The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-26

Senator McPhers0n has instructed
counsel to bring action for lioel against
Ill pers0ns engaged In circulating the
report that he was connected with the
Peruvian Company. He says he never
knew Of its existence until the investi-
CATION began and never owned any
stock.
Boston. April 3.-The Herald an
nounees the collapse Of the American
Electric Light Co., Of Mass, Of which
Col. Fred Grant Is president. Among
the directors are VIM. Window. ex-sec-
rotary vi the tr,las,lry. and other PRONE
inent gentlemen ri Washington. Tho
company owes $50, OW and has no a*-
sets.
WAsmlNGrnx. April 4.-The court
known as the straw bond csses. CMin-
eel tor Miss Kate NJ Armstrong fled u
motion to Quasn the indictment against
the late defendant OH the glOund Of
nlisnO. l,er, she being indicted under the
name If K. N. Armstrong. The mo-
ton will be considered hereafter. The
counsel f;,r A. f.. Bu0ne presented .
motion to Quash In this case, but the
court adjourned before much progress
was made in the casO.
Representatives Carpenter, Thc~np-
son, (ky.) and Pound appeared before
the House Committee ON Commerce,
asking appropriations for river and har-
bOr improvements. This was the final
hearing, anu the committee expect to
report Hill tn Congress Ivy the 4th Of
May. From present Indications the
river and harbOr bill this year will rec-
Ommcnd an appropriation Of ut least
$l5. OO, no. al increase Of nearly =, OOe
OOOOver last year.
Sr. LOUIS, April 4.-General Davis,
Inspector General. attached tn General
Shermmm's raaeuarters, Is here to in
vestigute charges against Captain w. p.
Martin, storekec,er ut the Arsenal l.c-
low this city. The charge against Mar
tin IL preferred l.y =. ". Hart, who WAS
clerk In Martins department but re-
signed. and has since made the charges
which are understood tn l,e similar to
tIl.,se recently brought against Col. T..
u. BAKER and which were not Sustained.
The investigation l'egin~ next week.
SAN FRANCISCO, April GA Shakers
peare. NM. dispatch SAWS cOuriers from
the river CHA report u land Of - Warm
Spring Alns.'l,s~ had burned the ranches
of Purify, York, Hutchinson. C"rn.,l
and driven Oft all the stock. II Is rclMrt-
Ell six or eight men arr murdered. Last
night heavy and continuous firing was
heard ut Lees camp on the (;ils river.
Strong fears arr entertained for the l'ct'-
pie working ut placer claims, u short dis
lance above Clifton. Company Five,
mounted volunteers left here to-day for
the scene Of trtMlble.
NEW ORLEANS, April :!.3.-The 7incA
Democrat specials .xly Monticello twer-
ty e. e,,st vi Brn'kllavcil. il conn.,
pletely destroyed, only three houses in
the place leing left standing. Nothing
like it was ever seen in this section ln-
fore. Ten PERSONS were Instantly killed.
The track III the cyclone is estimated ut
half mile wide. 4 terrible storm
passed the same rss,d nlx'ut II n. M.
Saturday lHtwecn Johnson station and
bayou Chitt"wich. supposed I" l'c the
same. The people in Monticello ARE Gu
tirely destitute and h"ust'le'''.
TOLEln,, Ohio, April 1.-The saloon
Keepers have taken Il decided stand in
regard to the Pond 4 sniitl, law which
Is causing considerable cs,IIlmlOtiOn and
Inconvenience. II: ~ notified the nll-
tl,Orities they would observe the law
strictly and demanded in turn II strict
enforcement Of the sweeping Sunday
law passed fifty years a..o prohibiting all
sorts Of Sunday work and includes street
cars, hacks, la,rl"r shops. gr'n:cry st"res,
butcher shops, Sunday ncwslns-
lers, etc. The s:.lsn,i,s were all strictly
cl.,stsi amd the police tsMk the names vt
all lx'r>s'ms engaged in sunday e'nplny-
nlent including drivers Of carriages 1T
funerals, hut made u" arrests. Warrants
to liz issued Tomorrow.
DENVER, April ::!.-'rhc Nr"x' Santa
Fc special from I.Ir.l~l,l,rg, n. NJ, says
five Of u. II. Smiths drivers were. killed
by Indians ut the ~ mile run oil. The
Indians tired the snr ltiI;. works Of the
Detroit Co., playing havoc.
GEEENFIELD, Mass, April "a
party ri hri'l &c builders took l"s>>,>si"m
of tile t""n saturday night, as>:,ulting
the citizens, break ;n3 int" stores, etc.
John Flynn, II railroad fireman, was la
tally stabbed.
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