The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-05-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

IVCAS tN e LII e NE,
WANTS A NoLLE PRosEoUI. w. w.
Bishop writes to c. Fl. Patchen that a
.'nolle" is desired, by the District Attor
ney of White Pine, entered in the Nc
Lane case, which is on the docket of the
court at Hamilton, and that "Judge
Riyes has taken the matter under adj.
visement until he could hear from him."
1t will be remembered that Geo. w. Nc.
Lane was the chief actor who put up the
Job to kill Fred Wallbaum, and that C..
H. Patchen at that time was District
Attorney of this county and prosecuted
the case. After the transfer Of the case
to the court at Hamilton and was tried.
the jury not being able to agree on the
verdict, owing to one of the Jurors not
seeing the dead body of the murdered
Wallbaum, the prisoner was released on
light bail. Mr.. Bishop writes: "Mc.
Lane is conducting himself well in Ari.
zona is married, has one child and is
teaching school. The family are all out
of and will stay away from Nevada"
Mr.. Patchen, not entertaining favora.
BILE opinion Of murderers, will not give
his consent to nolle prosequi. It is
best to make sure that McLane will not
return to the State, by holding the in
dietment over his head.
The COLORADO RIVERA dispatch
from Washington, dated April 2Sth,
says: Representative Cassidy made an
argument before the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors in favor of an appro-
preparation Of Sl25, 1000 for the improve.
ment of the Colorado river. He was met
with report made by Lieutenant Payson
in 1878, in which he says the commerce
carried on the river does not justify
spending any money to improve it. Mr..
Cassidy argued that since the report had
been made the commerce had increased,
and that all the circumstances have
changed. The committee will probably
order new survey to be made" 1t can
now be seen by our readers along the
Colorado, that Congressman Cassidy has
done all that lies in his power toward di.
recting the attention of the Government
as to the necessity of improving the Rio
Colorado.
COMET DISTRICT. -"Sprightly" writes
thus from Comet District: This place is
the possessor Of two tents, one log cabin
and one frame house. The snow on
Craig's Peak is four feet deep. There
is bird here that lulls You to sleep and
then awakes you with an unearthly
shrek, and keeps you awake the rest Of
the night. The residents have christened
the bird ki.bosh, and you bet it puts
the ki-bosh on fellow when he is asleep.
A curious phenomenon may be witnessed
out here on Dry Lake on still day. It
is nothing more nor less than cloud de.
taching itself from another in the heavens
and then slowly dropping to the ground
on Dry Lake, remaining there until dusk,
then disappearing. The mines here are
looking as well as ever, if not better.
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS. At the
Commissioners proceedings on Monday
the resignation of J. R. Megarrigle, as
Justice of the Peace at st. Thomas, was
rejected. and it was decided not to accept
his resignation until some responsible
person made application for the position
and qualified. The report Of R. s. Clapp
on the line run separating Nye and Lin.
coin counties, was received and accepted.
Suit was ordered commenced for all the
delinquent taxes for the year 1882.
D1ED.-Sidney Hellowell died at an
early hour on Monday morning. He had
been unconscious for three days and a
half. He was native of England and
in his 48th year at the time Of his death.
For several years he was employed on
the Mississippi river boats as steward and
pilot. For the last ten years he had re.
sided in Phoebe and Ward, most of which
time he was engaged in the saloon bus
mess.
THE weather is now lovely, and may it
continue so, for certainly this spot Of the
globe has been visited by disagreeable
weather for long time. The last few
days of sunshine has made great
change. The country is looking green
and the wildfiowers are appearing ON the
mountains and in the valleys.
The Democrats will hold primaries to.
day for the purpose Of electing delegates
to county convention which will elect
delegates to State convention to be
held at Austin on June 10th, 1884. The
County Convention will be held on next
Thursday the 18th.
A LARGE quantity of screenings has
been hauled from the Gold Ledge mine
down to the mill this week, and the mill
will start up on Monday. Here is 9
chance for chloriders to have their ore
worked. ...
The following delegates have been Sc
lected to represent Nevada at the Ma
tional Republican Convention: NJ. D
Foley, G. c. Stevenson, ST.. Lee, Johr
Dixon, ]. II. Rand and A. J. Blair.
The last three days have melted thu
snow ON the mountains, and trees tha