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verdict ON the Sew York Fire.

NEY YoRE, February l5.-The Coroner's
jury investigating the fire in the old
World building find that the FIRE originated
from a defective llue. They censurc Pot
ter and his employees for neglecting to ap.
ply for proper permit for repairs, and
the carpenter for not giving the alarm OF
fire promptly. The jury commend Nc
paggert, fireman, and Charles Wright
lcoloGred), a bootblack, for bravery in say
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TIE NEW Y0nK MusS.
The THmmnnyites Hang Their Gate o.
the Other Post,

ALBANY, February 15.-Johnson was
elected clerk Of the Assembly, the Tam
many men voting for him. Tammany
goes over to the Republicans in both
houses OF the Legislature. johnson, Re-
publican, was elected clerk by the hei p Of
the Tammanyites. In the Senate Mr.. Pitts
called up his resolution to vest the appoint
ment Of the committees in the Lieutenant
Governor. The three Tammany Senators
voted with the Republicans and adopted
the resolution, and the Lieutenant Gov.
ernor will now appoint the standing COM
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EmR, Pa, February l5.-Thrce despera.
does last nightattacked lawyer Sackett, one
Of the leading lights OF the Erie county
bar, at Union City, and endeavored 10 20
through him. They shot at him but
missed, and he succeeded in foiling them
by reason Of his muscular development
The three men are supposed to be the same
who robbed and cruelty maltreated an old
man the same night,
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c. Nil. GrcenwoOd: "Did you OBJ
N''t T,r andy the halves and quarters
s'5 s'y III" hal been punched by the silver
,:o,, rs,r d.appcacd when people refused to
'.,,, |s them" Being answered in the
.sn,,iye, 'C he went on to say: "Hang a
@-of,bc ioo.pads and thieves who infest
u. Il. g,y to hmpposts, and the rascals
ygi :, iiappear faster than the mutilated
c,,a." It may come to that ii the police
ha,, succeed in driving them out Of the
of, or into the work house. One thing is
rssain. the people Of Cincinnati will not
,o,g endure the outnges that are now be-
jss issl prlc,iccJ. The call for vigorous meas
rrs mn /. becoming decidedly loud.-Cinein,
..,,; (ig,ytL
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J.2. IIsuFIeI 0oIsn Good P0SItIon-Tho
Company Doing Pretty Well, Thank
You.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencor
WAsnlxGToS, February l5.-J. g. Hen
rice on Monday, took the post Of Super.
visor OF trains and Assistant Master Of Road
for the Somerset & Cambria, the Berlin and
the Salisbury branches Of the Baltimore &
Ohio.
A Baltimore & Ohio official stated yestcr-
day that the Trunk Line rates are firmly
maintained here and in New York. Each
road is holding up to the passenger figures,
as the iron bound rules admit OF no
concessions. The Baltimore & Ohio is do
ing n iirst.class business in passengers.
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from home. He does not know now when
he will file the bill and cannot do SO until
the record is completed by the printer.
THE cANNON.C1NP1gLL CASE.
The Committee on Elections Hard ut
Work on II.


Special Dispatch to the lntelligenceE
WASHINGTON, February l5.-Undcr Calk.
ms energetic supervision the Committee
on Elections Is doing large amount oi
business. Itis holding day and night ses.
sions, and for two days has been engaged
upon the Cannon-C Campbell case. The ar.
gumcnts in tie case were finished to-day.
There has been much speculation as 10 how
the Committee would guide the case, the
prevailing impression seeming to be that
they would recommend the seating OF
Cannon and then aim TO have him ex.
PEELED. This, however, would be imposi-
bic. a prominent member Of the Com.
mittee said tonight that the Committee
had practically decided to send both men
who holds the certificate,
because he lad not had the largest number
Of votes as required by law, and Cannon, be-
cause he had failed to file any testimony to
show that he had been elected ut all.
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SOURCE OF OUR WOES.
WASHINGTON CITY REFERRED TO.
NsSra,G. Entllled to Another R,pr's'ntatlu-A
DItsh Of Int,rsstlnE Railroad Ssws-rhs Can.
AOn.Clnpb,Il Gaze JsrsnSn County W.
hsp.3O.-DsSnts on AppOrlIOun'nt.
Special Dispatch 10 Tho lnlelllgcncqr.

Special Dispatch to the lnielligcncet
WARRINGTON, February ia Cincin-
natl special, speaking Of the consolidation
of the Baltimore & Ohio and Erlanger
systems, says: The Baltimore & Ohio and
the ErlRnger systems will work in harmony
on the business between Washington, Bal.
timore and tho points south and southwest
This will be another competitor with the
Danville & Huntington systems from Rich
mond and Baltimore. When the Norfolk
& Western has completed its arrangements
the Shenandoah Valley will 90 under its
control, and it Is stated on good authority
that the East Virginia, Virginia K Georgia
and Norfolk 4 Western roads will consoi-
date. Negotiations are now pending to
bring about this result. All depends upon
the passage Of a bill now before the Nir-
ginia Legislature. There are several very
important bills before that body which, II
passed, will give them control Of several
small roads now in course Of construction
in Virginia. Tho Huntington meeting in
New York on Tuesday is for the purpose of
taking action in the matter Of the port
facilities and extension Of the Yorktown
roads 10 Hampton Roads at point oppo-
site Norfolk. This point tbey-propose
making an important shipping larbOr in
opposition to the Norfolk & Western road,
who are determined to make Norfolk the
most important port il possible.
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RANK ROBBERY.
The Nan with the Money makes Good
His Eseape.

TrRKE HAurR IND., February l5.-Tbe
bank oi Patrick Shannon was robbed Of
$1,000 in currency about noon to-day. A
man engaged the cashier in conversation
while an accomplice passed behind tho
counter and secured The money. The
former was arrested and gave his name as
Ben Simon Of Chicago, but the man who
got the money has not been caught.
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THE PmILADELPIITA MINT.
recommendations or superintendent
KnOWden.

Special to the Western Press Association.
WASHINGTON, February l5.-AIr. Snow,
den, OF the Philadelphia Mint, was before
the House Committee on Coinage to-day,
in reference to the extension OF that mint,
and in the course Of discussion upon
coinage generally, he recommended that
instead OF establishing branch mint, the
suPerintendents Of the assay offices be
authorized by the Government TO issue
bullion certificates for the bullion deposited
there. Mr.. Snowden was asked II he
didn't think the issuance Of these certiti-
Gates would tend to bring silver up to par
with gold, and he replied in the aiIirma-
tive
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,.,,Ess were all more or less
l, li's 'r,,,a Yesterday in grain, provisions and
la''l,s There /. apparently very un.
ssa,'1S,' sgI ts,lia. caused in part by the state
'"s ,,,,, ,s',r"f, IN Toopc and the shipments Of
d a. l'l,, ,, :" ,,i. ,e ,,antry. And still nobody
FoN F,,,,,, ''o4 ". ri rhytherc should be a scare
can ''-,g' -,,S.s, NJ. that has happened thus far.
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IEACON LIGII,I:S,
Text or tEe BilI Introduced by Mr.
ahaIiPnhRrger.

ShHIiPnhhrEer.
Special Dispatch to the InevScuecr.
WASHINGTON, February i6.-The follow.
ing lis the bill introduced by SIr. shallnn.
tHEer, Of Pennsylvania, relative to beacon
Lights upon the NIonongahela river:
NnERRAs, Beacon lights have been es.
aOlished on the upper Ohio river for the
protection of life and property, and
WHEREAS, The bulk Of the tonnage Of
said river comes from the Mononsahela
river, including one item Of nearly 1000.
OOO tons Of coal; therefore
Bedaacisd, de-, That thcsystem OF bea,
con lights be and is hereby extended to
the MOnOngahelN river, subject to the pro.
visions and limitations OF the general laws
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DETROIT, February 15-The icO blockade
in the Straits Of Mackinaw that has occa.
stoned the MacGinaw & Marquette line
some Inconvenience for few days, has
been cleared, and the transfer boat Algo.
nah is now making regular trips since the
first passage was forced. Chief Engineer
Mckown telegFaphs that no further stop.
page can possibly occur this season.
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KUICInH.
An ES.SuperIntendent of Police Blows
HIS RFRIns ont In Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, February l5.-Jacob Ges-
sert, lately Superintendent Of Police, oil
this city, committed suicide this afternoon
by shooting himself through the head with
a revolver. He had complained Of pain
in the head and had kept his bed. While
alone in his room he took q seat in a
rocker and fired, and was found in tha,
position by the family. Mr., GesseTt
served number Of years as member oi
the Board Of Public Works Of Cincinnati,
he leaves wife and nine children.
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YoUNosowN, O., February lJ.-Tcrry
Brady, bachelor who has been living by
himself, was killed here this evening by a
passenger engine on the Paynesville &
Youngstown road. The engineer saw him
on his hands and knees, but did not know
1t was man. He was terrikly mappled.
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CLEvELASD, February ia Herald
special from Erie reports the arrest Of
Leroy Hills on the charge Of heinous
crime committed on thirteen.yearold
orphan girl he had adopted. Hills formerly
stood high in his village home near here
He was bound over for trial in April.
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A worthy Object.

RrcnMoND, February l5.-The committee
to solicit subscriptions for the relief Of the
widows and orphans OF the men killed by
the explosion in the Midlothian mine have
issued circular to humane people
everywhere asking aid for these poor suf.
ierers. Subscriptions may be sent to the
MIerchants' National Rank Of Richmond.
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Fntal Rnilrond AccIdent.

CLEVELAND, February l5.-A Herald
special from Akron reports a collision on
the Valley railroad between switch
engine with fat-car and a locomotive
with the pay-car, resulting in the killing Of
a brakeman named John Johnston and the
severe injury Of three other men. Pay
master Porter escaped unhurt,
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The Rest of the GAng In Limbo.

AnDuQERQuE, n. NJ, February l5.-The
rest of the gang Of despcrados, some Of
whom were killed at Cranes Station, were
brought In yesterday. Deputy Sheriff
Jones died Of his wound. The friends Of
the robbers are flocking into town, and
trouble is feared.
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LEBANON, Pa, February l5.-Jas. Peters
and John Harrison escaped from Jail last
night. Peters is a son-in.law OF Charles
Drews, hanged here for the murder Of old
Joe Raber, and was the principal witness
in convicting five Of the "Blue Eyed Six"
implicated in that crime.
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laborer. On Monday n well dressed stran.
ger visited him and Induced him to 20, as
y believed, to Chicago to get work. Tho
Jews think the stranger was an agent Of
the Russian Government, sent here TO OK.
tor. certain secrets ZeahlkolR possessed.
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LITTLE Rock, February ia special
from Batesville says: Abram Baum, Of the
firm Of Baum & Bro, general merchants Of
that place, committed suicide last night by
hanging. Financial trouble is supposed to
be the cause.
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RIcnNoSp, Va, February l5.-The diff.
Guilty which some thought would lead to a
hostile meeting between Senators Smith
and Riddleherger has been arranged to the
satisfaction OF all parties.
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= CHEATING THE GALLOws.
An Alleged Murderer's PataI Fall at
4tenbenHIlI0.

Special Dispatch to tho lntcllIsencer.
sTEunENWLLE, February l5.-1Iarte, the
young man who shot Aldridge, in saloon,
and is out on bail for his appearance to-
morrow before tho Mayor, fell from lad
der to-day, stabbing himself in the side.
1t is thought tonight that he cannot live.
Aldridge will be inferred tomorrow.
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BRIEF TELEaRAsis.


PlTTSDuRoH, February l5-Ward Nc
Conkey, one Of the Deadmens Hollow out
laws who murdered George A. Mcclure
near McKeesport last August, was this
morning convicted Of murder in the first
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A Iron ExrIlange rnlked OR.

NV YoRE, February l5.--A committee
Of iron merchants are considering the feasl-
bility Of forming an iron exchange here.
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PHILADELPHIA, February l5.-Ata meet
ing to-day, called by the Mayor, to make
some provision for the Jewish refugees from
Russia, 5000 was subscribed, Another
public meeting will soon be held.
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MYSTERI0uR CASE.

Excitement over the Disappearance OF
aJeW,
oHcAoo, February l6.-A Quincy, Illi-
nois special says good deal Of excitement
has been occasioned among the Jews there
by the mysterious disappearance Of Solo.
man L. Zcahlkotg, Russian Jewish iugi.
tive, who arrived three weeks ago. He Is
p years old, has wife and child, and Is q
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CYSTuIASA, KY, February l5.-Lawson
Florence and two children died in Har.
rison county from drinking ut n poisoned
spring, and others Of the family are ter.
iously i'll,
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Meeting of the WcSiorn Iron Assoc,o,Io,

PlrrsRuRaH, February l5.-The Western
Iron Association met at noon to-day, and
after discussing the situation, which was
found TO be unchanged, the card rate OF
20 was reafIlrmed.
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CoLUNRus, February l5.-James Burns,
a brakeman in the Piqua yards, was run
over this morning and killed while coup.
ling cars.
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(Ip Gateligsrar

5s,. Is and II fourteenth street.
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7;nnony men in the New York
~, ,,1,, invent wen. over to the Republicans
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FERpSA cured my daughter sore eyesaite
OeCulists had failed. Z. i. SGHREADER,
Allegheny City,
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aIovlLLz, February l5.-The disabled
steamer Sardinia has been towed iR here.
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r.,,srn Iron Association simply re-
lDL ,,5s,,i.ting card yesterday
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=, New York dry good. market is re-
'II AZ, ',t morning as full Of buyers
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-05-20
Spring Mountain District.

Parties just over from the Spring Noun.
tain mining district, in Eastern Idaho IN.
form US that there is too much snow in th,,
district yet to do much work. The snow Is
unusually deep in the district, which Is H..
Gated in high elevation of mountains
The Spring Mountain District is thirty
miles from the Lemhi Junction and twciv,.
miles from the Tex District. The Sprinv
Mountain Mining Company, organized hS
Messrs. Pease 4 Taylor,is developiny sons
on tne large mines Of smelling ore in the
district. On the Allegl,anv nine ot f; ~ :.
feet deep, II feet of vein of carhonats
ore Ia opened up. This ore runs 40 ounces ss
IN silver to the ton, carries e per cant l.,
lead and Sill In gold to the ton. Five
a Jun tons OF this ore is on the dunn nj
.A!legnany mine. Other mines in the ,; w.
tr!ct, partially opened, exhibit large bodies
OF good grade carbonate ore. Messrs
Tease y Taylor are preparing to erect :. !.
water Jacket furnace, or smelter. someth;,',
atter the Glendale model, this snn,n,ss
IT Is expected the furnace will hs r",;;','
out bars Of base bullion by newt fa,i
ready there is enough ore exposed n a.,
district to run furnace for wears w,h; ie
tne material used for tiuxins is found -,
abundance. A postoffice has heo, . a'.n ~
lsheo at Spring Mountain, which viii son',
DC provided with a regular ,na;, W." .a. soon
Mr.W. Tate TAYLOR has been comm;ss;o. ICE;
postmaster at the new office.
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ARGENTA ITEMS.

The saw mill owned and operated by
Messrs. Green & Walters Is employed III
cutting good quality Of lumber.
George French has let contract to burn
fifteen thousand bushels OF charcoal. The
coal is be burned Immediately and is to be
used in the furnace.
The Argenta furnace is to Re thoroughly
overhauled and repaired. The work Of re-
pairing will commence next week.
The Argenta placer mines are In full
blast with sufficient head Of water. The
srlfemptying gate on the diggings works
splendidiy.
Butcher 4 Knapp's late discovery is turn
ing out big. Samples across a vein OF tif
teen feet Of ore assays no ounces in silve,
to the ton and 50 per cent. In lead.
Con. BRAY has solid vein Of three fec,
in thickness Of ga!ena ore in the Legal
Tender mine that assays from 600 to soc
ounces in silver to the ton.
Bail u Knapp Rave struck fine body ri
ore on the Eaton mine.
Brown Il Booth, on the Pa, master mine
at a depth OF 70 feet, have 4 two-ioot weir
OF very rich ore.
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A Queer Religious Order,

\ queer religious order Of men is in ex.
istencc at Bannack. No women are al
lowed to become members of the congre.
CATION. The exercises are simple, and 10 1;
certain degree impressive, and no member
of the faith was ever known to miss a
meeting. Early every morning am ex.
Probate Judge wrings war. whoop and the
men all roll out. Forming in procession
they wait on the 'keeper Of the big KEY. '
The keeper Of the key, "a man educated ior
the purpose.) opens the sumi1a,ium, and
the congregation files in, in single file
Crcovcring tl.eir heads. they all partake
OF "holy water" straight. and disperse, eacl,
man rcpeating-"That is good" This or.
der of men has been in existence for wears
and strange as it may appear, no man has
vet died from the effects.
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PERSONAL.

Tom Reed, Of Horse Prairie, is in town.
Lutte Graeter lodged down from Ban.
mack for day.
Sheriff Reinhardt and Judge Graeter are
absent In the west part of the county.
Col. Wash Dunn, railway contractor.
passed on to Butte on Tuesdays train.
Messrs. George Corp and Mart Brown.
Of Sheridan visited our burg this week.
Ex-Treasurer Geo. w. Dart was down
from the previous County seat on Wednes-
w. Tate TAYLOR, from the Spring Noun.
tain District, Eastern Idaho, visited Dillon
this week.
Rufe Mathews and Billy Wright adult
males Of Bannack, paid Dillon visit dur.
Ing the present moon.
N. A. Stiles left ON TUESDAYS south.
bound train for three weeks spin through
Nevada and California.
Mrs. AL E. Graeter Is visiting relatives
In Jersey City, and returning via Ohio. she
WI! visit Warren before leaving for her
Dillon home. "~'
Jack Airport, an "ancient" Moutanian
came up from Mormondom last Tuesday.
intending to examine the quartz Of Tidal
Charley CHASER. of Sheridan, was in
town during the week. He reports bust.
ness lively in the burg named after the he.
70 Of many battles.
;. J. Creighton, ofthe Weekly 7cyr;yoy;;n,
6.Hness Directory Of Salt Lake CITY. who
Is taking look through Montana, paid the
TRIBUNE office pleasant call.
" L. Stramn, Of Milwaukee, Wis.,. who
mas been under the care OF DR.. Clutter for
three weeks, completely regained his healtl,
and lett for his home on Yesterdays train
| 1. IL. Hamilton, ranchman and stock
raiser OF Upper Horse Prairie gave Dillon
a call this week. "Old Ham" is breedinu
ana raising some Of the finest stock to he
found in Montana. ~
charies l.. Dahler passed up ON SUNDAYS
train. lie had been taking in the Tint;e
district, In Utah, and reported that the No
sizes OF Mlormondom were blooming and the
polygamists weakening.
Mrs. George E. Tarbell and children. q
Lion City, passed through Dillon last Sun
day morning OH their way to visit friend,
in the East. Mr.. Tarbell ACCOMPANIED
them to this point and returned to Lior
City.
Phil Shenon Of Bannack, returned from
flying t,ip to Glendale ON last Saturday
tie is authority for the prediction that min
Ing operations will be in booming condi
ZION in the Bannack Marysville Distric
before the summer ends.
W. r. Billings vas down from Bannack
Tie now travels the Rock Hill road an,
does not expect he will he called upon ayajl
by the Road Agents and requested lat tn
mouth OF cooked double barrelcd sho
gum to deliver uphis greenbacks.
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Born ON Wheels.

"U In Cache Valley. Utah, IN May 81
1881 10 Mr. and Mrs. Horace Mulkey, a t1uSH"F'
when the sleeping car Of the Utah ana
Sorthern Railway was passing through
Nache Valley, at the rate of twenty miles
an hour, on bright May morning. ths
wee small one" put in an appearance
mrs. Mulkev had started in company with
ner mother-in, law from Lcmhi Junction
IN Eastern Idaho, for Boise City, aud While
en- route the babe was born on rapidly re-
volving wheels