The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-24

day evening; the 18th. Owing to having
press of business J. r. Duff rendered
his resignation as Chairman and as a
member of the Committee. Louis Sui
tan was elected Chairman of the Commit.
tee and Geo. T. German Secretary. The
Com1i.tee called primaries to be held
throughout the county on the 7th OF Sep
TENDER. to select delegates to County
Convention to be held on the 14th OF
September. Ii will be- the business Of
the Convention to elect seven delegates
to the State Convention and to nomin-
ate a full set of County and Township
officers and TO appoint new County
Central Committee. The recommends.
ton of the State Central Committee re-
garding the Judicial Convention in and
for the Judicial District composed of
Eureka, White Pine and LINCOLN coun.
ties was ratified and confirmed by the
Committee; that is. that the seven dele
gates to the State Convention from this
county will constitute Lipcoln's delega-
ton to the District judicial Convention.
The apportionmenta and other matters re-
lating to the primaries are published
under the head of New To-Day"
DISTRICT CoUnT.-The District Court
met on Saturday. August 18th. and
transacted the following business. to wit:
Heintzelman vs.. Gillen; alternative man
damus to Justice U. Z. Allen to show
cause why such case was not tried; JUS
tice Allen appearing and no Just cause
being shown why he should not proceed
to try the said case the clerk was ordered
to issue peremptory mandamus requir-
iring said U. Z. Allen to try said cause
Tuesday-Clymo ct al. vs.. W. L. Nc.
Kee, Sheriff; case set for first Monday
in September. A restraining order was
applied for by the Alps Silver Mining
Company TO restrain Pat Long and some
twenty others from extracting, remov-
ing or taking out ore from the Mszeppa
mine and "The Only Salvation" mine.
The restraining order prayed for was
granted on the plaintiff filing q good and
sufficient bond in the sum OF $4,000. A
venire OF thirty trial Jurors was drawn,
returnable Monday, September ID.
Court adjourned to Monday, Ssptem-
Der ID.
ACTION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF Ne
vADA.-We have before US tho report Of
the Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Nevada
for the year 1878, in which the following
appears: Your special Committee to
! whom was referred that portion OF the
Grand Masters address respecting the
Grand Orient of France, on the existence
Of God, beg leave to report "a follows:
Resolved. That We depreoate this action
of the Grand Orient Of France and We
hereby reaf1rm our adherence to tho
ancient landmarks already adopted by
this Grand Lodge, believing that there
can be no true Masonry without them.
to wit: LIST. A belief in the existence OF
a Supreme Being-The Great Architect
of the Universe. I'd. A belief in the i'm.
mortality of the soul. Sd. Belief in the
resurrection Of the body" The report
was unanimously adopted by the men,
bers at their session Wednesday, June
18th, 1878.
PERSONAL. Joseph Behr. OF Myers &
Bro, and Miles CULLEN. have gone to
Silver Reef to see what the business
prospects are in that place. Judge Rives
departed for Ward and Cherry Greek on
Thursday to allow the voters in that di.
recton to become acquainted with him
As Judge Colo 10 candidate for Supreme
Judge, Rives has no formidable opponent
for the nomination on the Democratic
ticket against him W. Fl Davenport OF
Eureka, candidate for Judge on the
Republican side, has been in town since
Monday night attending to matters OF
business and also political affairs. He
met with very warm reception from bis
Phoebe friends. n. W. Crocker and j
w. Wright left Phoebe on Tuesday. Mr.
Croker, who was agent for the Eureka
and Palisade Railroad, has given up the
position.
| RAYMOND 4 ELr.--Have pumped tht
water out of the winze and are now plac
ing tank in the drift on the 1300.foo
level for the purpose of catching thu
water, so as there will be no occasion fol-
pumping lower than that. When that il
completed, which will be in two or tire,
days. the work OF sinking will BIZ re
nswed. The machinery continued t.
WORK spIenululy tnrougnOut the weel
and gives entire satisfaction.
For SHERIFF.-E. d. Turner Gomez
out in q card this morning and an
nounces himself as candidate for Sheriff
subject ~ the action of the Democrat,
Convention. Mr.. Turner has filed tn,
position of Deputy Sheriff at various
times and is thoroughly acquainted will
all the duties of the Office and We know
of no person in the county any better
fitted for the position than 3D."
PUBLIC AUcTIoN.-By posters pastst
around it will be noticed that the house
lot and furniture on Cedar street, swnet
by E. r. Clute, will be sold at publ,
auction on Saturday. August 3lst, TO
cash, to the highest bidder. The furni
ture embraces piano and some fine bed
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