The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11

naval court martial convened on board the u.
s. ship Hartford in May last, while off Monte
video, was made public to-day by the Navy
Department. 1t appears that Patrick Comfy,
ordinary seaman, John Kelly seaman, E.. J.
O'Brien and Henry Mullens ordinary seamen,
were tried for uniting with a mutinous as
sembly, and unlawfully destroying part of a
battery on board the Hartford. Comfy was
sentenced to hard labor in the penitentiary
for ten years, to lose his pay during the term
of confinement, and to be d%ishonorably dis
charged from the navy upon the completion
of his term of Imprisonment. Kelly's sem
tence was similar to Conly's, and O'Brien and
Mullens were acquitted. Secretary Ihomp-
son approves the sentence.
New YORK, Nov. CIV. Paul Stanford,
head of the counsel for Major Reno, furnishes
a copy of the charges preferred by Colonel
Sturgis, from which it appears that Reno is
accused of zone fight and three drunks," in
stead of one drunk and three fights. He is
accused, also, of being disgustingly intoXicat-
ed instead Of grossly indecent at a traders
house during the traders absence, and of a
fight with Lieut.. Nicholson instead of with
Surgeon Bulwer.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 6.-The remains Of Gen.
Hooker arrived at 9:20 tonight, accom- ulnied
by S. H. Treadweil and e. r. Sanford, neph-
ews of the deceased; F. R. Lawlor, secretary,
John Hooker, cousin, and Hon. Ihos. l..
Young. The casket was placed in charge OF
Lieut.. Mcneil, of the u. S. Artillery, and,
with an escort of eight men, taken to the Sec
ond Presbyterian church, where he will lie
until l p. III. tomorrow. The present inten-
ton is to have no funeral services. The pro-
cession will be an elaborate affair.
BosToN, Nov. 7.-Congressman Wright, OF
Pennsylvania, and Murch, of Maine, have
Hoo, 1,oun tyu, ,.f hr,o davis toGi,r pyi1anpa
for the Congressional committee on the de-
preston of business. About a dozen witnesses
have been examined, among whom are Wen
dell Phillips and Gen. Horace Dinner Sargent.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 1.-The house and
outbuildings of Isaac Spofford, of Brownsfield,
were burned yesterday Spofford persisted in
the flames.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Since the first of
January q, 1903 German emigrants landed at
Castle Garden, against 1878 for the cores
ponding period of last year.
! President Hayes and some of the members
= of his Cabinet have accepted an invitation to
, be present at the opening of the It'll regiment
fair in New York on the 18th.
The Methodist general missionary appro-
priatlons of S250,OOO for missionary work,
includes $1,000 for three Arizona missions
$4,000; for California Swedish missions,
S ST, 200; California German, $4,000; Califor-
S MIA Indians, $500; California ;hinese, $lO,-
S96, and $4,000 for Oregon Chinese. For the
e Chinese mission at the Five Points, in this
city, $500.
IS WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. 7.-At the meet.
ing of the Ohio County Veterans Association
last evening, the president was authorized tc
n extend to Gen. Grant an invitation to visit
this city and be their guest during his stay.
y CINCINNATI, Nov. THE remains o.
General Hooker lay in state at the Second
Presbyterian church all last night and thi!
IS morning. The casket rested on a catafalque
covered with the National stars on a blue field
rs A rich floral pillow from California was placed
e, at the head. On the white ground in purple
G. buds appeared the following alifornit
pioneers, we will meet over the divide.
5. Another floral design in tuberoses contained
lie this inscription: "First Regiment of Massa
chusetts Volunteers, Hooker's old brigade"
= Governor Brown and staff and the Brow
Guards from the Soldiers Home, at Dayton
arrived this morning and will be assigned
place in the procession.
al The column was formed in the fOllOwin!
f. order detachment of police grand marshal
In Grand Army of the Republic; soldiers an
ID sailors memorial associations; First and Sec
ond Kentucky associations; Veteran Milltar,
:: association, Society Of eN-Army and Nav.
Is officers; First regiment Of the Ohio Nationa
ID Guards Covington Light Guards; Brow
Guards. of the Soldiers Home; guard 0
IL honor of United States troops; Catafalque
pail bearers; family and friends; Genera
of Aucur and staff; Common Council judge
and officers of the United States courts.
s Flags on the government and city building
are all at half mast, and as the processiol
TO moved the tire-bells tolled, and at NewpoE
W barracks minute guns were fired.
+ st the church, which was denselY packed
rs Chaplain Earnsllaw delivered the tuncra
of Grafton. Speaking eXtemporaneously bl
q, impressively, and with deep emotion, he salt
M three hundred thousand men had lain dow
- their lives before the rebellion was put down
l. Others returned to their homes; since thei
Is return, one after another lad ceased to live
m When one OF the heroes died every heart Wa
is touched. The hero of Nashville, Genera
~ Thomas, is dead; The leader Of Gettysburg
If General Meade, has gone; and to-day We pa
IL the last rites to the heroic General Joscp
lie Hooker. He stood untouched amid the mis-
n siles OF treason, bat now he lies low before Us
% he is not dead his name will always live i
10 the history Of his country.
~ The Rev. Thos. Lee, of the Cincinnai
~ Bethel, then made a brief prayer and PFC
of nounced the henedictiOu.
,t NEW YORK. November 7.-1lN C0n}H'el
IN cial Adrertisei' (Republican) has Il tclegral
from Albany which says :-ComptrOller \
"a colt, Democrat, admits his defeat. HI
ly Comptroller added that Attorney i'eners
Schoonmaker would probably retire Wit
al him, but claims the rest of the State ticket
H. safe.
The Evening Post has this dispatch frol
TO- Albany -. Nothing very new has bee
be learned here to-day relative to the State ele'
S.. ton. Albany Republican newspapers CLAN
'ld the election of the whole Republican tickt
ST. doubts as to Seymour. Comptroller Alec
Democrat, said to the Posts correspondent
n. this morning that he. had sent a dispatch t
Mr.. Wadsworth offering his personal cengra
his ulations on his election. The Republican