The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-12-06
SUMMARY OF THIS MORNfNEss
49, DISPATCHES.
Gold closed in New York Saturday

~ AAc/s- '' e' ~ = ' - -
Legal tenders quiet. 81 buying. and
S711. selling.
A dividend of zone percent. will be
paid to-day by the Pioneer Land and
Loan Association in San+Francisco.
A fire at vansbero, Me. Friday night.
destroyed property to the amount of
$4,000. No insurance.
Rev. ]. D. Fulton has resigned the
,charge of Hanson Place Baptist Church,
Brooklyn. Friday night ~75.members,
ssome quite influential, also withdrew.
Major Cobb has been renominated
by the Republicans of BessoA fer May
or.
Ex-Gov. Ward. ofsNew Jersey, has
declined the Indian Commissionership.
The request of Gen. Babcock for ..
court of inquiry has been. granted by
ethe President, who designatss Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan. Maj. Gen. WIS. Han
Ncock and Brig. Gen. II. Terry Ito CON-
pose the court. and they. will meet in
, Chicago, Dec. 9th. Maj. Asa Bird
Gardner. professor Of law atWest Point
Military Academy, has been detailed as
Judge Advocate.
Mary Newton, colored, aged 81, was
tburmed to deathin fire at Philadelphia
Saturday. A white woman named
Mary Gammell aged Ga, was also burned
sby FIRE at New York on Saturday.
At Cleveland, Ohio. an Englishman
manned William Alder on Saturday quar-
.reled with his wife and then butchered
her with an axe, ssvering her head from
her body and enthusiastically mutt
lating her. He also attacked his step
daughter and woman named Mrs.
Benton, who attempted to interfere,
smutilating both badly. He was arrested.
In the Democratic caucus at Wash
sington, Saturday, Michael C.sKerr. of
Indiana, was nominated Speaker on the
lthird ballot by slight majority. The
nomination was made unanimous. Ex-
CONGRESSMAN Adams was nominated
Clerk.
In New Orleans PandiasN Benachi,
a well known cattle bEyer. has been ar
rested for the embezzlemsnt of $4,000
from r ,Ilie Bros, of New York. G.
,LeCahaci Benachi has been ARE sted as
AN accessory.
William M. Tweed has escaped from
,the officer who had him in charge, on
.pretensa that he wished a short inter-
view with his wife. Dispatches have
been sent in every direction and the po-
dice are scouting New York City. '''
Attorney-Gensral Pierrepont has no.
titled the United States Attorney at ST.
Louis of the names of the officers APP
pointed as the court of inquiry in Gen.
.eral Babcock's case, and that this pro-
'ceeding must not stay any other ether
court proceedings. Other suggestions
or instructiens have been given to the
proper officers to facilitate q thorough
investigation and to protect the inno-
cent, and spare no one who is guilty.
The California Legislature COM
mences its 21st session to-day OF az NJ.
Five thousand people yesterday at
tended DIR. Talmadge's sermon on the
Bible in schools. at Brooklyn, n. Y.
yesterday. he was hard on Tweed and
some politicians.
Negotistions with Spain continues
satisfactorily.
At Republican caucus in Washing
ton Saturday, all old officers were
mo minated. us Fa~
1t is understood ia Washington that
owing to the probable 6elay in organ
izing the House. the Presidents mes
sage will not be aelis erred untA Tues
day noon.
Secretary Bristow denies that there
is any difference between hin and the
President on the General Babcock
affair, as reported.