The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-18
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

and the Nicaragua Canal, In Which 1t.
says: Times are too hard in all coun-
tries to think of such a project. Grant
is strong man, but it remains to be
seen whether the power claimed for
him is strong enough to unlock millions
of capital for the object. Here, where
he is best known, his friends will soon
have chance to prove their confidence
in this way, by subscribing literally and
paying down the first installments, if
they have faith in the Nicaragua pro-.
ject.
Frank III. Lensing, aged so years,
committed suicide at Louisville, KY.
yesterday. He poured coal oil on his
clothes, and set himself on fire. The
smoke from his window attracted the
attention. of the people on the street,
who ran to the room, on the second
floor, and found. the man burned. to a
crisp.
Ida Dunn. refused to be interviewed
OH the subject of the Wheatland crime,
,and nothing new can be ascertained..
Of course the theory is that Mrs. Ro.
dan did the deed in fit of jealous rage
upon surprising her husband. and the
officers claim to have evidence sufficient
to convict; but they will not dfvulge a
!. word on the subject that is worth re-
peating.
The Times Washington special says
In a conversation with Secretary Evarts,
he said he entertained, no doubtof the
success of the Republican ticket in New
York He intended himself to take an
active part in the campaign. He thinks
the differences in the Democratic. party
irreconcilahle.
T The Worlds Washington special
says: The truth about the Chisholm
verdict, as stated in letter sent here
by persons living near the scene of the
murder, was that Gully was acquitted
because Mrs. Chisholm's testimony on a,
great many material points against him
was directly contradicted, by seven UNI
impeached witnesses. 1t was a case of
SEVENTH one with life at Stake, and
the ipry sided with the SEVEN.
Quite a sensation was created at
Omaha by the arrest of Dn J. Harry
Williams, astylish, man claiming to be
magnetic physician, the charge
against him being rape. The complain
ant is Mrs. Kammerhng,- who states
that while on visit to his office, to re-
ceive his peculiar treatment, he I'M
dressed. her, in order to rub her to pro-.
duce the necessary curative magnetism,
and that while she. was thus disrobed.
and being rubbed he,forcibly outraged
her. Williams is now in Jail.
Another shocking murder was cora-
mitted at the California State Prison
yesterday. As the prisoners were. as
cending the main stairway, returning
from breakfast, and just as they reached
fac head of the flight, prisoner known
as "Scotty' stepped behind Smith, the
Downieville stage robber, and, seizing
him with one hand, stabbed him seven
times with a. large knife made from a
file. Ono of the cuts, severed, the iugu-
lar vein. and every one of them is Of.
fatal character. Smith fell and died in
few minutes. The murderer has been
in prison for some time and has been
regarded as. a dangerous character. He
escaped just after the fire in the prison
some two years ago.. and was recaptured.
How he got the knife is not known.
The Times London correspondent has
it on the best authority that the hus-
band of the famous London beauty,
Mrs. Langtry, has commenced proceed
ings for divorce, and that the Prince
of Wales is set down as the correspond
emit. The Times informant has seen
the preliminary papers necessary to the
first. legal steps in the case.
A dispatch received at London from
South Africa, dated Cape Town, August
Goth, says Marter has captured Cete-
wayo. Marter is in command of
squadron of dragons.