The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-17

latlOn thereto.
The Senate committee will vote on the In
gals case on Monday next.
Rallied.
AUGUSTA, Feb. l3.-John Benson, .ir., the
Fusion Deputy Secretary of State. and a
member of Gov. Smiths staff. was arraigned
before Judge True, yesterday, charged with
larceny of manuscript tabulations of legisla-
tive returns from E. G. Mogdy, January 10Th,
1880. The complaint also contained a count
for melting unknown persons to commit said
crime. Several witnesses had testified for the
government when the counsel for defendant
claimed that no proof had been presented as
to his guilt, and asked for defendants dis
charge, stating he should off,r no evidence.in
defence. TIL Judge, however, ordered the
defendant to give bail III $500 to appear at the
April term Of the superior court.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Stamding Beal,
the Ponca chief, to-day concluded his story of
the injustice done his people, and Tomorrow
Bright Eyes will be heard.
Representative Speer's bill prohibiting dress
larades and the playing of military bands on
the Sabbath, will ua reported adversely.
The House committee OH education and
labor will report adversely Representative
Thompson's bill providing for the distribution
of the fund from the unused pay and bounty
OF colored soldiers for the education of the
colored race. The action is based upon the
information furnished the committee that the
fund barely amount to 100000, and is being
constantly drawn upon by claimants.
The committee agreed to report tavorably
Representative COX's resolution providing for
the enforcement of the eight hour law, with a
full days pay for eight hours labor.
The House Oh elections adopted
the majority report in the case of Curtin VS..
Yoeum, Of Pennsylvania, which favors he
sending the matter back TO the people of the
district for a new election. The committee
also voted to allow the minority report of the
f subcommittee, in favor of Yoeum, the sitting
member, to accompany the report of the COM
mittee.
The bill introduced by Senator Garland
proposes to extend the time for the completion
of the Texas Pacific railway ten years.
The House on claims to-day
heard Judge wiltshire and one or two other
!, friends of General John A. Sutter, in the adj
vocacy of his claim for a Congressional APP
| preparation of $4,000 to indemnify him for
the loss of his Seebrante grant, and for his
expenditures in aid of early California emil
grants, etc. The committee will consider the
subject Tomorrow.
i The Pulgas ranch bill comes up again to-
> morrow in the public land claims committee.
t The Blaine Boom.
= CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Tbe Tribune's special
e from Washington says: 'The Blaine boom
t will soon be actively begun a club will be
organized here in a day or two for the purpose
I of forming a nucleus for the campaign.
e Blaine himself has gone TO New York, and it
t is not improbable that his visit there will have
the effect to prevent the fulfillment of Conk.
ling's prediction to instruct the delegation
s from New York for Grant. Blaine's friends
here understand the object of his visit to New
York is to ascertain how formidable the
Grant movement is, and whether it would be
i practicable to undertake to interfere with the
workings of the Conkling machine. Eacl
Ii day discloses new facts. making it seem more
certain that Illinois is to be considered the
d pivotal State in the Blaine campaign. The
J. first open demonstration for Blaine in Illinoi;
will be made at the meeting of the State cen
trail committee, in Chicago, Feb. 10Th. 4
gentleman very familiar with the workings o
,r the committee expects fully 900 Blaine mel
r. will be in Chicago at that time. 1t is tin
II purpose of Blaine's friends to have som.
Re skilled speakers there to advocate the Bialn'
Iy cause. Senator Cameron has within Il fey
rs days talked very plainly to his friends il
n regard to Grants nomination. He says hi
is own purpose is to support that candidate
er whoever he may be, whose chances for elec
of ton seem best unless those now managin
of Grants case become convinced before til
lie convention lie can be nominated on the frs
DdlltI, iio ilutIit VIII loI Dt DlouSlb btlol
N the convention. As to the Harrisburg cor
,p %ventlOn, he says the endorsement of Graz
would not have been attempted, i'll view {
the shape things took, If it had not bee
!, necessary in order to prevent his (Culneron's
Il, defeat. To avert this he had the help of quit
q number of prominent Blaine men. AS t
III =! the nomination OF Blaine, he did not runsidt
Il, il an expeGient thing to do.
w Retires.
" ,., E,l ~ M, I,f., .l,,,I, u,
Il, the following double-leaded editorial Pei
~ sistent efforts of certain journals hostile t
H. General Grant, i'll trying TO make the peopl
,r believe that Hon. f. Il. Washburne is a cal
i, didate for the Presidency has become annoy
at ing to that gentleman and h" authorizes I'll
h. Mte1-Ocedn to state that he is not, and undo
NV no circumstances will he he, such candidate
9 He is for General Grant tor President. frs
in last and all the time. He further says TIKI
his friend who wrote this paper the other da
al that he was Il candidate tor Governor of Ill
L. nois was more silly than wise. The Mte4
40 OceM is fully authorized to state that Wasl
burne is a candidate for no public pusitio
Iv whatever. That it is his earnest desire
W. see Grant nominated and elected presiden
~ He believes that Grant is the man for IL
"a place against all others. That lie is the ma
. to lead the party to success and the countl
on The road to permanent prosperity. Wasl
al 6urne appreciates the compliment intende
of by many earnest friends in mentioning h
no name for so high a position, but understan,
ar also that his name is being used to divide All
II demoralize the stalwart force and lie desil,
he in this way to put an end to it all.
New Stock
New YORK, Feb. 13.-The 1imex says
lie Some time ago the Times mentioned the e,
IL istence OF a scheme to found a mining stot
RS; exchange in this city independent Of the col
Oh Germ in New street and Oh a much mo-
ed extensive scale. The projectors are Calito
ey MIA men, and it is claimed members of u
San Francisco boart, who. having becon