Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-20
PACIFIC COAST.

SAN Francisco, June 19.-Cunning-
ham Watt, son of VIM. Watt, dry goods
merchant, So and GO second street, New
York, committed suicide last night ON
board the ship Mary Whiteridge, Lying at
Greenwich dock, by taking laudannm.
The following letter to his mother was
found in his stateroom: "San Fran.
cisco. June IS, 1S76.-Dear Mother.
When this reaches you shall be dead.
You know so well why it must be so that
will not even try to explain. NV dar.
ling mother, my heart is breaking. Good
bye. (Signed) Cunningham" Young
Watt had been away from home several
months having made the journey via
Cape Horn to this port, and subsequent.
ly trip from San Francisco to China
and return. He returned only few
days ago very much depressed in spirits.
A dispatch from Truckee says last
night number of men, supposed to be-
long to the Caucasian League, set fire
to cabin, occupied by three Cinnamon,
about mile north of this place. As the
Cinnamon ran out of the cabin they
were fred upon by the mob, one being
killed instantly and another seriously
wounded. About forty shots are reported
to have been fred.
O'Leary began his five hundred mile
walk against four amateurs last night at
IL o'clock.
A man jumped from Vallejo street
wharf last night. His hat was recovered
but so far no clue as to the identity of
the suicide has been obtained.
WINNExuccA. June 1S.-This evening
Jake Reed, Scotchman lately clerk in
the Quartermaster's Department at Camp
McDermitt, committed suicide by shoot.
in himself through the head. Liquor
and mental depression are assigned as
the cause.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-Silver coin
opened heavy this morning. The best
offers from brokers is 5L per cent. dis.
count, and many refuse to take il under
So per cent. The brokers are free
sellers of half-dollars at s per cent. dis
count for small lots and 81 per cent for
large lots. Trade dollars steady at S(09
per cent. buying and 7@8 per cent. dis.
count selling.
NAPA, Gala, June 19.-Miss L. G.
Wellington. preceptress of the Napa
College Institute. died this afternoon.
VIRGINIA CRY, New, June 19.-To-day
another terrible fire occurred in which
about twenty-five dwelling-houses were
consumed. At noon the Globe Hotel,
ON South @ street between Hickey street
and the Chollar road. Was discovered to
be on fire. A strong wind was blowing
fiom the southwest and the flames were
carried from house to house with frightful
rapidity, and had il not been for the new
water works the experience of last Octo-
Der would have been repeated. The
hydrants did splendid service and their
streams undoubtedly saved the city.
Every house between the Chollar road
and Hickey street and between G and D
streets, is in ashes. A half q dozen
houses on E street were also burned. At
quarter to one o'clock the department
had the fire under control. The DWELL
ings on the west side Of G street CD.
posite the burnt blocks had O very mar.
row escape. being badly scorched and
having all their windows broken BY the
heat. The widest alarm prevailed
throughout the city and people several
blocks distant from the fire removed
their furniture from their dwellings.
There are rumors afoat that several lives
were lost in burning buildings but they
cannot be traced to confirmation OF
present.