The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-12
LATEST NEWS By MAIL.
CHICAGo- Nov Z.

The Inter-0cean has this interesting
history: During October j. B. Hobbs, of
this city, bought and sold 10000
bushels OF corn, the largest grain deal
ever made or conceived by one man or
firm. He signed checks for SIC, 900, 900
while making this deal. The chief point
in this connection is that during October
he had some 3,000,000 bushels of corn
ready for shipment East. He told the
vessel men he would give them all they
could do the rest of the fall, offering them
three cents bushel to carry the corn to
Buffalo. The vessel men held off for
three and a half cents, and after consult
ing together peremptorily declined his
offer. The decision was terrible. With
in one hour the railways learned of it
and offered to carry the corn to New
York for seven cents, which sum was to
include the three cents terminal charges
1t was an unprecedented offer, which no
man could refuse, and Mr.. Hobbs prin-
cipals telegraphed in haste for him to &C.
cept. The offer was accepted and in
twinkling the vessel men found the most
gigantic game ON which the eyes of an
old salt ever laid. They have since come
down from three to one cent and even
offered vessels free, so as to have ballast.
They are now stripping for Winter, hav-
ing refused work enough to occupy every
vessel on the lake till Winter.
The Tribune says it is considered GER
tain that the Democratic Senators will
oppose to the bitter end any attempt to
admit Dakota into the Union regardless
of the strong claims the people of that
Territory have to the full rights Of Amer
lean citizens. The Herald opposes the
admission. The only Territory which
clearly possesses at present the resources
of State sovereignty, is Utah, but Utah
is under the ban because Of its liberation
of the crime of polygamy. Nevada, a
poor, barren silver streaked region, stir
ring the sides of bleak mountains-a
country of mining camps, whose inhabit-
ants are nomadic prospectors for silver
and gold, regards State organization as
too much Of burden, and there is strong
public opposition in favor of being an
nexed to California or Utah.
The Herald Berlin correspondent says
diplomatist who has just arrived from
st. Petersburg gives me very gloomy
description Of the situation in Russia.
Affairs are growing more and more crit
ical every day. Riots are feared in con-
sequence of the increasing dearness OF
provisions. The Nihilists are distribut-
ing circulars charging the Gar with being
all the trouble and declaring he is send
ing all the gold of Russia to Denmark.
The truth is that small part of sixty
million roubles found in the Imperial
cellars after the assassination of Alex
ander II. was forwarded to Denmark at
the time of the recent royal marriage.
High Russian officials are advising land.
lords to leave the country for the city if
they do not wish to be assassinated.
Great anxiety prevails at Gatschina.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.
| The Massachusetts, committee investi-
eating the charges of misconduct of men,
bers of the Ninth regiment on their recent
visit to Yorktown, visited the police
headquarters to-day and closely ques-
toned the Lieutenants of Police, and
thoroughly searched the police records,
but did not find single charge of mis-
conduct against any member of the regi-
ment during the stay in Washington.
| L uC COullulttec HAS SOuC uULiC.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 7.
The steam whaler Belvidere has arrived,
also the whalers Northern Light, Dawn
and Rainbow. 1t appears that the Dawn
did not speak the Arctic relief steamer
Rodgers, as reported on Sunday, but die
speak the whaler Pacific, which had com
municated with the Rodgers. The Bel
videre spoke her on September 9th neal
Herald Island, steaming south for Winter
quarters, which she will make probably
at st. Lawrence Bay. The Belvider,
brought mails from the Rodgers, from
which and from conversation between
Captain Owen of the Belvidere and Lieut.
Berry of the Rogers, the following fact
are learned. Lieut.. Berry found Wrange
Land to be an Island. He sent part,
from the Rodgers out in small boats t.
explore the land. They returned havin
gone completely around it. The part,
also surveyed different parts of Wrange
Land. After establishing Wrangel Ian,
to be an island, the Rodgers steamed owe
100 miles north and northwest in scare
of further land, but failed to find any
The season was a most favorable one fe
exploration. Notwithstanding tn
stormy weather, Captain Owen said tina
from observation he would not at all b
surprised to hear of the Jeanette comm
home by way of Greenland. The Rodgel
intend to send out sledge party froI
their Winter quarters to explore the S
berian Coast. She expects to leave he
Winter quarters next June and go as fs
north as possible.
A WoMAN's STRANGE DREAM. "A lad