The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-04-11
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

One million dOilaTs Oh Boiu coin
weigh 1865 pounds avoirdupois.
One million dollars OF silver coin
weigh IS, 92O.9 pounds avoirdupois.
The colored population of Nevada
Is less than, $50.
A fortune is assured 10 the quack
who can invent sure cure for the
..iteh OF office"
Sarah A. III. Williams, of Carson,
has been granted patent for new
style of cookstove.
Over 300 persons have signed the
pledge in Butte City since the temper
ance meetings were inaugurated.
Freight rates on the Northern Pacific
this Summer will be about % per cenl.
below the old tariff.
Secretary Whitney has chartered
Pacific Mail steamer and shipped 200
men from the Brooklyn Navy Yard TO
Aspinwall To protect American citizens
and property.
Mr.. II. S. Day has been rendered
the appointment OF Weighing Clerk,
by Superintendent Garrard, TO succeed
Mr.. George Ii. Davis, Jr.
Col. A. c. Ellis Of Carson. now in
the East, is heing backed by Judge
Field for the first vacancy on the
United States Supreme Bench.
". Barrett, Reno, was the gentle
man to whom WAS awarded the first
prize for Nevada poslatoes ut ibe New
Orleans Exposition.
The Carson people have agreed 10
give Prof. Young sl, 500. contingent
npon his gningto 10 Washington and Sc
curing the location of an Indian school
Mt Carson.
Mrs. F. Beveridge of Sacramento IL
one OF the heirs 10 the $500, 900 900
Lawrence estate in England. The
iAdy's share Is estimated at 81 SOC, 900.
A man died i'm Buffalo the other day
from the effects of cutting a corn. The
toe was injured and ampuialion be-
came necessary, when gangrene set in,
resulting in death.
Ihe Republicans, for the hrst tlrne
IN the history OF Rhode Island, have
nominated a colored man for Repre-
sentative In the Legislature. the Rev.
Malone Van Horne. The Sun says he
Is popular and will be elected.
Az Heppner, Oregon, a week ago.
wh'ie herders were drivinga "A flock OF
sheep into nightquarters, the animals
STATED offin body in the direction of
precipitous bluff, over which they
plunged by dozens Mt a time. One
hundred were killed outright, and
many others were injured.
J. M. Rodd. an employe on De
Longs ranch. at Navajo, while seated
on ANAL keg In blacksmith shop talk
ing with the blacksmith, on the 2sth,
suuuenly topplod from his seat and
was picked up dead. Heart disease
's supposed to have been the cause.
o mines, the highest in the world is
1ne silver mine Potosi, in the Andes Of
oIu, which is stated as being IL 1865
,ees ABOVE the level OF the sea, and the
ueepest mine of that Nensrlzwerk,
"estphalia. which is said to be 1850
'eo'soeiow the level of the sea.
Miss Lillian Smith. a California girl.
JC"Tsi pTOke one nunHreu
Slass balls with Winchester rifle In
pan francisco, few nights since, IN 2
minutes and 30 seconds. This beats all
prev Plevious records, Carver's best being
Inc Broadford riot case, on trial be-
iore Judge Street at HALEY, Is virtu-
ally concluded. Last Saturday even
iug the defense in The case of the min
CTS closed their side of the matter.
me case will be submitted on written
arguments and briefs combined.
.welve men have been discharged
,uuring the progress Of the trial, ow-
lngto lack of sufficient evidence. Ten
ol these we're discharged on motion of
Depnty District Attorney James II.
Hawley.