Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

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treasury has paid Caleb Cushing ssaooo' De-
ing the last Installment of the VT9'n''s In
demnity.
JErFEssox DAVIS, In an address to Texas
Veterans of the Mexican war, at Houston, en-
treated them to be as loyal now to the Stars
and Stripes as they were Jealous ana brave IN
defense of their first flag
SECRETARY DELANo has affirmed the de-
cision of the Commissioner OF the Land once
in the case Of Hogden & Wheeler VS.. the state
Of California, holding that when the sixteenth
and thirty.sixth sections are coal lands, such
sections do not pass to the State OF California.
You've OConnor, who some time since at
tempted to shoot Queen Victoria, was found
standing in the same place on the ratings
from which on the former occasion he pointed
the pistol at the Queen. lie was taken lhto
custody and committed to an insane asylum.
THE Chicago rectifers and distillers, whose
establishments have been seized, refuse TO
open their safes to allow an examination OF
their books by the officers. One of them has
secured an Injunction from the United States
Court restraining the officials from further at
tempt upon his safe, and there the matter rests
for the present.
SPECIAL from London says eighty-nine
bodies lost by the wreck of the Schiller nave
been recovered. Among them is the body Of
man with "A" marked on a signet, and "A.
F." on his linen. The body OF young lady,
having diamond set in massive gold ring
has been found twenty miles from the scene
of the disaster.
THE Philadelphia Press says: owing to the
severe frost and late spring, much OF the exist
ing wheat crops have been killed and the sea-
son delayed eight or ten weeks. Careful in
quiries lead to the belief that not over half
the crop will be gathered, and even this
amount depends upon the continuance OF dry
Weather.
AMONG the more important cases on the
docket in the United States Circuit Court for
the May term are three which grew out OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company vs. w b.
Shaw, for $4,000; same vs.. j. G. Berrett. for
$1,000; same vs. H. G. FAINT, for $4,000. The
case of the same company VS.. Don Plait, Amos
B. Corwine, E. II. Cormick, j. H. Hersey and
Charles Albert have not been matured.
GENERALS HATCH and Davis have arrived
from Rio Grande. They report that Mexican
raids are becoming more frequent and holder.
Murders of Americans and friendly Mexicans
are constantly occurring The civil authori-
ties on this side are under control of Mex.cans.
They prevent troops from making arrests
Unless summary action is taken the country
between the Rio Grande and Nueces will soon
be in the hands of Mexican outlaws
JUDGE BLATCHFoRD in the United States
District Court, on application Of Jay Cooke
and Charlemagne Tower holders Of first mort
gage bonds on the Northern Pacific Railroad,
issued a decree ordering the sale at public
auction of all property, including lands and
grants of the Northern Pacific Railroad
the lands and grants to be sold in the States
where they are located, and other property
In New York City on the first Monday of Au-
gust.
STATEMENTS from $50 points in Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa indi-
cate that there has been from quarter to
third OF the Winter wheat crop killed, but
this is nearly offset by the increased number
of acres sown and the quantities of Spring
wheat put in. If everything is favorable this
brings the whole production up to an average
crop. e-fourth of last years crop remains
in the farmers hands. The amount of corn
put in this year greatly exceeds that of last
year.
REPORTS from portions of Missouri, Mime
sofa, Kansas and Nebraska state that the
grasshoppers are already devastating the
country of every green thing, and that the
farmers are greatly discouraged In South
west Missouri the people are panic-stricken,
and cattle and horses are dying by hundreds
of starvation. They can find nothing to eat,
not even in the woods, as the grasshoppers
have eaten the buds and leaves from the trees
THE London Times in a leading editoEial
says: 1--WE believe the Car is resolved to hold
the most decided language in favor of the
maintenance of peace, and use every effort to
put stop to the present alarm. 1t is possible
there will be said there is nothing to Justify
French apprehension; but there should be no
'hiot'hC. AS iOnS us tHc pTcSBul CONDITIONS
remain there must be uneasiness. An out
burst of jealousy may preciptate rupture.
The Car is unable to guarantee that France
will not attack Germany within few years. |
The gigantic ornaments are a menace while
they exist, and it is beyond the power, even of
imperial peace-makers, to allay apprehen-
sions."
PORTION Of one division of Lieutenant
Wheeler's expedition operates this year in
southern California, including the portions of
the coast range and the Sierra Nevada, extend |
ing westward as far as Death valley In addi- |
ton to general geographical pursuits by Lieu
tenant Wheeler during the last five years, he |
has been directed to make a special examina- |
ton and survey with view to determining |
the probability of diverting the water of the |
Colorado of the West for irrigation and other |
purposes. He will also send a small party to |
cooperate with similar one sent out by the
Institute to make archaeological |
researches and collections in Santa Catalina |
Islands.
On Monday night VIM Embry, editor of the |
Leavenworth Appeal, shot and fatally wound
"a Col. ID. K Anthony, editor Of the Times. |
There was newspaper quarrel between the
wo over matter connected with the Typo
graphical Union. Monday night they met in
he entrance to the Opera House and began
quarrel, which eliminated in Anthony's
striking Embry in the face, and the latter
iring three shots from a revolver at Anthony
wo of which took effect. The affair produced
intense excitement, the Opera House being