The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-26
TELEGRAPMIC ITEMS.

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Turkish territory by the 4th of August.
Heavy rains and foundations are re-
ported from various parts of France.
The Scheldt, Meuse and other rivers in
Flanders are overlooked.
The case of Charles S. Davis, charged
with assault with deadly weapon on
Dennis Kearney, came up in the City
Criminal Court at San Francisco, yes
terday. 1t was shown that mutual
punching of heads took place, and the
charge was reduced to battery and
taken under adyisement.
William Hubbard and William Wood
ward, two nlilkmenof Somerville, Mass,
while intoxicated entered the laundry
of Hop Lee, at Charlestown. A dis
pute arose about the payment of a bill,
and four Cinnamon assaulted the two
men with axes. The men fled, and the
Chinese pursued and killed Hubbard,
| Woodward is badly cut. The China
men have been arrested.
The Boston Herald says that in the
recent letter to an old friend, Grant
says he shall go directly from San
Francisco to Galena, Illinois, where he
still has house, and that he shall not
take part in any demonstration calcu-
latedy to make part of the ''boom. 4"
His plan is to quietly await the course
of events, and there is little doubt that
if loud call be made to summon him
from his retirement he will accept.
With reference to reports from
American sources that Sitting Bulls
band is on the war path, the Canada
Department of the Interior does not
credit any such rumors. Recent add
vices from the Northwest say Sitting
Bull and his men are peaceably in
clined. Their relations with the
mounted police were never more salts
factory.
Attempts special states that inqui-
ries among physicians concerning the
progress of the fever reveal nothing
new. Some insist that we have a ma
| lignant type OF malarial; others, that
we have the genuine yellow fever, bat
that it will not be nearly as bad as in
1873 or 1873. The Towards visitor re-
ports only three cases needing assistance.
The Towards are receiving letters. and
| dispatches from Northern people offer
| ing services as nurses, but no nurses are
wanted yet, and none will be engaged
to do service unless accliHsated..
Senator Blaine, local paper states,
writes that he will have to cancel
the engagements for Ohio. 1t seems
that the campaign I'm Maine promises to
be active on all sides and the Repubi-
cans feels that they are far from being
| sure OF victory. The succession to
Hamdin in the Senate is the great bone
OF contention Congressman Frye and
Reid and ext Congressman Eugene Hale
and Peters are candidates. Mr. Blaine is
acting as peacemaker. Another
reason that Mr.. Blaine has for not
going to Ohio is that General Ewing is
his cousin, AMI there exists between
them a warm personal friendship.
A duel took place yesterday at a
point fourteen miles east of Columbus,
Miss, in the State of Alabama, between
Captain Humphreys and Major Moore.
Five hundred people witnessed the af-
fair. The combatants fired upon each
other at distance Of ten PAGES, with
Smith and NELSON'S revolvers, without
effect. Major. Moore fred immediately
upon turning. Captain Humphreys
took cool, calm and deliberate airn.
After the first fire friends pressed the
seconds to take advantage of the code.
which was done, and the affair ended,
the honor of, both parties having been
satisfied, The duel grew out of. diff