The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-03-24
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

The House Committee on Coinage
instructed Representative Caffn to pre-
pare bin authorizing the Secretary of
the. Treasury to cause to be reeoined all
subsidiary silver half dollars now in the
Treasury, and those which may here
after come into the Treasury, into half
dollars Of full standard wtight-206f
grains, nine-teaths fine. It was fur
Their ordered by the committee that
Representative Warner ana Davis be
requested to see the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and ascertain whether silver
coin to the amount of four pounds
could Be transported through the mails
by registry without increase of postage.
| it being the opinion Of the committee
that the great scarcity OF silver
throughout the country requires the
cheapest possible means Of transporta-
ton, in order that the great demand
may be supplied at the least possible
cost to the people.
A stone cutter OF Erie, Pa, named
Daniel Conray, has become insane from
attempting to solve the fifteen puzzle.
After working at il for several days and
nights, he developed unmistakable
signs of mental arrangement. 1t re-
quired four policemen to take him 60
jail, where he is now confined. He is
so violent that be is kept nanacled,
but notwithstanding this he has torn
off all has clothing and refuses food.
On the wall Of his cell he has scratched
diagram of the puzzle, to which he
deyotes attention in his calmer mo-
ments.
The Herald denounces Kearneyism
among the Southern blacks as heartily
as it does among the Chinese, saying:
The sooner the Southern Kearneys are
forced cut Of Mississippi the better.
They, and not the negroes, are the real
enemies of the State. 1t is the labor of
the blacks that makes the best portion
of Southern property valuable. If it |
depended upon its old-school fire-eating
Keerneys, the South would be Wild
efness.
III. F. Lewis, an old and respected |
citizen of Marshal, Texas, administered |
a dose of morphine to his l2-year- old |
son about midnight on Sunday. The
boy was found yesterday morning alive,
but lived but few minutes. Lewis
was found ON his wife's grave in COM
atose condition and died last evening |
He had evidently taken dose of NOR
phine, also. Lewis for some time had
shown symptoms of insanity, caused by
the death of his wife.
The Supreme Court Of California has
sustained the demurrer Of tire Election
Commissioners to the injunction grant
ed the San F Yancisco Board of Saper-
visors to restrain the Commissioners
from ordering an election for the choice |
of fifteen freeholders to frame city
charter. The decision does not decide
the legality Of the call for the election,
bnt merely declares the proceedings
under the injunction irregular.
19 w. ]. Porter, hard character, shot
and killed Thomas Callan at Alma
Colorado. last Monday. The murder
was unprovoked, and in less than an
hour about Fifty unmasked citizens
gathered at the Jail and hung Porter to
the ridgepole Of the building. He
swore until they put the rope around
his neck. He then spoke few words
and said: "Pull up the rope, boys"
The Duchess of Marlborough has
written a letter to the Lord Mayor of
London, stating that there is now no
fear OF famine in Ireland, but there is
dire restitution in mountainous parts
and on the sea coast. There il great
need of clothing and seed.
The first Republican County Conven-
tion in Iowa. to select delegates to the
State Convention on the l4th Of April,
was held in Davis county on Saturday.
A delegation solid for Blaine was
chosen.
AT Lincoln, Illinois, party of twenty