Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-09-16

was stabbed in the right side. His
sssailant escaped.
Many Chinese are dying at the
Northern Pacific front of disease,
supposed to be scurvy. They en-
ploy none but Chinese physicians,
he1co the exact nature of the disease
can not be learned. They have no
vegetables, and live mostly on salt
fish.
Deputy Sheriff Coleman tried to
arrest a Mexican at Benson, Arizona,
and was attacked by five OF the lat
ter's friends. A party of teamstsrs
came to his assistance, and there was
lively fight between Mexieans and
Americans for while. One Mexican
and the deputy sheriff was wounded.
The body of young man who had
been employed on the railroad work.
about Shoshone City, was found in
Little Wood River, near that places
last Monday. The young man had
been sick for several days. The cir
cumstsnces attending his death are
to be Investigated.
Thirteen Indians engaged in the
recent rebellion 10 the Creek nation
were captured aud publicly whipped,
each man receiving hundred lashes
on his bare back. Their punishment
caused considerable excitement.
Each received the lash with stCical
indifference; their backs we're shock
ingly cut and bruised.
Ia the Lander county Jail ou the
first OF Septem ber there VAS an uuu
sually mixed lot OF prisoners. An
Italian accused of murder, q French
man and an American charged with
attempts to kill, half crazy tramp,
foolish deaf aud dumb Piute girl
thief, and young Canadian negro
woman suspected of setting fire to
the Capital Hotel Ia Battle Mountain.
James Mason, who was suffering
from a severe cut on the right shout
ner aud another on the top of his
head, visited the City Receiving
Hospital one night this week to have
his injuries dressed. He explained
that he had been assaulted by an un'
known man while on Market street
but the police believe that the inju-
ries were the result of hoodlum
quarrel.
At Salem, Oregon, Monday morn
ing, the wife of John c. Long was
shot dead. Long awakened the
neighbors, who found Mrs. Long in
her night clothes, with bullet hole
through each temple. At tho inquest
the husband testified that his wife
committed suicide. 1t was shown
conclusively that she could not have
fired the shot. Long and Bingham,
dodgers in the house, were placed nn'
der arrest.
Gilber. Prescott, Of San Rafael, a
tight-rope performer. had very
narrow escape from instant death this
week by the giving way of a
chimney to which the wire was at
tached that he was walking on. He
had got about a third of the way over
when the wire Stacked, throwing
him over twenty feet to the gro. nd,
but fortunately he landed on his feet.
His injuries are q broken foot, an
ankle out of joint and general shak.
ing up.
Harry Cummings, alias "Poker
Jack" who broke Jail in Arizona,
where he was confined for robbing a
stage coach, was tracked through
Utah. Idaho and Oregon to Portland
thence up the Westside railroad, near
Nc cMinnville. A detective suddenly
came upon him Thursday, foot sore
and weary iu the road. tie was
making his way to the coastrailroad.
Uuon being captured he surrendered
with resistance, and got into buggy
with the detective. After riding a
short distance Cummins jumped out
got into the thicket bsfoe shot could
ha fired and disan naAreh dnMn the