The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-09-23

Moody Bacon, native of Maine, and
4 pioneer prospector and miner of East
ern Nevada for the past fourteen years,
died in this place at o'clock on the
morning of the l4th. He was conscious
to the last and welcomed death as re.
lease from his sufferings. Mr.. Bacon had
for the past two years been victim of
that fearful disease Giant powder con.
sumption, and although previously man
of splendid physique and of robust
health, the deadly fumes of nitric acid
had fastened to his vitals, leaving
him. no hope of relief save that which
awaits us all over the river An old
and observant resident of the town in
forms us that this is the twenty fifth
death from Giant powder smoke that
has occurred in this immediate section
within the past two years. When We
consider the limited number of men that
have been engaged in ginning of late, this
is dreadful mortality, a fearful percent
age in favor of the dread monster that
with his ally Giant powder) is dealing
this game Of death. 1t begins to look as
though the day is not far distant when
the miners of the country (if any are left)
would be compelled, in sheer self-defense,
to wage vigorous war against the fell
destroyer that, under the pseudonymics
of "Giant," dynamite, Hercules,
"vulcanite," "Vigorite," ETC., isdeci-
mating our mining sections of its bone and
Drawn, and peopling our mining camps
with widows and orphans.
INSANE. We are sorry to state that
John Mccullough, of the firm of Woods
L Mccullough, and who were in the
butcher and cattle business in Phoebe in
1873, who has of late years been engaged
in sheep raising and mining just over the
line in Utah, has became insane For
the past four weeks the men at his place
had observed that his mind was af-
fected and that insanity was gradually
growing upon him. In conversation his
mind would wonder from one subject to
another, and he appeared not to know
what he was talking about. At first he
seemed to be aware of the fact that his
mind was affected, for while conversing
with persons he would quietly look up at
them as though he was suspicious of
them observing something wrong with
him. AS Mr.. Mccullough had not ex-
perienced any trouble, being comfortably
supplied with the worlds goods, it is the
opinion of his friends that his insanity
was caused frsm softening of the brain.
Charley Hurlbut telegraphed Woods,
who was up in Idaho, to meet him in Salt
Lake, and they will then take McCol.
Tough back to Hannibal, Missouri, where
he has sister residing, and whom he,
while East year ago, presented with a
fine residence handsomely furnished, and
also made her grown children valuable
and appropriate presents, and place him
under the care of his own relations.
JIM JAMS VS.. NIGHT MARE. Late the
other night a couple Of distinguished
Phoebe capitalists, who possess the above
esthetic names, and who dwell in a
palace on Wandell avenue, aroused the
whole neighborhood with their agonizing
cries of distress. Serveral persons rushed
up to the palace and bursted in the door,
and discovered the two capitalist stamp
ing on the floor as though they were en-
deavoring to tread OH crawling reptiles
and at the same time appeared to bt
picking serpents from off their persons
with their hands. After being quitet
down they were requested to explain
what was the occasion of the wild com
motion? One remarked that he must o
had an attack of the jim-jams, and tn
other that he had been suffering with tn
nightmare, which he was subject. N
matter what name it is called, for it i
the same complaint.
LOOK TO Your STovE-PIPEs. -Ou
residents should examine the pipes Q
their stoves before building fire in them
Many of the stoves have been standin
all summer and the pipes have becom
disconnected between the ceiling an
roofs, and if great precaution is not excl
cised it is not at all improbable that
number of the people will be burned on
of home. Persons should examine thei
stove-pipes during every windy day, an
after every windy night the pipes
stoves should be inspected before build
ing fires in them next morning. The hig
wind of Friday night disconnected a pip
between the ceiling and roof of res
dence on Lacour street, and it was yer
narrow escape for it and the adjoinin
buildings.
HORSES STOLEN. band of sixtee
horses were stolen out at Spring Vale
the other day, the property of Swiss Be
and the old Spaniard Saviour. The di
patches sent abroad by Cook put the pc
pie on their guard, and at Frisco I'll
officers arrested suspicious individu
with these horses, and telegraphed Il
brands to Phoebe, which proved to be IL
brands of the parties mentioned abov
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR JEwETT W. ADAI
arrived in Phoebe on Monday afternoo
and on Tuesday he visited Bullionvil
and Panaca, and departed onorthward
Wednesday morning. He is the san
agreeable and genial gentleman that
have always found him, whether du