The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-07
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

oohSid Mdnager OF the NOTIneri
Pacific Railroad, was in Racine, a
young man struggling with fortune, and
not very successfully engaged in
German newspaper enterprise. To OBJ
tain money to buy printing material,
he gave note for $500, which he bor-
rowed with the aid of Samuel Richie.
member of the Racine bar. Willard
was unable to meet his obligation, and
Richie was obliged to pay it. After
the lapse of quarter of century
and only few days ago, Richie wrote
to Willard, and told him that he held
the note, and stated that he would sur
render it for $500, though the principal
and accrued interest would together
largely exceed that amount. Thursday
Mr.. Richie was surprised and delighted
to receive from Willard certified check
for 81 900, inclosed in letter saying
that twenty years ago, when Willard
was in Europe, he sent money to rel
alive sufficient to discharge all his debts,
and supposed that this had been includ-
ed. He was surprised and panied to
learn that it had not.
The Railway Age reports the con-
struction of ], 209 miles of main track
during September, and total for the
nine months of the present year of s, O75
miles. 1t estimates the total for the
year at 10, 500, an amount far greater
than ever before built in one year.
The largest amount of track laying dur
ing the past month was in Iowa, i54
miles. In other leading States it was
as follows: Pennsylvania, OIL; Georgia,
95; California, SO; Colorado, 81; Texas,
81; New York, p.
A fire occurred at the Stanton air
shaft at Wilkesbarre, Pa, and de-
stroyed the entire head house. AT the
time the fire was discovered there were
sixty men in the pits below. Their
families and friends were soon on the
spot, and their agonizing cries were
pitiful. All the men, however, were
saved. On coming OUT many of them
fell to the ground in an exhausted con-
dition. Their escape through the gang
ways leading to the Empire mines was
miraculous.
kilograms from all parts of Georgia
indicate quiet election and q small
vote. The entire State Democratic
ticket is elected by probable majority
of 10000. The vote throughout the
State is not as large as was expected.
The falling off in the vote Of both par
ties is considerable, and general apa-
thy prevailed among the colored people,
who were expected to vote solidly for
Gaitrell. The majority for Stephens
will not be far from 10000.
Peter Cooper was before the Tariff
Commission and advocated fixed, per-
manent tariff, and discussed panics and
prosperity. He advocated protection
to labor by making the amount of du-
ties equal the difference between the
cost of days labor in America and
the same in other countries. The diff
ference is from so to $50 per cent. more
than now paid for similar labor else
where.
Gold diggings that pay from S. to
$40 a day to the hand have been dis
covered in Cariboo, on Bridge river,
in the Lillooet District. Indians have
taken out some $4,000, some pieces
weighing $40. An Indian chief has
sold his claim to whites for $1,000. 1t
it believed that a new and rich gold
field has been discovered.
The Sultan has called the attention
of Lord Dufferin to the fact that the
note OF the Porte, inquiring when the
British troops are to leave Egypt, re-
mains unanswered and declares that IL
Dufferin does not reply he himself
will advise the Powers.
Arab Pasha demands trial by Eng.