The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-01

Conkling believes Tilden was really elected
President. He denounces Hayes and thinks
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio will go
strongly Democratic.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.
Line reports received at the Office of the West.
ern Union Telegraph Company in this city, state
that tornado at Omaha had blown down two
spans of the bridge over the Missouri river at
that point The wires are all down, but may
be restored before night.
OMAHA, Aug. %.
A consultation yesterday between the Super
intendents of the various Iowa roads, decided
to send all passengers and freight OF the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, Chicago and Rock
Island and Kansas City and St. Joseph roads
via. Plattsmouth over the Burlington and
Missouri road in Nebraska. The Chicago and
Northwestern business will be done via Blair.
1t is now proposed to put In Howe truss over
the break in the bridge, and If this can be done
successfully. trains will be running over the
bridge inside of two months. The debris il
being rapidly cleared away.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.
Flora NJ, the divorced wife of Geo. M. Pin
ney, brought suit In the Fourth District Court
to-day against VIM. H. Culver of the Masonic
Bank, and E. H. Burr Of the Clay Street Bank,
and Geo. NJ. Pinney, to set aside deed made
by her conveying her homestead in Oakland to
Culver and Burr through Pinney as their agent,
on the ground that the deed was falsely repre-
sented to her as being merely mortgage and
that it was given under threats and fear Of her
life; that she only received $500 in consider
alton of the deed while the property was worth
$4,000. In her declaration she alleges that
Pinneyg compelled her to sign orders on Burr
and Culver to pay him Sc 600; that to free her.
self from the presence and influence of Pinney,
she has been obliged to leave the hotel in Oak
land and live in place unknown to him; that
Burr and Culver claim an absolute deed of the
property in question and that they are the
owners of it, that they were aware of the course
which Pinney proposed to pursue to compel her
to sign the deed. That Pinney's return to Cali
fornia was put up job on the part Of Burr and
Culver to get money alleged to be due from W.
B. Carr, they promising him immunity from
prosecution.
HELENA, NJ. r., Aug. Of.
AHerald special from Mammoth Hot Springs
August 26th. says: Our party was attacked to-
day about noon. l am the only one 80 far as
known that escaped, but probably Others will
come in tonight. will give particulars from
Bozemsn.
FL. PFIsTER.
Fort Ellis, NJ. T., Aug. q.
General John Gibbon, Helena: Lieutenant
Schoheld reports that he was on the top of
Mount Washburn yesterday. The Indians ap-
peared in Geyser Basin on the oath inst. They
struck the Helena and Radersburg party, killing
seven men and taking two women and one man
prisoners. Just as he left Mount Washburn
yesterday the Indians attacked another party,
killing nine of them. One escaped. The In.
dams released Mrs. Cowan and her sister and
brother, who reached Schofeld yesterday. The
main camp of the Indians crossed the Yellow
stone on the 25th. The warriors went back to
fight Howard. White Bird and Looking Glass
remained with the camp and Joseph went with
the warriors. They say they are going to Wind
River and Camp Brown to get supplies. Scho-
field thinks they are going to the Lower Yellow.
stone via Clark's Fork. They crossed the river
between Mount Washburn and the Lakes. Scho-
field does not say just where. l will send
courier to Sturgis.
BENHAM,
Captain Seventh Infantry.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.
Kuruk Dara special says the truth must be
stated of one feature Of the Turkish attack. l
stood for an hour in the hospital this afternoon
and saw three explosive bullets cut out of as
many wounds in Russian bodies. These in
fernal missiles had in these instances failed to
explode, but are so charged as to literally blow
q man to pieces. general order has been is
sued to examine the dead and ascertain if the
use of explosive missiles was universal. The
murderers of poor defenseless girls and chill
dren can not be expected to deal with their foes
on the field of battle according to the usages of
modern warfare.
LONDON, Aug. Of.
dini, Sunday evening, says Yesterday our
troops maintained their positions in the Schipka
Pass. During the days fighting, which lasted
from O'Clock In the morning until 10 at night,
we lost 80 officers, and 400 men, killed and
wounded. During the night the Turks renewed
the engagement with fresh troops, and fighting
was still going on desperately at noon on Sum
day. when the dispatch containing this infor.
nation left the Pass.
LONDON. Aug. %.
The result Of the three days fighting is that
the Russians have been driven back from their
advanced position on Kara LON to the Ristova
Tiernova line. The next move will probably
be by Mehmet Ali and Suleiman Pasha and the
Shumla columns against Tirnova, Up to the
present there is no confirmation of the capture
Of Schipka Pass. although its surrender seems
only question Of time.
The charges that Gladstone has been endeay-
oring to stir up the Greeks to commence war
against fhe Turks have created immense ex-
element. The war party is making capital
from these statements, 1t Ia freely asserted
that Gladstone Is crazy and has been for several
months.
ADRIANopLE, Aug. %.
The Russians still hold the Nicholas Schipka
Pass. The Turks are attacking the highest Rus
sian positions in the Pass. large number Of
Turkish wounded are arriving dispatch
from shumla announces that the Russians oc.
cupy Popkoi. A battle Is expected.