The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03


The fire was caused by an explosion in
the engine room, and the middle OF the
boat was soon in flames. Pilot Charles
Smith remained at his post until nearly
burned to death, and succeeded in beach
| ing the vessel on a sunken meadow ad-
| Joining the island. Many persons sprang
overheard and were drowned. Many
others in the stern of the vessel could
| not get off and were burned to death.
Of 500 persons supposed to be on board,
| so are believed to have persisted. The
bodies of about 30 dead persons have
been recovered. Only those of DR.. De-
boise. wealthy gentleman, residence
unknown, and Mary Reed, young
woman, were identified. Among the
saved are Charles A. Dana, Editor of the
Sun; s. l.. Barlow and r. H. Rochester,
Treasurer of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. The vessel burned to
the waters edge.
| ALBANY, June %.
There has been rumor here o-day,
started by men of prominence, that the
Governor will be very sure to call an
extra session of the Legislature, to enter
tain subjects relative to New York city,
and for such other business as may be
brought before it. 1t is broadly in
timated that such other purposes means
the consideration of the proposition Of
the last session to change the methods
of electing the electoral ticket, 80 as to
transfer to an election by Congressional
Districts, instead of by the people of the
State at large. Some Republicans strong
ly favor the idea, but at the Governors
Chamber nothing has been heard of it.
1t depends upon the Governor to issue
the call for an extra session. The result
Of the passage of the bill, it is conceded,
would ordinarily divide up the electoral
vote Of the State so as to give the Repub-
licans at least II of the IS, but the
wisdom of the measure is doubted by
many Republicans, on the ground that it
would on its face be scoundrelly trick
to cheat the people of the State by stiff.
ing the voice of the majority.
NEW YORK, June 90.
The bill taxing foreign capital has been
signed by Governor Cornell. 1t provides
that every foreign bank or banking com.
pany doing business in this State, shall
be annually taxed one-half Of one per
cent. on the average of all sums of money
used or employed in this State. Among
the principal banks affected by the bill
are the Bank of California and Nevada.
One hundred and eighty.six deaths
were reported by the Bureau of Vital
Statistics, yesterday. Thirty persons
are reported as having died from the Of.
fects Of the heat, and twelve were pros
trated.
CHICAGO, June 90.
The Inter- Oceans Washington special,
, which affirms that H. H. Finley, who
, was found guilty Of writing an anony
nous letter in the Donnelly. ashburn
Springer case, has been managing the
Field campaign at Cincinnati, and spend
, ing considerable money. He is now il
Washington in an impecunious condition
SALT LAKE, June 90,
a The stage from Challis, Idaho, wa
s robbed an Saturday night by six convict
, who had escaped from the penitentiary
The seven passengers in the coach, fiv
= men and two women, were robbed of 81
their valuables, amounting to few hun
bred dollars, and stripped Of their cloth
ing being left absolutely naked. In tina
:. condition they travelled several miles, t
9 the next station, when sheets an,
blankets were obtained for covering unit
g they reached the Utah Northern Rail
4 road on Sunday evening. Some of then
= arrived here this morning.
DUBLIN, june %.
n The representatives of the Irish rifle
IS men at Dollymount tomorrow are Fer
e ton, Young, William Rigby, John Rigby
.e Miner and Joyce, with Cochran an
IL Murphy as reserve The American
n were at the ranges at noon, trying thei
lie rifles and sighting A strong southwei
" wind was blowing across the range. Th
lie weather is dull and lowering. The ind
vidual shooting at the 9OO-yard rang
, was excellent. The Irish team came a
:, hour later The weather promises ba
"a for tomorrow. An ugly storm seen
IS brewing.
in LONDON, June %.
s. Foster, Chief Secretary for Irelant
r. informed Parnell that he must oppose h
lie relief bill granting 100000. 1t woul
10 do more harm than good.
To- SAN Francisco, June &c.
The score of the walking match at
ID p. III. stood as follows: Scott 425, Rel
ID 4l2, Eaton 400, Dancer 1893, Callahs
tn 1856, Edwards 372.
NEVADA CRY, Jtne 90
A Transcript reporter has just returne
from Snow Point, twenty miles mort
east of this city, in this county, whe
was recently made great strike Of 60
s. bearing gravel. Nuggets of vario'
An sizes are being taken out, which a
ol valued at from 81 up to $3.50. Abo
IS half a dozen, approximating the latt
y, amount were found on Saturday. II
he pay gravel is found for a distance of
ed feet shove bedrock. This is consider,
er by reliable experts to be the best d
he covery made on the coast for 25 years.
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