The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-25
Miscellaneous.

MEMPHIS, March 2.-The river is
still falling but the distress continues
great.
CHICAGO, March 222.-Fiftecn y cases Of
small pOx and seven deaths to-day, the
largest record since January.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The Senate
spent large part Of the morning on the
life saving bill.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Rear Admiral
Gustavus HO!c0tt, on the retired list Of
the U. S. navy, died last night.
ENTER, N. H., March 24.-(;eorge
f.. Lane, banker and County Treasurer,
is q defaulter in the sum Of SIS 100.
LONDON. March p. - The Liverpool
Grand National Steeple Chase was won
by Seaman. Cyrus second. Zos<lone
third.
PARIS, March 4.-Thc Senate by
vote Of ITO to los adopted the primary
education bill in the form it passed the
Deputies.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-A hill was
reported apprOpriating &, ,StIs;, ,lNM for tue
Improvement Of the Mississippi river.
Referred.
LONDON, March 22.-The Lincoln
shire handicap was won hy Peulett;
Master Walter, SECOND; Buchan2n
third.
RIPON, Wis.,, March IA fire this
morning destroyed the property facing
on the public square to the amount OF
5000.
WASHINGTON. March Hs.--Thc amend
ment reducing the terms Of l.. S. pen
sions to fifteen years was passed, -
to 81.
YAzu0 CITY, March 23.-The river
is falling. Extreme suffering reported
on the Tallaha}cliie is greatly exaggera-
ted.
WASHINGTON, March ::::.-President
Arthur gave 4 complimentary dinner
tonight tO Gen. Grant and Nrs. Grant.
Covers were laid for rs.
SHREVEPORT. March 22.--The stcsm-
er I.ossie Band and cargo of 80 l,alcs Of
cotton and other merchandise, burned
on Black Cyprus bayou.
LEADvILLE, COL, March 22.-The
Hibcrnia mine and all its property was
sold by the sheriff to-day for $2.7Wl T..
J. Rowcll is the purchaser.
LOxIDON, March .:s'.-C0l. Burnaby.
author Of my Ride to Khiva," Left
Dover in q balloon this morning in an
endcavOr to reach France.
LONDON, March 222.-2%Mh says that
Don PHILIPPE 'le Bourbon, setr'ntl son Ot
Count D'Aquita, is about to marry Miss
Nackay, an American hcircss.
DUBLIN, March 24.-The police have
discovered documents showing that the
man recently found shot had lNcn cor
denned us an infor'ner by the Fcnians.
/ WASHINGTON, Marcl, 3:s...-The Pres
| itlcnt issued Il formal order disappearing
Of the sentence OF tho court martial in
the Whitaker case and ordered him DIS
missed from arrest.
f; BOsrox, March 1.-The old South
! meeting house w:,s crowded tonight al
the reception of the Zuni Indians who
closed the exercises with war sony and
dance.
i TOMBSTONE, March 23.-Information
!, reached here to-day that q Mexican
named Florentina was riddIed with bull
lets near Peter Spcncer's camp. In the
Dragon mountains, during the fore
/; noon.
! NEW York, Nay 2,.-The hoat T.
Jeffries SOnthar(l, hence for San Fran
cisco, January 36tn, - ashore ~ N0t3I
Brazil, south of Cape Stfrogne, is to-
tai loss. Part Of the cargo saveti hut IL
CT little value.
WAsHIKt4TON, March secretary
Hunt received cable dated Montevidet
stating that Admiral Speltz died vi
Stanley, Falkland island, March ., Oi
appoplexy and was buried there. He
was appointed to the navy from Ken
lucky.
VIcKsBuRG, March :3..-At Briard'
land q plantation owned by George
Williams a large cotton bin in which q
great number Of negrN~ had taken ref:
uge was blown down sunday night and
ten or twelve persons killed and y large
number injured.
New YORK, March 23.-J. H. Haver.
" sails for Europe for two months need:
ell rest, this morning. Mr.. Mcconnell
Of Chicago, an old and intimate friend,
will attend to his business here during
his absence. Haverly said he was go
ing to get strong and when he came
lack there would be theatrical boom.