The silver state., 1880-01-23
TELEGRAPnsc ITEMS.

DO not know that the sale will cause
any change of policy. The amount
sold was not such as to indicate any
change in tie control of the line The
stock was sold without any special OBJ
ject IN view, but simply in accordance
with the desire of the stockholders TO,
| put the stock ON the market and to
enable them to sell at fair prices. The
| stock has been OH the board bef0re, bJV5
DO not know that any was soil. |
would like to see our people take the
stock and kecpir at hone. The roAl
is in condition to pay six per cent.
per annum without any trouble. by
disposing Of the stock into a number Of
hands, there will be larger number of
persons taking an interest in tae com
pany."
Violent shocks of earthquake are re
ported in Salvador, Central America,
and much damage is fearel lis the inte-
rior. In La Lbertas, on the night of
! the lst instant, the earth seemed liter
| ally TO be dancing. Persons in the
sreets were thrown down, and many
buildings suffered. 1t was generally APP
INehended that San Salvador had been
leveied to the ground Az who could
leave the Capital had done so, and many
business mon kept their ANIMALS saddled,
prepared for flight. The lake of Ilo-
hango was i'll motion like a boiling CAL
dron, emitting dense sulphurous vapors..
| Industries of all sorts are suspended,
the terrified Inhabitants being only con-
cerned about their safety. The Govern
meat has used every means in its power
to calm the populace, and has furnished
facilities for travel and ample protection
against lawlessness and robbers.
Great excitement prevails at New
Hampton, Iowa, over a,supposed horri-
BE marler. An Adventist preacher,
named Elder Buck, resides, near there
and makes q living by revealing secrets
/ confded to him by the spirits One
| day last Fall neighbor, hearing
screams from the house of Buck and
seeing his wife wrnging her hands in
agony, looked through the door and
saw Back beating his young son, who
was tied 10 the bed. Sisee that time
the boy has been missing; and as Buck
belongs TO the same class of religions
fanatics as Freeman of Massachusetts,,
it is believed that he sacraticed the
boy. Mrs. Buck declares the boy ran
away. Buck has fled the neighbor-
hood, and the citizens are making AN
investigation.
The Civil and Military Gazette's Per-
sian correspondent states that p, 900
Ghazis have collected within fifty miles
OF Cabul, under command OF Mah,nonG
Jan. and taey intend to advance upon
Cabul. Their leader has written to the
Chief of the Lughmes q, who has col
lected 5000 men AMI awaits tie ar
rival at Cabul of the Ghazis.
Parnell was met at indianapolis by
Governor Williams and committee
The Grand Opera House was crowded
last night VITA Irish-Am erican citizens,
who listened to forcible speech by
Parnell. He was followed by Dillon,
Governor Williams and others. The
collection reached several hundred dol
lars. Parnell goes from there to To-
ledo.
Over fifty bodies have been taken
from the Lycette colliery at Newcastle
UnderTyne, where the explosion occur.
red yesterday OF twelve persons got
out alive, five died and the others are
dying.
The House Committee on the York
town Celebration recommends an appro.
priation Of 500, 900 for the erection of
. monument at Yorktown, the scene Of
Lord Cornwallis's surrender.
George A Gibson has been nominated
by the Democratic caucus of the Lou
isana Legislature for United States
Senator, to succeed Kellogg.
j. z. George has been nominated for
United States Senator from AIississinni