The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-26
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CHICAGO, July 81.
The Tribune's Bismarck special, says that
General Miles ia In the neighborhood of Bear
Paw Mountains. where he expects to find
large body of Sioux. The Generals fighting
force does not exceed GOO men. The wood.
choppers along the river say that he will be
cleaned out IL he strikes the main body Of Sit.
ting Bulls followers. Old officers on the
frontier. who fought the Indians before Miles
entered the army. say he will get caught.
Those who know him. say that Miles ambition
to DO Brigadier. would lead him into fight
against his Judgment; that his white scouts,
such as Yellow stone Kelly, and = company
commander of the Fifth Infantry, would bring
on an engagement wherever an opportunity
presented itself. They feel that this Ia Miles
chance to make iostrike, and they are only
| dong their duty, if they participate in the
| emergency. where his whole command will be
involved. The Fifth has the same confidence In
| Miles. as the Seventh had In Custer.
WARRINGTON, July %.
Agentleman OF this city has received letter
from General Grant by the last mail, which lis
dated on the road to Pekin, May 29th. In that
letter he mentioned October LIST az the date of
his arrival in San Francisco. He said nothing
Of his going to Australia and the Sandwich
Islands. and Of not returning home until after
the Republican National Convention had been
held.
At Cabinet meeting to-day Secretary Nc
| Crazy submitted information in relation to Sit
| ting Bull stating that several bands of Indians
|
| what demonstrative.
MEMPHIS, July %.
Twenty-ons additional cases of yellow fever
were reported yesterday afternoon, making =
total Of SO for the day. This large increase was
the accumulation of several days, as most of
the patients have been ill for from three to five
days.
NEW York, July %.
The Tribune prints story from its staff cor.
respondent at Long Branch to the effect that
George Fl. Pendleton is scheming for the Presi.
dency in 1884 by killing off Thurman and secur
ing tho nomination next year for Tilden, the
chances being against his living out the term
Ewing has been pushed forward by Pendleton
with this view, and the latter expects to use
him to promote his own personal ambition
The correspondent says the story is confirmed
by much evidence, circumstsntal and direct.
SAN Francisco, July 90.
lhe Republican, Workingmen, Democratic
and II. BIS. County Conventions for Alameds
county, met at Oakland yesterday. The Repub
licane, last night. made straight nominations
After much backing and Cling. the other three
Conventions agreed on a fusion prog ammo
The Workingmen are to nominate one candidate
for Senator, one for Assembly, Sheriff, Treas
urer. District Attorney, Superintendent o.
Schools. County Assessor, Public Administrator
and all township Justices and Constables. The
Democrats are to nominate one candidate fol
Senator, County Clerk. County Recorder ant
Coroner. The II. BIS are to nominate two can
didatss for the Assembly. two for Judges o.
Superior Courts. County Surveyor, and all th,
candidates for Supervisors. Ths men nom
mated by one Convention are to be presented t.
the other Conventions, and endorsed, will
debate. Anything to beat the Republicans.
In the Police Court George Bergn, the DO,
who killed Mr.. Robertson, . teacher at the In
dustrial School, was held without bail.
VIRGINIA CRY, July %.
Last night. John T. Pritchard, Of Gold Hill
Pritchard WAS beating his wife, when Simon
| went into the house to interfere, and was sho
In the Jaw, breast and right eye He canno
, live. Pritchard was arrested;
In consequencssof report that an attemp
would be made on Saturday to wreck the roya
railway train on the route from Windsor t.
, Portsmouth, the most extraordinary precaution
> were taken. During the passage Of the train
8 was preceded by pilot engines, and ever,
bridge. cutting and thickst were y searched .,
The Times says number of Yonkers citizen
have been victimized by sharper calling hin
self Richard or william McGrath, late Of Sa
J. Francisco. One OF his modes of making falls
1 reputation as . basis for operation 10 new an
: strikingly bold. He had his "banker" 10 cor
. federate no doubt 1t San Francisco, telegraphe
In respect to his financial ability to have hi
check honored for 5000. The wires reptile
II that the money was there, and that Mcarat
:. was "good for 500 ,000," The information fe
S far and wide, and McQrath had little or no di
o nculty In securing credit. BE hired two lare
stores and began to at them up In style for th
jobbing grocery business. After borrowing q
o the money possible Of the Yonkers tradesme
and cashing Q number Of checks Entrusted
u him, he disappeared. the victimized feel {
b cheap over the matter that they are keeping tn
amount Of their several transactions with II
arath sealously guarded secret.
10 SAcRAMeNTo, July 90.
About 1880 o'clock to-day the citizens
10 Sacramento were startled by loud report, eau
ing many to rush to the m ddle Of the stree
II was soon known that one Of the boilers
the Central Pacific Rsilroad car and mach,
10 shops had exploded, killing j. Keys, Il
fireman. and injuring several others. IT
building containing the boilers, six in humble
\. vas situated in the cent Of the Railrot
- shops. Two OF the boilers were destroyed IT
damage smounts to from $4,000 to $4,000.