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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-02-16

A dispatch from Rome, of the 7th
instant, announced that Plus X, Su-
preme Pontiff OF the Roman Catholic
Church, had died at o'clock on that
afternoon. Plus TX. Giovanni Maria
Mastsi Fsrretti) was born in Sinigaglia,
q fortified seaport town of Central Italy,
ON May 10, 1902. He had therefore OBJ
tanned the ripe age of IS years and 9
months. He was the first Roman Pope
whose reign exceeded 25 years. Elected
to the pontiHcate on June 16, 1886. he
had reigned 81 years, 7 months and 81
days. The father Of Pope Plus was
Count Girolamo Mastai Ferretti, and
his mother was Countess Catharine
saluzzi. Cardinals Billio, Secei and
Pietro will govern the church pending
the election Of Pontiff. The Pope
last act was to provide for continuance
Of his servants salaries and pensions for
their widows.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-02-16


8. F. Call: While our California Leg
islature has the subject matter of regu-
lating corporations under consideration,
it may derive hint from the action Just
taken in Pennsylvania. The Legislature
of that State has passed law providing
that "any director, manager or agent,
or other officer of any corporation, who
shall sign or otherwise assent to publ
cation, either generally or privately. to
to the stockholders of such corporation
OF any untrue official written or printed
statement of the business affairs thereof,
which statement shall have tho tendency
to give the affairs of stock in such cor
poration greater or less apparent
value than they should really possess, or
otherwise defraud any person or body
corporate, shall be deemed guilty of q
misdemeanor and be liable to penalty
Of not more than SIS, 900, and to be i'm
prisoned in the County Jail for period
Of not less than six months nor more
than two years." How would some Of
the mining superintendents and stock
dealers like Q law of that kind on tho
statute books of California?
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-02-16

Hale & Norcross pumps are handling
the water finely, no delay occurring to
obstruct operations. At noon to-day
the 1000 level was drained, and the water
got just below the station. In about "a
hours the water will have been lowered
to about SO feet below the 1000 level,
after which the Roadway will not be as
rapid as it has been heretofore, until the
Hale & Norcross company get their main
pump in at that point. This will prob
ably require week, when the pumps
of both mines will again start up and
lower the water rapidly to the 2100 level.
Eureka Sentinel: The slow. uncertain
walk, the unsteady gait, the air Of waver.
ing doubt and the look Of deep distress
that overcast the countenance of one Of
our most brilliant bellies as she promen-
AIDED up Main street, attracted the atten.
. ton of the most casual observer. Men
, nudged their companions and whispered
"liquor;" others more charitable, sug.
gested q sudden attack OF illness. while
the majority gszed without comment
= They were all off their conjectures, for i
r was nothing more than hustle tina
broke from its mornings, and threatened
to drop 10 the sidewalk. She felt
coming loose; her mortal agony CAV
way to feeling OF relief a. she slid int
: dry goods store and sought the retire
msnt OF the private room.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
THE GLOOM IN WASHINGTON.

Washington, Sept. 1O-An atmosphere Of deep
and ll.perVading gloom has prevailed in the de-
partmelts to-day The occasion for this melan.
choly was the result OF the election in Maine. The
victory Of the Greenbackers affected the spirits of
the Secretary of the Treasury He found partial
consolation, however, In the fall Of the premium
on gold to one.elghth of per cent. AT the Re.
publican Congressional Com mittee rooms grief
was everywhere apparent. The star spangled
Banner which floats daily from the roof as a sig
nal for the clerks to pay political assessments was
hauled down. All of the committees rooms, ex-
cept the reading room were closed and the labor.
ers given a days holiday out Of respect to the
memory Of Mr.. Hale Chairman of the Committee,
who was defeated for Congress by MurCh, the
Greenbsck candidate. EX-SeeretGry Robson
waited in the hall for two hours in the hope of OBJ
tanning some cheering news but, on the other
hand, his fears Of the worst were confirmed
1--WE shouldn't have minded 1t so much" said
one OF the committees clerks "if it had not been
for the loss Of all of those Republican sOf.mOney
speeches sent TO Maine, which he might have
used to some advantage in the West. We thought
we could get the Maine Greenbackers to vote our
ticket by giving them a little soft money sawder"
No dispatches were received at the Democratic
Congressional Committee rooms from Maine and
the members ofthe committee are all out of town.
All interest here In the election seemed to be
centered on Hale. The defeat Of the principal
whipper.in of the Republican party was entirely
unexpected, and 1t produced a great cOmmotOn
in the ranks. It is thought that his re election to
private life will cost the Republican committee
several thousand dollars which otherwise would
have been collected from department clerks who
have withheld subscriptions in order to learn
which way the political current is drifting Hales
defeat will break Blaine organization on the Re.
publican side Of the House,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
FROM sANDUsKY CITY.
Scott Surrenders Himself, But is Discharged by
the MayOr-ACtiOn Of the Erie County BAr-MsSS
Meeting Of Citizens Tonight.

Scott Surrenders Himself, But is Discharged by
the MayOr-ACtiOn Of the Erie County BAr-Msss
Meeting Of Citizens Tonight.
sandusky Sept 6.-The excitement attendant
upon the lynching Of the negro Taylor, on We'd
nesday night, has greatly subsided. Yesterday
another negrs, by the name Of Scott, who had
been charged by Taylor as having murdered the
girl O'Donnell, came down and surrendered him
self to the authorities. II looked for short time
as though new outbreak would occur, as some.
what turbulent crowd gathered and INDUCED in
threats with regard to Scott but made no other
violent demonstrations. Had Scott been found
the evening before, he would undoubtedly have
been made a companion to Taylor, and both
would have been strung up together. Mayor VIII
son was abundantly satisfied that there was moth
thing 10 implcate Scott in the murder OF the GIRL
and the allegation Of Taylor was believed to be
based purely oa the well known ground that
Taylor had long had very bitter enmity toward
Scott
The Erie County Bar held meeting yesterday
afternoon for the purpose Of demanding from the
constituted authorities the fullest investigation OF
the transactions Of the night previous, which
they pronounce burning disgrace to the city and
county.
Tonight mass meeting of citizens will be held
at the Opera House TO take action in the matter.
What is likely to be developed as the result Of the
meeting is of course uncertain. II looks as though
the sober, second thought of sensible people, how.
ever would insist upon the punishment of those
may lead to fresh excitement and to repreh ensi.
BILE conduct on the part ofsome who belong to the
class OF whom 1t is said, master Mob has many
heads but no brains"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
DARING DEsPERADOEs.
Bold Work BY wyoming Road Agents.

Hot Creek, Wy, Sept 1O-Both Of the coaches
were stopped about twelve o'clock last night be.
tween Lightning Creek and Cheyenne river by
three armed men. The express coach contained
two passengers, and had one messenger along
with 1t, They first halted thedown coach, robbed
all the passengers, and were engaged in ransack-
ing the mail sacks when the north bound coach
arrived, when they also stopped and after rob-
bing the two passengers, proceeded to cut and
rob the mails. They broke open the treasure
boxes and took the contents but 1t is thought
they got less than one hundred dollars in money
from the passengers, from whom they took Jewell
ry and watches also one watch from the
driver and one from the messenger, Smith
who remained in the coach after the passengers
got out, intending to Withstand the robbers One
Of the thieves placed q passenger in front OF him
and marched TO the coach, compelled Smith 70
give up or kill the passenger. They also took
away Smiths arms. They took all precautions
BY tying the passengers arms behind their backs.
One OF the thieves, who was not masked, was
recognized as James e. Johnson, commonly
Known e. Lengthy"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
THE LATE DISASTER.
Another Account Of tho Calamity.

Another Account OF the Calamity.
London, Sept 5.-Following is the log Of the
steamer Bywell Castle, which run down the ex.
cursion steamer Princess Alice, on the Thames:
Tuesday evening the master and pilot were on
the upper bridge, and the lookout on the top gal
liant forecsstle. Light airs prevailed. The Wea.
ther was little hazy. At las p. m. proceeded at
half speed down the Gallons reach. When about
at the center Of the reach observed an excursion
steamer coming up Barking reach, showing her
red and masthead lights. When we ported our
helm to keep over towards Tripock point, as the
vessels neared, we observed that the other stea.
mer had ported her helm. Immediately after.
ward, saw she had starbosrded her helm and was
trying to cross our bows showing her green light
close under our port bow.
Seeing collision was inevitable, we stopped the
engines, then reversed them at full speed. The
two vessels came in collision, the bow Of the By
we'll Castle cutting into the other steamer with q
dreadful crash. We took immediate measures
for saving life, by hauling up over our bows sew.
eral passengers, throwing overheard rope ends
and life buoys, hold ladder and several planks,
and getting out boats, at the same time keeping
the whistle blowing loudly for assistance, which
was rendered by several boats from shore and q
boat from another steamer We succeeded in Sc
curing a great many and anchored for the night.
No log of the Princess Alice has been made up,
nor has the Captain survived to give an account
of the cause. An accurate estimate Of the number
Of persons drowned is impossible, but the general
belief is 1t will not fall below 5O0 The ByWell
Castle received no damage whatever.
The collision will be made the subject Of the
Board Of Trade inquiry Immediately.
Later estimates place the number Of persons
drowned by the collision higher than those given
yesterday. II is now stated between six bundled
and seven hundred were lost the majority Of esti.
mates favoring the latter number. A diver says
he felt corpses packed four and FIVE deep in the
cabin Of the Princess Alice.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
TURKEY.
A pAsHA AND HIS SUITE MAssAcRED.

PAsHA AND HIS SUITE MAS6ACRED.
Constantinople, Sept 1.-Mehemet Ali Pasha,
who was sent to pacify Albania, was mobbed at
Yacono, sixty.seven miles northeast Of Scutari.
He fed the place and took refuge in shed, but
was pursued by the Albanians who called upon
him to organize an attack against the Austrisns,
He refused and was, with twenty members of his
suite, massacred. The Porte intends shortly 10
dispatch an embassy to Afghanistan.
Constantnople, Sept 1O.-Mehemet All Pashas
retinue were not assassinated in tie fight
between the troops defending Mehemet Ali
and the insurgents. The men killed on both
sides numbered four hundred. On the evening
preceding his death Mehemet Ali Pasha telegraph.
ed to the Port that he was surrounded and could
not escape.
FURTHER DETAILS OF MEHEMET ALI's DEATH
London Sept. u-Later advices from Constan.
tinople give further details of the circumstances
attending the death of Mehemet Ali Pasha.
1t Sc ems that at Gusinje, PLAYA and Kolasin, ev.
en- before the arrival of Mehemet ALI complete
anarchy had gained the upper hand, and upon
his arrival in Jokovo he found the greatest ex.
citement prevailing among the inhabitants He
was violently upbraided with having come TO AL.
baniR to hand over the land to the SerVians Ag.
iatiOn went on increasing, finding vent especial.
" in vehement abuse of Abdullah Pasha, Mehe-
met Ais Adjutant The house selected by Mehe-
met Ali for his lodging was fred by the AlbaniRns
of JokovO and Ipek Then the fight began be.
tween the inceDdaries and Mehemet Ali's escort,
In which 20 men of the latter fell. Toward eve.
ming through the Intervention of some Ulemas,
the conflict was appeased, the insurgents promis.
ing to observe peaceful attitude.
About o'clock in the evening however, In
JokOvo where Mehemet Ali ,stil remained the
struggle broke out afresh resulting in the death
of Abdullah Pasha with several officers of the
escort and the house in which they took refuge
was fred Mehemet Ali succeeded in escaping
from the burning building and in concealing
himself in a shed close by, but his hiding place
was soon discovered, and he was mercilessly put
10 death.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION,
AN UNPRECEDENTEDN DISASTER
IN NORTH WALES.
2sO Miners Fall Victims to the Flames or
SuffOcatiOn.

London Sept. liza frightful colliery explo'
sion occurred to-day at Abercarne, near Newport
Mon mouthshire, There were 37l men in the pit,
OF whom so have been rescued The pit is on
fire.
Ten more miners, badly burned, have been res
cued. The body of one boy was recovered The
fate Of the remainder may be judged from the
fact that the explorers found fourteen horses dead
only few yards from the foot Of the shaft. The
air in the mine is very impure.
The loss of life by the Collery disaster is unpre'
cedented in South Wales. The number Of the
dead is estimated at $50, Two Of the rescued died
from their burns. The others are in a preCarious
condition. There is not the slightest hope Of res
cuing any more alive as the workings are very
intricate and extend over three miles, So far on
ly about seven Corpses have been recovered. The
explosion occurred soon after noon. Those on
the bank knew 1t by the rumbling noise and the
ascent of dense volume of smoke, All the peo'
pie In the district rushed to the pit mouth in con-
sternation. Scenes of distress are indescribable.
According to the latest advices the pit is still
burning and the managers are discussing the pro-
priety Of flooding 1t, as 1t seems certain all the
men are either burned to death or suffocated,
Flooding will probably be briefly delayed until
the last hope is abandoned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
Oh, dear, what can the matter be2
Samson has lost all his hair

Samson has lost all his hair
Portland, September 9-Reed, Republican, is
reelected in the First district by probably $500
plurality.
Frye, Republican, is reelected In the Second
and Lindsay, Republican, in the Third.
Powers, Republican, is defeated in the Fourth
by Ladd, the Democratic. .Greenback candidate.
Hale Is probably defeated in the Fifth by Murch
Greencack and Labor agitator although there
was Democrat in the field.
CoNNoR BADLY DEFEATED FOR GOVERNOR.
Augusta, September lO-Returns for Governor
from 284 cities and towns received at the Journal
office show in these towns total vote Of 1O2,86S,
giving ConnOr 47,278 Garcelon 22754, and Smith
32,736. The same towns last year gave Connor A.
998; Williams 32.673; Munson, 1882
The vote In the First Congressional district IS as
follows Reed, Rep, 13737; Anderson, Dem, 9,436;
Cove Greenback, 6546.
REPUBLICANS LOSE THE HOUSE,
Portland, Sept. Representatives heard from
stand as follows GA Republicans, 20 Democrats,
As Greenbackers, and % to hear from. The ma
jority OF the point not known are quite sure to be
Democratic and Greenback so that the House Will
have an opposition majority Of not less than one.
GARCEL0N PROBABLY NEXT GOVERNOR.
The House will probably send up Garcelon and
Smith to the Senate, which, standing 20 to II, will
likely choose Garcelon (Democrat) as Governor.
As now heard from, the Republicans have ma
Iority on Joint ballot, which elects State officials,
but there are % districts to hear from.
STATUS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
Three Republican Congressman are reelected
4 h,,I 4
in the Second district, by 5000, Lindsey, in the
Third district by 5000. Ladd Democratic Green
back) is elected over Powers by $500 in the Fourth
District. The Fifth district is still doubtful
Waldo county gives 180O plurality for Murch
while Washington as far as heard from gives 100
plurality for Hale. Hancock gives 700, and Knox
go, making Hale $50 ahead The result depends
on towns In Washington, not heard FROM which
will go against Hale, but as Washington toWnsare
received they may save Hale by going for Martin
HALE SURELY DEFEATED.
Portland, ,Sept10-By present showing Hale will
be defeated. The Senate appears to stand twenty
Republicans to eleven Greenback and Greenback-
Democrats, and no straight Democrats.
LATEST.
Portland, Sept. 1.-THE House stands now 65
Republicans, and 2 Democrats supporting Repub
licans, 81 Democrats and 5s Greenbackers. Five
are not reported OF which two are known to be
Greenbackers. This makes 67 Republicans to 81
opposition. Some hard money Democrats may
affiliate with Republicans. charge Of fraud in
Ward Four leaves a chance to change four votes
to Republicans which would give Republicans q
majority on joint ballot and permit them TO elect
State officers providing the two Republican Dem
ocrats acted with Republicans,
HALE's DEFEAT CONCEDED BY REPUBLICANS.
Ellsworth, Sept, 1.-THE Republicans concede
the election of Murch, Greenback, In the Fifth
Congressional district, by 600 plurality.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
DIVINE INTERPOsITION.
Proclamation Of Governor Bishop Of Obi

Proclamation Of Governor Bishop Of Ohio.
Cincinnati, Sept. S.-.Governor Bishop has is,
sued the following Dated Columbus. Sept 7th
Whereas, A large portion Of our country ID
afflicted with terrible plague, which is sweep,
ing away hundreds of our fellow.citizens in the
South and rendering desolate many households )
and,
Whereas Human science and human efforts
have proved unavailing in stopping the progress
of the devastating scourge, and the only hope n
the hour of extremity is in the intervention Of
Almighty God, who has promised to answer
prayers addressed to him in the hour Of need;
Now therefore, !, Richard M, Bishop, Governor
Of the State of Ohio, recommend that on Friday,
the 18th day of September, all Christian people
in the State of Ohio assemble IL their respective
houses Of worship and offer up their united
prayers 10 God to check the dreadful plague
which is affecting the Southern States, and that
He in his infinite goodness, will restore health
peace and prosperity to the houses and homes
which have been called upon to mourn the loss Of
friends and relatives
(Signed) RICHARD NJ BISHOP, :
Governor Of the State Of Ohio. Z
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
GERMANY.


Berlin, Sept 1O-In the speech from the throne,
which was read by Count Staberg Wernigrade, at
the opening Of the Reichstag yesterday 1t is said
that Immediately after the first attempt upon the
Emperor's life the Federal Government became
convinced that the Grim was due to the influence
of sentiments propagated far and wide by agita
tion which aimed at undermining the existing
laws of the State and Society. The speech after
referring to the rejection of the first bill brought
forward in the ReiChstag for the arrest of the ma
GhinatOns which imperilled the common inter.
ests of the country, says: 1.-THE Federal Govern
ment think now, as formerly, that extraordinary
measures are required to prevent afurther extern
sion Of the already widespread evil and to pave
q way for its extinction, and that such measures
should preserve the liberty Of citizens in general
and only prevent the abuse Of liberty by which
pernicious socialist agitation threatens the toun-
dations of life and all culture"
The speech expresses confident hopes that the
Deputies will not refuse any means of giving the
Empire the same security from internal as 1t al
ready enjoys from external attack. The Liberals
are not much pleased with the speech, which
they regard as partly an against them
selves.
The assassin Modelling died to-day from the ei-
feet of his wounds, the immediate cause of his
death being paralysis Of the lungs,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-12
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS IN HIS
CELL.
The Killing Of Tom Boyd by a Vigilance Commit
mittee in Versailles, Ind.
from the Cincinnati Enquirer. |

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
A Vigilance Committee, composed of from sixty
to one hundred men, each armed to the teeth,
took possession of Versailles, Ind, on Monday
night, and compelled all the inhabitants to keep
off the streets while, with crowbars, they forced
an entrance into the jail, in which Tom Boyd
who assaulted Miss Stevens last Spring was con-
fined.
The jail room occupied by him and by two 9TH
er prisoners committed for larceny is about six
teen feet square. 1t is low and dingy, and is en-
closed by a stone wall eighteen inches or two feet
thick AS Boyd was aroused, he sprang to the
middle of the room, entirely naked. When the
first blow was struck on the door, he exclaimed,
what do you want?"
ave want Tom Boyd" was the response.
Then said Boyd, pretending to recognize q
mans voice from Moore's Hill:
"stone King, what do you want ofme"
The reply was: I'VE will show you In a
minute"
Boyd then tried to stop their entrance with
piece OF timber braced against the door, but
frightened away or thinking himself unequal to
the task, he again went to the middle Of the room
and there he squared himself for fight with his
fists. His tremendous muscle he evidently tho't
would not go for naught even in an unequal con-
test with powder and ball.
While this scene was in progress some one from
the outside was heard to say, Shoot" The an
swer from the man at the door was, II can't yet"
Then in an instant later they were inside. Put
down your hands," muttered one of the blacken-
ed Vigllsnts. Boyd complied with the order, and
then the fusilade was begun. The lrst shot took
effect under his right arm and Whirled his form
slightly Offering his left breast as better target.
A revolver was put so near 10 this mark that In
the discharge the skin Of the victim was badly
powder marked. Two shots followed the first in
quick succession and two more balls entered
Boyd, one Immediately below the left nipple. He
still continued to whirl, finally bringing up
against the stone wall, his blood squirting from
every wound Here he gradually sank upon his
hands and knees, and here his meddened aksail.
ants followed, continuing to FIRE. On his hands
and knees. with two balls through his heart and
unable to gasp cry for mercy, he was still tar
get for the avengers. Two more balls lodged in
his head, and still another and another entered
his body until fifteen bullet holes told Of the un.
erring aim of the marksmen who stood only an
arms length away.
Five minutes were, perhaps, consumed in gain
ing an entrance to the jail; in five minutes more
the object Of the vigiants' mission was accom-.
plished. Boyd was dead. In thirty minutes af-
ter entering Versailles all the vglants were gone
They rode away as quietly as they had come,