The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-02

CuSCom mouse, DuC was not appointed.
The committee adjourned till tomorrow,
when witnesses for Kellogg in rebuttal will
be called.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 24.-Despatches from
Los Pinos dated the 23rd state that the hos
tiles, who were to have appeared Saturday,
had not come in Sunday noon. Charley, an
Uncompagre Indian, testified, but knew
nothing. Ouray told the Commission that
Johnson's brother, shot by Frank Dresser,told
him just before he died that he was RESPONSE
BILE for the entire outbreak and Ute massacre,
and shot the mail carrier and teams too.
Ouray seems disappointed at Schurz' answer
to his proposal.
CHICAGO Nov. 24.-The Irishmen in Chi
cago have arranged for next Monday night at
Mccormick Hall to secure from American
and Irish-American citizens an expression Of
sympathy with Parnell and his friends who
are in trouble in Ireland. 1t is the intention
to appoint a committe TO receive whatever
donations may be rendered to aid them in
maintaining the stand they have taken.
Mayor Harrison was invited to preside at The
meeting and refused Governor Cullom,
however, will be present, as will other promi-
nent citizens of the State and city. The feel
ing against the Mayor is rather bitter among
the Irshmen. The movement is likely to
be very successful in its moral weight and in
procuring results.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24.-The Post this
evening publishes the following: "Maurice
HGtiich, well known operator, arrived from
Virginia City yesterday. He brings the fol-
lowing verbal proposition from John w.
Mackey, of the bonanza firm, to Col. Deane !:
Il will give you $500, 900 if you will find such
bonanzas in the mines you talk of-Ophir,
Hale and Norcross, and Yellow Jacket-pro-
| vided you pay for the work for the time being
until they are found if you find three bo-
nanzas as stated will give you back the total
| amount of your expenditures and will pay
| $500,000 as reward for your services The
| above proposition was made to Col. Deane
to-day, and he replied Tell Mr.. Mackey to
put the proposition into writing and will
! accept it for myself and friends Mr.. Hnfich
has since telegraphed this answer to Mr..
Mackey."
| WASHINGTON, Nov. "a. - Chief Justice
Waite to-day granted a writ of error in the
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia IN the
case of John e. Tinsley, colored, VS.. the Com
monwealth of Virginia, Involving the consti-
tutionality of the statute of that State which
prohibits the marriage between white and
colored persons. Tinsley, the plaintiff in
error, came to the District of Columbia about
a year ago and married white woman. On
his return to V irginia he was arrested, tried
for the offense, found guilty, and sentenced
to the penitentiary, where, pending this ap-
peal, he remains. Persons interested IN the
final settlement of the constitutionality of the
State law prohibiting the intermarriage of the
| races have brought the case to this court fol
| decision.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-ln response to a
telegraphic order addressed by Secretary Ev-
arts to the U. S. Consul General at Havana
| directing him to make all necessary repreSen-
tatons concerning the recent arrest at Santiago
de Cuba of the wife and brother of Mr.. Mu
| ros, of Brooklyn, a telegram has been received
| from the Consul General announcing thai
they have been released. The dispatch gives
no particulars, but refers to a general repor
by mail.
Boston, Nov 25.-Announcement has beer
made of the policy of the Roman Catholic
Church in New England toward the public
schools. The Archbishop gives the following
advice of the Pope to a European Bishop ant
has directed all priests in the archdiocese D
New England to establish parochial schools
and threatens parents who refuse to patronizt
them with the terrors Of the church, in local.
ties where the influence of public schools il
thought to Je particularly injurious to Catho
olic youths. The priests are instructed tt
Withdraw children at once, even if there be NJ
parochial schools in the vicinity.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-One of the larges
fires for some time past in this city took place
this morning. The fire was discovered il
the stables of the Eighth Avenue Horse Cal
Railroad, and notwithstanding that within
five minutes after the discovery fully fort,
streams of water were turned upon the blaz
ing building, it was only when there wa
nothing further for flames to feed upon tina
the firemen obtained control. The stable
were in four-story brick building frontin!
on Eighth Avenue and Forty-ninth and Fif
tieth streets. Almost before any movement
to save the stock in the stables could be mall
the flames burst simultaneously from tn
windows on the Fiftieth and Forty-nintl
street sides. The horses stalled on the uppe
floors were united and run down an inclined
plane to the ground. There were nearly 500
and the work of getting them out was one o
great difficulty and danger. Blinded by tn
smoke and frightened by the flames the
kicked and reared, and over one hundred ha
to be abandoned to destruction. Their pit
) ious whinnying could be heard above the roa
of the flames. The three upper stories wer
one vast sheet of fire. Two brick buildings
one liquor store and the other a restaurant
| cut into the stable building on the corner
r were saved. At this point in the stables a
immense quantity of hay in bales was stored
When these caught fire sudden bursting {
the bands that bound the bales caused an e2
| ploson that shattered the side of the buildin
/ and threw the brick wall into the street.
fell with crashing force upon ladder o
which were Chief Campbell Foreman job
4 Welsh and Foreman Henry c. Mount, an
1 John Regan: each and all were buried undt
= the smoking mass and shouts of horror wei
S up from the spectators. Their comrades il
t stantly fell to the work of rescue, and SOC
9 all were recovered bruised, bleeding and il
sensible. Mount had his skull and leg fra
T. tured, and was also injured internally. +
e died an hour afterward in the hospital. r
: gan had is leg broken and was badly Gu
# Chief Campbell and Foreman Walsh we
/. painfully but not seriously hurt, and RENAME
}, on duty. Hardly had the tiremen and spe
: tators recovered from the ex element cause
it by the fall of the wall when il was rumore
II that fireman had fallen into the burnii