The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09

SAN FRANCISCO, February 2S--Another
scene occurred in the assembly chamber Of
Sacramento to-day. BlaunNart, who was sus-
pended yesterday, took his seat and attempted
to speak, but was ordered under arrest and
removed. He is now on his way to this city.
with view of bringing his case before the
supreme court.
Subscriptions to furnish funds for employ
ing needy men with work on Golden Gate
Park are meeting with gratifying success.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2S.-A Stockton dis
patch says: Petty. a prominent citizen, was
deliberately shot down and fatally wounded
in the court house yard this afternoon, by
Henry Parker. The cause of the affair is that
the sheriff levied execution on the property Of
Parker. to satisfy al old Judgment in favor of
Petty"
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 29.-Two companies Of
L. 5. troops have been sent to Caldwell, i'll
Sumner county, Kansas, to assist in prevent
ing the contemplated invasion of Indian
Territory. These are additional to those
sent to Coflrville.
Ii is reported that last night, after the
American Union Telegraph Company seized
the wires of the Western Union Company OH
the central branch If The Union Pacific rail
road, in Kansas, Oh Friday last, the American
Union applied to Judge Otis. Of the District
Court of Alchison county. for an injunction
to prevent the Western Union from inter-
farng with the possession or control OF the
wires along that road, and that the application
was granted.
WASHING TON, Feb. 2S.-Senators Wallace,
Beck and Booth. members of the Sub-com-
mittee of committee on post-offlce approprla-
ton. heard Postmaser-General Key, Assist
ant Postmaster Gen. Brady ami Monroe Sanls-
a ,lnl
of star service deficiency. Generals Key and
Brady argued that the amount proposed by
the House bill should be increased to 100
OOO and that its restrictive provisions should be
stricken out, in order to maintain the mail
service at its present standard, including all
increase of numbers of trips, and all eNpedl-
ting of service ordered during last and current
fiscal years. The amount originally ordered
by the department was S2,OO0,OOO, but S3OO,-
600 of this was requested for additional ser
vice during the remain. der of the current fiscal
year. which the department 10 longer contem-
plates.
Bo>roS, Feb. 2S.-The wool market was
less active than last week, but the total sales
show good business, and the demand FOR
desirable grades is about as large as ever.
rle principal cause of the decrease in sales
is the high views of holders, some Of whom
an, so tar above buyerS as to be virtually ont
IF market Stocks of all kinds are greatly
reduced. Prices are no higher than last week,
but the market is very firm, ami sales We're at
fll reyous quotations. Sales include Ohio,
PENNSYLVANIA and West Virginia, 42c to 4Ic;
New England and New ~ York; 47e ,tS's t" 5ss
Combings and Deanes, 4oc to oIc unwash-
oI AMI unmerclantable tleeces, 34c to 45c !;
Missouri. Georgia and Kentucky, SIC to 45c;
pulled wou!, 49c to G7c; secured and tub
washed. 49c to 81; Texas, Territory and Ore
"on. :32c to 44c; California, 22c to 3Sc; Eng
I;sh comhings, 5Sc to SIC; Montevldeo. 4lc TO
iSr. Australian, 47g to 54c. Sales of foreign
and domestic for the week aggregate 2'eol,ooo
pounds.
In<DoS. Feb. 2S.-rhe manner in which
n,,,Sia, nrpss has sought to make use of
,i'e recent demonstrations of German SYM
ua,ny for the Car, to prove that the old rela-
tions between the tw" states s!i't ~ eAis.' G mas
.,IlaI forth articles in the North German Ga
,ctte as a protest against the theory that the
I,,,sonal relations of the two dynasties con-
! TtrJ the relations Of the governments.