The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-17
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

Company have announced a war of rates to
San Francisco for passenger and freight after
tomorrow. The rates for passage will be
$75 for first-class and $35 for steerage. In
opposition the railroad coinps les to-day offer
the following rates: First-class, 500; Sec
ond-class, SIS third-class, $40.
BosToN, Feb. 1.-THE wool market is firm
and bouyant with prices tending upward.
The manufacturers who purchased desirable
lots at recent current rates would now find 1t
difficult to duplicate their purchases except at
an advance. Holders are confident of good
prices for all stocks on hand. Fall California
is in steady request, selling at 2Oa4O. Foreign
wool firm and in demand.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 1.-THE extra freight train
on the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad,
which left here at midnight, collided with the
bridge train, coming north, near Courtlandt,
Mississippi, sixty miles south of Memphis.
Conductor Gibson, of the bridge train, was
killed and the engines of both trains and
several freight cars were badly damaged. No
other casualties.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Post says the
Secretary of the Treasury accepts nearly if
not quite eleven millions of bonds offered.
which assures an easy money market tor some
time to come.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Senate in
executive session confirmed all of the super
visors of census for California as well as those
for Colorado, Oregon, Arizona, Dakota, Idaho,
Montana, New Mexico, Washington, and
Wyoming.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-The steamer Constance,
coal laden from Cardiff for Malta, foundered
in a gale last Monday off Lands End. The
au., nav nNyr-, npnnV tnrn vtn tr1Nr
were rescued by a steamer believed to be
bound for America.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-Bonifacion Mu-
nez, confined in the county jail under con-
viction for the murder of William Frey, last
April, hung himself in his cell some time last
night, using a rope made from his shirt.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-The Imperial Mills
elevator, situated on 10th and Dearborn
streets, was blown down this morning, and
123, 900 bushels of wheat which it contained
were spilled on the ground. 1t was 100 feet
high and 40 by 60 in extent with a capacity
of 100000 bushels. The mill adjoining was
badly damaged. The establishment was
owned by Douglas & Stuart, who have Other
extensive mills in Iowa. 1t was rented tc
Munger u Co.. The elevator, Which cost iron
500, 600 to S1Oo, 900, is a total loss. Loss O,
wheat about $65, 900, on mill $4,000. There
is no insurance on this kind of accidents.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-The Times presents
the results of a canvass of the Presidential
preference of Republicans of Illinois for the
past three days. The canvass shows tina
Blaine commands the support of a majorit.
of the Republicans Of the State Grant bein!
second and Washburn third.
New YORK, Feb. ia Washington spe
clal to the Telegram says that the steamship
Adams which sailed from San Francisc
under sealed orders, is destined for Panami
and will go from thence to Nicaragua. Thi
movement shows our government is LOOKING
after the canal business. 1t Is UNDERSTOOD
that a portion of the Nicaragua canal rout
will be surveyed by the officers of the Ad
ans.
:, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. PA dispatch trol
: Hollister says that the newspaper war culmi
: mated this morning by the fatal shooting {
S. Ii. Drummetl, editor of the Enterprise, b
q. W. Carlton, editor of The Telegraph. Thi
, mornings issue Of the Telegraph calls Brun
NETT d horse thief. At 10 O'Clock Drummer
a met Carlton on the court house steps all
q asked him why he published those lies abol
' him.. Without speaking, Carlton drew
n pistol and shot Brummett, the ball penetra
s ing his head between the eyes. He fell
his tracks. He still fingers, but cannot liv'
: Carlton is locked up.
LUCAN, Ont, Feb. il.-1he inquest in til
e Donnelly murder case began to-day III
physicians who made the post mortem exam
nation testified that the bodies were SO bad
burned that they could not distinguish ma
from female. and were unable to say positIv
If ly What was the cause of death. john Coz
n nors, the boy who Was i'll the house at Il
y time OF the murder, testified that James Ga
:; roll, constable, called al the house betwe,
O twelve and two O'Clock to arrest old M
r Donne!ly. Besides Carroll he saw Thorn
Ryder and John Purtcll in the house at Tin
Of the murders. He was sure Of these tire
having seeptheir faces.
BERLIN, Feb. II. - The -NorM GcIJnt
Gazette says '.Ge!many' S army is her weapt
of defence and not OF attack. We would
very Glad if the same could be said with {,
= vaiuLy OF The armies OF our %neighbors.
10 LONDON. Feb. l2.-The Times says t
,r war vessel which the United States Nav
Department is to be asked by Congress
I. dispatch with American contributions will
at received by the British lis frelghted not on
" with food tor Ireland, but with messages
j. good will from the American to the Engli
r nation.
Il pESTn. Feb. IA letter from an offic
n in the German army 10 AL officer in the Al
o triall army says Notwithstanding the den
L. by the commander OF The 9th Prussian col
re Lire affairs between Russian and Prussl
n officers at kaliscll, Poland, about Il mon
" ago, really occurred very much in the W
4 reported by the newspapers at the time
u LONDON, Feb. l2.-During the debate
Is motion for a second reading Ut the Irish VI
IS unteer bill Bigger, Home Rule member +
|" Caran, handed the clerk the following amen
% menL: That IN view of the fact that &C
ernment prosecution is hanging over sever
earnest and true lrishmen Tor advocating
): an Incorporate manner the amendment
& the %lniqultIes of the landlords II is not {
X sllable to put such power into the hands
II the executive as is proposed by such bill, "a
re that il be read Il second time This day.
" LONDON, Feb. l2.-The Mansion Hon
&c committee has letters from Archbishop Gl
le ,,n. - n,I,;unr. ,xrr.ss;n. his S,,,,,,