The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-23

ions, started for home. Entering the
house, he took lighted lamp from the
table and started upstairs. In some
manner the lamp was knocked from his
hands and exploded, saturating his
clothes with the oil and setting them
on fire. He started out of the house
and ran up the street for several blocks,
when he fell exhausted, and was slowly
: roasted to death. His body was found
at daylight, the flesh burned to crisp.
The news of his death was sent to Mrs.
Flaherty and her five children, and
they ran Immediately tc the spot where
he was lying. Mrs. Flaherty beheld
her husband, gave one piercing scream,
and fell PROSTATE across his body.
When lifted up life had fled. The
scene presented by the five orphaned
children weeping at the side of their
dead parents was heartrending.
The workmen at Roach's ship yard
gathered about the gates to 60 to work
as usual Tuesday morning, but only 332
were given employment. About 300,
some from nearly every department,
had to go home. Most of those re.
tanned were sent to the steamer Comal.
Lit is the intention of the firm to finish
| the Comal by August 18th, as she is ex.
pected to go to New York at that time;
then the yard will close down. The
Government cruisers look deserted, not
sound OF hammer being heard about
them. Roach says that work will not
| be resumed on them unless ordered by
the Government.
Hackmen, who have heretofore run
Niagara village, controlling over 300
votes and electing majority of the
board OF village. officers, now find their
| occupation gone. The new Board of
Park Commissioners will exclude them
from the stands where they have hith-
erto been such nuisance, and regulate
traffic by stringent laws. The bridges
and exposed walks are to be made safe,
and the rules for the protection of the
scenery and trees will be promptly en-.
forced. The Commissioners are de-
termined to keep the whole work out
of politics.
The World says: Mary Frances
Hoyt, niece of General Sherman, who
married James r. Raymond, of Balti-
more, few years ago, has begun suit
for divorce in Brooklyn. The trial oc-
ours in November, the causes of the
suit being unfaithfulness and abandon
ment. Raymond charges that she
wants divorce to marry a man with
whom she has been intimate, and that
offers have been made to hush the
matter up.
The Tongue River Cheyennes are
headed by Chief White Bull, who has
forced Black Wolf to join him. Two
Moons and Brave Wolf are the leading
chiefs on the Rosebud. The Tongue
River Indians have had fracas among
themselves. The result is not known.
Major Logan reached Miles City, Tues.
day, and will be joined by two CON-
panies of cavalry from Fort Custer.
The Crow agent, Armstrong, left Tues.
day for his agency.
News has reached Cairo from Kas.
sala to the effect that large force of
rebels attacked that place, and made
several desperate attempts to carry it
by assault. They were finally repulsed
and the garrison, following up their
victory, captured the rebel camp with
5000 oxen and sheep, and numerous
rifles. The enemy lost 300 men killed
and wounded, while the garrison cas-.
ualties were small.
Jack Hallihan and Harry Maynard,
pugilists, encountered each other on
Market street, opposite the Baldwin,
San francisco, and got into q fight.
Hallihan knocked Maynard down, and,
sitting upon him, seized his throat
with one hand. and with the other beat
the mans face into q jelly. The men
run rival dives, and have been at en-.
nifty for some time.
Pity for Roach is in q measure sus.
pended until it appears more clearly
whether it is strategic move, engi.
neered by Chandler, or bona fide fail.
ure. 1t is generally thought that the
Government will be embarrassed. and
the upshot of the matter will be that it
will take the Dolphin as the easiest
disposition of the matter.
A Suns Washington special says:
Jonas, recently appointed Consul to
Prague. had an interview recently with
Bayard, as result of which IL has been
decided to cancel his appointment.
Bayard assured Jonas that the difficult.
ties were entirely political. 1t lie I'M
derstood that another Office has been
tended Jonas.
The English Postmaster General, in
addition to his proposal to radnce the