The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-08-26
FOREIGN.

QUEBEC, Aug 1s.-The Irish ship laborers
hav e resolved not to accept any reduction of
wages as asked by the French section in both
St.Patricks and French church. The clergy
recommended moderation. A number of
ladies who are remaining in town have
sought the protection of the citadel. The
magistrates of the city will call meeting of
interested persons and will ask the Governor
to enforce the Blake act. The arms of COM
panies Of the Quebec battalion have been
stolen at Lorete by people from Cape Blanc.
Everything quiet. The rain is clearing the
streets of rioters. In the irish part of the
city all passers by and ali carriages during
the night were challenged, stopped and eX-
amined by armed men. The Eighth Royal
Rifles have been removed from the skating
rink to Queens Wharf. ,.E
LONDON, August 1S.-The report published
of the death of Mrs. Sartoris, daughter of
Grant, is declared unfounded. The mistake
arose from the death of Mrs. E. T. Sartoris,
formerly Adelaide Kemble. r.
LONDON, Aug. 1S.-At Lurgan, Ireland, on
Saturday two hundred police charged on
mob with fixed bayonets, The police were
beaten back and twenty Of their number in
jured. The rival mobs fired at each other
with rifles. One leader of the Catholic party
had some dynamite which exploded injuring
him fatally ..
| BERLIN, August 16.-Kreuz Ze,tung states
that Admiral Balluch, undergoing SIX months
| Imprisonment in the fortress of Magdeburg,
has been pardoned and it is expected he will
shortly be appointed director of the Admiralty
replacing Admiral Henke.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 16.-The first
court-martlal at Moscow since the promulga-
| tion of the military law was held there to-
day and condemned Il private gentleman
named Zlnikotf to 12years hard labor in the
mines for attacking and insulting a sentinel.
| GIBRALTAR, August 16.-SiX 2O-ton Arm
! strong guns have been landed here and are
being towed in lighters to Tangier for the
new batteries. This matter has been bitterly
commented upon in the Spanish newspapers.
BARRIE, Ont., Aug. 19.-In the sculing
race to-day immediately after turning the buoy
an unknown sculler got right in the cham
pOn's course when In less than length of
each other. Hanion looking around, saw the
stranger, anu backing with the right and
pulling hard with the left, missed collision
by a foot and half; his ore scraping the un-
known she'll. Riley, while Hanlon was drift
ing past the stranger, took the leaa by three
fourhs of length. Hanlon, as soon as
| cleared, quickly closed the gap leading Riley
| the whole Of the way home. About ten yards
from the finish Riley made a tremendous
squirt, coming up rapidly, while Hanlon
| thinking he had the race in hand, did not re-
spond, and both passed the winning line nose
and nose. in 27:02. Kennedy third, only II
seconds later. The judges being inexperi-
en,ed, fired Nv" shots in quick succession, in
stead of only one for !? dead heat. Hanlon
and Il majority OF the spectators think he won
by half length. but he is willing to row
over Oh Wednesday, Although within two
! feet OF tie sculler who nearly touled him. the
champion did not recognize him. Most of
| the spectators believe the unknown man was
there purposely. Riley and Hanlon row
again Saturday.
LONDON, Aug. I9.-The PM MAJ Gazette
SAYS that Cashmere is the only part of India
which appears to be still threatened with
famine. There are hopes of d revival of pros
petty III India: So confident is this feeling in
Manchester tllat anticipa,ons are indulged in,
and here and there preparations are being
made for great revival of the Eastern trade.
The British iron trade there shows signs of
improvement, they having reached stage in
which workmeu a"e beginning to claim in
creased wages. In Sheffield the starting of
new furnaces is contemplated, as stocks are
being reduced. \ cheerful feeling in other
trades is reported, though business at present
is staguani. i timely rain i'll Cashmere might
yet secure half the average rice crop. n
statement made some time ago that this would
be enough 10 support the people, rests upon
the assumption, apparently we'll founded, that
| half of the Inhabitants have either perished
by famine or have emiITlted.
PARIS, August 19.-Thr Putris asserts that
several prominent Lcgiilnists have left to
wait upon Count i" Chambord in some for.
eign town.
ROME, Angus, l9.-The Diretto announces
that the Cardinals and rope recently discuss
ed the proposal To ask the Italian Government
to restore the Pantheon 10 the Holy See. Y .
/ PARIS, August l9.--rhe opening speeches
at the various Councils General show this ses-
sion is to be the most intensely political that
France has yet witnessed.
/ ST. lETERSBU I.G. August l9.-lhe Mill
lists have changed th"ir headquarters to kie1.
being better a'taptra for concralnient than ST.
Petersburg.
BERLIN. August lo.--IIelr Won Fngncken-
blek, late premier ui the Reichsta.. has been
nominated life member of he lrtlsSan Upper
Chamber
DUBLIN. Aug 20.-A movement is OIL fnot
for the "mr"tlmrn; of unarmrd volunteers in
Ireland.