Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-10-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
Special to the Tri-WeekIy Times


Washington, October 1l.-About
$3.50 p. NJ. yesterday frightful ac-
cident, resulting in the death of Ed
ward II. Sypher, occurred at the
Navy Yard. While engaged in set
ting the guides of a large circular
saw at one of the ship, houses, the
punch which he was using slipped,
causing him to lose his balance and
fall against the saw, which mangled
him in n frightful manner. The top
of his skull was cut off and the
brains thrown in every direction.
The right arm was completely sew
cred near the shoulder, and the left
hand frightfully lacerated. Sypher
was about 35 years of age, and came
here from Boynton, New Jersey, a
few months ago, to run the machine
which caused his death.
General Sioiles' application for
pay as Major General on the United
States Army retired list, to date
from the time his pay as Minister to
Spain ceased, has raised the question
whether, under the law of lS70' Pre-
tired officers who accept civil
office, and take pay for such SER
vices. do not wholly vacate their
military commission. Gen. SlckleS'
application was referred to Attorney
| General Williams for an opinion,
but that officer has not yet taken
action, he having delayed doing so
under the impression that General
Sickles might desire to file an argu-
ment in support of his demand.
| The decision of the case will affect
the position of General Robinson,
Lieutenant-Gover of New York,
who is Major General on the re-
tired list; General Adam Badeau,
now Consul General at London, and
others whS now hold or have, since
1870, held civil offices.
A few days before the breaking
out of the Louisiana troubles the
Government sold at public sale at
New Orleans three of the monitor
irou-clads, which were at that point,
for $4,000 each. The guns had not
vet been removed, nor the vessels
delivered when the emeute took
place, and the United States author
tiles Immediately placed men on
board with view to quelling the
troubles. The purchaser of the YES
sels during the past week filed de.
mand at the Navy Department for
$4,000 each day the vessels were in
use. He claims that, although the
Government had not yet made the
delivery, the vessels belonged to
him exclusively.
Caribou, Col, October ia tremendous
nitro-glycerine explosion occurred at the
Sherman mine in Caribou, at IL O'Clock last
night. The building was totally destroyed.
A. Arnold and II. w. Forman, part owners of
the mine, were sleeping in the building Arm
old was killed, but Foreman escaped with
slight injury 1t is supposed that spark fell
into some loose powder in one corner of the
building exploding it, and the conclusion ex-
ploded the nitro glycerine.
San Francisco, October ll.-Patrick Har-
kins, the driver of Mason S brewery team, who
was thrown out on Second street on Friday
last, while the horses were running away, died
yesterday afternoon at st, Marys Hospital.
Two more suicides were recorded yesterday,
the first being that of Thomas b. Macy, an
old man seventy years of age, who gained a
livelihood by the sale Of books and other small
trinkets on Washington street. lie shot him.
self through the head, 1t is alleged that he
had been caricatured in a paper last week, and
that tended to unman him, as he was of a
sensitive nature.
Claus Il. Ehlers. the wholesale liquor mer-
chant. shot himself in the head at an early
hodr yesterday morning, at the foot of Second
street Oakland where he resided. He had
been back from an extended European tour
but short time. 1t is impossible to account
for the deed He was thirty-fve years of age
and native of Germany,
The Hon. John W. Dwinele was acquitted
OF charge of cruelty to animals, i'll having
stabbed dog to death which had frightened
his horse.
Sheriff Larue, of Sacramento, arrived here
last night with warrant for the arrest of
Charles, Michael and Gus De Young, of the
Chronicle, for libel, j Berton being the plain
tiff in the case
On the closing night of the Fair a purse of
$3.50 was made up by the attaches of the In
stitute, and handed to Mrs. Harrison Chick,
who didn't get the furs, though she received
the greatest number of votes as the hand
soonest lady.
To-day was allotted by Woodward as ben
eft for the Buislay family. who designed
starting for Mexico in Il few days. Among the
attractions of the programme was hot-air
balloon ascension, which Etienne Buislay was
to manage. At o'clock he went up; the bal
loon striking coid-air current came down at
the Potrero with crash, Buislay striking feet
formost with such force rs to break his back
and completely paralyze his lower extremities
1t is more than probable that his injuries will
prove fatal.
After the balloon assembled at Woodwards
Gardens, this evening, special officer James
Orem, at o'clock dropped dead. He is sup
posed to have been a victim to heart disease.
Healdsburg October ll.-W. S. Hall living
seven miles form this place, was htehing his
horses to tree during the severe thunder
and lightning storm, when the lightning struck
the tree, killing both horses instantly and
stunning Mr.. Hall for some time The storm
was the worst that ever occurred in Sonoma
county.
New York, October ia Herald special
from New Orleans says the situation is very
critical and the citizens look for renewed hos
ulities at any moment. Governor Kellogg
still remains at the State House guarded by
company of infantry and police, but, notwth-
standing his efforts to appear serene, he looks
careworn and uneasy. The White Leaguers
are very defiant and continue their demon
STATIONS almost nightly i'll spite of the efforts
of their leaders to restrain them.
A promenent member of the White League,
in conversation last night. stated that the
whites in the city. "He declared that the
moment United States force entered the par
ishes to arrest alleged offenders the White
Leaguers would attack the United States forces
and give General Grant an opportunity 20
concentrate in this State the entire army.
The Leaguers in the city We're more conserva-
tive and did not expect a conflict with the U.
s. troops, but the moment Federal troops
were withdrawn they would give Kellogg HI,
as they gave it to him in twenty minutes few
DAYS ago He lUBed a solution of the diffi.