The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-30

The Louisville Courier-J Journal. in its
issue of the 18th instant, publishes an
list of the deaths from yell
low fever (including imported and sup
posed cases) since its first appearance
this year. The total number OF deaths
up to that date were 1921. Memphis,
Tennessee, suffered worse than any other
city in the South by the terrible cpl
demic, the deaths there numbering 4,20O.
New Orleans is the second on the list,
having met with loss of 1877 OF her
citizens by the yellow fever. Then fol-
lows vicksberg, Mississippi. with her
dead, which number 1.13S. The New
York Sun publishes table embracing
the cash subscribed publicly and through
the authorities of the various cities and
committees appointed by them in aid OF
the afflicted people Of the South: The
total aggregates 81, 1926, 600, exclusive of
all private, religious and society SUBJ
scriotions. OF this amount New York is
credited with 1896, 600. Boston $55, 900,
Baltimore $4,000, Philadelphia $780,
900, Chicago 100000. St. Louis $s5, 900.
San Francisco $50. 900, Washington $780,
600, Richmond $4,000. The foreign
contributions aggregated $4,000 addi-
tional, making the the total amount con-
tributed 81, 1858, 900.
Captain James B. Eads has recon-
mended Colonel W. Miller Roberts to 60
to Brszil to improve the waterways OF
that country. having been requested by
Dom Pedro to select an engineer for that
purpose. Colonel Roberts has been en-
gagged on the Northern Pacific Railroad.
is President OF the Society Of Civil En-
Qineers, and also q member OF the Royal
Institute Of Civil Engineers of Great
Britain. He will receive a salary OF
$40, 1000 or $25. 900 should his services be
reauireed for less than three years.
ST. Stock Exchange: Bob Morrow
says most people who deal in stocks are
damned fools. Most people who deal IL
stooks cannot go up to Virginia City. gel
a point from q Bonanza King that
panic in the market will be made. and 81
short stocks in time. That is the differ
ence between most people and-well
several whom we might mention.
N. Y. Graphic: John W. Forney ha
started, q handsome weekley paper il
Philadelphia, IA Mirror Of Men AM
women" at S. a year. It is olearl.
printed, with large type, on slegan
paper, with wide columns, and run
through the whole gamut Of politics
society, finance and morals. Its nam
il progress" and Colonel Forney say
OF the portraits at the head Of the sheet
progress is typihed by the nine face
around my bay window. William Penn
begun the one century when he organize
Philadelphia in 1882, and Benjamin
franklin opened the other when he fir
ished his great career in 1870, in th
same city. The seven others, Lincoln
tho liberator; Grant, the soldier; Sun
ner, the statesman; Carey. the philost
pher; McMichsel, the journalist; Child
the philanthrophist; and Edison, the il
ventor, illustrate the successive stages {
American progress in liberty, arms. go
eminent, philosophy, journalism, bene'
olenoe and sicenoe during the centul
closing with the Centennial of the n
tional Constitution. September 10, 1887.
Massachusetts, has stringent law r
lating to the recovery of damages on o
count of railroad accidents. This "
discovered by the Eastern Railroad Cor
pany, some six years ago, at Revere.
which time they refused to settle wi
claimants, preferrinR TO risk suits
law foa damages. The consequence W
that in the end the company found it's
mulcted in an aggregate amount excee
ing half million dollars. The Old G,
ony Railroad is pushing differe
course. 1t compromises with the clail
ants for the loss of life and injury
limb In the late terrible Wallaston {
cident in every instance. By 80 dol
it makes better bargains. besides saw
the cost Of litigation. This course hal
tendency, also, to popularize the ros
The full cost of the disaster, it is thougl
will be to the company about 1926. 900
rs. F. Call.
The following is said to be the Sw
method Of hardening cast-steel for o
ting tools. which is claimed, has v,
striking advantages over the ordins
method in use: Mix in o suitable yes
four parts Of pulvsrized rosin, two pa
Of train oil. Mix we'll into this one p