The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-27

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Alemeda, California. yesterday.
The President has nominated
Andrew D. White, of New York, as
Mioister to Germany. and Cornelius A.
Logan, of Illinois. Minister resident
to the Central American States.
John Stranger. Jr.. Business Manager
of the Southern Glass works at Louis
vile, Ky, is unaccountabiy missing,
with considerable money. His friends
fear foul play. The general verdict is
that he has absconded to Leadville,
Colorado.
The Sun strongly lectures the
! Southerners in Congress, aud particu
larly Senator Bavard, on their frequent
allusions to the rebellion. The article
close,: "If We are not misinformed,
their theory of secession was illustrated
by an experiment that failed, aud we
should suppose the less said by them
about that experiment the better
A Tribune's De Kslb Qll special
says: George Alexander (colored)
shot his wife here to night with a shot
gun, killing her instantly. They had
lived ia Sycamore lately, but this
morniug she left him, aud he, fol owing
her on the evening train. discovered
her at the house of u friend. She was
10 years of age and be 26. The left
side of her head was entirely blown of.
During heavy thunder storm yes
terday the convent at Cairo. Illinois,
was struck BY lightning and burned to
the ground. Nobody injured. Loss,
$4,000.
The Herald's Washington special
thus summarizes the political situation ::
What ispassiug here jast now is mainly
a desperate attempt by both parties to
get themselves into shape for the Pres
idential campaign next year. The Re.
pablicans are struggling how to find
and make an issue for next year on
which the whole of their distracted
party can be united-a false Issue of
course, because on all real questions
neither party dares commit itself, As
the Republicans have determined upon
''solid South" and the danger of
rebel supremacy AS their issue, so the
Democrats conclude that the fraud CIV
is the only thing that can unite them
Whether the Democrats are for hard
or soft money. for liberal tariff or
high protection. for or against subsi.
dies. all can be united. it is thought. on
the fraud issue, aud it is to make that
plain and intensity it in. the popular
mind that the leaders have 80 yigor-
ously insisted on an effort to repeal the
election laws. The immediate repeal
Of these laws is matter of no practical
importance. for there are no elections
this Fall. 1t may even happen that
after an exciting and prolonged debate,
sufficient to arrest the attention of the
country, the whole scheme will be sud.
denly given up.
The Senate Committee inqniring into
alleged frauds in late elections, Senator
Wallace Chairman, yesterday examined
George @. Gorham. late Secretary of
the Senate. He said during the Con-
gressional campaign of 1873 about
$lG6.0OO was raised for Republican
campaign purposes, of which $93 900
came from Federal officers and EN-.
ployes by voluntary contribution. and
the remainder from friends Of the party
not holding Office. perhaps. Seven or
eight Thousand came from Congress.
men. No contributions were asked
from the national banks. as such. A
canvass among the wealthy friends of
the cause in New York City resulted
in obtaining about Sf3. 900.
There may have been some BANKERS
contributing. Some lady employees of
the Government Insisted on contribut.
ing Of the $l06. 900 about $25, 900
was expended for documents. About
! $4,000 was paid the employees of the
committee, and $4,000 for furniture and
general expenses. This left $55. 500.