The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-12-20
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS,

prayingfor divorce FROM m. Sprague,
on grounds of adultery and other mis-
behavior, and neglect to provide. Ex-
Governor Sprague has been for some
time converting -Canonchet into forti-
fieation, with armed patrols. The Sheriff
consequently refused TO serve writ of
replevin for Mrs Spragues clothing.
She charges in, her bill that he has re-
! peatedly informed her children that he
was not their father; that he attempted
to drag her 10 the upper story window
ant throw her therefron4; that in
drunken lark he made bonfire of the
bedding on the floor; that he frequently
attempted criminal intercourse with the
servants of guests, causing them to leave
the house; that he has allowed their
only son to contract bad habits. She
prays alimony and custody of four chill
dren. The Governor was greatly excl
ted when the bill was read to him, and
viii doubtless file a.counter petition al
leging adultery, desertion and extrava-
ganee.
The New York Worlds London
special says: The entire interest of the
hour is centered in Ireland and the land
question. 1t is clear to most people
that the Queens Government no longer
has an existence in the sister islapd, but
has been superseded at least for the
present by the Land League, whose de-
erees are now promulgated in open day,
executed with promptitude and vigor,
aud respected implicitly The League,
as, By the way, it did in 1913, has open
ed its own law Courts, for the trial OF
cases and disputes. and the ordinary
tribunals might as well be closed, be-
cause no witnesses viii appear 20 testify
before them, nor will any OF the iuries
convict. The shop keepers in town.
who are obnoxious "a :ae. Land League,
are now "Boycotted" relentlessly. and,
for the moment, Irelaaa is a ? art OF the
United Kingdom only in name.
Deming, the operating terminus Of
the Southern Pacific. Railroad, was
opened Saturday TINS point is POS
miles from San Francisco. The rails
are laid twenty miles east of Deming,
and within flity-seven miles Of FL PasO.
Alleman. the terminus OF the a. I. and
San Francisco Railroad, is l,0S0 miles
from Kansas City. Daily stages leave
Deming on s:ae arrival On. the passenger
I train, and connect with the A. I. and
/ San Francisco; distance. 50 miles. Ii is
now thought. the point of intersection
OF the Atchison and Topeka with the
Southern Pacific, Will be tive miles west
OF Rio Mimbres- Tha graders of the
/ Atchison and Topeka are grading in the
/ II Paso Canon.
The Courier-Jcurnal says the official
vote of the country foots up: Hancock,
4453, 49S; Garfield. 4. $40 ,249; Weaver,
| 3o7, 99S: Dow, 1854; scattering, 9,759.-
Total vote, 9,24l, 33S; Garfield oysr
Hancock, 6.15l; combined opposition
over Garfield, $40, $50.
The Chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics
reports the total valua OF exports G
domestic breadstntis for the. eleven
months ending November 80, 1850, to
! be $3.50. $50, $50 For the same perioa
in 1879 it was $3.50, 79l COB
The frieads O; General Grant in Con-
gssss crstic.se with some severity Sher-
mans letter opposing the formers resto-
4 ration TO the array, aud intimatiag that
he viii, at the proper time, give his
reasons Tor doing so.
For the week ending December 18th,
ABS, 995 standard silver dollars have
been distributed; for the. corresponding
week OF 1879, there were 439, 900 dis
tributed.
John Manley, freight conductor on
! tae b. and NJ. hzdce, at Plattsmoutb,
NshTaska, fell from the bridge, dis
lance OF fifty feet, and broke his back,
from which he died shortly afterwards.
Logan. the man shot by Bart. Greedy