Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-11-08
coAsr ITEMS.

The Idaho Legislature will meet
at Boise City on the Sth of Deem
her.
John Peterson was fatally crushed
in gravel pit at Sacramento Fri
day.
Anna NJ. Arnot has been chosen
Superintendent of schools in Alpine
county Cal.
Rock cod and Spanish mackeral
are beginning to run on the coast
near San Diego.
Some road-graders near Gait last
Tuesday unearthed nineteen trade
dollars of the date of 1876.
James Leonard, the agent of the
Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad
at Ballard, Wash, has strangely
disappeared.
The United States Government
building at Carson is finished, and
will be ready for occupancy by the
LIST of January.
The line of steamers between
Portland, Or, and Japan to con-
meet with the Union Pacific, will be
inaugurated next May.
Guissepi Scatini stabbed to death
at Sacramento Thursday a fellow
Italian named Frediani during a
quarrel over money matters.
The Riverside Phoenir says the
influx of population to Southern
California is now almost as great as
during the boom time of three years
ago.
J. N. Cobb and J L. Hewitt, two
carpenters, fell from the roof of
house at McMinnville, Or, Friday,
a distance of twenty-eight feet.
Cobb will die.
Leo D. Haas, the Stewards clerk
at the Napa Asylum, received
Wednesday morning by express four
baby alligators. They came direct
from Tallahassee, Fla
Joseph Smith, indicted at Eugene,
Or, on the charge Of manslaughter
in accidentally killing Ambrose OFT
while out hunting together short
time ago, has been acquitted.
Chris Caruthers stabbed Charles
Hartman at FELTON,, Tuesday, and
was taken to jail at Santa Cruz.
During the night Caruthers hanged
himself with his handkerchief.
A deed went on record at Los An
geles last Friday conveying 1000
acres of the rancho San Pedro to the
Redondo Beach Company. The
consideration was 100000.
United States Attorney Varian,
at Salt Lake, Thursday filed suits
for the forfeiture of the Temple
block under the escheat law, claim
ing that it is used for immoral and
illegal purposes.
A jury in Colusa awarded the
Glenn estate $4,000 damages
against the Central Irrigation dis
trict for right-of-way for their canal.
Before the trial, which lasted one
week, the price demanded was $780,
900.
Jailer White, at Walla Walla,
conveniently left the doors of the
prison open, so that Lilly, a convict
ed highway robber, could make his
escape. The jailer is nnder arrest.
Lilly has not been seen since he
left the Jail.
The judges Of the Supreme Court
of Idaho qualified Monday and
drew lots for long and short terms.
Hon. Isaac N. Sullivan drew the
2-year-term, thereby becoming Chief
Justice. Judge Huston will serve
four years and Judge Morgan for
six years.
The controversy between the
Comstock Tunnel Company and the
mining companies on the Comstock
has been adjusted, by which the rate
of royalties has been reduced to 4
per cent of the bullion yield. This
will enable the companies to work
lower-grade ores.
The Portland Oregonian publishes
a statement said to emanate from
reliable authority that the Rock Is
land has joined hands with c. P.
Huntington to build a line from
Winnemucca on the Central Pacific,
using Pengra Pass, east Of Spring
field, ,Or., through the Cascades, and
connecting with Huntington's Ore
gonian railroad.
A bulletin based on reports re-
ceived from over seven hundred
farmers in every section of Oregon,
and from data prepared at the State
Weather Bureau at Portland, says