The weekly miner., 1880-04-13
New YORK, April s.-Tbe Tribune TODAY

commenting Oh tne Dill OF the California Leg
islature authorizing municipalities to remove
the Chinese beyond their limits, declares the
Legislature more dangerous to California
than The incendary orators of the Sand Lot.
There is not the least doubt that the rules laid
down in the decision of the Circuit Court ap-
piled to the bill of California. The Leglsla-
lures have trif1ed with peace and Justice
quite long enough, and it is high time for
them to recognize their responsibility to
something besides mob clamor.
DEADwooD, D. T., April S.-The acting
Governor i'll the absence of the Governor has
granted respite in the case of Martin l..
Conk, now under sentence of death for the
murder of VIM. Callison in August, '7s, un-
til July I'd, so that he can take advantage of
the bill now before Congress allowing appeal
in criminal cases from Territorial to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The Adiutant
General has received the following dispatch
from Gen. Schofeld: "All of the cadets dis
claim any knowledge whatever of the attack
on Cadet Whitaker. A thorough examination
has shown that he received no injuries except
slight cuts from which he bled somewhat
freely. A court of inquiry will be appointed
to ascertain the whole truth.
WASHINGTON, April S.-Tilden's friends
PlolCoS III tItlF dUIllIy W run
Harrisburg convention in the int crest of their
candidate, and are so sanguine that they have
already selected ticket of delegates at large.
They say, however, the delegates will not be
instructed.
NEW YORK, April S.-A man giving the
name of George M. Jones, and claiming to be
a Boston merchant, but supposed to have been
a lieutenant in the navy named Smith, shot
himself fatally to-day in st. Vincent's Hos
pital,
NEW YORK, April S.-A Jersey City factory
is making 5000 set of satin wall hangings,
embroidered in panels representing birds in
bushes, for an unnamed California stock
operator.
WHEELING, W. Va, April s.-This after
noon the rear coach of the passenger train on
the Bellaire & Southwestern railroad jumped
the track on the trestle about eighteen miles
from Bellaire, falling a distance of eighteen
feet. There were fifteen or twenty passengers
in the coach, of whom five or SIX are injured.
L. NJ. Fuller, of Pittsburg, is injured about
the side and back and internally VIM. Smith,
Woodsfeld, leg broken and other serious
injuries; Captain Armstrong and daughter, of
Bellaire, slightly injured. Reports here are
that young Danford, postal clerk, is killed,
and three others badly injured.
SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-When Kearney's
case was called this afternoon before Judge
Freelon, Clitus Barbour, Kearneys attorney,
attorney, read an affidavit that the transcript
from the police court was not copy of the
proceedings. After argument the Judge said
the affidavit was sufficient, and continued the
case until Saturday next, to enable correct
transcript to be obtained.
SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-A dispatch from
Portland says that the Oregon Democratic
Of uoY,ti ion hi nftn RI
Congressman Whitaker for reelection. Six
delegates to Cincinnati were chosen, and
though not instructed are for Tilden. A
resolution indorsing Tilden and Hendricks
was adopted by vote OF six to one.
CHICAGO, April S.--The Inter Oceans
Washington special says: "The Democrats
| are determined that there shall be no Repub-
licans on the card Of managers of the Ma
tiOnal Soldiers Home, but have selected tul!
quota of Democrats
SAN FRANCISCO, April Sat meeting of
| the Board of Trade this afternoon the com
mittee recently appointed to examine into
| inter-oceanc canals, presented report en-
dorslng and recommending the Nicaraguall
route, surveyed by the navy in 1873.
| ST. PETERSBURG, April 9.-The printing
| office at Smolensk has been closed by the
police and one of the proprietors arrested
Papers compromising the establishment were
discovered when the last secret press was
seized in St. Petersburg.
The Gotos states that a special council is
| sitting to define the rights of the Governors
General in relation to the supreme commits
sion, the object being to restrict the action OF
permanent and temporary Governors General
and bring them more under the control ol
General Melkoff and the minister of the
interior.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-In the suit of 1t
Wetmore against Admiral Porter, Judge Cox
decided that Admiral Porter was not the
superior officer of Wetmore, and therefore ne
legal deresse could be exercised by Porter il
requiring Wetmore to pay over to his divorced
wife and her daughter the sums stated in the
declaration. Plaintiff submitted to nonsut
Porter's counsel announced that if another
suit was brought he would plead the statute o
limitations.
New York, April 9.-The Erening Pos
has the following: The Board of Trade O
San Francisco. have lost no time after the
departure of DeLesseps in publishing the
report just made by their committee on the
subject of isthmian canals. The most con
| spicuous members of the Board took pains tC
| treat DeLesseps will! distinguished hospitalit,
while he was i'll that city, and the famous
| engineer has now another opportunity tt
measure the difference between social cOurte
sv and business alliance.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Democratic
! Senatorial caucus met again this morning ant
favored leaving the SpodordKellogg case unit
/ the next session if the Geneva award bill and
appropriation bills are ready.
Jones demanded that Louisiana be 10 fur
ther misrepresented in the Senate, and thai
the case be considered regardless of politics
ID,
New Holland, named Larks, who died Mon
day, made confession that himself and
neighbor named Weldler, murdered and
robbed the peddler whose body some time age
was found in creek. The authorities art
looking for Weldler.
New YORK Apr. 9th.--Doubler has talleI
! to the third place in the contest for the