Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-04-20
COAST ITEMS.

Typhoid lever Is raging at Antioch, Cal.
The salmon catch in the Columbia contin.
ues to be very light.
Cherries have been shipped from the
Briggs orchard at Marysville.
Sonoma has taken the preliminary steps
toward establishing cannery.
Bee. owners in Arizona are more than
pleased with this seasons outlook.
A Martinez woman killed seven tarantulas
in her flower garden last Wednesday.
A turtle Of $50 pounds weight was landed
At Santa Monica beach the first Of the week.
A fruit.grower Of Plumas County killed
900 linnets one day last week with poison.
Hundreds of jelly fish Of a new species
have been driven ashore on the Oregon Coast
Sheriff Smalman Of lane county, Or, has
been indicted for allowing prisoner to run
At large.
Montana will hold special election for
members of the Constitutional Convention
May 18th.
The wire bridge at Costumes at Live Oak,
Suffer county, fell with flock Of sheep Sun.
day morning and 30 were drowned.
Three prisoners escaped from the Mare
Island barracks last Sunday night. They
cut through a thick wall Of the bathroom.
British Columbia sealers say they will go
to Beh,ing Sea armed, and will not submit
to the "pira,ical attacks Of American cut
ters."
]. ]. Smith, one of the Canon Diablo rob
bers, escaped by jumping through car.
window with his shackles on, near Ration,
N. M.
Two coaches filled with negro emigrants
from the Carolinas passed Cotton on the owe!
land train yesterday, bound for Norlhen
California.
John Stewart, traveller, was robbed Of
$I,Ioo at Helena, M. T., by three young
fellows with whom he became acquainted
on his way west.
Capitola is agitated over the disappearance
Of Mrs. Van Sycle. who, it is said, has
eloped with a stranger. Her husband is
wealthy and in tad health.
A "fake" foot race at Woodland last week
cleared up $4,000 for the insiders. For
"busted" community the dividend shows
that fools are not all dead.
Minnie Dunbar, alias Grace Edwards,
tried to kill herself at Spokane Falls last
Thursday with morphine. She tired the
same game at Marysville last year.
Dick ONeil of Ell Casco. San Bernardino
County. lassoed young coyote last Wednes
day. The animal was quite tame, and wore
. collar that had small bell attached.
Tie squatters in "shanty town" suburb
of Seattle, have organized to resist the At.
tempt Of A. A. Denny to Gust them. The
Press says there is likely to be trouble for
the officers.
Two years ago Mr. Sisson put seventeen
carp in large pond near his place in Shasta
county. They increased SO rapidly that he
had to draw off the water last week and kill
several thousand fish.
Charles Cloud, a sixteen year.old boy be.
came entangled in a rope while holding wild
horse on P. Cronin's place, near Red Bluff,
and was dragged 100 yards and instantly
killed Tuesday. The body was horrible
mangled.
The Clifton Clarion says: Fannie Oliver.
the colored woman who recently shot and
killed soldier near Fort Grant, had an ex-
animation before Justice Palm which resulted
in her being held to await the action of the
Grand Jury in bonds Of $1,000.
On Friday last, as Thomas Fuller, Of
Curtis, was attempting to cross the ella
River at the ford between Pima and Curtis
with his wife, his sister and another lady,
the wagon was upset by the swift-running
water, and Miss Fuller drowned; the others
barely escaped with their lives.
Major Byington Of Santa Rosa has issued
dodger which reads: "Any vulgar or pro.
fame language or rowdysm against the pub
lie peace and dignity Of Santa Rosa, on the
streets, will be punished with the extreme
penalty of the law. An example will be
made If offenders. Innocent amusement is
afforded to all Hoodlumism will be sup
pressed at any cost"
The Walla Walla Union says: Wednes-
day morning number Of Indians eamped At
the little town Of Perry, on Snake River,
possessed Of quantity Of "red liquor"
After imbibing freely quarrel soon ensued
and one Of the Indians attacked another and
and beat him to death, afterward carrying
the body some distance and casting it over
the cliff into the river below, 4 distance Of
over 100 feet.
AIo-inch bored we'll in the colmena orange
orchard, six miles south Of Marysville, on
the line Of the California and Oregon Rail.
road. has tapped q copious vein of water at
the depth Of eighty.hve feet. The water