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

DA0HtOOSA4SSs
PARIS, Feb. 26.-The Russian ambassador
has handed documents to the French autholi-
ties eliminating Hartman in the attempt on
the life of the Gar at Moscow.
ST LOUIS, Feb. 2G.-Jacob Muldrow and
Nathan Faucet, who have been on trial in
Mexico, Mo-, for several days past, for the
murder of Octave Inflow last September, were
found guilty last night of murder in the first
degree. and will receive sentence in a few
days. Both are negroes.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. Feb. 26.-Fifteen
Indians attacked a Mexican wagon train of
six wagons, heavily laden, from chihuahua
for Leredo, and captured three drivers and
the live stock. Three teamsters escaped and
brought the news to Enceras. Twelve men
have gone in pursuit. The indians were
we'll mounted and armed and went toward
the Rio Grande River.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.-The discussion in
the House over the star route deficiency was
chiefly notable for a vigorous speech by Gen.
Hawley. Great interest is manifested in the
discussion, and although there is no doubt
that the deficiency bill, as reported, will be
passed, there is an evident disposition to have
a settlement with Brady, and afterwards, if it
is necessary, 90 to the extreme of impeach-
ment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.--The House, being
in committee of the whole on the star route
deficiency bills, Page opposed the bill as
striking at 1O7 of the great lines of the star
service in the West, and as the representative
of the people in that section, protested against
it. No member of the appropriation commit
tee who had spoken yesterday had led any
member of the House to believe that there
had been fraud committed in putting on extra
service.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Private advices from
Indiana show that none of the delegates to
the Republican National Convention are for
Grant, and that with two exceptions their
first choice is Blaine. 1t is pretty certain
that the delegation will cast a solid vote fol-
Blaine.
The delegates from the various Congress
slonal districts of Illinois, who met here to-
day at the Grand Pacific hotel with the Re
publican State Central Committee, to confer
regarding the canvass and to report concern
ing the condition of their respective sections
were, as regards Presidential preference
nearly equally divided ON Grant and Blaine
but there was a clear majority OF anti-Gran
delegates. Sherman had some friends, bu
Washburne had a stronger support. Blaine
friends vent into the conference with thu
| uCICI IllldLloA " q ~ "oSoAesSAJ wv
of personal canvass.
MONTPELIER, Feb. 25.-Resolutions wsr
unanimously adopted presenting George F
Edmunds as an eminently suitable person 70
the next Presidential candidate.
L. p. Hollands resolution making all dele
gates electable by the State convention, wa
t adopted. Adjourned. The delegates wer
! uninstructed. The convention was for Ed
: munds first, last and all the time.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The Inter-Ocedn
. Washington special says: "Scme of Secretar
!. Sherman's friends held an informal meetin
: here this evening to talk over the situation
\ Most of the Republican members of Congre'
. from Ohio were present. The meeting ":
. without specific result, and was merely hel
for an interchange of opinions. The Graz
men are cheered by the news from New Yorl
- At Blaine's headquarters there are signs
y disbursement, and his friends ask a suspel
sion of judgment until New England and tt
! great Northwest is heard from. At Sherman
- headquarters his friends are busy and chez
full as usual. making little noise but doing
good deal of quiet work. The Sherman IN
are not making war OH Grant as vigorously
the Blaine men, who seem in a very comba
:, i've mood. The Grant men profess to ha'
definite information from Illinois to the eae
that this great State will certainly wheel in
- line and send a solid Grant delegation. TIL
y argue that the moral effect will be immen
-. and will bring numbers of smaller and weak
States into line. This is their view of it,
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2G.-Home, of t
G delegates to-day referred to the special col
l. mittee amemorial of the citizens OF Cumbt
t. land and Allen counties, accusing Jud
a Pearre of receiving ard accepting fees for LEG
j. advice and services while acting as Jud!
id and charging other improper as well as i
of moral practices.
T. ST. P%ETERSBUG, Feb. 26.-The Mol
or states that on Sunday last the superintende
)e of police delivered to the chief of artille
IL six Sharpncl shells, found in a tramway C
IS The chief thereupOn ordered that a veriti
III ton be made of all ammunition stored in |
le district, and discovered that thirteen she
ed were missing.
no MARION, O., Feb. 2G.-An unprovok
murder occurred last evening. Enoch You
~ had a fight with two boys in a saloon, a
"a was badly punched. He left, threateni
vi vengeance and soon returned with a KIN
and stabbed twice Israel Bensley, who v
10 not concerned in the fight, killing him.
a CINCINNATI, Feb. 2G.-Daniel E. Bal
ot man. the actor, confined in his room in d
We ton, Ohio, from injuries received by fall
Sc into an excavation in a sidewalk at Columb
nd some time ago, will be unable to meet
he gagements and has brought SUIT for damas
ey
he LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. 26. James He
X ard, for wife murder, and Thomas Edmun
TIL tor the murder of Julia Alsbrook and til
illegitimate child, are under sentence OF e
er- cutiOn tomorrow at Ozark, in Frank
.es county. The case of Edmunds is before
,e- Supreme Court OIL appeal, but no decision
tai yet rendered.
nc NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26.-The Senate
SSs day adopted "a resolution s%uspending Senat
n y; Dumas, Capin, Stimms and Steward, char
10 with contempt in urging the kellogg mel
,.aa, Inv ~ n,stod" un,ii fu,thar nrjar
the Senate.
he SAN EpANC,SCo Feb 27-LaSt night