Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-13
NEWS SUMMARY.

the run in sixty hours.
THE thief who stole the package of bill
from the Treasury Department, few day
ago, remains undiscovered. General Spinne
seems worn out with anxiety.
THE representatives of Liverpool transat
lantic steamship companies have come to al
agreement in regard to rates of freight ant
passage fares
THE corporation of London has resolved tt
invite the Mayor of New York to the interna
tional municipal banquet which is to be hel(
next month in Guildhall
MARX Brown, convicted of the murder o
Gloester Carrin, in Sullivan county, in Octo
Der last, has been sentenced to be hanged
July 91st, at Monticello, New York.
CHARGES have been made that several banks
which sent packages of money to the Treas
ury have been reported short in their remit
tances, and the banks have been required to
make up the deficits. Treasury officers say
that such discoveries have been made, and the
evidence is conclusive that the banks had
made miscouHt.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Wilkesbarre says
the miners have rejected the oyertures OF
Charles Parish for an amicable settlement OF
the troubles in the Wyoming coal fields, and
Parish says he will now work his mines with
non Union men. Trouble is expected among
the members of the Miners Union, which it is
thought will result in its being disbanded.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says: Charges
were filed with the President against prom
inent official of the Post Office Department,
and also involving Senator in connection
with the Chorpenning claim and other mat
tiers The charges are said to be of grave
character and the President has promised to
investigate them"
| A HEAVY rain storm occurred at 1ndianapo-
lis on Wednesday, doing large amount OF
damage in various parts of the city. Inc
whole northern section of the city was over
flowed to a depth of from three to five feet
/ filing cellars and the lower stories of large
number of dwellings in the best part of the
city, The damage to the railroads is very
serious
On petition of Hugh J. Jewett, Receiver of
the Erie Railroad Company, Judge Donahue
has granted an order empowering the Re
ceyer to pay taxes and charges upon, and to
work the coal mine referred to in his petition,
to perform any lawful contracts to sell the Sc
curties referred to, whenever in his judg-
ment, the interests of all parties will be pro-
NOTED thereby.
THE Coroner's Jury in the Hoyoke disaster
condemn the almost criminal careessness in
the construction of the galleries and the mode
of egress therefrom. They declare that par
ties who build such death traps should receive
the unmeasured censure of the community.
They find that the cause of the fire was from
the use of trimmings of laces, paper, etc, and
the fact that the building was shcathed with
pine instead OF being plastered
The Berlin official Gazette, commenting on
Earl Derby's statement in the British House
ofLords, admits that the increase Ofthe French
army created a certain amount of uneasiness, |
which was not attended, however, with war
l!hC lCoblNtS vi utllDtldllOus Ill bGIihduN
The idea of requesting France to reduce her
forces or discontinue her military organiza-
tons was never entertained or mentioned.
As the visit of the Sioux Indians to Wash |
ington to negotiate with the Government for
the REIMBURSEMENT of their possession of the |
Black Hills has proved to be failure, and as
the Indians went away much dissatisfied, diff |
fcultes are apprehended between them and |
such whites as may enter theircountry to seek .
for gold. 1t is estimated that the Sioux can
muster from 5000 to 5000 warriors, about half
of them armed with rifles and the remainder
with bow and arrows.
GREAT fires are still raging in Pennsylvania
In Monroe county several lives have been lost
The inhabitants of Locust Ridge, Evergreen,
Stoddardville, Gouldsboro', and many lumber
ing settlements are all driven from their
homes. Hundreds of people saved only what
clothing they wore and families were driven
for miles before the advancing conhagration,
and several old and feeble persons were burned
to death.
w. II. TALCoTT, buyer for the silk depart
ment of Ii. B. Clafin & Co., NY. was arrested !
on warrant issued by the United States Com
missioner based on an affidavit made by Uni
led States District Attorney Bliss. The af1ida-
lit sets forth that Talcott did knowingly buy,
md aid in buying and selling silk goods
which ad been Struggled Tacott was held
N bail Of $4,000. Bliss says Talcott pur-
has ed 100000 from one of the alleged Snug
,lers.
CAPTAIN BRAcKETT, Special Agent of the
treasury Department captured in Washing
on, on Friday, white lace dress, valued at
10000 white lace shawl, valued at $4,000
nd other laces valued at $1,000, at pawn
hop where they had been pawned The
resS and laces formerly belonged to the En-
ress Eugenic, and were among the richest in
he world. They were sold at the time of sale
her diamonds and jewelry in England, and
ere Struggled into this country by Joseph
orarchs, in October, 1873,
A SPECIAL dispatch from Pottsville, Pa,
Iys that everything is quiet and no further
ltrages are reported. The resolutions
lopted at the miners meeting at Shenandoah
riday evening will end the strike in Wyoming
Id Lucerne regions, if carried out, and ulti-
ately in Pottsville. There is great suffering
nong the strikers, and some of their wives
I'd children are almost starving. 1t is be-
eyed that if the Wyoming and Lueerne men
ct to work the Pottsville men will follow
aeir example. Everything is quiet at Maha-
oy and Shenandoah. The streets are filed
With idle men, but the militia still remain and
he strikers make no violent demonstrations. |
SMALL pox is reported as raging in New