Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-31
NEWS SUMMARY.


THE Senate Committee on Territories Will
report in favor of forming new Territory III
North Dakota, to be called Pembina, with the
capital at Bismarck.
Tur Commissioner Of Internal Revenue op-
poses the bill for the relief OF the grape pra"u9
distiIlers. and says the present law Is heccs-
sary to prevent fraud.
JrpsE MACARTHUR dismissed the writ oil
hoIeos oorD.s In the case of Irwin, ana RECON-
,nenaed him to the custody Of the Sergeant
alarms of the House.
THE Secretary of the Treasury recommends
the adjustment of the United States Assay
office at Boise City, and refused to recommend
tho establishment of one at Portland, oregon.
THE Democratic caucus of the Massachu-
.etts LEGISLATURE has nominated j G.Abbott for
limited States Senator; the Republican caucus
in Minnesota nominated Ignatius Donnelly.
JrsrIcE BRADLEY, of the United States Su-
preme Court, delivered the opinion OF the
Court in the revenue case, involving the value
of the French franc, which was decided to be
worth 10 cents and mills.
THE Prussan authorities have closed the
Catholic seminary in Fulda, expelled the head
priest from German territory, and sequestrat-
ed all the property of the bishop of that do
cese.
WHITELAw REID editor of the New York
Tribune, was arrested in Washington at the in
stance of ex Governor Sheppard, on charge
of libel, and gave 5000 bail for his appear
ancc before higher court.
LAST week Thomas w. Field, of Brooklyn,
recovered $4,000 damages against Kinsella,
of the Brooklyn Eagle, for seduction of his
wife. He assigned the money to trustees for
her benefit, and on Saturday was granted a
divorce.
REPUBLICAN Senators are caucusing upon
bills passed in the House last session admit
ting New Mexico and Colorado as States. No
vote has vet been reached, but the discussion
indicates a decided majority of Republicans
in favor of admission.
In the London (Canada) election case the
judges decided that Major Walker is dis
qualified for sitting in Parliament for the
next five years. This is the first election
trial in which member elect was personally
found guilty of corruption.
GENERAL MERRILL has reported to Sheridan
that a war of races is imminent in the neigh
borhood OF Shreveport, consequent on the
robberies and depredations of destitute ne
groes, who are refused employment on ac-
count of having voted the Republican ticket
A DISPATCH from Montevideo says: " The
Uruguayan Government has fallen, and the
rebels are in power. There is a general
alarm, and business is suspended. A British
squadron is in the harbor. Pedro Varcla
President of the Senate, has been elected by
the rebels as Provisional President Of the Re
public"
The Hawaiian reciprocity is nearly complet-
ed, and will be ready for signature in a few
days. 1t admits free, sugar, rice, tropical
fruits, pull, undressed hides and fancy woods,
the products of the islands, but not coffee or
wool. On the other hand, it admits free into
Hawaiian ports our own products, except
spirits, wines, tobacco and cigars.
CAPTAIN MULANE representing the settlers
on the Southern Pacific land grant between
HOLSTER and Panoehe Pass, has sent to the
Senate Committee on railroads an amendment
on Sargents bill to change the route of the
Southern Pacific Railroad as follows: THAT
parties who have made settlements under the
presumption and homestead law prior to the
passage of the law be permitted to perfect
their entries"
The House Committees on Election have
completed their report, recommending the
expulsion of Delegate Cannon because he is
practical polygamist. The Committee say
the testimony is so conflicting that the Com
mlttee is in doubt whether the endowment
house oath does or does not involve pledge
10 avenge the death of Joseph Smith upon
the Government of the United States.
HE Federal troops at Vicksburg, under
orders from General Emory, elected A. j.
Flanagan, who was holding the Office of shcr
III by virtue OF the recent election, about the
validity of which there is a constitutional
question. Chancellor Hill upheld the action
OF the military, refused to protect Flanagan,
and appointed McGhee Sheriff pro TEN. Nc
Chico is a white Republican and was Deputy
Sheriff under Crosby
The Supreme Court has decided, in case
appealed from Kansas, involving the right to
seh N I. Railroad lands for taxes the United
states should retain the legal right to the
iahas OF the company as security for tue pay.
ment OF the cost of surveying, ETC.. that the
states cannot he permitted to defeat this
flSht by the sale of lands for taxes, but when
The original grant has been perfected by the
issue OF patent, the right of the State to tax
isperfected
A CARD is published signed by number Of
Northern residents in Shreveport, including
traders, cotton-buyers, and planters, express
ing their establishment at the recent renort If
MAJOR merrill to General Sheridan, of ostra-
eism and persecution of colored and white
Republicans In this section, and denouncinp
the statements in whole and in detail as utter.
~ false. They say the relations between the
whites and blacks are unusually friendly. arts
ing, doubtless, from the fact that to A great
extent they acted and voted together at the
last election.
ihE PRESIDENT has sent a message to Con-
eress, calling especial attention to the arma-
mem OF sea coast defences. He urges the ne
eessity OF such action as will put our fortifi.
cations IN such condition as regards arma-
'heht That they will be ready for any emer-
Sency, and encloses copies of the reports of
he ohieI OF ordinance and of the Board of
ordnance Officers on thetrial of eight-inch ri.
he guns,converted from inch smooth bore
as indicating an economical means of utiliz-
ing the useless smooth boros ..a ..--.