Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-07
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The editor Of the Virginia Chronicle
has seen caricature OF the Palace Hotel
which represents that huge caravansary
as an equally huge elephant with smaller
elephants sticking their shouts out of all
Of the doors and windows.
It has been the custom in the Astor
family for three generations to deposit
$100, 900 in bank at the birth of a son
or daughter, the money and interest to
be given to the child when he or she be.
came Of age.
Suit of ejectment was commenced in
the United States Court at Carson. De-
cember Goth, for the possession OF the
Nevada State Prison ground, and the
papers were served on the Governor, At
ney.General and Secretary of State.
1t appears that A. D. Treadway has dis.
posed OF his interest in said property to
a Mr.. Adams and William Mesick Of
Sacramento, and that the names of these
gentlemen appear as plaintiffs in the
case.
A Virginia New husband went to
the depot the other day to receive his
wife whom be had not seen for two
years. When the train came in he sprapg
forward to assist her from the car, and
managed to say. My dear. -"
when she put in +" to the following ef-
feet: How is Mrs. Smith? Have you
seen Tom? What dreadful journey I've
had. Why don't you take your pants
out Of your boots? You must positively
have that hair of yours cut right away.
You're smoking again. see. Have you
got nice rooms? l hope you haven't been
drinking. dearest. Oh, dear me. how
muddy it is!"
Virginia is soon to have, says the
Chronicle, what she has always lacked
q first-class hotel. NJ. III. Frederick, long
identified hsre with the jswslry business,
having recently purchased the piece OF
land at the corner Of G and Union
streets, has decided to erect thereon O
6ne hotel. The building will have thres
stories on G street with basement, and
four stories on D. All the appointments
are to be first-class. and the new hotel
will be supplied with all the modern con-
veuiences. Alphabetically the structure
will be an ornament to the city. worh
will be commenced before long, much Of
the building material being already upor
the ground.
San Francisco consumes daily abou
ten tons Of sulphur. which the Post say
is received from Sicily. Japan and tn,
Nevada sulphur mine. The latter Il
situated about thirty miles from Hum
boldt. and yields on an average abou
five tons day. Three rstorts have JUS
been set up, aud the company expects
soon to have nine more in working order
There are now on the way to San Fran.
cisco two car leads Of ten tons each o
refined sulphur. which will be the frs
| lot OF this quality the company has re-
ceived. The company has made arrange
ments Tor q steam wagon to transpor
their sulphur for the refining works Il
Humboldt Station. The supply from
this mine whom the additional retorts ar,
in place, is expected to be not only SUI
hoient for the consumption Of this coast
but will also leave large margin for OK
portation to the East. The sulphur Il
OF very fine quality, is in almost inex
haustible quantities, and as 1t comes from
the mine Is singularly free from foreign
m after.
Says the s. F. Chronicle Captain Hal
alias Folgsr. the notorious petty swindls
and confidence man, has been arrested
again for playing at his old tricks. H
represented to W. E. Mayhem, drugpis
on Fourth street. that he was captain 0