Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-08-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

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Mr.. BELL Liberal, has been elected to Par.
lament from Hartlcpool.
THE Mississippi is rising at Memphis, and
fears Of flood are entertained.
THE police of Chicago have been ordered To
inaugurate warfare on gamblers.
OccIDENT was shown on the race-track al
Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, aud was greeted
with hearty applause.
MADAM IHL, the abortionist, charged with
the death Of Mrs. Tyler Curtis, has been ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of $500.
THE New York Chamber OF Commerce pro-
poses TO erect q new Chamber on the site oil
the old postoffice, to be worth 81, 100000.
THE exchange Of postal money orders be-
tween the United States and the Dominion OF
Canada, commenced August I'd. The amount
Of an order issued in the United States cannot
exceed $500 in currency, and when issued in
Canada, $500 in Canadian currency.
DISPATCHES from various parts of Missouri
report immense damage to crops. In the
Spring River bottom lands, the damage is es-
timated at s15OO,OOO. Streams are overflow
ing, causing great destruction. Railroads are
seriously damaged, and trains are delayed.
THE report of the Court of Inquiry into the
loss Of the Tieksburg, censures the captain Tor
violation Of the regulations of the Company.
1t says if he had hove to until daylight, accord
ing to the Company's instructions, the catas-
trophe would in all probability have been
ayerted.
A DELEGATION from the convention of dis
tillers recently held in Cincinnati were in con-
sultation on Thursday with the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue. They made many sug-
gestions with regard to the rules governing
the trade in spirits, the adoption Of which,
they say, would increase revenue and protect
honest dealers.
In the French Assembly, NJ. Raoul Duval
asked the Government why the United States
had not paid to French citizens the indemnity
due for losses during the civil war, while the
claims Of other foreigners was likewise un-
paid. He also took occasion to say he had
full confidence in the good faith Of the Amer
lean Government.
A DISPATCH received at Washington from
Commodore Cooper, commanding the Navy
Yard at Pensacola, says: "The yellow fever cpl
demic is fearful. We keep oil strangers away.
We are going day and night to the care OF the
sick. If we are spared, l hope there will be q
close investigation Of the causes. 1t is feared
that there is some local cause for this disease.
A Gazette Indianapolis special says: A cy-
clone passed through Haveysburg. Fountain
county, Indiana, last Sunday night, tearing
houses to pieces, uprooting trees and sweep
ing things generally before it. Five women
were killed. Among the names of the killed
thus far ascertained are Mrs. Sewers, Mrs.
Savage and Mrs. Patterson. A hired girl and
a little child of Mrs. Sewers are also among
the victims.
SPECIAL kilograms from eighty out Of nine
ty-two counties in Indiana, and twenty-five Of
the eastern counties of Illinois, furnish &C.
counts Of the condition Of the crops. The de-
tails Of the damage are remarkably uniform,
the best show for wheat being in the extreme
northern tier ofIndiana counties. Elsewhere
but small portion can be saved, it having
-sprouted in the shock, and at least two-thirds
are already ruined.
AN immense meeting in favor Of amnesty
for Fenians was held in Hyde Park, London.
1t is estimated that there were 100000 persons
present. John OConner, formerly member
Of Parliament, presided, and in his speech de-
clared that the Fenian prisoners were entitled
to appreciation rather than censure. Biggar,
member for Cavan County, and Messrs. Par
nell and Mellor were also present Resolu-
tions of the usual character were carried by
reclamation.
HENRI RocHEFoRT sent a challenge to Paul
de Cassagnac, inviting him to come 10 Geneva,
where Rochefort is staying at present. The
cause Of the challenge was certain article
appearing in lie Pays in 1872. De Cassagnac
replied with an excessively abusive letter,
giving Rochefort the choice of weapons apd
naming his seconds. Rochefort's seconds de-
manded that the men meet with pistols, at
five PAGES, and shoot at the word of CON-
mand. De Cassagnac's seconds said this was
simply murder, and declined to agree to such
terms. No settlement has been agreed upon
thus far.
AN escape of seven desperadoes was made
from the County Jail at Denver. Sheriff Will
loughby and the jailer were absent, and two
guards, Edward Holtz and Lee, deputies, were
ON duty in the ante-room of the Jail. The
prisoners sawed off bar and suddenly came
upon the guards, when desperate struggle
ensued, the prisoners using an iron bar and
slung shot Of iron in a sack. The guards
were terribly beaten and locked in CELL The
prisoners armed themselves and left. Their
names are Hall, Wilder, leighton, Collins,
Mcdonald, Strauss, Martin and Daley. The
guard, Edward Holtz, will die, and the guard
Lee is badly injured. Pursuit was made by
the county officers, and $500 reward is offered
for. each, dead or alive. Collins and Daley
have been captured.
A COMMITTEE of the New York Assembly is
sitting in New York investigating the subject
of the causes Of crime. Some terrible stories
Of the corruption Of the police are being de-
veloped. Godfrey Conkling, an ex-policeman.
testified that he had secured evidence showing
almost beyond doubt that the murder of Ben