The weekly miner., 1880-11-23
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

against post. AS he mad threatened her life
If she procured divorce, she sent boy for
policeman, who, on his arrival, found the
man dead with bullet hole in his temple
and pistol by his side. Somers had carried
out his other threat, that if his wife got di
vorce he would die on her door step.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov.-The secre-
tarv of state has received official returns from
the whole state, which shows the following
result:
IdHCoCh. .sZVo.ooJ
GARFIELD ............. ..... l53,5S7
weaver. ...... ............ oo,l50
Hancock's plurality ......... $4,000
Majority .................. I9,o6I
The vote on the state aud congressional
ticket is not yet made up.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.-At the late
election in the state of Nevada the question
of Chinese immigration was submitted to the
the voters, and from appearances those Op-
posed to the coming Of the Mongolan pre-
ponderate in aoout the same ratio as was
made apparent by the vote of California on
the same question two years ago. I he off
cial returns of Storey county foot up 5,114
against to 13 in its favor.
NEW, DIRK, Nov. 14-The Worlds Lon
don special says of the Hanlan-Trickett boat
race: The start is intended 10 be made from
Putney at IL O'Clock, hut as the weather now
| looks postponment is not at all impossible,
and boatmen say that if the Thames is even
| in the same condition tomorrow as it is at
present the match will not take place. The
betting at present is slightly in favor of Han
Ian, odds of f50o to f4O0 in his favor being
given by his hackers.
| NEW York, Nov 15.-The Baltic Sea, the
last of the old Collins line of steamers, is to
be destroyed. She was in the government
service during the war as supply vessel,
and was afterward sold at auction. Her ma
chinery has been removed and sold as old
iron.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-The Inter Oceans
New York special says: The grand jury will
reassemble tomorrow morning, but it is not
likely that any additional indictments will
be found against the prisoners implicated in
the alleged forged letter. Kenward Philips
bail All be renewed, and it is not likely that
fore Wednesday.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y. Nov. 14.-Whie
the steamer Blackbi of Staver's harbor feet
was coming to this city from Newburg, Sat
urday night with about $50 eXcursionists, it
ran into rock ten miles above Fort Mont
gomery, and sprung aleak. The captain
beached her and the men went ashore, made
fire, and bivouaked there for the night. In
the morning betw cen three and four O'Clock,
|
boats and brought to this city. The Black
brd was got atloat to-day.
ROME, Nov. l4.-The pope to-day, in ac-
cepling pair of embroidered shoes from the
ladies of San Francisco, said that he would
wear them next Easter.
CONCORD. Mass. Nov. 15.-Jesse Pomeroy
has beeen detected in another scheme 10 es
cape from his strong cell, by saving through
a thick boiler casing with saw improvset
from knife. He had cut a bar eighteeI
inches long and nine inches wide. He wa
discovered by yard officers.
) ST. LOUIS, Nov. l5.-Four railroad moi
went into Flannigan's saloon, about hal
: past eleven last night, and ordered drinks
which were paid for. Shortly afterwards
: more drinks were taken and the party start
ed to leave the saloon without settling TO
them. FLAMING gan asked for payment.
row ensued IN which Flanagan drew a re
l vover, shot Tobias Laughlin dead and sho
ball through the lungs of his brother Dan
) e Laughlin. The dead body of Tobias wa
taken to the morgue and his brother was sen
: to his boarding place.
; PATTERSON, Nov. l5.-The wife ofSamue
!, David, son of prominent lawyer of New
York City, was found murdered this mernin!
on the porch of the house.
LONDON, ,Nov.15 g. The weatheris mild ant
the wind light, but the water is lumpy. Han
Ian weighs | | stone; Trickett IL stone.
LATER-Hanlan won easily, leading from
, Hammersmith bridge to the end Weathe
favorable.
CAPE Town, Nov l5.-The rebels attack
, ed small force of Cape troops occupying Ba
, suto, Chief Lerathdes' village, and the troop
were obliged to evacuate.
LONDON, Nov. 15,-The murder of Wheel
: er is supposed to be for private vengeance
n No arrests have been made. but the polio
are watching the man who was with Wheele
when he was aSSaSSinated
: STELLARToN, N. S., Nov. 15.-The en-
< frances to the mine Lave heen closed by put
: ting down bundles of pressed hay and hrus
0 and then throwing on dirt. A Victoria stear
/. fire engine arrived by special train at T
m. Both it and the Glasgow steamer ar
pumping water into the fire shaft. 1t wa
fully expected that heavy explosions woul
J, take place Immediately after its entrance an
d the air was shut off from the mine. but up t
: ten o'clock none had occurred.
l WILMINGTON, Nov. 15,-After almost con
tinuous rain for "a hours, snow commence
falling about half past seven this mornn
and is still falling. Heavy storms reporte
5 at Fayetteville and Geldsboro.
TROY, Nov. 15.- Aiken & McSharon
J.. knitting mill at West Sand Lake was burpe
by an incendiary. Loss, $Sb.OOO.
Toronto, Nov. 15.-Unprecedented excite
ment prevails over Hanlons victory. Th
city WINS over 100000 by the victory.
: Boston, Nov. 16.-The official report {
a the investigation committe which has beel
: examining the accounts of defaulting cit
: cashier " oodward, places the total amount {
the defalcation at $50. .234. 1t is also show
II that when Woodward was promoted froi
n q clerkship to the position Of cashier.