Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-21
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Heavy snow.storms are reported as ia'
South as Wheeling. Western Virginia
DC. GILMAN is appointed by the Presiden
an. Of the West Point Examiners for 1879.
AooyyESr1ov between Spain and the United
States for the settlement OF the Vr9'"'"s d.
fair, is signed.
AGE. SMITH, widow OF the late Gerrit'
Smith, died at Peterboro, n. T. on saturday
agedn.
WASHINGTON dispatch says the President
will at once issue stringent orders to prevent
new expeditions entering the Black Hills
Mrs. EVANS, Of Seymour, Conn. on Monday
cut the threats Of her two children, aged tnree
and six years, and then cut her own.
A WISCONSIN dispatch says Black Hlils
expedition Is fitting out in that State, expect
ing to start in early Spring.
THE application for the establishment OF
military post at San Diego has been referred
to General Schofeld.
THE House of Lords will adjourn for Easter
on March 10th until April OH, and the House
of Commons on March 25th until April 9th.
Posi- OFFICE circular instructions show
that the recent legislation has fixed postage
on transient newspapers at one cent per ounce
THE President signed the commissions OF
Orth as Minister to Austria, and Maynard Min
lister to Turkey.
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Chicago the past season show total OF l,6"o,-
S43 hogs packed-an increase of 17O,3A over
last year.
THE most disastrous fire that ever occurred
in Montpelier, Vt, broke out few days ago.
1t is impossible now to give the amount OF
loss.
SECRETARY BRIsTow has directed the re-
tirement of s1,l35,OOO of legal tenders, being
50 per cent. of the National Bank circulation
issued under the new Currency Bill.
The Australian colonies are to be represent
ed at our Centennial and bill to provide for
expenses will be introduced in Parliament,
which meets March 23d
THE State Grange of Ohio has elected 8. H.
Ellis Of Warren county, Worthy Master; J. II.
Ogden, Of Champaign county, Overseer; and
W. w. Miller, Of Erie county, Secretary.
ADEFALcAr1oN of about $4,000, divided be-
tween the ticket and freight offices of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company, at Zanes-
vile, Ohio, has been discovered.
A"RAPrD TRANSIT ASSOCIATION" was or
ganized in New York on Monday, composed
Of prominent citizens, to secure cheap and
rapid communication with the adjoining vii
lagos.
A ST. JOHNS n F., dispatch says the bodies
OF over forty persons who died there this win
ter, have been temporarily inferred in the
snow, which lies in such quantities as to pre-
vent the opening Of graves.
A SPECIAL Washington dispatch reports the
freshest rumor is that Attorney General Will
liams is to be nominated Minister to Russia,
and ex-senator Carpenter to be appointed At
torney General.
IT is stated that the quarrel between the
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail-
road Companies is in way of settlement, and
that compromise will be probably agreed
upon within day or two.
ORDERS have been issued by the Secretary
Of the Treasury for the transfer Of 100000,
in small silver coin, under the provisions of the
Act Of January, 1875, from the Assay Office in
New York to the Sub Treasury in that city.
THE proprietor Of minstrel show was ar
rested in Montgomery, Ala, and held at bail
to appear before the United States Commits
sioner for violation of civil rights in refusing
to sell four negroes seats to the parquette.
IN accordance with the law authorizing the
collection OF portraits Of the Secretaries of
War, a fine portrait of Jefferson Davis, re-
Gently painted from life, has just been added
to the gallery of the War Department.
THE President nominated Godlove s. Orth
as Minister to Austria, Horace Maynard as
Minister to Turkey ex- Member of Congress
c, G, Sheebs, Of Alabama, as Sixth Auditor of
the Treasury, vice J. J. Martin, appointed
Postmaster of Montgomery, Alabama.
IT is rumored that arrangements have been,
or now are being, projected which will result
In the virtual consolidation of the Union Pa
cifc and Northwestern railroads, and that the
design is to establish communication with
New York
A NASHVILLE (Tenn) special says that the
State Senate has adopted resolution to ap-
point committee to fully investigate charges
that Senator Andrew johnson bought the
votes Of nine members of the Legislature
from Shelby County.
The Governor of Arkansas has issued a
proclamation appointing Thursday, March
18th, to be day of Thanksgiving for the
many blessings which have been showered
upon the State during the past twelve
months
The Treasury Department instructs col
lectors of Customs that under the new law
and Tariff Bill they must collect IS per cent.
additional duty on molasses, and that a new
stamp OF IS per 1000 is required on all i'm
ported cigars.
REPRESENTATIVE WHEELER has received |
from New Orleans his articles of adjustment |
signed by A members of the Conservative Can.
cus-an ample number to secure the desired
result. The referees will meet on Thursday in
New York and proceed with the hearing.
AN award, amounting to s1S,SO0, has been
maze by the Mexican Claims Commission TO
John F. Mitchell, of Humboldt Wells, Nevada
whose wine and liquor store in Guaymas
Mexico was plundered and destroyed by
French soldiers under Macmillan.
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JOHN A. GRIFFrN, colored, was hanged near
Bel Air Maine, for the murder of Miss susan
Taylor in Hartford County, October, 1874. He