The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-05

"oo Oouu'y, AeAos, oAtei buifcuuoii
was the Oldest son of Captain Geo. At
kinson of Silver City Nevada. John G.
Atkinson was brought to California from
New York, in 1850. by his father. At
the beginning of the civil war he volun-
teered into Company f, First California,
with which be went to Arizona and New
Mexico in 1861. He served with credit
as Commissary and Orderly Sergeant
most OF the time during his enlistment.
He afterward raised a company in the
First New Mexico, and about the close
of the war he was shot in the hip and
crippled for life. being two years in re-
covering from his wound. As soon as
he was able to move about he was made
District Attorney OF El Paso county,
Texas. He settled at San Elizario, the
county seat. and held several offices by
Federal and State appointment: Mounted
Inspector of United States Customs, As
slstant Assessor of Internal Revenue.
Collector. United States Marshal, Cap
tain and Aid de-camp to Major General
Fountain OF the Texas State Guard, etc.
He likewise set out an orchard of twenty
five acres, the first in that region; plant
ed nursery, and supplied the country
around, getting most of his young trees
from New York at a great expense. This
enterprise proved blessing to the peo-
pie of that section. For the last five
or six years he had kept store at the
place where he met his untimely death.
Johnny Atkinson WAS man of bright
intellect, a good English, German and
Latin schalor, wholly self-educated after
leaving the district schoo. at Rochester.
He was noted for his hospitality and
kindness to all strangers, but especially
to Californians who happened to psss
his wild border home. The murdsrous
ruffins first sacked his store and destroyed
fine library, of which he was very
proud, and then after the surrender shot
him to death. A crippled. unarmed man /;
the treacherous, cowardly mob plundered
him of all but that which they could not
steal-his record as a brave, honorable
soldier. generous, cultivated gentleman.
Aged 3d. Lyon County Times.
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A FALLING MOUNTAIN IN SwITzER.
LAND, There has been recent instance
of falling mountain in Savoy, causing
the destruction of two fourishing vii
lagos. The mountain. for twenty days
without cessation, went on dsmember.
ing itself, and literally falling. day and
night, into the valley below, filling it
with piled.up blocks of stone, extin-
gushing all other sounds by its inces-
SAINT thunder, and covering the distant
horizon by thick cloud of yellowish
dust. Blocks of immense size became
displaced with no apparent cause, and
descended the sides, distance Of mile
in thirty seconds, sometimes leaping
l,50O feet at time, moving down gigan-
tic pines as if they were so many thistles.
One such block was seen to strike fir
tree before reaching the bridge between
the villages; the tree was not simply
broken or overthrow, but was crushed
to dust, and the trunk and branches dis
appeared in the air like burning match.
No satisfactory explanation. has yet been
reached as to the cause of the disaster.
DEs MONIES Clay, Dec. 10.-An i'm
probable but we'll authenticated report
comes here that Reuben Proctor, recent
ly hung for the murder of Miss Kading,
In Warren county, is yet alive-that so
bunglingly and hurriedly did the mob do
its work. followed Immediately by o
hasty inquest and removal of the body
to his fathers house. that life was not
extinct, and several hours after, while
relative was watching the body, he dis
covered the pulsation of the heart, and,
with a mirror held to the mouth, evil
dence of respiration. The family were
aroused and Efforts made at resuscitation,
when, in a few hours, Proctor opened
his eyes and gradually became conscious,
with no knowledge of what had trans.
pired. Fearing the mob would again re-
turn to its work, a hasty funeral was
had. and coffin filled with sand buried,
while Proctor. thoroughly disguised,
soon after left the country. the affair
being known only to his family.
Captain Shaw, head OF the London
Fire Brigade, writes: "No fireman has
ever seen stone stair escape when sub.
jected to too much heat; and NO internal
wall supported on iron can be relied on
where there is much heat. At the pres
ent moment may be seen at the corner
OF two streets new building supported
entirely on iron columns without any
wall, wood or brick work reaching to the
ground along the whole line of the front.
AT the ordinary temperature of from 600
degrees to 700 degrees Fahrenheit the
whole building must inevitably fall, and
such temperature could easily be created
by the combustion of a small quantity
OF furniture. The conclusion seems to
be that brick or iron, covered with brick
and plaster which has been subjected to
fire. are the only fireproof materials
really deserving the name.
There is not" wrote the editor Of
the Deadwood Daily Champion, "a
quieter, more peaceful, we'll regulated
and orderly community in the Western
country" And then, az the Office boy
entered to say that somebody wanted to
see him, he took his bowie.knife be.
tween his'teeth, put Colts new patent