The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-10
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Southern Utes
! lgratio, Salvaro, Bucksllin Charley and Ojo-
! bancho, arrived last night in charge of Col.
| Page, L. S. A.
The committee who are investigating the
| Charges preferred against eX-Commssioner of
Indian Affairs Hayt, will probably conclude
| their work tomorrow. Secretary Schurz said
tonight that the report of the committee will
be submitted to the Board or Indian Com
missions at their meeting in New Y ork Tues
day next. 1t has not yet been determined
who will succeed HayL as Commissioner Of
1udian Affairs.
VALPARAISO, Feb. 1.-The Gillian forces
have occupied lilo and Moquequa, taking the
garrison of the latter place prisoners. The
Peruvian authorities OF Moquequa were also
| capt0"ea and Chilian authorities have been
appointed in their stead. A Bolivian envoy
and three cOlOnels of the allied army have
been arrested by the Chlians at Autotogasta.
BUENos AYREs, Feb. 1.-General Comacho
has made himself President of Bolivia.
The wheat crop of Buenos AYres is excel
lent but that of Santa Fe is very poor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA Victoria dis
patch says: The crew Of the bark General
Cobb, from San Francisco for Zabeck, w. r.,
arrived here to-day in a schooner from Clay
onfout Sound, OH tine west coast of Vancouver
Island, where the bark went ashore and be-
came total wreck seventeen days ago. The
crew suffered great prvations but werc well
treated by the Indians.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The Independent
Republican committee, known as "the
Scratchers," last evening adopted a resolution
| against the nomination of General Grant or
Sc major Blaine.
7 Eal, oil 1,,e
| broken out at several places in Brazil. Up
to the present time the epidemic has appeared
in mild form but fears are entertained that
it may spread to Rio Janeiro.
! On the 1lth ult., four hundred bandits
having expelled the authorities from Jan
, nary, in the province Of Mardi Gras, sacked
| the town and burned twenty-five houses.
| They threaten to attack other towns.
| LONDON, Feb. IA meeting to discuss the
| land tenure question was held in the county
Of Louth, Oh Sunday, at which several mem-
| bers Of Parliament were present. The Stand
ddlW asserts that tclegraphic instructions have
been sent to the Comm nder-in-Chief of the
| British naval forces III the Pacific to dispatch
u man ot-war to Lapaz, Lower California, III
consequence Of the late disturbances there
which are regarded as liable to cndanger Brit
! isl subjects.
The Standards Vienna dispatch reports it
is rumored in we'll informed circles that Rus
sia has decided TO increase the number of
her peace Tnd,Mar forces. The latter by one
hundred ana fitty Thousand men.
Boston, Feb. IA dispatch from Mount
Washington says there was to-day The greatest
change III the weather known on that noun
tain IN the same length Of time, the theIlnom-
ctcr at noon being 7 degrees above, at nine
o'clock in the evening II below zero, and the
| wind blnNiD nt thp lf % plilaS bn
hour.
The Posts Berlin correspondent has intel
ligence that the Russian Government is deter
mined to insist upon the formal ratification of
the Kuldja treaty.
A, dispatch to the Post from Berlin says
Emperor William will open the session of
Parliament in person.
ROME, Feb. /. Heavy rains have caused
the rivers in Sicily and Calabria to overflow
doing great damage to property:
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-The Leipsic Grensb0t
publishes an article on European disarma-
ment, believed to be inspired, suggesting that
if there was British government capable OF
inducing Parliament to declare that England
in case Of a Russo-French attack upon Ger,
many, would guarntee the neutrality of Bel
GUM, LuXemberg and Switzerland, and tc
demand also the neutrality of the North and
Baltic seas, such declaration would bring
about real peace.
CoNTANTINopLE, Feb. 1.-Excessive cold
prevails at Deaberker, and great fall of snow
has taken place. Several travellers have per-
shed on the way to Deaberker, and great
mortality prevails among cattle. Thousands
of MOslem refugees are slowly perishing al
Philpopolis from cold and starvation. They
are only aided by foreigners. The Bulgar.
ans will give nothing toward their relief, and
say the statements of misery are got up by
Tuskish and English intrigueers.
New YORK, Feb. l.-Henry E. E. Legraw
a commercial traveller has brought action
against James n. Rowan, a grain merchant
to recover 900 for the alleged alienation
of his wife. Rowan was resident of Jamai
ca, l.. L., and member of the New York
Produce Exchange; he is also Trustee OF The
Brooklyn tabernacle, is married and has q
family. A suit for divorce will be also insti
tuted.
P1TTsBUHG, Feb. 1.-At a meeting of the
Republican Executive Committee of ALLIE
ghany county yesterday, to select delegates tc
the State convention, the full delegation was
instructed for Grant.
LONDON, Feb. lit is underst ood that the
government intends to give a grant for the
purpose of providing seed for small Irisl
farmers.
An eminent Irish statician estimates The
loss sustained by the failure of last year.
crops in Ireland at IA ,624OO0.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The Grand Jury to
day presented twenty-five indictments agains
Rev. Edward Cowley, manager of the Shep
herds Fold, charging him with starving
beating and ill treating children in the Fold
Cowley was arrested, and in default of ST.,
600 bail was committed to the Tombs.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The Journals Washing
ton special says Senator Cameron's informa
ton is to the effect that the majority of thu
Pennsylvania delegation are for Grant, will
Blaine second choice.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2.-The indianapolis
Cincinnati 4 Lafayette Railroa, was sold a
noon to-day, under order of the United State