Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-28

McGNLEY SISTERS. The eounI;-
meniary benefit rendered to Miss Alice
heGinley took place last evening a,
Armory Hal, tbat place being well allied.
10 witness the performance, which was
commenced with the comedy OF the"stsee
struck Cnambsr-maid, in which Niss
Alice personated " Cloa. ;" the res, Of The
Characters of the comedy being taken by
Miss May and Mr.. ]. Mckinley. This
piece was well performed and created
considerable applause from the audience.
The olio. in which all of the volunteers
performed or sung, was characterized by
variety and the happy manner in
~hlch the various performers went
Ihrough with their several parts.
The duet from Norma by Bobby Stevens
and DIR. j. 5. Hammond, with Chas.
Bello IN guitar accompiiment. was en-
Enthusiastically received and merits con-
siderable praise. The Chinese dance by
Miss Alice. Bobby and Harry Burton,
was the feature of the evening, it being
iauehable, funny and admirably ex.
ecuted. The olio was nearly all repeat
ed at the demands of the audience
The evenings entertainment con.
cluded with the funny farce of
Nan the Good for Nothing" in
In which Miss Alice mckinley performed
the character of " Nan 4" in a very comic
manner. The audience as they dispersed
seemed well satisfied with the evenings
entertainment. The performance of the
orchestra at the entertainment was the
best We ever heard in Phoebe.
ARNIcA VS.. RED INK Our Justice of
the Peace has lately been troubled with
PAIN in the back between the boulder
blade. SO on Monday, as a remedy, he
procured bottle of arnica to rub upon
1t. Previous to retiring. he found that
being bachelor and no wife convenient
to rub upon the afflicted portion of his
system, he was compelled to call on a
neighbor to have him perform that SER
vice. An attorney, who is his neighbor,
oollglngiy consented to perform the task
and procured wooden rag, which be sat-
urated with liquid, and commenced rub
blug with will. He had continued ap-
plying the liquid for some time, when
he finally asked the Judge whether he
should use the whole bottle in the oper-
alton. The Judge turned to see how
much had been used, when be found
that his friend, the attorney, bad been
saturating his back with the bottle of
carmine ink. The mistake was corrected
by rubbing off the ink with little water
and applying the contents of the right
phial, but the attorney is out bottle of
carmlne ink for trying to perform q be-
nevo!eut action.
District CoURT.-The District Court
met yesterday morning at ten O'Clock at
which time the case of Garrahan against
Wells, Fargo L. Go. was continued
throughout the day. The plaintiff
closed their testimony, and defense open
Ing theirs. A motion was made by the
defendants for continuance, on the
grounds of surprise. Court then ad-
journed until ten O'Clock this morning at
which time the motion will be argued.
SHERIFrs SALE.-Deputy Sheriff Bird
sail yesterday sold at Sheritf's sale, the
HUM g. Hunt mining property for de-
llnquent taxes for the year 1875. The
property was bought by the present own
ers for the amount of the taxes and
costs.
Miss ALICE MCKINLEY desires to re.
turn her most heart felt thanks to the !
gentlemen who so kindly volunteered
their services on the occasion of her
benefit last evening; also to the citizens
of Phoebe for their generous patronage.
W. r. Wilson has just received lot
OF tinted note pap r, which he proposes
to sell at reas unable rates.
JACK GILMER, one of the propretors
of the stage lines between Phoebe, Ham
llton and Salt Lake City, arrived in
Phoebe yesterday.
CoaNAc, brandy, fine whisky, Holland
gin, and old Jamaica rum, at T. G. Pou-
jade's. If