The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-13
SUMMARY OF THIS MO RNING'S
DISPATCHES.

legal tenders are irregular ut %
buying and SS1s selling.
Imports of treasure from Victoria by
steamer yasco De Cana yesterday ag-
gregate Sl5,7Oe.
A second assessme Mt of % cents per
share has been levied on the stock of
the Cosmopolitan Mining Company,
delinquent September 18th.
The Northern Pacific Railroad with
all its franchises including everything
except those lands which have been
patented or certified to was sold under
degree of court at auction yesterday.
It was bid in by purchasing commit
tee representing a body of bondholders.
The intention is to reorganize the COM
pany.
President orion in published letter
said yesterday that the Western Union
Telegraph Company can use to advan-
tage, and may require in the next
twelve months 1000 miles of additional
wire if it can be obtained of the COM
paniss cheaper than it can be erected
clearly it would be for their interest to
purchase. No proposition as yet has
been acted upon.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Cowan expects much trouble over the
Black Hills question, as miners are con-
tinually arriving there, and the Indians
are very warlike. The latter have, how
ever, agreed to keep quiet until after
the meeting Of the Commissioners. In
case the result of this body's action is
not favorable to them an outbreak on
their part is anticipated.
The discovery has been made that
large amount of Indebtedness of Dun
can, Sherman & Co.. is aecommoda-
ting papers in the form of drafts drawn
by confidential clerk in their employ,
accepted by them and sold to different
banks. This has been q common prac-
tice of the firm for twenty years. A
correspondent from Paris says that
there is much distress among the ladies
and others on the continent, who hold
letters of credit, and are without any
present means. The total amount of
the acceptances issued and sold to banks
is about 81, 100000. The amount of
letters of credit for which Alexander
Duncan has become responsible is
$4,000.
Horace Binney of Philadelphia, an
eminent lawyer, aged 81, is dead.
Advices from nineteen grain growing
counties in Nebraska, speak well of the
crops and harvesting.
1t was showing on Pixies Peak yes
terday afternoon, with temperature
OF thirty-three degrees.
Notice of the trial of the 500, 900
libel suit Of the order against he Brook
Ign Eagle and Thos. Kinsella, was en-
tered yesterday morning in the Brook
I'm City Court for the September term.
The Russian and German Embassa-
doris at Vienna have agreed to support
any measures Austria may take with
Turkey toward the subj1gation of Her
zegovina.
The loss in New Jersey from storms
has been very heavy.
The Alfonsist troops after a despe-
rate fight yesterday entered the Alsana
Tower.
A secret conference has been held by
the officers of the Baltimore and Ohio
and Pennsylvania Railroad Companies
to decide on adjusting freight rates
from Baltimore and Philadelphia to the
west, to meet the advance on the Erie
and New York Central. They agreed
to advance slightly the rates, and yet
keep them below the figures of the New
York roads.
Sir Edward Watkins, NJ. p, the rep
resentatiye Of the bondholders and
stockholders committee of the Erie
Railroad in England has arrived in
New York.
The Geographical Congress in Paris
has awarded medals of the first-class to