The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-26

| is the moSC alarming news from mar
toum. A false prophet, at the head of
the population of Soudan, reinforced by
some cannibal tribes OF Central Africa,
has defeated the Egyptians in several
| pitched battles and wrested the
country from them. The false prophet
permits the pouring of boiling tallow
into the eyes and ears of his captives.
and otherwise iendishly tortures them.
The man eaters in some cases actually
devour their prisoners for refusing to
recognize him as the true prophet and the
khalif. DIR. Schweinfurth assures me
that there is a movement for the revival
of Islam, comprising Afghanistan and
Morocco. The false prophets adher-
ents are increasing like wild-fire, and
the prophet himself is said to be march
ing toward Cairo.
Emil Pepperkorn, German music
teacher, who, some weeks. ago, eloped
from Calhoun, Washington county, Ne.
braska, with May Frahm, aged four
teen, who was one of his pupils, passed
through Omaha Tuesday en- route to
Blair, county seat of Washington coun-
ty, from st. Louis, in charge of an Of
ficer. As the train passed through
Calhoun large crowd gave him re-
ception, and made threats of lynching.
He hid in the lavatory of the car, while
the officer watched him, and the train
pulled out before any attempt was
made. At Blair the train was stopped
before reaching the depot and the Sher-
if took a short cut to Jail with the
prisoner to avoid the crowd, who after
ward rushed to the Jail, but the prison
er was lodged in the cell just in time to
escape them.
The official count OF the returns from
the Ohio State election, held October
10. was made by the Secretary of the
State Tuesday 1t shows the following
totals and majorities: Secretary of
State, Newman (Democrat), 3l6,S74;
Townsend Republican,, 297, $50;
Schumacher tProhibitionist), l2,2O2;
Hofer (Greenbacker), 5,345. Newman
over Townsend, 1915; Newman over
all, l,56S. Judge of Supreme Court,
Okey (Democrat), 3l5, 753; Doyle RE-
publican). 300. $3.50; Roseborough PRO
hibirionist), 1880; Tuttie (Greenback-
$500. Okey over Doyle, Is. 364;
Okey less than all, l.25S. Member of
the Board of Public Works, Weibler
(Democrat) over Fleckenger (Republi-
CAM, Is, 725.
A special from Grand Forks, d. T.,
says: Yesterday Charles Lurban, ne
gro barber, met Norwegian girl on
the road and ravished her in the most
brutal manner. He rode on about a
mile and entered the house of Con-
ductor Sam. Birbank, of the Manitoba
road, and outraged Mrs. Birbank. A
party of threshers saw the first deed
and started in pursuit. At Birbank's
house they killed his horse, but he es-
capped hourishing knife. Two parties
are in pursuit. The negro will un-
doubtedly be lynched if caught.
City Marshal Fields, of Healdsburg,
Gala. attempted to arrest Henry De-
cortas, deserter from the artillery, U.
s. A., who made successful resistance,
firing several shots. Sergeant White,
of the U. s. A., met no better success,
but, reinforced by Sergeant Whaler
and squad, made the second attempt.
Decortas emptiedhis revolver without
effect and was shot dead.
A Washington special says: 1t is
understood that William Dickson, fore
man of this Star Route jury. impatient
at the laws delay, will go before the
Grand jury and relate his story about
Henry A. Bowen, special agent of the
Department of Justice, making an i'm
proper proposal to him while foreman of
the Star route jury.