The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-20
EASTERN DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER STATED
New YORK, August 10.

iSh Shlp-of-war CnuracOa nau ioiio"eu
the American steamer Laura Pride
into the harbor of Port-au-Lartier,
Hayti, and demanded the surrender OF
the cargo, consisting of cannon and
arms, intended for the Cuban insur-
gents. The Haytien authorities con-
scented, the cargo was seized, and
the Laura Pride has fed to New York.
Henry Ward Beecher's paper (the
Christian Union) passed from the
hands of j. B. Ford Il Co., publishers,
yesterday, to Henry NJ. Cleveland.
Beecher will retain the editorship, and
devote more time to the paper than
heretofore.
A London special says collision
between the Royal Yacht and the Mis-
tletoe occurred about o'clock yester-
day afternoon. When the Queens
Yacht was crossing from Osborn to
Glasfort the sailors on board the Mis-
tletoe were in the act of displaying the
flag in honor of the Queen, when the
cry was raised that the yacht was run
ming down ON the Mistletoe. Efforts
were made to evade the collision, but
too late. The Mistletoe was struck on
the starboard side, abreast of the main
mast, and the yacht rode completely
over her. The Queen was greatly agi-
tated. She witnessed the scene from
the deck of her yacht. and wrung her
hands in dreadful suspense. The
Mistletoe sank in two minutes, carry
ing down with her the mat e and a lady
named Peel, who was subsequently
rescued. Stokes, the mate of the Mis-
tletoe, died of his injuries. Howard,
the owner, was severely injured, and a
sailor had his arm broken. The Queen
gave orders to spare no efforts on be-
half of the sufferers. No one on the
Royal Yacht was hurt.
CHICAGO. August 10.
The body of young Grimwood. the
aeronaut. arrived this morning from
Grand Haven, Mich, on the steamer
Muskegan. 1t will be sent to the home
of Grimwood's parents, near Joliet,
in this State. The person who accom-
panied the remains says evidences of
the missing balloon have been found
on the Michigan shore, and that there
no longer remains any doubt of the
fate which overlook Donaldson and his
great air ship.
SPRINGFIELD, August 10.
The trouble in Southern Illiqois con-
tinues to excite much attention. w.
w. Barr, the District Attorney of
Franklin county, arrived in this city
yesterday, and a correspondent held an
interview with him. He says gang
of about thirty men have joined to-
gether to regulate his county, and they
have been encouraged to acts of law
lessness by the fact that conviction for
their crimes has been impossible be-
cause of their disguise, and because
the punishment under the State law
was so light, even if convicted, that
they might soon return to the county
and murder the prosecuting witnesses.
He says the officers of the county pro-
pose to do their duty, and respectable
citizens are prepared to sustain them
in 80 doing.
AUGUSTA, Ga, August 10.
A special says excitement prevails
in Washington aud New Boston coun-
ties in consequence of reported negro
instruction. Arrests have been made
and the white militia companies have
been ordered to hold themselves in
readiness. 1t ID alleged that the me-
groes contemplated the massacre of
the whites on the 25th.
MOBILE, Ala, August 10.
The first bail of new cotton from
Mississippi arrived yesterday morning.
1t was classed low midland. and was
sold at auction at Is cents.
EASTMAN, Ca, August 10.