The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-12-09
SUMMARY OF THIS MORNINGS
DISPATCHES.

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Legal tenders quiet, s61l buying, and
S71a selling,
In the case of the murder of the
school girl at Rutland, VT, the coronsr's
jury have brought in verdict against
Frank Rullsn. He has made u partial
confession.
A Washington special to a Chicago
paper puts forth the story that the Pres
ident originally advocated. in his mes
sage, the recognition of the belligerency
of the Cuban insurgents, but was in
duced to modify the tone of his remarks
by the members Of his Cabinet and
prominent Republicans. Gen. Grant is
not easily turned aside from his settled
conclusions.
Captain L. Buell. was fatally shot, on
board his vessel, in New York, on Tues
day, by his steward. who was explaining
with pistol in hand how some thieves
had boarded the craft, when it was sud-
denly discharged.
In the U. S. Senate, yesterday, large
number of bills we're introduced, to be
referred to appropriate committees
Among those introduced was one. by
West, amendatory and supplementary
of acts to incorporate the Texas and
Pacific Railroad. A resolution was in
troduced, by Morrill, of Maine. instruct
ing the Committee on Postoffices and
Roads--when appointed--to inquire into
the expediency of SO amending the Pos
tai laws SO as to produce q revenue
ADEQUATE to the support of the service
and joint resolution, by Morton. to
amend the Constitution of the United
States, so as to elect the President and
Vice by direct vote of the people,
and to abolish the ELECTORAL college.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Kelly,
of Oregon. for the sale of timber lands
in the States of California and Oregon
and in the Territories of the United
States; one by Hitchcock. of Nebraska;
to establish branch mint of the United
States at Omaha, and by Spencer. of
Alabama, granting a charter for tele-
graph cable between the Pacific Coast
and Asia.
The United States House Of Repre-
sentatives was not in session yesterday.
and will not be until Friday.
There has been large fire in Pater-
son, N. j.; loss about $4,000.
The cathedral of the Catholic church
at Boston. the largest of the kind in the
country, was dedicated yesterday. Sew
en- thousand people were present in the
church.
Six British frigates now at the East
Indies will shortly leave for the Med
iterranean Sea by the Suez Canal.
The Inauguration of VIM. Irwin, the
governor elect of California, will take
place at noon to-day. A military parade
will be made.
j. Ross Browne, noted in California
as an author and correspondent, died at
his residence in Oakland yesterday
morning. He was takenssuddenly with
cramps on the previous evening when
walking home. He was fifty eight years
of age.
At Philadelphia yesterday three men
were killed in the main Centennial
building by the fall of scaffold on
which they were working.
Ehlerman, proprietor of the fertaliz-
ing factory, near Lawrenceburg. Ohio,
was arrested to day on charge Of poison
ing hogs, in the surrounding country,
for the purpose Of getting the carcases
A special from Washington says there
is a marked difference of opinion be-
tween Northern and Southern Demo-
Gratis in Congress upon party policy.
The former favor inaction, the latter
progression.
Parties were arrested to-day, in Leb-