The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12

Burners ASSOCIATION OF that place nave
determined to stand by their resolve to
sell no coal for less than 30 cents, there
10 no longer any doubt, and should the
authorities of the Eureka Con-, as has
been announced, refuse to accede to
their terms and stop the furnaces. tho
disastrous results to the town may be
IMAGINED. The Richmond managers e1-
press willingness to pay such prices as
may rule the opsn market.
Belmont Courier: Doctors must be
plentiful in California. A hundred or
more letters have been received in Bel
mont wherein the writers state that they
would like to come here and practice.
Belmont has population of four or five
hundred, men, women and children, all
told, and they are extremely healthy.
There ia room for one doctor, and only
one. II any more comes IL is certainty
that there will be more doctors than
patients.
The notorious Mollie Forshsy has met
with an accident. The Tuscarora Times
Review OF the 9Th says About eleven
O'Clock Friday night the window curtains
in Mollie Forshay's bed room caught
FIRE. Mollie was asleep Of the time, but
the blaze awakened her. and sprinRing
from her bed she tore the burning
muslin down. and with her hands sue
ceeded in smothering the flames, but In
doing so she was badly burned about the
neck. breast and arms. Her injuries are
quite serious.
Austin Reveil!e: The town was dis
turbed about noon to-day BY the dis
charge Of pistol shot. An investigation
revealed tho fact that Deputy Sheriff
Cash Thomas shot at John Mcmillan,
the ball striking the head just over the
left ear and glancing of. inAioting flesh
wound. Nothing serious ia likely to
result from the fracss. Mcmillan has
been under the influenos OF liquor for Q
day or two. and has been following Cash
around for fight,
Esmeralda Herald: In tho vigorous
search now being prosecuted for water in
this vicinity many queer things are I'M.
earthed from old wells and cistsrns. The
latest end was by some young men
cleaning out an old we'll where in the
early days had stood a soda factory.
Among other things they brought to the
surface five or six dozen of bottled soda,
which. upon being tested. proved as pal.
atable as though manufactured only
yesterday.
| Carson Appeal: Captain Charles A.
Witherell, ex.Police Judge of this city,
arrived in town from an extensive TRIP
in the southern country. His face and
hands are good deal bronzed. showing
that he must have been out OF doors Of
OF the time during his absence. He hai
very good opinion of the future OF al
tho southern mining camps; but be doel
not believe that lake District vii
, amount to much until next year. Their,
, are now about one thousand men there
OF which number there are only sixty a
work. B
Virginia City Dispatch: The bodies O
. the three men lost in the Bullion min
, have been found. Perry. who was worl
t ing at the l40O-foot level, was found q
the 180O-foot level, at the top OF the in
}. cline. His can and lantern were foun
, 100 feet below. His body was muo
swollen. Donahue was found ct th
1400.foot cooling station. He had take,
the plug from the air pipe, but had nc
turned the cut off valve. He was make
and had can of water BY his side. 81
a was standing upright holding on to th
supports, and died with his face in fror
y of the pipe. His body was decompose
s and terribly swollen. Croker was abor
. 200 feet above with pick in his han
dead.