The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-15

ton again advanced, but the Basutos barred
dis further progress.
CHICAGO, March 10.-A dispatch from Du-
buque, Ia, says: Cushing's vinegar factory
burned to day. Loss fully $4,000; insur-
atce, $4,000. Cause, friction of machinery
on top story.
NEW YORK, March I1.-At 8 o'clock the
score stood:
.. ......'oo
Vaughan.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 11.-Later advices
from Honolulu report the small pox epidemic
ahating. Since it began about one thousand
persons have been quarantined in their
houses.
Mt. CLEMENS, Mich, March 11.-John T.
Rich, a farmer of political prominence is
nominated for congress 10 succeed o. D.
I onger.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The cabinet
has Instructed Secretary Window to prepare
a decision on the national bank question,
which will, probably, be published this after
noon.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE president
sent to the senate the following nominations:
Fol postmaster at TT. Collins, Col, Chas.
w. Romer.
For postmaster at Boise City Idaho, Jno. A.
Post.
LONDON, March lit is said the govern
ment intends to associate Sir Hercules Rob-
inson, governor of Cape colony, with Gen.
Wood III conducting negotiations with the
Beers.
An additional battery of artillery has been
ordered to the Cape.
Lord Derby states that the report that he is
to enter the ministry is an Invention.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The member
ship of the senate committees were agreed
upon by the democratic caucus. Thu first
named in each committee is the chairman.
Standing committee OH privileges an& cleo
tions-Saulsbury, Hill, Vance, Pugh, Call,
Hoar, Logan, Sherman, Platt IN W.
Foreign Observation-Disclosures, Morgan, Pen
dteton, salisbury, Jackson, Conkling, Hale,
Miller, Mitchell.
Financ"-Bayard, voorhees,, Beck, McPher
son, Jones (Nev), Allison, Grover, Morrill,
Ferry.
Appropriations-Davls wv Way, Beck, Ran
som, fockrell, Harris Allison, Sherman, lIaW-
ley, Conger.
Commerce-Ransom, Coke, Farley, Vest,
Brown, Conkling, Mcmillan, Jones (Nev),
Harrison.
Observation-Disclosures Grover, McPher-
son Rollins, Dawes.
Agriculture johnson, Davis, CIV Va)
Brown, George Blair, NanWyck, Sawyer,
Mitchell.
Military afairs-Grover, Cockrell, Maxey.
Hampton, Malone, Burnside Plumb
Cameron (Pa) Logan.
Naval affairs Mcpherson, Jones (Fla),
Vance, Farley, German, Anthony, Canlero
(Pa), Ferry, Plat On ".
Judiciary-Dayis Qlls), Garland, Bayard
Lamar, Hill (Ga) Pendleton, Edmunds
Conkling, sherman.
Postoflices - MaXey, Salisbury, Fairly
Grooms, Pugh, Ferry, Sewall, Sawyer, Val
W. ok.
Public lands-Jones (Fla), Mcpherson
Walker, Fair, Camden, Plumb, Hale (Cal)
Van Wyck. Miller.
Private land claims-Edmunds, Allison
Hale, Jones (Cal).
Indian atfairs-Cooke, Pendleton on, Walker
Slater, Williams, ingalls,, Sanders, Logan.
Pensions --Groome, Slater, jackson, Cam
den, George, Blair, kellogg, Plat, (Conn)
Hawley.
Claims-Cockrell, Pugf, Jackson, George
Fair, Mcmillan, Teller, IIoal, and a vacanc,
to be filled by one of the incoming sena
f tors.
District Of Columbia - Harris, Butler
Vance, German, Camden, Ingalls,, Rollins
Mcmillan, Conger.
Patents-Call, Williams, German, Hoal
Platt (Conn), Ingalls,.
Observation-Disclosures, Garland, Vest, Slater
Saunders. Kellogg, Lo gan, and two vacan
cieS.
Railroads-Lamar, Grover, Williams, Jone
Malone, Fair, Dawes, Teller, Saunde r:
Sherman, Harrison.
+ Mines and mining-Farley, Hampton, Yes
2 Fair, Cameron (Pa), Plumb, Hill tCal>.
2 Education and ~labor-Brown, MaxeY, La
mar, George, Malone, Burnside, Morril
Blair, Hawley.
; Civil Service - Walker, Butler, Becl
Groome, Teller, Rollins, Conger.
o Transportation routes to seaboard-Bec
johnson, VOORHEES,, Hampton, Cameron pa
Platt On ".
q Of the select committees, Teller goes O
' the electoral count committee, Hill on til
census, Miller on epidemic diseases, an
e Pugh on enrolled bills.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE Inter-Ocean
a to-day says that Mr.. Hewitt Of New IoI
II wants the rascals hunted down. and h;
given 500 towards the fund to prosecute IL
turgers of the Morey letter. The same pap
predicted last fall that Mr.. Hewitt would |
very sorry that he ever mixed himself up
At that scrape, and he is.
Ii The Inter- ocean Washington special sa,
that Hon. Geo. c. GOrham will receive NJ
homes vote for secretary of the senate, al
\ it is understood that he is without a rival f
re the position.
Regarding the wish of the banks to recG
their order for retiring their circulation viii,
order was given under the impression til
the funding bill would become a law, t
opinion among the treasury officials general
is that the decision will be against the bank
s as once having given up their circu lati
to there is no way to get it back except to
Y. through the circumlocution of reorGaniZi
in and applying as new banks This will oct
sion a great deal of trouble and some CO
th siderable expense. Senator Sherman thin
the experience of the banks in this particuI
will be good for them, and that they will L
et AGAIN 90 off half cooked.