The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-06-09
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Walter Evans, of Kentucky, has
been installed as Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue, wee G. b. Raum re-
signed.
The city OF Elizabeth, New Jersey,
is advertised to be sold by the Sheriff
on a municipal indie btedness oftwelve
millions of dollars.
Secretary OF State Dormer has re-
tired from the Candelaria True Fis-
sure and A. J. Martin x Co. take
charge under lease for four years.
The Grand Eneampment of Nevada,
I. o. o. f., met at Reno on the Ith Of
June. and the Grand Lodge ut the
same place on the 9th Of June.
The value OF manufactures in the
United States increased from 81 500
900. 900 In 1860 to s.. 400, 600 900 IN
1870, and to 8, 800, 900, 900 in 1850.
Within eighteen months go miles
OF railway have been under construc
tion in Mississippi, over $4,000 600
being invested.
\ l,soo. .000-acre purchase Of land
in the Panhandle Of Texas by an En-
glish syndicate il reported. The price
paid was s., ,oo0. 900. The tract will be
fenced. II borders thirty miles on
Indian Territory.
1t il estimated that Georgia alone
will produce 600 load 4 water
melons. aggregatiug 7,oUo,9o0 worth
TO the State 81, 10000
Deaths by violence average over
10000 year in Russia, there being
an average of ten murders day.
About /, go are frozen to death every
year.
A eloudhurst struck near Milton,
Oregon, few days ago and carried
of "A farmhouse and It's surroundings,
inflicting "A loss of 81 600.
Geo. w. Bryant of the Carson Mint
took home piece Of rock from the
Hale Il Norcross mine which he had
assayed at the Mint that ran S354 10
the ton Sl44 in gold and $40 in
silver.
Albert Kemper was caught In
screw-set in the shafting of the Starr
Mills, at South Vallejo, Cal, last
week, and was literally beaten TO
death against the rafters.
In Oakland, Cal. sl75, 600 has been
subscribed towards the capital stock
OF the proposed new cotton mills. II
is expected that the mills will be
started in about three months.
A miner named James Copic, aged
about 80 wears, and native of Ohio,
was cavcd on and instantly killed
while at work on the Homestake mine
ON Lake Creek, above Ketchum, Ida
no, last week.
Mr.. Mulhall, of the Royal Sorietv
OF London, estimates the value OF all
the property i'm the United States Mt
So, 1000, 900, 900. This he states to be
more than 80 900 ,000, 900 I'm excess of
the aggregate wealth of Great Britain.
Charles L. Stickney, who. as Secre-
tary and Treasurer OF Fall River
manufacturing company, embezzled
nearly Sl00, 900. has been pardoned
ont OF the Massachusetts, penilentiary
after serving four years.
Parties just returned from Quay
mas report the gold excitement dying
out. me gold shipped from there
was sold by Indians 10 Mexicans, and
there is no accurate knowledge of
when or where 1t was found.
Says the Carson Appeal: There is a
great inclination on the part OF many
here to throw cold water on the pres
ent stock rise. But one thing is GER
tain, and that is If any good develop
ments are made on the Comstoek all
the cold water in the Atlantic will not
keep the market down.
Two young ladies under examina-
ton at Phoebe for certificates to teach
in the public schools got such hard
questions that they chewed their pen
ellis nearly up. DR.. Alexander, School
Superintendent, put the remnants in
his cabinet of mineral and other Gu
riosities.