The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-09
BLISS,
BARNES,
WOODWARD,
REYBURN,


UhOtticial.--At the morning dressing of the
Presidents wound there was a very healthy
and perfectly free discharge Of pus and a
very thorough cleaning occurred. The Pres
,dent took some milk with egg early this
morning and ate a small quantity Of lamb
chops and potatoes for breakfast. DR.. Boyn-
ton says the track Of the original ~incision
continues to heal satisfactorily and is now
nearly closed. TIN President is in excellent
spirits and expresses himself as daily grow
ing stronger.
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-Crump who has
been with the President continuously since
he was shot was %premptorily ordered home
BY The doctors. He is shaking with chills and
Is chuck full Of miasmia successfully bred by
the Potomac fiat. Mr.. Crnmp had not been
home until ordered there this morning for
three weeks. MIR. Hendell, one of the door
keepers has also succeeded in getting himself
full Of malaria.
A large delegation from the tribes of the
northwest will arrive here on the 18th of
August to consult with the Indian department
about the division of lands in severalty and
other questions of interest to the tribes. The
delegation will consist of Standing Bear and
two o,her Pnnca chiefs from Dakota; Little
Chief and Others from the C%heyennes and
ArrpahOGs and several chiefs from the Stand
ing Rock agency; three chiefs from Pine
Ridge, and Spotted Tail and Young Man
Afraid of his horses, Red Cloud and two
other Crows from the Rosebud agency; three
Omahas and Winnebagoes.
The Whitaker case cannot be decided until
General Swain, Judge Advocate General, can
report it up to the President. hittaker in
the meantime will remain a cadet although
its almost an open fact the court martial's YER
verdict is dismissal.
Ex-Treasury Agent Bissel visited Secreta-
ryIWindom to-day and denied writing him a
letter threatening to shoot him unless Lam
phere was removed. Bissel, however, will
probabl y be arrested.
Capt. Randolph Carpenter, who was fatal.
iy shot in the back at Bach's Springs was not
the war correspondent of the New York Her.
aid. That individual Capt. Carpenter is alive
and here.
The following new postofices have been es-
tablished in the West. Williams, Navahar
county, A. T.; Puett, Gallatin county,, NJ. r.;
Vera Cruz, Lincoln couRty, n. NJ; Hough-
ton, King county, Washington territory. The
following offices have benn discontinued ::
Monmouth, Moro county. Cal. Bee. Mont
gomery county, Cal. Bellevue, Jefferson
county, Col. Deer Ridge, Bonobon county,,
Cal; Farrell, Madison county, Montana.
Promotion Box Elder Utah.
DENVER, Colo, July 30.-The Tribune's
Las Vegas. n. NJ, special says: The Opti c
has the following on good authority: The
Indians who attacked the two packers near
Alime canyon on the 10th have been follow
ed ever since by Lieutenant Guitoyle' COM
mand, which a day or two since surprised
them in camp. After an hours engagement
the Indians fed, leaving their whole camp
outfit, 100 horses and twelve mules in pos
session of the soldiers. Two Indians are
supposed to killed and several wounded, but
all were carried of. Tine Indians fled toward
the Rio Grande-supposed to be bound for
Old Mexico. They were direct from Mesca-
hero agency. There were eleven bucks and
one squaw.
Reliable news from Engle reports the
burning of a ranch and the murder of a
Mexican and two unknown miners by In.
.dians near there. 1t is thought there are
three hundred Indians prowling about the
country, as their signal fires were seen from
Engle last night.
A San Marcel, New Mexico, special says
Two Mexicans and two miners were murder.
ed between San Jose and Fort McCella by
Indians who are supposed to be heading fol-
the Black Range. A company of the 9tl
cavalry has been ordered on a scout from EGG
Caliente. Chief Vance will probably coop
erase with Mercalerese il he is aware they are
on the war path.
The Republicans Trinidad special says
At Browns ranch near here to-day, Daegart
foremad of the Stevens ranch, shot and killeC
one Of Browns shepherds, and beat another
nearly to death. Cause unknown. Thu
murderer escaped.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-During the pas
fiscal year there were taxed at 81. 10 per thOus
and SGT, 1892 cigarettes, netting a revenue
of 1892, 929. During the preceding fisca
year the revenue was S715,0O0 from cigar
cites.