The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-09
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

What's the matter with our climate'
Father Manion leaves for DeLamar to.
morrow morning.
A few DRINKS and light scrap or two
was all there was to mar the ideal Fourth.
The flag containing Utah's new star was
hoisted by the army and navy on Saturday.
Mrs. Kelly came up from DeLamsr We'd
uesday ON visit to her mother and sisters.
We have received several communications
this week but lack OF room will not permit
Of publication.
A. s. Thompson rscsived another carload
Of beer, soda water, ginger ale ETC., and il |
prepared to gil all orders.
Henry Eiler spent considerable time in
fixing up his place with bunting flags, etc.,
for the Fourth, which was very handsomely
decorated
]. Eisenmann returned this morning after
an extended trip to the East. Mr.. Esen-
publican convention.
Some Of the citizens seemed to vie with
each other in the decoration of their prem.
ises. Flags. bunting and Chinese lanters
were everywhere to be seen.
The registration books have not arrived
yet. but will be here in week or ten days.
On their arrival the clerk will distribute
them to the different registration agents.
Ashley Turner was the first to arrive
from Salt Lake after the carnival. He in
tends not to get left so he bought bike
while there and brought it on the stage with
him.
The Fourth of July spirit was not alone
evidenced by the white people. The
Chinese caught the infection, flying flags,
setting off bombs and making other noises
peculiar to their way of celebrating
Mr. Peasley has SO far recovered from the
accident to his eyes at the mine as to be
able TO leave for Comet the fore part of the
week; he will take with him two men and
three months supplies to prosecute work on
his property there.
II is authoritAtively announced that the
DeLamar property. DeLamar, New, has been
sold to the English syndicate in whose inter
est 1t was recently examined. The con
siderstion is said to be something abovs
$4,000, 900. Inter. Mountain Review.
Mr.. N. p. Dooley has received notice thai
be is an alternate to the Populist Conven
tion TO be held at st. Louis. N. p. does
does not know whether he wants it or not
II good silver man is nominated by tn,
Democrats, which seems likely, he will b.
found fighting in its ranks, and will use al
his influence to have the Populists en-
dorse that ticket. His head is on level
An accident was very narrowly avertet
ON Meadow Valley street Sunday. AS Mr.
Foster was hauling load of wood up tn
summit the off leader swung around in sscl
manner as to throw the wheeler over tn
tongue. 1t looked for moment as il a ser
ious acciden. would occur. but by hurridl,
unhitching and running the wagon back tn
animal was able to regain his feet withou
being hurt.
This is q good time to recall some politics
facts which show thatithas been hard fghtin
and the gaining of comparatively few vote
which have settled each of our last thre
presidential elections, not to mention th
contest of 1876, when it was one electors
vote and that in such grave dispute ths
1t could only be settled by tribunal mad
for the occasion, the memorable electors
commission. In 1884 Mr.. Cleveland wo
by margin of about 1900 votes in the stat
of New York, and in 1888 he lost to Mi
Harrison by his inability to carry the sam
State. The contest Of 1892 is frequentl
called Democratic tidal wave, becaus
Cleveland got PIT electoral votes, Will
Harriscn only got las, and Weaver %, b,
aglance at the popular vote cast at thu
election viii show that it wasn't much of
tidal wave, but twas in reality only Il
change of comparatively few votes, probabl
largely caused by men who stayed at hon
and didn't vote at all. The total popul
vote was IL, llO63 Cleveland got $50
9ls. Harrison &, l76, los, Weaver l,O4l. 02
and Bidwell 264, 1873. Cleveland's vote W
only 1865 greater than ii was four yea
before when he was defeated, while Hs
rison's vote was 264, los less than il was
1892 when he was elected. That sho,
what small change is required, if they q
In close states, to make what the people ca