The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-09
GENERAL NEWS.

The Queen Of Madagascar lately took
her yearly bath, function that vas at
tended by the singing of hymns. the fir
ing OF artillery and the beating Of drums.
The will of the late Sir John Mac
Donald leaves his estate, worth about |
800, 900, exclusive Of Esrncliiie Hall, |
to be divided equally between Lady |
Macdonald and Hugh John Macdonald.
his son.
Senator voorhees,, of Indiana, and
Senator Collquitt of Georgia, indorse the
assertion that Mr.. Cleveland is losing
ground among Democrats west and south
for the next nomination for President.
Senator German, it is asserted, is gaining
as the prospective nominee.
Emperor William of Germany has CON-
missioned the celebrated artist, Anton
Won Werner, to paint picture represent
ing the Emperor, the German princes
and the army officers in the act of con.
graduating the late Count Won Moltke
upon the completion OF his ninetieth
birthday.
A Greenfield. Mass, family recently
ate valuable gold chain and watch be-
longing to the head of the family. The
way it happened was that the father, in
emptying bag of corn into the hopper
of his mill, let his watch and chain fall
fall in, too, and they were ground into
meal with the corn.
At Nice there is q Russian who made
many millions OF roubles by railway
speculations. He refuses now to 60 into
society, and receives at his house none
but the persons whom he knew in the
happy old days when he had not sou.
To them he makes little presents of
900 or 1000 roubles, and so on.
At Lawrenceburg, Ind, novel use
was made of electricity in winding wires
around pretty woman who represented
the Goddess of Liberty, and thus light.
ing up a number of incondescent lamps
disposed about her. The current was
effect elected the most enthusiastic ap.
plause from the spectators.
A drilling match took place at Neihart
Montana. last week. The contest was t.
settle bet and took place in the Dakots
mine. The ground at the Dakota is sale
to be the hardest in the camp, and tn,
bet compelled L. F. Mitchell to drill il
the bottom of the tunnel twelve inche
in fifteen minutes for $40. In q mos
inconvenient position, Mitchell drilled
seventeen inches in thirteen minutes
thus winning the bet.
The agricultural division of the censu
bureau has placed in the hands of tn
printers the bulletin on irrigation /
h Utah. The pamphlet, which will 500
I be ready for circulation, and will contai
!. tabulated comparative statements re
. garding the subject Of irrigation in Ar
IONA, New Mexico and Utah. 1t will b
q very interesting to those practicing irr
>. cation for agricultural purposes. Bulls
tins can be had by applying to the Ger
sus bureau at Washington, Wyomir
= will be the next field reported.
,e The total number Of immigrants to I'll
Is United States during April, this year,
Ia greater by 1000 than last year. recer
\. arrivals, especially from Russia and P,
II land, being in excess of any similar tin
,e previously, At the late session Coz
,r gress appropriated $4,000 to be e,
% pended by the secretary Of the treasur
d in preventing the introduction of Grim
mails, idiots and other improper person
into this country. Secretary Foster hi
: appointed three persons to go abroad
this service, and numerous agents wi
he aDnointed to act at home