The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-03
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

ritory, in his report to Secretary Lamar,
gives the population of the Territory at
l29, 43S, an increase of 36, $50 in two
years. The assessed value of property
is $50, 4S4, 437, and there are yet 49,
600, 900 acres of public land unsurvey-
ed, of which 100000 are good agri-
cultural and timber land. The Governor
] states that by the Territorial census of
1885, there were 1926 Chinese resi-.
dents in the Territory. He says that
the recent attacks on the Chinese in
that Territory have grown out OF the
fact that Cinnamon are continually
coming across the border from British
Columbia, in violation of the Restriction
Act. The Governor suggests an in.
| creased customs force on the border, q
revision or repeal of the Burlingame
Treaty, as necessary for the tranquility
of the Territory.
Major. Alexander ShaIer was
arrested ct his residence in New York
Tuesday evening upon a charge of bri.
berry in connection with the purchase OF
military armory sites in the city. In the
testimony presented before the legisla-
tive committee, Monmouth B. Wilson
said that by an arrangement with Gen.
eral Shaler, after effecting the sale OF
the Schell and Fairchild property to the
armory board at figures greatly in ex.
cess Of what the property could have
been bought for at private sale, he had
paid off a mortgage of $1,000 on prop
erty owned by General Shaler in New
Jersey.
Cleveland has been very much de-
pressed since the death of Hendricks.
The relations between the President and
Vice President were much more kindly
than gossipers would have the public
believe. There was no clashing, and
while Mr.. Hendricks may not have
held views wholly in accord with those
Of Cleveland in regard to the distribu.
ton of the Offices that fact did not at
all interfere with their relations, which
we're entirely harmonious. Hendricks
never had occasion to complain Of the
President nor of his treatment. The
talk about dissatisfaction on the part of
Hendricks with the share of the offices
allotted to him was groundless.
The county of Oldham, twenty miles
east of Louisville, KY, is in state of
excitement over a sensational assassina-
tion that was discovered Tuesday. c..
G. Stonestreet, wealthy yonug farmer,
was found dead in the road that runs
from Boards Station to La Grange
There was a bullet hole through his
lett breast and lung, and slight wound
in his neck. John Ellis, another
wealthy young farmer, is suspected,
and has left home. The dead man and
the suspected assassin are among the
most prominent and richest men in the
county.
The most disastrous fire ever known
in that section of New York broke out
in Savannah Tuesday morning. The
fire ragged for two hours, during which
time every business house, except two,
besides many residences, were burned
to the ground, leaving hardly any tim.
Der in the ruins. There being no fire
apparatus in Savannah nothing could
be done to check the spread of the fire.
Very little could be saved, because OF
the rapid spread of the flames, and
women and girls ran wildly about. the
streets, dressed only in their night
clothes.
The Chiricahuas killed the driver OF
Graham's bullion team Tuesday even.
ing, sixteen miles from the San Carlos
Agency, Arizona, and drove off all the
stock. People at Globe and the agency
are much alarmed, in anticipation OF
further depredations. The total mum.
Der killed so far is driver, two Ameri
can herders, and nine White Mountain
squawsiand children. The reservation
has been raided for sixty miles. The
renegades crossed the ella going south
at the sub-agency. Much fear is enter.
tanned of serious outbreak.