Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-17
Eastern Telegraphic Shavings.

annapolis Of q terrible hurricane
which passed over Scott county on
Sunday afternoon 1t was three
quarters Of a mile wide and IN direc-
zion rushed from the southeast to the
northeast till it spent its fury at
Newton. Through the region sur
rounding the latter place il raised
cabins high in the air, showing on
roofs, tearing immense trees up by
the roots and spliniering them, but
so far as heard from no lives were
LOST
A Washington special of the 18th
saws: The bill reported from the
Committee ON Military Affairs for
the transfer of jurisdiction and con-
troll of the Indian Bureau from the
Secretary Of the Interior to the Secre-
tary of War provides that the act
shall take effect on The first of July
next. The Secretary of War is re-
ouired to detail an officer not below
be rank of colonel to take charge OF
the office under such regulations As
he may prescribe. Army officers
are to &C; as superin;endents, agents,
sub-xSents, etc, thus aoolishing aii
present civil machinery OF the
bureaa. Provision Is made for the
continuance of Indian supplies
through army officers, and the Sec
rotary of War is required 10 cause
an enumeration of all Indians to be
taken. The report OF the Commit
tee was unanimous.
Representative wiggintoD has in-
troduced bin to abolish the coin
age OF quarter eagles and OF one and
three dollar gold pieces, and 10 pro
vide for the coinage of fifty dollar
piece. The object is TO widen the
field for silver coin.
The Collector of Customs at San
Francisco call The attention of the
Secretary of the Treasury to the sub
iect of dutv on coal, in view of the
bill before the Committee on Ways
and Means for amending the tariff.
He SAYS thai in San Francisco dur
ing the last current year 267 900 tons
of coal were imported, duty seventy
five cents Der ton, amounting to
Slel, Geo, and to collect this sum IL
cost alone for salaries of inspectors
and weighers S24, 0c0 or about nine
cents perton, or nearly thirteen per
cent. of duties collected thereon. The
duty ought either to be doubled or
erased from the tariff.
The Constitutional Convention of
Colorado after two days of earnest
, discussion, adopted chapter on the
elective franchise which requires the
first State Legislature to provide by
enactment for the submission OF the
woman's suffrage question to vote
of the people.
A Washington dispatch says: The
, Senate Committee on Public Lands
devoted its session TO the considera-
ton of Mr.. Booths bill to subject
railroad lands to local taxation as
soon as they are earned by the coni-
I panies. The Committee were unani-
mously in favor of the object of the
= bill, but there being some difference
a OF opinion as to the best method OF
/, accomplishing it, the bill was re
ferred TO a subcommittee TO report
on details.
: The Babcock trial is still progress
ing and is somewha. livelier as the
! mysterious kilograms develop them
= selves
. The Beecher Advisory Council
/. have met and will Immediately pro
ce-d to business. The modeia tol
!. said: I, IS proper to remark at th'
outside that we are not here to white
wash either this church or its pastor
II they need embarrassing tine,
should have called others than us
Second-we are no; called to revis
and correct the judgment Of any for
. mer council. Thirdly-No, TO anus
the public by drawing OF their atten
u ton TO side issues FOurth-Not t
decide or try the main question
which has sgitated not only Brook
J, iyn but all English speaking Chris
II tendon for three years We hav
- nothing to do with that question.
CHIyA WAR--The late struggl