The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-15
EATEsT NEWS BY MAIL,
LONDON, Sept. I.

The Spectator, In sremarkable article show
ing that England is on the road to decay, looks
forward to the time when her factories will
close one by one and her iron and coal mines
will BIO shut up like the tin mines of Cornwall.
The ires in the FORCES will be blown out, the
ships will be laid to rot, and 30 forth. The
only suggested remedy is the discovery of some
new industry to replace those already waning.
The writer, who 10 certified as one of the
shrewdest, ablest men Of the day, in specula-
ting upon the social and political future, says:
Taxation will be light. for the debt will be
gone, shaken off as beyond the nations means.
The throne will be gone as too expensive and
useless, and the country organized like Swift
erland, will be thinly peopled by q race with
the hereditary habit Of education, and with but
few desires or opportunities of excitement.
The inherent conservatism Of the people will
have Its fullest scope. Tho ambitious and the
energetic will 80 elsewhere-there will be
nothing to be done.
New YORK, Sept. II.
World Wolf Rapid dispatch says, Bill Gull
version, q Government scout, was the cause OF
Sitting Bull being turned out OF Canada. 1t oc-
Cured in this way: British officers and Sitting
Bull had council, after which the tribe per-
formed the usual dance, Culverson who IS
young hall. joining in. After it was over
he became excited, counted his scores, and said
to Sitting Bull, "Look! have killed 80 many
of your hostile rsdskinsp Sitting Bull drew
his revolver-a movement initiated by Culver.
son, but before either Of them could shoot,
Major Walsh, with his revolver drawn, sprang
between them and told Culverson to put his
pistol away. Turning to Sitting Bull he said:
IT want you to understand that you cannot
commit any of your deviltries here as you did
in the United States. will give you and your
tribe five days to leave this country. Ifyou arc
not gone then, or If you ever return will fight
you. II you are ever caught here again, or if
you shoot this man, I will have you hanged by
your neck until you are dead sitting Bull
took the hint and left the next morning.
letter from Latacunga, Peru. gives the
story Of the eruption Of the volcano of Cotopaxi,
which took place July 25th: Streams Of water
poured from all the craters at once on the Cslva
side. sweeping away everything in their course.
Another irresistible torrent followed the course
of the saguirmal river. The hacienda of Sig
nor Donoza is in ruin. The very soil is gone.
The river carried OF 500 head Of cattle ct pas
ture in the fields. The Aluques river over
flowed and caused great damage The Cutchico
overlooked, carrying everything before it,
splendid machine shop went down like card
house at the FIRST rush OF the waters. So did
mil ha anti Str nj " va n
sea, and the inunds.ion would have destroyed
the city had not the course of the flood been
timely diverted into the river channel The
total loss of life will reach, if not exceed 1000
persons. At least 1900 head OF cattle have
been destroyed, and OF small er animals the loss
10 much greater. In the midst OF the roar of
waters and crashing OF houses, the volcano
poured out enormous quantities OF cinders,
which gradually dsrkened the whole face OF
the heavens and left Latacunga in the pro-
foundest obscurity from one in the afternoon
until 10 at night.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.
The certainty that Morton will not be able &c
take his seat in the Senate in October causes
considerable speculation as to the Democrat,
organizing that body, and they have beer
quietly at work to that end, and are confident
that they have a sufficient number in the two
votes that the Republicans count on to form {
majority. Republicans who have investigated
this claim concede it's correctness and say thu
Democrats have practically only one more vote
to obtain, and If Spencer 10 delayed week OF
so by his Black Hills mining operations Dem
| ocratic organization could be secured.
CINCINNATI, Sept. II.
Adyices from Richmond this morning are t.
| the effect that Senator Morton has recovered
from the temporary relapses OF yesterday. bu
his friends arc very anxious about him. Presi
don't Hayes will visit the Senator next Thurs
| day.
AUGUSTA, Me., Sept. 10.
The following dispatch has been sent by Sen
ator Blaine to friend in Washington: The in
| dications, from the returns received up to thi
hour, II o'clock y. m, point to . majority o
| 5000 to 10 900 Tor Governor Conner over VII
| liams, the regular Democratic candidate. Som
| 5000 votes, at Least, have been thrown for Muir
son, the dreenback candidate. drawn from bot
parties The Republicans have probably elet
ted 25 OF the 81 State Senators and fully two
thirds and probably three-quarters of the Houf
Of Representatives.
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RICHMOND DIsTRIcT.- consolidate
| OF the two mining districts situate