The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-24
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

this afternoon was jostled by two men on the
street and robbed of two thousand dollars,
which he had just drawn from the bank.
Both men escaped although the street was
crowded.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The Donnelly
Washburne case is deferred till Tomorrow.
The executive departments closed till Mon
day on account of Washington's birthday.
General Sherman discredits the newspaper
reports of a fight between Rucker and The
hostiles.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The Irish societies,
after a long debate on the mooted question
whether they would parade on March 18th or
use the money for Irish relief came to the
conclusion tonight to parade as usual.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.--The St. Petersburg
Official inquiry into the cause of the explosion
at the winter palace develops the fact that the
mine was composed of dynamite. and gun
cotton and has been traced to the fuel cellar
in the inner court. Since the inquiry COM
menced the workmen who were engaged in
the room Immediately beneath the guard
room, the scene Of the explosion, have fed.
The cause of the delay of the Gar in enter
ing the dining hall was owing to his reception
OF Prince Hess, who had just arrived to take
part in the tWenty-fitth anniversary of the
Cars ascension to the throne.
DUBUQUE, Feb. 1S.-T. II. Bowen, an able
newspaper writer, suicided in a fit by holding
his head in a pail Of water until he strangled.
GALVESTON, Feb. 1S.-The Ne,rs' Dallas
special says that the colored convention on
reassembling last night elected officers and
appointed agents to canvass the counties for
contributions 20 the colony fund. Adjourned
sane die. Arrangements will be made for
immigration to the colony next fall. One
hundred and fifty families from Louisiana
are expected to join.
DEADwooD, Feb. 1s.-The jury in the case
OF Mrs. Mary E. Boughton, who has been
on trial for the past five days charged with
completely in the murder of Miss Linnie
Callison, returned a verdict of not guilty to-
day. Martin l.. Conk, convicted of the
crime, was sentenced to be hanged April 10th
next.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1S.-Committees
from the Chamber of Commerce and Board
Of Trade met to-day and decided to call a
meeting of business men to concert measures
for the relief of the unemployed.
MILAN, Feb. 1S.-The Persererausa, an
influential, liberal and monarchial journal,
states that the Austrian government addressed
all inquiry to Bismarck as to whether Ger
many would oppose Austria should she ever
find it necessary to take measures hostile to
Italy, and that the Chancellor replied that
Germany would not. The Perseverance, odds
that Austria took this step simply as a precau-
lion III view of possible future contingencies.
DUBLIN, Feb. 1S.-Accounts from the coun-
try for the past few days have been more
hopeful. There is much suffering but 10
starvation except in the far Oft islands, to
which relief is being sent without delay or
stint. In parts Of Donegal the want is great,
but the Dublin Mansion House fund has been
made properly available. The land agitation
.~.- l@ o,,1 90 1~ ,-l lvy n ~. and n q
the attempts to get up meetings of that sort
recently have failed.
SYRACUSE, Feb. 1S.-The Greenback State
committee has called a State convention at
Albany on March 24tb.
Los PINos AGENCY, Col, Feb. lG.-Thc
contractor failed to furnish transportation at
the time appointed, and General Adams and
Otto Mears were unable to leave until this
forenoon. The delegation comprises nine In
dams, four U~ncOmpahagnes and five White
River Utes. Three of the latter, Douglas.
Jonson and Thomas are prisoners. The dele
CATION is above the average in point of intelli-
gence, and as a representative men are
ahead OF those who accompanied Chief Ouray.
General Adams succeeded beyond the expec-
tations of the people of Colorado, and few
men would have accomplished SO much.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 1s.-The State Jour-
nails Marion special tonight gives an account
of the discovery of perpetual motion by VIM.
l.. Obern and VIM. Hyett, of Richland town
ship, Marion county. The truth of the dis
covery is vouched for by the leading citizens
of the place. 1t consists Of a large number
of slides, inclined planes, etc., and it will
start itself. Obern is a miller and Eiyett is a
mechanic. They have been working a ma
chine for some time. A model has been
made and sent to Washington for a patent. In
} the meantime the patentees keep the machine
under lock and key.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1S.-A cable dispatch
from Archbishop McCabe, of Dublin, says
the distress is increasing in some districts and
the famine is extending. Money is urgently
required for food and seed.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1s.-During a session
of the House yesterday Speaker Ogden's PTS
lol tell from his pocket causing it to discharge
To-day District Attorney Finney filed intor-
matlcn against Ogden charging him with car
. rying concealed weapons.
J LONDON, Feb. 1S.-Various sovereigns have
r telegraphed their congratulations to the CZal
on the escape of his Majesty and the Impe-
rial family from the atrocious attempt OF
their lives in the winter palace. The London
= and continental journals unite in eXpressin:
horror at the plot in which it is generally be
! lieved some of the employees of the palac
were concerned. No additional details o
, the affair have been received. Grand Duk'
-. Nicholas will leave Paris to-day for St. Peters
, burg.
q WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE COMMITTEES
!, on Pacific railroads, to whom was referred tn
, petition asking for the repeal OF a section o
= the act to incorporate the Texas and Paciti
$ railroad company, etc; to declare the rights
q franchise and lands granted in said section t
: the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksbur
railroad company forfeited, advised that SAT-
i section be reenacted in favor of the New
r Orleans Pacific railroad company. The repor
favored the petition, and was accompanied b.
v a bill embodying such legislation. Repre-
sentative Ellis was instructed to report it t
! the House with the request that it be printe
and ~recommitted.