The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-15
MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES.

NEW YORK, Nov. IA diplomat who has
just arrived from St. Petersburg gives very
gloomy description of the situation in Rus
sia.s affairs are growing more and more crit
ical daily Riots are feared In consequence
of the increasing dearness Of provisions. The
Nihilists are circulating circulars charging the
Gar with being the cause of all the trouble
and declaring that he is sending all the gold
of Russia to Denmark. The truth is that
small part of the sixty million roubles found
in the imperial cellars after the assassination
of Alexander II. was forwarded to Denmark
at the time of the recent roy al message. High
Russian officials are advising the landlords to
leave the country for the city if they do net
wish to be assassinated.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.--The schooner
Golden Fleece, jacobson [master), which left
here July 18th, with Lieutenant Ray and sig
nal service party to establish a met eteorologi-
cal station at Point Barrow, returned this af-
ternon. Captain jacobson reports that on.
October 17th> he spoke the whaling bark,
Down, in Behrins sea, and learned that III
the latter part OF September the Down spoke
the United Sta es relief steamer Rogers in
the Arctic Sea. Captain Berry reported in
brief that he had completely clrcumuavl-
gated the so-called Wrangel Land, and had
| landed al several places, but failed t. find
trace of the Jeanette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The Commission
er of Pensions recommends that Congress be
asked to approp late S1O0,0O0,000 for dis
bulsement by his ottce the next fiscal year
ending June 80, 1SoJ, in payment of annual
and accrued pensions, and also that au inn
mediate deficiency he appropriated of s20,-
100000 be requested for the purpose of pay
Ing all arrears of pensions to claimants whose
cases have been or may be favorably adjudi-
Gated during the current fiscal year.
The resignation of John W. Foster as min
lister to Russia is accepted by Secretary Blaine
in the name Of the President.
BOSTON, Nov. 1.-The Deputy United
States Marshal, in compliance with orders
from Washington, to-day summoned as wit
nesses in behalf Of Guiteau the Rev. J. n.
Iarbox, Secretary of The American Educa-
toual Society; Rev. Howard c. Durham
Secretary of the American Peace Society;
Rev, John l.. Wthrow, pastor of Park Street
Church, and John w. Guitteau, brot her of
the prisoner. No details as to the evidence
they are expected to give can be obtained, but
the above named are said to be summoned at
the suggestion of the defendant.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The movement for
the admission of Dakota has taken more
definite shape than generally supposed. The
Republican Senators regard it as means of
securing two more Senators to their party
The bill is already prepared, and more than
one speech has been written, and some Dem
ocrats will oppose it certainly, and possibly
all but David Davis, who has been secured
to favor it.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "a Toulan,l dis
patch says: In the lower house of the Wash
ington Territory legislature bill giving the
right of suffrage to women passed by a vote
of IS to II. A similar hill was defeated in
the upper house on the -6.h uIt. by vote of
I 10 >, but il will come up in another shape
and it is believed will pass.
New YORK, Nov. G. Aleeron Sartoris
aCu Wlt%, uat@iiter OF eN-presld mt Grant
arrived here yesterday on the steamer Elbo.
Ot;hF;r tire" children they brought the two
youngest, the ",her being ef5 at their home
II England. On their arrival Yesterday they
: were driven at once to the residence of G en-
Grant.
ST. Louis, Nov. Authorization from hiel
authority has been received here to-nigh
: from Washington that Chaancy Filley 0
= this city has been offered and has accepted
: the position of Postmaster General.
=. LONDON, Nov. 5,-Advices from Bueno
J. Ayres of the 18th ult. report that the Unite
a a States Minister at Santiago informed th
v Chilian Government hls Government woul
If not interfere in the negotiation of a treaty ,
peace with Peru.