Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01

Special to the Tri-Weekly Times
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crops any gOOu. II mas DCCh WY
windy all day oday.
At meeting of citizens, held
Saturday evening, to consider means
for procuring artesian water, 1t was
resolved to organize joint stock
company for the purpose of bearing
artesian wells throughout the county.
The company will be composed OF
some of our most enterprising citi-
zens, who will Thoroughly demon
strate the feasibility or otherwise OF
artesian wells in this section OF the
State.
San Rafael, March 30.-The sur
veyors of the Sonoma and Marian
Railroad commenced work in San
Rafael to-day. The subscriptions
to the enterprise now amount to
$4,000 per mile. 1t is to be pushed
rapidly forward to completion. Mr..
Wickersham, the President, IN
formed parties here to-day that he
had purchased short road leading
this way from Petaluma and would
put the remainder of the route under
contract at an early day.
Guadalupe, March 30.-A shoot
ing ARRAY occurred on Las Amos
Rancho. about fifteen miles from
here. day before yesterday, which
resulted in one man being killed ana
one badly wounded. The murderer
has put for parts unknown.
Portland, March 30.-One OF the
most terrific gales ever experienced
at Astoria passed that place last sun,
day morning. The Corsica dragged
her anchors and went ashore, and
the Ida Lilly drifted toward the
shore and ran into the Corsica, DANA
cling both vessels considerably. The
Rival was blown ashore but succee-
ded in getting off, and was afterwards
driven against one of the wharves.
The Lennox Castle and the steamer
Emma HAYWARD were also damaged
by being dritted against the wharves.
1t rained last week almost lnces-
sanity, but the weather this week is
quite pleasant.
Yreka, Cal, March 81. = The
Journal this morning contains an ac-
count of a fatal shooting affray be-
tween Indians on the klamath river,
one of them being a boy formerly
working for Dick HUMPHREYS. He
had the reputation of being despe-
rate character. Three other Indians
sought him to put HIM out OF the
way. a fight ensued with rifles, the
boy put a ball through the head of
one assailant who fired at the same
moment, the ball passing through
the boys body. Both died instantly.
The other indians mutilated the body
of Dicks boy. The head Indians are
taking steps to administer Indian
Justice on the survivors.
The rain last week is of much
benefit to crops in many parts OF the
country, streams from the SiSklyou
Mountains are higher than at any
time previous this winter. On sun
day morning there was another
shower which changed to snow.
Portland, Oregon, March 3l.-The
bridge on the Pudding river, near
Gervias, was carried away on Thurs
day last. A man and his family, his
team and wagon, are reported to
have gone down with the bridge and
lost.
The barkentine Architect on Mon
day evening in attempting 10 sail
over the Columbia bar, went ashore
on Clatsop pit, off Point Adams. A
tug went to assist her, but had not
been able to reach the vessel at last
accounts.
Calcutta, March 31.-The trial of
the Guilkewar of Barada on charge
of attempting to bride servants of
residents to poison Colonel Phayre,
the resident Governor, has resulted
in the disagreement of the Commits
sion before which the case was tried.
London, March 3l.-Spanish advi-
ces state that Notwithstanding the
denials of the truth Of the reports of
assertions among the Carlists, it is
known, beyond doubt, that there
are serious differences between Don
| Carlos and the Car.ists Council of
Navarro.
Paris. March 3l.-Ln Bten Public
publishes the following: The EN-
peror of Brazil proposes to abdlcate
in favor OF his eldest daughter, the
Countess Dole. The Emperor upon
his abdication will make the tour of
Europe, after which he will proceed
to the United States, where he will
make his home.
San Francisco, March 30.-Satur-
day evening an eXpressman named
Peter Stevenson went over the grade
at the junction of Taylor and Fran
cisco streets, with his horse and
wagon, and sustained injuries which
are expected to result fatally. Stew
enson, it is stated, is married to a
Chinese woman, having purchased
his wife some years ago for $500.
San Buenaventura, March 30.-An
enthusiastic meeting was held here
last night attended by large num-
bers of the heaviest land holders
and responsible citizens OF this city
and representatives from Santa Bar
bara to take initiatory steps to secure
the building broad gauge railroad
through Santa Clara Valley, from
this point, to connect with the South
ern Pacific near Lyons Station. The
citizens pledged themselves to do
everything in their power to accom-
| plish the deSire1 end Parties who