The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-29
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

WAsuING-oN June 19.-General John A.
Sutter, the discoverer of gold in California,
died here yesterday, after being sick about
week with inflammation Of the kidneys. His
aged widow resides at Lofts, Lancaster Co.,
Pa, 10 which place his remains will be taken I
for interrment.
CHICAGO, June 10.--Passengers coming in
from Minnesota and Dakota represent the |
whole country as being literally under water, |
and the damage to crops and other property |
is incalcuable. Heavy rains last week and |
the consequent swelling of the streams were
the eausess Nothing like has been known.
CINCINSArI June 2l.-It is announced |
with some authority that the New York dele |
CATION will present the name Of Henry b.
PAYNE of Ohio, for the presidency. If this is
done the Oiiio delegation which is now solid
for Thurm,n, " i'll be in an embarrassing
position. Outside delegates say they will
have to leave their man and go to Payne, but
all will not do so, as Jewctt has friends i'll
the delegation who hope he may lie an ac-
ceptabe dark horse. The Kentucky delesa-
ton will vote for Bayard as being now the
most acceptable choice of senator Beck, whose
choice was Seymour, but his influence now is
likely to be. for Bayard, like the rest Cf the
kentuckans. 1t is thought that 16 of the
Tennessee delegates will also vote for Bayard.
Judge Nibiack says Indiana has no second
choice, as they are first, last and always for
| Hendricks. There is good deal of enthusi-
asn in support of his candidacy, but its inn
portance will depend largely on the strength
that may come from the south.
CINCINNATI, June 20.-The delegates here
| are in the highest state of excitement. The
common feeling is that Tilden has at once
withdrawn and left himself in the hands of
his friends. kelly's reinforcements came at
| = pc10pls and tha manner in which tleV sent
wild echoes flying through the streets would
! fill with envy the soul of Sioux war party.
The whole situation is worse confused than
at any time before. Pennsylvania IS badly
split up, Randall and Hancock dividing the
| larger part OF 1t. Field Is regarded as used
up, eight Of twelve delegates from California
have declared against him. These delegates
have been showored with kilograms from
home almost frantically appealing to them to
abandon the slope candidate as his decision
in the qucque case is being discussed anew at
home. There is reasonable certainty that
Hendricks will by morning have disappeared
fromftlle arena, and it is said Ivy cool heads
that Bayard will lead in the first ballot aid
die hard.
/ CHICAGO, June .l.-The Times editorially
4 sums up: The delegates from California are
in receipt of many kilograms from their con-
stituents advising them to withdraw Justice
Fields name. 1t is believed that Governor
Stevenson ef Kentucky, will be made rerma-
Bcnt chaSssasn. Sixty-one members Of the
Randall association of Philadelphia, LETT that
city Yesterday for the convention. They
we're dressed in uniform and carried a silk
banner on Which was painted an Oil portrait
of the Speaker. Three thousand people saw
them of. A Hendricks train of ten coaches
= will leave indianapolis to-day for Cincinnati.
The Seymour declnation was great disap-
pointmcnt to the supporters of the hoosier
candidate, who were anxious to nominate
the New Yorker, reserving second place for
their man. 1t is first place or nothing with
them now.
ST. Louis, June 2l.--So many evidences
of the naCGuracy of the national census just
. taken of this city have come to light that a
number Of the leading business and profes-
slonal men Of the city have called public
meeting, to be held at the Lindell hotel to
morrow night, to consider the matter and de
tcr,nine what is best to be done in the prem
y iSeS.
G SAN FRANCISCO. June 2l.--I. NJ. kalloct
: having been released from arrest on the clarg.
t of killing Chas. DeYoung on account Of ;
n defect in the proceedings, and immediately
y rcarresed OIL 4 new complaint, was tl
c aftsncon held to answer without bail
S WAsuINGroN, June 2I.-The commission
4 to ratify an agreement with the Ute Indian
- received written instructions to-day from TIN
IL Secretary Of the Interior and started for Den
Il yer, whence they proceed to Los Pinos
" Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and the other Siou!
, will make another visit to The Indian schoo
g at Carlisle Pa, and then 90 direct to Dakot
:" Treasury Report.
y. WA>luNGroS, June lo.-Thc receipts ali