The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-03
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

High street, Brooklyn, the occasion be-
ing the eve of the departure of the first
installment of settlers from that city
for the western section of Washington
territory. The new colonists number
ten families, composed of ten men, nine
women and fourteen children. They
propose to settle under the Homestead
Act, which gives 100 acres of land to
each settler, in Tacoma or Puget Sound.
They are composed of Germans,
| Swedes, Dutch and Americans, and
have all resided in Brooklyn for some
time past. A feature of the evening
was the presentation of a flag to the
colonists by Miss Londa Gilbert.
The Chicago Times New York spec
ial says: In the National Committee
Logan manifested his disgust at the
treatment Of the "Old Guard" in Chi
cage, He was marked in opposing
William f. Chandler. Gorham of Cal
ifornia obtained the proxy of the Ken
lucky member and intended to vote for
Platt. One of the most active men in
caucus was Murat Halstead, who made
no secret Of his surprise that the old
Grant faction should show it's wounds
so openly. During the afternoon Gar
field was telegraphed to come on as
soon as possible and help arrange the
campaign. The present committee is
divided just about as at Chicago-lS
led by Conkling, Logan and Cameron
and 80 opposed.
The public debt statement shows
decrease for the month of June of .SlO,-
2l4, 424, which includes SS,375,934 of
fractional currency, estimated to be lost
or Destroyed, and applied to the pay
ment of arrears of pensions by the act
of June 81, 1879. Cash in Treasury,
S2Ol, 1882; gold certificates, $S,O04,-
600; silver certificates, $l2,374, go;
certificates of deposit outstanding,
ssl4, 4S5, 900; refunding certificates, S4,-
1867, 900; legal tenders outstanding,
$346, 6Sl, Ol6; fractional currency out
standing, S7,2l4,954.
The Executive Committee of the Re-
publican National Committee organized
by electing Marshall Jewell for Chair
man, and S. w. Dorsey as the Secre
tary. Horace Davis was named as
the member for California, Of the
Western Division of the Executive
Committee, headquarters at Chicago.
This division will be under the charge
of General Logan. Governor Bell and
Secretary Dorsey were empowered to
select permanent headquarters for the
Committee.
Congressman Berry of California is
charged by Washington woman with
being the father of her child. The
woman has employed counsel and
swears that she must have money to
support the child. The charge made
against him came to Berry's ear before
he left for California. He promptly
branded it as false, and said the woman
was blackmailer and that he did not
even know her.
Mary O'Connor, aged 45. of No %
Waller avenue, Jersey City, killed her
three children during last night. Mrs.
O'Connor has been sick for q hong time,
suffering from malaria, and has been
unable to take care of her children, and
she thought that by killing them they
would 50 to Heaven.
|. The resolution agreed to by the Eng
lish Government, and moved by Glad
stone, admitting all elected members to
affirm who may claim to do so instead
of taking the oath, was adopted with
out division, and a subsequent naotion
that it be the standing order, was also
agreed to without division.
The Board of Directors of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company have de-
clared semi-annual dividend of three
per cent, payable August 10th.