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

| for any practical retrom from it is vain.
New YORK, Feb 9.-The Times Washing
| ton correspondent states: Judge COchiane,
who is the general counsel for the Southern
States of the Pullman Palace Car Co., now
in Washington, says the supporters of Grant
throughout the South, among the business
men, are far more numerous than is supposed.
There is a solid conviction among this class,
he said, that Grant will beat any candidate
the Democrats may nominate. The next
census will increase the Western representa-
ton largely and the South will fall back into
hopeless minority and sect!onalism will |
then virtually destroy the South. The pre- ju- !
dice against the South is not only political, it |
is general. Immigrants pass through Wiscon- |
sin to 60 to Kansas. We must, by statesmant
ship, change these results or we must recede. |
New YORK, Feb. 9.-The Worlds Wash
ington special of the Sth, says there are whisp- |
ershere of social scandal involving immedi-
ately distinguished senator and member of
the House, and less directly several other
members of Congress and number of persons
employed in one of the departments. The
facts may be made public shortly, although
the matter could hardly be made subject of
official investigation by Congress since neither
dishonesty nor breach of trust are involved.
There is a possible cloud of divorce suits in
this matter.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The American Con-
gressonal Temperance Society elected the
Secretary of the Navy, Thompson, President
to-day.
Director Gould, of the National Observa-
tory, at Cordova, in the Argentine Republic,
telegraphs that great comet is passing the
sun in northerly direction.
WASHINGTON Feb. 9.-The Senate COM
mittee on railroads to-day heard additional
arguments from Colonel Gray, attorney for
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, in
advocacy of the pending bill for six years ex
tension of the time stipulated in that COM
pany's charter for the completion of the road
The bill was not taken up for action to-day.
ST. PETERsBURG, Feb. 9.-The editors of
The Wiz Of the People, a Nihilst organ have
published notice that in consequence of
: the seizure of their printing press, the issue
of the third number of their paper has
, been interrupted, but that it will be resumed
shortly.
f VIENNA, Feb. 9.-Lobanoh, Russian Am
bassador at London, has received fresh in
structions from his government to present in
an interview with the English Cabinet on
Asiatic affairs that Russia considers Therat as
lying beyond England's sphere, and she could
: not therefore suffer Therat to be exclusively
, subordinate to British influence.
. New YORK, Feb. 0.-Captain Rockman,
a of the steamer Electra, just arrived here from
Annoy, thinks the present Chinese emigration
TO the Sandwich Islands will increase, and
: eventually supercede the Americans, Germans
and English there in the c-ntrol of trade, as
p they belong to the respectable middle class of
6 the realm and are intelligent and well Off
:, NEW CASTLE. Feb. misunderstanding
l the unfavorable weather an enormous crowd
gathcrad to witness the Boyd-Elio't boat race
to-day, and the rain and sleet fell throughout
IL the contest. Boyd was the tavorlte in the
J betting six to four. A fair start having been
I. made, Boyd Immediately drove his boat to
: the front and led by about one length in the
- first forty yards. Elliott, who started badly,
J then settled down to his work, and when a
IS quarter of a mile had been traversed, Boyd
u only led by quarter length. Boyd then
again spurted and showing 4 decidedly supe-
l. rior pace, led by two lengths at the Red
II Heugh bridge, half mile from the start.
|. The race from this point was practically over.
Of Boyd had matters all his own way, and when
id a little over two miles had been traversed, in
Ii creased his lead to eight lengths Afterwards
" lie settled down to an easy swing OF thirty.
al two strokes to the minute and contented him,
IS self with keeping three lengths ahead for the
n remainder of the distance until nearing the
Sc suspension bridge, when he spurted passing
under it four lengths ahead. Boyd's time
~ 22:47; Elliot's, %.
II. BERLIN, Feb. 0.-The Dispatch says the
e. condition of peace between church and state
e. will probably be the consent of the Vatican t,
is educational nomination of Catholic priests
N and as return for this the repeal of all othe
~ clauses of the folk laws which have beel
IL passed for the purpose of cOercing the clergy
il The Centre party will probably object to th
rk recognition of this fundamental clause, bu
e. as the same prescriptions are enforced in othe
he countries the Vatican cannot oppose them
ay VIENNA, Feb. GA dispatch says the Chi
at nese hesitation to ratitiy the kuldia treaty ol
ba MI hat pSeGStpODp
he his power has caused some uneasiness in st
es Petersburg, as trouble with China might in
c. tertere with the Turcoman expedition. Ever
ee if China nomnally proclaims peace her Vice
Il. roy on the frontier, Tso Tsung kang, the con
~ queror OF kash. .Gavi, who has regarded yer
es impatiently the negotiations about kuldja
ed seems likely to make ali expedition on hi
We own account without troubling his govern
ment for formal permission.
N LONDON, Feb. 9.-In the House of Com
wv mons The Chancellor Of the EXchcquer state
IN that he intends propsing the renewal of tn
N, ballot act for one year, so as to give the ne'
lis Parliament an opportunity to consider til
ed question. He also said he intends shortly t
nd introduce bills on the corrupt practices s
re elections, and for distributing the six seal
re now vacant in the House Of Commons b
ill disfranchisement for a certain term as
ed. punishment for bribery.
III LONDON, Feb. 9.-The Duchess of Mar
eu borough writes to the Lord Mayor that thel
he is no exaggeration i'll saying that millions hav
he been lost in the west of Ireland by the UTE
failure of the potato crop, and but Tor b'
a nevoence numbers must endure the create
i'll suffering.
lse LONDON, Feb. 9.-Thc Times has reason
ois believe that directions have been sent to Il
lch British Minister at Tehrean to inform ii
III Persian government that her Majesty's go
'se ernment has released Persia from the trea
TO . engagement OF 1857, by which Persia boul