The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-28
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

night at Mentor Grant, Conking, ArthAr
anu four other prominent members of the
Republican Central Committee for consulta-
ton about campaign work. They go Tues
Gay 10 Warren, o., where a wigwam capable
OF holding 10000 people is being erected.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. l9.--The Republicans
special from MarYsville, Mo, says that DR., X.
IL. Talbot, editor of the Greenbdck STANDARD,
was shot through the window of his bedroom
last night by some unknown assassin. The
pail, weighing an ounce, passed through the
doctors body and slightly wounded Mrs. Tai
bott, who was in bed. Mr.. Talbot died to-
| day.
BosToN, Sept. 19.-The Eerald'S special
| from Portland says that the latest returns re-
ceived at the democratic headquarters from
496 tows, give Plasted 73, 493, and Davis 49,
542. The towns to hear from gave a. fusion
majority of 1G7 in 1879. The returns will
give Plaisted plurality of lis flhe towns
to hear from vote as they did last year.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19:-Tammany has
completed arrangements for a grand mass
meeting in Union square next Thursday
evening, torch-light procession five miles
long and speaking at nine outdoor stands.
Belmont will preside and Senators Ben Hill,
Bayard, Wthers and Wallace will address
the meeting.
PORTLAND, Sept. 19.-An Augusta dispatch
says that the election returns so far give Gov.
Davis ID plurality of about 200 votes. There
| are still several towns and plantations to hear
from, and there are some discrepancies in the
returns received by telegraph, which makes it
very difficult to ascertain the exact result of
| the election. 1t is evident, however, that the
vote is close, and it is quite probable that only
| an official canvass of the returns will decide
| who is elected.
New YORK, Sept. 10.-The 1ribnes Lon
don special says: The continental powers
| seem to be squarlng tor the next war 1t is
| evident that Russia and Austria must fight
| for the dominion Of southern Sclavonia and
possession of the Balkan peninsula. The
project for an Austro-Italian alliance has
spoiled by premature publicity. There is no
natural harmony between these states.
LONDON, Sept. 19.--The steamer Aurora
| from Opcrto for South Hampton founde1ed at
sea, and fifty persons We're drowned.
PARIS, Sept. 2O,-The crisis in the cabinet,
growing out of the religious DEGREES, resulted
in the formation of the following ministry:
Jules Ferry, premier ad interim and minister
of foreign affairs; Despre, minister of ma
rine, and Carnot, minister of public works.
The other ministers remain unchanged.
| PARIS, Sept. 20.-The statue of Thiers
was unveiled Sunday at St. Georges in the
presence.of large ovid. Jules Simons de-
| livered the address. Oliver Payne a radical
journalist, protested vehemently, causing a
scene OF great excitement in the vicinity Of
| the statue. He was arrested in order to pro-
| tect him from violence
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 2O.-The .Sentiners
special says: A maiden lady named Nancy
Haywood, living with her brother in tie
town of Rockland, Manitowoc county, was
murdered last night. Her brother LETT home
| last night leaving lls sister with the servant
| girl and her sister. On returning he found
blood on the floor and traced it to the body
of his sister, which he found under wood
| pile with the throat cut aud covered with
wood and boards. The girls have both been
arrested, but claim they know nothing about
the murder.
! DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 20 This afternoon
George Ware Shot and killed Lee Bruma-
baugh, a lawyer, for improper intimacy with
Mrs. Ware. He gave himself up immediate
". lie had found Brumabaugh with his wife
| to-day.
JONESvII.LI3. Sept. pa horrible tragedy
occurred yesterday morning at The residence
Of Andrew Tiffany, 10 miles from here.
Henry Lindley, Il hired man in the employ Of
| Tiffany, who is supposed TO have conceived a
passion for his 1G-Year old daughter Alice,
called OH her and shot her, killing her instant
| ly. Lindley then blew his own brains out
| The only cause known to which the dread
| ful crime can be attributed is unleGuited
love, as Alice had refused Lindlcy. The
parents at tie time were visiting the grave of
another daughter.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2o.--IIaid words and
| bad whsiey csused a quarrel last night be-
tween Harrison Hall and his brother Ed
(both cOloiedD, i'll which the latter was terri
by cut and virtually dlscmbowellcd. Ilarri-
son attempted TO escape. but was captured.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2O.--A dispatch
from Sacramento says the StatesFair opened
to-day. The weather is excellent, the attend
auce large, and the racing good. kennc B.
Won mile dash in l42a.
WAsulNGToN, Sept. 2O.-Commssioher
Raum will be furnished sufficient armed
force 10 break up the band of moonshneIs in
| Southwestern Virginia who recently fired
| upon government officers.
TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 2o.-TLe Sovereign
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order Of
Odd-Fellows met this morning in the legsla
| tive assembly room of the parliamentary
building. All the officers and Il large num-
Der OF members were present.
| PARIS, Sept. 20.--It is stated the French
Cable Company have accepted the terms Of
the rival companies, the agreement to be
subject to ratification by the French aud
American governments.
WLKEsHARRE, Pa, Sept. l5.-Mls. Sylvi-
LA Carl. a sister of Mrs. L. S. Woodward,
was fatally poisoned to-day by using corn
meal in which arsenic had been placed for
the purpose Of destroying rats.
CORNING, Sept. 2l.--uno Of the militia Of
tcels to-day found IA suspicious character in
camp who, upon being pressed for particu-
| lars. said that in th" battle of Sunday one
miner was killed outright and eight wounded
and that one of the wounded will die. The
nlaI who was killed was buried by ms aSSo-
ciatvs. lie said the miners expected assist
ance from some quarter and intend making a
great attack on the troops rs soon rs the arms
arrive, and tuat they will commence opera
,itrE by buruiDrr IuiltiutS