The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
TIT llaszE WEEKLY RECORD,
NOVEMBER go. 1850

This contcsting election business is get
ting to be q perfect nuisance. Every
candidate running for Congress, who has
been defeated by less than Thousand
votes, is pretty sure to contest his op
ponent's seat in the Lower House, which
is of great bother and expense to the ma
ton, and stop ought to be put to it,
because in most cases the contestants
have no right to the seats which they are
seeking to obtain, and generally hoping
to succeed in obtaining them through
fraud, as P. D. Wigginten of Californiu
did, A preventative to most of this con.
testing business would easily be secured
BY compelling every contestant, before
Congress looks into the case, to put up
the money for defraying tho expenses Of
the investigation into tho matter. There
will be about twenty contested seats come
before the next Congress, and out of all
these there will not probably be five con-
,testants entitled to the contested seats.
It is the intention of the Republican
Congressman who have visited Washing
ton City since election, to urge a differ
emit plan than that heretofore followed In
settling contests. In case one man be
unseated on account of fraudulent
! count his opponent may be seated; but
in case the contestant makes out q, case
Of 'bulldozing and intimidation, it is
thought the plan will be to unseat the
sitting member found to have acquired
the seat by such means, but instead of
seating his opponent, they will send the
matter back to the electors. 49,,
The Mining and Scientific Press Of San
Francisco tells Of the following novel OBJ
servatory; Professor Watson, of the
.Washburne Observatory, in the grounds
Of the Wisconsin State University at
Madison, is building an observatory Of a
novel kind. 1t is generally known that
from the bottom of deep well the stars
can be very plainly seen at bright noon
day. Upon this principle Prof. Watson
is conducting his experiment. A cellar
twenty feet in depth has been sunk below
the surface Of the ground at the bottom
Of the slope; over this fnelstone build
ing is erected At the top Of the hill,
which is sixty feet above the bottom Of
tho cellar, powerful. reAectors are to be
placed, TO throw rays Of light down Q
large tube which ends in'the cellar, where
tho observer will be stationed. ' .la
There will be divided responsibility,
says the Times Review, in tho next Ne
vada Legislature The Democrats have
the Assembly and the Republicans the
Senate. Partisan legislation WILDE out
Of the question. Both Houses should
work together for the common good.
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"A settlement has been made between
Trenor w. Park and the English stock
holders ofthe noted Emma mine of Utah
All litigation has been withdrawn anc
everything looks favorable for the re
sumption Of work on that mining prop
erty on large scale.
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A dispatch from Sitka says party O
miners returned from the interior O
Alaska and the headwaters of the Yukor
River, to that place, and report finding
numerous gold deposits and indication
Of rich placers. Another expedition viii
60 out next season. taae va
Moody and Sankey have commenced
reforming the San Franciscans. Before
these good men finish with their under
taking Of redeeming the people Of tina
city, we fear they will be compelled t,
give it up as HOPELESS case.
The total population Of South Carolin
IL 995, 3O6, OF whom 49O, 327 are males AM
504,979 females. There are 9S7, 664 ma
tives and 7,642 persons of foreign birth
The white inhabitants number 39l, OIL
and COZ, 265 are colored.
So 49,
In New York the question now is
who defeated the Democratic partys TIL
Herald says Kelly did it, Kelly say
Tilden did it, Tilden blames the World
! the World straddles the blame On tn
Sun, etc.
Weaver received IS, 1856 votes in Mis-
souri,, and the Greenbackers elected fou
Congressman. Hancock has . majority
over all candidates, of 1857.
Garfield says the South may be certain
Of Just treatment, but no special fayors.