The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-18

American steamship lines to corrce the
Postmaster General to divide $500, 600
among them. The Postmaster General
lately received letter, sign. d by q
representative Of the six companies,
asking him what he was going to 10
about paying for ocean mail service
after August lst, and asking him to let
them know by July 18th, SO they could
give the necessary notification to tie
police If they were to cease carrying
| mails after August lst. The iostmas
ttr.Grneral replied that while the six
companies were seeking 10 have $780,.
600 divided ratably among them. there
was obvious r. asons Why they should
act in concert, but that the matter had
been decided. The service rendered
by the several companies was very diff
fe'ent, and, consequently, he should
deal with each one individually. As
to the notification to the public that
they mentioned, it was not necessary
to trouble themselves about that. The
responsibility of carrying the mails
rested with the Department, and the
Department would see that the mails
we're carried. He will ship the mails
by foreign steamers rather than be die
tated to by the combination steamship
liues. There is no probability, how
ever, that any such extreme measure
will be necessary. The Postmaster
General is ready to negotiate with any
individual steamship company and give
it the best of terms compatible with
the public interests. He is perfectly
willing to pay some OF the companies
more than they are getting now. but
will not deal with them collectively.
On Tuesday evening, July l4th. Juan
Lopez, laborer on the ranch of q.
PeDa, near Davisville, Cal, discovered
the body of his wife some fifty yards
from the house. Her left arm had
been cut off and there were four bullet
wounds in the head ami throat. Upon
further search, aided by the neigh
bors, the remains Of Ramon-an aged
Spaniard, the employe of Lopez and his
wife-were found on the rear porch,
with bullet wound in his right tern.
pie. The form of the woman when
found was cold and rigid, and she had
evidently been dead several hours,
while that of the man Ramon was still
warm, showing that his death occurred
later. The generaily.accepted theory
is that Ramon killed the woman, at
lacking her first at the well with an ak,
and it was probably blow aimed at
her head that severed the arm. He
may have afterwards pursued her to
the field and completed his terrible
work with the pistol when she had
fallen exhausted from loss of blood.
Subsequently. overcome by terror and
remorse, he took his own life.
The Pail Mall Gazette has issued in
single edition complete publication OF
the full text OF all its revelations. The
edition is having an enormous sale, aud
the proceeds are devoted to defraying
the expenses Of the Commission, which
Is examining the data upon which the
Gazette's articles are based. The ex.
animation so far has been confined to
sitting the evidence gathered by the
reporters in support of statements that
among criminal establishments purvey.
ing to vice in London was procuration
from Mesdames X and z, which con.
sisted in supplying customers in Europe
with young female children, certified
by reputable physicians to be innocent.
The personages engaged in investig at.
ing the iniquity say they will not speak
upon the subject for publication until
the commission of inquiry finishes its
work, which will require another week.
The New York Sun says: In accord.
ance with an order received from W ash.
ington, Commodore Chandler, of the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, sent a number
OF men to Roach's yard on Thursday.
with instructions to dismaptle the Dol.