The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-23
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

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= BosToN, March iT-The WOOL demand FOR
all kinds continues good at firm prices and
stocks are very much reduced. Fall and
California is in demand, as very little is left
OF this description in the market that is desir-
able. Sales at 31a3S.
wAsH1NGToN, March 17.-Gossip, on the
streets asserts that Christiancy, Peruvian
minister, will shortly apply for a divorce.
Some authority has it that Mrs. Christiancy
is really the innocent party, and having been
cruelty treated will herself apply for a
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New YORK, March 17.-The income tax
cases against Tilden, the president and cashier
OF he Third National Bank, and other cap
~italists, together with Tilden himself, have
been summoned to produce books showing
their transactions from 81 to '73 touching his
pecunlary affairs.
san FRANCISCO, March 17.-DeLesseps
arrived on the overland train to-day. He
was met at Benecia by a depulation of French
citizens and received an informal welcome.
The citizens of Benecia crowded around the
train and demanded a speech which was &C
corded them. On arriving in the city the
party proceeded to the Palace hotel. To-
iaoiio hCLCooCpS Will ulccb IliC UodIu VI
trade and chamber of
Inquiry into the fire on the steamer City of
Sidney has developed nothing definite as to
the origin of the fire. TIL insurance adjus-
ter approximates the total loss from $500 0
to $4,000 on the vessel and cargo.
PONTIAC, Mich, March 17.-Johannes
Deboer was hanged here to-day. His crime
was peculiarly atrocious the murder of Miss
EIlo Martin a r;rl oF IT yyho,, 14 E,,, 90
tempted to outrage as she was going home
from church, and failing in that, kicked and
beat her so severely that she died next day.
The body hung seventeen minutes, when life
was pronounced extinct.
PoTTsTowN, Pa, March 17.-After being
idle four years the blast furnace of the Potts
town Iron Company was put into blast again
last night.
LONDON, March 1S.-The council of Irish
Home Rule League has issued another mani
festo to the electors of Ireland mainly attack
ing Lord Beaconstield.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 1s.-The first sit
ting of the Executive Commission was held
to-day, General Melikoff presiding. Prince
Lieun, minister of domains, Wakeoff, minis
ter of the interior, Battinof, chief of police,
and others were present. Deputies from The
town council will attend the next sitting.
VIENNA, March 1S.-The Austrian and
Se1vian commissioners have signed a conven-
ton regarding the railway junction, two
points of the agreement respecting the Bull
garian junction and tariff of tolls being re-
served for the decision of the Servian govern
ment.
PARIS. March 1S.-Farnier, French ambas-
sador, left Constantinople for Paris to-day to
confer with Premier de Freycinet respecting
the disagreement between Turkey and Greece
regarding the frontier question.
Prime Orloff merely takes a long projected
leave OF absence and will return to Paris very
soon.
WASHINGTON, March 49, The House pos
tai committee has directed its chairman to re.
port the postal route bill for few routes III
different sections of the country. Shelly of:
fered a resolution which will be considered
next week, that it is expedient to establish
ocean mail steamship routes to be served by
American built routes at proper compensation
The House committee on the revision of the
laws instructed the chairman to report Single
on's telegraph bill.
ST. LOUIS, March 1S.-A horrible tragedy
occurred early this morning in the northern
suburbs in this city. Conrad Herman whit
was just recovering from delirum remens, at
tackled his wife in a locked room driving a
knife into the lungs OF the infant she held il
her arms and then buried it in her heart
He also stabbed a brother who attempted t.
disarm him. lie broke away and ran to
wards the river and has not been seen since.
New YORK, March 1S.-The entertain
ments yesterday at all the theatres and gar
dens, twelve in number, for the benefit of thu
Irich flnh wnrQ clisnlr offon1n1 poa1iz,n~
total not exceeding $1,000. At WallackI
six thousand fifty cent and one dollar ticket
were printed. and only Two of the Who'll.
number were sold.
The Herald says the receipts of yesterday
entertainments, the money for which will b.
at hand by the coming mails, are more tina
enough to raise the Irish relief fund t.
$500, 900.
CHICAGO, March 1S.--It is stated that al
the Rhode Island delegates to Chicago are TO
Blaine.
ST. PETERSBURG, March lS.-There is sal,
to be so much disappointment and anger owe
the Hartman affair that it is likely to lead t
the displacement of those ~diplomatists re
sponsible for raising the issue between Russi
and France without being sure of succeeding
If General Melikoff can maintain his posi-
ton against the intrigues OF the officials sur
rounding the Gar lie will abolish the thir,
section Of the police department and Its evi
system of reprehensive and secret persecu
ton.
CHICAGO, March 1S.-For some week
there has been trouble among the coal miner
at Rapid City, ILL.,, on account OF som
strikers wishing to return to work. The mys
tic warning of the skull and cross bones an
signed "Mollie Mcguire has been distrih
uted among those who were presumed to b
weakening. Tuesday night Taylor William
was shot through the heart IN his " house
Two suspected men have been arrested an
one held for witness. More trouble threat
ened.
SAN FRANCICo, March Isl. j. Cannon
agitator and leader of the unemployed i
their recent demonstration, who was arreste