The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-21
cial views. There is no doubt that he vas
scratched largely on this account.

betweent the friends of Garfield and Taft for
the Senatorial prize, and it may become SO
warm that one will destroy the other and
neither get it. But there is Stanley Mat
thews, of whom it is said that he has aspira-
tons for another term of Senatorial life.
Congressman Tom Young, of Cincinnati. has
himself as a candidate, and in the opinion of
some OF them is dangerous. A dark horse
may be in the person of Secretary Sherman
should the latter conclude, between now and
January next, when the newly elected Legis-
latufe will choose a Senator, that his Presi-
DENTAL outlook is not as 1attering as 1t should
be. 1t is understood, however, that he has
lately detained being a candidate for the
Senate.
The veteran Democratic editor of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer telegraphs to a Washington
friend to-day the news Of the overwhelming
Republican victory, and concludes his DIS
patch in the following Characteristic style !:
"Shermans great wealth, the insane Demo-
cratic legislation, and the disgraceful misman-
agellent on the part of the Democrats, have
turned Ohio into a state of the stalwart char
acter. 1t is hardly necessary to say that the
Ohio Democrats will henceforth look to S.
Jones Tilden.' '- # " "a.'.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 16.-No news of
Importance has been received this morning
by either party, except that the Republican
committee concede the defeat of Walbridge.
the Republican candidate for Senator in the
Toledo district. This gives the Republicans
eight majority in the Senate and certainly 35
majority on joint ballot.
ST. Louis, Oct. 16.-A dispatch from San
Antonio, Texas, says: General Ord, CON-
mandin the Department, received the fol-
lowing dispatch to-day:
sFoRT CoNcHo, Oct. Is.
"Col. Hatch, commanding the District of
New Mexico, informs mi that large bodies of
well armed Apaches are going south towards
Texas. They are probably renegades from
the Indian Territory and Mexico. l have ar
ranged to intercept them and to reinforce and
concentrate forces when necessary.
[Slgned] "GEN. GR1ERsoN."
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.-A dispatch from
Tucson, Arizona, says: A special to the
Daily Sta from Silver City, New Mexico,
says that the Indians have been committing
terrible depredations in the Rio Grande val
ley and southwest OF Fort Cummings for sew
eral days past. The people of Colorado have
been besieged, and have been fighting since
Saturday, and now appeal for aid. Sunday, a
volunteer company Of thirty men under Capt.
John C.. Crouch, went from Mesilla and
Cruces to their aid. They met one hundred
oist ~ SolOl tSssC, SlSbGCSh NllC llOIll
Slocum's ranch, on the side of the road, and,
after a severe fight, the volunteers were COM
PEELED to fall back. They had a running
fight into Slocum's ranch. The killed in the
fight were W. T. Jones, County Clerk of
Donalue county, and four MeXicans.
On receipt of the news at Mesilla, two more
companies Of eighty men were raised by Col.
Reynorson, composed of the best men in
Mesilla valley. The companies were to join
Crouch to-day at Slocum's and go TO Colora-
do.
Two trains were captured yesterday west
of Slocum's. In one of them eleyen men,
one woman and one child were killed, but in
the other all hands escaped. Both trains
were scattered and some Of the oxen killed;
others were left standing in the yokes. Many
| colpses lie all along the road.
The stages arrived this morning two hours
late.
Numbers of people known to have been
killed within the past four or five days, alto.
gether aggregate about forty.
The Indian trail leaving the stage road,
yesterday, leads toward the Black range and
to the vicinity of Hillsboro mining camp.
Major Morrow, of the Ninth Cavalry, with
a strong scouting party, is thought to be in
the vicinity of Colorado.
This is the most persistent fighting the In,
uldtlS ldNC CNCI DCCH ALL IL W w III Ill SCC-
tior. They are in large bands and seem de.
termined to stay in the county and fight, and
make a general warfare.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.-The latest re
ports from Virginia City, Nevada, say the ore
strike on the 2,3O0-foot level has been pene
trated three feet further, making a width sc
far as breasted, of fifteen feet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The Commissary'
General has completed his annual report to
the Secretary of War. 1t shows that the
total amount disbursed for subsistence store;
during the fiscal year which ended June Both
last, was S., 003 ,475, of which 791, gil was re
imbursed by sales of stores to officers ant
enlisted men. $122,OSS was collected fol
tobacco sold to enlisted men. The balance
except for inconsiderable amounts from mis-
cellaneOus sources, was furnished to the De
partment by Congressional appropriations
From tables accompanying the report i
appears that the cost to the Department of al
subsistence supplies has been constantly di
minishing since 1877, notably in meat ant
flour.
WASHINGTON, Pa, Oct. 16.-1he tunera
of DR.. Lemyn took place at the family resi-
dence at 9 a. IN. The body was followed by
the family and friends in carriages to thu
cemetery. The friends were dismissed afteI
the benediction and quietly dispersed. The
remains were placed in the furnace at 1890
and will be taken out Friday evening.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1G.--The Jury of Inquest
in the case of John Nj. Nelson, shot in thu
Front Street Theatre on Tuesday night, rem
dered the verdict that there was gross care
lessnesS i'll the preparation of the fire arms b.
F. G. Port, who had charge of them, an,
further, they utterly condemn the use of fir
arms under such circumstances, and say i
should be prohibited by law. Upon the ren
dition of the verdict Port was committed TO
the action of the Grand jury.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.-Adams 4 Ray
shoddy mill burned last night. Loss Sd, 200
New YORK, Oct. 16.-The Workinomen'
Central Union tonight re-nominatcd job,
Kelly for Governor, with a new State an,
full local ticket.
4 liSIatrla From Aiilladuarilu ~ Sans