The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-08-26
GENERAL NEWS fTEms.

A two pound oyster is on exhibition
at Marshfield, Coos county, Oregon.
The Elko Democratic county con-
vention is called for Thursday, Au-
gust 81.
Over 81, ,000, 900 have been taken out
of the Gagnon mine, Butte, between
the surface and the 800 level.
VIM. NJ. Davis, miner in Bodie,
was killed by falling down the Red
Cloud shaft on Tuesday last.
Governor Kinkead, it is said, has
concluded to retire from the Guberna-
torial contest-lCarson Bee.
Candelaria and vicinity will send a
collection OF ores TO the Denver Min
ing Exposition.
1t Is said that after the campaign in
Nevada is over Major John Dennis
will start paper in Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake Tribune thus exults:
God and the Governor will run Zion
for awhile. They can beat the old
Mormon revalators out of their boots.
Five boys were lynched by a mob
at Prineville, Oregon, on the 18th for
stealing horses. Their names are
given as John Thorpe, Sydney Hor-
ton. Emmet Wilson, Dinwiddie and
Grab.
Senator Hin OF Georgia died at Au-
gnsta at about @ o'clock last Saturday
morning. He Was surrounded by bis
family. His death was very easy and
quiet.
The United States il fast becoming,
II Il has not already become, the first
wool-producing country in the world.
If IL Is second, II Is second only to Aus
tralia, of which wool is the largest
product.
Girls, come Westl A Massachusetts
man paid only $40 for hugging girl.
A Brooklyn man paid 81 for oscu-
iating an unwilling damsel. An Iowa
man had Lo put up $4,000 for kissing
his cook. The cooks the thing.
Texas has 100000 acres of school
land rapidly appreciating In value,
and worth probably sl0O, 200, 900, and
Il expected to have In the not distant
future n school fund Of a quarter Of a
billion dollars.
An orderly on the staff OF the Prin-
cess Louise writes from Quebec, un-
der date OF July %: "The Princess Is
closely guarded, as there is n rumor
that the American Fenisns are going
to kidnap her."
According to Liebig, the fly con-
yerts pestiferous gases into pure air
FOR Us to breathe. This is very
thoughtful OF the fly, but II, In hot
weather, he would only construct his
labratory just little from ones nose,
one might appreciate his disinterested
Kindness as 1t deserves.
At Albuquerque, New Mexico,
one day last week, an unknown man
rode up to the residence of Jose Rafael
Apodaca, called him to the door and
shot him through the head, killing
him instantly. Apodaca's brother
then appeared at the door, and he too
was shot dead by the stranger, who
made his escape.
While working in the mines at
Stanley Basin, Idaho, last Monday, A
p. Chaliee was knocked down by a
Hash of lightning. On regaining his
feet, Chalice looked around for his
partner, j. Wadner, but found that
the latter had been killed by the flash
that had prostrated Chalice. Not a
shred of clothing could be found on
or near Wadner's body.
Railroad men who came down the
road inform the Silver State
that the colored woman, who called
herself Maggie Moore when arrested
here two or three weeks ago, Is &C.
cused of setting fire to the Capital Ho-
tel at Battle Mountain, last Wednes-
day morning. The woman was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Dunlap, and
held to wait examination. IL Is said
that while here she Threatened to set
ARE to buildings whose owners would
not give her whisky,