The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-01

REPA1sED. The large engine OF the
N. G. Il. r., which has been undergoing
o thorough overhauing during the past
three weeks, was completed Sunday last,
being handsomely painted and rugged
out in grand style. On tae day just
mentioned, the maohinist having COM
pleted his task, gave the locomotive an
affection rub, as he looked upon it with
pride, leaving it stand in the round
house, took himself to the machineshop
to endeavor to put in an honest days
work. During tho day an amateur
painter happened to drop in the round
house (which is u square one), and not
admiripg the style in which the engine
was painted, undertook to do little
frescoing on his own account. and being
one of those fellows who don't care what
color you paint his wagon, 80 you only
paint it red, got pot of red paint and
commenced painting red blotohes over
the engine, completely running his pre-
decessors work, and as the locomotive
passes through the sagebrush a person
is liable to mistake it for spotted COW.
The machinist has not been in his right
mind since the destroying OF his work,
and if person exhibits to him anything
red, he rears around worse than Span
ish bull.
CowARpLY SLANDERERs.- all the
detestable mortals that fasten them
selves upon society, those whose hearts
and tongues delight in traduciug others
and publishing to the world the imagn-
airy foibles of men and women, nagni-
flying them from mole bills to noun
tains, are most to be dreaded in COM
munity. Those who whisper idle rumor
from eur to ear, adding to it as they go,
leaving their slime wherever they wind
their loathsome track. are fit only for
putcast society. No man is sale where
such vipers exist. No character secure
from covert assaults where such beings
are abroad in community. The fair
fame of the uoblest man or the truest
woman is the mark at which the SLAM
derer aims bis or her poison. Envy,
suspicion, malice, and all the evils
turned loose. are concentrated in the
heart and on the tongue of the traducer,
and the venom of the serpent is emitted
in every word he or she utters. Such
characters deserve to be frowned down
upon the frat aspersion they are heard
to make, condemned by all honorable
citizens and driven from all decent and
respectable society.
ATTEND TO BUSINESS. The Board Of
County Commissioners hold -theil
monthly meeting on Monday next and
the Board of Fire Delegates should call
on the Commissioners during their meet
ing for the purpose of explaining to then
the necessity of Immediately having th'
fire plugs fixed so az to prevent thei
freezing during this winter. They car
explain the cost of the fixing and hav'
the Commissioners consent to allow thu
bill when presented. They had alst
better represent the necessity of having
fires in the hose-houses 30 as the hos
can be kept from freezing and the fire
men will have no trouble in handling
them in case OF fire. The Fire Delegate
should not put this matter of as will
the cold weather now on US the plugs ar
liable to be frozen any night.
How Is IT DoNE.-It has been
wonder among US all how Indians man
age to communicate news to far distan
points so rapidly as they do. Az
specimen of this news carrying, we will
state that A. j. Barnes, Indian Agent 10
the State Of Nevada, arrived in Pioch
on Tuesday night, Goth instant, withou
any previous intimation OF his coming
and on Sunday, the 25th. number Q
Indians from the Muddy Reservation
came to Phoebe from that place, all look
ing for the Indian Agent, who the
heard was in town. The distance to tn
Muddy is $50 miles, there being n
means of conveyance to and from exceI
horses. and yet the news travelled theI
and they came here, all in four and
half days.
GRAND JURORS LOCKED UP.-On Wee
nesday four of the Grand Jury desire
admittance to the Jail for the purpose
observing the prisoners at meal time an
seeing the arrangements of that instit'
ton. Sheriff Mckee admitted them an
then locked them in, SO as they coul
have the full benefit OF the inside. The
had all they wanted in a short time. an
wanting to attend the session OF II
Grand Jury about to take place, WEI
obliged to do considerable yelling befo
, they we're permitted to get out. v
r won mention who they were but simp
Q say that Alb. Polleys was one of them.
q WANTED TO R1pE.-Johnny Drisco
o driver of the Salt Lake blackboard
, Desert Springs from Phoebe, tells us tn
v during one of his trips last week he W
h met by couple of men who insisted
q riding with him, with or without b
II consent. As consequence, he "
obliged To knock down one of them, OIL