The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-08-28
TEEEGRAPniC ITEMS.

He thinks he will carry the State even
If he does not get vote in the city.
The explosion of boiler of the tug
Essex, in New York yesterday, wrecked
the boat and killed Leonidas Fuller, the
fireman, and Joseph E. Lately, the en-
gineer.
The leading Republicans in San Fran
cisco are jubilant over the prospects.
They claim that the New Constitution and
Democratic tickets are out of the fight,
and that the contest is between the Re-
pablicans and Workingmen.
The oldham, England, spinners de-
clare for systematic emigration IF the
reductions in wages continue, and
recommend limitation of production
for the present until there is an i'm
provement of trade.
j The Republican State Central Com
mittee, of Louisiana. has resolved to
call the State Convention in New
+ Orleans, October Goth. A resolution
indorsing Grant for the Presidency pro-
/ voked lively discussion, and was with
/ drawn.
| Samuel II. Pemberton and William
Roberts, residents of Walpole, Illinois,
were assassinated yesterday while re-
turning from the county seat, where
i they had had some difficulty about a
lawsuit. The theory is. that the
difficulty was the cause of their murder.
The large brick tobacco factory of
Turpin & Brother, New York, was
burned yesterday. TIE bailding was
the well-known Castle Thunder, and
used as prison for Federal and Con-
federate prisoners during the war
A Pesth dispatch to the Standard re-
ports that Prince Bismarck will visit
Count Andrassy at Vienna about the
middle of September. Count Andrassy
has announced that after his retirement
from Office he will lead an active parlia-
mentary life.
United States officers sailed yester-
day from New York on the Arizona for
Alexandra, Egypt, to bring to this
country the obelisk called ''Cleopatra's
needle" sister to the one recently set
up on the Thames embankment in Lon
don. They are expected to arrive Jan
uary LIST
The New York Herald says: Once
more the Greenback Labor party looms
up in State politics as possible breaker
of party states. 1t is generally adj
mitted that this party finds its recruits
principally among the Democrats IT,
therefore, it can poll vote even one
half as large as in 1873, New York will
be hopelessly lost by the Democratic
party.
The London Standards Paris dis
patch says: Some French Catholics
and Royalists who are frightened by
the Ferry bill have determined TO emf
CRATE to the Island of Papsa, where
they will found Catholic colony under
the direction of Marquis De Roys. This
is the expedition heretofore represented
as about TO sail from Flushing under
the American flag
A Toronto special says: Hanlan,
speaking at st. Thomas last night, said
that he would row any man in the
world on Toronto Bay, stalking $4,000
TO So, 000 and allowing 81, 200 for ex-
penses. He Will not row race else
where except for very large stakes.
His reasons are alleged to be because
Toronto has befriended him and he
thinks she should have the benefit Of
the circulation of the money.
The New York Times prints two
column statement of Frank Dixon,
brother of the Yazoo victim, giving the
origin and details of the difficulty,
which he offered to corroborate under
oath. He said there was not the least
doubt in his mind that his brother was
murdered by order of the Democratic
Committee, and he knows that the,
| Chairman Of that committee planned