The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-24
LATEST NEWS By MAIL.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.

NEW IokAb aug. ~
The journals have the following details Of
Leets insanity: While in the courtroom he said:
"oh, 1t is terrible, terrible" Walking e1citedly
up and down the corridor, he said: SHOW SO
many men. with decent faces. can keep me
away from the only man who can save me-"
referring apparently to Tilden. There's an
honest man somewhere; know there is, but
can't find him." said Leet weeping. He was
put into the cell formerly occupied by Tweed.
He will neither eat nor drink anything that is
offered to him, unless 1t is in some very public
place. This is necessary, he thinks. because
only in apublic place can his enemies be pre-.
vented from poisoning his food. Leet's Brother
in-law, Lopez, said to Times reporter that he
believed Leet was insane during the whole of
the time he was giving his testimony before the
Potter Investigating Committee. He has
thought, talked and dreamed about nothing else
since he first came to the city. His physicians
have no doubt that his insanity has been brought
on by the excitement attending his examination
before the Potter Committee. When the doctors
first saw him, Leet asked that Catholic priest
should be sent for Immediately. care you
Oatholic?" asked DR.. Hardy. "No," was the
reply. "but want to make confession" Leet
told World reporter: 81 was decoyed into
coming North; was disappointed; thought
the Investigation was designed to unseat him;
when they said 1t was not for that purpose, I
did not want to come. Gibson knows that
never went to him and offered to testify; he sent
q man who compelled me to come" Then he
raved. Warden Finn says. unless his friends
take charge Of him, he will be sent to Black.
wells Island in a day or two.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 20.
There is no change to report in the situation
for the "a hours ending at o'clock yesterday.
The number Of new cases reported from yellow
fever is 10 and deaths 10. People continue to
leave the city. some going to other cities. others
to Camp James Williams. and still others are
pitching their tents in the country.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20.
In Granada the mortality is terrible, the scenes
cannot be described. DR.. Vaudeville, an OK.
perienced yellow fever physician, says he never
saw anything that would begin to compare with
it; that it is fearful beyond description. The
total number Of deaths are over 70, with no
abatement, and no hopeful cases reported.
Several deaths are just reported. 1t seems that
mono are to be spared.
Four nurses, sent by the Howard association
to Granada. have fever. The fever is at Ocean
Springs, and one death reported.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20.
The steamer John Porter, which passed up
the river last week with several cases Of vel.
low fever on board, has been obliged to anchor
three miles below Gsllipolis. The Ohio en-.
gineers are refusing to remain longer at their
posts Of duty. Gallpolis Health Officer has
placed guard over her to prevent any one
leaving the boat. There are ten cases on board
OMAHA, Aug. 90.
Telegraphic information received here from
Fort Gustav, Montana Territory, dated August
18th, brings the news of an important gold dis
covery in the Iron range, or Shoshone noun
tains. the distance of the discovery being 25t
miles from Fort Gustav. Vim. G. Hollins
formerly of Omaha, but latterly Of Deadwood
sends this news from Fort Gustav. at which
post he has just arrived from the discovery
which he locates at the North Fork of the Stink
ing Water river, in latitude A degrees and 8,
minutes, and longitude ITO and so minutes
Tho diggings are wonderfully rich. There hav,
been only three men at work in the gulch, ant
they have taken out over 800 pounds Of gold II
less than four months, using hollow log for
sluice box. 1t is known as the Whitmore dis,
| covery. The best route Ia via the Union paci
ac. thence to Camp stambaugh or Brown. Thi
news has been looked for for some time, ss thes
| men were known to have gone thither quietl,
last spring, and the miners have been on tn
lookout ever since. A grand rnsh will be tn
inevitable result.
| VIENNA, Aug. 20.
Troops, ammunition and material are con
stantly leaving for the south. Great depression
prevails. The people do not believe In the Of
fetal assurance that the Porte, Servia and Mon
tenegro, do not support the insurgents. Tn
| opposition journals and leaders take advantag
| OF tho popular excitement about the occurancs
in Russia to dcnounce the Imperial Cabinet, an,
charge them with sending the Magyars t
slaughter, with the object of securing their ex
termination The Hungarian troops were tn
| principal sufferers at Modex, Tuzia and Stslat2
The Porte's attitude towards Greece, is delay IL
evacuating Batoum, its resistance to Austria
occupation of Bosnia, the refusal to surrends
the territory assigned by the Congress to Mon
tenegro. and the organized movement Of tn
Albanians in old Servia, threatening the Ser
VANS in their newly acquired lands, is her
regarded as so many evidences of deliberat
policy, which aims at stultifying the Berlil
Congress and its results. 1t is the genera
opinion that by such policy the Porte is play
ing dangerous game. The Austrian press an,
people are extremely bitter against Turkey
Nobody now countenances the idea of the even
Of restoration OF the occupied provinces to tn
Porte, and public opinion is unanimous agains
the conclusion of the convention.