Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-10-20
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| San Francisco, October, 1S.-Major Harry
Larkyn, of this city, was shot and instantly
killed at Calistoga, at IL o'clock last night. by
e. J. Muybridge, the artist, also of San Fran
| cisco, Maybridge has for some time been
suspicious of Illicit intercourse between MS
| wife and Larkyn, and it is reported that yes.
/ terday, or ON Friday, he got possession OF
| some letters which tended to confirm them,
and he Immediately started for Calistoga,
| where Larkyn has been stopping. ON arrlV-
| ing at the hotel he inquired for his victim,
| and being told the number of his room ne
went directly there. Barkyn opened tie door,
and he was shot as above stated. Larkyh was
| at one time employed ON the EUening Post,
! and was well. known in this city and vicinity
| He was at present engaged on map OF the
| quicksilver mines of Napa, Lake and Sonoma
| counties Muybridge was travelling artist'
and had become extensively known oy ms
| photographic views of Yosemite and other IN
| teresting points on this coast. he was placeu
| under arrest.
| At about nine O'Clock last night Peter Doran,
| foreman of gang of stevedores employed by
| Frank Middleton in unloading the bark b. Ii.
| Kinrsman, lying alongside the Mission street
wharf, was shot by John Whitman, first mate
of the bark, and died in few minutes after
| from the effects of the wounds trifing dis
| pute about the manner in which the vessel
| was being unloaded was the cause of the muir
| der Whitman, who is young man u years
| of age was immediatels arrested and conveyed
| to the City Prison, and the charge OF murder
| booked against his name. Deceased Is Wld-
over, IS years of age, native of Ireland, and
| leaves child seven years old.
| The Coroners Jury charged Hiram Stirring,
who stabbed and killed John Fogarty on the
steamer Amador, with the crime OF man
| slaughter.
George Thistleton, publisher of the Jolly
Giant who was arrested u few days ago on a
charge of libel for having published IN that
! paper an article rejecting upon the character
of the Rev. Father Harrington, Faster OF St.
Francis Church. had preliminary examlna-
ton in the Police Court yesterday The pros
ecution was conducted by Messrs. Alex. Camp
bell and d. j. Murphy, ana the defendant $
| legal representatives We're Nathan Porter ana
f. E. sutherland. The accused was held to
answer the charge with bail set at 81, LOCO
New Orleans, Oct. l9.-Ihere VIII
probably be meeting of the Con-
ference Committee tomorrow, the
Conservatives having to-day sent a
note to the Republicans, inviting a
conference. Twenty days are allow
ed for filling vacancies on the Return
ing Board. The terms of the con-
ference agreement expired to-day.
The Conservatives are ready with
their men to fill two of the vacancies
promised. Governor kellogg has
not yet been able to obtain the re-
uuired designations. Four mem bers
of the Returning Board have agreed
to resign, provided Wells will re-
sign. Wells is absent, and the date
of his return is uncertain.
New York, Oct. 19.-The Herald'S
London dispatch states that Stanley
has arrived at Zanzibar.
The Sultan has accorded recep-
ton to the American press.
Won Arnim is reported to be in
close confinement, awaiting his trial,
which takes place in three weeks.
He is charged only with insubordi-
nation.
The gale yesterday and last night
was quite heavy, and there were
many narrow escapes from injury by
falling signs, etc.
At the sixty-fifth anniversary of
the New York Bible Society of the
Episcopal Church, held yesterday,
addresses were made by Bishop
Robertson, of Missouri, Doctors
Crane, of Mississippi, Medley of
Maine, Talbot of Indiana, and Clark
son of Nebraska. The society is in a
fiourishing condition.
A Washington special to the I'rT6-
me says the Conservatives of South
Carolina are circulating petition So
liciting the Federal Government to
resume military control over that
State.
A Boston dispatch states that sew
eral officials of the Grand Trunk
Railway have been there the past
three days examining the terminal
facilities of that city in connection
with the railway traffic with Chicago
and the Dominion, to attain sea-
board. After thorough examina-
ton of the port and its railway con-
nections, the party left for Montreal
to-day.
Chicago, Oct. ia Washington
Inter- Ocean special of the 18th says:
George II. Ray, the last contractor
to furnish stamped envelopes to the
Postof1ice Department, to-day enter
ed a protest against the Plympton
Company having the contract, argu-
ing that as they have failed to fur
nish stamped envelopes at the time
specified, he is the next lowest bid
der, and is entitled to the contract.
No action has been taken in the mat
ter by General Jewell, who is salts
fed that the Plympton Company
will begin supplying envelopes next
week.
San Francisco, Oct. ia fire oc-
CURED this morning al the Irving
Restaurant, on Second street, owned
by Mr.. Borz. The place was nearly
destroyed. The less is estimated at
$4,000; partly insured.
The steamer Vasco de Cana, of
the Pacific Mail line, sailed tor
China and Japan at noon to-day.
Greenbacks unchanged.
The excitement in the street min
ing share market to-day is intense,
and prices of most stocks are re-
ported advanced from Saturdays
quotations. There is great crowd
on California street. The police are
kept busy in clearing the sidewalk
in front of business places.
The friends of Harry Larkins, who
was shot by Muybridge, near Calls
toga, are making arrangements for