The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-10
LATEST NEWS BIZ MAIL.


NV YORK, January 8.
The Heralds Washington special says: Mr..
whitthorne, of Tennessee, returns to Washing
ton from a visit TO his district, with the report
that Tennessee is much interested in Grant,
and IL on his return he should declare in favor
of the annexation of the whole or part of MeIi-
co, or the acquisition OF the Northern Mexican
States, or of assuming some sort Of protectorate
over them, it would gain him great number Of
adherents In the Southern States among a large
class of restless and adventurous men. Mr..
Whitthorne appears to believe that Grants
visit to Mexico has some such purpose, and
that it was arranged in San Francisco, which
has long been the head quarters. II Grant
should develop or favor an annexation policy
Mr.. Whitthorne is persuaded that he would
have very large and enthusiastic following in
all parts OF the South
NEW ORLEANS January 6.
The Grand Jury recommends that gambling
houses be taxed $1,000 per year, SO that they
are not suppressed, owing to the impossbility
of procuring evidence adequate to conviction.
PARIS, January6.
Drift ice in the Seine has caused much dam
age and alarm. The river is full of wreckage.
Several bridges are considered unsafe, and
travel over them stopped. The stone bridges
are crowded, and the crowds are increasing
hourly. Exciting scenes occurred at the quays.
where thousands of people watched the rushing
torrent and plunglng ice water. The 1.yer on
Sunday was still rising and the current running
seven miles an hour. The devastation threat
ems to be greater than during the great flood of
1871.
LONDON, January 5.
The Duchess of Marlborough's Irish Relief
Fund makes slow progress The total amount
hitherto reported is f38,720.
very serious ARRAY occurred on Friday be-
tween the constabulary and Galway peasants,
during which the police fired upon the people,
but no body was injured.
The Rev. Charles II. Sturgeon writes from
Mentone, Italy. that the nation should listen to
Mr.. Gladstone's call to make Righteousness
and peace their guide. Instead Of clustering
he declares that England is wantonly trampling
Afghanistan under foot, and warns Englishmer
that, under such tutors rs the Times, they are
becoming nation of demons. The whole
letter is an impassioned appeal to the Christian
sentiment of the country.
WATERvILLE, Maine, January 5.
The Town Hall was filled to its utmost cap
acity at the law and order meeting on Saturday
night. Governor Garcelon said
stand before YOU the worst abused man IL
the United states. / am not here to apologize
| or ask your pardon, but simply to ask your at
tention to the constitution and the law, and il
in any respect I or my Council have violated
| that law, you have your remedy. You say tina
the majority rule is the central principle Of our
| governmental system, but should not that ma
| jority be expressed in legal and constitutions
manner. You are all aware that at the lat
election every effort was made on bosh sides t,
secure u majority, and that the Fusion party ha,
q majority of 1000 votes. l challenge any man
and I do not care how ardent Republican o
how rabid Democrat, to take the returns, an,
| II there Is any instance where we have not ap
| piled the same rule to friend or foe. the
you can condemn us. find tabulated return
where "a towns have been rejected, 90 Of Their
Republican 80 Democratic and two tie Doe
this look like q conspiracy? Does it look as /
the rule had not been applied properly? So grea
has been the excitement that have called upo
the Supreme court to decide questions whic
have been decided for fifteen years, and whe
that decision 10 rendered I hope the people will
be satisfied.
Resolutions indorsing the action Of the Cour
Gil were adopted.