The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-18

RECOVERING 8. Himm.lwright,
the German who was shot by Clark, the
colored man, is much better OF his
wounds, aud ia thought to be slowly re-
covering. the doctor having every hopes
of him. He will not be handsomtst man
III the State. however, il he RECEIVERS.
SCHOOL BooKs.-W. P. Goodman has
just received large assortment OF school
books, consisting of arithmet,cs, histo.
ries. spoilers, Biographies, etc. Any
person in want of school books for their
children will now find the assortment
complete.
PAY-DAY.-Last Monday was payday
OF the Raymond & Ely Company, at
which time all the miners, mill men and
railroad hands received their salary for
the month of December.
ON MONDAY, the Goth. at 10 o'clock.
the Grand Jury will again convene and
hear the reports OF the various Commit
may come before it.
SICKNESS. Sickness, consisting prin-
cipally OF colds, exists to great extent
around Phoebe, and there are also several
csses of pneumonia both here aud in
Panaca.
CHRIsTY BULLION. Christy Mill
& Mining Company shipped from Silver
Reef on the 9th and 10th of January two
bars of bullion valued at $2.979.17. (
PHOEBE BULLION. 1865 in bull.
lion was shipped during the past week.
TIE citizens have been busy thawing
out their water-pIpes during tue week.
Virginia Chronicle: Billy Mathews
has just returned from the East and
gives the following account of bis ex-
p-riences: "You see, made about
IS. 900 in Sierra Nevada-sold at 1870 a
share. All my friends said Was d-n
fool. but always was d-n fool, any
how, and didn't care what they sail
Well. started of for good time. 1
came out from the. East when was six
years old and didn't know much OF the
country that was left behind. When
struck Ogden on my way back every
body seemed to be on the beat. Little
shrlveled apples were ten cents apiece
At Omaha stopped few days, and met
fellow at the hotel that l sort'.r
chummed with. One night he invited
me to 60 with him to the thester. On
! the way he went into saloon and took
q drink and cigar, but never asked mt
to stand IN. When he got to the theater
he made me pay my way. After the
show hired hack and rode back to the
hotel, letting him walk. and hang me il
he kicked bit. Well. I got to Chicago
and wanted some postage stamps from a
hotel man. got three and slung out
eight cents in coppers. 1t was all the
Sun all change-chicken feed, I call i'll
had. Hang me head downward If he
didn't make me change q $40 piece for
the extra cent. I then just bought a
ticket and come right straight home to
the Comstock."
Officer T. w. Fields, while on duty OH
Mason streen, near North Beach, yester.
day afternoon, was approached by cit.
izen. who was accompanied by very
small boy.
"Are you an ofioer?" asked the cit
zen.
| II am. What is wanted?"
| II want you to come down here to the
wharf and arrest one of those big mon
keys for biting my boy"
The officer smiled, and politely in
formed the citizen that it was not within
his power to arrest monkeys, and that in
| c,,k,. r - ~
not go too close to the apes.
"And is my boy to be bitten by mon-
key and to have no redress? l should
like to know why I am taxed to pay you
your salary if you can't make an arrest
when want you to. Til take your
number and report you to the Comm,s-
sioners."
The citizen took the number, and then
wendell his way towards the City Hail.
rs. F. Call.