Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-25

at the foot Of Poydras street. The IRE
originated in the blacksmith shop IN
the KYLE, and spread with such rap
idity that the cabin was in flames in
less than five minutes after the
alarm. She was cut loose and drift
ed up stream, there being an eddy
at the spot where she was lying.
The Exporter and Bodman were
also cut loose. but the burning YES
sci drifted against the Exporter,
setting her on fire at once. The
people on board seeing no other
/ refuge, jumped on the Bodman,
which a moment later also caught
and was soon enveloped in flames,
and the three burning vessels drifted
I into the current and the people on
board were lost. Two jumped over
/ board, and though some were saved.
the larger part are believed to be
lost. The number is variously esti-
| mated at from twenty TO one hum
! dred. On one of the boats was an
excursion party from Cincinnati or
| PIttsburg, and many it is feared are
/ lost. Loss, Sls0,000. All the boats
supposed to have been insured.
WINNEMUCCA, April 23.-An in
| quest on the remains OF j. y. Sharp,
part of which were found near the
| sulphur mines, As miles northeast
of Mill City, was held on the 22d,
by Coroner Oppenheim, of Union
vile. After viewing the remains
and hearing all the evidence at
hand, the jury rendered the follow
ing verdict : 1--WE find the de-
ceased's name to be j. n. Sharp,
late a resident of Oakland, Cal, aged
about 40 years, and that he came to
his death by blow of some blunt
instrument, such as the handle of
an ak, in the hands of J. w. Rover"
The lower part of the limbs, which
were not found in their first search,
were afterwards discovered, but the
coyotes had dug them up and car
ried them away. The rest of the
murdered mans clothing, consisting
of pants, overalls and vest, was
found, but horribly haggled where
the murderer bad cut and otherwise
mutilated his victim.
BERLIN, April % The police
authorities have in person notified
all Ursuline sisters in the district,
who are not natives of Germany,
that they must leave the country
within two months.
HAVANA, April 23.-An unofficial
report is in circulation that a severe
fight occurred at Los Crucez, on the
Cienfugos Railway, the headquarters
and that seventy rebels were killed
and their entire force routed.
PARIS, April 23.-J. NJ. Kerros,
Consular Agent of the United States
at Brest, is dead.
CALCUTTA, April 23.-Lord North
brook, Viceroy of India, has issued
a proclamation deposing Guickbwar
of Barada, declaring him and his
issue precluded from all rights APP
pertaining to the sovereignty of the
country, and compelling Guickbwar
to select place for himself and
family in British India. All for no
! torious misconduct and incapacity
| i'll office.
st. Joseph's Catholic Church al
San Jose, CAL, was entirely destroy
ed by fire on the 23d. Loss
$4,000.
France has sent a special Schoo
mmissioner--Judge Lambert-tt
inspect and report upon the schoo
system adopted in the United States
Chas. G. Lewis, prominent mer
chant, committed suicide in New
York on Thursday.
Matt Carpenter, Edward S. Pierre
pont, and S. w. Stoughton are men
toned as successors to Attorney
General Williams.
Only eight more witnesses to b.
examined in defense of Beecher.
1t is rumored that Secretarie
Delano, Robson and Belknap ar
soon to leave the Cabinet.
Fire in Burlington, VT, 22d-loss
$4,000; paper mill.
Colonel E. NJ. Yerger, proprieto
, of the Journal, Baltimore, is dead.
Frederick Klennan, the Hobokel
Savings Bank torger, has been sen
fenced to efghtyf four years impris
onment-another name for sen
fenced for life"
VIM. Bell, city agent for Cuttin!
& Co., was thrown from Wagon
, and killed on Thursday at San Fran
cisco.
: At New York yesterday, Jas. LAT
ferty killed his grandmother an,
robbed her house; then shot Mis-
Ray, for refusing to marry him, an
her mother, and then-best of all
killed himself.
John G. Breckenridge is seriousl
i'll.
Marquis de Caux, husband c
Adelina Patti, was killed in a due
at Paris Yesterday.