The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-08-02


about to return to California, struck out
down the track, on foot. Such conduct,
OF course, created the belief that the man
was demented, and deputy sheriff Weeks
followed and brought the man back. He
did not seem to be insane, but had the
appearance of one in deep trouble. The
train proceeded, the stranger saying he
would wait for the passenger train. and
as he was quiet and unobtrusive, no fur
ther attention was paid to him. AT five
o'clock P. NJ, engine No. 65, H. Tren.
wick engineer, was coming up the yard
to couple on train No. s, and when within
twenty feet of the water tank, the stran-
ger referred to suddenly sprang forward,
throwing hi, body across the track di-
rectly in front of the drivers, which cut
him in two just above the hips. On his
person was found Sl45 in money, ticket
tor passage from San Jose to New York,
and papers which showed he was a
Frenchman, tailor by trade and his
name Paul Tichard. He was evidently
insane, and his shocking death is alone
ascribed to that calamity.
In regard to the killing at the Vegas
ranch, Mrs. Stewart writes to Mr.. Geo.
S. Sawyer that on receiving note from
Mr.. kiel, which read: "Your husband
is here dead. Come take him away"
she Immediately rode over there, when
she found the body OF her husband out.
side of the house. covered with blanket
His beard had been burned, and on the
opposite side of the face from which the
shot had struck him, his face was broke
in, as though hit by a blow. The con.
tents of the letter leads one to believe
that more than one had hand in killing
| Archie Stewart }. o. Gelabert left here
on Monday to take charge of the ranch
and crops. at the request of Mrs. Stewart,
as she states she is there alone among a
lot Of cutthroats and murderers. Deputy
Sheriff Smith left at the same time for
the purpose Of arresting Henry and secur.
ing couple of witnesses.
DRILLING Two FEET IN Forty MIN
UTEs, A novel drilling match between
James Finnery and John Hickey, two
miners of Gold Hill, the Virginia Chron
icle says took place near the Crown Poin
mine. The match was for $50 aside, ant
the wager was for the purpose of ascer
tanning who could drill two feet into sole
rock in the shortest time. A large Grove
Of spectators assembled to see the match
The rock was the harde t surface ma
terial that could be found. Each con
testant had his helper to turn the drill
which was struck with heavy hammer
Fiannery broke six drills by the tremend
Gus force OF his blows. Time-Finnery
40 minutes; Hickey, 42l. The decision
OF the referee seemed to be unsatisfactory
to majority of the crowd, who insiste
that the match was tie.
A WASHINGTON TERRITORY CHRIST
It is said that old man Park, VIII
hanged himself down in Douglass count
last Thursday, was for several year
greatly infatuated with the suppose
second coming of Christ in the birth Of
noted infant in Washington Territory
The Virginia Enterprise says he wen
once or twice to visit the child, and wa
greatly detected in ultimately learning
the death of the child The result Wa
that in his old age he found relief in Gu
: ting short his life IN this world.
THE hosting works of the Star Con
pany at Cherry Creek, we learn from IL
: White Pine News, were destroyed /
fire on the oath of July. The impressic
: of those who first reached the fire is tn;
it must have started in the Waterman
cabin, as that was entirely consumed, al
/ then communicated to the works, tt
= wind blowing in just the right directiC
/. to make such result easy of accor
r plishment.
! THE BIC Toe TEsT.-A leading new
. paper recommends a simple process, pu
9 lished fifteen years ago, determini
whether life is really extinct in su
!. posed deceased person. Apply the fla,
of candle to the tip of the great t
d until a blister is formed. If life renal
G IN the body the blister will be full
70 matter; if there is no vitality it will
. with water and burst with some noise
"a the flame be applied few secor
IL longer.
'r A COUPLE of passengers coming fir
!" Eureka to Bristol during the week W,
Il compelled to do considerable hoofing
ia tween Prairie's and Pony. The bu'
- board horse, which has as much flesh
its ribs as an inch plank, gave out
e. they walked to Pony. Gilmer 4 Sa
3, bury keep their lines stocked with tn
= oughbreds. They are of the same bre
:, as the owners of the line.
w THE Best assortment of hams, bat
I'd and lard in the county is now offered
e' j. Poujade, Meadow Valley sire
&c Wholesale and retail; home made
imported.
NC OK Thursday evening Judge Rl'
ut Mr. Wines, Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. {
a Der arrived from Eureka, for the purE
no Of attending court.
THE Board of County Commission