The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-01-30

A London date, of January 2Sth,
says: Intelligence has just been re-
.ceived at the War Office that General
Stewards force is entrenched south of
Metemneh. The dispatch also gives
the gratifying information that Stewart
is In communication with General Cor
don. Stewards force had several fights
with the Arab rebels before it reached
Metemneh. Stewart himself was badly
wounded. Five of Mahdi's Emrs were
killed In the fights. General Wolseley
reports the capture of Metemneh by
the British. He also says that Sir
Charles Wilson has gone to Khartoum
on board the steamer to confer with
Gordon. He is expected to return as
soon as possible and report personally
to W0lseley. Gordon said he could
have held out for years. Stewart now
holds strongly fortified post at Gubat,
ynot far from Metemneh, . place ON the
Nile halfway between Berber and
Khartoum. Opposite Gubat 10 large
island on which plenty of forage for
horses and camels can easily be OBJ
tanned. So strong is the position at
Gubat that it is confidently asserted
that IT can be held by small garrison
against any force the rebels send to
attack it. The route across the desert
from Gubat to Korti is securely held
by the English. Colonel Sir Redvers
Butler will be in command of this route.
He has left Korti to assume the posi-.
tion.
A dispatch from Helena, Montana, of
the 9th, says: This city was thrown
into tremor of excitement yesterday
on news being received of the capture
OF the notorious Montana horse-thief
and desperate, Con. Murphy. Two
men, Mcfarland and Bashaw, left here
yesterday and encountered the desper-
ado and his brother at O'Neil's ranch,
about fifteen miles east of here, on the
Bozemen road. A lively battle ensued,
but the outlaws were finally brought to
bay. These two men started this morn
ing with their prisoner for Helena, but
were overhauled on the way by depu.
tation from here, who took Murphy and
swung him from bridge. At pres
ent his body hangs lifeless from the
bridge.
A st. Petersburg dispatch, of Janu-
airy 9th, says: The city of Kishenev,
the Capitol of the province of Bessa.
rabia, is terribly excited over a feud
between two factions of Jews. One
faction is composed of the members of
new sect called New Israel, which is
under the protection of the police, and
which holds as its principal tenet the
belief that Christ was the true Messiah.
Orthodox Jews have waged a steady
war against the innovators, and the
latest outcome of the feud Is the MUIR
der of the founder of the new sect. The
secretaries of the new sect are burning
to avenge the death of their leader, and
strong military force has been ordered
on duty to preserve peace.
Refusal of the British authorities to
allow the Triumphant to refit at Hong.
kong has caused great annoyance. The
Voltaire denounces the conduct as es-
pecially unfriendly. and urges the
French Government to retaliate by i'm
mediately blockading all Chinese ports.
This, the Voltaire says, France has
hitherto refrained from doing, because
France has regarded England as
friendly power. and blockading Chinese
ports would have hampered English
commerce.
A Washington dispatch, of January
9th, says: Morrill,, from the Commit
tee on Finance, reported favorably, with
an amendment, the House bill for the
retirement and recoinage of the trade
dollar. The vote in the committee was
six in favor, and four against. The di.
vision in the committee upon reporting
the bill was as follows: Ayes-Morrill,
Aldrich, Albion, Miller of New York,
Bayard and MCPHERSON. Noes-Jones,
Sherman, Beck and Harris.
General Grant is recovering his
health. and is devoting all his spare
time to literary work. Besides the
articles he has in hand, he contemplates
| writing his recollections of the period
from the fall of Sumter to the close OF
his Presidential career, including the
secret history of his affairs with An.
drew johnson. The General has nai.
Their stenographer nor an amanuensis,
and his work is therefore somewhat
slow. Colonel Grant is assisting him
as copyist and in his references.
At an early hour Tuesday morning
four men were found in sleigh in Gin
cinnati, but one of whom was able to
speak. One was dead, and the other
two were so drunk and nearly frozen as