Mohave County miner., 1884-03-30

clde It, Delng lntl mldated by lot CT cowboys. These cowboys went into court armed with three or four re- yolvers. They came to swear the case through and free Stokes at any cost The sheriff with large posse, after a desperate struggle, succeeded in disarming and dispersing the would be rescuers and tbe prisoner was remanded without bal. Stokes is the man who ''held up" an excur sion tfain near Shoshone,I. Tin De- cember and forced band of musi- clans to get out and play for him and h1s gang.
 Mrs. Bifin,a white woman, attempt, ed to elope with colored hod car r1er, at Erie, Pa, few days ago.
 McFadden, the alleged accomplice of Teller, the Pacific Express robber, attempted suicide in jail at St. Louis few days ago.
 James Donovan, a burglar. was killed by Police Officer Kendall at Boston one day last week.
 Fifty additional detectives have been appointed in London.
 France has decided to occupy Up per Tonquin.
 Charles Houlden killed his wife, wounded his stepson and attempted suicide at Petersburg, III, on Satur- day night.
 The money stolen from the clerk of the Commercial Bank of Augusta, Ga, on Saturday, has been recover ed.
 W. H. Daniels, a Deputy Sheriff 1t Bisbee, A. T., killed robber.
 The store of H, Fife and an ad joining dwelling at Chehalis, w. T., were burned Friday.
 J. B. Johnson, druggist of St. Joseph, Mo-, committed suicide in Denver.
 The electrical candle works in New York were destroyed by fire last night: loss, $3OO,OO0; insurance. S15O,- coo.
 There are fears of another great freshet on the Upper Missouri river.
 By an explosion ln a fireworks fac tory at Cincinnati two men were killed and another was seliCuly IT, jured.
 John Pennington, a murderer, was taken from the jail at Marysville, Kan,, Friday night and lynched.
 Mrs. George Wilcox of Albany be- came insane and attempted to dis possess Speaker Sheard of his resi- dence.
 San Francisco, March 25th-The heaviest earthquake shock since '6S occurred at 4:44 o'clock this after noon. People rushed from their houses in a great fright, The shock lasted 15 seconds. Several buildings on made ground near the water front were seriously damaged. A second, but light shock followed at sos D.. u. and more are expected.
 The mercantile establishment of F. B. Warren & Co.,, at Cheyenne, W. T., took fire and burned It was a total loss ot about $150, ,OOO, with an insurance of $9O.OOO. The Inter Ocean Hotel narrowly escaped de- The origin of the ire can not be traced.
 Little or no interest is manifested at Sacramento over the opening of the Legislature.
 The Northern Pacific railroad is preparing new etable, shorten ing the time between Portland and St. Paul.
 The Newcastle coal mine, near w. T., is on fire.
 Both Houses of the Connecticut have approved the reso- Iution granting a charter to the Southern Pacific company.
 Elder s. Echols, of the Mormon Church, who has a wife at Rome, Ga., has made sensation there by choosing another bride.
 Gladstone's health is exceedingly feeble.
 The proclamation offering areward for the capture of Osman Digna has been withdrawn.
 Bismarck now drinks cold tea ir- stead of brandy.
 France will demand a heavy in 1emnity from China,
 Cabazon, head chief of the Goa