The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-05
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Gen. Grant, who has
been here two days visiting friends, leaves to-
morrow for Warren, Ohio, where lie will pre-
side at republican mass meeting, the only
one in which he will take an active part dur
ing the campaign.
New YORK, Sept. 27.-Talmage preach
ed against Mormonism yesterday. There
were five thousand people present. He de-
manded that all polygamists be sent to
prison.
DUBLIN, Sept. 27.-The murder of Lord
Mountmorey has caused the greatest excite
ment in Dublin. The affair will induce the
government to take decisive steps to control
the utterances of land agltators.
QUEBEC, sept. 2S.--In consequence of the
failure of the fisheries off the coast the inhab-
| itants are liable to be reduced to the verge of
starvation.
LONDON, Sept. 2S.-Parnell has left New
| Rose for Dublin, to hold special meeting of
| the executive committee OF the land league,
at which a scheme to get detailed informa-
| tin in regard to the management of estates is
| to be deduced. Parnell does not fear any
prosecution against the speakers of the land
| league, as they doubtless would be abortve
Illegal drilling continues at Amagh.
QUEBEC, Sept. 2S.--A diver to-day discov-
cred off the breakwater wharf box contain
ing 1000 cartridges, supposed to have been
thrown overheard from the brig Atlaya. The
captain OF the brig was arrested on demand
| on board munitions of war for Cuba.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The following dis
| patch was received by the democratic COM
mittee yesterday:
GOLD HILL, Nevada, Sept. 81.
| To ~ IL, BdrJlln. Chairman
Nevada is no longer in the republican col
umn. Col. Fair will succeed Sharon as L S.
senator. We will elect democratic con-
gresham, and our three electoral votes will
be cast for Hancock and English.
(Sgned) r. Il. KEATiNG,
Member National Dem. Com. from Nevada.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Gen. William.
son, commissioner OF the general land office
has called a convocation of the surveyor gen.
erals of all the western states and territories
to be held at Salt Lake City, Utah, OH the
9th of October.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2S.--The Press says
of Fairs recent letter: Col. Fair is a mem.
ber of the Bonanza firm and is a very ricl
man, and probably all able one, but the coun
try will be much better pleased if somebody
else is sent to the senate from Nevada. Now
that Cleopatra's Needle is in this country ant
that very large sized eye can be punched il
it, great objection to rich men anywhere ha
been observed, but as Mark Twain once sale
of certain other occurrences in Nevada, th
thing of that state being represented in the
U. S. senate by silver brick is getting mo
notonouS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-The Inter Ocean;
Fort Dodge, Iowa, special says: A deslruct
i've fire occurred here last night. The dr..
goods store of Hull & julius, the boot stor
of Crosby & Co., the hardware store of Prus
sias and the first national bank were burned
besides some smaller buildings. The loss i
estimated at 100000.
The Jockey club having had rather disas-
trous season, it will change hands next year
Some new blood is coming in, but the partic
Ilars are not yet known.
JERSEY CITY. n. j., Sept. 2S.-The bod
les recovered from the Caisson were bura'
to-day in the Catholic cemetery. More bod
les will be taken out in two or three days.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Monero, of tn
Sandwich Islands, is endeavoring to hav
Minister Candy recalled on the ground tina
he exceeds his powers and violated the law
of the nation by getting Moreno remove
from the cabinet of King kalakau. He az
cuses Candy of making it appear that wa
with the United States was imminent il Nc
reno was not discharged.
New YORK, Sept. 2S The chief of til
fire department is inspecting the theatres, an
he says several he visited are simply mar
, traps, and devoid Of the necessary means
. exit in the event of u panic.
} The distemper among horses reported ,
: existing in Boston, has made its appearan(
in this city, anu seems 10 be influenza, whiC
y was the incipient stage Of the epizootic
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