The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-21

New York, Oct. 17.-A special Telegram
from Maysville says:-The great contest of
the oars between Hanlan and Courtney, that
great event which for months past has been
the one theme of conversation in sporting
relies, Is a thing OF the past. Hanlan rowed
over the course at five O'Clock at the rate of
thirty strokes to the minute. The time was
rot fast. Trouble is anticipated over the
prize. Courtney is severely condemned, and
should he make his appearance he would be
roughly handled. About eight thousand
people will have to remain here over night.
Courtney, owing to his boat having been de-
stroyed by malicious or interested parties
during the night, was out OF the race, there
being no boat available that would suit him.
So Hanlan rowed over the course and claims
the six thousand dollar purse. A meeting of
the representatives here was called for three
O'Clock for the purpose of ascertaining what
fraud exists at the bottom of the fzzle.
Soule was present and said the six thousand
dollars would not be paid Hanlan unless
Courtney rowed. The agreement shows
there must be a race before the prize could
be paid. Soule says this prize was offered
expressly for the people to see one honest
race between the two men. Tn affair has
been branded by all newspaper men as a
gigantic fraud. Soule, the giver of the prize.
10 q lC"diu vi @l,OUU lOF ILc COllVlC-
ton of the parties who cut Courtney's boat.
A committee has been appointed of repre-
sentatives OF the press to call on Courtney
and ascertain if possible the object for which
his shell was cut.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE World says
Grant, who has seen something of the times
when the country was really in danger, evil
IDENTIFY has too much common sense to COM
init himself like the stalwart organists, to the
ridiculous proposition that Ohio has been car
ried by a petty majority of some $4,000 votes
on the issue involving the possible renewal of
civil war. Grants idea that Ewing ought to
have been defeated because of his financial
doctrines, the World thinks IS correct, and
one that involves sharp thrusts both at Sher-
man and Foster, whose refusal to agree to the
cancellation of redeemed greenbacks is a DO
sition which may yet debase the currency and
impair the public credit.
New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Philadelphia
Times special says the friends of Bayard are
gratified and hopeful over Ewing's defeat as
the complete extinguishment of the "Ohio
idea" and the vindication of Bayard's claims
on his party. For the third or fourth time
the soundness of his views against imitation
doctrines has been demonstrated. He sails
for home on the 26th, and his friends in Del
aware propose a rOusing reception. Anti
Tilden Democrats in New York have been
steadily giving encouragement to the Della
ware candidate, and have given assurances
that they would make him entirely easy as to
necessary expenses of carrying on his canvass
should he receive the Presidential nomina-
ton.
New YORK. Oct. 1S.-News comes from
Ohio that the Ewing men will certainly eX-
pose the duplicity and treachery of leading
men of the Thurman faction, openly charged,
under the lead of John e. Thompson. The
Thurman managers arranged in a number of
counties for a general exchange of votes for
Governor in the election, for Republican sup
port of such Democratic candidates for the
Legislature as were supposed to be friendly to
Thurman.
WASHINGTON, October 17.-Five thousand
dollars worth of the United States bonds,
stolen from Manhattan Bank, New York,
were received at the Treasury Department
for redemption to-day.
MADISON, Ind, Oct. 1S.-William Howard,
ex-City Treasurer, who was shot il an alter
cation with Major Simpson, editor of the Star,
Thursday night, died at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. Simpson, who was out on bail, was re-
arrested; also, John l.. McFeteridge, local
editor of the Star, who is implicated in the
affair.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17.~-George Baumgarten,
the farm hand who brutally murdered and
butchered little Sandy White, near GAINESVILLE,
Wisconsin, has been tried, convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life-the
extreme sentence of the law in Wisconsin.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Herald of to.
day says a few items of the cost of a single
month of Indian fighting aggregate about
100000. There ought to be u cheaper way
OF managing Indians.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 1S.-The new bridge
over Big Walnut creek for the Sandy Greek
ValleyR. r. about ten miles from this city, fell
last evening, with a terrible crash, a distance
of forty feet into the water. Eight workmer
were on the bridge at the time. Their es
cape from death is miraculous. Five of them
were slightly injured. A defective trestlt
caused the accident.
B%RoCToN, Mass, Oct. lS.-Ihe shirt man
u~factory of d. H. Packard & Co. was burned
early this morning. Loss $4,000; insured