Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-02
NEWS SUMMARY.

: numerous proselytes
JoHN HARPER, senior member of the firm
7, ~ Uarper Brothers, died in New York on tn
: ODD after prolonged illness, in the 10Th yea
of his age.
, Ex.TRE,sURER PARKER of South Carolin.
c has been arrested on a charge OF embezzlins
9 SOS 600 of the State Sinking Fund. He hal
not procured bail.
IT has been found by an examination of the
!, accounts of Henry Hazen, the abscondins
/. Collector of the Port of Fernandina, Florida
that he is adefaulter to the amount Of S26S, 42S
TEN natives Of Ixtacalco, Mexico, are on
trial, charged with burying three men alive
leaving their heads above ground, and dis
Matching them with hatchets, after prolonged
torture.
THE Vice Chancellor of England has de-
cided against the petition to wind up the
Emma Silver Mining Company, and has or
dered that meeting Of shareholders be
called to express their wishes in the premises.
MINISTER WAsHBURN has received from the
French Geographical Society the gold medal
presented by it to the family OF the late Cap
tain Hall, in commemoration of his explora-
tions of the Arctic region.
THE steamer W. H. Scholter, from Rotter-
dam, has arrived at New York with propeller
damaged, starboard bow stove, and the fore
commandment filed with water, having en-
countered several fields of icebergs; at one
time being completely surrounded by them.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has issued a
call for five million $50 bonds, on which in
terest ceases the Goth of July. Assistant
Treasurers throughout the country are Or
dered to begin payment of the May interest on
the 21st without rebate.
JUDGE BLATcHFoRD, in the United States
Court at New York, gave a decision in the case
of Charles T. Dana, arrested upon an attach
ment of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia. The Judge discharges Dana from
the custody of the United States Marshal of
this district.
In the British House of Commons, Sullivan
announced that for the purpose OF terminal
ing the anomalous relations between the Press
and the House he would nightly call atten-
ton to the presence OF strangers. This will
have the effect of compelling the withdrawal
of all persons except members.
THE funeral of the aeronauts who lost their
lives in the balloon Zenith took place at
Paris on Tuesday, and was attended by many
gentlemen of the scientific world. NJ. Lomate,
Of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington,
rendered the homage of that institution to the
martyrs.
GOLD coin to the amount of between two
and three thousand dollars was found by men
engaged in cleaning the cesspool of the bridge
on Richmond terrace, New York. 1t is sup
posed to have been placed there by E. N. Win
son, bank defaulter who fled to Europe. The
treasure is in the hands of the police.
IN the Hudson County Court, New Jersey,
Frederick Klenner, convicted of stealing the
funds of the Hoboken Savings Bank while
cashier, was brought up for sentence. He was
arraigned on eleven indictments for forgery,
to which he pleaded non vielt Judge Hof-
man then sentenced him to various terms of
making in all "a years.
Col. E. NJ, YERGER, of Mississippi, but for
several years resident in Baltimore, died on
Thursday night. At one time he was promi-
lent before the public in connection with a
luel with Col. Crane at Jackson, Miss, for
which he was tried by Military Commits
ion. For several years residing in Baltimore,
lie was proprietor and editor of the Egeniag
Journal.
IN Baltimore in the United States District
Court, in the case of the United States against
he steamer Edgar Ste,cart, Judge Giles rem
Tered decision condemning the vessel and
lecreeing her forfeited to the United States,
IN the ground that while enrolled in the
oastwise trade she had left New London
ully equipped and destined for a foreign
'ort, which rendered her clearly liable to for
liture.
WILLIAM W. TILLoTsoN, Treasurer of
'ooth's Theater New York, was arrested on
7arrant from United States Commissioner
davenport, based upon an affidavit of col
red man named William Smith, Jr. Tillot-
on refused to sell parquet tickets to Smith
nd his wife, but directed him to tho gallery,
here special accommodations were provided
)r his race. The Treasurer's excuse is that
ne parquet seats were all taken.
THE Commissioner Of the General Land |
tiice has rejected the Thompson survey of |
lie Mexican grant known as Ojo de Aqua de |
iguerea, in San Francisco County, adjoining |
lie Preside. 1t is returned to the Surveyor
eneral, with the remark, that it is not in ac-
ordance with the decree of confirmation.
his decision is against the location desired
y the claimants-the heirs of Apolinaryo Mi
lnda-and sustains the objections raised by
c. Stebbins, Obed Chant and George H.
aker, contestants.
lHE Controller of Currency, in accordance
nth the request of the Secretary of the Treas
ny, will Immediately direct the bank examln-
rs for the several districts in the course of
heir examinations of the different banks, to
nspect all checks and vouchers required to be
Iamped with two-cent stamps, and to report
he facts in reference thereto, which informa-
ION, when received, will be transmitted to the {
commissioner Of Internal Revenue.
AN investigation of the condition of Winter
heat by the Department of Agriculture, pre-
nus the crop, as whole, as much below last
ar in April. In the areas south of the thir-
sixth parallel the wheat is uninjured by the
ost, and vigorous, even luxuriapt, in some
istriets. The advantage of drilling is in all
ections assented to. Reports from all parts
Michigan indicate that the prospects for
ne wheat crop are not fatterng, it having
cen uiSastrOus1y offaotad by +ho l.. - |