The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-23
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-All the Pacific

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-All The Pacific
Coast senator's and representatives and dele
gates in Congress have united in a letter to
Postmaster General Key in which they say
"Learhing that the commission to which you
referred the question Of letter carrying by
Wells, Fargo d Co.'S Express, have reported
adversely, 10 the continuation of such service,
VIC beg leave respectfully and earnestly to
protest against any action By your department
prohibitive of such carrying of letters III
government stamped envelopes as being
against the public interests and a serious blow
TO the business facilities of our people,"
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 1S. Michael
Bachman was killed and four mel badly in
jured by the West bound express at Annaville
station last night. .9s7 81 .. ."' r.a+
LYNCnBURG, March Estate attorney,
General Field, has withdraw from the cases
as counsel for the indicted judges who failed
to have negroes on juries because he did not
wish to antagonize the State to the federal
government.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-The Southern
Pacific railroad was completed to Tucson,
Arizona, to-day and the track laid through
the town. The people ofthat place welcomed
the advent of the locomotive with imposing
ceremonies.
LII EhIOOl, VhdICl lUs-l dlOlC ullJSucu
first to-day in the cup race Advance second
%Strathblane third. There were eleven start
ers. Parole was objected to on the ground of
cross and disqualified. The race was allotted
to Captain Machels Advance.
Jockey Jeffrey rode Parole. The betting,
just before the start, was 7 to ] against Parole.
Parole at the finish was half a length i'll front
of Advance, with a length between the second
and third horses.
CHICAGO, March 19.-The Journals Wash
ington special says: There is no truth what
ever in the allegation of trouble between the
President and Secretary Sherman. The Presi-
dent recently warmly denied l. it to a friend.
A Democrat who has made a canvass de-
clares the movement to unseat Kellogg will
surely fail, as he knows six Democrats who
will vote against it in the Senate.
New YORK, March 19.-The decline in the
Pacific railroad stocks was due to Washington
dispatches saying that the Senate sub-commit-
tee on judiciary have agreed unanimously to
report favorably on the bill taking ava the
lands of such roads as have failed to complete
their roads within the time specified.
NEW YORK, March lin the O'Leary
belt contest here in April the winner gains
$4,000 and 5 $1,000 if he beats Blower Browns
record, $50 miles in six days.
BUFFALO,, March 19.-The propeller w. T..
Graves and barge e.. w. Adams, grain laden,
arrived from Toledo this morning, being the
earliest grain arrivals known
SAN Francisco, March 19.-The wife of
H. Belloc, of 9elloc & Freeres, bankers, COM
mitted suicide in the Old Mission cemetery
yesterday afternoon by taking poison. Her
friends are unable to account for the rash
act.
ST. LOUIS, March lS.-Hiernan, who was
arrested this afternoon in Carondelet in
the extreme southern part of the State,
was a raving, incoherent maniac, begging
protection from the pursuing demons. The
infant will die.
NASHVILLE, March 19.-The Tennessee is
rising rapidly and is higher than at any time
since IS. Great damage is threatened anG
the rise continues.
NEW YORK, March GOWN. S. Smith, Of
the firm of John W. Dakeman & Co., dealer.
in dried fruits, killed himself in his Office
Smith was 25 years of age and recently mar
ried.
SAN Francisco, March 19.-At a reception
of De Lesseps by the board of trade ant
chamber of commerce, there was a larg'
gathering of the most prominent men Of tn
city. Mr.. Babcock, President of the chambe
of commerce, delivered an address OF wei
come. The guest responded briefly. A gen
eral Misunderstanding followed.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 20.-The Minis
ter of the Interior has again prohibited tn
Gotos from publishing advertisements for tw'
months.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2O.-De Lessep:
was banquetted at the Palace hotel last night
by the leading French citizens.