Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-29
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

The silver Bill still continues to play the
part OF a nightmare among the gold jobbers of
the Eastern States. The opponents of this
measure Claim enough votes in the Senate to
| sustain the Presidents veto
The bodies of the ninety officers and men
wrecked with the Huron, we're plundered
by the beach combers and wreclers in most
barbarous manner All watches, jewelry and
finger rings were stolen. In the case ofLieut
Slmonds, the fingers were mutilated in most
shocking manner by the rogues whose greed
was excited at sight Of the rings he wore
Colonel William Randolf Berkely of Farm
vile, Virginia, was fatally shot in his office
by one William Fl. Kennedy, who, after COM
hitting the murder killed himself The ac-
count indicates the insanity of Kennedy
Berkely leaves a large family.
The Meter failure still continues to agitate
Wall street. The amount Of liabilities is very
large.
4 labor convention is holding in Newark,
n. j, One Julius Schwab, lager beer re-
taller, got letter from San Francisco, and
on the strength of it got himself admitted as a
representative. This is quoted to show how
loosely the materials of the convention are
gathered.
The wheat crop of the United States for
1877 was 360,000,0O0 bushels. By as much
as $4,000, 600 bushels this is the largest ever
harry ested in this country The corn crop is
by the enormous figures of ,30O,-
000,000 bushels. It is said that O,O00, 900
bushels Of wheat can be spared for export.
James ONeill, well-known and highly re
spected railway engineer of Chicago, has been
in that city.
Little Billy Chandler comes to the surface
as an authority upon the validity of Hayes's
tenure of Office. Chandler is quoted as say
ng that Hayes was counted in.
Representatives Burchard of Illinois, and
Tucker of Virginia, are preparing a report in
avor of the restoration Of the Income Tax
President Charles Crocber of the Southern
Pacific, appears to the Interior Department
praying the acceptance of the last-inished
ections OF that line of railroad
The Tennessee Legislature has adjourned
Without making any provision for the liquida-
ion of the debt of that State
In Ohio, the Senatorial contest Democratic)
as been narrowed down to Morgan and Pen
Teton: with the chances in favor of the latter.
' here is Rise up William AIlens Shall this
eneratieu pass away and his immortal Fog
orn not be heard in the National council?
G. A. Baily, late publisher of the Congress
onal Globe, died near Portland, Blaine. on
thursday.
Gen. Grant is receiving extraordinary at ,
9ntions in Italy. At Pompeii, by the direc-
on Of the Government, special excavations ,
ere made i'll presence of himself and his wife
I'd son.
1t is asserted by the St. Petersburg press q
lat the action of the English Government in I
olding an extra session of Parliament will
axe it almost imperative that Russia should
arch on Constantinople, which is the very
ovement Britain would wish 20 avert In u
her words England has played very bad
md in the most critical period of the East p
Il Question. st
Bismarck's plans for remodelling the Ger &c
al Cabinet, seem to be assured of a success p
issue ct
A "rebellion" is reported at Punta Arenas, 10
ew Grenada. The insurgents killed and >
nsacked, Unfortunately. Some forty
re killed and fourteen wounded. The gar W
on was cruelty massacred and the patients &c
the hospital burned to death. in
The heroic Montenegrins have achieved an CO
Ter victory over the Turks, capturing three W
gs and many prisoners. tn