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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
TO THE DISPATCH FROM ALL POINTS.
THE GREAT STATE TRIAL.
Guitcau Gets I'm n spcech-Mr. SEQ
VILE Continues His Argument.

Congressional Matters-Mr. Beck on the PEN
sion-Arrcars Act-The sherman Funding
Bill Discussed-Trinl OF kentucky Muir
derers - The Jennie Crnmer Murdercrs -
Schooner Capsized and Eight Persons
Decentralization Against Separate
schools In Illinois-Railrond Matters-A
Mans Neck Broken by n FaIl-Dcstructiye
Fire in Cipcinnati; Loss, s175,0O0 Pro-
q.
posed Modification OF the French Military
Laws. &c.
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/ Threatened Danger To Louisiana Lee
wees Drowning Of Parties Oh Hon
wees DEOh Il
dErua.

New ORLEANS, January lin view OF
the danger Of an overflow from approach
ing high water, Governor McEncry has
issued a proclamation calling the attention
Of the local authorities TO the importance OF
making all needful repairs where public
evees exist without delay.
The steamship City Of Dallas brings in
formation OF the capsizing OF the English
schooner Weathergage aud the drowning
OF eight passengers oil Colond's Point,
Honduras. Dcyere, Stapleton, and Hay
den, OF the Honduras railway, were among
the LOST
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Bodies Of the Victims OF the West
Point Disaster.

Information was received yesterday at
Re Office Of The stcamboat-inspectors that
bodies Of the other two drowned men
h0 met their death by the explosion at
Ibtst Point had been recovered. When
lad the remains were close together, and
lied about them was a lot OF new rope.
BIZ makes seven bodies that have been
4 covered. That Of the unfortunate fire
an Jarvis l. supposed TO be still in the
Tom Of the boiler. The inspectors will
't TIER decision in the matter as soon as
get the evidence OF the engineer In
re q the hoisting-machne, who is
eCafned 10 his room. That OF the
mate, Geoghegan, was taken yester-
"~ Baltimore american, l7h.
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A New Railroad to be Built.

CHARLESTON. :. c., January ia spe-
cial from Ahbeylle, :. G., says: The di-
rectors OF the Atlantic and French Broad
River railroad met here last night and
signed contract with Me,srs. Childs 4
Oliver. or New York, for the building OF
thi, road. Work i, to be begun at Edge
field ON or before the LIST OF September Of
this wear. and that the whole line will be
completed by the Dist OF December, 1884.
There is no longer any doubt OF the sue
cess of the road
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Mails De1aYcd.

NEW ORLEANS, January 1.-THE west.
ern mails by the New Orleans, Chicago ana
st. Louis railway are delayed by an over
flow between Duvant and Walden. Many
miles OF the roadbed is reported under
water, caused by 4 sudden rise OF the Big
Black river.
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Martin Hughes died at lIawley, Penn,
on January Sth, at the age OF ninety-iour
years. lie had been an invalid for mort
than year. II isreported that over Sloo'-
600 insurance was held on his life IN Penn
sylyania graveyard" insurance compa-
MES by residents OF Wayne county, rem
Most Of the policies were issued since Au-
Q1Isl last
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The Death Sentence In Louisiana.

NV ORLEANS, January I1.-GoYcfnor
McEnery has committed to Imprisonment
for life the dcath-scntence OF Charles But
Ter. convicted OF the murder OF Joseph
Bonelin. OF II. Mary's parish.
The dcath-wmTant oil August Davis,
fixing the date OF his execution on JAN
uarv 10Th. was read to the prisoner to-day.
iii, crime was indecent assault upon Ger
mnn Mnmln.
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FINANCIAL.
CHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND STOCK EACHANGE.
TUESDAY, January II, 1852.
SALrs-FRST BoARD.-si shares Charlotte, CO.
lumbIa and Augusta ut 63h; 20 shares Columbia
and Greenyine preferred at 81 2 shares Rich
mond and Danylle stock az 1874 3 shares Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad at 80, 80 do. at 30,
10 do. at 324. 80 do. ut 32k 20 do. a; 1885, 200
North Carolina As Ut So; 1000 Lynchhug city
G's. due 1888, 1t 1914: 800 Richmond city SIS at
1885,:
SECOND BoARD.-30 shares Richmond and Alle-
ehany M 321, 20 do. At 80, 10 do. at 33s, 10 do.
~ 33l 100 do at 3d.. 20 do. at 3f!.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, JANUARY II, 1852.

PORT OF RICHMOND, JANUARY IL, 1852.
ARRIVED.
steamer Ariel, clifford, Norfolk, merchandise
and passengers and United States mails. l.. ID.
Tatum, agent.
SAILED.
Stetmpr Old Dominion, Walker. New York,
merchandise and passengers, 6. ". Allen Co.,
agents.
steamer Ashland, Carr, Philadelphia, merchan-
disc aud passengers. j. ". cCanick, agent.
steamer kanawha, Greenwood. Boston, coal,
Chesapeake and ohio Railway tOmpany.
Schooner Lucy Graham. Smith. New York. coal,
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company; VESSEL
Curtis 4 Parker.
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Tho Icuuie Cramer Murder Case.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, January Ito
day the grand jury reporteda true bill for
murder in the first degree against Walter
f. Malley, James Malley, and Blanche
Douglass for killing Jennie Cramer on At-
ortiSt eth
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High Water.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, January l7.-At9 +.
NJ. the river il rising at the rate VI an inch
per hour. II is now fifty feet and one inch
on gauge. A steady rain prevails. Nearly
six hundred families have been driven
from their houses.
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Fatal Fall.

yIcKsprRG, Miss, January f.-John
Xyehh the engineer at the ice-house here,
Ten from the second-story window last eve
ming. breaking his meek.
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tional section to his original bill appropri-
atlng the tax on whiskey to educational
purposes. This amendment provides that
no mart Of the fund realized from this tax
shall go towards the erection OF school
houses or buildings Of any kind for school
purposes.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Government receipts to-day: Customs,
sG69,7s3.
Tomorrow will be the one hundredth
anniversary Of the birth Of Daniel Web
ster. and meeting will be held to inaugu-
rate movement for monument to his
memory.
Assistan; Paymaster II. T. VI. Ball has
been ordered to duty with the iron-clads at
City Point.
The National Board Of Health learns
that there were nine deaths from smallpox
at Philadelphia yesterday.
Mr.. Beck concluded his speech on the
arrears OF pensions to-day.
A paper was read to-day in the Agricul-
tura Convention on Viticulture in Califor-
MA. A number Of delegates took part in
the debate which followed.
The worthless checks sent Guiteau swell
the aggregate nearly 100000.
The weather to-day was raw and disa-
greeable.
Associated Press Reports to the Dspatch.l
WASHINGTON. January 1.-THE House
Committee Oh Naval Affairs to-day took up
the bill introduced by Mr.. Dezendorf, OF
Virginia. authorizing and directing the
Secretary Of the Navy TO contract for the
purchase of lot Of land opposite to the
Gosport nayy-yard, Virginia, and instruct
ed Mr.. Dczendon to prepare report
thereon and have the same printed and re-
committed 20 the committee for further
consideration.
The President sent the following nomi-
nations TO the Senate to-day: PoStmasters--
John r. Wallace, Forkyille, 5. c.; Oscar
II. Leland, Waco, Texas.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Tho French Military system.

PARIS, January LIN the Chamber OF
Deputies yesterday General Campenon,
Minister of War, stated that the proposed
modification OF the military system con-
templated a reduction Of the term OF ser
vice TO the minimum OF three years. with
more equitable distribution OF the fur
thcr burthen OF military service. IL was,
he said. proposed to raise special corps
for service i'm Africa. He asks the power
to call ont the reserves without the action
of Parliament
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Fire In Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. January 1.-THE buildingof
the American Oak Leather Company, six
stories high, was burned last night. Loss,
$4,000.
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by Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. January 7.--Noon.-Slocks unset
tied. Money. q per cent. tNchange-Long' foZ :
hort 4s6. state bonds fairly active. Govern
ncnts quiet and unchanged.
Erenfnq.-EXcnangc,4 S1A. Governments slight
" frmer; new o., lO2 new 1 Is, llfi new
a.. 49, Money, 1895 per cent. Stltes duh
but lrmer. suh-Trcasury oalance-Coin 81 1887 :
..,,..,.,,., - -JG
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= fseLASD, HoT SPRINGS, Ark, says; !
no war on the waters or physicians,
H., Y ~ praise 10 5. $. 5. for curing me
l. Nlh had failed. Price 81 and SLID
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neafh Of an Inventor.

BERLIN. January 1.-THE death is an
nounccd Of Herr Mauscr, the gunSmith, OF
Wurtembag, who in 1871 invented the
MnIlser rifle
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NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES

NEW YORK, January 17.-COtton-Net re-
ceIpts. 500 bales: gross receipts, 3,lO3 bales.
Futures closed steady: sales, $4,000 bales: JAN
uary Tl2.u70Sl2.OS; February. Sl2.2lep
Sl222 March. SEAS; April. sl26sMs 1868;
May. sl2.sj0.l2.S6; June. fl2.9gGsl3; July,
sI3.10@sl3ll; August, sl3.2OmSl3.2l sep
TENDER, sl2.5G@sl2:57; October, slLeleg
7ll.93: November, sll.74@Tll.75.
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Flom-We quote: Fine, si.50@s5; extra, s7el
1925 supernne, sG.25@s6.50; common family,
sI.25@Sr5O: choice family, ss@s9.
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A GAINST SMALLPOX, DIPHTllE-
n RIA. TYPHOID-FENkR, sc.

BLAIR's CHLORAL TlIYMoL PRoPIlYLAC-
Tic AND DlsiNFECThST
destroys the germs Of contagious discascs In ae-
cordance with the latest teachings of science. It's
Use IS simple. harmless. and agreeable. II Is em-
ployed by some OF our ablest physicians.
Prepared by >. BLAIR,
corner Broad and Ninth streets.
Price. soc. bottle. NOS
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COMMERCIAL.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND, January II, 1882

SALES.
WuEAT.-Whl;e mixed, l46 bushels very good
NJ STAG. 49,. .,o,.,..,..u,. ,,.,a,a..
RLACKEYE PEAs.-3O bushels common NJ Sl.IO.
OArs.-lOO bushels western az 00c.
MTAL--llO bushels very good at soc.
COrTON.-Recept-, So bales. Quotations; Md
ding. lie. ; low midaltng, lie.
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,y,O THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA
IL VI BIER.

yI'O PARTIES USING PINE AND
i OAK LUMBER I would sly ana prepared u
contract for filling bills from 5000 10 5ou.OOo,
at the shortest notice, Of re UESI ItAhf
PINE &C. W. \. CHAMBERS, JR..
Hardware Depot. Nalionh POst-Ohcc,
no q-3m Richmond and Alleghany railroad
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by Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, January I7.-Cotton quiet and
steady; sales, 2sS bales; uptands, lie; Orleans,
10 5-1dc southern -four unchanged and dull
Wheat irregular and unsettled, opening tGlc
lover; afterwards recovered from decline, clos
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Ask your grocer for

Ask your grocer for
LOVES CARBOLIC LAUNDRY SOAP
the odor IS pleasant and the quality Of the soap IL
he best.
As prccaution against SMALLPOX nothingls
10 stmpie or eficaciotis us the Use Of CARBOLIC
SOAPS PURCELL, LADD co,
de Is Wholesale Depot.
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StncE. Irrnrnlar and nm .n,ilrl.

BALTIMORE, January l7.-Virginia 6's' deferred.
l6; cOnsols, 63a; second series, 3eA; new lO-lO's
80. Bid to-day.
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DRUGS. MEDICINES, &c.

CARBOLIC SOAPS.
For TOILET. NURSERY. DIslNFECIANr
and LAUNDRY purposes. u-c
LOVES CARBOLIC SOAPS.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

We have MONEY TO LOAN on REAL Is
TATE In the city Of Richmond aud vicinity I'm
snm, Ok 1900 and upwards. Charges moderate
40 delay. FRANK -. HILL K Co..,
q. kO-rodiOf HOS Main street.
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Washington.

PROVISION FOR JUDGES or Long SERVICE
THE WIDOW or ABRAHAM LINCOLN-THE
APPORTlONMENT BILL-vIRGINIA ITEMS
Mr.. HOPE TO DELIVER HIS POEM IN WASH
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MILWAUKEE,, January l7.-Flour steady, with
fair demand. Wheat strong: No hard, fl.4O,
Corn quiet nj 62.c. oats dull and neglected at
i2Kc. Provisions higher. Mess pork, rl7.50 cash
and January. 4 1870 February. Lard, 81 .O5 cash
and January, sll.I0 February. Hogs easier at
4 \ Q56g
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Mr.. David Dudley Field has complied

Mr.. David Dudley Field has complied
with the request of the House commit
tec that has been considering bill for
counting the electoral votes for Presi-
dent and Vie President and lent to
the committee the draft If a bill enLtnly-
iny his views upon the matter. The
full text Of the bill has not yet been
made public. hut Mr.. Field says it pro-
vi.lcs that between the choice o! the
electors and the casting Of their votes
the question of t:.cir title may be- sub
ni:i;..i to the State authorities, nini>te-
ria! or judicial, and that their decision
shall i~ conclusive Il non all questions ri
f."t or Of State law. SD ::'r a> THE COUNT
in. o; the votes ~ Congress may Ge
cone. rneri that 40 votes shat; l~ ~
criv..i by the concurrent vote OF the
tw" houses, hut that within short tim:
,hc.raitrr q judicial decision may J..
sought. by an action III ti,c courts Of the
United States. Cor the s,se'iy tictermi.
nation III whic!, adequate provision j.
marie
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As many ~: the readers of tie MINER
arr familiar with the shooting If Mr.. NJ.
4. t'an,rau Ivy &. W. >tirkmcy ut Dem
yer last May for the alleged seduction Of
his wife, an account of which il pull
iish.Si in another column. and a. they
ma: feel some interest in his trial which,
haas recently c"nl,.l; need in that city.
We have condensed the ::,:inwing a..-
c"un, Of it, which W. iin'! in ihs. denver
World. The trial began on the eth inst.
Tw" days were consumed In esnpanncl.
ling - jury. I'll" prosecution finished
examining witnesses on the third day.
The killing was proved, the appearance
of StirSmcy ut the TINE and so:.,e other
cirrl:h-tancc>at! attending. it. The opening
speech Of Mr.. Leonard Sweet. for the
defense. Was greeted with applause by
the audience. which could not hc sup
pressed.
The most remarkable witness exam
i,,.sl by the defense Wis Mrs. Powers,
sister vi the prisoner, who Was on the
stand the better part OF two days under
. CALLING fire. Vet, although refined
woman, Unused to public notoriety and
lat,oring under discouragin- c;rc,ml.
stances, she testified To facts covering
wenty-four years Of time, yet she neve,
made u mistake and was never over.
come hy the prosecution. Charles II.
Farwcil, present member Of Congress
frun Chicago. member Of the firm of J.
V.Farwell & Co., came all the way from
Washington to testify, and Israel p.
lsun,se.y, Captain Of Stickney's old ar.
tillery company, all came from Chicago.
I'm tn tie close Of the 1,th the two experts
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A FEELING TRIBUTE.

On the sth inst. Delegate Alaginnis, in
his place in the House Of Representa-
tivcs. pronounced the followi ing elsxluent
c"icgv on Hon. Michael y. O'COnnor,
late member from the House from South
Carolina:
whom l have met upon this floor, tn.-
si;nd whose disappearing forms lave
closed the iron gates Of death, | cherish
witt. particular affection the memory Of
NJ. L. O'Connor. His frank and .cncr-
Oh. nature, hi, cordial. kindly ways, his
un!ai!iI;: c0;:v esq won ali who c::..:"
CLOSE 10 hiln. There Was i.ct Xccn Us al
:" that community OF sentiment wh:c!,
CONES ~! u common sympathy with the
sorrows and the aspirations Vi the r:,c~
from " irh We both have sprung. IN
deco. first became intimate with Mr.
O't'"nn"r 1T the time when the STARVING
pr";.ic of Ireland were stretc:in: il,
i,i;,.:u a,lea! their wasted hands across
the rolling waves and asking the gener-
.Ei> m.,pl. of this happy land T.. save.
then. from death and .iesp:ir, produced
ky long years of m:s-yOvrrn,ile.t and
oppression. We both were ;nen,tcr, of
t!.r committee Of reception ap,n:;ut.d
under the resolution which gave Mr..
p,rncll the use Gi this hall, in order tina,
!,v lnis!t tell the Representatives oi the
American people Of the miscricS uf his
native land. and explain the methods OF
tc:"-n, for which !,e WIS pleading.
Later. ! was present at :, banquet
over %'hic'. Mr.. VConnor presided. !
small never forget the cln,,:cnt s,n&y!, in
wii:.il I:r responded t. the ir<t Toast. or
the ready. ;..:acc!;!l, appropriate way in
which IL: c:si!csl out and introduced sub.
sel',cnt speakers. never met II more
cEar.'';n: or eloquent host. was, oi
course, deeply interested. Coming from
a new land. among whose lowering
mountains and wide stretching valleys
there Is ro"':' for untold millions Of l,co-
pie: living uo'tcra Government which
takes infinite pains to protect the clain,
OF the !,t''n''!c,t settler, and to measure
and define and patent TO any settler u
farm and a home vino lives upon il for
Eve years, l could scarcely comprehend
the fact that in another land, 'hO,u:.
that had been occupied. anr!
little :g:';ns tina: had ieen ill.,
ri, for generation after :-,a..ratiw,
n,ig;! y" lost t. those born and reared
u,'"n them through the ni.f,rtancx Of
an universe season or the failure ~: a SIM
gle crop or the unjust cxacticns OF an
:;r;ri"i.'us landlord. And I heartily sy,,-
pathiZts wiz, the devoted young mem
Der Of Parliament whom We entertained.
a gentleman who is the leader OF hi,
people; who, un !tr free government
would he premier of his country. Lut
who is now in jail under an arbi;rury
and dcsp"tic act which requires, no
c!:ar;:" and permits Of no trial.
As member Of this Hous Mr.. O'Con-
nor was devoted to any duty that was
assigned to him. never knew a MEM
i'er more anxious to serve his constit-
uents. Ii was painfully evident during
the closing days Of the last Congress that
his health, was in most precarious
condition, but he remained ut his desk
day after day and endeavOred to accom-
pltsh the work that was pressing upon
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Washington Notes.

WAsHINt;r.,$, Feb. 15.--The ar,ru-
,nent in the straw bonds star Route.
cas-. closed to-day. Col. Bliss, conten.icd
I'LL that WAS necessary to bc estu oli>ied
was the existence. Of s,Ic:, i.,cts aS won Ii
justify the magistrate IN sending the
case I" the jury. Hines for the defense,
inliluaicd the prosecution Of his clients
i,S tn. Government Was the outsrOwth
-! ~; ;::.c malice. T;,. court announced
';I.; is decision viii b. rendered to-
iirri:,W.
Tie Pres: len: to-day transmitted l..
tie senate IT," report o! the commission
CTS ~! ne lang .l:,t::>" IF cattle. The
commits ;uii"::: cnn;:uit,i that the .lE W.
Tying 4!s*nce =! The lang disease apart
nom "uniiGiuh j. 81 inv:ec, guarantee
tina: II can tn permanently cr:;,iicated
ans: maintain tia. in every instance
wher" nation ;':;s staHi"e.: "", the in
!''ct:':' =" iivW ca; ar,c"rcu until there
has been "n"t:Ivr ;:i.:, >rtalion uf infect
CT cattle.
Th'l "n;: delay; ~ :;;an,|:ii.. it cut IN the
!: nith states :.lrH.,: tie "X.C;l~;H'. OF II
10 our "i'cn cattle r:,:.-..> anal the in,po--
=ib:!l:' .: >,';:ni':!::: il cat with tl:c n.:,:
prospect o: general extension M the
plague an! yr.r y >;,rriii,c Of >corc:> of
millions % dollars. "a say nothing Of the.
continued: - 3:':.., un ul,r foreign mar
krt: TO DELAY ii T. work oi extinction
"n'r:l Is !:t'W Ill car power savers ~
cr;,!ii:"'it.
The Hons: committee agreed! TO resort
!av"r:iI* -; ~" erection If public
buildings III E';>'; liz, Idaho Territory:
10 c"St $;,.':'' and Il! I1cavenwOrth. IT,
cost :;i.:.. ";..
Tie i",.'-.;>s.,,' General revoked the
regulation requiring: Hour to bc enclosed
III seated envelopes il. :Urc being mt into
metal boxes for transmission III mail.
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There are eight metals which have q
greater commercial value per pound
avoirdupois than gold, and fourteen that
have q greater commercial value than
silver. They are as follows: 1ndium,
s2,5D; vanatlium, $3.50; ruthinium,
81 400; r!,otiiom, 500: palladium, 1858
varanium, $576.53; osmiun, S'25.$; ir-
idiu,n. $751;. ~: gold, s3ol. 46; platinum,
el15.O: thalliunl, $lOs.77; chromium,
SIS: magnesium, $3.50; potassium, $23;
and silver. $3.50.
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The New York Tribune in speaking
the proposed new State says: "Lincoln
and Garfield, two martyred Prest tents
would have been decidedly better names
for the new States into which Dakota
will be divided; but the old name has
commercial value in the wheat markets
of the world, and neither section OF the
Territory has been willing to give It
NM
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ooinaonjty Un. Mel arlanda Resell,
had pastially tea1i0ed 30 dtlese0t yele-
tivss a The prisoner having been under
their care alljUoed with hereditary In
sanity. 6tickney was very III Friday
night 1.-THE 9th) having been attacked
With IN epileptie 1T and . rigor. He
vas 70 sick ON the 18th that the court
permitted the sheriff to take him to the
st. James hotel. Fears are entertained
that he viii become 20 i'll that the trial
viii be discontinued.
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Our East side cotempOrary, the X"de-
,>emdcmf, after wasting several columns
Of its space il: All endeavor to show-as
HRS. Grundy would say-that Butte
isn't just what she ought to lie" has
mounted the n,nurner's bench and ex-
presses sorrow that it has been 50 foolish
as to say any thing about the city. We
feel confident the people Of this prosper
Gus section will accept the Iaeeepcnd-
ea,'s apology and bid it go in peace,
with the added Injunction, and sin no
more.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1j.-Colonei \.
Il. Meactan., long prominent in conncc-
ton with Indian affairs, died tonight.
Cause. a!0plexy are, 81.
The Treasury Department purchased
jy), 900 ounces Of silver for distribution
among the ,nints.
Values Of experts OF domestic bread
stuils for the seven months ended Janu-
AIRY 3lst. 1SS2, amount to $l3l.,k,22, 500.
For the same period in 1881, $l6S, 5u0,-
SOS.