The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-05-11


d. c. Clark 4 Bro, mdse for Kavanaugh.. l5 %
s. L. Lee, post mortem examinations. 90 10
h. 3. Crowley, Records. ................... 80
Record Pub. Co., Blanks, etc. ......... o. 90
Eliza Lawson, meat for Kavansugh. $50. 4 IS
W. L. Mckee, fees, etc. ...................30 l 90
The bill of the Floral Springs Water
Company for repairs to pipes, etc., was
laid over.
Board then adjourned.
COULDN'T SEE IT.-Considerabl fun
was had at the picnic on the first instant
by number Of parties at the expense of
an acquaintance, who had early in the
day filled himself up with "bug juice"
he had caught snake about three feet
long, and rendered it little less active
than usual by striking it on the back
with q stick, and in this condition he
bore it along with him on the stick until
he came to party of his acquaintance,
when he threw it on the ground, exclaim.
ing: "Sse that snake; amt it a large
one?" His friends all looked at him,
never casting eyes once at his snakeship,
commenced to murmur, in plying
tone, "poor fellow, he's got EN- bad. I"
and others asked him "what kind OF
whisky he had been drinking" and ad-
vising him to go lie down while and
rest until the effects had worn off. The
| inebriate stared in stupid wonder for a
while, bordering how it was that among
! such number, not one of them could
see u snake three feet long, that was
plainly visible to him. He kept think.
ing, while his friends kept on talking
about his condition, just loud enough SO
as he could hear every word. rendering
him almost frantic. and be hastily
grabbed up the snake, and. before they
were aware of his intention, be threw il
among them, when they all lodged back
30 as not to be hit by it. This satisfied
him they all saw it, aud had been giving
him "taffy," and concluded that he waf
not so drunk as his friends made out, &c
he accordingly walked to the bar snt
slung in few more drinks, to reviv,
his spirits.
TRANSIT OF MERCURY. Monday
the passage of the planet Mercury be
tween the sun and the earth took place
but we doubt very much whether an.
person in Phoebe was enabled to witnes
it, owing to the absence OF proper in
strumenta. Various means were triet
by different parties; such as putting on
pair OF colored goggles. holding o look
ing-glass to catch the face OF the sun
looking at it through opera glasses; ais
by setting out basin OF water 80 tina
the Gun would shine upon it and then
by the aid of glass, so as it would no
dazzle the eyes, get a full view of til
sun. Smoked glass was also in grea
demand, but all these various plans +
obtain sight OF the transit, and to gai
little scientific knowledge, failed t
bring about the desired result, 80 tha
we will all have to rest contented unit
we have news from the outside worl
that the transit was an actual occurrenc
and no failure. We know that the ope,
alton of crossing the face OF the sun wa
going on because the process involve
: the shutting of large amount of tn
! suns rays from the earth and made til
day very cool, o. we all have cause I
, remember.
' DISTRICT CouRT.-The District Coul
met on Monday, May 9Th. and transaote
t the following business Civil calends
< called and disposed of, viz: Clay VI
Montgomery and Montgomery vs.. Clay
passed, to be taken up on notice fror
counsel. John Steele vs.. M. CULLEN I
!, al; passed to June setting; to be tried
the month Of juno by jury. Langfor
VS.. Hammond; same order. Court the
adjourned.
DELINQUENT TAxEs.-As there wei
. only about $1,000 delinquent on taxi
for 1877 at the meeting OF the Board
County Commissioners held last Monda.
the Board resolved to hold off the orde
? ing of any snits for 80 days longer, so 1
to give those who desire to pay chan'
l. to do so.
FIRE DEpARTMENT.-The Board of FL
Delegates held their regular month
! meeting Wednesday evening. The resi-
nation of Goo. W. Arnold as Chief e.
einesr. and Louis Sultan as Assista
q Engineer, were laid over for one WEI
l. for consideration.
8 ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-A case Of 9
- sault and battery occurred on Tuesd'
a afternoon between merchant and Gle
over some business transaction. ~
:. former was arrested on charge OF q
II sault. and has trial to-day at o'cloc
" REMovAL.-The Office of tho Alps
y NJ. Company was removed during I
week from Main street to Lacour stree
l. in the building formerly occupied
&, Bishop & Sabin.
= Sol BaIsAoHER's maple syrup COW b
J. gone dry and he is now feeding
IF boarders on fresh honey just reoeiv
from Los Angeles.