The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-08-06

seven persons were drowned.
A whole family, consisting of E. P.
Lesauer, his wife and two children,
were struck by lightning at Rochester,
Mimi, on Sunday night. The wife
and children are dead. Lesauer will
die from the effects.
A family named Monet, consisting
Of seven persons living at Pont Wan,
Quebec, were poisoned yesterday from
eating bread which had been standing
in the same place with Paris green.
Three are dead.
Daring the absence of Jas. Rose, a
colored farmer, from his home near
Petersburg, Va, Maggie Tinns, with
whom he lived, and their infant child
were murdered by an unknown man
and wsinan whom Rose had married
and abandoned.
Tie House special committee has re-
ported sixteen articles of impeachment
against Controller General Goldsmith,
Of Georgia. The articles allege the de-
falcation of seyeral thousand dollars.
This allegation created some sensation,
as the character OF the Controlles Gen
eral stood above reproach.
A Florida official says the Legislature
will certainly be called together within
the next sixty days to consider the SUBJ
iect of charter for the canal Aspin-
wall says the charter will be granted at
once, and guarantees that, inscase this
is done, the canal will be completed
within the next three years.
The Suns Washington special says:
Seward, Minister to China, will proba-
bly, resign as soon as the Judiciary
Committee of the House can report
Bailey, onsul-General at Shanghai,
viii be the next to fall Evidence has
been procured showing that while the
Consul at Hong-kong he appropriated
$4,000 of the government funds, re-
eeieed as emigration fees.
Charles Drews, Frank Stichler, Geo.
ZichlaE, Henry Wise, Josiah Hammel
and Israel Brandt, convicted in April
last Of the murder of Joseph Rober,
were brought into court at Lebanon.
Pa, yesterday. Judge Henderson
granted a new trial to ZichlaH, but
denied the application of the others,
and they were remanded for sentence.
Rober was killed by these, FIVE men,
who had insured his life.
Five new cases of yellow fever were
reported yesterday at Memphis. Rev.
Father Doyle is among the dead He
was Frustrated with the fever last
Thursday, was progressing fayorably
until yesterday afternoon, when, during
the temporary absence Of his nurse, he
rose from his bed, and was found by
the attending physician writing at his
desk. A relapse was the result of this
indiscretion, which resulted in his
death.
Some parties in San Francisco who
have been working up the matter for
some time past, have discovered the
wreck of the steamer Brother Jona-
than, which foundered off Point st.
George, near Crescent City, in July,
1865. She lies in an upright position,
in twenty two fathoms of water, about
fifty fathoms from the submerged rock
on, which she is supposed to have
struck. There was about 81, 000, 200 in
Treasury notes and bullion in her safe,
and the finders are fitting out an sxpe-
dition for it's recovery. The treasure
belonged to the government, whose
claim, it is held, lapsed OIL. the expira-
ton of ten years after the loss.
There was Is large falling off in the
Democratic vote in the Kentucky
election, held on Monday for State Off
GERS and members of the Legislature.
The Democratic Central Committee es-
innate the total vote. at not over 200
900, falling off of over 30, 900 on the
TIlden and Hayes vote, and over $4,000
on the last Gubenational vote. In
Louisville alone the vote falls over