The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-28

cuAiy ufiNA So'h'ciSts ciili AAoci'f III II AVIAN
saloon, on Laramie street, Denver. Moon
combined with great physical strength and
bravery some very noble qualities and many
very bad ones. During the Chinese riot he
projected a sJohnnv'' from a crowd of about
one hundred men. defying them, with revol-
yer in hand, to lay a finger OH the heather in
violence. Knowing his record the crowd fell
back and the Chinaman escaped. Later he
detied the whole Denver police force
to arrest him, aud whipped the whole force
single handed, When under the influence of
liquor Moon was a perfect DEMON, but when
sober lie was know to be a quiet and peacea
bile citizen. 1t was thought that no man in
Colorado had the courage to tempt Moon to
any demonslr ration Of anger, but it seems
Clay Wilson was the better man. The report
states that they were quietly standing at the
counter drinking when d dispute tf the night
before was revived. The discussion became
warm, when Wilson suddenly drew revolver
and flied four times in succession so rapidly
thet the reports blended into one. Two bat
lets passed through Moons heart, one through
the neck and one through the thigh.
SAN Francisco, june GA Virginia City
dispatch says Daniel keIlehei, deputy county
clerk, was stabbed and killed in The street hy
Dennis Hennessy, curbstonc broker. The
cause is not fully understood. but believed to
have been a political affair.
SAN FRANCISCO, June ga San Diego dis
patch says of the new Tichborne claimant that
he was well known in that vicinity and he
is a pure delusion.
CHICAGO, June 23.-Griscomb's weight
to-day is 1865 pounds. Loss since Yesterday
one pound, since the beginning 3ls pounds.
He walked seven miles to-day.
DUBLIN, June 16.-My message for this
weeks Irish World refused at the Direct
Tn ted States Cable Company. Previous Or
der to accept has been cancelled. Signed
QUINN.
The editor says he will not be bafied in
that way and if Direct Gable Co.'S will net
send messages he will see what can be done
with the French Atlantic cable.
ALBANY, June 23.-Joint convention bal
loted for Senator in place of ConklinG.
Combined vote: Wheeler, so: Potter. IS;
Conkling, 81: Cornell, 1; Laphan,, |; Folgcr,
l: Geo. NJ. Hoskins, L. No choice.
Second Note-Depew, So; Herman, 80:
Plat, p; Cornell, s; Wheeler, l; Crowley, s;
Lapham, 4; Tremaiu, Il. No choice.
Third Vote - Wheeler, so: Potter. SO:
Conkling, 30: Lapham, II: Hastings, 2: Fol-
ger, 1.
New YORK, June 23.-Coopcr Institute
was crowded last night with workingmen
sympathiZing with the strike of the brewery
men. Sixty trades unions were represent.
ed. Victor Dewey, chairman, stated the
employing brewers made a pool amountingt to
$4,000 or 500 900 to influence the malt deal
es in the west to buy out TIE brewers who
send beer to New York. Resolutions adopt
ed by the meeting declare that inasmuch as
the best brewers have proved regardless to all
consideration and unapproachable by every
argument, that boy cOtting is the duty of every
honorable citizen as the only means left to
force them to respect the rights Of working
men.
W. II. Vanderbilt yesterday drove his road
team, Small Hopes and Lysander, to a top
wagon, a mile at the Gentleman Driving
Park (Fleetwood), in 2:24a. of which the
first half mile was made in 1:lO3. Mr.. V. COLI
fldently expects TO beat his own record of
2:23, which he made some few years ago with
Lady Mac and Small Hopes, with the above
team within the next month, as they are i'm.
proving daily
The TriJune's Washington special SAYS the
condition of the Republican party of North
Carolina is scarcely less complicated than
that of the party in Virginia. The temper
ance movement, engendered primarily in the
Legislature of the State by Democrats at the
instance OF ex-senator Merriman, has al
ready had the effect to split the Republican
State committees into two factions and is
likely to divide the party in the State unless
the administration shall interfere to prevent
the extraordinary position of some of its rev.
enue officials who, as Republican committee
men, appear to be organizing a whisky party.
The Irish World of tomorrow
that the messages from Mr.. Quinn, secretary
of the Land League, are no longer permitted
to come over the cable, il. proof of which it
publishes the following:
A limo 90 .- ne. $500
Asst. President of the Central Hudson Rlven
Railroad since April 18th, and for clever
years with the road, testified he never raised
any money on his OWL credit on MAY oath
aud 10Th.
Graves, of Albany, cashed a $4,000 draf
May 10Th for witness, which witness took to
Buffalo, put it in a private safe in Buffalo and
then deposited it in bank. Didn't talk with
any member of the legislature the night he
received the money. First met Barber acct
dentally In the hall of the Delavan house a
few weeks ago. Went to Richardson's room
with him, to ask be informed daily on the
senatorial vote. Never met Depew in Bar
ber's room. Don't know Charley Edwards
or Edward Phelps. Currency was a matter of
my own and finally used in Buffalo in nv
private affairs. Buffalo banks were some
times short of currency. | intended to use the
money iii real estate transactions, but vas alb
sent at the proper time and did not use it.
Knew a man named Churchyard but never
paid him a dollar. Didn't believe there were
any 5000 bills in the roll.
Witness knew Roscoe Conkling. Didn't
know the New York Central in any way en-
tered into the Senatorial canvass. Plat is an
officer of the Southern Central Road.
Chas. =. Ingersoll, of Westtieid, testified :
Been here four weeks in the interest of De-
pew and the Administration Knew Sessions
four or five years, Bradley only since Janua-
~ up Till june. Supposed Bradley would
vote for Depew. Never paid him any money.
Saw nobody pay him. Bradley told me his
constituents strongly opposed Conkling and
Platt and he was through voting for Conk-
ling and Platt and would vote thereafter for
Depew. Told this to Sessions. Bangs an
nounced they were through.
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