The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-07

ROME, Dec. Elm the Chamber Of deputies
to-day, during the dlscnssion Of the budget Of
the minister Of agriculture, Tscahelli, q dis
tinguished entOmologist, declared that the
American mildew was more destructive to
vines than was the Phylloxera, and that 1T
had spread very considerably in Italian vine
yards.
DUBLIN, Dec. 2.--Parnell, Biggar, j. D.
Sullivan, Sexton and Dillon will each file an
affidavit in the crown office on which to
file an application for the postponement OF
their trial, as the date fixed would interfere
with their constitutional right to be present
when parliament meets.
BUFFALO, Dec. 2.-The duel which was to
have been fought between Lawrence Trimble
and join Benton, OF Covington, KY, was
thwarted by the "non-appearance of Benton.
Trimble, accompanied by w. N. Wade, also
of Covington, was at Niagara Falls to-day,
but the Benton party did not put in an ap-
pearance.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-During November
the minis coined 4,574,000 gold and 100000
silver dollars
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2.-Chances favor
able to the solution of the Chinese question
diminish as negotiations ~prolsng. As china
and Russia sincerely desire a solution, it is
hoped they will make mutual concessions.
fAHlS, Lee. Ls-hdlSSdllI HAS CuhAlcuRCu
Vicomte St. Vincent to fight q duel for print
ing a letter accusing Laissant of cowardice
in the Franco-P russian war, which was read
by General De Cissey's counsel during q re-
cent libel suit. The manager of the Mr.
seleais socialist paper, has been summoned
before the police court for an illegal act in
proposing a subscription to pay the fines i'm
posed in the DeCissey case.
The Papal nuncio has held a long and cor
IL -sAI e.
Hilalre, Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
DUBLIN,..Dec. PA large meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Ireland resolved to advise
the Ulster lodges to organize counter demon
STATIONS on the same days and at the sam
places appointed for land league meetings.
ST.. PETERSBURG. Dec. Pit is understood
the programme of the new finance minister
embraces considerable reductions in army
and navy expenditures in time of peace.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The failure is an
facturers, with liabilities amounting to about
$4,000.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-Elliot, Hawdon and
Boyd have promised to compete in an Amer
lean prize regatta.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. g. "A corn corner is being
run here. 1t is expected to run the price to
so cents.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2. The Creek delegation
are here enroute to Washington to work for
the interests of the Creek Indians, and oppose
the settlement at Okloloma.
When the Mexican extension of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas & Texas road is finished, and
other lines now contemplated, are done, the
Missouri Pacific system will embrace abont
1850 miles.
LONDON, Dec. 2.-Rathbone defeated Nan
: ney, conservative, by 1929 votes. Rathbont
r represented Liverpool in the last parliament
TOPEKA, Kans., Dec. 2.-Crawford's oper'
house burned. Loss, 10000 insured TO
: $15, 5000, partially in the American Union, o
I California. Some other establishments wer'
damaged, but the o of lossis unknown
! NAPLES, Dec. 2. "A fresh issue of lava i
u coming from Vesuvius.
DUBLIN, Dec. s, -Parnell has suddenly re
turned from London on important business
BERLIN, Dec. 2.-The papers state tina
France and Germany have agreed on a join
procedure on the Greek question.