The silver state., 1880-02-12
TELEGsAPREC ITEMS.

of Chicago. The son said that his
father had met with an accident in
Iowa, causing insanity. Thursday
night the Old gentleman died suddenly
and mystoriously, without natural
f'eause. The suspicion OF foul play
being strong the son was arrested and
charged with poisoning his father by
administering prussic acid. The symp-
toms, circumstances and the finding of
the deadly drug in the possession Of
the son go to prove that the old gentle
man was poisoned. No cause was as
signed other than for the insurance on
his fathers life, there being LOCO
S., coo in the New York knickerboker'
and So, 600 in the Travellers at Hart
ford. The son is in Jail awaiting ex-
animation on the oath Of February.
The Detroit Evening News publishes
the result of interviews with 3, 1874 rep
reSentative Republicans in about 20 of
the interior cities and towns of Michi-
gan, ON tAeir preference for the nominee
for President. The canvass stands:
Blaine, l,620; Grant, S27; Sherman,
OIL, Washburn, so; Edmunds, Conk-
hng and Garfield have a few scattered.
friends. The State officials appear al
most solid for Blaine. The expressions
OF opinion are generally unfayorable to.
a third term.
Ex-senator Barnum, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, has
arrived in Washington, to make prep
arations for the meeting next week. 1t
Is said on good authority, that while he
is not over, friendly to Tilden, he be-
heves Tilden is the strongest man that
can be put up and will receive the NOM
ination. He thinks Thurman is out of
the race; also Seymour, because be viii
not consent to have his name used; and
that Bayard cannot be nominated. be-
cause the West Will not support him.
The House Commerce Committee yes
terday took mp the Reagan Interstate
commerce bill and decided by vote of
5 to Z not to report the bill to the
House. Reagan then requested the
privilege Of presenting an adverse re-
port to the House, but Representative
Bliss, who had voted not TO report the
bill to the House, moved to reconsider
that vote, aud pending the consideration
Of his motion the committee adjourned
until Friday.
The n. Y Tribune, which has been
strong Grant paper, with E. B. Wash
burne in the background as second
choice, bat at present he is not promi-
nent enough candidate, and the Tribune
has apparently began to favor Blaine
over al other contestants (Washburne
alone exceptedl, and is publishing a
large amount Of news matter showing
the popularity OF the Maine candidate
in the West.
Officer Dwyer, of San Francisco, in
attempting to arrest a suspicious char
aeter on West Mission street, near
Twelfth, was set upon by crowd of
hoodlums, knocked down and badly
beaten. In the melee the officer drew
his pistol and fired, bringing down
Michael Winn with a. bullet in his side,
who was taken to the City Hospital,
where ne died yesterday morning.
A desperate duel was fought between
two young women at Hancock, Va.
last Saturday. One being armed with
pitchfork and the other with club.
Both were terribly damaged and are
not expected to survive their injuries.
The cause was jealousy on account OF a
young man.
Louis Mckinney shot and killed his
father-in-law, jacob Frye. or the pub
lie square at Peoria, Ills. Divorce
proceedings and family quarrels, for
which Mckinney held Frye accounta-
bic, were the cause. Both parties are
well known.
The San Fran cisco Workinglnen de.
mand Of corporations the discharge Of
all their Chinese employees, in accord