Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-08-14
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with cotton,
John Rodgers was sentenced Tuesday at
Eureka, Cal, to be hanged.
The southern orange crop will not be
much greater than that of last season.
Victoria, B. c., merchants and the Cana
dian pacific have smoothed over their. diff.
culties. ..-..,# %. 80
Lady Macdonald drove the last spike in
the Island Railway at Victoria, B. c., last
Friday.
The water in the Sacramento river is
clearer than it has been for quarter Of
century.
A gang of 900 men are employed in grad
ing for the new railway from Riverside to
Anaheim.
Dan Callahan, a Grass Valley rancher,
fell from his wagon in Austin, this State,
last Tuesday and broke his neck
Ore has been struck in the West Granite
mine in Philipsburg, NJ. T., that assays from
IS 10 1000 ounces per ton in silver.
The most severe storms known in many
years have prevailed in the neighborhooI Of
Nogoles, A. T., during the past SIX weeks.
An aged svuaw of the Washoe tribe fell
of car at Blue Canyon Thursday, and was
killed. She will have grand Indian funer.
al.
Eleven Chinese rookeries at Red Bluff
were burned Tuesday night. The loss in
buildings and personal effects is estimated at
81, 600.
Natchez, the Piute chief, is determined to
stop drunkenness in his tnbe, and will send
all Indians found intoxicated to the Pyramid
Lake Reservation.
A 2o-stamp rcduc lion mill is about to be
put up in the San Gabriel canyon, Los An
geles county, to crush the ore of several
mines in that vicinity.
Frank A. Weinshank, a Los Angeles,
plumber, quarreled with his sweetheart on
Tuesday night and then took poison, but did
not succeed in killing himself.
The money drawer in a large gambling
house in Tucson was neatly robbed Of about
$500 Wednesday afternoon by the means of
gum placed in the back of the drawer.
A drunken Indian killed white man
named Lineberger, in Smoky Valley, last
Monday night. The buck then killed his.
own squaw and fled for parts unknown.
A woman named Efferson attempted sui
eide at Chico, Thursday, because a man
named Moore, who had promised to marry
her, backed out of the engagement and skip
ped off to Sacramento.
II. Branscomb of Santa Maria, Santa Bar
bara county, offers TO wager $500 that he can
pack sack of wheat weighing Io7 pounds
three miles distant without stopping to rest
or changing the sack.
John Moore, farmer living near Byron,
Contra Costa county, Thursday fell from
wagon loaded with grain, and the wheels of
the vehicle passed over his head and legs,
terribly mutilating him.
The Grand Lodge A. o. U. W., Nevada
Jurisdiction, is holding its annual session at
Ogden, Utah officers were chosen, and
Haley, Idaho, was decided upon for the
next place of meeting, in June, 1887.
The suit Of the Bidwell heirs against
Richard Gird, one Of the discoverers of
Tombstone and nov wealthy ranch. owner
Of San Bernardiro, has been compromised
by the payment IF 100000, of which the
lawyers were al we'd $4,000.
Two men, giv their names as Wilson
and Cole, were ken into Cloverdale yes
terday char ed th robbing the Ukiah stage
last Wedne day. All the money taken from
Wells, Fargo & o.s treasure box was found
in their pos sssioi, They as much as admit
their guilt
The Io-vear-C d son of A Harmon was
burned to death m the ranch of J. w. Tut
hill, near Nacav lie, Monday. He was burn
ing brush and in attempting to cross creek
in answer to his rtheI's call became blinded