The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-28
TELEGRAMS /!
UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON, October 22.-The National
Bank circulation increased during October
three million dollars.
The Treasury Department purchased 4S2,-
600 ounces of silver to be delivered at the
in San Francisco Ind Philadelphia.
Hon. Stanley Mathews will deliver the
Grafton before the Society Of the Cumber-
land.
In the Supreme Court case of Tennessee
vs.. Jas. M. Davis the argument was continued
by Attorney-General Devens for defendant
and concluded by James G. Field for plain
tiff. In continuing the argument in behalf
of the defendant the Attorney-General main
tanned that both the Judiciary Act of 70 and
subsequent legislation now under considera-
ton providing for the removal of certain cases
from State to Federal courts, are valid and
constitutional; that the right of the State
to vindicate and preserve its peace is subject
to the grave rights of the Uni.ed States to
preserve and vindicate their power that the
act complained of was done by defendant in
the performance of his official duty to the
United States, and that this fact constituted
the Federal ingredient which gives jurisdic-
ton to Federal Courts. The right of the
United States to protect its officer and to hear
accusations against him is indispensable to
the enforcement of Federal laws. The gray
ity vi the charge can make no difference to
the right. No statutory process will authorize
removal of an Indictment for assault as in the
case of jenkins. Tomorrow the Court will
take up the case of Maryland election judges
which involves the constitutionalitY of Fed
eral election laws.
ALBANY, Oct. 22.-At the session of the
Episcopal Church Congress the subject of
positive Christian education was discussed.
The general sentiment expressed was against
the introduction of religious training i'll pub
lie schools.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 22.-The Democrats to-
day elected their mayor by nearly 5000 ma
jority.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 22.-Three cases of fever
were reported this afternoon. The Chamber
of Commerce, New York, sends $4,000.
CHICAGO, October pa concerted effort
seems to have been made last night to rob
the members of the Strackosh Opera troupe
while the opera was in progress at McVickers.
theatre. Diamonds and other valuable jewell
~, said to be worth a thousand dollars, were
taken from the room of Miss Teresa Singer,
at the Grand Pacific hotel. Rooms of other
members of the company at the Commercial
hotel were entered and a considerable amount
of valuables secured. No trace of the thieves
yet. The police have been keeping the mat
ter quiet.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 22.-The Sentinel of to-
morrow morning will contain an account of
horrible atrocities in the Milwaukee House of
Correction. This institution is under the
direction of the court as is the State Prison.
An intelligent convict, just released, whose
character for yeracity is vouched for by prom
lnent persons, states he has been an inmate
for two years. All that time he was not
allowed to write to friends or counsel. His
family supposed him dead. He says the
bread furnished c~onvicts, for which the county
paws six dollars a barrel, is damaged COW feed
and cannot be baked, and the meal is putrid.
During his confinement embryo calves, dogs
and glandered horses were furnished as meat,
and he brings the bones which are in the
| possession of the editor of the Sentinel. The
details of the feed are horrible beyond eN-
preston as are the brutalities of the keepers.
| He says men were beaten and put into a black
| hole. which is as filthy as a dog kennel, five
| feet four inches by five. A man can not lie
at length in it. There is no ventilation.
The floor is covered with verdure. Men were
placed there for twenty days and two died.
| There is a chair factory connected with the
institution and it is charged that police were
in collision with the superintendent to kid
nap men to work at chairs. The whole story
is the most startling and revolving one pub
lished in this country. 1t is claimed the
| charges can all be verified.
PITTsByRG, Oct. pa freight wreck near
North Bridgewater, on the Piltsburg Il Lake
Erie railroad last evening, resulted in the i'll
slant death of n. G. Lennon, brakeman, and
severe injury to II. L. Know, engineer, and
G.. Fulton, fireman. The accident was caused
by a cow on the track throwing the engine and
train over the embankment. Another freight
wreck on the Connelsville road, two miles
east of Connelsville, at4 o'clock this morning
resulted in the instant death OF Chester Linn
who, with three other supposed t,amps, were
stealing a ride. Other parties escaped with
slight bruises. None of the train men were
hurt. The accident resulted from a broken
rail or axle.
CINCINNATI, October Pa special from
Gravson. kentucky, relates that two hundred
men rode into Maltinshurg, Elliott county,
Monday night, surrounded the Jail, Oyerpow-
cred the ,jailer, and tool two prisoners, John
w. Kardall and VIM. Mcmillan, to a tree near
by and hanged them. The men hanged were
known to belong to a gang OF outlaws.
BRlDGEpoRT, Conn.,, Oct. &.-Mary Z.
Lounsbury has been indicted for the murder
of her husband, Rev. Dexter l.. Lounshury,
at Strari0rd, Sept. 9th.
PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-Tlle Public
Stock Exchange of VIM. II. Hatfield X &C.
and Metrick, Price q Co. has failed.
Isaac jackson, a sailor on the ship Sea King,
has been found guilty Of the murder of Chas.
d. Brooks, mate, at sea on the night of Aug.
18th. Several other seamen, charged with
completely in the murder, will receive sepa-
rate trials. The sentence is deferred.
New YORK, Oct. 23.-The Consul General
of Spain states that subscriptions will soon be
taken in the principal cities of the United
States for relief of the sufferers by the floods
in Spain. Two thousand human bodies We're
recovered in the deluged districts.
BETHANY, w. Va, Oct. 23.-Bethany Col
lege was partially destroyed by fire this morn
ing. The bnilding is valued at $l50,0OO.
The fire broke out in the uolth wing of the
huillinc at 3 O'clock this morning and owing