The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-03-17
Long, and ..short" Bits.

Mr.. Rider Haggard pronouuces his
name Breeder"
A richly dressed lady stopped boy
trudging along with basket, and asked,
"My little boy, have you got religion!
mo ma'am,' said the innocent, 'lve got
potatoes"
1t now appears that Van Zandt, the
presid of the Blue Bird of Butte,
Montana, suicided because he had sunk
his fortune of three or four million dollars
in the mine His wife is in CalifoInis.
The Salt Lake gas excitement is sti |
at fever heat without any sign of abate.
ment. If half OF what the promoters of
the enterprise expect is realized it will
be one Of the most valuable strikes ever
made in the territory. -Wasatch Wave.
Sarah Althea Terry has been adjudgel
insane and committed to the State Insane
Asylum at Stockton, California 1t is
feared by many Of her friends that her
case is hopeless, but fewthink that.she
will recover. S'+
Young Mrs. Blaine has been granted a
temporary alimony and attorneys fees OF
$1,000. As James c., Jr., testified tina
ne was on salary of SIS week and
had no assets, it locks as if he would
have to give his note. .--, g.
A feature Of the marriage ceremony IN
tie Russian church is the presentation to
tle bridegroom of a horsewhip as an en-
lem of peace in the family. In America
a broom stick in the hands OF the bride
is also emblametc Of peace.
Mohave county in few short years
will be one of the greatest wheat growing
regions in the southwest. The lands Of
our valleys are especially adapted to the
cultivation Of cereals. No irrigation is
necessary other than the average rainfall
Miner, Kingman, Arizona.
II comes from San Diego that corpse
was lately brought into California ir m
Mexico and that the interior of the pc
mains contained all the opium it could
hold The ingenuity of the opium
smuggling ring is very great, but it has
not been supposed before that a dead
friend would be utilized in that way.
Exchange.
The Boston Globe says: 1t looks as il
the Balfour scheme for Ireland mus
speedily wreck the Conservative Gov
eminent craft. OF course even this play
is better than no conce ssion at all. But
it cannot be doubted that the coming
Liberal triumph at the general Parlia.
mentary elections will bring in its train
measure for Erin's relief that will pro, G
far more generous, sweeping and
effective.
An exchange says. Mr.. ingalls, nc
longer, it is said, feels any desire to re-
turn to the life and strife of Congress,
He finds the lecture field more remuner.
alive than he had expected, he has abuu-
dant leisure to cultivate the muses. al
he rejoices in the absence Of officia
worries and the care Of his constituent
that almost overwhelmed him while il
Washington.
The decline Of Nevada towns, 70
which the decentralization OF silver i
almost wholly responsible, is striking.
illustrated in the case of Aurora in E,
meralda county. There is not a maj
now employed in that town; whereas i
once had population of 10000 souls am
supported four daily newspapers. Thi
is only one of the many which have de
clined ina greater of lesser degree. 81
yer State, Wiunemucca, Nevada.
The work at the sulphur beds is bein
pushed vigorously. Ifauy railroad il
ducemeuts should be held out to the'
mines, we have been assured that lar.
improvements will be made and new il
dustries started This company alol
can aud would do Sl2, 900, 600 busnt
yearly with railroad runnil
into the sulphur beds This is big bs
for some railroad company to snap q
While this might not be the business
the first year we are told that it won
soon increase to that amount. -Beav
Utonian.