Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-07-26
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the corner of Commercial street
fell to the sidewalk. He was taken
to the City Prison where he died,
having been shot through the breast.
The affair is shrouded in mystery,
the police being unable to ascertain
anything concerning it.
A man named Edwards, 63 years
of age, was run over tonight ana
seriously injured.
Lady Emma won the trottlng race
for a purse of 800 at the Agricul-
tural Park to-day, beating Napa
Queen and George.
VIM. B. Bowen, rich capitalist,
committed suicide in his bathroom
this afternoon, by shooting himself
through the heart. For some weeks
he has been complaining of severe
pains in the head, and one of these
attacks is supposed to be the cause
of the suicide. His family was in
Napa. He was native of Massa-
chusetts, 66 years of age. and came
to California in 1850. He was large
operator in stocks and real estate.
The suit of Walter NJ. Fisher
against David Kanary, to recover
$4,000 for false imprisonment, was
tried in the Nineteenth District Court
yesterday. After an absence of about
an hour, the jury returned with
verdict of ten cents damages for the
plaintiff.
Margaret Murphy, twenty five
wears of age, a native Of Boston,
Mass, and unmarried, was commit
ted to the Insane Asylum to-day.
New York, July 24.-Nassau adj
vices to the Goth inst. states that
the Pacific Mail Company's freight
steamer, the City of Guatemala, Cap
tain Hildreth, from New York to
Aspinwall, was lost on the northeast
point of Waiting Island, in the Bahia
mas, on Thursday, the 10th inst, at
midnight. All hands We're saved.
London, July 24.-There is an al
arming outbreak of smallpox at
Newmarket. Upward of sixty cases
are already reported, and the auth
critics have asked the Jockey Club
to permit them to convert their
grand stand into a hospital, where
the afflicted persons may be quarted.
Stockton, July 24.-At Copperop-
oils, yesterday, George Hodges was
stabbed by his brother-in-law, DR..
Martin, and instantly killed. Mar
tin claims that the killing was done
in self-defense. Hodges is well
known among the sporting frater-
nifty. He left Stockton about two
years ago and went to Visalia, where
ne got into a quarrel in a saloon and
killed a man, for which crime he
narrowly escaped the extreme PEN
atty of the law.
a clUuu-DuIot occurred at Eurol,o,
New, this afternoon, which destroy
ed a great portion of the town.
Twenty lives are reported lost.
Elko, July PA waterspout is
reported to have crossed the Central
Pacific Railroad between Humboldt
Wells and Toano this afternoon, do
ing considerable damage to the track.
The west-bound emigfant train is
reported to have been thrown from
the track caused by the wash-out,
and five passengers killed. All that
can now be learned of the disaster is
that the railroad company has sent
wrecking car east and taken the COM
pany's surgeon from here.
San Francisco, July Pa dis
patch from Eureka, Nevatla, gives
particulars of the storm yesterday.
1t had been raining with great VIC
lence from early morning till noon,
when a cloud burst on a lofty range
of mountains TO the east. \ vast
volume of water rushed down the
canyon where the town is located.
The eastern part of the town was
flooded in ten minutes by a fearful
rush of water, constantly increasing
in violence and depth. By its i'm
petuosity the people in that portion
of the place We're hemmed in. Every
moment houses We're torn from their
foundations and swept away with
their occupants. Ropes were pro-
cured and line formed. Brave
men thus protected dashed into the
torrent and saved many lives. Only
a few women and children were lost.
The body of one, Mrs. Broy, was
recovered. Rodger Robinett, re-
porter of the Cupet, is amongst the
drowned. The Cnpei office is swept
away Bodies are being brought to
the Courthouse as fast as recovered.
Three Cinnamon are lost. Thirty
houses are swept away, and all that
part of the town devoted to dance
houses and other places of amuse-
ment is gone. The flood lasted only
half an hour. The total loss of lite
is not yet known. 1t is believed it
will reach 25 or 80. The weather is
still threatening.
The friends OF w. B. Bourne, who
shot himself yesterday, say that sui
eide mania existed in the family and
that brother of the deceased killed
himself year ago.
Temperance women are prosecut-
ing the canvass for names to local
option petitions with great vigor.
Greenbacks, 9l@9l1a.
San Diego, July 25.-Thc follow
ing is from Guaymas, Sonora, June
25th: Times are dull, and the pros
pect is bad for anything better.
Everything is dried up; no rain last
year and none this year so far.
Fountain heads never dry before are
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