Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-10

negroes ana forty WHlttS' ACouiicA
was sent to Vicksburg for reinforce
ments, which were sent out in double
quick time, and after a short Skin
mish four negroes were killed and
three wounded. The negroes re-
treated last night and drove in the
white pickets from the fort, and it is
said they have intrenched there.
They are receiving large reinforce
ments from other counties, and at
last accounts were marching on the
city up the Paquera road, driving
the whites before them. They fired
into funeral procession yesterday,
wounding one white man. The fire
was returned, and three negroes
were killed.
New York, Dec. 9.-Mayor Vance
has appointed as Commissioners OF
Accounts, Howe and Boland, sum-
marilv removed by Mayor Have
meyer before his death.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The bill to
provide for extinguishment of the
Indian title to the Beach Isles Reser-
walton, introduced by McCrary and
referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs, provides for the appoint
ment of a Commissioner by the
President to negotiate for treaty
with the Indians for transfer by
them to the U. S. of all their title
and claim to the said reservation, to
the end that the same may be opened
for settlements
San Francisco, Dec. o. Yoshida
Kigonari, the japanese Minister to
Washington, goes East to-day with
his wife, Secretary of Legation, and
five other officials.
This morning the horses attached
to the ambulance of the County Hos
pital ran away. The driver was
thrown off and instantly killed.
San Diego, Dec. 9.-The Union's
letter from Ures, Sonora, November
5th, contains accounts of Apache
outrages. 1t states that about the
first instant, an old man was killed
near Gaucherrera, and his wife taken
captive. In Bacadeharschi the peo-
pie are hourly expecting an attack
from the Apaches. The Project has
sent a small force to relieve them
and act on the defensive, but not
enough to punish the Indians. In
the report is that 800
Apache warriors are away from Chi
cahua, and probably in this State.
A. G.. Cavillas and I. Mcmahon
were assassinated near Ures a short
time since, and robbed of s., 900.
Phoebe, Dec. esterday even.
ing w. H. Henderson, County Re
corder, returned from trip to Pana-
mint, and brought intelligence of
the cold-blooded butchery by the
Indians of two white men, late citi-
zens of Phoebe, and the severe
wounding of third. 1t appears
that week since young men, w.
Honan, Peter Dawson and Charles
Olsen, left Phoebe for Panamint on
foot. They had reached the Cres-
cent Mills, about Is miles beyond
Hike, and had become tootsore and
less hopeful of making the trip, so
they determined to return to Hike
Valley and work among the ranches
until they had earned sufficient in
come to proceed on their contem-
plated journey. They then started
for Hike. Honan, the only survi-
vor, says they had reached a point
about miles from Hike when they
We're met by 8 Indians, members, it
is supposed, of Tenn Piute Bills
band. The Indians had a good
many inquiries to make, and their
style of talking caused Honan to sus-
pect that something was wrong. The
Indians apparently wanted to lead
them off the trail, but Honan started
on at rapid pace, and urged his
companions to follow him, but they
did not appear to share his alarm
and fell slightly behind. The Indi-
ans then succeeded in separating the
two hindmost men and then shot
them with arrows. Honan, being