The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-27
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WARRINGTON, April 81,


and Senate to report what changes were needed
in the present plan Of electing the President and
Vice President, will hold their first joint con-
ference this week. The Senate committee Is
practically unanimous in the opinion that all
serious difficulties in regard to the counting of
the electoral vote can be provided for by legis-
lgtive enactment. The majority Of the House
committee favor the project for direct vote by
the people, minority representation etc., which
would require constitutional amendment. A
variety of propositions have been prepared and
will be submitted for discussion at the Joint
meeting. The prospect of action on the sub
iect by this Congress in not very considerable.
Current political gossip has recently brought
to the surface in this city suggestion, said to
have originated on the Pacific coast that the
best way to get rid of polysamy would be to an
mex Utah to Nevada. The constitution Of that
State would, it is argued, quickly dispose of the
problem without further trouble to Congress.
Gossip also predicts that formidable move
ment will soon be made to admit Washington
as State Of the Union, and thereby provide
two more Republican Senators. 1t is scarcely
necessary to say that such movement would
have no possible chance of success in either
branch Of Congress at present.
Senator Jones, Of Nevada, has gone to New
Orleans to look after his ice manufacturing in
terests for few days. lie is expected back on
Thursday,
NEW YORK, April %.
The Hcrald's Paris correspondent says: From
a person who processes to have intimate ac-
quaintance with the Vatican. hear that
movement is on foot which promises to be the
most important event in the religious history
of the century. This is nothing less than the
secession, in large bodies, Of members Of the
English Protestant Church to the Roman Cath
Ollie Church. The number of seceders is placed
as high as three millions of people.
Hon. William Orion, President of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, died at his resi-.
dence at half-past seven this morning, The
immediate cause of the death of Mr.. orion was
appoplexy, with which he was struck at IL
o'clock last night. His death was very sudden
and unexpected He was in the Episcopal
church yesterday and participated actively in
the successful movement to extinguish its debt;
dined with his family, drove to Central Park,
and appeared in better than usual health until
II o'clock at night when he was struck with
paralysis. He passed into comatose state, &C.
companied by stetorous breathing, and so
remained till relieved by death this morning.
MEMPHIS, April %.
On last Wednesday night, while q party Of
men were engaged in cutting back levee near
the lower end of Lake Bolivar, in Bolivar
county, Mississippi, to let off heavy body Of
water, caused by unprecedented rains, the whole
party were caught in the sluice. With the e1-
ception of Captain Briscoe, all were swallowed
up in the vortex, Briscoe was rescued after be-
| ing more than an hour in the water and quick
sand.
| COLUMBUS, Ga, April 81.
Col. W. L. Salisbury, banker, and owner Of
the Enquirer.Sun, in Columbus, was fatally
shot in the back while entering the train at
Zale ALA Saturday by DR.. R. NJ. Palmer. The
latter had sued Salisbury for $3.50 ,OO0 damages
to character by publications, and the Jury
awarded him one cent. Salisbury died to-day
Palmer fed reward of $500 has been offered
for the arrest of the murderer.
DEADwooD, April 81.
The severest storm ever known in the Hill
has been raging since the night of the 10th
heavy snow, rain and hail doing much damage
to the placer mines and shafts in the gulche
by flooding them. Operations in the quart
mills are almost entirely suspended, roads ar
impossible, and as the road bridges are WASHED
away, communication between the camp is Gu
off. Many buildings in the course Of the over
flowed creeks have been washed away. Sno,
is still falling. Bellefouche river, heretofor
crossed by the Bismarck stage, is now thre
miles wide and very deep. Passengers are bt
ing ferried across in skiffs, the coaches bein
unable to cross at any point
The first appearance Of Indians in thre
months was evinced last Saturday. Deput
} Sheriff Wilson, arriving from Bellefouche, r.
ports his Narrow escape from party Of hostil
Sioux, evidently en- route to join Sitting Bull.
? LONDON, April %.
The Daily News correspondent, at Berlil
says that not much importance is attached the
to the present negotiations. as long as Englar
and Russia continue warlike preparations.
The English papers abound in signiacsl
, items concerning the preparations, 1t is unde
stood that five batteries of the Royal artiller
now at Woolwich, have been selected to procet
, to Malta. A gunboat and fotilla are to
: prepared Immediately for the defense of q
British coast. Officers of the pension distri
were ordered on Saturday to transmit to t
!, Admiralty forthwith, the addresses of all t
retired naval artifcers and stokers, presumabl
in view OF possible call for volunteers, and
men belonging to the First army corps, W
: were undergoing punishment for discipl
' airy offences, hsve been liberated and sent
!, their regiments.
. The Cronstadt Messenger announces that
:. equipment OF the Russian Baltic fleet is p
!, ceeding with all haste. 1t consists of sew
4 vessels, including the Peter the Great, one
!. the most powerful vessels Of the Russian in
a clad navy. Peter the Great is msstless. dou
q turret ship of $50 tons burden, and she carr
a four thirty.hve ton guns. Her arnor in thi
O ness at the water line is fourteen inches.
1, In snite of the negotiations concerning