Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-08-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
Special to the Tri-WeekIy Times
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diplomatic difficulty, owing to a pas
toral letter which was read to few
of the faithful in the Cathedral, and
then posted up on the wall for short
time. As the journals dare not pub
lish it, the sole idea of its tenor may
be formed from facts. First, it was
written Immediately after NJ. Gin
bertz' return from Rome, where he
had several interviews with the
Pope. Second, Marshal MacMahon
went directly to Finigra's house and
made an apology for the letter, say
ing a note on the subject would APP
pear in the official journal next
morning. The pastoral letter con-
tanned things offensive to Italy and
to Victor Emanuel.
San Francisco, Aug. lit is now
supposed that it was Chinaman
who beat young Milzner so terribly
a few days since, and then robbed
his fathers store. One Chinaman
suspected of having committed the
I deed is now in custody.
Thos. Marks, indicted with his
father, J. j. Marks, for fraud in the
State Harbor Commission, died last
night in this city after brief illness.
The German steamer Altoona sails
to day for Hongkong and Yokohama,
and the British steamer McGregor
for Honolulu, Fiji and Sidney.
Price of greenbacks unchanged
since Saturdays quotations.
The argument in the Wall habeas
corpus case, before the Supreme
Court, commenced to-day. The de-
cision is looked for with much inter
est, as it involves the question OF the
censtitutionality of the local option
law. w. II. Patterson commenced
his argument at IL O'Clock A. NJ. 1t
is thought his argument will be
followed by Judge Sanderson, in
favor of the law, and tomorrow Mr..
FELTON, will make the concluding ar
gument against local option.
On her trip from Saucelito the
steamer PetaluRa took fire near her
boiler. The flames were soon extin-
guished. Damage about $500.
Carson, Aug. II, 1874. - In the
District Court; to-day, Judge C. \.
Harris, the sentence of death was
passed on John Murphy, who shot
and killed John McCallum in the
latter part of May last, in this city.
Murphy received his sentence with
out a sign of trembling or change of
color. AS late day as possible will
be named for the execution, in order
to give his counsel an opportunity to
bring the matter before the Supreme
Court for new trial.
The Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Company have made arrangements
with the Central Pacific Railroad
Company for sleeping car, to run
between Carson and San Francisco,
leaving here on Mondays and Thurs
days, and San Francisco on Sundays
and Wednesdays.
James Crawford, Of Lyon county.
has been appointed as Superintend-
ent of the Carson Mint vice Hetrich.
San Francisco, Aug. IL Coroner
Rice certiiies that John West, who
was found dead on Commercial
street last Saturday, died from hydro
thoraX.
IN the ease of Julia Campbell,
found dead in bed at the Racine
House on Saturday last, the Coroner
certifies that she died by means of
poison.
Judge Blake to-day sustained de-
murrer to the indictment for perjury
against John Peters, and ordered that
the case be again submitted to the
present grand jury; the Indictment
setting forth that while the grand
jury were examining charges of NAL
feasance in office against the Chief
of Police and members of the po-
lice department, San Froncisco, the
defendant was examined. When
asked whether he received 5000 from
Woodruff, in consideration of the lat
ter retaining his position on the
force, Peters answered in the mega
tive. He stated that he never re-
ceived anything from anyone for
that purpose. This statement, it is
alleged, is false, and perjury COM
mitted.
A new deed was filed this evening
which is supplementary to deed of
Lick, giving the Academy of Sciences
and the California Pioneers certain
property. The corporations are
made party of the third part by the
last deed, in order that their interests
shall be more binding.