The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-03
FOREIGN.

| present, including the Vice Govelnol-General
and attendants of the treasury and army,
General Aras, member of the municipalities,
| the Bishop of Havana, and other distin-
| guiShed persons. The wives of the guests
were present. General Grant had on his
right the wife Of Ge"eral Callcjas; opposite
them were General Callejas and Mrs. Grant
General Grant was in citizens dress. General
Sheridan and Colodel Fred. Grant were in
uniform. The ladies were plainly but Gle
santly attired. The dining hall and table
were proiusely and tastelully ornamented.
Music WAS furnished by the marine band, sta
| toned in the court yard of the Palace, and
| the band of the engineer corps outside on the
| square, The Palace was llumined magnfi-
| Gently and cOrdiality reigned. After the
banquet Grant, General Sheridan and Col
onel Fred Grant with their wives and Cen
erals Webb, Arias and Caleias and wives
visited Tacon Theatre, where Spanish plays
and several native and Spanish dances were
performed. The intended reception to-day
by General Grant was postponed. He will be
present tonight at the performance in the
Paynet Theatre. Yesterday a committee
from the Casino Espanol, invited General
Grant to visit the casino. The invitation was
accepted in very fattcrng terms. General
Grant also sent a congratnlatory telegram to
King Alfonzo on the occasion Of the Kings
saint day.
LONDON, Jan. PA Constantinople dis
palcH aSSeltS llldt tcIllDC distress prevails III
Adranapolc. Fifteen persons were found dead
from hunger there in one day. In some cases
pieces of wood was found in the mouths of
the corpses.
A dispatch dated at Tchehan, or the second
instant. states that a very large force of Tekke
| Iurcomans IS now at TehiskeIar, menacing
communication between Chatte and Tehiske-
lar and that battle is imminent.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 25.-The G0los
states that large forces of Chinese troops have
arrived on the Kuldja frontier. Twenty
EnSllshmen are reported to be with the com
mand. The GOios reports that the crops of
10 are very unsatisfactory and that this fact
is causing apprehensions of distress in several
provinces.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-Captain Bogardus offers
to wager $4,000 against $1,000 than he can
Kill thousand pigeons quicker than any man
in the world.
QUEBEC, Jan. 2G.--Prayers were offered in
the churches yesterday for her Majesty's
troops i'll Afghanistan, and for the safety of
Princess Louise. now crossing the Atlantic.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-John Bright, in his
speech at Birmingham Saturday, suggested
that Parliament appoint a commission to 60
10 Dublin with the power to sell the farms of
landlords to tenants who are willing to buy
them and advance three-fourths of the pur
chase money therefor, principal and interes:
to be repaid in thirty-ive years. which meas
E wants and satisfy the desires of the Irish
, people. tnc commission is to assist tenants
70 purchase wherever the landowners are
f willing to sell. Bright recommends compul-
, sorry sales only when the land is owned BY
! London companies or guild as is the case
a with large tracts near Londonderry. He
expressed the conviction, however. that if his
plan were not adopted self-interest or public
opinion would soon compel individual land
t lords to sell to their tenants.
) DUBLIN, Jan. 2G.-At meeting of the
G council to-day, Lord Mayor Gray Informed
y the council OF the Lord Lieutenanls rejection
l. OF the invitation to attend the Lord Mayor,
J. banquet February B and his reason for re-
y lection. He said no illegal resolution had
o been passed at the meeting of home rulers
+ which would warrant such action of the Lord
st Lieutenant. resolution to abandon the
IS banquet on the Sd prox.. and give $4,000
$ t" the poor Of the city instead. was unani-
j. mously adopted The Lord Mayor, in his
II remarks upon the action Of the Lord I.ieuten-
y ant, said he believed the latter had done hi,
c utmost to impress upon the government the
Df fearful condition of Ireland
er VIENNA, Jan. .G.--ln the lower house OF
Sc the Rechsrath to-day, deputy Hertax intro
N duced motion in favor of general and
N simultaneous proportional reduction of the
a. armies of the European powers.
id CONSTANTINOpLE. Jan. 26.-A convention
p has been signed by Semas lasha, Turkisl
If minister of foreign affairs and Sir Austir
l. Layard. for the suppression of the slave trad,
e. in Turkey.
TO DUBLIN, Jan. 2G.-lt is now generally be
% lieved that the government intends to proceed
es with prosecuting Davitt. DAILY, kllen an,
d. Brennan.
e, VALPARAISO, Dec. 3l.-Three hund re,
re lives were lost during the revolution in Lima
n when Pierola became dictator.
Ian , olo
so ing date of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Januari
al 25th, was received by the Adjuant- Genera
Il to-day, stating that Major Morrow. who i
H. pursuing Nictoria's band of Apaches. wa
is forced to 90 into Ojo Calientc from the Sai
ed Mateo mountain for rations. The command
a. had been without ratons for two days an,
de were fighting daily. In the last two day
IL Major Morrow captured one hundred horse
A. and .mules. The Indians abandoned larg
al quantities OF property in Mexico, bolts q
,e- calico, cotton cloths, etc. Major Morrow i
no reported as having punished the the Indian
nj severely. 1t is thought, judging from til
nd number that the banu is composed of all tn
,r- Indians who have been living in Mexic,
ice The mountains are spoken of as being YER
he rough. The loss Of troops occasioned by the.
he horses becoming disabled has proved quit
ut severe. General Sherman has received II
I'd. official information regarding the alleged Kill
ses ing of Chief Victoria. He says, however. h
has no doubt it is Il fact.
nlv AUGUSTA, Jan. 27.-Thc Fusionists a
he very much depressed at the receipt of Il
md news from the court. Major Smith said
are pe'ie'eu Liic controversy lad now ended.
the SAID: "N hlle the previous opinion of q
judges was based on Republican Statement
there was no room for reasonable doul
on but in view of the fact that the court h
ov- decided against them on Il Fusion stateme
ate they could but gracefully submit He h
got through playing governor and should
the home. Major Smiths views will he adont