Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-01-24
Coast Dispatches
fsENT By TELEGRAPH TO THE LYON
COUNTY TIMES.
THE STOCK MARKET.

contrary, an oppOoiti'H ooch'SN "
manifest itself in some quarters.
Ophir was steady at 27t: California
at 81, Con. Virginia at "a, and Best
& Belcher at 38. There was little
more activity at the Gold Hill end,
Alpha going to 81, and Caledonia to
1874. In the board the bears made a
strong effort, bringing Ophir down
to 25A, Mexican to 1917; and Best &
Belcher down to 35t. The bonanzas
we're more carefully guarded, but
California went down to 40 when it
was held and Con. Virginia was
driven down to 514, but recovered to
52s. The rest OF the market sympa-
thized and everything was little off.
The failure of Van Ness, of the
Pacific Board, through shorting the
market, was announced on Saturday.
The firm of Child & Mcguire
having settled with its creditors, Mr..
Child las applied for re-admission to
the San Francisco Stock Exchange.
SUSPENSION OF BROKERS.
The suspension of Loveland & Da-
vid and Job Perry, Jr., stock bro
kers, is reported.
ASSESSMENT LEVIED.
The Trustees of the Hale g. Nor
cross Mining Company have levied
an assessment of one dollar per share,
delinquent in the board February
22d and in office five days later.
SINGLE OR DOUBLE STANDARD.
The Committee of five appointed
by the Chamber OF Commerce to
confer with business men on the
question of adopting gold or sill
yer or double standard of values,
and of the introduction of currency,
met yesterday and compared views
with number of prominent whole
sale and retail merchants. Isaac
Hecht introduced a resolution to
adopt the silver standard. Caleb
L. Fay offered resolution that
Congress be memoralized in the in
terest of making silver coin of the
new trade dollar standard value,
as Hallidie advocated. The pr, po-
sition was discussed ut length, but
the only resolution adopted was
one advocating the introduction of
small change coin to do away with
bits in retail trade.
RAYMOND ELY ELECTION.
At the Raymond & Fly election
to-day change in the management
occurred and the following were
elected trustees Joseph Melon
aid. Mark L. Mcdonald. Z. S..
Decrano, s. G. Banks and NJ Min
lister. The Superintendent in his
report says there is small quantity
of ore on the upper levels not yet
extracted. Except this there is
nothing in the mine unless it shall
be discovered below the present
workings. Capt. r. V. Deyisto
will be Superintendent of the mine.
BAY VIEW DIsTILLERY.
The suit of the U. s. VS.. the Bay
View distillery to confiscate the
property of the defendant, q case of
alleged illicit distillation, was on
trial this afternoon in the United
States District Court before a jury.
ELECTION INVESTIGATION.
Before the Finance Committee of
the Board Of Supervisors to-day,
County Clerk Reynolds was again
put on tia stand, but the examination
was postponed until next Tuesday.
Col. Barnes IS counsel for Reynolds.
VIM. Hayes, counsel for the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, be-
fore the adjournment, said lie might
as we'll state the position which he
intended to assume, and that was,
that every vote of the $4,000 or 49,
600 cast on certificates was not, as
contemplated by law, entered on the
great register, and was therefore il
legally cast. In other words, no
legal election had been held in this
State. Col. Barnes said the PROPOSE
ton was a startling one, but he did
not care to discuss it at present.
MURDER CASE.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23.-The case of
the People VS.. Gusrery, for murder,
was given to the jury this afternoon
and they are still out. II is not be-
lieved that an agreement will be
reached.
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
There is story in town among
Spanish citizens that Governor Vile.
grana was at La Paz some days age
preparing an expedition against
Moreno. They say he will soon re,
turn and dismiss that official. l,
may all be. If he should return il
is not likely change would be made
in the custom house at Tia Juans
that would re-establish the high tal if
on goods going into that depot.
The weather is clear and pleasant
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
All advices from Sonora agree tina
the present revolution is PRACTICAL,
ended. The trade heretofore sus
pended between Tucson and Sonor,
| ia now resumed saveral iunort.nl