The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-11-30
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

on the down grade toward Casa Grande.
This place, 60 miles off, was telegraphed
at once, and the passenger train, ON
which was the special car of Superin-
tendent Towne, and which was just
starting out, was held back and the
switch opened. In just one hour and
twenty minutes the "wild" train
dashed into the place, took the switch
and plunged into two freight cars that
were left standing there, splntefing
them and swapping the steel rails into
pieces.
In consequence of the alarm caused
in some portions of the West by re-
ported spreading of small pox, Acting
Postmaster-G General Hatton issued an
order to the effect that where a Post
master receives official information
from Health Officer of any ports or
towns that mail matter received is liza
BILE to communicate contagious disease,
it shall be his duty to refuse to accept
such mail matter. The mail returned
shall be held until the prohibition is
removed, and not be forwarded to its
destination until properly fumigated.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln resides at No.
80 West Twenty sixth street, New
York. Mentally she is active and
clear, but she is troubled with spinal
affiiction, which will keep her on her
back for the remainder of her days.
She complains that she is straitened in
means; that her pension of $1,000 a
year is not enough for her living and
medical charges, and believes that Con-
gress should assist her.
The GOLFERS in the Ostran mines, be-
longing to the Northern Railway, the
largest mines in Austria, are ON a
| strike. At last accounts the strike
was becoming serious, | 200 men being
| already out, and it was feared that the
miners of the large neighboring pits
would join the strikers. Besides claim
ing an increase of wages, they demand
the dismissal of all the overseers.
Last Saturday four men with wagon
passed through Aberdeen, Mississippi.
stating that they were from near the
Alabama line and going to Arkansas.
They camped three miles west of the
town, and on Sunday evening persons
passing by found them lying on mat
tresses covered with quilts, each head
split open, as though done with an ak.
No evidence of robbery was visible.
The proceedings on the charge of
heresy, preferred by Elder Roberts, of
the Calvary Presby teran Church, San
Francisco, against Mrs. Sarah B. Coop
er, have at length been brought to a
conclusion by the withdrawal of the
complaint by Elder Roberts, and hi:
withdrawal from that religious body.
Page, of California, says he Will not
make any advance to, or agreement
with, the Greenbackers for the Speak
ership, and says: ave haven't got
votes enough to make straight-out
Republican organization, and | am in
favor of letting those who have got the
votes take it,"
The Odd Fellows of San Francisco
have arranged to hold grand memorial
service on December 4th to the late
James L. Ridgely, Grand Secretary Of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge, deceased.
John B. Harmon and E. d. Farnsworth
will deliver eulogies.
The Southern Pacific and Texas Pa
cific Railroads will unite to-day, and
through trains from San Francisco to
New Orleans will probably commence
running on the 18th proximo, and regu-
lar through business will be established
before the end of thirty days.
About forty persons injured in the
late gale are being treated in the Lon
don hospitals. 1t is feared some of the
cases may prove fatal. Fifty barges
have been sunk in the Thames. Ex-
tensive floods are reported in the upper