hydrants situated in the rear Of tn
works, il was ascertained that the frs
section of each hose was filled with ice
owing either to the fact that some on
had been tampering with them or from
leakage OF hydrants. About ten min
utes OF time were consumed in taking OF
the INSTRUCTED sections of the hose, afte
which five streams OF water were turne,
upon the burning building, which wa
seventy-five feet in length and fourteen
} feet in width. Notwithstanding the fac
that thu hnildino wao daluuad witI
water. the fire ragged with great fury. an
at one time it was thought that tn
entire works would have to succumb t
the destroying element. After har
fight. lasting nearly an hour, the fire wa
subdued; the rope-house, however. wa
complete wreck.