The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
Washington, Feb. -, 1881.
NEWS NOTES.
MONTANA.

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place.
The extensive ship chandlery store and
warehouse of Wilcox & Bros, Nos. "a and 66
Water street, Toledo, Ohio, were entirely
destroyed by fire on the 18th inst. Loss, $780,
900 insurance, $4,000.
The post office and several other buildings
at Wheatly, Ark, were burned on the 10th
loss, $4,000.
Two negroes turned states evidence at
Springfield, Tenn, recently, against five 9TH
ers who were concerned in the Laprade muir
der case. The negroes state that there were
ten in the party and mat they committed the
murder for money.
The coming Mardigras carnival at Mem
phis promises to surpass all of its predeces-
sOrs.
The Michigan Avenue Baptist church, at
Chicago, recently exonorated its pastor, DIR.
Upper, and then dispanded. He demands
all investigation of the charges of incendiar-
ism against him..
On the 10Th inst, the cotton warehouse of
G. E. Webster, at Columbus, Ca, burned;
net loss, $4,000.
The %greenback state convention met at
Lansing, Mich. on the 10th inst. The at
tendance was small. They nominated John
b. Shipman for supreme court judge. There
was no talk of a coalition.
At St. Louis recently, Charles Ellis was
found guilty of murder in the first degree for
killing Mack Sanders.
Blocks OF ice over twenty inches thick are
floating about the bays and harbors of Long
Island Sound. They have done much DAM
age.to vessels.
The president has nominated Daniel $.
Baish, of Illinois, hajer and paymaster of
he U. S. army.
The internal revenue raiders in Tennessee
recently destroyed three distilleries.
One man was killed and four wounded on
the 10Th inst, at East Saginaw, Mich, by the
explosion of a boiler in the Brush mills.
Chief Douglass passed through Pueblo,
Col, on the night Of the 10th inst, strongly
guarded, en- route to the Los Pinos agency.
1t is stated that Gladstone's irish policy is
becoming very unpopular in Ireland, and it
is predicted that the present government will
not survive the pacification OF Ireland. Par
nell's aversion to overt acts is causing him to
lose ground with the extremists of his own
party.
Gen. Hancock will attend the inaugural
ceremonies. Gen. Sherman, as grand mar
shall, has issued a circular detailing the pro-
gramme to be observed by the military es.
cort of the president elect.
The Pacific railroad company organized on
the 18th inst, at Montreal, Canada, by elect.
ing George Stephens president.
Ann Haskins, an old servant of the Aston
family, suicided on the 10th inst. at New
York city, by leaping from the second story
of St. Joseph's home for the aged.
The West Virginia legislature recently de-
feated the proposed constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in that state.
A Washington dispatch says Elliot F. Shep
ard will be nominated United States distric
attorney for the Southern district of New
York. He is W. II. Vanderbilt's son-in-law
rhe Essex Cotton mills, of North Benning
ton, VT, burned on the 18th. Loss, $4,000
insurance., $25 1900.
The women sufragists of St. Louis hav'
resolved to put a political ticket in the fell
for the spring election, and effect a close war;
' organization.
George Beckett, his daughter Martha an,
, Peter Allen ,colored) were drowned on Jh
18th in Thompson creek, near Waterford
, Texas, by the falling of the bridge they wer
crossing.
fire at Scotsboro, Ala, recently, burne
= 25 houses and caused u loss of $500, 900.
q The senate has confirmed the nomination
of Major D. G. Swain as judge advocate gel
t eral.
$ Generals Colley III Wood have decide
not to advance against the Beers until the
whole force IS concentrated.
A leading politician at Washington says h
was told that Hayes selection Of Gotf for SCI
II rotary of the navy was made only after a flu
Q understanding with Garfield and Blaine thu
. he should be retained in the cabinet.
&c The government is laying its hand on I'll
cutters of timber upon public lands down
New Mexico. On the 10th inst the first tin
Der case in that territory was decided in I'll
district court at Santa Fe. The defendal
was sentenced to pay C fine of 1915 and t
imprisonment three days for cutting timb'
OH the public lands.
The act to repeal IN act concerning IL
maintenance of the Butte fire department h
is passed both houses and been signed by Il
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