The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-10-14

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mand since their march to the front.
On the afternoon of the: day on which
he reached Captain Payne's camp he
had fight with tho Indians. He had
to move camp about a mile FROM
Payne's old position that night, on acr
count of the fearful stencil created by
the dead animals. Merritt moved-upon
the Agency and reached there Satur-
day. The Indians are retreating south
ward, and it is expected that i'll small
bands they will drop into the various
Ute agencies, and thus covering them
selves up it will never be known who
were the warriors who opened the bat
tie on, Thornburgh. The dismounted
companies and wounded will be at
Rawlings in seven days.
General Roberts telegraphs as follows:
''We have now ITO Afghan cannon in
our possession. There ara some 80
more in Bala Hissar and few in the
city" On the 10th. instant he tele-
graphed from Serasinghthat during the
night of Wednesday tle enemy con-,
fronting General Baker fed, abandon.
ing II guns. The British. cavalry pur-
sued for several miles, out the enemy
dispersed in SO many directions that
only small parties were overtaken.
General Roberts intended to make a
public entry into Cabul and take pos
session of Bala Hissar on. the / 18th. or
18th instant.
A dispatch from LAHORE on Sunday
says: A, private message from Simla.
states that General Roberts is in pos
session of Bala Hissar, the citadel of
Cabul.
During the last week 5000 tons of
iron has been shipped from the River
Tees, England, to the United. States.
The shipments have hitherto consisted
almost exclusively of Cleveland pig
iron, but 5C2 tons puddLd bars are in
Guided. The orders now executing
amount to $4,000 tons of pig iron.
There are also three orders for puddled
bars and manufactured ron, and others
for scrap iron and steel The recent
rise in prices checked orders for time,
but inquiries are now renewed, and adj
ditional American orders are expected.
Geo. Howard, an expressman living
in the rear of No. 725 CALIFORNIA street,
San Francisco, was found Sunday night
at the foot of the steps leading to his
door, dead, with a.knife wound through
his heart. There is no clue as yet to the
murderer. The object was evidently
mot robbery, as valuables on Howard S
person were undisturbed. Howard s
business has been to considerable ex-
tent with the Chinese, and it is stated
that he had some trouble with them,
which leads to the suspicion that the
murder was committed by Chinaman
Two passenger trains, both running
at the rate of forty miles an hour, col
lided on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
near Bolton. Though both trains were
filed with passengers, all escaped
injury except little girl, who
was slightly injured on the face. The
engineer and fireman of one. of the
trains We're instantly killed, and the
fireman of the other train was seriously
injured One of the engineers escaped
by jumping off before the trains col
lided.
The New York Times Washington
special says: Letters received from
Ohio at the Republican head quarters
here express the fullest confidence in
the election Of Foster. A note received
from Secretary Sherman states that all
indications point to good majority for
Foster and give fair promise. of Re,
publican majority in the Legislature.
The Republicans are sanguine of obtain
ing. Is, 900 majority.
Judge Wheeler, Of the Nineteenth Dis
trict Court, San Francisco, has set aside
the recent elections of Bullion and Ex-
chequer and ordered that. notice be
given of new election for officers of
the Bullion Company within ten days /;