The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-03-19

publican party in Illinois, made a
speech accepting the candidacy for the
Democratic Presidential nomination.
He would not disparage other Demo-
cratic candidates, for he and the State
of Illinois would support any one who
might be nominated, but he denounced
the policy of the Republicans in keep
ing alive sectional issues and demand
ing Grant. If he could nominate Re-
publican he would choose General
Grant as the easiest to be vanquished.
He alluded to Blaine and Secretary
Sherman and Washburne- in terms OF
reproach for their delinquency in varl-
Gus respects as citizens. He referred
to the constitutional doctrine of State
sovereignty as tina bulwswk of the'na-
ton, and concluded by the assertion OF
that doctrine in strong terms.
For some weeks past there has been
trouble among the coal miners OF Rap
ids City, Illinois, on account OF some
strikers wishing to return to work.
Mystic warnings of skull and cross
bones, and signed "NIollie Mcguire,
have been distributed among those who
were presumed to be Weakening On
Tuesday night Taylor Williams was
shot through. the heart in his own
house. Two suspected men have been
arrested and are held for the: inquest.
More trouble is threatened.
The Chicago Times says: "Gener-
ally the Senate is without any Nevada
representative. 1t was astounded the
other day at the appearance there OF
Mr.. Sharon, who looked in casually,
Jones'. his colleague, not being in attend
ance. But Jones now appears after an
absence of some months, and Sharon
hurries away as if the presence OF two
Nevada representatives simultaneously
would be unconstitutional"
A horrible tragedy occurred yester day
morning in the northern suburbs OF st.
Louis. Conrad Hienan, who was just
recovering from delirium tremens, at
tackled his. wife as she entered the
room, driving knife into the lungs OF
she infant which she held in her arms,
and then buried it in her heart. He
also stabbed brother who attempted
to-tlisarm him, and then broke away
and ran towards the river. He has not
been seen since.
The Senate Committee has decided to
report adversely upon the nomination
of A. G. Wells for Sur veyor of Gus
toms at New Orleans. A. C. Wells is
the son of J.. Madison Wells, and was
nominated by Hayes in reward for the
fathers crimes in the theft of the Pres
idency. The father himself wanted the
appointment, but Hayes dared not out
rage the Senate by sending IN his name.
The son was taken up as a compromise.
Johannes Deboer was hanged ct
Pontiac, Illinois, on Thursday. His
crime, was peculiarly atrocious-the
murder of Miss Ella Martin, a girl OF
II, whom he first attempted to outrage
as she was going home from church,
and, failing in that, kicked and beat
her so severely that she died the next
day. The body hing seventeen min
utes, when life was pronounced extinct
/ l. G. Cannon, agitator and leader Of
the unemployed in their recent demon
STATIONS, who was arrested short
time ago ON the charge of using incen-
diary language ON the sand lot, had a
jury trial in the Police Court yester-
day, and was promptly convicted, the
jury being out but few minutes.
The body Of an unknown man was
found "Wednesday afternoon on the hill
at the. corner of Clay and Walnut
streets, in San Francisco. The deceased
was fully clothed and lying npon his
back, and at his side was found an
empty eight-ounce vial labeled strych-
nine:
George Cockrill was shot at Santa
Rosa, California, by Green Hewlett in
a dispute over a game of cards. Cock
rill assaulted him, and then HEWLETT