Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-03-27
Telegraphic Paragraphs.

now to be ready to vote to unsea1
Hamburg Butler, and if so, Butler
will lose his seat.
The Senate by vote of 90 to 16
after long debate, rejected the nom
ination of Lewis X. Parsons as United
States Attorney for the middle and
northern districts of Alabama.
The following have been appointed
Government Directors of the Union
Pacific Railroad: Charles F. Adams,
Jr., of Massachusetts, Ralph P. Buck
land of Ohio, G. W Smyth of Iowa,
Daniel Chadwick Of Connecticut and
c. c. Housed Of Nebraska.
Senator Howe of Wisconsin, in the
Senate Monday, delivered his anti
Administration speech. The speech
attracted large audience, but on the
whole, says Washington dispatch,
it was much less interesting and
effective than was expected.
In Columbus, Ohio, Monday night
George M. Weiman was shot and in
stantly killed by his father, who i'm
mediately afterward committed sui
eide. Cause, business difficulties.
Hester, Tully and McHugh, the
condemned Molly Maguires, were
hanged at Bloomsbury, Pennsylva-
mia, Monday.
Ex-Congressman John L. Vance of
Ohio has mysteriously disappeared
from Cincinnati, and foul play is
feared.
1t is reported that the Democrats
will soon introduce a bill providing
that the United States District and
Circuit Judges shall meet in Wash
ington. and make another count of
the electoral votes of Florida and
Louisiana, and declare the result.
Doorkeeper Polk is making a fight
for retention, and it is said has found
champion in Foster of Ohio.
Senator Booth has introduced a
bill reserving flow of $4,000 gal.
lons per day in all streams and lakes
of more than one acre for the free,
common use of the inhabitants.
A heavy snow storm prevailed Sun
day in northern New York and some
of the New England States.
A frightful disaster occurred off
the Isle of Wight on Sunday. The
British training ship Eurydice cap
sized in squall, and out of her crew
of 400 persons only two We're saved.
There is little probability now, on
account of highlands demands, that
the proposed European Congress will
meet, aud war between England and
Russia seems probable.
Osman Pasha has been released
and has arrived in Constantinople,
where the Sultan publicly thanked
him for his heroic defense of Plevna.
1t is reported that the women and
children mastered by the Turks in
Thessaly number many thousands.
The Russian organ LIE Nord says
the duty of Europe is to settle the
crisis without England.
The North German Gazette says
the meeting of the Congress at an
early date can scarcely be any longer
expected. War between Russia and
England, however, need not yet be
regarded as necessary.
General Grant was entertained by
the American Minister at Rome, Mon
day night, at a grand dinner and
soiree.
1t is stated that the Pope will Sc
select Cardinal Hohenlohe as inter-
| mediary with the German Govern
ment.
O'Leary won in The international
walking contest, and has been chal-
lenged by William Howes to a match
for the champion belt and $4,000.
Muley Hassan, Sultan of Morocco,
is dead, and Muley Abas will succeed
him.
OBJECTIONS to the admission to
probate of the will of the late
George p. Gordon, inventor of the
Gordon printing press, have been
filed by his daughter, Mary Agnes
Gordon. The objections are that tie
deceased was not in fit condition to