, 1879-08-07
TELEGRAPHTC.
EASTERN STATES.
Minister Welch Resigns.

WAsH1NdToN, July 2S.--Secretary Evarts
has received dispatch from Minister Weleh
stating that his resignation has been for
warded by mail.
WITH, Redemption. ,g'
WASHINGTON, July 29..-The amount of ma
tional bank notes redeemed at the treasury
during the year Just closed on account of
failure, going into liquidation and reducing
circulation, is 1906, ,457
Sticking to orders.
ST. PAUL, July 29.--There seems to be an
impression in the east that Gen. Miles is act
ing with or in excess of instructions from
his superiors in his campaign against the
quarters that he is acting under precise in
structions from Gen. Terry, commanding
the department and has not executed or de-
parted from them. ,.
Cain and Abel.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 30.-A shooting atfray
occurred at the farm residence OF Lucas
Covert, near Columbus, Indiana, at the
breakfast table this morning, between his
sons, Henry and Aleck, in which Henry was
instantly killed and Aleck mortally wounded.
e..'' Wages in Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 29.- Before the labor COM
mittee this evening, Z. D. Streeter, in
behalf of the trade and labor councils of the
city, submitted statistics as to labor, wages,
expenses, etc.. of their workmen in Chicago.
These showed general average of their
weekly earnings to be So, Go per person; ac-
tual earnings per year 1914. The reduction
in wages since 1872 has been 3as7-10 per
cent. The average total cost Of living
$445 5S.' This would allow each person
per day l3 cents for food, l3 cents for
clothing, 8 3.5 cents for fuel, / As cents for
rent, cents for recreation, lilo cent for ed
uoatiops Total 2S centsS Other working.
men gave Their views. Adjourned.
Uaa THE Mints, n d w
WASHINGTON, July 31.--The mint at Car
son City has been reopened, and coinage will
be RECOMMENDED DIS soon as the necessary
bullion can be procured at market rates.
The New Orleans mint is rnnning its full
capacity, with plenty of bullion on hand.
Much Of the bullion purchased there has
been ia thelform of Mexican dollars.
Ladies' Drowned.
0swBGo, july 81 Two steamers lashed
together and containing pleasure party,
had not proceeded more than twenty rods
from the deck when the head lashing loossd,
and yacht cqpsized and sunk, drowning
four ladies'.
New BRUNSWICK, July 31.---A rowboat
containing a, pleasure ,partyyof five persons
were run into hy the schooner Hayes this
morning in the Raritan river. It was cap
sized, and two ladies drowned.
Railroad Sold.
AUSTIN, July 31,-The International and
Great Northern railroad has been sold for
1000, ,000 1t was bid in by George Zaley,
Of Galveston, representing Kennedy IL
Sloane, Of New York, trustees for the bond.
holders.
Horse Thieves Ragged.
CHEYENNE, Wy, July 3l.---Doc Middleton,
capture rewards we're offered by different
counties Of Nebraska, was taken last Sunday
in his camp on the Niobrara river, about
200 miles northwest OF Columbus, Nebraska,
and brought into that town this evening.
Sunday morning detectives and soldiers
from Columbus and Grand Island surrounded
the house Of Richardson, Middleton's father
in-law, and captured Richardson and five of
Middleton's gang. Richardson was COM
PEELED by threats Of hanging to lead the
party to Middleton's camp, which was found
in deep canyon near the river 1t was
Immediately surrounded, and Middleton, his
wife and two Of his gang captured. Middle
ton was found to be severely wounded, the
result Of his fight with detectives last week
1t is supposed that the greater number of
the gang We're away locating a new camp, as
no stocktwas tound with Middleton,