Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-20
NEWS SUMMARY.

| SMALL-Pox is raging with great violence il
Ponce. Porto Rico. Vessels from there arr
quarantined in all West India ports.
THE contributions to the Centennial Elk
hibition so far aggregate S3,600,0O0, and "a,
100000 more are needed.
THE workingmen societies of Paris have
opened a national subscription TO provide fol
sending delegates to the Philadelphia Exhi
bition
N,RRATEN, the Communist editor who
urged the shooting of the Archbishop of Paris
has died in New Caledonia, whittier he was
banished.
THE Commission to negotiate with the
Sioux regarding the Black Hills, as far as APP
pointed, consists of Senator Allison, General
Terry Mr. Cummings and Mr.. Hartman.
THE Black Hills geological party has ar
rived on the east fork of Beaver creek, and
fixed permanent camp. They have as yet
found no minerals, and have not been dis
turbed by Indians.
| HORACE B. CLAFLIN, John Clafin, Daniel
Robinson Dexter n Force and W. II. Talcot,
merchants of New York, have given bail in
$4,000, under indictments against them for
silk smuggling.
THE headquarters of the National Grange
of the Patrons of Husbandry, which has been
located in Washington since its organization,
will probably be removed to Louisville, Ken
lucky, in a short time.
A CRISIS is imminent at Athens which may
result in the abduction of the King. Five
Turkish men of war have been ordered to
cruise in Greek waters. The Russian Minister
has advised the King not to abdicate without
securing the rights of his heir to the throne.
COMMUNISTS and workingmcn held a meet
ing recently, at Chicago, at which inhamma-
tory speeches were made, advising armed re-
sistance to encroachments by employers on
the part of workingmen. Resolutions were
adopted extending sympathy to the striking
coal miners in Pennsylvania.
in connection with the Pacific Mail subsidy,
was admitted to bail on Saturday in Washing
ton, in the sum of $4,000 General Butler
moved in the Criminal Court that day be set
for the trial The motion was opposed by
District Attorney Fisher, and the Judge has
the matter under advisement
INDICTMENTS have been found against five
more prominent members Of the St Louis
whskey ring. 1t is alleged that strong evil
dence is turning up against the ring in an I'M
expected quarter. The report that the Gov
eminent has compromised with members of
the ring is denied by the officials, who assert
that the prosecution of the parties implicated
will be vigorous and determined.
ADv1cEs from the West say that W. D. Jen-
kins, Deputy L. s. Marshal, and W. D. Street,
an Indian scout and guide, had desperate
fight with a band of Cheyenne Indians in Raw
Inns county, Kansas, few days ago. They
fortified themselves at the head of a ravine
and fought the Indians four hours. They
killed seven of them, and finally drove them
off.
At the meeting of the Directors of the Pa
cifc Mail Company, after a long discussion, it
was decided to authorize the Executive Com
mittee to raise the necessary funds. 1t is ey-
pected that a new issue of bonds of the com
pany will be made to meet its obligations of
the Sl,650,000 needed; S50O,O00 is to meet the
loan of the Panama Railroad, due in August,
and the balance is for the payment of three
steamers now building.
IN cleveland, O., jail delivery occurred.
whereby nineteen prisoners made their es
cape. A young girl who was committed to
the Jail for non-payment of a fine, and who
was working out her fine in the family of the
Jailor procured key while the Tailor was in
another part of the building and unlocked
the door, letting nineteen prisoners out be-
fore ii was discovered that the door was open,
The charges against the prisoners are-bur-
glary, assault with intent to kill, horse steal
ing and grand larceny. Among the escaped
are two men who were arrested with gang
of burglars who shot policeman Kick some
time ago. Five of the prisoners have been
recaptured. ..
A BROWNSVILLE special says that General
Steele and Major Dwyer have left for Rio
Grande City. Captain McNeilly and part of
his company are below watching for the raid
ers now on this side. Mexicans report the
crossing of sixty beeves below here on We'd
nesday. General Cortina is shipping them to
Cuba. Many of the beeves have American
brands. The men assisting in the shipping
say the beeves were stolenfro Texas About
100000 pounds Of dried beef are ready for
shipment. 1t is undoubtedly American, as
the Mexicans do not raise half enough beef
to supply their own market Sunday morn
ing General Cortina left Bagdad with seventy.
five men. Above here the cattle-stealing is
terrible. Oxen are driven off almost daily
1t is reported that General Cortinas resigna
ton has been accepted. General Steele gave
orders for rangers not to cross the Rio Grande,
on account of the exasperated feeling of the
Mexicans, and the danger that they would lay
waste the country between Neuces and the
Rio Grande before a force could be sent there
to check them. The war feeling is strong on
the Mexican side.
HE, EARTHQUAKE IN GRANADA.-The fol- |
lowing particulars of the recent terrible |
earthquake are received by letter from Sala-
gar: "a severe earthquake has visited this |
city and region. In this city large part of
the church, public hall, and several houses
we're destroyed and some people were killed
The city of Cercuita is entirely destroyed,
only few families being saved The Botica
Allemania, a German drug store, was set on
fire by a ball Of fire which was thrown out of
a volcano, which is constantly throwing out
lava. This volcano has opened itself in front
of Santiago San Cayetana was destroyed,
and also Santiago. In the larger part of Gram