The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

! were before the inter- oceanic canal committee
to-day and argued for the Nicaragua route.
BAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29.-A Silver CITY.
Idaho, dispatch says that the recent severe
storm has resulted in a grea: loss of stock in
Malpeer, Jordan, Reynolds Creek and other
winter ranges in Idaho and Eastern Oregon.
1t is estimated that the loss already in these
ana adjoining valleys reaches nearly 10000
head, and the losses still continue.
CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-Goodwiller Bros. box
factory, and Hansom's picture frame manu-
factory, corner of kingsbury and Indiana
streets were entirely DESTROYED by fire at four
o'clock this morning. Loss $4,000 to $50 900,
with little or no insurance.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S--f,epresentative
Wright, chairman of the select committee to
inquire into the cases Of the depression of la
Dor, read to-day long report upon the Chi
nese question, to be reported to .he House
March 10th.
WHITEHALL, y. Y, Feb 29.-Davil Hoag,
OF Union City, died to-day from the effects of
morphine and other simulants given him
while walking twenty-seven-hour race at
Glenn's Falls, last Friday, in which he was
winner.
OMAHA, Feb. 2S.-A fearful fight occur ed
on Thursday night at Seward Nebraska at
school house where nightly religious meet
ings have been held lately. \ party of men
attempted to break up the meeti ng, and a
lively scuifle ensued in which many shots were
hterchanged and eight persons wounded.
VIM. Bates died yesterday from his wounds,
and Levi Bates IS probably fatally wounded.
Eight men have been arrested, and more
arrests are expected. The quarrel originated
in the expulsion of two children from school
recently.
LONDON, March l.--Parole retired to the
fifth place in the betting on the Lincolnshire
handicap on tie 18th of March. \ hundred
to six was freely offered Saturday on lumors
that Parole will not start because the market
is forestalled and Lorillard cannot get salts
factory bets. The Sportsman says Paroles
hackers need feel no uneasiness. He will
certainly start, and in view cf his satisfactory
condition. will run we'll.
Boston, March 1.-At Lowell there has
bepA a general advance in wages in all the
leading corporations within few weeks, and
several manufacturing establishments have
Joined in the increase which was agreed to by
the manufacturers without petition or other
movement from the wolkmen.
CHICAGO, March 1.-The measles appeared
Friday at the Soldiers and Orphans Home,
in Bloomington. There are now about two
hundred cases.
CHICAGO, March 1.-The Times editorialIy
says: "A Democratic newspaper at WASH
ngton states that the Illinois delegation in
the Cincinnati convention will present the
name of VIM. r. Garrison for President. His
record and course in Congress on measures
relating to the tariff, corporations and econom
cal government are held to be nvulnerable,
pI lirtinn is p,aHn tbat if ba is
ected to head the ticket the Republicans
will not have walk away.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. March IA fire this
morning totally burned the extensive wagon
manufactOry Of James. Roosa & Graham.
The manllfactory was the largest in the South,
and will prove a serious misfortune to this
section of the country. Loss, S65,OOO, in
Guiding So, 900 worth of stock which had
been prepared ready for Use. Insurance,
S17,50O.
has written to firm of diamond dealers say
ing that his discovery will not affect their
business, as the cost of producing very small
quantities Of boart is so great as to relegate
the process to mere laboratory experimental
FALL RIVER March Title Border City
mill Is on fire. General alarm. The mill is
two miles from the city.
New YORK, March 1.-Beecher in sermon
yesterday said. "We must pay our taxes if
we are to maintain social order and the public
welfare. l am in favor of taxing churches
and ministers, and everything else, except
charity and State institutions. Plymouth
church and its property ought to be taxed as
well as any other. Men who draw such a
salary as do should be taxed just as heavily
as a bank president
LONDON, March 1.-At the inquiry into
the Tay bridge disaster, Saturday, several
lnoulders employed by the contractors of the
bridge, testified that the quality of the iron
used was very inferior: that the columns
We're frequently defective, of unequal thick
ness, cracked and scahbed, and that the cracks
and holes were filled with putty or cement
and painted over.
WASHINGTON, March babe Bedford,
Sandy Pnn and Edward Queenan have been
found guilty of the murder of George II.
Huth, on the evening of January It'll, last.
LEAvENwoRTH. KS. March IA meeting
of prominent men of the State is to be held
April 18th to arrange for taking care of the
Spring exodus of negroes here, and to perfect
a secret organization to discourage further
immigration.
CHICAGO, March IA collision between
two heavy freig ght trains on the Lake Shore
Il Michig gan Southern railway, early this
morning, at 23rd street. wrecked one engine
and freight car, and delayed the incoming
trains. Damage, $1,000 anu 5000. No lives
were lost.
CHICAGO, March 1.-The Times has state
ment OF a sossiping correspondent in wash
ington, upon which it casts discredit editorally.
that Jay Gould is Blaine's confidential adviser