Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Il per cent is declared from the net earnings
payable January Is.
Tho Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
pany declared dividend yesterday of three
quarters of one per cent.
Late cable dispatches announce that Prin-
cess Alice is worse. Sir William Jenner, the
famors physician, has been sent over The
Queen is very anxious
Henry Wells, the founder of Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S Express, died in Glasgow, Scotland,
yesterday.
Dispatches from New England, New York
State and Pennsylvania indicate that the
storm has been terrific and the loss of prop
! erty heavy. The details are meagre, as tele
graphic communication has been seriously in
| terrupted. In Philadelphia there has been
great loss by the overflow of wharves and the
| flooding of cellars.
| A Herald cable dispatch, after giving the
route to be pursued by Grant in the far East,
says he expects to arrive in San Francisco
about May. After short stay on the Pacific
coast, during which he will visit Oregon,
Grant will begin his eastward journey by rail.
| He will visit the bonanza mining reg ion and
will pass some days in Colorado. He hopes
| to reach his home at Long Branch about the
| latter end of June. Letters and dispatches
| from the East say the deepest interest is felt
| in General Grants coming. Mrs Grant will
accompany her husband throughout the jour
ney.
Wilmington, Del, December 11.-George
Draper, colored, convicted of murder in the
second degree, was sentenced to a fine of
1000, to stand one hour in the pillory, re-
ceive sixty lashes and be imprisoned for life.
Rutland, VT, December 1.-THE evening
| train from Boston was wrecked in a washout,
near Bsrtonsville, last night, killing the fire.
man and wounding the engineer and baggage
master.
New York, December 11.-There is a heavy
gale to-day all along the Atlantic coast, and
it is very severe at Boston. Some damage
to shipping is reported. A freight train from
Boston, with two engines went into the river
near Wentworth, N. a., whore the trestle
was swept away, and both engines wrecked.
At North Adams, Mass, the people had to
abandon their homes on the river banks.
Concord, N H., December 1.-The Mon
treal express rain into washout last evening
near Sewells Falls, the engine and tender
going down an embankment $50 feet. The
baggage car stuck in the side of the washout
and telescoped the passenger Car behind, Sc
ho
and engineer.
Washington, Iowa. December 9. - The
Washington County Penthouse was burned
yesterday afternoon>with all it's contents and
five of the twenty six inmates. The fire was
not discovered in time to make an effort to
save the property. Superintendent Robert
son, in his endeavor to save the inmates,
nearly lost his own life, being finally carried
from the building insensible.
Columbia, S. c. December 10.-Governor
Hampton's leg was amputated to-day below
the knee. His intimate friends say his con-
dition is not dangerous.
The Legislature elected Governor Hamp- |
ton to the United States Senate to-day. The |
House with the exception of two voted for
Hampton. The exceptions were Miller and |
Simmons, oolored members from Beaufort,
voted for Mackey.
San Francisco. December &c N. West,
a canvasser for the Rurol Press, recently
eloped with the whole family of John Rupe,
4 farmer of San Juan South, consisting of his
wife, two boys age eight and ten respectively,
4 girl of four and pair of twins. He also
included in his haul lot of bed clothing and
S75 belonging to Rupe, who wants his bed
clothes and money. The wholesale eloper
was arrested to-day and locked up.
Ton LAwToN. Lorentz, a stock ranch
" in Pine Valley, relates rather a singular
Incident that took place at his house last eek.
small man, of rather intelligent counten-
nee and mucl suavity of manner, rode up to
lis barn late in the afternoon and asked for
upper. It was furnished to him and he
ounged around the place for two or three
ours HAVING his horse fed and rest;no tho |