The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-12-14
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

| Fisher, in San Francisco. The assault
ant was President of the German Work
ingmen's Club, of which Beerstecher
was member. Both had been close
political friends, but after the election
of Beerstecher to the Commissioner
/ ship and the defeat of Fisher as a can.
date for Recorder at the last election,
/ the latter became the enemy of Beer
/ stecher. just before the shooting ON
+ Sunday night, Fisher had been impor-
tuning Beerstecher to obtain. for him
some official position. The ball struck
Beerstecher in the left breast, but it is
hoped the wound is not fatal. at last
accounts he was resting easily.
The New York's Tribune's CORE
spondent had an interview with the
Bourbon Democratic Congressman, Mr..
Springer, who outlines plan to defeat
the election of Mr.. Garfield, which is
in effect that the Democrats shall re-
main away from the House and Senate
ii Vice President Wheeler attempts to
count the votes, thus leaving the legis-
lative bodies without quorum, con-
dition in which Mr. Wheeler will not
be allowed by the Constitution to take
ssny action. He speaks for himself in
saying that he will not be present as a
witness to see such a count by Wheeles,
and advises his colleagues to take the
same position.
A Washington dispatch states that
General Sherman says that if General
Grant must be placed at the head Of
the army, he will himself retire next
April, when he will be. sixty-two years
of age, and viii make reem for-Gsneral
Grant. Some legislation, however,
woald be necessary to give GraTst Cen
eral Sherman's place, if Sherman should
retire, as by lave that office expires,
either by tine deaoh or resignation of
Sherman.
The Herald1s. Washington special
says: A. prominent member of the
The Democrats. in the House have de-
cided to drop the electoral question for
the present and GO on with the appro-
priation bills. They will push these
till after the holiday recess and until a
quorum of Democrats arrive.
| In the Mussel Slough case Samuel
Osbam, a shorthand reporter. read the
entire testimony of Pryor and Broden,
defendants, given before the Goroner's
Jury irs June. 1t was rather favorable
than otherwise to the defendants, and
| when the cross-examination is conclud-
ed will close the case for the Govern
ment.
Miss Pinkham, was shot and instantly
killed Sunday night, by her paramount,
Mr.. .Wardman, married. man with a
family, and until recently an overseer
of the Washington Mills, at Lawrence,
Mass. Wardman subsequently shot
himself, and is mot likely to recover.
Jealousy was the cause.
At Brazil, Indiana, George Scott, a
negro, was lynclHd on Saturday night
by party Of. masked. men, who took
him from the Jail, where he was con-
fined fcg cntraging Mrs Allison, the
wife of his employer.
General Walker says he is only wait
ing for returns from one of the frontier
districts of Texas before sending to
Congress a completes census of each
State and Territory. This should ar
rive within ten days.
T A private letter from Bay st. Law
renee says a vessel was wrecked at
Pleasant Bay, near Cheteeamp, dslsing
the recent gale, and % persons lost.
| 1t has been decided that General
Howard will not return to the Depart
ment of the Columbia, but viii! have an
Eastern Department.
Edison again comes to the front with
his electric light, which he says will be
perfected in very short time.
Madam Theirs, widow. oil. Ex- Presi-
dent Theirs OF the French Republic,