The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-14
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WAsH1NeroN. Febrsury 8

WARRINGTON, Febraury s.
Representative Davis bill providing for the
taxation of all opium manufactured in this
country. for smoking purposes, is heartily ap-
proved by the Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue, and will be strongly urged upon the
House Ways and Means Committee, as soon as
the pending question and other special subjects,
like the sugar and steel-rail controversies, con-
corning which the Committee had extended
| arguments, have been disposed Of. 1t is Mr.
Davis intention to obtain an opportunity to
| make an argument before the Committee in
person in explanation and advocacy Of this bill,
and also of his bill providing for protective
tariff on Chinese rice. nut oil and mustard seed.
The American Congressional Temperance
Society has elected Secretary of the Navy
Thompson President.
KNOXVILLE, ILL.,. February 8.
Last night three burglars entered the bank
and seized and bound President E. G. Runkle,
who sleeps in the building, and after gagging
and beating him, and burning his feet in q
shocking manner to compel him to give up the
safe combination, departed, taking $500 which
had not been locked up. There was time
lock on the safe and Runkle was unsble to give
the combination. Great excitement prevails,
but there is no clue to the perpetrators.
CHICAGO, February0.
The Times has a dispatch from Los Vegas,
N. NJ, which says that the COW boys, Jim West,
John Dorsey and Tom Henry, implicated in the
shooting of Carson, two weeks ago, were dragged
from their cells yesterday morning by mob of
seventy armed men, who broke into the jailor's
room and forced him to give up the keys. The
COW boys were dragged to the Central plaza,
and ropes were thrown over the beams of a
windmill pump. West was hauled up and
strangled. The impatient mob soon began
firing and in short time Dorsey and Henry
were riddled with bullets. There was no resist
during the forenoon.
NEWCASTLE, Del, February 8.
Seven white and three colored culprits were
publicly whipped here yesterday.
New York. February o.
Captain Rockman, OF the steamer Electra,
just arrived here from Annoy, thinks the present
Chinese emigration to the Sandwich Islands
will increase, and eventually supersede the
Americans, Germans and English there in the
control Of the trade, as they belong to the
respectable middle class OF the realm, and aro
intelligent and we'll of. The China Merchants
Steamship Company will continue to run its
vessels there. They appear to be entering on
new lease of life, having recently purchased
three or four new steamers. The company is
holding its own and increasing its trade and
receiving subsidy OF 100000 yearly.
VIENNA, Februsry9.
Lobanoff, the Russian Ambassador at London,
has received fresh orders from his Government
to hint in his discussion with the English Cab
met on Asiatic affairs, that Russia considers
Herat as lying beyond England's sphere, and
she could not, therefore, suffer Herat to be sx-
clusively subordinated to British interests.
SAN FRANCISCO, February ..
Tho Justice Mining Company leyies an as
sessment Of so cents per share.
The Board of Health to-day considered mat
City Of Picking, and as result Of their deliber.
atoms the quarantine officer will Immediately
take steps to prosecute the captain, first officer
and surgeon of the City Of Peking The pilot
will also probably DO prosecuted.
The committee of unemployed workingmen
appointed at the sand lot meeting last Saturday
waited on Mayor Kalloch to-day, with view OF
masking some arrangements for employment on
public work of those in need. The Mayor In
formed the committee that he would talk to the
unemployed men any time that the COMMITTEES
would get them together on the sand lot.
The representatives of the Irish socities yes
terday decided to have no parade on st
Patrick's day, but instead an entertainment will
be given, the proceeds of which are to b,
devoted to tho Irish relief fund.