Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-12-20
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES !

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the effect that the Pacific Mail steam-
ship Japan was burned about forty
miles below Swartow, China. On
inquiry at the office of the Mail
Company of this city no news of the
burning steamer had been received.
The information is thought to be
false, and gotten up for the purpose
OF breaking the stock. The Japan
is insured for probably half her
value.
On Monday last Jose Montabel
was arrested in Oakland for having
passed counterfeit coin, and was
sent to prison. Col. Finnegrass, a
government detective, learned from
Montabel that spurious coin was
made in San Jose. BY careful man
agement, and the assistance of a spe-
cial detective, discovered below San
Jose, on Friday, the rendezvous of
the cGunterfeiters. The officers
seized a number of mOulds and some
working material, besides a large
quantity of lead pencils, sixty ten
cent packages and number of other
things. There were at least four
members of the party, two of whom,
including Montabel, have been cap
tured. These men have been at
this business since last July, and the
country is now flooded with coun-
terfeit money. They are from New
York City, having escaped before
from Justice. They have worked so
quietly and still that we'll known
citizens who reside near the cabin
have never had occasion to suspect
their character. The case was very
neatly worked up by Col. Finne-
grass.
II. Brooks, Joseph s. Emery and
Abner Doble have got into wran-
gle over a contract with the Govern
ment to supply stone for the US
Branch Mint To-day Brooks COM
menced suit in the 10Th District
Court for dissolution of cOpartner-
ship. and for an accounting.
The Ocean View Water Company
filed incorporation papers to-day for
the purpose of supplying the city
and county of San Francisco with
water, and to secure by leasing, pur-
chasing or other legal means,
quantity or quantities of water sutil-
.cient for the purpose, with such
lands and rights OF way as are nee
essarv. The Directors are: Mark
l.. Mcdonald, Edward J. Armstrong,
Francis l.. Parker, William II. Mar
tin and d. 5. Mcdonald. The capital
stock is $5,0OO,OO0, divided into
$4,000 shares.
New York. Dec ia Berlin spe-
cial says that Won Arnim has been
sentenced to three months imprlson-
ment, deducting from the term the
time he has already spent in lall.
The argument on appeal from
Judge McCue's decision on the blll
of particulars in the Tilton- Beecher
ease, will not take place till Monday
next. counsel being otherwise en-
rared. This is the second postpone
ment of the argument on appeal
Chicago. Dec. ia NickSburg
special saws that two negroes We're
arrested yesterday for the murder OF
JAS. Gray, a negro living twenty
miles from the city, and VINO IL
seems was charged with having
come to Nicksburg to warn the
whites of the premeditated attack OF
negroes on the city. When the ne
grocs mustered Gray refused to join
Them. The leader, JEFF Tucker, then
ordered another negro named OliVer
to Kill him, which order was obeyed.
In an interview with the latter he
confessed his guilt, but said he was
sworn to do whatever the leader
told him, and was afraid to disobey.
He said the Secretary of the Black
Jearue made them swear, and when
he ordered HIM to shoot Gray, he
did so without hesitation. OllVer
was committed to Jail for murder,
and Tucker as accessory before the
fact. 1t is gradually coming to
light that the purpose of the negroes
was to sack and burn the town ana
murder all the whites. Some start
ling revelations are being made by
negroes who were not willing TO take
part in the proposed massacre:
san Francisco, Dec. l9.-W llllam
Rogers and Patrick Foley, laborers
met in saloon on Berry street las'
night. Rogers asked Foley to drink
the latter declined and angry WORDS
exchanged. Rogers, after receiving
a slap from Foley, stabbed mn
twice in the back, producing pam
full but not dangerous wounds. no
gers was arrested on a charge 0
assault to murder.
Washington, Dec. LINE HOUSE
bill reported without amendment
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