Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-08-30
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Special to the r ri-Weekly Times.


pany completed their line to this place and
! opened am office here to-day. Supereinten-
/ dent Stanton will push the line to Calistoga,
Middleton. Lower Lake, Knoxville and the
Geysers as rapidly as possible,
Toano, August 2S.-Large quantities of very
i heavy mining machinery, for the hosting WORKS
of the RAYMOND 4 Ely mine are arriving dali
ly, and are being shipped from here by OK
teams to Phoebe.
Salt Lake, August 2S.-In the case of l.. A.
Brow. Probate Judge elect of Tooele County,
against the County Treasurer a peremptory
nandanus was issued by the Third District
Court compelling the filing Of the bonds Of
fered with judgement for S40O. Notice was
given of appeal.
san Francisco, August 2S.-The Star Mining
Company incorporated to-day, to work i'll the
Cherry Greek District, White Pine capital,
g. 100000. Also. the Booth Mining Company.
to work the Orleans mine. near Auburn, Placer
County: capital stock, a 10000.
The trial of W. +. Ensign, the celebrated
safe expert and agent for burglary, was con
cluded in the Municipal Court tonight. He
had been tried two three times and the
iuries disagreed. but in the present trial. af
er an absence of only FIVE minutes, the jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty.
san Diego. Aug. 2S.-The Unions correspon-
dent from San Luis Rey. Of the Goth, has the
following: We met here Justo Chavez, the
robber hunter About three weeks ago he and
his Communion Isidor Redentares, who are in
overlook him Mt the Aqua Ahiserio just be
vond Ballena Valley. and shots We're exchanged.
The lieutenant was well mounted, and easily
ESCAPED from the wearied horses of his pur-
suers. Justo starts tomorrow for Mllquatay,
having reliable information that Chavez is in
that vicinity,
The trial of Wilson for the murder Of James
GRAY was concluded this afternoon. The case
was submitted at 1890 last hight. # this
morning the jury returned a verdict of guilty
s, - l., $50 tl,ar NOV,
atty of Imprisonment for life. McCarty, his
partner who was tried at the last team of the
District Court. and sentenced to fourteen
years. in all probability actually killed Gray,
but Wilson was accessory to the crime and, as
the testimony showed is by far the blacker
scoundrel of the pair Gray's and MtCartys
encounter SO far as the actual shooting is con-
cerned, was simultaneous. The principal
witness could't testify positively as to who
fired the first shot but the result was that Gray
fell and this man Wilson during the ARRAY
covered himself behind tree near at hand, /
So soon as Wilson saw Gray had fallen at the |
hands of McCarty he darted out from his shell |
ter and while the poor victim was lN ing flat, |
with his face TO the ground, gasping his last,
takes pistol from his lGraysl body, deliber- I
ately places the muZzle back of his ear and 7
sends bullet through his brain.
London, August 2S.--The British Steamship /
IifTtsy plying between Southampton and South |
America ports went ashore on the coast of /
Uruguay snd is total loss. The passengers,
crew. mails and specie We're saved.
Wilmington, \. c., Aug. ga /
fire Yesterday moning in resin |
warehouse and wharves in the south /
ern portion of the city, destroyed |
about 5000 barrels of resin and about |
1000 barrels of spirits of turpentine. |
Loss, $4,000, mostly covered by |
insurance.
Memphis, Tenn, Aug. %. - A
large meeting of citizens was held in
Expression Hall, to express the in |
dignatiOn Of the community at the |
barbarous murder of colored pris- |
oners taken from the Trenton Jail. |
b. NJ. Estes presided, with ex-GOv- |
ernor Harris. Judge Arcibals Wright !
and ChaS. Clativecht as vice-Presi-
dents. Speeches were made by eX-
Governor Harris, jefferson Davis,
Col. Duncan Mckee, Gen. Forrest
and others, denouncing the cowardly
assassination of prisoners, and call
ing for a prompt and most energetic
enforcement of the law against the
perpetrators. Gen. Forrest stated
that he stood ready tomorrow to
assist the officers of the law to bring
the assassins to punishment. Reso-
lutions were adopted expressing the
horror and indignation of the com
munity at the foul crime, and de-
handing of the Government prompt
and energetic measures for bringing
the murderers to justice, and reliev-
-, lot fl
the disgrace of such horrible crimes.
and asking the Governor to employ
the police experts of Memphis to
assist in capturing the assassins and
to employ the best legal counsel to
assist the Attorney-General in prose-
cutting them.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. %. - Coy.
Osborne has called an extra session
of the Legislature, for the 5th Of
September, to devise means of re-
lief TO the settlers whose crops have
been destroyed by grasshoppers.
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 29.-Elias
IT. Kiels, Judge of the City Court at
Eufaulia, was arrested last night ON
a charge of aiding the escape of a
telon. Several citizens of Eufaulia
have been arrested, charged with
violating the Enforcement act.
New York, Aug. 29.-The cost of
the government Of this city for the
year ending August LIST, was in round
numbers, $50, 100000. The debt in
the same time was considerably in
creased.
A telegram was received yester-
day by Spanish firm in this city,
saving that Jose Ferrer de Comic,
editor of the Spanish paper E1 Gro
nista, published here, died on Thurs
dav from wounds received in duel
with Col. Rosado, of the Cuban
army.
San Francisco, Aug. 20. - The
weather is-cloudy and cool.
The steamer Japan, for China and
Yokohama, sailed at noon. The
steamer Montana, from Mexican and
way ports, is passing up the harbor.
The twenty two Chinese women
taken from the steamer Japan, on
writ of habeas corpus, We're before
the Fourth District Court to receive
the decision OF Judge Morrison. The
Court decided that the Acts of the
Legislature under which the writ
,i..l, ra intnn1aI