The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

New York, asked witness several ti,nes IN
vote for Depew. Witness assed Graham for
q general character to his old place and Ora
nam sald ne would do so. Adjourned,
In the afternoon Senator Sessions testified
mat ne was all expert in promoting the in
terests OF candidates. He knew the evening
before Bradley's disclosure thai it was COM
ing. 1t was the rumor on the street he did
not attempt to see Bradley about it was at
one Time a witness in a bribery case in the
senate, in which he had acted as counsel for
pay, or 1t might be called lobbyist. He paid
no money to anybody to vote for the measure.
Was a lobbyist six or seven years, off and on,
advocating such bills by argument as he was
paid for advocating. He denied being mti-
mate with Winans when lie lett the republi.
can party and went over to the democrats and
lost the control of the house to the republic
cans. He knew Forsythe, of Troy, and got
$1,000 to oppose the Albany bridge bill. He
hau assisted in Washington in one or two
little matters, but never divided the pay he
got. He went up to Woodln's room after
leaving Bradley in the Delevan House. He
told the caucus, June Sth, that he had secured
a vote, and witness thought he had secured
Bradley to vote for Depew, as Bradley said
witness wouldn't be disappointed in his vote.
Witness was surprised when Bradley voted
for Conkling and Plat. He never had any
reason to believe Bradley so contemplate.
New YORK, June, ~15.-Central Pacific
stock advanced on a dispatch from Vice
President huntington to President Stanford,
who is in London, and which appeared in the
Herdld this morning. The dispatch is as
follows: A letter has been received at this
Office for you from Auditor French, stating
that the result of his visit to California is in
every way satisfactory. He states that the
Central Pacific is earning sufficient to pay all
fixed liabilities to thegOvernment for year and
q per cent. dividends. In respect to the South
ern Pacific lease. he states that he finds its
operation to result in profit to the Central Pa
cjfic, and that they promote very certainly an
increase in the expiring years Of the lease.
He finds the near future full of promise to
producing and other interests on the Pacific
slope. He would like to see the Central Pa
citic and Union Pacific consolidated. Short
interest in the market was greatly increased
to-day. Among the rumors current was one
that Vanderbilt was selling Lake Shore and
investing IN Union and Central Pacific shares.
WASHINGTON, June lit is reported
that Marshal Dudley will succeed Tyner as
soon as the latter demonstrates that he was
freq from blame in tie star route fra DIS.
DULUTH, June 14.-Work on the Duluth
& Winnipeg railroad will begin in a week.
Dootoi Sdtliuiioio huNC pD l,oOo,
900 to build it. The country through which
it will run is very rich.
PEORIA, June 1.-The experimental ship
ment of one hundred bushels of corn on a
tlotilla of barges was made from here to see
if the grain will stand that method of trans
portatlOn to New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, June l4.-Miss NJ. NJ. Gil.
lett, Of Wisconsin, was appointed notary
public for the District of Columbia. This is
the first instance where a woman received
such an appointment from a president.
PARIS, June 14.-The admission receipts
to the Long Champs course on the OCCASION
of the grand prize de Paris race, am united to
nearly $4,000, the greatest amount ever
taken at the course.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE Globe Democra
says a scheme is on foot to consolidate sever.
al large companies having a joint capital
stock of $4,000, 900. This would make the
Vulcan output the largest in the country.
NEW York, June 1.-THE Seventh As
sembly of the Republican Association adopted
resolutions to night approving the position o
Garfield and the appointment and confirma
ton of Robertson.
New YORK, June l4.-Yeslerday Conk
ling said to a friend that the question of hi
} reelection will soon be decided, because de
velOpmenlS Wlllcn are 10 come III tle DrlOer.
case will either cause the Ealf-breeds to vot,
with the stalwarts or seek an adjournment.
LITTLE Rock, June 4.-The vigilantee
took from Jail and hung Col. Sweeny, a wit
murderer, sentenced to four years. He wa
shot in the head and was probably dead whel
hum. This is the third attempt that ha
been made TO lynch him.
MONTAGUE, June 1+-.A cyclone passe'
over in the neighborhoOd o Queens Peak i
the western part of this county, carrying
away houses. fences, etc. The houses of lie
p. Willets, L. r. Carson and w. Sisson wer
destroyed and the crops were badly dan
aged.