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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
SUPPOSED SUICIDE.
Man Found Dead at the Big Bend
of the Carson River.

Hon. Hugh CARING writes US from
the Big Bend of the Carson River,
near For. Churchill, under date of
July A, 1877, as follows:
ED. TINES This evening, about 7
o'clock, as one of my men was out
on the ranch hunting horses, he found
dead man, evidently suicide, as
there lay small pocket pistol by
his side, and blood Was oozing from
his mouth. The man must have
come from Virginia City, as he is "a
stranger hercabouts.
The deceased has the appearance
of a mechanics blacksmith or a
machinist-as his hands are black
and hardened with work. He is we'll
dressed, and has brown hair and
moustache, the rest of the face being
clearly shaver. He appeared to
have been dead but few hours.
will dispatch man to Dayton early
in the morning tor coroner. When
he comes we will likely fad out who
The suicide is. Yours &C.,
HUGH CABLING.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

"Why doa't you go homer asked
a Waterman of man he found sit
ting on door step at late hour in
the night. 81 live here" mumhled
the man dreamily. my wife threw
me out of The house because she
thought l was drunk. The same
thing happened to me at the saloon
from which have just come. am
determined not to be thrown out the
third time; at least that much self
respect man must possess. wait
here" continued he after pause
"until she is asleep, then I'll crawl
through the cellar window"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
STARTEp.-The Hope mill steam

STARTEp.-The Hope mill steam
ed up yesterday morning, and at
exactly 1890 the stamps Commence
their work. reducing ore from the
Andes mine. The mill has been
placed IN splon lid condition ami
it is thought that the ore will give
very satisfactory results. Thomas
Cahill, the foreman in charge, is an
experienced mill man aud will Ger.
ainly work the ore for all tuere is
in it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

Dr.. SCHRAMM is a peculiar man.
he has his own way Of doing and
saying things. He is liberal, but will
not be forced to exercise charity
Yesterday he WIS about to refresh
himself at popular bar, when IA wet
eyed stiff stepped up AS if TO jim in
conversation, and perhaps in a drink.
81 Declare" said the wet-eyed stiff,
fumbling his vest pocket, Il came
down town this morning and forgot
to take a cent with me-" az dot So?
Dot vos my fix yesterday" sal | the
Doctor. "Did you, thought" said the
wet-eyed bum, eagerly, as if he
thought he had struck a sympathetic
angel. eyes, indeed" said Schramm
sand | didn't get drink all day
Dot IL vot makes me so mad" The
Doctor then proceeded t, refresh
himself alone, and the poor bum
walked away, thinking what pecu
liar man Sclr.mm was.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

How often we fnd man who will
pay eleven dollars for box of cigars
without a question or moments
hesitation, who will contract his
bro"s and start back in speechless
horror and stare for ten straight
minutes at the item, "To one piece of
dress braid, ten cents" in dry
goods bill that his trembling wife
hands him.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

The Austin Rrveille says: La this
State when man kills another aud
il acquitted, or partloned out Of
prison after conviction, instead Of
taking the lecture e Id he becomes
candidate for night Waterman and
is deemed to be fully qualified for
that position. Customs differ in
different countries.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
STOCK REPORT.
FRIDAY, July
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

SOMEBODY tried to blow up the
residence OF Thomas Evans, in
Virginia, last Wednesday night
with giant powder cartri ge. A
candle had been placed to the fuse,
but being exposed to the wind it
was Ineffective. thereby doubtless
saving many lives. Evans thinks
he knows the man who attempted
the joke. If caught he should pay
very dearly for it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

AssEssMENT.-Daytpn has levied
an assessment of fifty cents, delin-
quent ON the 9th of August. See Of
fetal notice lii our columns.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

j. W. DOWNING, tue fashionable
merchant tailor, was kept very busy
before the Fourth supplying his var
Gus customers with first class business
suits of clothes. He has large as.
sortment Of patterns to choose from,
aud will make them up at reasonable
prices.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

GEORGE TUCKER, David Samuels
and Pedro j. Symons have located
the General Grant mine in Niger
ravine, and running 1900 feet north
erly from the Santa Margarita.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

TRUE NAME.-Ju'ia Flynn was the
name of the woman who died ut the
Storey county hospital Tuesday, in-
stead of Kate Fay. She was native
of Ireland, aged forty years.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

IT IS is thoroughly impossible for
me to describe the different styles
of studs l have for sale. Suffice it
to say there - some one hundred
different patterns which l will sell
for the amount loaned and two
months inter st. Uncle Harris.
702 Kearny street, San Francisco.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

BENEFITS stages were occupied
yesterday, during "A lack OF passen-
ger travel, bringing down the new
goods OF Z. W. G wen. la the vari-
Gus lines of goods in which he deals
he has pun. based very finely select
ed stock of choice goods and as he
purchased mostly f cash is prepared
to sell at reduced prices, for cash
His new advertisement will appear
IN our next.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

K. w. GowEN has a notice to
creditors which he is determined to
enforce, hence all that are owing him
should make an eff lrt at settlement.
Those to whom be il indebted will
please call for their money.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

q. j. MURPHY, ex-secretary and
time-keeper of the Justice mine, is
going to call meeting OF the stock
holders about July 10. He hints at
official mismanagement.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

LAST evening was perfectly de
lightful, just such AN evening as to
make lovers forget that it vas near
unto IL when they got home.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

FOLLOWED BY FooTPADs.-Ou
the evening Of tue Fourth a couple
OF gentlemen residing in Gold Hill
were seen drawing some money in
Virginia City. When they were
returning after the theater to their
homes they were followed the en-
tire distance by three men who tried
very hard to get close to them. but
were unable. If they had they
might have received a pretty warm
reception before they got tina,
money. One of the rolls of silver
found its way to this Office where il
was very welcome.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

L. d. MOVES, of the we'll known
firm of Noyes s. Hall, the popular
prnprieturs of that equally popular
place of resort, Armory Hall, re-
turned few days ago after an ex-
tended trip to California He is
looking fiue Charley HILL spent
his Fourth of July in Carson, where
he has hosts of old friends.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

HANDS WANTED "A man was in
town yesterday IN search of farm
hands t. take t. Fort Churchill. He
was offering $40 per month Ind
board. Some men who have been
asserting that they were wiling Ia
sork at anything that they could
bridge over the dull season in the
mines, We noticed We're very scarce
They would prefer bu'nming their
whisky and crying aloud against the
country. Such men are too lazy to
work for any price. A number OF
men were secured, however.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

THERE will be special meeting
OF Silver City Miners Union on
this Saturday evening July 7. A
full attendance is requested.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

RELIGIOUS SERVICES in Grace
Cburcn AT 3: Is tomorrow afternoon,
Rev. w. Il. Jenvey officiating; Sun
day school at the regular hour.
There will be no Episcopal SER
vices in DAYTON.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
CANNON PRACTICE "A ter the dis.

CANNON PRACTICE. A ter the dis
banding of The procession on the 4th
the Nevada artillery company went
out to the race track, some three
miies north of Virginia, for target
practice. The target used was twelve
feet square with bulls-eye three feet
in diameter, and the distance fired
was one mile. Ia all fifteen shots
were fired, shells being used. Three
shells passed through the target, one
of which went through the bulls-eye.
One shell exploded IN front of the
target, sending through 1t fifteen
fragments of iron.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

The Fourth of July in Silver was
not particularly celebrated. The
day WAS ushered in by the banging
of small artillery. and many flags
were floating from the buildings on
our main streets. At an early hour
crowds of people started for Gold
Hill and Virginia City to witness
the celebrations in those places.
The stages were loa led on their up
trips, but solitary passengers were
the rule on down trips during the
forenoon. Celebrators continued to
return until late in the night.
Everything passed off without &C,
cident.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

FRESH Garden, Flower and Field
Seeds at Stewards drug store, Main
street, Silver City.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

The halyards from the flagstaff on
Mou t Davidson have been frequent
ly stolen.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

sB Get your clothes made Ia order
at j. W. D,wnings, and secure per-
feet tit ssd good workmanship.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
Strike in the William Penn.

Work has b 'en steadily prose-
cuied in the VIM. Penn tunnel for
months. Superinten tent Laugridge
attending personally to the devel-
opment. The tunnel is now in u
distance Of near 800 feet, and The
ledge struck at depth from the
surface of 500 feet. We did not AZ
certain the width Of the ledge, but
IT Is sad to be satisfactory in this
respect as with the class of ore OBJ
tanned. said to exceed $40 to the
ton. We congratulate the plucky
stockhol lers of the WIN. Penn in
their find. and hope their brightest
anticipations may be realized.
They have scarcely for day ceased
working Notwithstanding the great
depression of the money market,
and yet the WIN. Penn is not on the
Board to be manipulated.
SCHRAMM ON HIS MUSCLE. DIR.
Sehramm had "A little fracas Thurs
day. This is his version Of the aft ir
rs he told it to the reporter: He was
i'll down town saloon drinkin beer
and got into a little argument ON
Hayes Southern policy and its
probable effect on the boot and shoe
trade ot the Great West with II
man there, who, as the discussion
waxed lot, made some remarks
which the Doctor chose to interpret
AS disparagiDg to his maternity. Of
course, being AN American citizen
and fl ..hter from the ground up, he
could brook no such institutions,
and proceeded in his quiet, profes
sional way to knock the defamer
down. This was no sooner accom-
plished than, as the Doctor saws, he
was beset by eleven Cornishmen, four
Irishmen and another man. He an
initiated the Cornisiimen, Sc the
Irlshmen t. grass. AID before gong
To- work on the other fellow, stopoed
To take off his coat. and was in the
act of pulling IT off when some cow
ardly wretch came up from behind
and hit him on the head With chair,
which rendered him hprs de com bat
His face bears abundant evidence of a
scrimnage of some kind, and, in the
absence Of any other statement, we
will have to take his word for it.
Schramm is dangerous man when
aroused. He told the reporter that
he killed three men one morning be-
fore bres kf .st, in New York; and he
wasn't in killing mood, either. He
concludes his story with: "Any per-
sons vat takes me for geese is bad
off; you bet yer life"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
HUGH CARLING.

A CUTTING AFFRAY.- On the night
of the 4th Il quarrel occurred at u
saloon at the southwest corner Of E
and Union streets, Virginia, between
"Scotty" Smith and John G. Melon
aid, during the progress of which
Mcdonald gave Smith terrible cash
10 the face with knife. The cut
extends from near the left cheek bone
down to the point Of the chm. 1t is
sad that the blow was aimed at the
throat, which it came near reaching
Mcdonald was arrested by officer
Glen, and will nave hearing before
Justice Knox on the 10th lust, in case
Smith shall be found well enough to
appear in court.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
,asl,.

H iPKIN5. At Dayton. July 9th, Philip
Hop tus, aged 81 years r'uneral at P. M.
tn;s day, rom the res dence of u ". Keith
The decva-ed was step fat aer to the wife of
District Attorney Keith, and had many friends
in and around Dayton.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
BARBER SHOP.

IN ZACHARlAH, With Assistant.p
u can always be found at his Shop.
MAIN STREET. SILVER CITY, prepared IL
do HAIR CUTTING. SHAMrOOINu and
SHAVING in the most tasteful manner pos
f6le. Shop open all day sunday Give hin
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
PORTION OF THE PROPERTY RE-
COVERFD.

All of Wednesday and Thursday
boys were on the lookout on the sides
of the hills, hunting through tunnels,
old shafts, etc. in search OF the miss
ing articles. The officers also CON
timed their search Yesterday after
noon a boy named Blmbrock found
II pillow case with part of the speci-
mems, the blankets, some of the coins,
and other articles, near the Vulcan
nine, lying behind sage brush,
almost in pain view of the road
leading to the switch and lumber
yard. Mr.. Dixon WAS notified and
carried the articles home. They had
evidently been recently carried
there to be found, AS the blankets had
born thrown up on the brush to at
tract attention. The officers have
not let the matter drop yet, but think
they are on the ri ht track, aud many
yet succeed in capturing tle thieves.
Mr.. Dixspn offers reward of $50
for the capture of the thieves.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

FIRE.-The boarding and Lodging
house owned by f. G. Norton, 43
North street, Virginia, was seri ,usly
damaged by fire at 9 O'Clock Thurs.
day morning. The department did
not get to work as expedi iously as
usual. The upper story of the house
was completely destroyed and the
lover part flooded with water. There
were eleven sleeping rooms up stairs,
and most Of the dodgers lost their
clothes. The haise and furniture
we're insured for 81 400 and valued at
$4,000. The fire caught from the
chimney, although there had been no
fire in the stove for over an hour.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
Cabin Robbed.

On Tuesday night the cabin OF
Alex. Dixson, In American IRVINE,
was entered by at least two burglars,
who proceeded deliberately to their
work, knowing that the owner was
attending the Odd Fellows ball.
Their attention Was called to a very
rare cabinet of specimens of rich
ores aud old coins, which were nearly
all taken, as was also som; blankets,
un erclothing, knives, forks, provis-
ions, etc. A trunk was broken open
and rlhed of its contents, that lett
being scattered over the floor; vests
were cut open and searched, a fine
suit of broadcloth, quite new, Was
taken into the cellar and eggs, sugar,
butter, dirt, etc, thrown on it; the
cellar was thoroughly prospected for
any money that might be buried,
but none was found. The articles
taken away would weigh near 200
pounds. The things taken and de-
stroyed were close to the value OF
$500. Search was soon Instituted,
Constable Lester and Deputy Hill
being notified, who visited all the
old tunnels and hiding places in the
neighborho d.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-06-30
JONES { EAIEEs, Solicitors.
TNHE object of this suit is to procure ;

HNHE object of this suit is to procure a
4 decree for the sale of certain premises in Cecil
county, morgayd by the defendants, George f. Wollus
ton and wife, TO complainant.
The Bill states that real estate described in
the Bill and its accompanying exhibit the 10th
day Of March, 1869, mortgaged by the said George f..
Wollaston and wife to complainant and Lydia W. Kim
bic, tn secure the payment of 1854 ~, with interest
from the 18th of said month"; or before March 10Th
1870, which then owing TO them by the said oas
ton part of :he purchase money for said real
That there is still due complainant her half said
sum, towit S26 81 with interest from March % 1876
less the sum of IS 81. That Lydia W Kimble has been
paid and has released her interest in said mortgage
That said real estate is subject to mortgage from said
George +. Wolaston and wife to Priscilla Kimble the
said Hannah A. Kmble, Lydia Kimble Elizabeth N
Lynch, wife of Robert Lynch, and Miranda Rudolph.
wife of Philip Rudolph, dated March 10th, 1869 to
secure the payment of the interest q l3I o. other
part OF the purchase money for said real estate PriS
ella kimble during her life and the payment of said
SUN of money to the other mortgages at her death
That the whole of said of 81 l31 81 is still unpaid
and large sum Of accrued interest thereon. That said
real estate is subject to mortgage from said George T.
Wolaston and wife to Joseph Woaston, dated June
18th, 1863 That said Lydia W. kimble is inter-
married with John Smith, and that the said Philip
Rudolph and Miranda, his wife, and Joseph Wollaston
reside out of the State Of Maryland
1t is thereupon adjudged and ordered that the COM
painan by causing copy of this Order be inserted
week for month before the 2nd day of July next
give notice the said absent defendants of the object
and substance of this Bill. and warn them appear
this Court in person or by solicitor, the
md day of October next to answer the premises, and
show cause, if any they have, why decree ought
to pass as prayed A. W. MITCHELL. Clerk.
True copy; test, A. W. MITCHELL,
June I'm Clerk
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-06-30
WOODWORK.

span of 10 feet in length between the face aLut
mcnts Bridge 10 feet wide. Chords and iost have
10 inches bearing The timber required for
this Bridge will he follows: Skcwbacks 7xl2 inches
Braces, l0Nl2 inches: Posts. l0Xl2 in hes: Center
pieces Joke inches Girders. l0xl2 inches Josts Xxi
inches and feet from center center; Flooring 20
inches thick Lateral Braces, 5X5: Wal! Plates 4xlO:
(al these pieces white oak :: Studiing, 2xi inches;
Posts at end of chords 4xl2: Caps KIP Chords, 5xS
inches (pine) The girlrrs will he secured the king
posts with iron stirrmps inch thick 10y inches wide
feet long and bolted with two Z inch bolts The ends
of the girtr| 10 out feet longer than the bridge
wide The King Posts to he feet long and the posts
at the end of the chords feet high. and the sides
the bridge to be braccd from the ends the grers to
the king posts with iron broces made Of iron 12 inches
bolted through the posts and grcrs with n inch bolts
the chords and posts and braces to be bolted tn y
inch tolts washers Guts. &c. The framework to be
weathcrboarded on both sides with good siding. clear
OF sap or loose knots The foundation and lumber
be inspected 10y the County Commissioners, their
agent, before the work is cOmmence and the frame
work capped with boards and cred with galvanized
iron. All the work and material to be rst-cass and
finished to the entire satisfaction of the County Gem
n,isscners or before the 10Th day of October, 1877
The Stone will he given very conveniently free of cost
in the quarry. Sand delivered the bridge SITE and
Grading done free of cost to contractor.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-06-30

we hardly knew where, we came to the old
oak again, and going back to the school
house with the pretty name, turned east
ward up the hill, passed the pretty little
place of Mr.. Weldon, late Commissioner
from the First district.
Presently we noticed an immense rick of
stones along the side of the way, and won
dered why SO many of them were there, it
being customary to build fence with them.
Then it occurred to us, that Mr.. W. coming
from the First district, where there were
no stones, did not know what to do with
them; but upon asking Aleck, he said they
did not belong to Mr. w., but to Mr.. Jacob
Slicer, and that the reason they were not
built into fence was that there were a
great deal too many stones for one fence,
and Mr.. S. could not spare the ground to
build two fences on.
At the top of the hill, where the cedar
trees make such a pretty appearance, Aleck
pointed out the place where DR.. Allen, an
eccentric countryman of his, once lived 1t
is now in the occupancy of Thos. Way, and
has been much improved. Geo. Moore and
VIM. Waring have highly improved and
productive farms here.
The. grass and the waving grain gave
promise of an abundant harvest. Going
on towards the Sun, we came to J. B.
Flyers gate and turned cur footsteps north
ward, towards the house of our hosptabe
friend, Samuel Tosh-passing the neat and
pretty places of j. B. Fryer and Jas. A.
CoulSon.
In MIR. Flyers field there are, within a
few yards of each other, two queer conical
stones projecting several feet above the
surface of the earth. We asked Aleck his
opinion about them, and for once his wit
was not equal to the emergency. He was
uncertain whether they were monuments
erected to mark the graves of Indian chiefs,
or whether their origin ought to be ascrib-
ed to the practice of Druidical rights
among the aborigines, or whether it was
a freak of nature.
Near by we noticed mule tied to the
fence of Mr.. Coulson, while he was cult
waiting corn with another mule; and Aleck
said the mule was very affectionate and
good natured animal when its disposition
was not spoiled by ill-treatment, and that
these mules were so much attached to each
other that Mr.. c., had to hitch one to the
fence where the other one could see it, or
he could not keep the one he was using in
the field.
Near by we saw the carcass of defunct
ground hog lying on the top rail of the
fence, near the potato patch of Mr.. c., and
asked Aleck what that ment, and he said
it was put there to brighten the potato bugs
away.
We have reasons to think that Aleck |
was. disposed to prevaricate and as we we're
now close by Mr.. Tosh S house, where we
intended to stop over Sunday, we gave him
a dollar and told him he could either 60
back and stay with "Archie" or 60 to the |
Sun, and if we wanted him again we would |
let him know.
We cautioned him against drinking too
freely, if he went to the Sun, and told him |
that we had heard rumors of little I'M
there few days before, and
that Squire Taylor would not hesitate to
fine him if he was found inebriated and
riotous.
Thus Aleck partered from QUILP.