The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-31

portant conference with Malone before the
state convention next week. Wilson, repub
lican postmaster of Lynchburg, after a con.
ference with Secretary Blame last week an.
nounced that the administration wanted the
Virginia republicans to make their W fight
in the state this year. Tha removal of re-
publican postmasteIs caused dissatisfaction
this year among the republicans, and the
Malone conference is to shape the policy and
resolutions of the convention of feadJusters.
| Greever is the candidate for governor, and
Massey and Cameron for authorship. Many
democrats are disappointed through the fail
ure Of Mahone's plans.
LONDON, May 23,-In the House of Com
mons to-day O'Dopnell, Home Rule member
for Dungarvan, speaking iii support OF The
resolution on the arrest of Father Sheehy and
Dillon, made a bitter attack on Forster,
Chief Secretary for ireland, He said the az
rest of Father Sheehy excited even a strong
er feeling than if Archd shop Crone had been
arrested. 1t was deemed safer to arrest "a
curaie than an archbishop, but though the
act Was cow araly it was by no means Safe.
He proceed I'd to attack the government Tor
assisting to evict povelty-stricken people, and
slignlatized the. recent coercion urging the
police to greater vigilance as a direct excite
ment to the fabrication of evidence.
Forster said he refused to dwell upon
O'Donnell's assertions, becouse they were
unf0unded.
The following CORRESPONDENCE recently
passed between "SkinDy" " aterl0use, vino
is under arrest for robbery, and ali official OF
Custer county. First comes the petition, hot
strictly grammatical as it may be, but elo-
quent in lis ear~nestness:
WOLF POINT, NJ. r, March IS, 1881.
Mr.. - Miles CITY, Montana:
DEAR SIR:-i wish you would give rue a
character for the time you k,used me, bop
ing it misht be a good one. | IN in trouble
now al d think it would help lac when am
brought to trial. If you will be kind enough
to favor me you shah forever oblige yoIrs,
very truly.
GEORGE WATEEuoU>E.
The recommendation now follows, and we
hope that 1t fully met the expectations of Mr..
Warehouse:
MILES CITY, NJ. T., April 20, 1881.
Nj. Talbert:
Enclosed please lind a Letter from Wafer
house. alias skinny" He wants a character.
Well, here goes | have known him since
1877; have rad him in jill often. He Was
turned out of our jail the last time he Was
here on condition that he'd leave this
part ef The country neverto return. He is as
d" Query - q - - as / ever knew.
Sincie HIM, for Gods sake.
"
NEW YORK, May 25.-Tbe Worlds spec
lal has the following detail from Londons
Ont. his evening The Steamboat Victoria OF
River Thames Navigation Co, whose boa,
ply this city ana Wuouinnd Cemetery,
Woodland PARK, Wards uovk and Spring
ija!iE, capS:Zt4 Oh her return trip. IL is be-
Ileyed That at least $50 persons We're drowned
at this time it is impossible TO get tull
particulars. Monday evening boats took a
large number Oh persons doWII to the points
mentioned to spend The Queens birthday iln!-
lday. Spring Bank is one OF tie ravoritc sub
ur'S OF TIE city aud the grove III the neigh
hood is crowded ali day. Early i'll tho
slomsts BONE, landing tfrm at Dundas street
dock. Here the Victoria left Spring Bank
with about 100 Oh board. Tins w&s Ter hrs
days work this spring and her trial TIP day
before yesterday was performed to the entire
OF The managers ct the line. s>i.3
due here at SIX O'Clock amt d
large number OF people Waited
her arrival at Dur'ian street. At Wade
DocF, the inst stopping place at(er leaving
spring Banks, she was all right, bu the
dock mel say that she was oYeiclo"ded and
shaky, and 1t is learned from other sources
mat she anu other boats took down far more
people Than 1t was possible forthem to bring
Dack again this evening without overlooking.
I O'Clock there being no word of the Vic
Lorla, the people OF Durdan street Dock be-
came extremely uneasy, and officials OF the
line were unable to relieve their
a4Aie'y. n rev moments afterwards a
messenger from WooulaWn Iafk
WIN the news that the ' vessel
had sunk with all on board. A terrible scene
ensned at the dock. The cries OF those who
mad friends Oh board being distressing to a
great degree. Word was al once dispatched
10 Spring Bank to send Two boats to the scene
OF The disaster, but they had left for home.
ryiug dncto,s and othar assistan.a Ero,,
'neasre particulars as yet ohlailiabie mere, 1t
appears that the Victoria Was gong |