Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-08-18
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Smallpox is still at Guaymas and in the
surrounding country.
The assessment roll of Los Angeles city
foots up sI7535,6oe.
Angelo Favino was crushed TO death by
the cars at Matinee Monday.
Vancouver has now steam fire engine and
a thoroughly organized department.
Virgil carp of Cotton is calling for volun-
teers for calvary service in case Of war with
Mexico.
Two couriers reached Fort Huachuca Sat.
urday from Capt. Lawton, who is in the
Sierra Madres.
A new hotel at Deadwood, Trinity county
was burned Saturday night and man named
Young was cremated.
| Cinnamon are being contracted for in
Fresno at the rate of $I.2s per day. The
usual rate has been SO cents to 81.
The amount of lumber coming up to Los
Angeles from San Pedro daily is far heavier
tnan ever DeloIc kHoWh peioiS III Inc hisloiy
OF the city.
| VIM. Richards, miner in the Indian Val.
/ ley mine at Greenville, Plumas county, fell
distance OF $50 feet Saturday night and was
instantly killed.
This blackleg has re-appeared among the
Reese river cattle. A system Of inocculation
against the disease is adopted by some Of
the cattle-owners.
Patrick Kinney, section boss, was found
Thursday in his house murdered at Franco
MIA twenty miles east of the Needles, San
Bernardino county.
Herman Freers, tried at Placerville for the
murder of E. Cody, at Jay Hawk, was
found guilty Saturday and sentenced for life
to the State Penitentiary.
Mrs. Drinks, Thomas Small6eld and Lin
coin Rasberry were held Saturday in IS 900
each at San Andreas, for criminal assault
on Kate Cosgrove OF Angels.
Fish in the Upper Santa Ana are being de.
stroyed with giant powder, and large guam
titles Of slaughtered fish line the banks Of
the stream rotting in the sun.
James Kirke and FIVE other ranchers were
ambushed by Indians in Santa Rosa Canon,
Mexico, on the 18th INST, and three of the
party were killed and two wounded.
The wool clip this year of Eureka and
White Pine counties amounts to about I25
tons, but little of which has yet been sold.
Holders are waiting for higher prices.
The Geddes & Bertrand mill, situated in
Secret Canon, about twelve miles from Eu-
reka, New, erected in 1881 and costing over
$2oo, 900, was destroyed by fire on the 18th.
The survey through Gaviota Pass locates
the road on grade of IA feet on the hun
dred, or about II6 feet to the mile. The
road will cross the summit through tunnel
1850 feet long.
The Coroner's jury in the McWhorter.
Robinson shooting case at Sacramento have
found verdict that Robinson came to his
deatn from gunshot wound hfed from the
hands Of Milton McWhorter.
Rails on the San Gabriel Valley Rail-
road are being laid near Baldwins. A large
force is at work in the Santiago Canyon, near
Anaheim, from which place i: is intended to
construct branch to Los Angeles.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company
has reduced the freight on grain from San
Luis Obispo to San Francisco to So so per
ton. A reduction has also been made from
all points of the Pacific Coast Railway to
San Francisco.
Hank Redfeld, well-known citizen Of
Arizona, committed suicide by taking poison
at Benson on Friday night He had brother
lynched about four years ago for supposed
connection with band Of stage robbers and |
was a cousin of Charles Guiteau, the assas.
sin Of Garfield.
Cajeme's head chief sent flag of truce to
Gen. Martinez, commander Of the Mexican |
troops, recently offering to surrender if he |
and his men would be spared. The reply |
was sent, "Yes, if Cajeme is delivered in