The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-22
Miscellaneous Dispatches.

Laura Edison. a handsome a quite accom-
plished young lady living two miles from this
city, brutality outraged her and fled. but was
pursued by the friends of the lady, captured
and lodged in Jail. He will probably be
lynched.
SAN FRANCISCO, 16.-A Los Angeles dis
patch says "F. p. Foster was shot dead on
the streets to. day by Lartania Abarta, a Span
ish girl who states that Foster seduced her
Under a promise of marriage. Foster is con-
nected with some of the old Spanish families
of southern California"
WASHINGTON, March 1G.-The president
has nominated S. D.. Horton, of Ohio, secre-
tary to the commissioners to attend the inter-
national monetary conference at Paris. 1t is
understood that the president will re-appoint
Fred. douglass marshal of the district to-
morrow. Among the nominations sent to the
senate to-day are j.. B. Watson, to be naval
officer at San Francisco, and Geo. A. Sheet,
to be postmaster at Portland, Oregon.
DETROIT, March 1.-THE socialists labor
party, who have some great central organiza-
ton IN this city, published a statement to-day
repudlating all connection or sympathy with
Julius Schwalberg and his sayings about the
assassination of Vanderbilt, Jay Gould and
others. They denounce his utterances as idi-
otto, and tending TO defeat the aims of their
party towards ameliorating the condition OF
the working men.
NEW YORK, March 1S.-The WOyld in
an editorial, says the strongest point yet made
for an extra session at Washington, has been
offered to the republicans by the incredible
lmbecility ofeX- Speaker Randall and other So
called democrats who prevented the adoption
ny the late democratic congress of Senator
Eaton's plain and outspoken resolution,
touching the rights and duties of the United
States in regard to the attempt of DeLesseps
and his associates to utilize the Columbian
government as a stock jobbing confederate of
Paris Spectators. Z
New YORK, March 1S.-A Washington
dispatch says Postmaster-General James is
already busy studying possible improvements
in the postal service. He wants in the first
place to make the postotfice self-supportiny
and to improve the free delivery service in
not better. He mentions it as a curious fact
that if the postal returns of London were cut
out of the gross revenues of the English post
office that department would not be self
supporting.
NEW YORK, March 17.-W. H. Wander.
bilt sails for Europe on the 18th of next
month.
James R. Keene is going abroad the latter
part of April.
Information was received from Washington
pointing to an extra session of congress. The
effect OF a call for an extra session is various.
ly estimated by operators, many thinking il
would have a depressing influence, while
Gould's people claim it would have a favor.
able effect.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE secretary
of state has rapajved fran Eon Fostor JTni-
ted States minister to Petersburg, the follow.
ing:
"BLAINE, Secretary, Washington The
minister of foreign affairs says the emperor is
profoundly touched by the expression of sym.
pathy from the president and senate of the
country for which the deceased emperor pro.
fessed sincere esteem and earnest friendship
1t is a legacy which he leaves to the emperor
Alex. III, and which his majesty, in accord,
ance with Russian custom, accepts from the
depth of his heart.
(Signed.) FOSTER, Minister"
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-James Adams
superintendent of the Silver Chief mine
Eureka, Nevada, and a member of the Ne,
vada legislature, died in the city prison hos
pital, from a pistol shot wound received last
Monday night from Adolph Schander, mailing
clerk of the Erening Bulletin. The parties
1oeAiS IA I" S"iooii ollC
MEMPHIS, March 1.-THE tug boat Johl
Mars exploded her boiler last evening while
ninety miles up the river, and sunk immedi.
ately. She carried a crew of 26 mel, four OF
wlOm-JOhn Seals, pilot, a deck hand named
Morris, and two fremen, Germans. are miss
ing and supposed to be drowned. Chas. Pur
cell, the pilot Oil watch, was blown into the
river and had his leg broken. Tom Carron
a deck hand, had his skull fractured. VIM
r. Woodbridge, second cook, was scalded OF
the neck and legs. Capt. Mcclellan was al
so slightly bruised on his head. When the
boat sunk the five barges loaded with railroad
and block tin, loated on down the river
Captain Mcclellan and the rounded WERE
brought here this morning by the Belle O
Memphis. The captain has returned to the
scene of the disaster, and will try and secure
the barges.
OMAHA, March 1S.-Ellen NJ. Stratton
hitherto Il respected teacher in the publ,
schools, after borrowing from various friend
nearly $500 and leaving a board bill of $50
eloped with Charles Duke, son of prominen
merchant, in whose education she has lately
taken great interest. Ellen is IS, Charles Is
Immense sensation.
ST. Louis, March 1S.-The "Republican'
tomorrow will publish an article on the mar
row gauge railroad system of Mexico whicl
gives Information not before published. Thu
statement is derived from the highest author
ity and may be relied on that the Mexican
government has granted very liberal subsi
dies to the projectors of the enterprise win
have organized under the name of the Mexi
can National Construction Company, will
Ex-Governor Hunt, Of Colorado, as manager
and Gen. J. w. Palmer and James Sullivan
occupying high positions. The road is to be
known as the Mexican Central, and will b,
practically an extension of the Denver ano
Rio Grande road.
CHARLESTON, March lS.-James Black
colered, was hanged at Marion to-day for thu
murder of Eli Wilcox, colored. He had beer
reprieved twice. As the trap fell the rop
broke and Black fell heavily to the grounC
splitting blood and calling for water