The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-15
SUING FOR A MILLION.


Charles f. McDermott, Charles Mayne,
John w. Roberts. f. A. Hassey and M.
]. French, who were Directors in Janu.
AIRY, 1879. The complaint alleges that
the property of the company at that time
was worth 81, 500, 600, and the debts did
not exceed $50, 900, secured by mortgage,
and plaintiff for himself, and on behalf
of all stockholders, prays judgment that
the Directors be decreed to reimburse in
in the sum of $500. 000 on account of
the water in the l400-foot level-the
Directors, intending to cripple the com.
pany, refused to permit the Supsrintsnd-
emit to provide the means necessary to
remove the water from that level, which
contained large quantities. of rich ores;
$500, 900 on account of the rooster, and
$25, 900 appropriated to their own use in
its purchase, il being alleged that they
pretended to contract for the purchase,
Of twenty-fve-ton rooster, for working
the dump and mine ores. but, instead.
contracted for one Of only eight tons
capacity daily; $640,000 on account Of
LILO holCa huu tTduSlcIu VI UoiiiuSsy oiiu
$4,000 appropriated to their own use;
5000, 900 on account Of mortgages and
$780, 900 and appropriated inthat matter,
making total of $l,835,000 Plaintiff
further asks that the mortgage of $52,-
600 to Lazard Freres, to whom the prop
erty WAS sold and conveyed for the exact
amount Of the note, mortgage and in
tersst on which only $40, 900 had been
paid, be declared null, the note cancelled,
and that assessment No. Is Of & share.
levied in August. 1880, and all sales and
transfers Hereunder be declared null and
void, and stockholders to be restored their
stock so sold. .. 3...
According to the st. Louis Globe Dem
ecrat I. G. Parker, Judge Of the United
States District Court at Fort Smith,
Ark, who is spending the holidays in
st. Louis, enjoys the reputation Of hay.
ing sentenced more men to the gallowa
than any dignitary that ever welded the
judicial power Of tho Federal Govern.
mont. When no was appointed Judge o.
the District Court over five years. age
tho Indian Territory and the borders
were ingested. by dcsperadoes. He sci
to work to enforce the law, and in the
five years of his administration hal
passed sentence upon some forty murder
ers. OF these about twenty were exocut
ed and the sentences Of the others Wer'
committed. The law il peculiar there
When trouble occurs between two In
dams the matter is settled by the Indian
| tribunals; when . white man kills an In
dian or an Indian Stays white man, tn
culprit ID tried before the District Cour
at Fort Smith. The Indians understand
that they can obtain Justice. and the.
| seldom take tbs law in their own hands
---->-%----- ID.
Mrs. Tilton was asked the other d.
by lady friend how she ever could hav
done 20, and replied: .What could an
woman have done under such cirsun
stAncAa' Th~~- .-'-. saAn IN tn
49,. -..-.~ were TWO A.--. :. -
world in whom had tho most implic
confidence, to whom looked for instru,
ton and in whom I believed as In IN
God, These men were my husband an
my pastor. They both taught me dali
the doctrine of free love, and l saw tho
constantly prseticing their teaching
They made me believe that 1t was 4
wrong, and did not so consider 1t
the time, But oh, II I were to tell q
the corruption that / have witnessed
Plymouth, your heart would sicksn.'"
| NEW MATERIAL FOR BRICK. Bias
furnace Stag, tho most hopeless Of a
waste substances, 10 now utilized to
great extent. 1t is converted into sane
mixed with certain portion Of sslsnit
lime, and manufactured into ordina,
bricks which possess many advantag,
over the ordinary bricks of commerc
By reducing the Stag to fbrous cond
ton material is produced which is us
fully employed as non-conductor or
heat in clothing steam pipes and boiler
1t 10 used in the manufacture Of gla
bottles and glass railway sleepers. B,
tho most recent invention in Stag utiliz
ton is the production of pure, viii
cement Of greater strength than the be
Portland cement.
The ex-Confsderats General Lorin
who served in the Egyptian army sin
tho Rebellion, is a candidate for Unit.
States Senator from Florida. He b.
recently located in that State, and Florit
Democrats say no has no support wort
speaking Of, and that Senator Jones VI
probably be reelected by unanimo,
vote. General Loring is tho only eand
date who has appeared against Senat
, Jones
An architect who built new city h,
for Western town made a botch Of
and fled to Canada, ss no loft word vii
his friends, ITO remain until the aft,
should blow over" Next day . hit
, wind struck tho town and his frien
, autographed him. "Coms back. II
, whole shsbang was blown over Ia
night.
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