The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-18

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of General Grant during the late war; to his
generosity toward General Lee, and to his
elevation to the Presidency. He said "Sir,
you have served your country nobly n the
country has honored you grandly. Like the
immortal Washington, you rose from the
lower walks Of life, passed through all. mill
tary grades until you commanded its victo-
rious armies. Like him you filled the office
of President two long terms and when the
two terms were over was offered a crown but
preferred immortality and fame to temporary
power. He returned to private life, lives in
the hearts of his people, and all time will call
him his country's Father. You too, sir,
when your two terms were over, obeyed that
part of your conntry's unwritten traditions,
hallowed BY the immortal example Of Wash.
ington, and you too, retired, and you too, sir,
live and will live forever in your country
mems hearts. Sir, in the name of Chicago
and its people, l prophesy that when time
shall have grown old, when the page Of his
tory shall become dim by the side OF the great
examplar who has gone before, your name
and statue will be placed; and by the side OF
immortal Lincoln will live the name of
Grant"
The speech was applauded heartily. Gen.
Grant in reply said:
"Mr. Mayor and gentlemen of the Commit
tee of Reception of Chicago: { feel very
much honored by the welcome which l am
receiving at your hands to-day: l feel highly
honored by the pledge of welcome which has
been rendered by your worthy mayor, which
is something so personal to myself that it
would be hardly in good taste for me to re-
spond to the language Of it, and it leaves,
therefore, nothing for me to do but to convey
my thanks to this committee of citizens of
this city for the hearty reception which they
have given me-"
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.--The Daily News hav-
ing invited the Governors of the various
States and prominent Southern men to send
in its care congratulations on Gen. Grants
return, has received a number Of such con-
gratulations, including one from Alexander
H. Stephens, another from Gen. James Long
street, and the following from Hon. Robert
Toombs
ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. II, 1879.
To NJ. E. Stone, editor:
Your telegram was received. l decline to
answer except to say, present my congratula-
tons to Gen. Grant Oh his safe arrival to has
country. He fought for has country honorably
and won. l fought for mine and lost. I am
ready to try it over again. Death to the
Union. (Signed.)
r. TooMBs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-The Comstock
mines have paid the Sutro Tunnel Company,
for lateral tunnel and royalty on the ore ex-
tracted during the month of October, $780,
776.25.
The Supreme Court has rendered the decis-
ion in appeal confirming the judgment of the
Twenty-third District Court in the case of Col
lector elect Tlllson againt the fol-
the short term, William Ford, ousting Ford
TIL decision settles the question of the short
term in the three contested offices OF TAI
Collector, Auditor and Supervisor in the
Third Ward.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 13.-It is reported
from Augusta that the authorities have certifi
Gates prepared to send out, giving seats to 1
l Democratic Senators and IS represen
=, ~tatives, giving them a majority and quorum
5 in case the Republicans retire.
= DENVER, Nov. 13.-The sale of johnnie
Bull. Domingo, and Silver Cliff mines wa
: consummated to-day. The money was paid
f deeds delivered and possession taken. VIM
: f. S%llaffer, W. NJ. Lent, ex-senator Dorsey
Senator Mcdonald, and associates, all OF Ne\
York City, are understood to be the purchas
ers. The exact consideration is unknown
but is supposed to range from $T50,OOO t
100000.
> ATLANTA, Nov. 12.-General TOombs, i
: an interview regarding his dispatch to tn
Chicago Daily Nears says that the interpreta
ton of the language is, that the result OF th
+ war was the death of the Union, and the pres
|. ent government is a consolidated one and NJ
z a cOntederacy,
WASHINGTON, November 13.-Among th
Presidents callers to-day were j. MaNwe.
4 Carlisle, of England, and Messrs. James Big
gar and George Curran, Of Scotland. Th
two latter are agricultural delegates frol
Scotland to Canada.
Upon the representation of numerous all
davlts by special agents of the POst-OHt
e Department Postmaster-General Key hs
arrived at the conclusion that all lottery COLI
t panies and lottery agents are doing a traudl
lent business within the puIview of his statl
Il tory power concerning g schemes to detrau
the public He has therefore to-day con
IS menced the issuance of special orders to pos
a masters at specified cities directed by nam
j. against all persons known to be concerned
la The lottery business, forbidding the postmastt
|. to pay any postal money order or to dellv'
any registered letters addressed TO person
thus engaged. The money orders and regi
tered letters are to be stamped with the VOL
ID |" Fraudulent"
Of DENVER. COL, November 13.-Later di
at patches from Los Pinos to the Tribune repr
y sent that General Hatch, of the Commissio
" arrived to-day. The hostile chiefs, with Il
ia exception of Jack, who is reported gone
is the Uintah Reservation, arrived to-day. Tht
Mt are at Los Pinos and are willing to surrende
se Jack peremptorily refused to come tothe age
to cy and meet the Commission. 1t has bee
determined almost beyond a doubt that
led the hostiles in the Thornburg figl
as Ouray held a long conference with the he
" tiles Tuesday night and told them they nee
expect no mercy. Johnson is among othe
. at the agency. He says if he has done an
at thing wrong he is willing to expiate lis erin
mt willing to hang, if necessary. johnson
err brother is represented as the man who sh
ne two freighters between Milk River and t
es agency. They were laughing and talki1