The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-07-09

parts of the country, the Rural New
Yorker concludes that the Winter wheat
crop is on the whole good. The probable
yield is 295, 900, 900 bushels. against
2l2, Oo0, 900 in 1885, with, a slight in.
crease in the acreage. Spring wheat has
been considerably injured by drought and
blight. The yield will probably be l4o,
OOO, 600 bushels, against l45, 600, GOO last
year. The total wheat crop will prob
ABLY be 435, 600, 600 bushels, against $751;
GOO, 600 bushels last year. In oats there
has been slight increase in the acreage
The crop has been considerably injured
by drought and insect pests, and will
probably yield 6OO,oO0,OOO bushels
against 629, 00O, 900 bushels in 1885. Of
| rye and barley, there will be excellent
| crops on slightly increased area. There
is a good stand on corn, and the outlook
is excellent for good crop.
As far as heard from the Tories have
made a net gain OF l3 seats, and had
| elected 1877 candidates. The Unionists,
at the same time, had elected Al, the
Gladstonians SO and the Parnellites "A.
The Pail Mall Gazette Iiberal) com.
menting on the results of the election,
| says: "We are beaten. The total of the
votes polled gives q clear majority
against the Ministry. The only question
remaining is whether the Marquis of Sal
isbury will not sweep the country"
Judge Van Wagner of the st. Louis
Criminal Court overruled the motion
made recently by Maxwelps attorneys
| for a new trial. As soon as the prisoner
shall have been sentenced an appeal will
be taken to the Supreme Court If this
shall prove unsuccessful the case will be
taken to the United States Court on the
/ ground that the State law, which allows
the prosecution more challenges of jurors
than the defense, is unconstitutional.
Russia has informed the Powers that
| Batoum is no longer free port The
| Berlin press concur 10 the belief that this
announcement is the first step 10 the
Cars denuooiation of the Treaty OF Der.
| lin. Fifteen thousand Russian troops
have passed through Odessa and are
massing in Bessarabia.
The President yesterday appointed
Fit4. John Porter to the army to rank as
Colonel, from the date OF his dismissal
FROM the army, that being the grade or
rank held by him at the time. Capt.
Theodore Schwan of the Eleventh lnfan-
try, was nominated to be Assistant. Cen
erai, with the rank of Major.
The entire hamlet Of Romeo, Wis, was
burned Wednesday afternoon, including
the saw mill, planning MILL 5000. 600 feet
of lumber, store, boarding house and
dwellings Of VIM. Vonhoosear. The loss
is $50, 600; insured for $4,000 The
woods are on fire and further particulars
cannot be obtained
| The President has approved the Act to
forfeit the lands granted to the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad Company to aid in
the construction of railroad and tele-
graph line from the States of Missouri
and Arkansas to the Pacific Coast, and to
restore the same to settlement.
The total number Of persons who emf.
grated FROM Germany from January to
May, both inclusive, lie 1897 This is
IL large decrease as compared with the
figures for the corresponding period of
1856.
The River aud Harbor bill is making
slow progress in the Senate, which body
SCENE to be weighing the bill with in
creased appropriations, which it is thought
will endanger the passage of the bill.
John Warren, middls-aged Canadian,
who with his son has been living in q fat
on Ninth street. New York. for few
months. shot his son aud then killed him.
self. No canse for the crime is known.
1t is widely rumored 10 Washington
that Attorney General Garland will soon
retire from the Cabinet.
The Northern Pacific promises to meet
the proposed fast trains of the Union Pa
eifc to be insugurated next mouth.
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