Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-19
TELEGRAHIC.


| Jan = AsANCASNOs aug" Ave- ~
body Of Nicholas S. Kerrett, pic
neer citizen and large owner of city
property, was found in closet o
an unoccupied residence owned by
him, on Ellis. street near Octavia.
This was kept dark by the police
till to day. He was missing since
last monday, and the last seen Of
him he was entering the house in
company of three men, reported to
be Nevada men, who had been ne
gotiating for the lease of the house
The three men were seen subse.
| qnently to leave the house and walk
rapidly away. It is reported that
the police have secured one of the
murderers but great secrecy il OBJ
served
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.-The
Bulletin to-day publishes a letter
from Ed Schiefflin, who with par
ty, went to prospect on Yukno riv-
err, Alaska. over a year ago. A let
ter written last November. is the
first authentic news from the party,
| dated eight hundred mics up the
Yukon. The party found some
coarse god in gravel. No facilities
for Quitting trave! and prospect
ing difficult. He thinks the pros
pect good for finding paying dig
gins in another season and . hard
country.
Mahoac's scheme.
New YORK. Aug. IA Suns
Richmond special, referring to the
postal telegraph plank in the
Malone Coalitionist platform, says:
This is The latest Malone scheme.
Malone, Governor Cameron and
NJ, W. Jones, one of his leading
men, at present. running for the SEN
ate in Hanover county, are stock
holders and directors in the South
era Telegraph Company, which
runs from North Carolina to Wash
ington. It is comparatively q new
concern, and during the telegraph
war has doubled its business. Ma
hone who covered his tracks, is re-
ported to be q stakeholder in the
concern also, which is to be doomed
by continual agitation of post tele-
graph measures in Congress.
Abandonment OF stock Clearing.
New YORK, Aug. II. The brokers
who have endeavored to infuse life
into the New York stock clearing as
ISOLATION met yesterday afternoon
and determined to abandon their
efforts for the time being. There
will therefore, be no stock clearing
to-day. The experiment of clearing
stock has been on trial little over
. month. About ono hundred AID
ten firms have joined the ASSOC
citation, but the number Of stocks
presented for clearance was small
as compared with the total trans
action. The stock Exchange has,
therefore, has determined to abadon
the movement for the present.
An Illinois Scandal.
CHICAGO, Aug. ia portentous
scandal is published here in the
form of bill for divorce, by Pleas
ant Henderson against his wife,
charging her with having commit
ted adultry A. NJ. Craig one Of the
Justices Of the Supreme Court of
Illinois. The parties to the scandal
all reside near Galesburg, in this
State. Accompanying the bill of
divorce is an ofidavit by the seven
tesn-year old son of Henderson,
wherein he swears that he saw his
monther and Justice Cragin ia
grante deltctu. 1t is related the boy
attempted to shoot Crag, but was
prevented by his mother. The
husband also affirms that his wife
openly boosted of her criminality
with tho Justice before her husband
and their two sons.
Cattle Quarantine In San Fran
cisco.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Sec
rotary Of the Treasury has received
. letter from the Collector of Gus.
TOMS of San Francisco concerning
the importation Of cattle from
A australia, aud asks instructions in
regard to establishing q quarantine
for their accommodation. The Col
|ector was instructed to provide the
necessary facilities for the care and
shelter Of the cattle at the expense