The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-26

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side of the story" he said, "and | in
tend to know the case fully. From
what / hear l should judge that under
similar circumstances the same thing
might happen in any Northern town.
Nix is negro, and the whites don't
want him in office. Had the community
been an ordinary one probably he would
not have been appointed, but the popu
lation is largely colored and it seemed
impossible to avoid appointing a negro
to some office. There. were special
reasons for it in his case, because the
agent recommended him No sooner
had he taken the place, however, than
Senator Butler wrote that he was vul-
gar, rude aad Incompetent regard
Butler as an honorable man, and have
no doubt he wrote what he believed to
be true. OF course Nix was unpopular
for other reasons than his color, and
although the, method by which am at
tempt was made to quiet him was. de-
cidedly reprehensible, it is evident
that white person alone can fill the
Office acceptably."
Everybody is indignant at the Fat
failure of Weston in the, New York
walking match He was heavily backed
and is hopelessly behind. The journals
comment on the fact that Rowell's
splendid achievement is still below
Weston's record last year, and also that
Weston, who is, la the best of condition,
as shown by his spirits, goes about the
track balancing cane on his nose, tip
ping the hats Of spectators and making
clown of himself generally. One
journal asks the awkward question that
while $50 miles must be made by
at least one contestant or no match,
what would become of the gate money
if, Though some unforeseen accident,
that distance was not made.
The Hudson Tunneling Company has
resumed operations AT New York. after
tiresome Litigation of several years,
begun by railroads and private citizens
to restrain the work. The Courts of
New Jersey decided last Monday that
the company were legally entitled to
build their tunnel, and Dewitt c. Has
kin, the President, immediately set to
work fifty naasons and laborers at the
original point of departure - Jersey
avenue and Fifteetk street, Jersey
City. n
Mrs. Lonnsbury, who killed her hus-
band, a clergyman, while he was asleep,
at Bridgeport, Connecticut, realizes the
enormity of her crime, and expresses
her willingness to suffer the full pen
atty of the law. Mr.. Lonnsburys fun
iefd has been arranged for Saturday at
Christ Church. Bishop. Williams, Ri.
Rev.. Bishop, Bedells OF Ohio, and a
nnmber of cleHgyIaen will be present.
One of Edisons' agents has been Wis.,
jiting North Carolina for several weeks
lin quest of platinum, to be used in the
electric light. Gss has visited twenty.
nine places where the metal IS supposed
to exist, and thus.fag has met with no
success.
The United States practice ship Min
nesota broke from her mooring yester-
day, in Newport n. H. hsTbor, and
went ashore at Fort Adams.
: A dispatch, from Susanvillessays the
entire business portion Of Alturas,
Modoc county, California, was burned
ON Monday night last.
1t is reported that Ulysses s. Grant,
,Jr., is engaged to Miss Jennie Flood,
the daughter of j. G. Flood, of the Boz
naflza firm.
The steamship Amerique, arrived
from Havre, brought SO, POS, 200 in 20
franc pieces.
I One new case of yellow fever was re-
ported yesterday in Memphis, and one
death from the disease had occurred.
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