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

kinds of labor in a packing house. The pro-
prietors demurred, but yesterday. in order to
finish up the work on hand, gave in Temperate
ly and paid the prices demanded. To-day,
however, 81 packers and curers, embracing all
the principal houses, signed an agreement to
act in harmony in general matters, and
especially to hire and discharge men as they
saw fit, regardless of any union or association.
Many of the packers have shut down entirely,
stating that they would not pack another hog
this season if they could not get men at the
old prices. They claim there is no money in
packing at the present prices of hogs, and that
an increase in expenses would be ruinous.
Some firms threaten to remove their business
from Chicago.
Hogs were a drug in the market to-day, and
at the close the prospect was not good for ac-
tivity in the near future. The wages of the
workmen are now from 81 80 to 81 per day, ac-
cording to the class Of work they do.
WASHINGTON, Nov. AT to-day's cabinet
meeting, Secretary McCrary read a report
from the engineer officer in charge of the Mis-
sissippi jetty works, showing to what extent
the depth and width of channel required by
law had not been maintained during a por-
ton of the last quarter. The matter was re-
ferred to the Attorney General, who will de-
eide whether Captain Eads is entitled to the
money claimed for that quarter.
BALTIMORE, Nov. IA shooting ARRAY is
reported at Leonardtown, Nd, on the night of
the election. There was a great deal of ex-
element in town, and a fight between the
lower elements of the two parties was mo-
mentarily expected throughout the day.
Nothing serious, however, took place until af-
ter dark, when the Democrats surrounded the
Republican tlag-pole and threatened to pull it
down.
a 1. 80 AE, A ,vroroa yr1p had lann
elected county commissioner on the electoral
ticket, made his way into the crowd and
warned them to keep Oft. A rush was made
for the flag pole, and in the scramble which
followed, the report of a pistol was heard, and
Lawrence staggered and fell, pierced in the
breast. 1t is not known who fired the shot.
Many declared it could not be anything else
r than accident, and refused to credit the wild
rumors into which the affair has been shaped.
Lawrence is very seriously hurt, but may re-
cover. He is a native of Ohio, and settled in
st. Mary's county Immediately after the late
war. He seems to have become popular as a
: citizen and a business man, and is highly re-
spected by both Democrats and Republicans.
He is a Republican in politics, and was elect
ed to the State Senate. Was a member of that
: body in 1876, and elected member OF the
, House of delegates in 1878.
. 1t is rumored to-day that John Denler, EN-.
ployed in one of the tobacco warehouses, was
q shot and seriously injured. Denler is q citi.
. = zen of the county and went there to vote
. Particulars of the affair are not known, efforts
having been made to conceal it altogether.
= GALVESTON, Nov. IA San Antonio spe
cial to the Nelps from Camphelfs store N st
Rosa connty, of the 4th inst, reports that Cap
y tain Hall, with a squad of rangers and severa
citizens, anticipating an attempt to pillage thu
store, concealed themselves in order to cap
a ture the robbers. During the night, five mel
rode up, entered the store, and while two Sc
cured the clerk, the others began pluLderin.
the store. Hall and party appeared and de
"a manded their surrender. The robbers fire.
on the rangers, wounding a citizen. Hall
Ia men returned the, fire, killing one robbel
mortally wounding another, and slight
"a wounding a third. The others escaped.
q SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA Tucson dis
ID, patch,a special from Fort Grant to the Tucso
~ Daily Stdr,says :-Dispatches from Fort Bay
~ ard, n. NJ, announces the return of th
" Arizona troops and scouts. They had a tigl
w. by moonlight with NictOria's band of Apache
!. in Mexico, sixty miles below the line. On
u hundred and eighty warriors. were engage
~ in the tghl. They were defeated AID drive
y. " from the field. Private Cochlerco, Compan
>, A, 9th Cavalry, of Fort Grant. Arizona. wa
y killed, and an Indian scout of Lieut.. Gait
~ woods company of TT. Apache was kiIie
~ and another wounded. Major Morrow con
=. manded the troops in the fight. The Arizon
troops are Ell route to their posts, the hostil
as Indians having been driven out of New Mes
leo.
rs CINCINNATI, Nov. THE Touring mill
A. G. Slicer, Elizaville, Kentucky, was hurne
IT at one o'clock this morning. Several person
were sleeping in the second story, all of whol
i. escaped except a negro employee, who W Il
burned to death. The mil was valued
1t $4,000, and is a total loss. No insurance.
id KANSAS CITY. Mo. Nov. IA terribl
disaster occurred on the corner Of Second an
Il. Main streets this afternoon: The cXtensiv
il cracker and candy manutactory Of Carte
c. Sons, four tEree-story brick buildings, tumble
rs down and was completely consumed by tir'
al At the time the accident occurred lH7 person
mostly boys and girls from II to 20 Years OLE
" were at work in the factory, all butfseven
Nh whom escaped alive. The cause Ithe ace
S. lent cannO. be fully determined, but as a
$; explosion occurred simultaneously with til
il fall of the walls, it is supposed to be a repet
ton of the accident in New York last year
I'll a starch explosion. As soon as the walls fe
O. the building took fire. When the new of tn
accident had spread about the city paren
j. and friends Of those employed there. locke
n to the scene to learn the fate of their love
Il ones. As soon rs tie trcmon had sllDduG
&c the flames they Sc to work digging for til
al dead, and up to 10 P. IN. had taken out tire
til Foul are still missing, and supposed to be
is the ruins. Building and contents 4 total los
Insured for So, 001,
i'll ALTOONA, Pa, NoY. IA freight train O
an the Pennsylvania Road broke in two earl
&C. thism morning when coming down the mou
M tain eight miles west Of Altoona. The 4
'et tached portion of the tram gained great spec
DIT running down hill at the rate OF a mile
1T minute, until at Kit,aning Point it overtoT
to and ran into the frs part. Twenty-four ca
at were complelely wrecked and the freig