Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-26
The Sheriff started

ABOUT tnree D CLOCK 10 arrest EMERY.
SAN Francisco. July 24.-The build
ing occupied by the Frear Stone Manu-
featuring Co., several old wooden sheds.
lumber yard adjoining Lockhart Il
Porters coffin warehouse, stable and
wood yard in BluIome street, between
Townsend aud Brannan and 4th and 9Th
streets, were entirely destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon. The fire marsha all
estimates the total loss between 80 and
40 thousand dollars.
The libel case of Geo. Fitch ct al VS..
Fred. McCrellish ct al, was dismissed by
the Fourth District Court this morning,
on stipulation filed by the counsel.
The ship Sumatrs, which sails soon
for Hougkong, has been engaged TO carry
home about four hundred Chinese, for
want of employment.
1t was reported that Fryer's reduction
works would start on Perseverance,
mine, near Grass Valley to-day, which
as the first practical application of the
process. attracted considerable attention
among mining men, but a private dis
patch received from Grass Valley, says
the works did not go into operations as
expected but probably will at an early
day.
SANTA Cruz, July 24.-The Board of
Equalization finished its session to-day.
An attempt was made to increase the as
sessment of the Santa Cruz and Watson
vile Railroad, from ono hundred and
sixteen to two thousand dollars, but the
motion was not seconded and the ASSESS
ment remains unaltered.
The military roll of the county, as ap.
proved by the Board of Equalization,
contains 2,417 names. A meeting is to
be held tomorrow to elect new officers
for the Santa Cruz Railroad Company.
EUREKA, July 25.-Later news from
the flood near Diamond city. proves
there were no lives lost. There were 10
Chinese wood-choppers encamped in the
bed of the canyon; seven of them got
out and six rolled and tumbled with the
surging waves down to the valley below.
One of the Cinnamon was washed two
miles and was badly bruised and cut and
may possibly die; the others escaped
without injury. The rumor that some
25 Italians, coal-burners in the next can
yon, had been swepped away, proves to
be unfoundsd.
On Ruby Hill there was quite as much
water as here. John Lambert lost 81 900
in goods. Both his store and dwelling
house came near going, but owing to
timely assistance of miners, who impro-
vised dam to turn the water, this was
prevented Electricity cut many capers
about the Richmond works. On the
north side of the hill all the iron work
seemed surcharged with the subtle fluid,
Two men were knocked down by taking
hold Of an iron cage. VIM. Davis was
one of the parties thus treated, and a,
the latest accounts last evening his arms
we're still paralyzed. Forty inches OF
water poured down the shaft of the
Eureka Consolidated for time and il
was only by the most strenuous efforts
that the stream was diverted. No par
ticular damage was done. At the Ham
burg mine the stream came rushing dowr
against the boarding house four feel
deep by two feet wide, and it was with
the greatest difficulty that the building
was saved. Mr.. Mcdaniel, who lives al
the head of the Goodwin canyon says il
was no cloud. burst but merely heavy
hail and rain storm.
SAN Francisco, July 25.-Abraham
Michaels, the man whose leg was crush
ed at Oakland wharf on Sunday while
fishing, had his leg amputated on Sun
day night and died in great agony at |:
O'Clock last night. He leaves destitute
family.
An engine and train on the branch lin,
of the Central Pacific, between Oakland
and Berkeley, was stopped by an old lady
yesterday. The company had laid
track across her land in spite of bel
refusal to accept the terms offered fol
the right of way; as the first train ap
preached she deliberately sat down OF
the track and when the train came to
halt and the employees advanced to re
move her, she drove them back with O
revolver. The train and the employees
finally withdrew in good order.
SAN JOSE, Cal, July 24.-This after
noon q young man named Alvin G
Whittemore committed suicide il
Hoovers stage stable adjoining the st
James Hotel. by shooting himsel
through the heart. From a farewell
letter to his mother found on his person
together with note to a young lad,
called Lilly, from Napa City, at presen
attending the normal school here, it il
evident the young man was not JUS
right in his mind. He blamed her for
throwing off on him; he quit work las
Saturday, since which time he has beer
drinking more or less and limiting at self
destruction and to reporter stated b
would give him o good item before to
morrow, but his manner was such tina
all supposed he was TESTING. Just befor
he committed the fatal act he went tt
a barber-shop adjoining the stable an,
told the barber to fix him up nicely a
he intended to kill himself, but the mai
supposed it was merely talk and paid n
attention to it. Soon after he wen
around town and paid up several triflin
debts. and going to the rear of tn
stable, put the weapon to his breast an
sent the ball through his heart dealt
was instantaneous. He was o young maj
of good character and habits and of til
most respectable family, and native 0
Jackson, Michigan.
ELKo, July pa washout on th
Central Pacific Railroad yesterday, min
miles east of here, caused the ditchin
of freight train consisting of fftee
cars. The express train which left her
for the east at $40 was notified this sid
of the wreck and returned here to wal
till the road is clear. At p. M, tn
track being repaired, it started, havin
been delayed twenty-five hour. Th
wreck is bad one, the cars being pile
on top of each other. and some broke
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