The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-20
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-President Billings
this morning argued in favor OF an extension
Of time for building the Northern Pacific rail-
way before the Commute on Pacific railroads.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-The Demo
cratic State convention is called tor May 10Th
at Oakland.
The Chronicle office was rated this even
ing reducing from so to 45 cents.
CoNsTANTINopLE, April 1.-THE Ameri-
can who was convicted of manslaughter be
fore the consular court and sentenced TO two
months imprisonment, has been sent to the
American prison at Smyrna. lie was con-
Quoted thitier by Consul-GeneIal Heap, him
self.
WEST POINT, April 14.-Dr. LippincoEt, |
post surgeon, testified that the cut Oh
the ear would be a permanent Disagreement,
and that when found there were deep inden-
lures on his ankles and wrists which show
he had been tied very tightly and for a long
time. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April IA Senator Maxey
introduced in the Senate to-day a bill appro-
priating SIS, 900 to reimburse Captain Payne
and other officers, and several privates for
losses of personal property captured and de-
stroyed by the Ute Indians in the fight with
Colonel ~Thornburgh's command at Milk
River, Colorado, in September, 1879.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 1.-the Herald
states that a Russian corps of observation
will shortly be stationed in Turkistan on the
Chinese frontier under the of Col.
Karapotin, who was chief of General Skotz-
tofs' staff during the Turkish war. Ten to
fifteen vessels will go to the Chinese waters
instead of five as first announced. The whole
Pacific fleet will be under Boutakoff and will
include the iron clad Duke of Edinburgh.
LONDON, April 15.-Hamburg papers state
that on Saturday last the British steamer,
Alnwick Castle, bound for Venezuela, entered
the river Elbe. Thu vessel, from the ma ure
of her cargo, attracted the attention of the
Peruvian consul. She had a large quantity
of war material and intended to take in one
hundred tons of powder at Hamburg and
then proceed to Valparaiso. While at anchor
she took fire and was scuttled to prevent ex-
plosion. The ship and cargo, which included
several krupp guns, were insured in London
and Hamburg for f137,O00. The Peruvian
consul is about to proceed against the owners
of the vessel,
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 15.-While some
men were working in a pit underneath a large
| vessel which contained molten metal in the
| Pennsylvania Steel works, near this city, the
ratchet broke and the contents of the vessel
poured into the pit. George Yost and A.
| Westbrooke were fatally burned. Monroe
Miller, Simon Martin, George Horning and
one or two others were seriously burned.
ODESSA, April 15.-Nineleen persons,
mostly students, lhaye been tried by court
martial for various political offences. Two
were acquitted, the others were sentenced to
hard labor.
In the government Of Orenburg, Russia,
thousands of families can neither obtain food
nor the means to earn it, as there is a scarcity
of work as we'll as food.
FoRKED RIVER, N. j., April 14.-The
entire country hereabout is a mass of blaze
Hundreds of people suffer. Miles of cedar and
pine forest are consumed. The greatest alarm
is felt by the villagers, who are out fighting
the flames. Thousands Of game birds ant
many cattle have suffered. The smoke is 81
dense that the sun has not been seen for tive
days. The district burned over is sparsely
populated. The flames are extending through
Cumberland and Atlantic counties.
KEY WEST, Fla, April 15.-At the Monro
county convention this afternoon Sherman
delegates were elected ard f. l.. Ware wa
nominated for Congress.
OTTwA, Ont, April 15.-In the House O
Commons 10y a vote of Is to "a the bill lea
CALLING marriage with a deceased wite's sis
ter, passed a third reading.
PARIS, April 15.-The Cardinal and Arch
bishop OF Paris has protested against tn
DEGREES concerning unauthorized congrega
tions.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 15.-A large nun
Der of the convicts transported to Saghalin i
1870 have escaped. There are still 200
~convicts there.
MEMPHIS. April 15.-Grant will arrive ;
! Little Rock this evening, and will return t
!, Galeua via Cairo on Friday.
| pprur> Anr;l 15-Two thonsan1 Swed,
l ,oft hara ,his snr;,a tor tba 1T,itaI StateS an
ons thousand ieft Christiana ON The 4th ms
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