The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-17
STATE ITEMS.

The Standard says Bodie ia filled with
mining men.
Austin wants her mails delivered in 1G
| instead of 2S hours.
The Leader says the Eureka jailis over
crowded with prisoners.
The Democratic State Convention will
be held September I'D at Carson City.
The Ward Reflex of the 10th publishes
a coed account of the prospects OF Osce-
ola
The Esmeralda County Democratic
Conyentio will be held in Aurora On the
18th instant.
The Sentinel says the hosting works
at the Hoosao mine are completed and
ready to start up. A.
A meeting Of the Nye County Demo-
cratic COMMITTEE will be held in Bel
mont August 2O;h.
Z. l.. Roache, of Virginia City. has
purchased the Atlanta mill Lower Silver
| City, with ell its belongings.
Mr.. W. Z. T. Deal authorizes the Vir-
einia Chronicle to say that he will not
be candidate for Congress-.
The Enterprise says thieves and burg
lars are plentiful in Virginia and advises
the citizens to be on their guard.
Active preparations are now being
made for making brick, says the Reflex,
to be used in building the mill of tho
Martin White Company.
Sentinel: Eureka is to witness glove
contest bntween Billy Linn of this place
and Matt Skeins OF Virginia City, for
$500 side, September LIST.
The Silver State says arrangements
for the construction of quartz mill in
Paradise valley, have been made by tho
mine owners of that section.
Carson Tribune: The stage of water is
so low in the Carson river that wood
drivers have to dam the water at night
to make short run during the day.
The Chief of Police of Virginia City
recently visited Empire, near Carson.
got drp nix, insulted women, and behaved
more like savage than ON officer of the
law.
Enterprise of tho 10th; G street was
t again blockaded with stock dealers
, There was to be seen comical mixture
, of sad and OF smiling faces. Heads
you lose; tails VIM
Typo Sun; There was u red-hot stage
horse poker game running 10 Spence &
! Broughers saloon the other day. There
was over thousand dollars on the table
and some of the old stiffs like to starved
to death looking on.
!. The Reno journal of the 18th says
/. work is progressing favorably on the big
IS ditch Of tho Truckee and Steambot
J. Irrigating Canal Co. Up to last nigh
o four miles had bsen completed.
Carson Appeal: Ex-senator William
n NJ. Stewart and Jim Morgan. widely
o known as mining operator, came ir
d from the Bodie District. They speak ir
r. glowing terms of the prospects there.
is Elko Independent: A large drove O
= sheep passed through Taylor Canyon
m coming south yesterday. and as occurred
"a once before this season, from similar
cause the grade has been rendered almos
impossible.
y, The trial of Patrick Egan for the kill
d, ing OF John Farral. ut Winnemucca, re
y. suited in conviction for manslaug hter
ig Mrs. Myra II. Black, on trial at tho sam
oil place for the shooting of Mrs. Hull
as was acquitted,
Ia Silver State: A dispatch from j. NJ
TO Barrett informs US that the Windsor mi
Of was burned to the ground and everythin
re lost. The Windsor was ten STAN
is mill, owned by the Grand Prizs Con
u y, pany at Tuscarora.
y. Eureka Leader: Ike Lsventhal learne
It, something this morning. at the price {
The alcohol lamp, used in Wells, Fargo
office for melting sealing-wax. was burr
h hu ing, and he attempted to light cigar
Al, the hams.
a. Contracts for carryiug the mails ov'
ny :.
to the following routes have been let /
40 40 the Postal Department. Eureka to Be
n, mont. via Typo, to @. G. Huntley fl
ed $1,000; from Tybo to Reveille to F.
It Him, for $685.; from Eureka to Aust
ali ali to G. l.. McDonough for S2,314.
70 Esmeralda Herald: 1t looked like o
on times in Aurora at Wells. Fargo & Co.
,ry Office last Thursday night. There we
,ur ten leathern sacks--five from the Bod
It'll and five from Renton-lyinp on the Al
of the Office, while three messenger
an. armed with shotguns and self-oockil
# revolvers, sat behind tho counter.
ne,
ere Enterprise: Parties who have be
ont In tho biz reservoir OF the Wa,