The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-30

ports indicate that the wheat throughout the
State promises at least an average harvest, al
though more rain is needed. Since the date
OF these reports a general rain has visited the
State and stillprevails. The dispatches show
a feeling OF ircfSased confidence on the part
of the farmers ,ala tes3 esf1~ frIlsI-
LOUISVILLE, March 25.--The Republicans
held conventions in ffty-fiye counties of this
State, Of which thirty have been instructed
for Grant, three for Sherman and one for
Blaine. Where no instructions were given,
Grant delegates to the State convention cen
orally have been appointed, q, & ...,
CHICAGO, March 25,-A Cincinnati spec
ial says the council last evening, reconsidered
their refusal to allow the Western Union to
erect poles and string wires to Music hall.
There is no further question respecting the
holding of the convention there.
ST. JOHNS, March 25.-The seyerest snow
Storm OF the season RACES. 1t began yester-
day. The snow is over one foot deep on a
level. There are many huge snow drifts, and
trains and steamers are delayed.
CoHoEs, N. Y, March 25.-The strike has
extended to all male spinners throughout the
city.
LONDON, March 25.-Nordenskiold's steam
er, the Vega, is off Portsmouth.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Utes leave
tomorrow confident that their people will
agree to the terms of the government. Two
OF the prisoners are freed by the evidence of
Miss Meeker. The Interior Department, it
is now believed, have a complete list of the
guilty parties, coming from one of the Indians
themselves, and it is expected they will soon
be brought in by the aid of the chiefs now
returning. Chief Douglass will be retained
aprisoner.
COLOGNE, March 25.-The Gazette reports
that The musician who in July last, for speak
ing i'll of Emperor William, was condemned
to eighteen months imprisonment, has been
liberated after serving six months, owing to
The discovery that two female witnesses, on
whose testimony he was condemned, had
committed perjury.
LONDON, March 25.-In order tina. the re-
lief OF the people in distress on the coast of
Galway and Mayo nay be carried olt effect
lvely, a frigate has been dispatched il. addition
to the three gun boats hitherto employed.
The Duke of Edinburg will shortly arrive on
the west coast of Ireland TO inspect the ar
rangements for relief.
CHICAGO, March 25.-The Tines WASH
ington special says: The third-termers have
been interviewed on the report of weakening,
but there are no remote hints of a change Of
front. Don Cameron says there is no defec-
ton worth mentioning.
GALVESTON, March 25.-Yesterday Gen-
eral Grant attended the wedding of Moses
Frieburg and Nora Eldridge at the Synagogue
and subsequently called on the boy who, in
endeavoring to get a peep at him, had fallen
from a shed.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 25.-The Sen
ate rejected the proposed amendment to the
constitution giving school suffrage to women
bv a vote of 13 to 20.
GALVESTON, March 25.-The Republican
convention adopted platform ~favorIng a gold
and silver currency of approximate value and
free ballot. They made no nominations for
State officers.
The HAGUE, March 25.-The Queen is
enclente; important news in view of the fail
ing health Of the Prince of Orange.
ALBANY, March 25.-Hughes, for the MUIR
der of his attorney, Hadley, has been senten-
ced to prison for life.
COLUMBUS, Ca, March PA boiler az
plosion to-day killed two whites and one
negro.
HALIFAX, N. S., March 25.-Owing to the
demand in this province for cattle for export
to England the price has advanced So per 100
pounds.
ST. JOHN, N. B., March 25.-The snow in
some places is five or six feet deep, and trains
are badly delayed in all directions.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 25.-Grant tele-
graphs John G.. New that he leaves New Or
leans April 9Th, for Galena, to spend the sum-
mer at home.
GoLDsBoRo, N. C., March 25.-Two colored
Sherman delegates We're elected to the Chi
cago convention after a struggle.
CHICAGO, March 26.-The Daily Mems.
Grant organ, has a special Washington dis.
patch winch says that the under current of
public events has wonderfully changed public
opinion here within a week as to the candi-
dacy OF General Grant. l find while his
friends openly talk of his nomination as Ger.
tam, they speak of it in private as something
not llkely TO occur for several reasons, which
may be summed up as follows:
That Grant has said repeatedly lie will not
consent to become a candidate unless the
nomination should be rendered to him as the
expression of the unanimous wishes of his
party; that there must be no fight, no party
dlssenslons, no partisan ties; no antagonisnI,
lie has kept silent beyond this and has not
up to this time regarded the use of his name
as a serious matter.
WASHINGTON, March Pa correspondent
says it is his opinion that the Edmunds' boom
continues to grow. The Senator will quick
ly stop it by a refusal in the most positive
manner to allow his name to be used. and
declaring that under no circumstance will he
consent to become a candidate for Off &c for
which he feels untitled. A member of the
Vermont delegation said to your correspondent MT
to-day that Ehmunds had said to him within
the week That the talk about his being a cam
dldate was preposterous and absurd. He had
no inclination and would not accept the posi-
ton if every man in the United States should
rise up and demand it..
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-The evening
papers will publish the following card
To the People,
we desire to state that no negotiations are
gong ON and no communication whatever is
being had between tins committee and repre-
sehtatives OF The sand lots, all rumors and
statements to the contrary notwithstanJing
BY order of the eyecutiva c,uu;.,oo ,r,IS,.