The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-26

OMAHA, April 22.-The Missouri continues
slowly rising, and at noon reached 20 feet
and 4 inches, and the lumber yards are los
ing considerable stock, but the railway shops,
smelling works and distillery are withstand
ing the flood and running finely, and can
stand several feet more of rise without appre-
ciable damage. The river men calculate the
Missouri will reach a stand-still here by to-
morrow morning.
NEW YORK, April PA thousand mi
grants sailed yesterday for the United States.
Another thousand leave to-day. They are
mostly the farming class.
WASHINGTON, April ,22.-Untinished bus
mess was called up, and a motion to go into
executive session was lost. Merrill addressed
the senate.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Beck in a COLO
guy with Sherman, said he must be careful
lest Burnside should say this thing was false !!
false false u! because if he had to fight he
might shoot his man and thus break up the
constitutional majority.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Tne irregular
transactions that have been uncovered IN the
contract office of the post office department.
by the Investigations of. Postmaster General
James are the principal topics of discussion
throughout the city to day, especially in the
executive departments. The case against
Gen. Brady and his friends has been pre-
sented IN It's complete shape,to President Gar
field and instructions at once given to COM
plete tile evidence and lay the whole subject
including an accumulated mass of documents,
af1iGavits and various descriptions of incrim-
mating memoranda, before the attorney-gen-
eral. The reports are-and they are prob
ably true-whileJ Judge Tyner was cognlzant
of the Star route operations, and long ago
manifested a disposition to EXPOSE them,
both he and General Key were overruled by
General Brady, whose power in the posottfice
service IN view of recent developments is
seen to have been almost absolute.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The President
has e pressed to leading republicans an
earnest desire for the confirmation of the
most important nominations in order to re-
leve all departments of the government from
embarrassment and confusion. Republicans
now seem to favor the cOnsummatIOn also,
and before the middle of next week will hold
a caucus to consider the matter. One hund-
red and fifty nominations are pending. The
judicial committee will consider nominations
before it Tomorrow morning, the most prom
inent being Stanley Matthews. The Repub-
licans declare they will still control the bust
ness. A number of petitions have been re-
ceived from Baltimore against the cOntirina-
ton of Adreon as postmaster. Secretary
Blaine said 10 prominent business men to-
day he intended to use every ~eXerlion to in
crease the Mexican trade, and wants to see
legislation for that purpose next year. The
President will withdraw the nomination Of
Ii. g. Russell for postmaster at Eufalla, Mo.
CHICAGO, April 22.-rhe Journals ash
ington special says The Post, character.
ICES the statement about General Brady being
mixed up w~rongtully in the "slar route"
contracts as purely sensational, and says his
resignation waS'asked by the president as a
favor t. him, and " as not based upon deve!-
opments or the result of any investigations
Postinaster-Genela James dlsavOws any
agency in the movement which led to Brsdy's
resignation.
CHICAGO, April pa London special
says Every day increases the prospects
that The crops IN England will be a total or
a large part failure. 1t is 10Y some weeks
since any rain tell, aud the country is very
dry. Within the last four days there have
been very heavy frosls throughout the entire
country. Even should there be warm rains
within a short time 1t will be too late to re-
pair the damage which has already been
done by the long continued drouth, trosts
and unusually cold weather. These facts,
together with the advices thereto telegraphed
in regard to the probable failure in the wheat
crop in large areas in Russia, Indicate the
likelihood of a serious deficit in the grain
crops in Europe forthe present season.
LONDON, April 22.-The Prince of Wales
will represent the Queen at Beaconsield's
funeral.
NEW YORK, April 22.-The strike of the
Car drivers is now over, but a general strike
is expected to-morro wv for less hours or more
wages.
WASHINGTON, April o. The president
has taken a firm stand in favor of an eXecu-
| tive session and the confirmation of nOmina-
tions. He has since yesterday sent for and
spoken with eleven republican senators, urg-
ing all to relieve the administration of embar-
rassment by confirming the nominations.
The republican senator's will hold a caucu
about next Sunday TO determine the line of
action in regard to the confirmation. Among
those who ave cen pressing an executive
session are Sherman, Uawley, Hale and other
personal friends of the administration Now
that the executive sessions are to be held,
Robertson's case comes to the front again.
Senator Hale has talked with a number of
democratic senators and assured them that
Frye, in his speech, did not represent the ad-
ministration. Hale stated that Frye antago-
nized Blaine, and the administration
had nothing to do with the Inspiration of
Frye's speech. The president said as much to-
day to a democratic senator, and said he de-
plored the reopening of sectional questions,
and that he stands upon his inaugural address
upon this question.
A senator who is a member Of the Com
merce committee says Conkling will not try
to postpone The fight on Robertson. Conk-
ling feels that he is stronger now than ever.
and when the executive sessions are held he
will, instead of smothering Robertson's nom-
nation in committee, report it adversely and
attempt to have it rejected.
The friends of Stanley Mathews say his
case will be the first one acted Oh, and he will
be confirmed, as 20 democrats and Is rnpub
leans haYe promised to vote for him. Conk-
ling will not now make a fight on Mathews,
as he does not care to involve himself in any
antagonism. All the indications point to