Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
Special to the Tri-WeekIy Times
lBr WESTERN UNION TKLEeRarH LINE.l

Pacific Mail steamer China arrived
from Hong Kong this forenoon will
l,40O tons of merchandise, 100:
passengers-16 in the cabin. BY
the arrival of the steamer China, We
have advices from Yokohama tt
February goth. The Japanese man
agement of postal communicative
with America gives much sadsfac.
ton. Except in the matter OF news
paper postage, payment is required
at each end of the route. A request
goes by this mail to Washington fol
remedy.
Japan is making extensive ar,
rangements for system OF coast
fertilization. -
/ An American named Pease, is re.
ported murdered by his companions
i'm the BONN Islands. Pease was
reputed to be little better than a
pirate, and is known to have been
engaged in the slave trade on a
small scale among the Eastern Is
lands. The case is undergoing in
yestigation by the U. S. Consul Gen.
eral.
japanese opposition to the Pacific
Mail line between Yokohama and
other native ports and Shanghae,
went into operation February Sd.
| The Pacific line announced sudden
reduction in prices averaging 30 per
cent. The Japanese Company then
announced prices 80 per cent. less
than the Pacific Mail Company.
| The latter cannot successfully COM
pete, as the Government is pledged
to support the new line. Proposals
have been made for the sale of all
Pacific Mail ships of the shanghai
branch and the transfer of business.
They are not likely to be accepted,
as the japanese Company are al
ready well supplied. -t~
Woodland, March PA heavy
north wind has blown during the
past two weeks at intervals.
The prospects of large crop are
far from discouraging. Some early
sown and portions OF late sown are
in fine condition to make a fair crop
if it does not rain for some time.
Rain is needed by late sown grain,
large portion of which is thin in
spots, Grain near the foot hills
looks better than on the plains.
The weather indicates rain. -
San Jose, March 24.-'The wheat
crop in this valley is looking well,
and prospects are good for a heavy
crop. if we get more rain at present,
if not the crop will be poor.
Chicago, March pa large meet
ing of prominent Irish citizens was
held here last evening, for the pur-
pose of makiag arrangements for
demonstration in honor of the late
John Mitchell. Similar meetings
are reported held in Memphis, St.
Louis. Louisville and various small
Ter cities throughout the South and
West.
Lowell, Mass, March 23.-An at
rocious wife-murder, followed by
the suicide of the murderer, occurred
at Mr.. Martindale's boarding house
in this city this afternoon. Mrs.
Sarah Low, who had left her hus-
band, dissolute fellow, in Fredonia,
New York, and was working in
Martindale's house, was shot by her
husband, Charles j. Low, because
she refused to return and live with
him. He fired one shot from re-
volver into her head, intiicting
mortal wound, though she is not
vet dead. He then shot and killed
himself. --..-. .... .--..r
Washington, March 29.-The At
| torney General has instructed dis
trict attorneys to institute suits
against the several Pacific railroads
for the amounts certified by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to be due the
Government for the five per cent. of
their respective earnings provided
for by the Act OF July l, 1862, or by
any other Act or Acts in relation to
the respective railroad companies.
Following are the companies and
amounts Central Branch of the
Union Pacific Railroad, $47,197 ;
Sioux City and Pacific, $2I, l04
Union Pacific, $l,040,056; Kansas
Pacific, $30S,s30. Following are the
points at which suits will be brought
Kansas Pacific and Central Branch
in Kansas Union Pacific, at Boston
Sioux City, in Iowa.
Eureka, March pa fire broke
out in the Montana lodging house a
4 o'clock this morning, which caused
the destruction of ten buildings
Loss, about $4,000. The heavies
losers are John Capron, Montgom
cry & Co., w. II. Stowell, JOSEPH
Phillips, Alexander Botta and Jane.
Driscoll. --. .....- w t,-s "a "a
, On Sunday night an accident oc
} Cured at the Dunderberg NINE, re
. sulting in the death of Richar,
: Eddy, and the narrow escape from
f similar fate of James Carmichael
, A heavy blast had been fired of
: when Eddy requested the men t
. lower him to the bottom of the shaft
l but on reaching the bottom gave
9 signal to hoist, which was done
t when, from some cause, he lost hi
@ grasp from the rope and fell to tn
bottom. Carmichael went down tn
shaft as soon as possible to look al
4 ter him, but in descending was S
r overcome by the foul air caused b
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