The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-03-20


says: "The convention owes it to the
party to meet the statement SO gener-
ally admitted to be true, that the NOM
nation for Governor was sold for
money. We charge that leading
agent of the party's management Of
fered the nomination to Lieutenant
Governor Howard if he would pay
$1,000 for registry taxes and election
expenses. Littlefeld either paid money
or pledged himself to do so. The POST
master OF Providence carried out sim
liar agreement howard says / was
given plainly to understand tAat if l
gave $1,000 could have the nonina-
tion for Governor
All the Pacific coast Senators, Repre-
sentatives and Delegates In Congress-
have united in letter to Postmaster
General Key, in which they say.
Learning that the commission 10
which yosrcferred the question Of letter
carrying by Wells, Fargo & Co'sexpress
have reported adverselyto continuance
Of such service, we beg leave, respect
fully and earnestly, to- protest against
any action by your department prohi-
bitiweef such carrying of letters in Gov
ernmenh stamped envelopes, as being
against the public interest and serious
blow to the business facilities Of eur
people"
The Herald's Indianapolis correspond
ent has canvassed the Legislature Of
Indiana. The Assembly is composed of
Loo members, OF which number S5 are
Democrats and the remainder are Re-
publieans. OF the former So express
their first choice for Hendricks, for
Bayard, s for Davis, 2 for Tilden, 2 for
Voorhees,, fos Butler and 5 for any
available man. Among the Republi-
cans 81 are for Haine, S for Washburne,
8 for Sherman, s for Grant and I each
for Garfield, Fren.ont, Chamberlain and
Butler. Ten members were absent.
The Methodist Conference at Chi
cago expelled Rev. T. B. Miller from
the ministry and church, and suspended
Rev. William Major from the ministry
for one year; Miller was the Dean
and Major the Secretary of o medical
college, where a reporter registered as
a student, and by the payment of SIS
received from the Dean certificate sn-
titlmg him 1.-THE reporterl to practice
medicine. An appeal will be taken IN
both cases.
In the House, Wright, from the Labor
Committee, reported resolution re-
questing Hayes to notify the Chi
nese. government that It is the desire
Of the United States that the clauses in
the treaties which allow and permit the
emigration Of subjects and citizens Of
the two countries be abrogated and an
nulled- Placed Oh the calendar. The
minority report was ALSO ordered
printed.
A white woman has given birth 10
monstrosity in Roxboro, North Caro-
lima, which has four hands, two trunks,
with twenty four ribs each and head
at each end, but, no legs. IN attempt
ing to crawl each head is in an opposite
direction from the other. Each body
is Independent as to hunger and
thirst. Both go. to sleep nearly at the
same time. Tbs child is apparently
healthy.
The London News, in an article ON
elections, says: cit is estimated that
in Scotland the Conservatives will lose
ten seats. In the North. Of Ireland the
Conservatives expect to lose seven
seats. OF the English and Welsh seats
there is reason to believe that thirty
nine will be transferred from the Con-
servatives to the Liberals.
The Central News. Association re-
ports 1t has received communication
from Hartmann, in which he acknowl-
edges that he was chosen by the com
mittee to- assassinate the Gar, and
gives detailed account of his attempt
at Moscow. Hartmann concludes by