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

AUGUSTA, March 3.-The Republican
members of the Legislature met tonight and
chose the following delegates to the Chicago
convention 4: Eugene Hale, Bidwell gill, Stout.
Alternates Orville, Baker, Dow, Simpson and
Hamlin. Resolutions were adopted reaffirm-
ing the principles of the party and urging the
nomination of Blaine.
PARIS, March 3.-The Globe asserts that
France has entered into negotiations with
England and the United States with a view
to terminating the war between Chilli and
Peru.
New YORK, March 3.-South and Central
American merchants and others dined De
LeSseps tonight.
NEW YORK, March 4.-The Superior Court
granted an injunction this morning re-
strainlng the American Union Telegraph Co.
from occupying or using the Atlantic & Pacific
wires lately seized by the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad,
New YORK, March 3.-The Erening Post
sent a reporter to Tilden's house this morning,
who learned positively that no such meeting
as that described in the Washington Post this
morning, in which he declared himself a can
didate for the Presidential nomination., has
taken place.
New YORK, March 4.-Edison's spare time
is spent in perfecting his process for obtaining
gold from tailings. He has organized a COM
pany and has obtained at Virginia City and
Leaville $4,000 tons. The process is a secret,
but quicksilver is known to enter, as is also
oxide of lead, carbonate of soda, charcoal dust
and powdered glass.
New YORK, March 4.
Tr,. .l,l -,,,. TI;,,n, r,, a.
pected to arrive in New York to-day from
San Francisco.
CHICAGO, March 4.-The Post, a Demo-
! cratic organ, urges Tilden to instantly set in
motion agencies to re-unite the Democrats OF
the Empire State.
ST. PETERSBURG, March IA converted
jew named Modeski who fired OH General Me-
likoff yesterday, has been tried and sentenced,
and will he hanged Tomorrow.
TOPEKA, March 4.--The Democratic State
convention will be held May 2Gth.
NEW YORK, March IA batch of Mongo-
lians arrived from San Francisco yesterday,
and several were dropped at Philadelphia.
BosToN, March 4.-Of the delegates thus
far elected to the Republican State conven-
ton, SO are for Grant and Is are opposed.
CHICAGO, March "A Republican county
convention IN Indiana. having nominated Sec
rotary Thompson Secretary, that gentleman
has published a card stating that he will not
be a candidate, and will retire to private life
after his present term of office expires.
LoFDoN, March 1.-The emigration from
Queenstown to America is stated to be in
creasing rapidly. The rural classes are flock
.-~ tl;tl,a, nprn rn,nttta ncnS from A mari
can friends nave been receiqed. An unusua
rush to America is expected about Easter.
NEW York, March 4.-DeLesseps and party
left here this morning for Washington.
PARIS, March IA Paris Irish Relic
Committee has been formed here and 5000
francs have already been collected.
ST. LOUIS, March "A number of dele
gates from some twenty States are here t.
attend the Pomeroy faction of the Greenbacl
Labor convention.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4.-The mar wh'
shot Melikotf is some idiotic person., who wa
probably a tool in the hands of the Nihlllsts
He seemed to be half drunk when arrested.
New YORK, March 4.-James w. Brooks
of the Erening Erpress, say the report that HI
is engaged in a negotiation to turn over tina
paper to the use of Tilden during the Presi
Dental campaign, is without foundation.
ST. LOUIS, March 4.-The Union Green
back Labor party caucus resolved to squelcl
any attempt of Brick Pomeroy to run tn
convention. Hugo p. Ryer, an OHIO man
appears t, be the leading spirit among dele
gates.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Post to-mol
row will have an editorial saying that at
meeting of prominent friends OF Tide!
which was held in New York last Saturday,
declaration was made by that gentleman tia
he would without doubt be a candidate TO
the Democratic Presidency.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 4.-Moditsky sal
at his trial that General Melikoff would b
killed by some of his comrades. That a
though his own attempt had failed a secont
ond if Necessary a third attempt would b
made.
CITY OF MEXICo, March 1.-The gran
serenade in honor of Gen. Grant was maSnlt
cent, $50 musicians taking part in it. IN
grounds were brilliantly Illuminated. III
American colony gave a brilliant ball to Nj
and Mrs. Foster, which was attended by tn
diplomatic corps and most of the leading me
of every nationality.
|; LONDON, March 4.-The House Of Lore
Irish relief bill passed through the commit
without amendment.
ST. LOUIS, March 1.-THE Parnell meetin
to-day was a grand affair. From $1,000
$1,000 were raised.
LEAvENwoRTH, March 4.-Chief Dougla:
this afternoon sprang from the second floor
the guard-house and ran half a mile, Will
the guards fired six times. He was retake
and put in close confinement.
CINCINNATI, March 4.-Theodore Thoms
resigned tonight from the Musical Academ,
ST. PETERSBURG, March 5.-The name