The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-09
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WASHINGTON, June 4.

himself positively in favor Of the restoration of
the old trade dollar. He said Cullom should
have respected the manifest wishes Of the peo-
pie and allowed the bill to become law; that
its operation as an experiment would have bene
flied the whole country. He said the subject of
reconciliation required the discussion Of many
grave questions. First, it should be one of the
conditions of coinage whether the Government
must furnish facilities for coming in quantities,
no matter how small second, whether the dol
lar should be of the present standard of fine
ness or should contain more silver; third, what
ratio gold and silver shall hold to each other.
He surprised his interviewers by his knowledge
Of the question. They found the President
agreed with them and were convinced that
Sherman alone opposes the law making silver a
legal tender for the payment of all debts.
Sherman's rule that no two members Of the
same family shall hold Office in the Treasury
Department will be rigidly applied, in all cases
where two or more blood relatives are now EN-
there. No consideration will be given to the
fact that in some cases brothers who are at the
head Of sseerate families hold offices. One.of
them in case of two, will have to be renewed.
SAN FEANCIsco, June 4.
A survivor Of the wreck of the lost steamship
George 8. Wright has at last been discovered
He is an Indian named Coma, and was coal
HEAVIER on board, He YVES recognized on the
street at Nanaimo on Friday, and arrested and
brought to Victoria yesterday. The Colonist of
to-day says: Since the disaster, Coma has con-
stantly evsded the police, and until quite re.
Gently 1t was not known that there existed a
single survivor Of the wreck. Coma confessed
to the Superintendent of the police, after being
duly questioned, that at night the boiler of the
steamship exploded, and she began to sink at
once. Captain Ainsley. with four United States
officers and q passenger, got into boat and told
Coma, who was on deck, to get in too. The rest
Of the people were in bed, and tried to escape
by means Of another boat. The Captains party,
seven in all, pulled ashore near Cape Caution.
The party was nearly naked. The Indians gave
them blankets to keep them warm. day or
two afterward three canoe loads Of Indians came
to the spot, and Captain Ainsley offered the
leader $500 to convey the shipwrecked men to
Fort Rupert. -Four OF the Indians were armed
with muskets. with which they killed all the
whites tied stones to their bode and sunk them
in deep water. They robbed the bodies of all
valuables, including the Captains gold watch
and chain. They spared Coma, but told him if
he ever dared to narrate the circumstances, they
would kill his father. Coma thinks all the
people an board who were in bed at the time of
the explosion were drowned, as the boat went
down rapidly. The prisoner to-day was con-
fronted by four prisoners who were brought by
the Rocket, and have since been in Jail here.
and identified two as belonging to the murder
ers.
ST. LOUIS, June 8.
AS the express train on the st. Louis and San
Francisco railroad reached point near Wood
end Station, so miles from St. Louis, last night,
the engineer saw an obstruction on the track
and instantly applied the brakes, but no. quick
ly enough. for when reaching the spot where
the obstruction was the engine and baggage car
left the track and plunged down an embank-
ment 40 feet high. Samuel Richardson, fire.
man, and DR.. E. L. Atkinson, who were on the
engine, were instantly killed, and Frank Cot
ton, engineer. was SO badly wounded that he
died in two hours. Conductor Wilson heard
pistol shots and o ball passed through his hat
Several other shots were fired. and the pas
sengtrs say they saw five men standing near
who were revealed by the flashes from their
pistols. On examination Of the track 1t was
found that the fish bars connecting rails on both
sides had been unjointed and the ends of the
rails moved so that the train would run down
the embankment. There is no doubt that q
diabolical scheme had been planned 10 run the
whole train down the bank. rob the express and
plumber the passengers. No clue to the perpe-
traitors OF the fendish act has been obtained.
CINcIsgAII, June s.
Mount Carmel ILL.,, which was struck by q
tornado last evening, is q thriving town of 900
inhabitants onlthe Carlo and Vincennes railroad.
The most prominent buildings destroyed by tn G
hurricane we're the Court house. two newspaper
Offices, three churches, two school houses, and
about twenty business houses About one hun
bred residences were destroyed or damaged
either by wind or fire. The loss is estimated at
from three hundred thousand to half MILL on
dollars. The same storm damaged a number OF
other towns lying in its path. At Maltoon ILL.,
the residence Of Willis walkup was thrown into
the street and turned bottom side up, wounding
Mrs. Walkup seriously.
The Commercial has the following account OF
the disaster: A terrible tornado passed over the
town about $3.50 last evening. 1t struck the
town on the south end of Cherry street. passed
almost due north, taking in about ono square
east and west. destroying almost everything In
Its course. Twenty-Five dead bodies have been
found thus far. The fire was finally subdued
after six hours steady work by tho firemen
There are many wounded whose names can moi
now be found. The estimate of losses can moi
now be determined, as many families were IL
from the country whose teams were scattered
among the debris. Physicians were brought
from Carma and adjoining towns by specia
teams to assist in the care Of the wounded.
SALT LAKE, June o.
Crook expresses the opinion that no NOR
troops are needed in Utah; that perhaps, 30 fa
| ba y, ., oaa Utah Ia aver hefore