Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-25
TELEGRAMS OF THE 22d.
Particulars of the Loss of the
steamer Ventura.

steamer Ventura.
MONTERREY, April 22.-Following
are the particulars of the disaster to
the steamer Ventura: With about
1872 passengers and 400 tons of
freight, she left San Francisco at 7
A. NJ. Tuesday, the Goth instant;
passed New Years Point about 5
Pm. the same day, and encountered
a heavy fog bank. The Captain
took bearings, adjusted the course
of the vessel and lowered sail. The
vessel travelled through the fog until
about p. NJ, making fair headway.
At that time the vessel struck a
rock, and swung around with her
stern toward the beach, the propel-
Ter striking the rocks, and being
carried away. The vessel was then
at the mercy OF the wind. Dismay
and CONSERVATION prevailed among
the passengers, but upon the vessel
becoming safely aground upon the
rocks they quieted. The boats We're
lowered, and the first two which put
out for shore were not heard from
till the next morning at O'Clock,
when they made land safely. The
second two succeeded in making
landing near the wreck, on sand
beach, and made fast line, by
which all on board were saved. A
fire was built, and everything made
as comfortable as circumstances
would admit. About O'Clock the
next morning many passengers took
foot passage for this place, where
they arrived about 10 P. NJ, foot
sore and weary. The vessel has l3
feet of water in her hold, and will
be total wreck. The Santa Cruz
left this place at IL o'clock last
night for the wreck, tor the purpose
of bringing up the remaining pas
sengers, and is expected to return at
5P.M., when full particulars will
be obtained. 1t is claimed the acci-
dent was caused by a false act OF the
compass.
SANTA BARBARA, April 22.-Cap-
tain Chase has just returned from
the islands, and states that square
rugged man Of war passed up the
channel yesterday and fired her
guns several times, but not as sig
nails of distress, it being probable
that the firing was only in practice.
There was great excitement in
this city last evening over the report
of distress at sea, and bonfires were
built all along the channel, down as
far as Carpenteria, and kept there
all night, by a number of our cit
liens.
The second great Lompere sale
comes off on the Goth instant. We
have the most favorable reports OF
the present condition and the near
prospects of this new and famous
colony.
SAN Francisco, April 22.-In the
Police Court, this afternoon, in the
libel suit of Chief of Police Cockrill
against Henry George and William
Hinton, of the Post newspaper,
Justice Joachimson rendered de-
cision binding the parties in the
sum of $1,000 each to appear before
the Grand Jury. 1t is rumored sew
eral other suits are likely to be
brought against the same parties by
men of the police force who con-
columns of the Post.
The Panther Mining Company
has incorporated to mine in Cornu
copia District, Elko county, Nevada.
Capital stock, $5,0O0,000. Trustees,
l.. Wilsey, Jasper NJ. Mcdonald,
George II. Williams, S. Reinhart,
and - Taggart.
About 4:3O O'Clock this afternoon
a man named Theodore Stroh, at
tempted suicide by shooting himself
in the left breast with a deringer,
the ball penetrating the lungs. He
was removed to the city prison. He
give any account of himself, except
that he was an upholsterer and was
driven by business troubles to com
NIT the act. No hopes are enter
tained of his recovery.
A dispatch from Monterey, to
Goodall, Nelson Il Perkins, states
that a heavy sea is running, and
they have been unable to remove
any baggage or cargo from the
wreck of the Ventura. The 'passen-
gers have arrived at Monterey; the
captain and crew stay by the wreck.
A meeting of the Rifle Association
is being held to- night in the Twelfth
District Courtroom, to take steps
for the formation of State Rifle
Association on the plan adopted in
the Eastern cities.
AT the Spring meeting of the Bay
District Association to day, the mile
and repeat running race for three
year olds was won by H. Welch's
Chance, beating Pool Box and
Cosma. Time, l:46A, l:4SH. In
the second race-a running race,
best three in five, for second class
horses-the first, second and fourth
heats We're won by Hockhocking in
LAT, 1:49H, and 1:48X. Bill Hazel
won the third heat in l-48.
WICKENBURG, April ga shoot
ing affray occurred here yesterday
between a Mexican teamster and q
merchant named Manasse, resulting
in the death of the latter. The
quarrel was with regard to certain