Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-05-04
Telegraphic Paragraphs.

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an adverse report on Blair's resolu
tons. Even the Democratic mem
bers are opposed to further agitation
of the Presidential question and in
favor of indefinitely postponing the
matter.
The Pacific Coast mineral exhibit
at the Paris Exposition will 60 for.
ward on the steamer City of Berlin
sailing from New York to-day.
The Hin us Republican State Con.
vention will be held in Springfield
June 2eth.
The Pennsylvania House of Repre-
sentatives has passed a resolution in
favor of Government aid to the Texas
Pacific railroad.
John Morrissey, the noted poiti
clan and gambler, died Wednesday
at Saratoga, New York. The funeral
will take place at Troy to-day.
AT Minneapolis, Minnesota, Thurs
evening terrific explosion occurred
10 the Washburn Touring mill,
crushing the immense structure like
an eggshell. A fire followed, destroy
ing four other mills in the vicinity.
Seventeen deaths are reported and
the loss is estimated at $1,000, 900.
Hundreds of men are thrown out of
employment.
A dispatch from Cronstadt states
that three Russian cruisers left Revel
a week ago for the Uuiled States to
receive their ornaments and take 90
board the seamen who departed from
there short time ago. This prpba-
bly, explains the presence in our
waiers of the steamship Clmbria, with
GOO Russian sailors and naval ofR ers
on board.
The Senate adj ,urned Thursday
afternoon till Monday.
The Senate has confirmed George
L. Smith Collector Of Customs ut
New Orleans.
The tug boat Warner exploded .
boilers near Memphis, killing six
men and wounding several others.
Sitting Bull has sent message ia
General Miles in Montana inqniring
what terms the United States would
make With him. General Miles said
the Indians must give up their arms
and ponies, when they would be
properly cared for ON reservations.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
has voted to postpone the date for
the repeal of the Bankrupt law t.
January LIST, 1879.
The Minis during April coined
1889, 1884 pieces, valued at $6,143.920
During April the public debt was
reduced $3,O15,S65.
The Paris Exposition was formally
opened Wednesday by President
MacMahOn, amid the booming OF
cannon, music by the bands, and
cheers Of the multitude. There arc
100000 strangers in Paris.
Rumors of dissolution of the Eng.
lish Parliament are again current.
A revival of negotiations between
England and Russia, relative to the
congress and simultaneous with
drawal of the English feet and Rus.
sian troops from the vicinity Of Con
stantinople, is reported.
The second detachment of Englisl
troops sailed from Bombay, India
for Malta on Wednesday, amid grel.
enthusiasm.
! The great strike Of cotton-mi op
| eratives In England continues, will
little prospect of compromise.
| A revolution has broken out in tw.
Mexican States against the Diaz G,v
eminent.
The most dreadful reports come
from the famine stricken districts o
Northern China. Human flesh is solo
openly in the markets for food. Min
lister Seward telegraphs that the fam
inc will continue for six month
longer.
The Pail Mall Gazette states tina
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