The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-01-28
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


The Nevada Supreme Court has adj
iourned until February lst.
Oregon presents war claims against
the Government amounting 10 S24,2l9.
II is estimated that 600 miles OF rail
road will be built in Montana this
year.
Montana property assesses at nearly
eo0 200 .OOO. This ~ an increase oil
about $4,000, 900 in 1851.
County Clerk Mahanny Of Storey
county II defaulter in the sum OF
$1,000. His bondsmen will have to
shoulder il.
On the sth instant two young men,
lately from Denmark, were Killed by
snowslide near Richmond, Utah.
One of them leaves "A wife and child.
A resident OF Belfast. Ohio, has been
put under bonds OF $500 10 appear be
fore the Grand Jury on the charge OF
opening letter from his wife to her
father.
In consideration ofa grant of 3,Oo0,-
900 acres of land, Rock Island iirin
has contracted to erect a capitol build
ing for the State Of Texas.
The taxable property of Oregon, as
per assessment Iust completed, l. s59,-
256, 75; total tax, 1873, ,90,. Mulino-
nah county bears one-fourth OF the
tax.
Governor Stafford is Withdrawing
his interests in Arizona for the pur-
pose OF devoting himself entirely To
the great Florida land reclamation
scheme in which he is largely inter-
ested.
An earthquake IN the district OF
Kanchow, China, caused the loss OF
$50 lives. The British Consular agent
at Chinking was robbed and threat
ened with death by the natives.
Western Nevada papers say all the
cattle i'm Churchill county are con
trarted for. To 20 to Belleville at
cents "A pound now, and cents IN
February. About 700 cattle will thus
be sold.
During the year ISL over 20, 600, 900
messages were dispatched on the
Western Union wire-; in 1867 only
100000. The statistics slow that
the business is mereasinE, AMI the
average cost OF message decreasing.
Why, then, no reducison o: toll2
On Saturday Charles Larsen, work
ing OH Fred Frever : ranch in Car.on
valley, fell back ward of wagon, re-
sceiving injuries which caused his
death i'm few hours. His age was 81
and he was unmarried.
Tho late cold spell vas the eoldest
exnericnced in Nevada for wears. AZ
Hnlleck and Wells. the coldest points
on the Central Pacific Railrond, tn"
mercury went To 30o below zero, and
at Elko and Cirlin It went down to
25o below zero. Passengers who came
Through from Ogden. night before last.
. say itwas the coldest they ever felt.
The annual report of the precious
metals produced in the States and
Territories west of the Missouri river.
including British Columbia, and bull
ion received mt San Francisco from the
west coast of Mexico. published by
Wells, Fargo 4 Co., ~: gold, 8 49,
sos; silver. Si5,077, so. California
shows an increase in silver and de-
crease in gol1. Nevada shows fall
ing of in both meials, and Utah,
Colorado and Ari opa an increase.
Six tramps boarded n freight train
at Turlock, bound for Lathrop, CAL.
Edward Raw, the conductor, n young
man attatnnfol ~ mt thptn off and
they attacked him. ohc OF them.
aged rs years, drew knife aud stab
bed Ray twice In the left side, one
wound being made in the groin and
the other over the heart. The wound
over the heart was not deep, as the
knife went through heavy overcoat
and memorandum book before il
struck the flesh. The other wound
was quite deep and caused Ray to
Sut1er considerably.