The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-24


were received by a heavy fire under which
several horses and men fell. The Indians
charged the troops who gave way and retreat
ell ptll nell. The Indians drove the troops
across the river. Rations and bedding were
abandoned which the Indians secured.
General Hatch leaves Santa Fe to-day to
| look after Indian affairs in southern New
Mexico. Lieut.. Henry with company L. 9th
cavalry. numbering thirty men, from Fort
! Bowie, Arizona, will reach Fort Bayard to-
day and will act under the personal orders of
General Hatch.
Two companies ofthe 9th cavalry number
| ing one hundred and forty men left Santa Fe
yesterday for southern New Mexico.
ROME, Feb. 15.-Professor Norkenskjold
arrived at Naples on the Vega yesterday, and
had magnificent reception. Salutes were
fired and the shipping and city were decorated
with flags.
! PORTSMOUTH,, n. H., Feb. 15.-Frank Del
| linghaln, the murder, died this morning from
the effects of pistol shot wound in the head
which he inflicted Immediately after killing
his aunt.
CITY OF MExICo, Feb. 4th, via NEW Or
LEANS, Feb. 15.-Morlnon Elder Thatcher
returned to the United States somewhat dis
appointed with his mission to Mexico. The
government will protect the Mormons in their
worship, but not in polygamy.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1G.-An Inter- Ocean Wash
ington special says that Senator Conkling says
he will not attend the Utica convention ex-
cept he is elected as delegate and he has no
intlmation that he will be. lie is sure the
convention would endorse Grant, although
desperate effort will be made to prevent 1t
and secure some representation for other can
ddates. Western paper recently published
the statement that Conkling, speaking in all
executive session, regarding the confirmation
l,fN Ill
cisco, and opposing young Morton had made
remarks unjust to the late Senator Morton.
Conking to-day said that such statement was
grossly false, and that he never in is life Ut
tered Il word except i'll praise of his honored
friend.
RICHMOND, Feb. 1G.-A letter signed by
nine colOred members of the Assembly was
sent to Secretary Sherman, January }1st last,
announcing their intention Of supporting him
for the Presidency, and expressing their belief
in the event of his election, that the colored
people will find in him a friend ever ready to
defend their interests. This afternoon a
reply was received from Sherman expressing
pleasure for the kindly sentiments contained
in the communication, and concluding with
, the expression that call are alike citizens of a
; common country, equally entitled, bound to
: obey Its laws and usages.'
) LUCAN, Ont, Feb. 1G.-Heenan. one of
the prisoners arrested on suspicion of being
concerned in the DOnnelly massacre was dis
; charged to-day. The evidence against h IN
was insufficient to warrant detention.
g LONDON. Feb. 1G.-A dispatch from ST.
Petersburg says: 1t is stated on good an
2 thority that no measures for organizing po-
: litical administration are to be expected OH
the 25th anniversary of the Cars accession
, to the throne. All rumors in relation to the
contemplated finanaial measures are declared
E in well Informed circles to be untounded.
4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The House COM
j.. mittee on elections will formally take vote
+ tomorrow in the Dome. Washburn case.
) 1t is understood the committee will go by a
strict party vote, Weaver voting with the
Democrats, will decide in favor of seating
q Donnelly.
. CHICAGO, Feb. 1G.-An Inter- Ocean Wash.
y lngton special says the House committee on
L naval affairs has agreed to recommend the
passage authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
, to use United States man-of-war to convey
q to Ireland the food that may be purchased fol
y the suffering there.
G AUGUSTA, Feb. 1G.-The missing county
Y returns of the last September election were
t found to-day in the chamber recently occu
G pied by Governor GarcelOn, and with othe
papers are in the possession of the lnvestigat
IS ing committee, who will give them specia
If attention. These papers, it is said. implicatt
, Oxford, Franklin and Washington counties
y in changing and substituting returns.
y LONDON, Feb. 16.-In the House of Com
+, mons to-day Sir Stafford Northcote announced
y that the Government would make an advanc,
for Ireland of f75O,00O, instead of J 100000
as originally intended.
IS SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1G.-The working
= men to-day continued their demonstration
v and visited several places where Chinese arr
tl,at, a.
o. The directors of the Mission and Pionee
: WOODEN mills announce the discharge of th
$ Chinese IN their employ, whose places will b.
filled by whites.
T., CHEYENNE, Feb. 1G.-The prisoners in tn
W county Jail in this city made desperate
J. attempt TO escape this evening. When Sheril
,r barley and Deputy Smith went in to lock VI
al the prisoners for the night, prisoner nance
# Boyd, in for horse stealing, attacked tn
It sheriff with slung shot made of piece o
n coal tied in a handkerchief. The sheri
avoided the blows, drew his revolver AM
, snapped it at Boyd, but the weapon failed t.
60. Williams, another horse thief, attempte
= to assist his companion, when the sheriff sho
- him in the leg. Deputy Smith grappled Boy
~ ~ and succeeded in securing him. The othe
u prisoners, fifteen or twenty in number becam
!" frightened and were locked up without diff
Guilty.
II IL WAsHINGToN, Feb. l6-The Presder
le has appointed Geo. Broome Goode to repre-
., ., sent the United States and have charge of tn
~ American fishery exhibit at the internationa
ae ns exhibition in Berlin April next.
HALIFAN, Feb. 1G.-The wife of Adal
- Murray, living near Glasgow, yesterday CAV
a. az birth to five children, three girls and tw
g boys, all finely developed. All are doill
v. we'll
III ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1G.-The Englis
% residents have unanimously resolved to prt
Is sent congratulatory address to the Car o
n. N the 25th anniversary Of his accession to IL