The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-06
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 27.-A secret
printing establishment hasbeen discovered here
and sixteen compositors engaged in it have
been arrested.
ST.. LOUIS, March 27.-Jacob FREELY, the old
man who cut his wife's throat yesterday and
then his own, died this morning. The woman
will recover.
BOSTON, March 27.-Homer Wellington, of
Cambridge, arrested last week for forgery,
was charged to-day with the murder of his
| infant son in January last. He denies poison
ing the boy but confesses giving poison to his
wife.
CAIRO, ILL.,, March 27.-Whie the steamer
Guiding Star was making landing here this
morning three men fell overheard. Two
were drowned. The third white man, was
struck by the wheel, breaking his leg and
arm. His recovery is doubtful.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 27.-The evident
desire of the Sultan and Porte to shield the
assassin of the Russian Colonel Sommeroff,
excites great indignation here. At confer
ence of Ambassadors at the British Ambassy
1t was resolved to demonstrate with the Grand
Vizier OH the subject.
ELIZABETH, N. j., March 27.-Ex-Comp-
troller Thomas Bloggett and Daniel w.
Leeds, ex-clerk for City Treasurer, convicted
of conspiracy to defraud the city, have been
sentenced the former to seven years in the
State prison and $2,25O fine, and the latter to
four years imprisonment and 5000 fine.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 27.-Instead of
the concessions expected before the anniver-
sary of the Cars accession to the throne re-
ga.ding the position of the Jews, there is in
creased severity. The Jews are driven to
| represent themselves as Protestant Christians
to escape expulsion from st. Petersburg. In
the governments of Tula, Onel and Kharkoff
Jews who have been in business for many
years are ruthessly expelled.
Nineteen sanitary doctors and nurses have
been at work in the province of Kharkoff to
combat tbe ravages Of diphtheria.
New YORK, March 29.-The Herald has
glowing and characteristic account of the
success Edison is achieving with his process
of separating gold from the tailings of the
mines by electricity. It declares he has in
vented methods by which he can extract
greater amount of gold from the rejected re-
sidium of auriferous quartz or sand than is
obtained by the present process from the vir-
gin rocks delivered forth from the powerful
trituration of the crushing mill.
PITTsBURG, March 29.-A dsgraceful row
between the two factions of the Presbyterian
church occurred this NOR ming at the house of
the janitor, whittier one faction had gone to
avoid collision, but were met by the other
party. A struggle ensued for possession of
the premises, in which vehement language
and chair throwing figured, and which finally
was stopped by the police.
NEW ORLEANS, March 29.-The Times
Fort Davis special says: Deputy Sheriff La
than shot and killed soldier of the 25th
infantry last evening while trying to arrest
him. Latham claims he used his pistol as a
club, when it exploded, the ball passing
| nj, tla Nbo Il
credit this statement, and Latham has been
arrested.
WHEELING, w. Va, March 29-Y esterday
afternoon at 8 o'clock We damp explosion
occurred in the CASTOR c, : mines at Fair
mont, West Virginia. Two miners, James
Reese and Joseph Work, were killed. A
number Of miners were in the mines at the
time but escaped more or less bruised and
burned.
VIENNA, March 29.-The new Free Press
says the Emperor William, in replying to the
congratulations of his general on the celebra-
ton of his birthday, said he believed he was
aole to assure them they would probably have
no more opportunities of putting in practice
their military knowledge, all fear of war
having apparently for the present been dis
PEELED.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Presdent and Mrs
Hayes, Secretary Ramsey and Mrs. Ramsey,
and Others of the Presidential party arrived
here this evening. Tomorrow the President
will formally open the Metropolitan Museum
of Arts.
CHICAGO, March 20.-The Inter-Ocean's
| Washington advices show 4 growing Grant
feeling in Massachusetts. Col. Keogh, just
from North Carslina, states that lhe delega-
ton stands Grant Il, Sherman, s.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 20.-The papers
i'll the cOurt-maital case Of Maj jor Reno were
received at headquarters here to-day. The
sentence of dismissal is to take effect April
| 1st.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-John Nugent,
| former editor and proprietor of the San Fran
cisco Herald, died at San Leandro this morn
| ing.
WASHINGTON, March 3O-James Edward
johnson (colored) was shot dead last night
by Joseph, alias 'Bg Foot" johnson (white).
| The shooting took place in front Of store
| Which George p. Hirth, recently murdered,
occupied.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 3O.-Colonel John
r. j. Emery died at Poplar Grove, Mary land,
to-day. The Colonel was brother of Major
General Emery. He entered the regular
army as Second Lieutenant, and served in the
Indian war in Florida, and also III the West.
DUBLIN, March 30.-Thc Rule League has
passed resolution declaring the treatment
Parnell at Enniscathy by hired mob of
rioters the deepest disgrace on Celery and all
concerned with outrage.
LONDON, March 30.-There will be nomi-
nations made to-day in 1874 constituencies
which will poll their votes this week. The
representation of Liverpool will be relatively
as it stood in last Parliament.
DEADwooD, March 29.-John Scollard,
| hotel keeper a Sturgis city, in quarrel over
game of cards, fatally shot private Pender-
gast and seriously wounded private O'Seil of
the 7th Cavalry. Scollard was arrested.
PARIS, March 30.-The health of the city
continues below the average; 1,2OG deaths last
| week. Typhoid fever and small pox are