The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-07

mems Ut rich gold and silver ore n argued
that the sooner we had an Indian war and the
savages were exterminated the better it would
be fer the country, and the frontielsmen
particularly. Seeing that serious consequent
ces would follow the invasion of their domain
into negotiations for cession to the United
States of the reservation Of the Utes that
might be thrown open to settlers and minerst
and this request was also disregarded.
The scene of T~hornburgh's disaster is on
the edge Of the reservation at Milk Greek
which runs into Painted Rock Creek. Thorn
burgh was formerly stationed at San Francis
co and Alaska. Agent Meeker is a Colorado,
man. ha #.. Z.
BALTIMORE, Oct. "A box containing
$4,000 worth of bonds, which were stolen
from the National Bank of Baltimore in Sep
TENDER, 1878, was unearthed a few days ago
near Woodbury. by some young men while
hunting. Thirty-five thousand dollars were
stolen from the bank at the same time, and
have not yet been recovered. -
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.--The joint executive
railroad committee voted an advance in east
bound rates to the basis of IS cents on grain,
hogs, from Chicago to New York, to take ef-
feet October 18th. .. .rr.&
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The Chamber of
Commerce meeting to-day received a letter
from DeLesseps informing them that he would
be in this country shortly to look after the
proposed Darien Canal. 1t was suggested
that the officers of the Chamber should meet
him OF his arrival. The matter was referred
to q committee. a- i" I@"
New ORLEANS, Oct. 2.-The Citizens
Savings Bank to-day went into voluntary
liquidation. No loss to depositors.
CONNELsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 2.-Bank block
| hptrDoA fo-1ay Loco 020 00n . iuo,,ranca
$4,000. VT 1@. .@.. 20
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.--The steamship
Pennsylvania, which arrived to-day, had
among other passengers John Henry Puleston,
member of English Parliament.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-On account of the
Indian troubles Secretary Schurz will return
Immediately.
BUFFALO, Oct. 2.-Judge Hammond to-day
fined Henry Locke $50 dollars for placing
Instructions on the passenger track of the
Lake Shore railroad.
WASHINGTON, Oct. AT a meeting Of
the Washington Monument Society to-day a
letter was read from Dom Pedro, Emperor of
Brazil, formally presenting to the Society the
stones which he has sent to this country to be
placed in the monument.
Topeka, KS, Oct. 1.-Two OF the witnesses
for the MemOrialists in the ingalls, bribery
SuoS w ooo ~ NNy "AiN StS NhoA oSShh'
, likely to do The m ..
| NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Tilden denies that he
ever uttered the statements imputed to him
in a recently published interview criticising
, the laundering policy of the South.
1 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-Salvador, the In
, dian who murdered Paul Rvger in Marin
l county last spring, was hanged at San RaftPl
this afternoon. He confessed to five other
murders but met his death with irmness.
RAwLINs, Oct. 2.-No news received from
! Payne's command to-day. The mail carrier
= from the Ute Agency, due here tonight, ha'
not arrived yet. All sorts of rumors arr
afloat, but the only reliable information re
e ceived is the statement OF a ranchman named
!. Morgan, who arrived here to-day from hi
y rancho on Snake river. On the morning o
the 3Oth, the day after the fight he heard heav!
firing in the direction of the battle ground
~ General Merritt, with $50 cavalry, left her
q at. 1890 this morning. He will be followed
y by the infantry tomorrow. Merritt was &C
10 companied by the scout Rankin. Great ex
element prevails here. Settlers from tn
- vicinity of the Ute reservation are arrivin
~ hourly. Many white men, freighters an
hunters, were known to have been in til
4 neighborhood OF the Ute Agency and fear
are entertained for their safety.
ID OTTAWA, Oct. about fifty million fee
of lumber, purchased by foreign dealers i
ID this city, have not been delivered some diff
at Guilty having been experienced in prOcurlli
IS boats for conveyance of the lumber. Freight!
N owing to increased demand for transports
ton, have advanced from Is to so cents pc
ID thousand. There is not a single steamer
ly Chaudiere at present as the entire fleet is Ell
y gagged in delivering lumber for American pul
Id chasers.
ie COUNCIL BLUFFS, Oct. 2.-This eveniu
q, Lieut.. Gilbert, with 24O soldiers from Fo
III Smelling, arrived over the North Western an
ne took a special train over the Union Pacific fo
h the scene of the recent Indian fight in whiC
at Major Thornburgh was killed. The soldie
e. were all in good condition and spirits.
~ WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-General KNAPP
o. Chief Clerk of the Post-ofice Department
"a received tonight the following reply to h
'' telegram to the postmaster at Laramie askir
information relative to First Asst. Postmast'
ns General Tyner and party:
IS. LARAMIE CITY, Oct. p.
nd To ". A.. Knapp, Chief Clerk p. o. d.
M a party has just arrived who saw Gener
Tyner and party on Big Creek about tiftet
OF miles from Tinkham's rancho at the entran
Ell to North Park. A messenger has been Sc
NJ to warn them of the danger from Indian
n; Think 6hey are all right. Will telegraph "
hu When l hear from them.
(Signed) G. w. S%PAULDING,
W. Acting Postmaste1.
Is; This places General Tyner and friends OF
no hundred and fifty miles east of the scene
an Thornburgh's disaster with a mountain ran
ire between them and free from danger unle
seS the outbreak among the Indians is more ge
lH eral than now supposed.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2.-The Commute on NJ
itary education reported to the Military Co
'nt ~vention certain recommendations to be la
yes before Congress and the people. They
ID clude military schooling in public schools
ha- every State; the establishment in each Sta
ers Of n,;I;t,w, .codon;.s Of ,ho orodo Of W,