The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-08-22

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steamer grounded in Suez Canal yes
terday, and that traffic through the
canal has been stopped.
The Executive Committee of the w.
P. C. have nominated Judge J. d.
Thornton of San Francisco as Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court, vice G.
L. Williams of Ell Dorado, resigned.
The steamer Jumna arrived at Ply
mouth, bringing Lieutenant Carey, who
was with the Prince Imperial when
killed. Lieutenant Carey says he was
no. on duty at the time of the Princes
death, but accompanied the Prince for
his own information.
The Board of Underwriters of San
Francisco have presented Captain Arm
strong and his daughter, Miss Emma,
$500 each for their conduct in. bringing
his yellow fever stricken ship from Rio
Janeiro to this port, and to Thomas III.
Patterson, of the same ship, $3.50. Elk
tremely complimentary letters accom-
panied each present.
Speaking of Sherman's speech, the
Times says: 1.-The coinage of sAver
dollar of exactly the value of dollar
in the market would be impossible, and
the Republican party is not, and cannot
be, committed to the support OF such
an absurdity. Sherman mas no right to
make such pledge, and will gam
nothing either with his party or the
silver men by Offering it.
Two new cases of yellow fever were
reported at Memphis yesterday, making
. in twenty four hours. At noon the
authorities Withdrew the guard that
had been stationed in attempting to
isolate Chelsea. as the citizens of that
| suburb. threw many obstacles in the
stenuously to it's further continuance
as forced the authorities to cease their
| efforts.
The Suns Washington special says:
Republican politicians are greatly de-
! lighted at the elimination of the Yazoo
county troubles in the. shooting of Dix
| ON. Independent candidate for Sheriff,
| By Barksdale, candidate for Chancery
Clerk. The announcement that the
shooting was the result of a personal
feud between the two men is deemed
worthy of attention by Radicals. They
claim that this interesting episode of
Mississippi politics will probably carry
Maine for the Republicans, and will also
|. benefit Foster immensely
Paine, the defaalting Fall River
cashier, has sent through his son con-
fession to the. Board OF Directors. He
says that the company expected that
he, its treasurer, should support him
self and family on $1,000 a year salary
at time when the price of living was
| twice what it is now. He therefore
drew and charged himself on an open
book account with enough to supple
ment his salary, hoping shat when the
| stock of the concern, of which he held
twenty-three shares, should pay a divi-
| dand he ua;ohk rafnud the amount In
! 1872 the amount reached $34, G5S, which
by means OF dividends and increased
salaries he reduced to $i0,377 in 1875.
1t has since, increased to. $1,000 or
$4,000. His personal loss in ventures,
the money for which came from the
mill makes the total amount $4,000.
Paine is still missing
The New York Times defending itself
against the Tribune and Herald, for its
course in the Sprague-Conkling affair,
declares that in the past two years
there has been in Washington an open
and fragrant scandal concerning the re-
lations of vain, ambitious and indis-
erect woman and an equally vain, am
bilious and indiscreet Senator. Decent
and conservative people have looked on
with real grief. They have seen fool
ish woman throw herself at the head of
a man who had not self-respect nor
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