The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-01
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Garfield expresses the. opinion that the
present session of CoDgresslTill last all
Isummer. He is makiBg'his arrange
ments with that expectation. He aud
other Republicans have received from
the President the imost positive assur.
ance that the Army bill will be vetoed
if 1t passes with the political provisions
now pending 10 the House.
A land slide on the Lehigh Valley
Railroad near Pit,stowD, Rsnnsylvania,
threw the locomotive OF the New York
passenger train from the track, killing
the engineer. Nicholas Schillenger. and
seriously ipjuring the fireman.
Booth says be thiaks the veto of the
Anti Chinese bill will not help the
Democrats at the elections for Con-
gressmen next September. He thinks
that the veto solidiied the Working
men's party. and unless great chaeges
occur in the next six months the Work.
iugman's candidate for Congress in
Francisco will be elected. He
believes that the Democrats will carry
the southern district. that the Repub.
licaus will carry the central district,
and that there will be close fight be.
tween the Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis in the northern district.
A New York Herald Loodon letter.
dated March 18th. says: Miss Ada E.
Hungerford, sister of Mrs. Mackay.
wife of the Nevada millionaire, Was
married at Rome on Saturday. the 18th
of March, to Count Giuseppe Telfener,
a widoweI. who was born. We are In
formed by the Roman correspondent of
the Globe. at Foggia. in South Italy.
He was originally poor man. but by
industry and skill be amassed an enor.
nous fortune, and is considered mil.
lionaire. He lately went to Rome. and
bought an old Postoffics in the Piazza
ColOnna, the purchase of which he sub
sequently got set sside. and he then
bought from Victor Emanuel the royal
palace of Maccas. aud Was ennobled
with the title of Count. The religious
ceremony was performed by the Arch.
bishop of Foggia. who went to Rome
specially for that purpose. There were
present Monsignor Gapel, who stood on
the left of the young bride. and Mon
signor Oateldi. who represented his
holiness the pope. who stood on the
right Of the bridegroom. On the after
noon of the wedding day the grounds
Of the former Villa Portensiani, now
called Villa Ada. were thrown open to
the public aud a number of guests, who
were invited to witness the races, run
by eleven horses Of the Telfener stud.
A box or stand Was erected for the ac-
commodatien OF Kiug Humbert. Prince
Amadeus aud the Countess Telfener
and some ladies'.
Two thousand Afghsns attacked a
small detachment OF British in P~bin
valley. and were defeated with loss
of CD killed. No Cast. Allies among the
British.
Friends of Don Cameron are making
etfJrts to give him prominent place
among the available in the Presidential
race. Several Republican members of
the Legislature are outspoken for him.
aud believe things Can be so shaped as
to make the Pennsylvania delegation
unit 10 his behalf. A majority of the
Senate aud House are bsiieved to be
for Grant. II is stated that the Demo-
cratic menbsrs ara almost solid for
Tildeu and Hendricks. Some Demo-
cratic politieians dislrib tie small cards.
bearing the likeness Of Tilden and
Hendricks, with the words beneath,
"Gentlsmen, be seated" supposed to
have C ,me from the Nav York bnreau.
At st. Petersburg forty-fve persons
were arrested the night AFTER the at
tempt on the life of Gen. Won Drente-
lin. Chief Of the Gendarmerie. Some
were of soch high rank that they were
not sent to the common prison. They
include the offic-Is of the Guard, Court
hamberlains. aud two daughters Of