Daily Republican., 1881-02-08
NEWS SUM HAIRY.
Mining Claim Con HIcs - Protest
Against tho Confirm >iiOn of Mat
"Sthews - other Incidents, Acsi.
detns, Grimes nnd Casualties.

0etns, Crimes Mnd Gas uRlttes.
A controversy between Robert o Neill
Peter Hughes aud others and Judge
Pendey regarding the ownership OF
mining claims on Taylor Mountain,
near Leadville, Colorado, resulted OIL
Saturday night in conflict between
nine of Psndey's men and eighteen em.
pIoyed by his opponents. Peudey's
men, who guarded the place, surrep
dered, after one Of their number, o. X.
field, had been killed and another
wounded. No arrests we're made.
rEs members of the New York Board
OF Trade and Transportation, yester
day, forwarded to the judiciary Com.
mittee Of the U. s. Senate a protest
against the confirmation Of Stanley
Matthew'S to be Justice Of the Supreme
Court, on the ground of his "educa-
t;on as q railroad attorney" and adv,
cscy, while in the Senate, Of the inter.
eSts OF railroad corporations.
A telegram from Alamosa, Colorado,
reports that two men who robbed g
stage coach on the 4th inst, were sur
rounded in log cabin near that place
on sunday, and it was believed would
be captured. One OF them, Marion
Melville, year ago dumped" a bond
for SZ5, 900, under which he vas placed
TOR murder.
At Oakdale, Long Island, on Sunday
evening, "a shock occurred, followed
for few minutes by dull grating
sJund, as if something heavy was b.
ing pushed along, gradually ceasiug
altogether" 1t may have been AT
earthquake, or tie ic0 in Great South
Bay &djaceut.
The hull Of tina steam yacht Carrie,
SINK by the exp, sion Of her boiler, al
Baltimore, last Thursday night, was
raised yesterday morning. There
we're some large hoes in Ler bottom.
The body OF Ellis, tho colored steward,
has rot yet been fouai.
The monthly meeting of the Spin
ner's Union, in Fall River, Mass, will
be held this evening, when the Con.
mittee appointed at a previous meet,
ing Will report as TO the advisability
of striking in soms or all OF the mills
The loss by the burning Of the
steamer Bertha, on the Sabine river,
Texas, is estimated at $3j, 900. The
Springfield Blanket Company's mill. al
Holyoke, Mass, was damaged by FIRE
on Saturday night, to the extent OF
abou. $40 600.
About half the business portion oi
Omro, Wisconsin, ipclndinG ten slo.es
a planting mill, carriage factory and
a large business block, was destroyed
by fire, yesterday morning. Loss,
$500 900.
Only 90 members voted for Z. s.
Senator in joint convention at Harris
burg, yesterday. Tue ballot stood
Oliver, 80 Grow, 29 ; Wallace, "a
acVeagh, 2 Phillips, 2; scattering 3.
The Irish American Rppu blican Club
Of Ibany, New York, mas adopted re-
solutions recommending Senator W.
Il Robertson for place IN General
Garfeld's Cabinet.
At Elizabeth, New Jersey yesterday, j,
a new trial was granted in the case Of
John Johnson, convicted of murder, 1t
being alleged that new evidence has
been found. The trial will take place
in April.
Great excitement.is reported at Alma,
Colorado, by the discovery of q three
foot vein of ore, mining five hundred
ounces Of silver to the ton, in one Of
the mines.
Five hundred cigar makers in Lcnis-
vile are OH strike for an advance of 81
per thousand.