The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-25
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DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER sTATE.I
New YORK, August "a.

pPOhNOl VI NAhSAhhhti, oONANoO-
ed large audience last evening on the
political issues of the campaign, confn-
ing himself principally to the school
for the Catholics question. He said the
Catholic laity would be glad to have
the clerical opposition to public schools
withdrawn, and charge disturbances on
the priests. The school question grows
more prominent as the canvass pro-
crosses, and in some parts of the State
it is more thought of than the initiation
issue.
The steamship Scythia of the Cunard
line has arrived at Sandy Hook.
But little hope is now entertained for
the recovery of James N. Roe. He
yesterday became unconscious, and
continued so till a late hour. The ply
sicians say that he cannot last but few
hours longer. The police will have to
rely upon their own sagacity to dis
cover the assassin.
A special from Richmond, Virginia,
says that the object of the State Col
ored Educational Convention, which
met yesterday, is to fully organize the
colored teachers of the State into
society of their own, as they are now
excluded from the Educational Society
of Virginia, whose members are exclu-
sively white 1t will close it's labors
| tonight.
A special from Chicago says that
General Holman, Supervising Archi-
tect of the Chicago Custom House. is
ordered to report at Washington at
| once. 1t is expected that he will be
assigned to duty at some other point.
His successor has not yet been named.
The dangerous assassination by mem
bers of the Whisky Ring was attempted
on j. 4. Miller, dismissed Gauger of
Chicago District, who furnished valu-
| able information to the authorities
against persons of wealth and high
standing in Chicago. He was set upon
in retired part of the city, but for
tunately the bullet passed through his
arm, and he escaped. He is now under
the protection of twenty officers.
A. Chambers has accepted the chal-
lenge of Mike Coburn. to fight 100
pounds for $1,000 aside, the fight to
take place inside of two months within
| 500 miles of this city.
Ned O'Baldwin. the pugilist, is lying
dangerously i'll in this city. His re-
co,ery is doubtful.
WASHINGTON, August "a.
The President has appointed David
McSimons. Postmaster at Jacksonville,
Illinois, and Edward Davis, Surveyor
General of Wyoming Territory.
CINCINNATI. August "a.
W. Moeck, city editor of the Volks
Freund newspaper, on Sunday after
noon made an insinuating remark con-
corning the wife of Billy Emerson,
minstrel, in saloon. Mat Homer, her
brother, overheard the remark, and he
gave Mock a pummeling. The quar-
rel was last night renewed, when Homer
drew a revolver and fired two shots at
Mock, who tainted and escaped.
Homer is under arrest.
CHICAGO, August "a.
From the latest reports there is
reason to believe that the reign of
terror is over in Southern Illinois.
The fight at the MADDOX House having
the desired effect to completely break
up the organization. No more muir
derers of the Kuklux Khan have been
captured since Friday, and they are
leaving the country. Two of them
were badly wounded, and are known to
have crossed the river into kentucky
or Missouri at Chester on Saturday
morning. Seven ere in Kentucky, and
others are hiding in the bush, awaiting
an opportunity to get away. The COM
plete list of the gang has been obtained,
and numbers thirty. The excitement
is rapidly subsiding, and there is bet
ter feeling in Randolph and Williams
than for years. The militia company