The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-29

Navy, in has re port of the condition and
operations o. the Navy Department,
says The condition of the Navy has
been greatly improved during the past
year, There are now in commission
THIRTY five vessels, consisting Of cruisers
moritors and torpedo boats Of different
classes. Sixteen can be put In c0ndi-
ton for sea service IN few months,
and twenty could be made ready In any
emergency. With tfais- done, the FIGHT
ing force of the Navy which might be
made available in very short time
would consist of eiglty-one vessels, Of
all classes; and if to this number be
added the four monitors Terror, Puri-
tan, Amphetrite and Monadnock and
the eighty powerful tugs which can be
fitted for either cruisers or torpedo
boats, our whole effective fighting
force would consist of ninety-shree
vessels.
FL, L. Robinson, of ,Placerville, in
company with Miss West and child of
A. j. Plate, of San Francisco, was yes
rerday stopped by a highwayman within
two miles Of Shingle Springs, Cal. The
robber presented navy pistol and de-
manteed his money; but just at that
moment Hiran Southwick came up On
horseback, and the robber demanded
his money also. Southwiek handed
over about 500, and while the robbers
attention was partially taken away,
Robinson took advantage Of the sitaa-.
ton, and jumping from his buggy,
struck the robber behind the ear and
felied him to the ground. The robber
shot at Robinson, bat without effect.
Robinson took the pistol and turned Gle
tables, and took the money taken from
Southwick and returned it to him.
The robber was taken to Placerville,
where he will undoubtedly get his, Just
deserts.
|. According to the terms arranged
between Vanderbilt and the Syndi-
cate, which has bought $2f, 900, 600
. worth thalf of Vanderbilt's inter
est) in the New York Central & Hud-
son River Railroad, sold at 100, it is to
be paid for through Drexel, Morgan &
Co., in the following sums and on the
following dates; S., 100000 ON November
10Th, $1,000, 900 on Februpry 18th; S.,
900, 900 March 18th; $4,000, 900 on
March 3lst. The stock is quoted to-day
at 1881.
The total registration of women in
Massachusetts for the coming municipal
elections is estimated at 1000. The
Board of Aldermen of Boston has
passed resolution forbidding smoking
in the voting places during the forenoon,
so that these maiden ballots may be cast
in an untaanted atmosphere.
Judge Thornton, of the Twenty
third District Court, overpulsd the de-
murrer of defendants in the case Of
John H. Burke against Flood and the
Executors of the estate of O'Brien, to
recover $26, 900, coo, and decided that
defendants must. answer.
A desperate shooting ARRAY took
place at Colusa, California, night before
last, between Constable Gill and a
prominent rancher named William
Ogden. Six shots were fired Both
men are supposed to be fatally wounded.
The Worlds Washington special says:
The belief is becoming general among
army officers that the severest Indian
war since the Seminole war is impend-
ing. Letters received from the west
correborate this statement.
A tornado played havoc in Louisville,
Kentucky. yesterday. Many houses
were. blown down.
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