The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-02-11
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Washington protesting against that in-
famous bill excluding Chiuamen from
our country as would make the pen to
tremble and fall from the hand of the
President before he coald' sign it.
GApplause. We have enforced the
opening of China by treaties aud hack
ing Cinnamon to pieces with the sword.
We conquered from them their com.
mercial tribute, and now that they
begin to come to us rs do the Germans.
Norwegians. French, and all other
nations, our Congress is busy with
law which says to them, You cannot
| come; you are better workmen, you
live more economically. You save more.
and We will defend our lsggards from
your competition 1t is an outrage
and infamy which ought not to stain
our land. and you and every voter will
| be eternally blamed if you do not see
| to it that this deed is not consumated
God expects from you that you will use
the political power which he has given
you to ends which will augment the
honor of humanity as well as to His
own glory.
The Herald's Washington special, on
Tilden's testim ony, saws: "Tllden
stock went up here on account of the
vague rumor that Tilden was prepared
to make some What startling showing
to the country if be had AN opportunity
The rumor secured credit because 1t was
generally known that Tilden had de
sired to testify before the committee.
The result has not justified these antici-
patious. bet it is by no means unsatis
factory to the Democrats generally, who
privately agre5 that Hiscock aud Reed
OF the committee, have relieved the
Democratic party of any further trouble
with Tilden as Presidential candidate.
The Spirit of the Times charges in
Its last issue that the feat of breaking
5000 glass balls out of 6.0l3 fred at,
performed by Captain Bogarlus at the
Hippodrome last month, was not cor.
rectly performed; that the necks of the
balls had been nipped off before they
were used, SO that whether hit or not
they would appear to have been hit,
aud that the rise. instead of fifteen
yards. was but eleven yards and two
feet. Captain Bogardus is not in the
city.
Statistics disprove the universally re-
| ceived statement that the Indians are
decreasing In number. The latest re-
turns show that they are seusibly and
measurably Increasing. their number
being now total of 40. 900.
The resignation of Senator Chris.
| tiancy, who has accepted the Peruvian
Mission. took place yesterday. and
Governor Crosswell of Michigan. has
notified the Legislature that there is
vacant Seuatorship.
J The house of Daniel Franz, who re
sides near Dayton. Ohio. was broken
into on Sunday night and bonds and
notes to the amount of $25. 900 stolen
therefrom.
| A dispatch from Berlin states that in
village near Astrachan. the populace
have massacred the doctors. believing
that they poisoned their patients.
correspondent at Liverpool est
mates the number of sailors now on a
stoke at Liverpool, at from 1000 to
$4,000.
Wade Hampton is said to be low
spirited and suffering very much An.
other amputation of his leg bone is
necessary.
Ex-Chief Justice Casey of the Court of
Claims died in Washington yesterday,
aged 81 years.
The Russian army in the Balkan Pc
ninsula suffers much from spotted
typhns.
The steamer Peace. from Philadel.
phia, is sunk in the harbor of H4vre.
France.
There are now % 900 engineers on
strike in London.
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