The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-11
STATE ITEMS.

Tuscarora had $40. 900 fire.
The Reno Record has again suspended.
The daily yield Of the Ophir mine.
says the Enterprise, is 70 tons.
The Gold Hill News says work has
been resumed on the old Occidental
mine.
During the past year there were in
Storey county 1876 marriages and 35
divorces.
The rebuilding of No. S furnace at the
Eureka Con-. says the Leader is pro.
crossing nicely.
W. G. Dewey, late Superintendent of
Schools in Lyon county, has been ap.
pointed Principal of the State Univer.
sity at Elko.
During the year 1878. says the Chron-
iole of Virginia City. $50 civil and Grim
inal cases were disposed of in the First
District Court.
The Sentinel Of the 9Th says the Rioh-
mond Company. Of Eureka. shipped that
morning 16 bars of bullion, valued at
SOS. 500 SO.
A good many persons about Virginia
City says the Enterprise of the 4th. are
still industriously engaged in tapering
off holiday flights"
Silver State, Sd: Some 10000 pounds
of extraordinary rich ore from Silver
City. Idaho, was shipped to San Fran.
cisco yesterday by N Levy.
The Enterprise says the new Yellow
jacket shaft is now down 2l00 An.
other 100 feet will connect with the main
east drift from the old works.
Virginia Chronicle: "Thers goes q
man who has made slathers OF MONEY in
thu last few months " "Hou" "By
not buying Sierra Nevada at 1885,"
Silver State. 4th: The Grand Prize
Company OF Tuscarora shipped west yes
terday by Wells. Fargo & Cos Express,
fourteen bars of bullion. valued at $24,-
712.45.
The Elko Independent says the pre-
paratory department of the State Uni
versity opened last Monday morning
with W. @. Dovey as principal. There
were thirty one pupils in attendance.
The Gold Hill News of the 81 says. H
R. Whitehill. Nevada's State Mineral.
ogist, will settle in Gold Hill, as an at
torney at law. at the expiration OF his
term of Office, which will occur on the
9Th.
Virginia Chronicle: A convict who has
been confined in the Nevada State Prison
tor the past Blk years, recently wrote to
tho Sheriff who brought him there ex-
tending an invitation to call whenever he
visited Carson, concluding the note by
saying: lyon will always find me a,
| home"
Virginia Enterprise. I'd: About ter
O'Clock yesterday morning quantity Of
giant powder exploded in the under
ground magazine OF the Occidental MIN
ing Company, instantly killing William
M. Solomon and so bad y injuring Della
ware Sewell. the Superintendent, that b,
lived but few hours.
Austin Reveille: The Downey Brother
furnace, at Downeyville, we understand
was to start up on the I'd inst. Thi
will revive business in that sector
materially, as the shipment of bullioi
will give all chance to get hold OF
piece, and especially will it benefit new
camp like Downeyville. where all ar
ppor.
E lreka Sentinel: Coroner smith va
called upon yesterday to hold an inques
on the body of Vincent Clarsssy,
Frenchman, who died suddenly OF
, Wednesday night. The evidence showe
that his death was caused by hemorrhag
at the base OF the brain, superinduced b
excessive drinking.
Ward Reflex: A woman known by tn
name of Fannie Taylor. died at tn
County Hospitsl, Hamilton. Decembe
9th. short time before dying, anon
other things, she stated that she was
niece of Robert Bonner of the New Yor
Ledger, which fact she had kept to bel
+ self through all the years she ha
3 followed calling which shall be name
less here.
: Eureka Leader; The Picche Unite
States Land Office, which was suspend,
, September 18th, 1877, is Just making il
: final returns, d. b. Immel reoeiva