The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-05
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The Journal has startling reports OF the
ravsges of destructive prairie fires up the Big
Sioux valley and throughout Southern Dakots.
The fires on Saturday were Of unusual force
and destructive beyond precedent. The poles
on the telegraph lines on the Sioux City and
Pembina railroad were burned 80 that the line
has been down. and reports from that quarter
are not full. merchant of Eden in Sioux City,
to-day tells narrowing tales of losses in that
quarter. On Saturday, from his store door, the
town occupying an elevated position, he counted
Is farm houses In flames, and he says more than
40 farmers in that vicinity lost everything on
account Of the unrivalled rapidity of the flames.
The blow Is terrible, and has dazed the stricken
people. The Norwegian church near Eden was
burned. A child was burned to death, and its
father terribly scorched in trying to save 1t.
Some minor casualties are reported, three OF
which resulted in death by the flames. In the
vicinity Of Portlandville. it Is said, not less
than twenty persons lost their hay, grain, etc
Altogether, much damage has been done, and
the hardship to settlers is particularly severe
Tho grass grew very rank last year. and the
protracted dry spell has made 1t powerful food
for the flames.
NEW YORK. April l.
The Suns Washington correspondent says e1-
Governor Burbank, ex. Senator Morton's Private
Secretary. has returned to Washington, after an
extended tour Of the Southern States. Burbank
says every Republican In the South is in favor
Of the denomination of Grant in 1880. He does
not think Grant or any other candidate Of the
Republican party can carry single Southern
State in the next Presidential election, for the
reason that the tactics Of the Southern Demo-
Gratis hereafter will be to count out the negro
Republican vote instead of bull.dozlng the
colored voter.
The Tribune to-day says the city Of Elizabeth
takes Its place among bankrupt cities. In de-
faulting the interest on some of its bonds, and
on the principal of others. Jersey city also de
faults to-day on the salaries Of employees and
other indebtedness. This, however. is not a
case OF actual bankruptcy.
WASHINGTON, April l.
The public debt statement shows an increase
of the debt for March of $s92,724; cash in the
Treasury, $42O.7s7 ,l6s gold certificates, &c.,
470o silver certificates. 81, 1920, 53e; currency
certificates, sal, GsO,OOo; refunding certificates,
$5307O- legal tenders outstanding. $346. 6sl ,01e
fractional currency outstanding, S15,925, 682;
United States notes held for the redemption Of
fractional currency, ss,46s, s91; called bends,
not matured, for which four per cent. bonds
have been issued, $2Os, 447,700.
In the House to-day. Atkins OF Tennessee,
reported the Legislative Appropriation bill. II
appropriates between SIS. o00, 900 and $1G, 0OO..
QUO. The bill contains provisions repeating the
last clause Of the Federal Election law, Of
revised statues, and applies to sections 801, 500
and s2l, and provides that all jurors. grand and
petit. shall be publicly drawn from box con
tanning the names of not less than three hun.
dred persons, possessing the necessary qualihca
tions. which names shall have been placed
therein by the Clerk Of the Court, and com
missioner. to be appointed by Judge. The
commissioner must DO a citizen resided in the
district, and we'll known member Of the prin
cipsl party opposing that to which the cleri
belongs. 1t also repeats section 2,031, or such
part Of it as relates to the pay Of supervisors Of
elections It repeats all other sections and
laws authorizing the appointment of chief Of
supervisors Of elections. and special or deputy
marshals Of elections. Tho House went into
Committee of the Whole on the bill.
The Wallace Committee continued its investi
cations to-day. Mr.. Baker testified that nj
person in the Treasury Department receiving
less than 81, 200 per year was asked to subscribe
to the Republican campaign fund. r. B
squires testified that he was an Assistant Mes
senger in the War Department. and did not sub
| scribe anything Soon after receiving the cir
cular his salary was reduced to $50 per month
SAN FRANoIsco, April /.
San Jose dispatch gives brief account o
the tragedy in the foothills near that city
-Four members of family named Thoman.
were found killed. The bodies were horribl.
mutilsted by an AK, or a similar weapon. Tn
mother Of the family is missing. 1t Is no
known whether she is killed Or escaped to tn
woods. The family lived in seclusion in
rough habitation. Nothing is known of then
| previous to their coming here a few month
| ago. There is no clue to the perpetrator, an
no motive assigned for the deed.