The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-02-17
TELEGRAPEIC ITEMS.

Mills Company have discharged every
Chinaman in their employ, and propose
to do without them until the conssitu-
tiona.ity of the act is determined.
Donald McLennan, President of the
company, says that the action was
taken not out Of any consideration for
the threats of the sand-loS- but solely
out of respect for the law. Hitherto
the company has been paying ont &c.
600 per month for white and $1,000
month to its Chinese employees. The
vacancies will be filled with white men,
bat after finishing up what work is in
the machinery, both mills VIII be shut
down until the c6nstitutionahty Of the
law is settled. 1t is also understood
that the iute factory at Oakland has
discharged all its Chinese employees
100 or 500 Of them--and viii stop work
\ Tucson dispatch says that on the
9th instant Captain Buckner, of the
Ninth Cavalry, commanding oue OF the
columns pursuing the hostile indians,
after pursuing twozdays with his entire
command in the direction OF San An
dreas, came suddenly upon them,
strongly fortified IN narrow and
rough canyon. The troops were re-
eeived by heavy fire, under which
several horses and men fell The In
dams charged the troops, who -retreated-
pell-mell. Tie Indians drove the
troops across the river. The rations
anal bedding were abandoned an d fell
into the hands OF the Indians.
Cheyenne had a sensation yesterday.
A large party Of men hauled a heavy
cannon in front of Governor Hoyt's res
idenee and stationed it at the gate.
pointing outward. The American flag
was displayed thereon, and also two
plaeards reading: ''The~ Governor
laast be respected, regardless OF color
Hoyt has become exceeding y unpopu-
lar because OF his immoral relations
with mnlatto girl. The press de-
mands his removal almost without ex-
ception. Hoyt IS also making himself
unpopular by his method of working to
secure his Congressional nomination.
The New York Sun wants anybody
nominated who can beat Grant, and
says this Of Bayard. If there is any
thing clear, IT is that Bayard is an able
and distinguished Democratic leader
who cannot possibly be elected Presi-
dent. He Is Southern man with a
very ugly Sou thern record. Besides.
he voted for the Electoral Commission
bill. Hence Tilden viii rebel against
him.
The Senate Exodus CoEmittee yester--
day examined Green Raiin, a middle
aged colored man from Wilson, North
Carolina, and formerly slave of ex-
member OF Congress Thomas Ruf;n.
He stated that he left North Carolina
early in December aud went to in liam
apolis and was now ''aimin' to git back
and lis dat. He said this exodus was
the - domination OF his race.
Amelia Mantz shot her cousin Julius
.Msntz dead on Saturday night, and
killed herself dead. with a second shot
from pistol. at Syracuse, New York.
They had been living together four
years under promise OF marriage. Let
tiers from another woman found on the
man indicate the cause to have been
jealousy.
A great banquet, in honor Of John ?.
Jones, of Nevada, was gwen at Del
monico's, New York, BY ex-senator
Dorsey Of Arkansas, on Saturday night,
a. which fiity-one distinguished states
men, we'll known in national affairs,
were present.
The steerags passengers and crew CT
tie steamship City of Picking, which
arrived at San Francisco some time
since, with small-po aboard, were re-
leased from the quarantine hulk yester-
day.
Don Cameron, who captured the