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

CHICAGO, Feb. 1G.--The Journals New
York special says: Jas. r. Keene gave ten
Thousand dollars last week to the charities in
this city.
The J0athat's Washington special says
! The House naval committee to-day agreed to
report the joint lcsoluton authorizing the
sending of naval vessels to carry provisions
and clothing to Ireland.
The sub-ways and means committee have
after consultation with Secretary Shurman
drawn up a new reit,nding bill. 1t will be
submitted to the full committee tomorrow
| and provides for the issue of 500,O00,00O 81
per cent. bonds, redeemable after twenty
years, and for 200, 100000 of 4 per cent bonds
redeemable after five years.
large number of eastern ship owners
have heen trying to defeat Thurman's Gene
va award bill and they are confident the meas
ure cannot pass the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G.-Frances Morris,
of New York, appeared before the House
select committee on the inter-oceanic ship
canal and urged claims of the American, At
lantic and Pacific Canal Company, to the ex-
elusive right of constructing the ship canal
| by way of Lake Nicarauga. This right orig
mated in the contract ma lie in 1869 between
| the Nicaraugan government and this COM
pany, which was supplemented by ln add
| tional contract made in 1857.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The Duchess of Marl-
borough, in letter to the Lord Mayor OF
| London, says that the danger from the famine
appears to be ever. If the charity of the pub
lie continues no person in Ireland need be
allowed to die for lack of food. but the COM
mittee, to bring their labor to a successful
close. must spend over 10000 per week for
| six weeks more. There 3, considerable suffer-
| ing among the small farmers in Ulster, who
are to proud to complain. Fever has appeared
in some districts in the South, in Tipperaly
and West Cork, in consequence Of the desti-
tuition. Relief has been given, but it has come
too late. and is not the kind suited to the sut-
terers.
LONDON, Feb. 16.--It is said that scri-
| Gus complications have arisen between Eng
land and Persia, touching Herat. The
negotiations have not been completely slls-
pended, but have failed for the moment
MONTREAL, Feb. l6.-Mayor Rivard was
reelected to-day. lie fatty refused, Saturday,
to take any part in the reception Of Parnell,
and friends of the latter endeavored to run
an opposition candidate, but the effort failed.
New YORK, Feb. l5.-One of the morning
journals declares that the Princess Louise
returned to Canada much against her will ;
she las never liked the country nor the peo-
pie, and went to England to stay, preferring
L,ndon life and society, but was literally
ordered back by Queen Victoria.
LONDON. Feb. 1G.--" Blower Brown,
llaZael and Gay started in a six days gO-as-
you-please match for the championship of the
English belt at Agricultural hall on Monday
! ROME, Feb. 16.--It is stated that the Pope
will to-day issue Encyclcal letter condem.
mating Of divorces.
MADRID, Feb. l6.--A railway train from
Andalusia for Madrid carrying the govern
ment's treasure chest under the charge OF
five gendarmes was stopped Sunday by sixteen
brigands between Alcasar and Argammantta
Marshall Serrano happening to be passenger
on the train took command of the gendarmes
and fired on the bandits who fled. One gen.
darme was wounded.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Two suicides in the
city yesterday. Corporal r. Il. Hall, of Co
c., by a revolver, and A. V. Hoagland by
laudnum. Both were out of employme ut anC
respondent.
LONDON, Feb. 1G.-Spurgeon, in sermon
yesterday, said Eng!and's rulers were making
bloody wars and depressing nations, and they
encouraged and consoed themselves with the
reflection: "We are great people, and by
lingo do what we like, it will all come right
in the end but they SHOULD remember pride
went before the fall.
OTTAWA, Feb. 1G.-Her Royal Hlghncs
passed good night, and is progressing mos
favOrably.
BAINKRiDGE, Pa, 1G.--Charles Lane, age,
j %, who recently removed here from Mary land
to-day killed his wife, then he gave poision t.
his three children and took a quantity himself
l Only one child lives, and its feet are so badl.
| frozen it is thought it must die
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The Tribune's Colum
+ bus, Ohio, special ntmates that Blaine i
making strong headway there against Shel
man, and that his meeting there on Thursda,
bids fair to eclipse Shelman's of last week
f and that Blaine's friends are augmentin
their own number daily from Sherman
Z ranks, and now include the principal worker
t at the Capital city of Sherman's State.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-The Journals Wash
3 ington special says: Blaine in an interview
says that under no circumstances will he al
low lhls name to be used as a candidate fO
Vice President in connection with Genera
Grant or any body else. He will not accep
that nomination if he fails to get the firs
place, preterring to remain in active lite il
S the Senate.
e LONDON, Feb. 15.-The Duchess of Mar
. borough writing to the Lord Mayor of Lon
u don acknowledging the receipt of f2,O0C
: says the committee, in order to guard agains
. famine i'll Ireland next year, have purchase
l. 10000 worth of potatoes for distribute
y there.
a NEW YORK, Feb. IA Washington
y special dispatch says: " 1t is now probabl
:, that Acklen, of louisiana, will be expelled fo
:, his connection with the alleged bogus repol
> from the Foreign relations committee. If h
= is expelled it will be by votes from both side
,, of the House.
e WASHINGTON, Feb. I5.-A member of til
o House said this evening: g If any membe
e of the Louisiana delegation next Tuesday o
IS ters resolution for tue expulsion of Ackle
d you may be sure it will 60 through without
d dissenting voice on the Democratic side. W
II are tired ofAcklen.' On the contrary, Speal