The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-08-19

OpTdSuc OI pOlSOsluS the minds OF ner chill
dren against him, and alternating the atiec-
tons of he boy Willie through the influence
of the German tutor, Linck. Mrs. Sprague
in turn accused her husband of general brl-
tality when under tile influence of liquor, and
of circulating base and %unfounded stories
against her character. She said that on more
than one occasion she had been in peril of
her life from HIM. referring distinctly to one
OCCASION when he had pointed a loaded pistol
at her threatening to shoot her. Sprague re-
ferred to COnkling's intimacy with Mrs.
Spragne, and she repealed any insinuation Of
wrong doing on her part with great indigna-
ton. AT last Sprague said, "Do you intend
to return to Canonchet o. 81 fear for my
any one," was the Governors answer; "You
are safe.' After a consultation the children
were given to Governor Sprague, who drove
off with them. Mrs. Sprague was greatly
agitated after the departure of her children,
and finally decided she would follow them to
Canonchet. Accordingly after nightfall she
was also driven to the splendid mansion
which she had left under such sad circurn-
stances a week before. Mrs. Sprague was
anxious her friend Miss Fosdick should &C.
company her, but Sprague refused. Miss
Fosdick is an intimate friend Of Mrs. sprague,
and has often before been a visitor at Canon
S'Ces AibC1C was duUIuC SLOJIuf SCcIC III
consequence of the Governors refusal.
There have been many reports Of an intend
ed divorce suit on the part Of Mrs. Spraguc,
and of a counter suit OH the part of the Gov
ernor, Mrs. Sprague naming in her petition
the frequent acts Of brutality by the Govern
or, al times imperilling her life, as we'll as re-
terring to the temporary insanity of her hus-
hand from the effect of his continued indul-
gence in liquor, Sprague in his cross petition
making Conkling a correspondent on allega-
tions of infidelity; but the meeting tonight
may effect an entire change in such inten-
ions.
PARKER, Pa, August 14.-This morning
at five O'Clock lightning struck the oil tank
on the United Pipe Line opposite this city,
owned by VIM Mernhall, Of Pittsburg, con-
tanning $4,000 barrels OF oil. The tank was
torn to pieces and the burning oil flowed
down the hillside, destroying oil wells and
five dwellings, and communicated to a tank
of 5000 barrels owned Ivy L.. r Brown, which,
together with the loading track of the United
Pipe Line was destroyed. Total loss, $4O,-
OOO.
ST. PAUL, August, IA telegram from
Gen. Miles to the department headquarters
dated Fort Buford, August 18th, says a de-
tachment Of the 5th Infantry, under Lieut..
Whittier, captured 81 Indians and 100 ponies
from the Rosebud Agency who were on their
way to join Sitting Bull.
ST.. LOUIS. August 5.-The construction
train on the St. Louis and Keokuk railroad
was thrown from the track by runni ng over
q COW near Louisiana, Mo-, yesterday, and
Nicholas Dubers, chief engineer Of the road,
was instantly killed. Tlos. Carr, conductor,
had both legs broken.
New YORK, August ia Memphis spe.
cial reports sixty-tive per cent, of the new
cases yesterday were colored and scattered
throughout the city. The white cases are
confined chiefly to " infected localities
The relief organizations are working well
and the sick under their charge receive good
attention. Nurses are selected with the
greatest care from the army Of applicants &C
which fact are attributable the very small
proportion Of deaths. The English citizens
organized a relief association to-day and vii
hencefortls take charge Of their W sick
The colored relief secretary acknowledge.
through the papers the receipt of contribu
lions amounting to STA They are looking
for additional mounts from their agent wht
! is nov canvassing tie cities oflhe North.
CAIRO, Ill.,, August l5.-Vice President
Billings, Doctors plunkett, Of Tennessee
Thompson, of Kentucky, Roach, of Illinois
and others are here and DR.. Michel OF Mem
phis and Others are expected to arrive in
time to attend the meeting of the National
Board Of Health here this afternoon. \ tele.
| gram received to-day by DR.. Roach says the
, physicians of Mayorsvillc, Miss, report the
existence Of yellow fever there.
DosroN, Aug. 15-The loss by the burning
OF Tremont Temple building will not exceed
one hundred and five thousand dollars. Loss
on building about $SO,OOO. Loss OF various
occupants will possibly reach SO 200. The
latter are fully insured. The American Bap
fist li, blication society had stock worth So.
900 most Of which is saved. The BaptisI
Missionary Union suffers Slight loss.
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. l5.-The Demo
cratic State Convention met here to-day al,
issued call tor Il Stat" Convention at Syracuse
September 10th.
QUEBEC, August l5.-fn to-day's report .
the riot substitute for the paragraph %rcfelrin.
to second fight raging the following:
The Frcnchmen being repulsed the ol,
society were gathering in groups and ex
pressed the determination to keep them OH
of the streets. Two cannons were in p%ositio,
at kinchman's wharf and one at Martins
The men were we'll armed with rrvolvcrs
boat pixies or axes. Blood on the Sidewalk
showed where the wounded fell. The mel
were war ed by the chief of the water police
not to advance but they persisted. Will.
letreating after defeat they turned occasiulr
ally to fire tpon their a>sallants. When the
procession people rallied they Went to Cap,
Blanc and sacked three houses occupied b,
Irish. Har'i"al. stores wei" robbed OF tr,
arms amt six or seven g'llIs taken from 4.
store ON Fabr!qu" street. All the SHOPS il
lower town and on Mountain Hill hay,
closed up. t. may have bccn remarked there
were not fifty ship laborers in tl" ii"r 81
prccessi"!. \ Wal Of races seems L. lm,
begun. Pierre GirlvuX is the only I"lsu,
reported killed. y dozen men We're know
+ to be wounded seriously by bullets this even.
ing. \ meeting IF FlencI, "ana.iia.,> va,
held At jacques Carriers Market Hall il. iii,
afternoon III tie ciu>. Of w!iicl, they Assem-.
blcd Oh the plains t. the number of l.>O,
AMI are armed With rifles, ,nUt-nIu, and