The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-06-04
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lutte. How tar they will follow him is
the question of the hour. There is
talk of Democratic combination that
is feasible and probable.
New York Commercials Albany dis
patch: The Half-breeds' policy is first
to elect Cornell in place of Platt by
the aid of enough of Conkling's present
supporters to give them the required
eighty-one votes. Before this is done
the Half-breeds are to require the as
sent of their allies that the Half-b breeds
shall have the absolute right to name
Conkling's successor. Then they will
name Reuben E. Fenton and the allies
will be compelled to assent.
The following comes direct from Mr..
Plat: "The statement has been made
that Conkling precipitated the trouble
by refusing an invitation from the Pres
ident to conference over the New
York nominations before they had been
reported to the Senate. The facts are
that the Postmaster General and Attor-
ney-General visited Conkling and Platt
and suggested that they had better go
and see the President and have
friendly talk with him about the nomi-
nations and try to reach an amicable
adjustment. Neither McVeagh nor
James said word that led the Senators
to think they were from the President
or were the bearers of friendly mes
sage or invitation from him. Conkiing's
reply to the suggestion made by the
visitors was that he could not call on
the President in his frame of mind, but
would think over the proposition after
ward. It was said that he had thrown
down the gauntlet by declining Pres-
dental invitation to friendly confer
ence. Ii the President wished to con-
fer with Conklng and Platt his message
to that effect did not reach them at
that time. One of the stories most ex-
tensively circulated is that Conkling
stated in the Senatorial caucus on the
Robertson nomination that this would
be the last Republican caucus he should
ever attend. This is absolutely and I'M
quali6edly false. He never uttered
such sentiment, and never said any
thing which could be construed or tor
tured into such sentence.
A resolution to adjourn sine die on
Saturday was lost in the Assembly by
% to IS, only the Democrats voting
yea, and concurrent resolution to take
a recess from Friday till Tuesday next
was adopted-6l to Sc.
The people of Ireland are inhamed to
such a pitch, and are so demoralized by
agitation, that they are ripe for any
mischief They are also flushed with
partial success over both the civil and
military powers, and are becoming daily
more daring. Soldiers and police are
incensed, not merely against the popu
lace but against the authorities, who
will not permit them to defend them
selves. There is some risk of this in
dignant feeling assuming form danger
Gus to discipline, and it may lead to an
irrepressible outbreak of fury against
the populace or acts of retaliation upon
the inhabitants of the garrisoned dis
tricts. The War Office has ordered the
barracks at New Ross, now occupied by
troop of hussars, to be fitted with
portfolios for musketry.
Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
will be detained some days longer in
Ireland, owing to the aspect of affairs
there.
AT the inquest on the victims OF the
Victoria disaster, the evidence of Mr..
Meneilly, Steamboat Inspector, was
taken. He considered the machinery
Of the boat all right and well managed
by Roberts, the engineer. A skilled
man of the best OF his class, w. f.
Adams, testified that he helped to re-
build the Victoria and noticed points in
her upper planking not caulked. He
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