The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-12-17
TELEGRAPnIC ITEMS.

armed transports, except four sailing
vessels, which were towed, appeared off
Pisco Angamo, and two of the vessels
steamed into the harbor, approaching
as closely as possible, and sent officers
ashore, who demanded the surrender of
the place, and were refused. Fire, was
at once opened from the ships and was
returned by the Peruvian force on shore.
This was only 1000 men, commanded
by Col. Aamudi The landing Of troops
at Pisco was resisted SO hotly that most
of the Chilians at Parcas about ten
miles off were immediately marched on
Pisco, almost surrounding Zamudi's
small force. The officer, helpless of
further defense without the sacrifice of
his entire force, retired after blowing
up the shore section of the wharf and
destroying other property, to prevent
it's falling into CHILEAN hands. The
rolling stock of the Pisco Railroad was
burned.
Officers and men now on leave from
regiments stationed in Ireland have
been ordered to rejoin their regiments
without fail before the 25th instant.
Great excitement was caused by the
news that orders had been issued by
the War Office in London to the Scots
Guards to proceed to Iceland Friday
to-day. The battalion musters 300
bayonets, but orders have been issued
to bring the force up to 1000. A ma
jority of the men are Scotch, the Irish
men numbering less than 200. 1t is
stated that 100 men left London We'd
nesday night to. reinforce the Cold
stream Guards. A battalion of Scots
Guards has been ordered to be ready to-
proceed to Ireland Friday, to-day.
The Princess Of Wales has had a mar
row escape from severe injury, If not
from death. 1t appears that while fol-
lowing the hounds in Norfork, yester-
day, her spirited charger SHE'D and
threw the Princess. Fortunately Sir
Dighton Prolayn, the Controller and
Treasurer of the Prince of Wales's
household, who was. closely following.
with great presence Of mind rode rapidly
up, caught the Princess Just as she was
falling and saved her from injury.
At Albany, N. Y, yesterday, Chas.
A. Burt, grandson of Euri Burt, killed
Sarah Traver and himself in the pres
ence of his wife, Burt and the woman.
went to his residence in North Albany.
but his wife refused to admit them.
Burt then burst open the doors and, the
two went to the Kitchen. There he,
made the woman kneel and he shot her
dead. He then killed. himself. The
woman begged him to spare her life.
Schroeder, who was recently acquitted
of murder in San Francisco, says he has
received many threatening letters, some
of them very strongly worded. One of
them read: "You will be killed, butt
not in your Office. yon will be shot
down on your own threshold" He
announces his discrimination not to
leave the country and his intention to
remain in the city,
Healy and Welch, Land Leaguers,
were acquitted at, Cork, Ireland, after
a elaboration of one hour. In the
evening a grand popular demonstration
occurred in honor Of the event. Healy,
in speech, saidt the result of the trial.
would be reflected at Dublin in the
acquittal of RarBell.
Advices from the Indian TerritorV
say that two, full. blood Indians went to
the house Of. Elias McVeigh. in Eufanla,,
on Tuesday, and after accepting the
,hospitalities of Mcveigh shot and killed.
him, and chopped the hired man Bar
rett) with an knife, inhicting mortal
wounds.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee authorized Wood to report a.
resolution for recess Of Congress from
Wednesday, Dec. ed to Jan. 9Th, a
period. of two weeks. The House adopt
cd the resolution-l25 yeas to IA nays.
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