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

consisting of Filey, New and Cooper, report 4
that the exposition building, when fitted up NJ
according to the plans, will be the Most per-
feet hall in the country for the conrentipnsT
The Democrats are making strenuous exef-
tions to secure the Democratic national
convention for Chicago, and committee of
eleven eminent citizens will start, Thursday
night, for Washington, to present arguments.
ST. LorIs, Feb. 16.--The Merchants
Exchange irish famine fund amounts to six &.
thousand dollars.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16 The Union Pacifcthis i
afternoon notified the western railroad man
ayers meeting here that their proposition
respecting pro rata per mile ticket from San
Francisco to New Y York. with rebate at New \
York, was not accepted, and that arrangements
had been made with Pennsylvania road to
carry San Francisco passengers via t.Iouis.
The Chicago roads will attempt to interfere 1
with This plan by an appeal to eastern trunk !.
lines.
MILWAUKEE. Feb. 1G.-The examining
committee recommend the suspension OF
Chief of Police Kennedy for connivance With
| denominations in the house of correction.
| BERLIN, Feb. 16.-The object of tile bill
presented in the Buderrath by Prussia pro
hibting foreign vessels from engaging in the
coastng trade of Germany, except where the
! right IS acquired by treaty or by special per-
! miss ION, is to enable the government TO take Z
| reprisalS against Russia and the United
States.
| WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 16.-Parneil &
this evening announced that after considering
the proposition of the New York Herald to Il
make him one of a commission to distribute
the Herald fund in Ireland, he had concluded
to accept provided Bennett would allow him
to appoint proxy to serve i'll his stead until
he (ParnelD returned to Ireland.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 17.-Louis Marlburg,
aged IS, otthe firm of Marlburg Bros, tobac-
co manufacturers, killed himself to-day.
New YORK, Feb. 17.--The Suns Washing
ton special says that there is good reasons to-
believe that Hayes administration has EN-
gagged to buy or has already bought pair OF
| naval and coaling stations in Central Anieri-
ca, and is negotiating tor the entire region
| known aS>the Chiriqui tract, with a view of
holding belt across the 1sthmus
OTTAWA, Feb. 1T.-lu an accident on Sat
ulday the Princess Louise it is SAID lost jew
el valued at twenty thousand dollars. Twen-
ty persons passed the greater part of the eve
ming III searching for 1t in the SNOW.
| GALVESTON, Feb. i7.-Ihe colored men OF
the State in the convention adopted resolu-
ton approving of emigration from the States
east of Mississippi end denying the necessity
| of emigratiug from Texas, and showing the
advantages offered by the State to those seek .
ing new homes and inviting the colored
brethren to turn toward Texas instead of
more northerly States.
ST. PETERsBU RG, Feb. 17.-Since the Rus
sian occupation of the district of Kars, Il, 900
: inhabitants have emigrated. 1t is said Benja-
min Moran, American minister to Portugal, is
almost helpless paraytic. 1t is feared he
must abandon his post.
MONTREAL, Feb. 1.-THE consolidated
bank will resume payment March 1st.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 1.-THE Governor in IA
: communication to the Senate places the
states expenses caused by "counting out - at
twenty thousand dollars.
. CHICAGO, Feb. ia Washington special
to the Journal says "Senator Med Donald, of
> Indiana, who has been put forward for the
second place on the ticket with Tllden for the
: purpose of killing off Hendricks as Presi-
] dental candidate, says that he will refuse
such nomination..
> UTICA, n. Y, Feb. 1G.-Two sets of dele
:, gates were chosen this morning to the Repub-
lican State convention in the first Assembly
district of Oneida county, Conklins's district.
y One set was headed by Conkling, and the
other set was chosen by convention COM
: posed of the minority in the first convention
and number of substitutes.
: WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE House com
a mittee on ways and means have adopted the
= report the subcommittee was charged with
y preparing the reftlnding bill with the amend
y ment tn at the $500, 100000 in treasury notes
provided for in the bill shall bear 81 per cent.
+ permanent interest. the same as 20-40 bonds.
The Congressional printer asks for
{ deficiency appropriation of $450,00O, the
y extra session making necessary great amount
of extra printing.
) Prof. Boyd wants $4,000 to furnish a fish
II Matching steamer for the coast of South
e Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
l. The foreign affairs committe discussed for
II two hours this afternoon the sub committee
e report OH the Acklin affair and adjourned till
C Tomorrow.
CHICAGO, Feb. l7.-George Augustus Sala
e said yesterday to Times reporter that he
e wondered at the Americans sympathy with
IL Parnell, who is to Great Britain what Kearney
p is to America. He said "Parnell dsparages
u emigration to this county. Why, it is land
&c of milk and honey. paradise to the Irish
,H,c men. They never knew what good victuals
II II were until they migrated here, and what they
u have had has been series of square meals be-
% side the food in their own country"
=" " ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE !Staats Zeit,n,
Il says: 8 1t seems from a conversation with Z.
,r b. Washburne that the positive announcement
"a of the Chicago Inter Ocean that he will not
!. be a candidate under any circumstances,
means simply that he will not be an active
. candidate against Grant, but that the latter
IL being out OF the race he would not refuse the
t nomination.
,l MILWAUKEE, Feb. l7.-Cyrus F. Hawley.
who shot himself last Sunday, died this
morning. He was a man of considerable
~ " experience i'll scientific circles and was cor
&c responding member of several European
u societies.
. HAVANA. Feb. 1.-The MatanZas papers
.b report that collision occurred Yesterday
a. morning between a passenger train from
m Havana and freight train, on curve on the
ne road near San Miguel. and that so persons