The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-04
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

John A. Falkner, of Point Reyes,
was examined yesterday and held to
appear before the Grand Jury for
incest.
The British. under Captain Cough.
defeated 5000 Afghaus. killing 4U0.
The British loss was three Officers and
three men killed, and 81 wounded.
Garibaldi has left Caprera for Rome
Some political importance is attached
to the visit, because of Garioalda's let
ter in regard to Menotti, Garlbaldl 8
| New Guinea colonization scheme.
: Although supplementary elections
| for members of the French Oh ami Der of
Deputies takes place in eighteen de-
partments on next Sunday. the Conser.
natives have candidates in only three.
The Sultan has sent Hobart Pasha
| and Rustern Pasha to Italy on com.
piimentiry mission to Queen Victoria.
The Bundesrath has rejected the pro-
posal to refer the tariff b II to the Com
mittee OF the Whole. The question
will be settled at the next sitting of the
| Bundesrath.
The Cabinet and the Republicans 10
Congress are nov united in support of
che President in his position in regard
to the revolutionary legislation pro-
posed by the Democrats The GER
tainty of II veto makes it impossible
now for the legislation to succeed.
Three feet of snow has fallen since
Monday around North Troy. Vermont.
The storm visited the region OF Lock
haven. Pennsylvania. his morning.
Hereaboats it is raining.
The Pope has summoned to,the Vlti-
can several ecclesiastics who had been
punished 10 Germany for infractions of
the May law. His Holiness desired to
linda line of conduct calculated TO avoid
any conflict with tbs law.
Governor Howard. of Dakota is now
in New York, and said to reporter:
II believe that our population has been
increased fully $4,000. The people in
the east are beginning to fnd ont that
we have the finest wheat land the sun
ever shown upon" The Governor
thinks the Territory has ll5. 600 people
enough to make State, bat they
don't want to be admitted to the Union
yet. "We are" he said "just finding
out where the true region of the Cont
nent is. Before many years one half of
all tine wheat grown in America will be
produced north of the 43d parallel"
Devices, Chairman of the National
party's committee. was interviewed by
a reporter at mis- home in Pottsville,
Pa, recently. He said his party would
certainly have Presidential candidate
next year. and he had hopes ofsuccess.
He thought Butler would be the caudi.
date. He said the South and West
were unanimous for soft money. ae wit.
ness the progress the Greenback party
made last year-the election by. large
majorities Of Weaver aud Gillette in
strong Republican districts of Iowa,
and of Colonel Love in a still stronger
Democratic district of Alabama. In
California, too, the soft money senti.
ments were spreading rapidly. and the
National party was growing strong.
The New York Public says: ut is
worthy of special notice that, though
the exports of gold and silver were
nearly equal to this date last year, the
exports of silver this year are about
thirty times as large as those of gold,
amounting to 81 900. $40 for the quar-
ter. against $2.l6S, 100 for the first
quarter of 1873. The obvious explana
ton is that the hope of getting higher
prices for silver. in Consequence of the
passas9 pf the silver bill. and many
persons last year to hold back their bull
lion foolishly, so that the first adverse
turn of exchanges sent gold abroad in
large quantities. Now the entire stock
OF silver. like any other merchandise.
Is available for export at any time when
exchanges permit. and nearly five mill
hons have gone abroad through this
port alone"