The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-28
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

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been sentenced to, the penitentiary for
life
Mcdonald, yesterday, presented, in
the Senate, a. petition and memorial
from ex-soldiers and sailors of Rhode
Island, protesting against the violation
of civil service reform, especially in
relation to appointments.
On Saturday and Sunday fourteen
men -four whites and ten blacks) were
arrested near Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
on the charge of having been guilty of
burglary, robbery, arson and murder.
Great excitement has since prevailed
and things have looked rather stormy
for the prisoners The Governor has
ordered special force of militia to be
ready to act.
AT the African NJ f. Conference at
Philadelphia, report on the, colored
exodus was adopted While. recog-
nizing the privilege of the freedmen to
locate wherever it seems best to them,
the report sets forth that their inter
ests and habits have been formed in
the South, and advises that great de-
liberation and caution should be exer-
cised in considering the advantages or
disadvantages of leaving
i
John L. Vincent and four other men,
while travelling from Fort keogh, Mon
tana, to Fort Assinaboine, were at
tackled by fifty Yankton Indians.
After fighting twenty hours and killing
eleven of the redskins, the men sue
ceeded in making their escape, but
were obliged to abandon their horses
and wagons. The Indians near Fort
Mcleod are killing white mems cattle
to avoid starvation.
Washington special has interviewed
Senator Butler on various topics. The
latter said he should vote for supplies
to the Government, and if tainted with
"backing down" should bear it as we'll
as he could. He regarded the negro
exodus as having its origin in Washing
ton and managed by politicians. He
thought the hegira would be blessing
to the South, which had too many me-
groes and was raising too much cotton.
| A Herald Bismarck special of yester-
day says: A, company of eighty five
mounted police, under Colonel Mcleod,
left to-day for Canadian posts on Sit
ting Bulls side of the line. General
Miles left yesterday for Fort Keogh.
Scouts from the hostile camps report to
the General that Sitting Bull and FIVE
lodges recently Moved north on his way
to Saskatchewan, and that Long Dog,
the head warrior of the next campaign,
promises to come south and give the
whites tussle.
| Gov. Aleko Pasha has announced his
intention to discard the fez and wear
the Bulgarian hat, but Gen. Stoly-.
pine got a dispatch from Cor
stantinople saying that the Sultan in
sists that the Government shall wear
the fez. The fez is regarded as an en-
blem of the old Turkish regime. So the
decision has created very much excite
ment here. If persisted in it may make
great difference in the character of
Aleko Pasha's reception, though no dis.
turbance is apprehended.
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of the United States, New York
City, the District Attorney has filed his
bill OF discovery in the case of the
United States against Samuel J. Tilden
to recover for alleged deficiencies in his
income tax. When the case was on
the calendar for trial several months
since counsel for Tilden answered
ready, and the District Attorney asked
leave to file a bill of discovery on the
ground that much of the testimony
taken before the commission out West
was liable to objection, and that bill
of discovery would very much facilitate
matters and. make an early trial
possible.
| A Washington special says: The
House members of the Joint Democra-
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