Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-09
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

AUBURN, N. Y, March S.-William
Mitchell, of Troy, was drowned in
Owasco river yesterday with John Saw
age and BERTHE Dixon. boys whom he was
trying to rescue.
ATLANTA, March 8.-The citizens have
made extensive preparations to receive
the great excursion from the North west
States on the 18th.
CHICAGO, March ga Tribune Wash
ington special says the friends of Orville
Grant assert there is no justification for
the connection of his name with the sale
Of post traderships in the West, and that
he was never interested directly or indi-
Srectly in any Of the traderships except
the Indian leadership at Fort Peck, Da-
kota Territory, which he voluntarily gave
up year ago, after losing several thou
sand dollars. Orville Grant denies in
the most positive manner that he was
ever party to the disposal OF any trader
ships, but afiirms that he attended solely
to his legitimate business, which had be.
come so Improbable that he was glad to
surrender it to others at loss of nearly
all the capital invested. Grant says be
is ready for the most searching investiga-
ton by Picked Committee of Demo-
cratic members of Congress.
WASHINGTON. March Sex. Chief Jus.
tice Mexican, in o memorial sent to
Washington from Salt Lake City, says
of James E. Lyons testimony in the
Schenck investigation. This testimony,
SO far as it inculpates me, is made up
OF lies without containing one truth.
This man Lyon in the fall of 10 brought
seit in my court in Utah against the
owners of the Emma mine. He failed
in the attempt to bride with one-hun-
dred thousand dollars; be failed to make
q case emitting him to an injunction and
he then went to Washington, and under
pretense OF retaining them as counsel
attempted to bride men in high places
to exert their political infusnoe to secure
my removal from the bench. He failed
with some and the conspiracy failed. In
Fswearing that ''the other justices were
joint partners in the Emma mine in.
terests." believe Lyon commits per.
jury and know he commits perjury in
regard to me.
BosToN, March 8.-The annual meet.
ing of the Union Pacific Railway Com.
pany was held here this morning. Mr..
Gould offered resolution that the con.
tract between the company and the
parties who were or are beneficiaries o,
trustees, or what is known as the Cakes
Ames contract and j. w. Davis contract
and the assignment thereof, and who
may execute the same, be assented to by
the stockholders. The treasurer is
authorized to execute the same. Adopt.
ed. Another resolution by Mr.. Gould,
approving the contract between the road
and the stockholders of the Credit Mo
bilier Of America was also adopted. The
treasurer was authorized to execute or
behalf of tho company the draft Of th.
bill in equity against the Credit Mobi
lier of America. advised by counsel 70,
the purpose Of asserting the claims O
the company against said Credit Mobi
lier, and eDjoining tho prosecution o
the suit by the latter corporation agains
the Union Pacific Railway now pending
in the Supreme Court Of Massachusetts,
WASHINGTON, March Houss-Th,
Speaker announced the appointment o
! the following Committee on matters con
] nected with the so-called whieky fraud