The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-08-19
T'ELE GRAMS!
UNITED STATES.

New YORK, August l3.-Tle Tribune says
a static correspondent who is a close observer OF
the field OF national politics asserts that Tilden
will certainly be the candidate of the Demo-
Gratis as he is much strOngertlana few mouths ,
ago, all from the operation of the wire pulling.
The people scarcely speak of Bayard as Il
candidate nowadays; everybody sees that
Ewing has DESTROYED Thurman. and as for
Hendricks, he will be- lucky if he gets second
place on the ticket. All talk of Joel Parker, |
Mcclellan, David Davis or Jutsice Field is
without foundation. Among the Republi
cans Conkling can scarcely be counted as a
possible nominee. There are four names in
eve,ybody's mouth: Grant, Blaine, Sher-
man and Washburn. Only W Of these can
be said, however, to he actually contestins
the field. Washburn must be looked upon
only us a highly available compromise cam
didate. The Grant boom has spent its force,
but there remains a formidable sentiment in
his favor. The TRIBUNE thinks the contest at
present is undoubtedly between Blaine and
Sherman, and as both are warm frienus a
fusion of their admirers is easy in case any
dark horse develops strength.
New YORK, Aug. l4-General Fremont,
WIN started on his return to Arizona several
days ago, has made arrangements tor the in
PRODUCTION Of considerable capital into Ari-
iona mining enterprises provided the experts
CClVI uIHpNtCIIVu UilllllCI Slldll ICpOIC W
ably.
MEMPHIS, Aug. l4.-Twenty-three new
cases in all reported to the Board of Health;
seven whites and sixteen colored. Two addi-
tional deaths. Thermometer 6S to So ..
New YORK, Aug. 14.-The World has the
following special from Narragansett Pier: '.No
one here appears to entertain any special re-
gard for either party, nor is there much SYM
pathy expressed for either. Conkling's over
bearing manner has not made friends, and
Mrs. Sprague's indiscretion has given her un-
enviable notoriety which has reached the ears
Of Mrs. President Hayes, it appears, and
late Chief Justices daughter. Sprague HIM
self is regarded as a lost man. His converse
ton of late has been terrible, a remark to one
Of his cousins recently goes to show that he
is really lost to all sense of decency since last
Friday.
A Narragansett Pier special says that Mr..
Splague's causeless prosecution Of his child
ren's teacher is literally true. As she, (Mrs.
Sprague), tells the story, the attempts to COM
pi.cate Conkling with this matter is absurd.
Tie guests of the house were removed under
Spi ague's threats of murder to be done. Mrs.
SIP ayle explains the case against the trustee
Of a bankrupt estate in which Sprague had
sought legal counsel of Conkling, and as her
means of living ut Canonchet had been cut
oil, size requested Conkling, who had already
been counselled by Sprague, to see him and
try to ascertain what results were likely to fol-
low the proposed case that would benefit or
provide for the children. Conkling had stop
ped at Canoncllet for this purpose, and was
awaiting Sprague's return when the outbreak
occurred. lfany hostile words were exchanged
etwecn Conkling and Sprayue at Canonclet
they alone know what they were, for no one
else heard them. What tra,lspilcd in the vii
lagr she does not know. Mrs. Sprague refers
in severe terms to her husbands life and lab
its. which long ago interrupted martial rela-
tons and bligllted their domestic life.
New YORK, August l3.-The Times says :
We have not much faith in the efficacy of
diplomatic circulars sent forth to invoke the
aid Of foreign governments in destroying the
channels by which MOrmoniSln was largely
fed from abroad. The assassination of Nor
mon missionaries by Georgia r~uflians, and
the Imprisonment of Mormon dignitalies in
civil suits have nothing whatever to do with
the attitude of the Government toward the
~insolent biga,nists Of Utah Territory, but the
laws of the United States must be enforced in
that Territory just Us they are in Arizona or
Idaho. The laws of 1862 is merely a leinact-
ment into the L. S. Statutes of the common
law a,li.l biyalny. TO say that its enforce
ment is persecution is wild folly, and to plead
tina: the rnliyiousbelief IS in ~conrubinayc and
therefore eXempts The offender is to put arSll-
melt in The mouths of any who may Object
to the laws Of any civilized community. and
who urge tie rights of conscience in an en-
tenuation fight against the practice of Nor
mon:sm is not new. One complaint, that he
Mormo,ls will be compelled to abandon one
feature of their religion or fight. is well
granted. They must accept the alternative
sooner or lat
New Yo.", August l4.-SpeakinS Of
Evarts' letter on nolygamy. the Tribune says:
1t is in effect a friendly reminder that the
convention OF the nations has been violated,
but HOW ;hM the letter has been seut more
rigorous action is just, if Mormon mission
aries who bring back to our shores these de-
ltied convertS can be arrested at GU: ports
and returned with their victims rs felunS.
The dircctness and justice of this practical
mode of procedure are evident from the fact
that the poIygamist OF Utah are foreigners.
Five years as" the population OF Salt Lake
City contained literally nothing .\mrricAA.
The conve.tsth there were English. Scotch, Nor
Wrgian and Danes, with their children, born
III This country, reared and educated to facts
and Practices OF this most degrading Of all sn-
cial conditions. It. is hardly tair that AMER
lea should be continued under the obiouuy
and moral degradation from this pla-uc-,pol
of brutality and wee which of right belong,
to other nations. Whenever tn" Influx nt
foreign higamisis is checked the Goyernmcn,
rr deal successfully with those at home.
NIw ioEk, Aug. i3.--'rln Heruld of to-
day says: 1T appears Il, it 'he Government
would have 10 p,' lis foot Gown with rmpla-
sis. Here ii,' six companies of tie Fourteenth
Infantry Il: Fort Douglas. and more. could be
readily concentrated there. The tenor OF the
dispatches from Utah show an ~irrituttai con-
ditioi of the people. and now that the mtcn-
tion~ "f III" administration al" Known. they
are not calculated 10 stnt}rn the feelings ni' the
MNTm"ll elders"
lii al ri!;,.tl.:. ,galIiny the business pros
ls"ts ;h,Tl@lci;t i,!r,rllnj,y. tie Herald says:
- Raiisoa! I~...l,!; tell us illat the present year
will see mon" miles of new read bulls than
ANY I,}'. .ot, year in history except one or two.