The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-21
TELEGnAPuIc ITEMS.

all the evils of late years, was enlivened
by an episode in the ladies' galleries, no
less than the forcible election of the
famous DR.. Mary Walker, who besides
wearing her nondescript mascrline APP
apparel sported mans cane, with
which she applauded Vance very en-
Enthusiastically, and disregarling two po-
lite warnings, was upon her third oiiense
against the rules of the Senate when she
promptly led from the gallery and con-
very Quoted to the outer door of the Cap
itol by one of the Capitol police.
The crop prospects in almost all sec
lions OF the South are very promising.
In Louisiana the corn crop is looking
very promising; the cotton crop.is too
young yet TO be judged. In some parts
OF the State 1T is looking very healthy
and tine, but in other parts it is not
In the northern part OF The State, as
well as Mississippi the trouble with the
exoders has interfered with field work
to some extent, but as many Of The ne
groes are returning, this draw back is
but temporary one.
Lieutenant C. Nj. Carrow, of the
Seventh United States Cavlry, blew
his brains outiin his room at the Plant
er's House st. Louis, Monday afternoon
with a navy revolver. No cause is
assigned for the act. He came here
from the East, where he had a surgical
operation performed On his knee about
five weeks ago, and was EN- route to
JOIN his regiment at Fort Lincoln
Subscriptions We're opened Saturday
in New York to the stock of Company
to be formed to- lay submarine cable
from the Pacific Coast to the Hawaiian
Islands and Japan. One capitalist
headed the list with s subscription of
500, 00O q A subscription of 81, O00,-
900 is expected from the Hawaiian
Government
Peruvian advices, Official and other
wise, contradict the Valparaiso tele-
! grams about the progress OF the war,
and call attention to the fact that Chill
4ias control of the communications.
The news is, therefore, necessarily one
sided.
The Gar has determined to shorten
the period of military service in the
line by three years, which will permit
OF an. immense increase in the number
of recruits.
Judge Dandy says regarding his de-
E-essseRtoA, the Poheas Indian case. that
the United States has no law or treaty
setting apart a reservation in Indian
Territory for Indians, or removing them
thereto, or keeping them thereon, and
therefore. they cannot be removed or
kept by force. His. opinion does not
claim that Congress might not. author
ize such treaty. but that no such
authority has ever been conferred so
far as these Poncas are concerned.
The Republican Francois prcaoanees
the statement that Ministers Wadding-
ton and Lepere cannot remain in the
same Cabinet an idle invention.
In the German Parliament yeste alay,
the Vice President read letter from
Van Forckenbeck, announcing his res
ignation of the Presidency of the House
cnsthe ground of i'll health and antagon-
ism between his own views and those
of the majority of the Reichstag, as he
foreshadowed at the dinner of the Free
Trade representatives on the 18th in
| slant.
Complete returns of the popular vote
| give 1911, 1877 in favor Of aud III. 263
against the establishment Of capital
punishment in Switzerland.
The President has nominated VIM.
}, Gilbraith of Iowa as Associate Jus
tice OF Supreme Court of Montana; John
r. Morgan of Illinois, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of Idaho,- and Nor
man Buck of Idaho, Associate Justice
of the same Court.
The trunk line railroads between
New York and Chicago are at war, and
hrst' class passenger tickets between