The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-10

AS some OF our merchants may happen
to receive check drawn by Isaac Jen-
nings in favor of one McCannon, on w.
E. Griffin. We would advise them to find
out something about it before accepting
it.
DIED.-Wm. Thompson, resident of
the Muddy, was very sick and DR.. Lee
was summoned thither, but upon the
doctors arrival at Kaighn's Springs he
learned that Thompson had died.
CHRIsTY BULLIoN.-The Christy Mill
& Mining Company shipped from Silver
Reef from May 1st to May 9Th four bars
of bullion valued at $6.847.7S.
A NEW shute is being built at the New
ark works for the purpose of loading the
cars easily with screenings.
Go and examine the selection of Laoes
and Embroideries which are almost given
away by w. Stein & Bro.
The public will find it greatly to their
advantage to carefully read T. G. Pou-
jade's new advertisement.
P1ooHE BULL1oN.-$9, 4SS in bull
lion was shipped during the past week
by Wells. Fargo & Co.
The new pump for the Raymond &
Ely mine arrived here q week ago.
The past week has been very windy
and disagreeable.
SHAKE EN- UP.-There is fun ahead
and plenty of it. There is going to be q
shaking up Of dry bones that will jar the
Silver State from its eastern to its west
ern borders. The exciting cause of this
prophesied rumpus is the libel suit OF
Senator Comins against A. V. Hoyt, the
former publisher Of the Cherry Creek
Independent. The latter denounced the
Senator in unmeasured terms in very
bitter article in his paper, and the for
mer retaliated by procuring an indict-
ment against Hoyt for criminal libel.
Hoyt has retained the illegal firm of
Bishop & Sabin to defend him, and
Comins has procured the services of G.
j. Lansing. From what we can learn OF
the intentions of defendants counsel. it
promises to be cause celebre. The
line Of defense to be adopted will include
the subpenaing and enforced attendance
/ of every member of the Legislature and
the entire Carson lobby, from Steve Gage
and Yerington, of the Virginia and
Truckee Railroad, to the most insight.
ficant henchman of the railroad COM
panies and other corporations. What
Messrs. Bishop & Sabin expect to prove
is not for us to comment on, but that
they will whoop it up lively can be safely
counted on. 1t they do not get at some
of the bottom facts, reach the innei
workings of Hobbies, and strip to the
public gaze the motives which actuated
some of the legislation of last Winter
then we are mistaken. Judge Bishop j.
one of the shrewdest lawyers that evel
handled case, and his client could mo-
have placed his cause in better hands
We fancy that Hamilton will be lively
locality about the time that the tria
comes of, and such gathering as il
promised will astonish .'Old Pogonip.
It will be fun for the boys but death Il
some of the fellows who have been boast
ing of the way they run things last Win
ter. The honest law-maker has nothinl
to fear. He can we'll exclaim, "Let tn
CALLED jade Vince, my withers are un
!, wrung."- Eureka Leader.
Beaver Chronicle: The greatest in
crease of sheep we ever heard of is her,
, last Summer or Fall OF nine hundre
? head, at or near Desert Springs, in Irol
county, with this Springs increase @
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