Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-10-20
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vestigate the management of the San
Francisco custom house aud mint re-
port that services in each are intelli-
gently and honestly performed, al
though Mint Superintendent La
Grange is severely censured for not
exercising greater vigilance over the
actions of his subordinates.
The President sent to the Senste
Tuesday for confirmation large
number of appointments, among the
most prominent of which were the
following; John NJ. Harlan, To be AS
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Court /;
Edward F. Moves, Ministerto France !;
James Russell Lowell, Minister to
Spain; John A. Casson, Minister to
| Austria Thomas A. Osborn, Minis
ter to Chile, and Henry W. Willard,
Minister Of Brazil.
Pacheco was sworn in Wednesday
and took his seat.
Tie House OF Representatives adj
jourDed "Wednesday until Saturday,
with the understanding tat no bust
ness shall he transacted to-day.
The working men of New Jersey
will vote against General Mcclellan
tnr Governor.
Boss Tweed declares that he is a
poor man.
S. 5. Trasker, President of the First
National Bank Of Wachita, Kansas,
has been sentenced to the penitentia-
ry for five years for embezzling funds
of the bank.
All rumors of probable trouble
with Mexico are pronounced utterly
sensational. The United States will
shortly recognize the Diaz govern
ment.
In The Senate Thursday the cases
of Spoffnrd and Kellogg of Louisiana
were referred to the committee IN
Privileges and Elections. A motion
to instruct the committee to report on
the 1st OF November was defeated,
after lively debate, by strict par
ty vote.
The report of the Silver Commits
sion has been published. 1t makes
200 printed pages.
An effort is to be made to reorgan-
ize the Republican party in South
Carolina.
Flint & Co., bankers o. New York,
have failed.
The Home Savings Bank Of Elgin,
Illinois, has failed.
All hope of a short session of Con
gress has vanished.
A gigentc swindle has come to
light in Missouri. Sixty persons were
arrested Thursday in different parts
of that State on acquisitions from the
Governor of Texas for forging land
titles and deeds for large tracts Of
land in Texas. No less than thir-
teen court houses have been burned
during the past year to destroy evi,
dence against the swindlers.
In compliance with military or
ders the Nez Perez prisoners will be
taken to Yankton, Dakota.
The defeat of Mukhtar Pasha in
Asia Minor is confirmed. The Rus
slams captured thirty-tAo cannon ald
large number of prisoners, includ
ing seven Pashas. Mukhtar himself
with portion of his army, succeed
ed in escaping to Kars. The loss il
estimated at 10000 men, besides i'm
mense military stores OF all kinds.
A battle between the forces of Su
lehman Pasha and the Czarowitz il
momentarily expected.
The roads in Bulgaria are in al
impossible condition.
The vessel containing Cleopatra
Needle, abandoned in the Englisl
channel Sunday night during storm
has been picked up by steamer.
The Spring Valley Water Compa
ny refused $l1,0OO,0O0 for thei
works, and the San Francisco Waite
Commissioners have formally accept
ed the Blue Lakes scheme.
William Stone was murdered o.
E the 18th instant at Coal canyon, 81
9 ezra county, California, by Chimes