The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-02

better prospect for the future of Virginia The
colored voters are now an important factor.
and all rights being assured peace and pros
perity will follow. '.-''>"
BALTIMORE, Nov. 23.-The British steam
ship Baltimore, Captain Rowles, which sailed
from this port Tuesday last, with large car
60, including 296 cattle for London, returned
this morning First Officer MITCHELL reports
that the ship passed out of the capes on Wed
nesday, when the weather was boisterous, but
she behaved we'll until Thursday night As
soon as the gulf stream was reached heavy
chop sea was encountered, but the ship kept
her course. On Thursday night about 10
O'Clock, while the first officers watch was on
deck she was struck by sea which swept her
forward deck, carrying away the cattle pens
and sweeping ten or twelve of the cattle ovel-
board. First Officer Mitchell was thrown
down and so severely injured that he had to
be takento his room. Boatswain Thomson was
then called to take the watch, and he and
Captain Rowles, who had come on deck,
were standing on the bridge when 1t was dis
covered that the trisail was adIift. Captain
Rowles ordered Thomson to take the men
and secure it. The work required about half
an hour, and when Thomson returned to his
post on the bridge he found the dead body of
Captain Rowles. The gin block over the for
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Rowles, and both flanges had crushed through
his skull to the brain, killing him instantly.
Halt an hour later the ship became unmall-
ageable and broaclled to; for some time she
was buffetted by the sea, and the cattle had
become perfectly wild; the ship however, was
got on an even keel again and started on the
return for this port. Her hull suffered no
damage, and the only injury she sustained
was the loss of the fore boom, and besides the
cattle swept overheard a number were killed;
the whole loss amounting to about ninety.
many were crippled. The boatswain says
Captain Rowles before he was killed expressed
his intention to return to Baltimore, as the
cattle pens, piled with loose bales of hay,
were not fit to voyage across the Atlantic at
this season of the year.
VIRGINIA. Kane Co., ILL.,, Nov. 4.-One
of the most unprovoked and cold blooded
murders ever perpetrated was committed
Saturday at a farm some ten miles north of
this place. The victims, two German broth
ers named Echenand, were husklng corn
when John N. and Robert Taylor, also broth
ers, came along on horseback, dismounted,
and saying they were now going to settle a
feud which had existed between the two fam
lilies, and Immediately began stabbing one
brother, who fell with knife thrust thl ough
the lung. They then turned upon the other
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escape. They caught him, and plunging a
knife into his throat, severed the jugular vein.
One brother died soon after and the other was
dying last night. The murderers escaped,
and the officers are in pursuit.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 24.-Manager Allyn,
of the Western Union Telegraph Company of
this city, stated that he had been instructed
to comply with the demands of the committee
and furnish kilograms specifically called for
within the specified time. The dispatches,
Uwenty-one in number, were handed to the
Chairman. who ordered receipt given for
them. The messages were in cypher one
from Morris Marks, asking about the adjourn
ment of Congress. Senator Hill asked the
witness if he knew what the dispatches con-
tanned?
Witness-I do not.
Senator Cameron-Better send for Tiden.
w. p. Seymour, notary public, testified re-
garding the affidayits made by James P.
Blackstone, a n-ember of Packard's Legisla-
ture, and othes S, showing that they had been
paid money to vote for Kellogg.
Seymour testified that the paper produced
was not Blackstones original affidavit, but
the substance of it. The paper reiterates that
Blackstone at various times receiS cd money
from Kellogg and Louis Soner, amounting in
all to s., ,25O, which he used as directed by
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| repeated part of the conversation in his office
between members Of the committee of Mich
ol's Legislature and others with Blackstone,
about bribery. Blackstone said he could gel
| the affidavits of parties to whom he paid the
| money received from Kellogg corroboratins
| his statement. These affidavits were also pro
duced and filed with the committee. In con-
versation Blackstone said the money had
beeen paid to brbe him, as prominent Re-
publican in the ward and member of the Leg
islature. One of the parties who accompanied
the members Of the Nichols Legislature to my
Office to see Blackstone promised to reimburse
him for the outlay in getting up the affidavit
Blackstone afterwards told me he received
money from them. but with the distinct under
standing that the money paid by the Demo
Gratis was not for bribery or anything OF tha
sort, but was to pay the expense he incurred
in going after testimony. Witness stated tha
the committee of the Nichols Legislature
appointed to investigate Kelloggs protieret
case, never made any report.
j. F. Barrignon, Assistant Sergeant-at-A Arm
of the Packard Legislature testified that i
seemed to be the general understanding tina
every member of the Legislature was paid TO
his vote when Kellogg was elected Unite'
States Senator; saw Kellogg speak to Senate
Tritchell one day in the telegraph office, tell
| ing MN he Wallteu Ills folo, anu "o"i" Si'
him one of the best positions in the govern
ment, at the same time Kellogg hande'
Tritchell $780, Tritchell remarked that i
was all right. Witness had been in the Gus
tom House, but was discharged last July.
j. S. ANTI testified that he formerly held
place in the Custom House, but was displace
a few months ago by Kerns, formerly mem
Der of the Packard Legislature. Witness wa
enrolling clerk the Packard Legislature. !
was a matter of common notorlety that til
members were paid for voting for Kellogg.
b. Dreyfust testified that two very poe
members of the Packard Legislature wer
flush the day after Kellogg's election, one re
their great wealth. They had $4,000 in casl
w. j. Stokes, Judge of Grant Parish in ~
testified regarding the failure to have an ele
! tion in that parish. The Republicans knew
was Democratic consequently no elecIiO