The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-18

Route cases were corruptly approached
by employees of the Department of Jus
tice. One of these jurymen, VIM. X.
Brown, swears that one Arthur Payne
came to him with written agreement
with I. ii. Fall, to be signed by aft.
ant, in which it was agreed that if the
witness and one Thomas Martin would
| vote to convict the defendants in the
Star Route cases, he would receive the
sum of $500. An affidavit from
Thomas r. Foote corroborates this
statement. James A. Nelson asserts
that he was employed by Fall to see
jurors Brown and Martin (both col
ored) and tell them that if they voted
for the conviction of Dorsey and Brady
they would be well paid for it. VIM.
r. Laws swears that Fall wanted him
to see If he could not break the jury.
Colonel Ingersoll says that he thinks
these affidavits establish the fact that
agents and employees of the Department
of Justice were for months engaged in
an effort to corrupt with money and
the promise of official position the jury
upon whose verdict depended the repu
tation and liberty of the defendants.
The freight sheds on pier s, south
wharves, at Philadelphia, the pier it.
self and all the freight stored thereon,
and the large tug boats Argus and Ma
jor, together with the narrow-gauge
railroad depot and contents, were all
burned Monday morning. Three of the
crew of the Major were terribly burned
and number of others seriously in
injured by falling spars. The rigging
of several vessels were burned away.
Loss, 100000
The demand for local self-govern.
ment in the programme of the Irish
National Conference includes the abo.
lition of nomination by the Govern
ment to Office, and the abolition of the
Office of Lord Lieutenant. The Gen.
trail Council of the new league will con-
sist of thirty members, twenty OF whom
will be elected by County Conventions,
and ten by the Irish Parliamentary par
ty.
The competition of girls to obtain APP
pointments in the Post Office telegraphs
in England is increasing. An examina-
tion was held few days ago at which
there were no less than 500 candidates
for thirty appointments. The salary
is small, commencing at ten shillings
per week.
In the case of the City and County
of San Francisco against the bondsmen
of Alexander Austin, late Tax Col
lector, to recover upwards OF $780,
600, the Court rendered decision for
the defendants, on the ground that the
suit was barred by the statute of limi-
tation.
The British ship Bremen, Capt. Dou-
gall, from Liverpool, ran ashore on the
Farallone Islands Monday, during
dense fog. The crew all saved, and
were brought to San Francisco by the
schooner Daisy Rowe. The vessel will
probably be total loss.
The Ohio disaster has struck con-
sternation into the hearts of the Iowa
Republicans. The Germans refuse to
receive any explanation at the hands OF
Republicans, who will probably lose
the Congressional Districts of the first,
second and ninth.
A dispatch from Watertown, Dakota.
says: The worst prairie fire ever
known in this locality is raging. The
two-year-old daughter OF the Lieuten-
ant-Governor was caught on the prairie
and burned to death.
1t is believed in official circles that
proof of Arabs completely in the June
massacres at Alexandria will not be OBJ
tainable. 1t is claimed that Ninet, the
Swiss, can prove that many Bedouins
were shot at Arabs order for footing.
Henry George, who was arrested in
ireland as suspect, arrived in New
York He will be dinad NV the Gan.