The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-27
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the vacancy, Is indignantly denied by
Senator Christiaucy.
A resolution has besn introduced 10
the lower house of the Legislature. di.
rectIng members of Congress of Kansas
to use their influence to maintain the
double standard of gold and silver, pro.
cure unlimited coinage of the latter,
and do all in their power to effect the
repeal of the national banking law and
and the retirement of the national bank
notes. The resolution was laid over.
under the rules.
Il. l.. L. Beal, Conservative. has
been elected to the Forty. sixth Con-
gress, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Representative Douglass of
Virginia.
Wright and Johns, two of the con-
victed members of the Brevard County
Canvassing Board, escaped from tue
county jail.
BRUSH and American shipmasters
are discussing the question whether the
Chinese are Likely to own aud run
steamers TO America aud England.
Their rapid acquisition OF the Carrying
trade in Chinese waters leads promi-
nent merchants to believe that only the
low rates now prevent the Chinese en-
tering into competition with foreigners
10 ocean carrying. Ia tue event Of a
rise Mopgolians are likely to enter the
market.
The President has received a memoir
ial signed by all OF the members of the
California State Constitutional Cenyen-
ton. in session at sacramento, asking
of the President or the treaty-making
power, such action as will etfectually
prevent tue further immigration OF chi
nese into American ports of the Pacific
Coast. The President has already di
rected the Secretary of State to open
negotiations with the Chinese Govern.
ment, looking toward a modification of
the Burllngame Treaty. He will not
ject until after the results of the nego-
tiations are known.
There is little doubt that majority
of the House Naval Committee will
recommend the indictment of ex Secre. ,
tary Robson.
President Hayes has assured Senator
Gordon that he does not istend to re-
move Marshal Fiizsinmons of Georgia.
or any Democrat. that works for the
Democratic cause. The President said
that Fitz immons had made good off.
Ger, and he would not be disturbed.
Ida Lewis. tbs Grace Darling of New
York, has been appointed keeper of the
Lime Rock Lighthouse, 10 New York |
harbor. at salary of $3.50 per annum.
The Arkansas Legislature has elected
J. d. Walker. of Washington county,
United States Senator, by vote of 50. |
against AZ for Robert w. johnson. his
chief competitor. and scattering votes. |
Just before the decisive ballot Repre-.
sentative Dawson stated that he had
been offered $500 by Representative
to Influence his vote. aud demanded an
explanation, but it was overruled.
Governor Hampton has received
since his accid Mt. SO many letters of
sympathy. that he is unable to reply to
them. aud has thanked the writer's ia
formally through the newspapers.
These letters, which haye been carefully
preserved. are from people of all shades
of opinions. Many OF them are from
children. and many fr,m colored
people.
Russian and German medical Jour.
nals state that East Europe is in a state
OF great alarm on the rapid progress of
the plague toward the north and east of
Russia, from the Caspian Sea along the
course of the Volga. One difficulty in
preventing the spread of the plague is a
want of physicians. About one third of
the Russian doctors died either during
the war or from typhoid fever which
followed 1t. aud large number of
young students have been Summoned
from the hospitals and medical schools