The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-05-11
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

BoRDERTowN, N. j., May 2.-Fred. W
heeier, defaulting cashier OF the Mount Holl,
National Bank, is sentenced to States Prisol
for three years.
PHILADELPHIA, May Frank Burke, ir
an assault upon policeman VIM. Shields, wa.
shot dead by the latter
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-ln the suit o
WIN. lruthers d Sons to recover on warrants
drawn on the city treasury by the president
OIL The public Buildings Commission, judg
ment is entered for plaintiffs for 1856, 900.
SANTA FE, n. NJ, May 2.-Half dozen
small bands of Apaches are raiding Lincoln
county; the main body of tribe is supposed to
be west of the Rio Grande.
| .CINCINNATI, May 2.-The Memorial Hall
OF the Soldiers Home at Dayton was burned
early this morning. The Hall, which had
COST sao'ooO, was used as theatre for the
inmates of the Home, 1t will be rebuilt.
ST. LOUIS, May 3.-The pigeon shooting
| match between Bogardus and Erber, of St.
JOE was won by the former. Score SO to 50,
the best ever made under English rules.
BosToN, May 2.-Ex- Congressman, Vim.
monia.
New YORK, May 2.-Fve steamships az
rived to-day from Europe, bringing 4,391 i'm
migrants. French papers state that there are
zoo,OoO persons waiting means of transporta-
non to this country; 1900 are waiting for
berths at Havre. Three trains were dis
patched to-day, and three extra trains of
twenty-one cars each will be sent out to-
morrow on the Erie, Pennsylvania and New
York Central.
NEW YORK, May 3.-The German Nav
festival was held at Patterson, N. j., yester-
day morning. In going to this gathering
young man named Joseph Van Horton
attempted to cross the field of William DaI-
zell and was killed by the owner for this
trivial trespass. An infuriated mob tried
to lynch the murderer and it was only after
long and perilous contest that he was rescued
from his assailants and taken to Newark for
safe keeping. The militia were called out in
Patterson, Passaic City and Jersey City, but
the police succeeded in thwarting the mob
without their aid. Several persons were
injured in the riot.
4 WAsHIN GTON, May 3,-Secretary Sherman
answering to the House resolution saws back
pay and bounties are not paid because Con.
gress has failed to act on the official estimates
OF the amounts reqqred to pay such claims.
New YORK, May 3.-The Tribune saws
that Vice-Presdent Wheeler declines the use
Of bis name as candidate for Congress with
the view to the possibility of his being made
speaker OF the next House and it is annOunc-
ed that in case the legislature of 'Sl is repub-
lican he will be candidate for U. S. Sena-
tor.
.s5ssPIlI.ADELPHIA, May 3.-The ENQUIRER
VIII publish Tomorrow, on authority of state
ments made by leading delegates, the an
nouncement that the Philadelphia delegation
to the Chicago convention insists upon break
ing away from the unit rule and will vote
nearly solid against Grant. Also that Sena-
tor Cameron is to be notified this week of the
determination of the Philadelphia delegation
to oppose Grants nomination.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The anti-Tilden
members Of Congress from Pennsylvania
ridicule the statement of the New York Sun
that Tilden has 32 certain and probably as
many as 20 votes in the delegation from trat
State to the Cincinnati convention. They
loot up Iilden's maximum strength in the
pennsylvania delegation at 1G, and one of
them expressed the opinion that Tilden will
not get dozen Pennsylvania votes at Gin
cnnati.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Thurman
resumed his seat to-day apparently much
benefited by bis visit to Ohio. Sergeant-at-
Arms, Thompson, left for Ohio last night to
watch over the Thurman interest in the COM
ing State Democratic convention
Senator Logan has gone to Illinois to pro-
mote the Grant boom before his State Repub-
llcan convention that assemblies on the 10Th
inst. Illinois seems to be regarded on all
hands as the pivotal State which is to deter
mine whether Grant or Blaine shall obtain
the ascendency.
NEW ORGANS, May 3.-Three crevasses
reported, two on Du Pesses' place near
Ponte La Hache and one at Sarah planta-
tions, Planquemine parish
MEMPHIS, May 3.-The sewerage has been
greatly improved. Local authorities declare
the belief that the health will be unbroken
throughout the summer.
ALBANY, May 3.-After hearing the bank
ers' arguments Governor Cornell decided to
call back the bill taxing foreign capital in the
State.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 3.-Colonel R.
NJ Goodwin shot and killed his brother, DR..
John Goodwin, at Brookville, Indiana, to-
day. Colonel Goodwin was recently dis
charged from the Indiana Asylum. DR..
Goodwin was prominent citizen of the east
ern part of the State and lay delegate to the
general conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. now in session at Cincinnati.
WASHINGTON. May 4.-The President ap-
proved the Army and Forttication Appropria-
ton bills.
ALBANY. May 4.-Governor Cornell vetoed
the bill taxing the capital of foreign banks.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-The Long Branch
Hotel, in Almeda, burned this morning. The
fire originated in the use of coal oil kind
ling. Mary Spaulding burned to DEATH The
building was three stories, frame, and the
loss about $4,000. No insurance.
GALVESTON, May 4.-Last Saturday two
men were found hanging to tree near the
line OF Denton county. supposed to have
been thieves.
RICHMOND, May 4.-Martha Jones, colore d
who Iived!with her five children in the neigh,
oorhood of Christiansburg securely barrcad
ed the doors, set fire to the house and herself
and children burned to death.