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

Henry Osborne, coal miner, who has had
frequent quarrels with his wife, struck her
with a brick, then kicked her violently and
fled. She lived only a few minutes. He was
under the influence of liquor.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.-At the lynching of
Page Wallis al Point of Rocks, for outraging
the Wise woman, the latter was allowed to
fire fourteen shots into the dangling form as
it swung. This is the fourth negro lynched
for outraging white women in a circuit of
twenty-three miles since April.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., Feb. 10.-Captain
Archibald Milliken, Addison Rose and E. w.
Rose were drowned last night while endeav-
oring TO board the vessel of the first named in
a gale.
OMAHA, Feb. 19.--Yesterday Mrs. Hattie
Kelsey, of Baldwin's comedy company, en-
route from San Francisco to New York., very
unexpectedly met her husband, Professor
Anderson, magician, ETC., at the Union Pacific
hotel, Oh the east side of the river. Ander-
son, who deserted Mrs. kelsey in New York
several years ago, was found travelling with
another woman whom he called his wife.
Stormy interviews followed between Anderson
and his wife anu Mrs. Kelsey. Mrs. Kelsey
endeavored to have him leave wife No. 2 and
go with her, but this he refused to do. and
Mrs. Kelsey followed the advice of the
rest of the company and proceeded OH her
way to New YORK.
MOBILE, Feb. 19.-Seven persons were
yesterday fined and imprisoned for depreda-
tons upon public lands.
New YORK, Feb. 19.-The election of
delegates yesterday to the Richmond county
convention, Staten Island, to choose delegates
to the Utica convention, resulted in a sweep
ing victory for the anti-Curtis Republicans,
making the county convention unanimous
for Grant.
Every morning paper editorially approves
Of the conviction of Cowley of the Shepherds
Fold.
The Times prints a card signed by Benz. B.
Sherman, President of the Mechanics bank,
Geo. Bliss, E. d. Morgan, VIM. E.. Dodge,
and others, applying for contributions for the
colored refugees in Kansas. The card states:
eve are gathering money and supplies for
the Irish, which is right, and ought we not to
remember our starving fellow-cltizens in our
W country"
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 19.-Wm. Thieson
shot and killed his divorced wife, Mrs. Mary
Rodenwald, this morning. Cause, jealousy
Thieson was arrested.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-A member of the
House appropriation committee said tonight
that he thought Congress could adjourn by
the first, certainly by he middle of May,
yet it is ii fact that in the history of this
country no Congress ever adjourned
in Presidential year until after the
Presidential conventions OF the two parties
were held; and it is also a fact that at nc
Congress at this time in the session has the
work of the appropriation committee been Sc
much in arrears.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 19.-The river is slowly
rising, with forty four feet on the shoals. The
lowlands about the city have been covered
for a week past and a thousand or fifteen hun
bred people have been forced to Iacate thei.
homes. No damage beyond flooding of thu
small houses. The rise has washed out al
immense quantity of lumber from above ant
caused the loss of considerable property OF
he Lower Cumberland.
New YORK, Feb. 19.-The merchants do
ing business with Central America and thu
west coast of South America, are arranging
reception for De Lesseps.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Constantine Brlt
midi, a well known fresco artist, died thi
morning.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia reception was ten
dered tonight by the Bullion Club to tn
Mining Engineers who are holding a week
session in this city. All the prominent min
ing men, biologists, metorologists an,
chemists were invited and responded by thei
presence. Anecdotes and experiences c
mining engineers and prospectors were toll
and the successes they have achieved graph
cally described. Festivities were prolonge
until a late hour this morning.
Chicago, Feb. 19.-Some fifty men repre-
senting the most important business interest
OF Chicago met in a private way tonight all
discussed the question of 10Y to throttle til
third term scheme. The meeting was of on
mind and that mind was freely expressed
that the reelection of Grant would be
national misfortune M his nominatio
would rob the Republican chances of success
beyond repair. 1t was decided to circulat
papers for signature among all business il
terests and it was intimated that at least fl
teen thousand voters would be ready to sig
a protest against the candidacy Of Grant.
!, public meeting will probably be called shor
ly to carry out the object of the meeting.
PARIS, Feb. ia grand banquet in no
or of General Fairchild on the eve of his d
parture for Spain, was given by the America
! colony to-day. Three hundred covers we
laid. Messrs. Falrchild and Dava gave accoun
of the United States with other powers.
DETROIT, Feb. 19.-The Republics
State convention to-day decided to call
State convention to meet at Detroit, May II
for the election of delegates to the nation
convention.
CHICAGO, Feb. lq.-The Inter Oceo1
/ Washington special says A singular spe
tacle was presented to-day in the Hous
: when the former vice president of the sout
ern confederacy was denied all opportuni
f to make a speech, by a Democratic MAORI
g largely composed of men who went into II
+ rebellion with him. He only secured Il
floor through the whole Republican si'
q with the help of four Democrats.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-The Iter-Ocedt
i Washington special says: The Senate con
mittee decided not to pass upon the bills f
}, the improvement of any particular rivers al
o harbors but wait for the big bill prepar
g by the subcommittee. The House comm
tee on which has a river and ha
. Dor bill in charge held their first meeting I
t night and decided to take last years bill al