Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-03-02
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vote in the House was 1876 to 73, and
in the Senate 40 to 10.
| 1t is asserted that colored men have
been kidnapped in Florida, taken to
Cuba, and sold into slavery. The
President has sent Judge Leonard as
q confidential agent to Cuba to in
vestigate the matter.
The MINIS will Immediately COM
mence the coinage of the new silver
dollars.
The argument Thursday of Repre-
sentative Davis of California before
the House Committee on Education
and Labor, on the Chinese question,
was a compact, well-framed and
highly practical effort, which COM
manded the close attention of all his
auditors.
The House Committee on Pacific
Railroads have unanimously author
lied Representative House to report
the Texas Pacific Railroad bill at the
next call of committees, reservipg the
right for a minority report to be
made.
The total internal revenue receipts
for February shows decrease of
100000 as compared with the same
month last year.
The House Foreign Committee will
report against an appropriation for
the Liberia colonization scheme.
The State Mineralogist of Georgia
asserts that its gold region is richer
than that IF California, and that the
yield will soon become enormous.
James r. Keene has telegraphed
from New York to the San Francisco
Bulletin to distribute $4,000 on his
account among the churches Of the
city and the Potrero Relief Commit
tee, engaged in alleviating the wants
of the suffering poor.
Governor Holiday has vetoed the
bill embodying the scheme of those
opposed to an honest payment of the
State debt Virginia, and it is said the
bill cannot be passed over the veto.
The early retirement of Secretary
Thompson is probable, because of ill
health.
The public debt statement for Feb
ruary shows decrease of $2,25O,247
tor the month.
r. Green was hanged yesterday in
Kansas City, Missouri, for the muir
der of Deputy Marshal Hughes in
February, 1877.
The Iowa Legislature has passed a
bill restoring capital punishment.
The Cuban insurgents have laid
down their arms.
Josie Atwell is the fifth person who
has died at Richford, Vermont, from
drinking water from the poisoned
we'll.
Gold yesterday, 1917.
The Russian plenipotentiaries will
soon present an ultimatum fixing the
date when the treaty must be signed.
Typhus is increasing rapidly among
the Russian troops in Roumania.
Major General Sir Garnet Woolsley
estimates England's Immediately
available fighting strength at $4,000
men.
Lord Napier has been appointed
Commander-in- Chief of any English
expeditlcnary force that may De sent
out in case of war.
England continues her war prepar-
atoms on a gigantic scale.
The British Government is still un-
informed Of the final terms of peace.
The war excitement in Austria is
abating, negotiations having taken a
better turn. A correspondent believes
Austria will eventually cooperate
with Russia in the occupation of
Turkish territory.
Silver yesterday, IS pence.
The rain storm Wednesday in Cali
fornia extended from Marysville to
San Diego.
1t has been raining continuously in
Oregon tor six weeks, and considera.
BILE damage to crops on low lands is
reported.
Governor Irwin of California has