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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15
A Wealthy Stage Driver.

I'll" Helena I,/,/,c.d' nj of til. i.,I,
inst. lays: Ira Meyers drive, i ,..,:;i, or
me ro;'!c between UrleHa and N:....u,u;;
city. Ira l. one nf the hv>, and un,,,
riiah'c r"!as'i:en.. in til: ,n.,,,ntri,,.
amt D." H:: : hi: nr .!;,::.iun. too. L:si
summer ne visited the states, where :u
.nli:ri.cd !hc snug li,..r >u:n ~. x::U ,Nc,
H' lis$>t'': si'i.ie '.nil,h:. in the Fast.
"'t t!' !'W :.u.:'. ami t,n. lone. dis.
!;''''c 'wtwt'l the little hills 'hy corr
"~E called mountains il Tie states, dis
CONTRACTED H.. :.:!d ,!;r a:,>e,,,r al ST., -,
t''"';'r> made him lcn,>o;.,r. l,I::..
ears ~'::'' all very nice, i,n there WAS
none" ':'c l':c;a.r.hl. cxci;cmcu, nj
"h''aH Oh engineering. ., six.iu,r...
t:',;''.: g., 80. 's!*: M' :. p.,r;,,;.,.
":'*:t !. -, ~ a nW in..:.;.: womb
semi III" whole outfit /; certain cr.
>'f'n''i"n on III" rr%s y c.ii..ir of nm
'i:r'. :,'t i".'ow. No, ti.er. wa. NOM. az
t':;'. &c !"n1csi :or Tic Green ;;rui,;,!.
ana The !'inc-'lu;i submits O.: S,un,.,',.
! ii: cHci.ii'- dash down the .t...n ,un.',,'
tain side, and the sw;myin. sw,..,, ,l,',,r
ne level valley road. =. 1he i.,,..;";
''':e attraction ct his r,.,.,.,. ,,,,in..
'''e" him back t.. the n..,,:,;,:,,n ...,,';
~. Ana $" it l.aiIn.nS that Il S;,,rr,
,'iiE"' 'h;itllill;,t;~: the strinu, ~, t;,.,
lH'''r'i''i City coach line.
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SUMMONS.

.,.; =" 'tt; Justice Cour; q: ~ii,n: .:rv &
!. e. saver !t.:s County. Mint IL. .,....:,
,r,' 'o:Ii' O'M.aGt. J,:e:t,.. ~ :.:~ l..,,
,.."t'. IL. ''MI;',iy. ;,.xi!.'i!. ~. "a r.
~: =. H":';".:,,:,
vr ~ r"p cot '!c Terrified, -, M':,;..' ..",'
-, ,.'E I" !''i!t !, Evans. i, ,,..tf d.. '''
i'':i'" t"".'" ~ ''iu', !, ..'.'
s.:''> !"'' - tn. sEu.., :.:r.. ....rH - M
~. .'"f' .: silver lrv- ;":'''..i., ~.:'r
49,: ~" con- t.. H.','s". '.,..,i;.,iy ,,.w,r
,.:'H ana ;IH' ."r IN w!:l.. - -. :.
w: "i mt ni y. :.i - :, :.f IT, sci
-, '' vow " t!:> S,i:n:E.N;>. e .I... ,'a
i's ~" '."' -" ~ vel u, =! IN =,
a.. '' ::> .'i>irici. with u tNr,y IL, ,;n-.
,."s, ~i;''' Terry .'ayS .r j,''G.t.:,i ~ at
;i." I'll -" :sAt': "-ai'>i yu;i. r,'r'!,r: IL
IN pTaEc: Of >ait c'.ulisi.i
~ A"e ~! action ~ tIuu TT IT, cove, r., IN
r ~ ~" I'VE. =" 10 do IT,. ni.:,, Ia De- 'iu;
r.. ' ~. cien'A':t tn |!";atii! i.i al. i''t
~; '' ~ one ''n>.' ir', u c.;:',.'t -: a.
,, Vita. i>>: ~ v0nr .,..i. =, ~
s;"tu'I> aip =: y. .cfr:t,r. iu:"c,, vi l'..'
nhd herein. a.: ',,r e, sis
H!.' S'':: are !''r,.!'> 10: iii. ~ :, !A f..
~, answer IT." >a,. ~. ami ~
~, ~ r'slnlrHi. tive said rl.,i'ii. wi ;.'s.
wen! against !'u tor .nh S.a,.. OF i'It.''""
D. i,0 dollars. :I"i .u>:x.
~. U'vc'i 0ntrr my Land q, = 1Hh day OF re"r"
r.. -. - wv JOHN O'MEARA.
Justice Of Ill.,. Peace Of silver bow Township
~" county, Montana Territory. feh'5sn'"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15
CLARA BELLE.
Her Experience in a Hot VGpor
Bath.

"Mu,t girl*,' says Clara Eci!e III u
letter to the Cincinnati Enu":r,y, Urea!
themselves too ginyrrly ut tn" bath.
Miss elemental struggles to turn the
KEY If the bathroom: door twice round,
to l,e duubiy sure Of locking evcrvi"Gy
ont examines the gr,,!n'i glass window
Einutely. to see tlla, lI.ere are no peep
holes, though nobody could look in with
out using wings or 4 ladder, turns the
:H.rrOr to the vail so ~ not to bc shock
Ell i'y facin: her own shadow; and not
without all these precautions will She
disiUl". y downright scrubling is too
illucii to expect OF this ln,>niul creature.
Sh. merely dips hcrscl: into the water.
s!ry> her:ci.. ~, Il very soft towel, and
hastily ,irc.>,,< herself. An experience
like that wi,ic!, l Numbered into !: :ew
days ago would Kill! her outright. \
friend: .ssureIl III. thai .i.y i.e::,!a che
coul'! be cured Ivy il l.c, vaicr hath.
And soon ui1crWar.l read III All auver-
tiscn,cnt in il New York daily paper
thai such treatment; was provided ~;
Dr. and Mrs. - 1T Newest Twen-
iourth street. found It r.nl.n.un brick
house ut that number viii. The lame OIL
the door plate. \ servant responded to
lily ring. and ushcr,,l me- into IL we'll
furnished lariOr. Immediately il Very
pretty young woman entered. Her ns;,n-
ner struck me ut the time :s rather cool,
hut she quietly asked nlc ii wished Il
bath, amt IL formed ~: that the price.
WAS -. She then conducted NE into Il
rear room, in the center of which stood
narrow couch, and II: one SIDE spiri,
stove stood on the floor. Please UNI
dress she said quietly. h;sitat..!, hut
krAIu.1 ~, liz, ne tl,o, .hI, ~r... ..
purely business spectator, and clNyed.
Then she seated me in a chair, and en-
clOsetl me up to the. chin III l,ig rubber
cloth, whicl, reached to the floor. ami
covering The blazing alcohol. Shut III,
with such heat for ~ minutes / was
thrown into IL dripping preparation.
When tic girl thought that | WAS
>tewCd enough she took away the run
Der cloth, directed iih. t. lay fiat on the
couch, and then washed me most thor
oil::t.iE. Next she yui,Ie;; me all over !:
!'risk!y, putting cologne on her biz. soft.
warm hands. She went through !:.r
work IN - silent. pcriunctory manner,
amt not without some I.aui :estatiUn OF !
d!s'!ain, which did not at the i:.u,llent !
comprehend: yet the treatment was +,
comforting, ANA really Hid remove my I!
hc:i'';.'ht. She was II bIamp, -iG.lmiv !,
girl, f"i' OF vitality. a,:s! l!rr touch N.:S /;
'in:!" n1a.:nc;c. j iiati dressed ln:~..l: !!
amt i'an':'"l her -: when somebody rap !;
pet 1T the door To whisper t" her. 'I.i'
ann I" w*ii " Min.d:, .i:r responded. !
there's nOi""!v ;!!lea,i t.: him. Him, !
" hat cid hear: uw,,.i s,,s,,icinn /
int" my mind. 'Dr YOU Give iI,.>;. !
baths /" menu :~i:t.l. Ladies' don't !
often com Iicrr.
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The Inls7" "tlc"f, in it. Efforts to in
jur. this city. has found an acceptable
ctmdjut"r in our evening cOtenIp Orary,
the I"!t,' .NU"ni1;u and rewards its
faithful ally witt, a smile, chuck under
the chin, n ls,t on the hack. and tatfy
0d W'"*s "W. We would suggest tina:
thu /m|'!"mt'"t man, as IN additional
evidence of his appreciation of the SER
vices III our anti-silvrr nei.hbor, writ..
an editorial or two tO show that Butte
mines produce only fraudulent" metal
from which useless coins" un,; u
'.w"r;hlez* currency" are n.intctl. IL
the meantime 1T the swapping Of chew
ing gum 70 on between them.
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THE RAILROAD ISSUE AGAIN

Under the above caption the Intk.-
Mmhu rcitrrat"s its oit-rpeate,l Ieclar-
| alton that the r:.ilr,s,d j. detrimental to
the business prosperity of this city. and
| charges that the MINER has not am
! ~wcr.al nor :tieml ;h.sl I" answer single
position taken by that journal. The
writer :,l." Ass. ri> his belief IN the views
i" expressed several Years az" III regard
I" the great advantages which would
:"r.r'n I" the Territory ut large from The
i;.":u. Then dr",,,iny ia an aesthetic
;.""ri, hc refers. in Iii. usually polite
manner. to the 'Ol,a.i,lr imtclligcncr''--
whatever tI.at i~-;:nI t" the ears Of
those VIII" 90 not agree with him. and
finally starts out on al article. ri,I.tc
with "o!mIur intelligence" hy stating
the 'm'>iti"n' III the independent as
follows: ''On the authority Of several
'',lSi,'. = men "f Butte, We stated tina,
the railroad. ut u distance from t:u;t
city, .ay -, Dillon q: Mtir.c. would
PERHAPS nave proved al larger l..nciit to
Butte. in business "int "f view. than
iii, reached the city limits" AMI then
a.hl-: ".\~ VIZ have before said, the
question j.: viii II railroad :" Butte
lead :" the future disbursement .f more
money in III. city than fit Terminated;
u; Dili'M ~ Meir,>.:"' This may lw the
''ln>iti.n" ~ the Im',/" m.in ri ut the
present time. lM: it 'vil! jmulnn
us wl,r,, ". say it .ii; not nH.kc any
such Suggestion. nor did j. raise any
such l".s,;" il either vi It's tor:,,tr ar
ticIc>. 1t simply declared. without
qualification. thu, I'VE l~;iryc ll,a, the
Utah * Northern :'r amy either r:,ilrOa,.
will b" %! more injury than benefit to
Butte" II said nothing aim,,t Dillon
nuv Mclr'-.'. w: stated its !. l:"f in the
language as''vc quoted anil then il, am
entl.av"r +" stat. what j, j. pleased =,
term 'ar!"mmcnts' /, Justify its belle: il
:..!l into >i!rh Ridiculous errors and ti,.-
played such stalwart ignorance tina. Wet
felt constrained t. publish all of tie liz
dsyfnh IT'S artir!" f"r the amusement:
Of the readers Of the MINER. W. wvr;
told tl,a: the mine. OF Butte "ali lie al.
most entirely within the city limits
These is Just On.-tlc Morning Star.
We were further told that butte has
u" further need i''r horses and wagons
for the iron horse is here which co,-
Butte Consequently is u" longer mar
ket for the hay and grain III the f:ar,,nr:"
that the railrad j, bringing c.al and
lumber here and aS result the wtnni-
choppers and wool haulers would liz. f;
thrown out Of employment; that it
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" hare They Eut Their Mcoov

l.: ''htr'' 'fra.l ray. $l'kA, :: wear nnr
ms pew IN i'arSOm Ncwn:.n.s ,,.v.
church III .,cw York. Nv"
governor Tear spent SIS, 600 more -, >,
ms 1 salary while ali occupant Of ih.
iowa Executive Mansion. '"e
~. n: Eanolcrhi!t paid S:an INN, tor
stue taxes t" the Colnptroll,.r of x' w..
ork one day last week. ~ ->c"
!! u said that :'o.MW girls c,mnlov.,, ~
various trades, in Chicago mv"r:'' :" at
wages only - a week.. '''''se IN
I:.e late Ami Loring, of North w..
mouth, Me-, left $3.50 to his III. ar
an ~! 81: 'ooo to missionary socictias .'>''e"
y. Inc (anitOr Of the Normal s:,ii'
NV nork gets $2,6W . yeHr".. sv ~
"'o1s tnan some Of the teacher '"co
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

The LEGISLATURE Of New York, len
than year ago. passed IN ensctmen
providing that the Mayor and CONTROLS
Of Brooklyn should Immediately pro
coed tn fll all the principal city Offices
and that, after 1881, the Mayor should
absolutely appoint all heads Of depart
ments except those Of finance and audit
also, that the heads Of department.
should appoint and remove al thei1
suborlinates and DIX their salaries. This
IL not altogether an experiment In mu
ricipal government, very many Of thu
cities of the Union having for year
managed their official affairs through
officers selected by the Mayor and Com
mon Council. An illustration Of this b
found in our own city Of Butte. Thi.
method of fixing the tenure Of Office
cannot be regarded a. departure from
the principles Of popular government.
1t is merely placing official accountable
ity where il belongs. Among an entire
elective set Of officials each one properly
considers himself independent Of the
other, for the Reason tina. he derives his
authority directly from the people and
considers himself only accountable tn
them and to the general laws prescribing
his line Of duty.
This i. question that has heen much
discussed, and the advisability urged o!
extending the practice that prevails in
city governments to our more important
and complex governments. The adv"-
Gates "f change place its dcsirabili,y on
the ground that the pu'ilir can ie better
served s,y persons chosen by Il county
board. for instance. and directly ac-
countab!. I" 1t, than hy individuals
chosen ~ the people. 1t j. fur
ther urged that Very many people
get int" Office through Il popular votc
that no business man would employ t"
look after his individual affairs. The
rather than tine election Of
Judges, il very generally pr:.cti~ed in
luc s>tIttS ~ ND0 SlNpi. lie l.'SlSSsN>
ture q: 1: STATE j. il, il much ',ette: posi-
ton to select IA learned and ihcurruptil;lc
Judge than IL packed convention, and
the Judge VIII" derives his authority
from Il Legislature: has no in.lucen,ent
bc"r. him to engage in partisan con-
tests or by any arts Of I,lc.nayoyuery in
his decisions to seek popularity with
the l,H;,i". An a>s"S~'r, who may de-
sire reel .i.t;n, ut the hand. Of the leo
pie, has ',r:Urc him Il constant induce
|l,cnt to neglect his duties t. increase
his popularity: one, kn'king for an e'cc-
ticn from Il county beard, strives to
make Il reputation a. a good official.
The same may be said Of Treasures,
silrriff* AMI recorders. On the other
hand it is urged that the appointment "f
officers 'lr.g> elections into the sink of
intrigue, where the officials to b. chosen
anu have the power Of appointment arc
pledged beforehand, md that their cleo
lions are made t:stlcPe,,d on their plia-
bilitv.
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OF the Utah and Northern the report
sa;s: ~ his road has i~cn completed
t" Butte, Montana, Il distance fr,nl
Ogden, Utah, of III miles, and gives
& .nne.tiOn ut Butte with one of the
richest mining CAMPS in the country.
Tne town has grown, with little outsi,I.
aid, IRON small village IT, IL town ot
a'"E:t 900 inhabitants in Our years.
nearly S,'Mt' ut present. E,., The
mines produce both silver aN,i gold. and
III large quantities, :.l,u it is cIaii,,cti Nv
,i'o-c vcr-c'i in their history that they
'nrariai'y grow richer Az they descend
in:" the earth. This road opens the
'it",r*. ::s The first railroad to The trade,
with the business portion Uf Montana,
hitLrir" depending on .hc freight train,
AMI the Missouri river, that Is nav;.;,-
u;e only about half the year. The Ter
ritOry Of Montana is as large AS New
England. New York and another state
thrown in to ill up the measure. 1t is
said l." contain iG 'ktO, "E' acre, on arabic
land; mines of SURPRISING r;ri,ncss that
are easily and ciI.:,,,ly worked in
cons "iGcncc M an abundance ul
av..ilab.. wafer and thinner, and also I,e-
cause the richest land for the l-uduc-
ton OF Wheat, vegetables and beef is in
close proximity t. the mining districts
III. through the mountain ranges. Tin.
whole country contains large amounts
M timber :"i i,u:!uin. and i.,:,,in. ,,:Ir-
poses. AHA liz: r;in;:, for bee: v:,,.,ul lu.
exceeded III amy cUuniry. The r,.:,i Or
cllin" this mountain Territory is y
narrow gage, fully equipped, with All
excellent rs"l-;c'i, favorable grades. i'm
tine condition, we'll managed, ami must
i"r Ill lime '~ All important feeder to
the ir,. tx line. Tins road is ~ IN. conn
pir,r'. !" Helena, the iapitu! ni' Tn.
Territory, next Year. For this ,,,rp.,>c
Il considerable portion Of the gr.u;iu" is
alrta'l: done. Other roads ,r.n:! this
line: ~ projected to different uau:, 81
the Territory. and ii is the intention oi
INC r"''llHth! I" complete t!.,ln in the
near future"
Other branches Of the road :.r. ,.i,n
toned in the report and the b,,.incs.
which they al! 'lO is satisfactory. The
great increase in the cuisines, of the road
is best shown 10y comparative state
lll.nt which is made. lin 1877 ONLY
''77' mel, were employed! in the shops at
Omaha. In 1881 $500 were on the pay
rolls at the Omaha shops. and ',>:'s were
employed along the line, as against les,
than 4.tAE' ut the former date. On the
Union Pacific Railway and all its
branches there are fully 5000 employ
e." This number would make for
midih;e little army If brought together.
From u prepared table covering the land
sales by the company for nine months
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e-o,, Ns..ch to November, 1881, inclus-
i've. it appears it disposed Of 7S,7%
acres. for which was charged $S.S'-
1915. the average per acre nc
in9 S4.9s. The report TURNER
states that all points Of difference h.
tween the company and the government
are understood to have been settled ny
the funding bill Of May, 1873. by the
provisions Of this bill the company Is 10
INV the government annually Ss'~,'Uo
in addition to one-llalf the earnings Of
the rad, or u sum which. added t" s"ch
half, would equal . Icr cent. OF net
earnings. and to establish fund with
which to pay at maturity the whole IN
.lebtedness. The Hon. Sidney Dillon,
President vt the road, informs the gov
eminent directors that the company Is
complying in every material particular
with the requirements Of the govern
n,cnt in this hill and are fully prepared
to meet ut any time all the just claims
M the government for its credi: adj
vancel to the road. The directors state
that in their opinion the road has i'<'en
carefully and judici"u>ly Managed and
will compare favorahIy with the hest
managed roads in the East. The report
il signed l.y tn" Hon. Geo. ". Frost, \.
Kountze. :. Z. Everett and Il. X. Ba-
ker.
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OF TIN 0OV01e1t190Is1
DIRECTORS OF THE q. =.
HALLWAY.

The MINER IL under obligations to the
Hon. George w. Frost, one Of the Gov
eminent Directors of the Union Paclnc
Railway, for the Annual Report OF the
Directors to the Secretary Of the Interior
for the year 1881. The Report is pub
lished in neat pamphlet and contains
much valuable and interesting infor-
nation. Mr.. Frost, who prepared the
report, is q writer Of fine abilities, and
has invested the subject which In some
hartls would become dry matter, with
striking interest. In speaking Of the
vast work which the Union Pacific is
accomplishing the writer says: lit is
fast changing what was formerly sup
posed to be the Great American l)es-
ert into civilized homes, and opening
I'D to settlers the vast wealth Of the en-
t.,sive and rich mineral and farming
and stock-raising regions along its line.
It also extends its branches north and
souti, into the mountain r:angts, where
there is All equally productive a2ricu!tl'-
ral country, and where thousands OF
rancl,Mtn :ftld miners and hcldcrs now
people the wide wastes that were once
given up to the Indian and huii;si" AMI
the Wild beasts. Millions of dollars are
now pro!itably invested in mines that
before the advent Of the roads were al
most without value, because Of the need
NJ. rro n. ,M,rtoti1,,, ~
What il true in regard to the great de-
velopnen:s OF mining and agricultural
sectiuns which followed the build
Ing uf the road from Omaha
westward May bc said will follow
the completion of the Utah i
Northern and the Northern Pacific
ti:roa.: IN Montana. Millions .; dollar.
will bt invested in mines in the Terri
tory. which are now almost valueicss OH
account of Inadequate transportation,
which the near proximity ola railroad
viii REMEDY, and furthermore bring
them To the notice of capital. AS All IL
lust raj ion III the effect OF !, railroad up
on country, the report instances NJ
braska. 1t says: when the first rail
at the t. j.. WAS laid in the then, Terri
tor, CT Nebraska, il contained hot TO eX-
cce,i a.',bw people. To-day, Omaha
thea Il Ea,llet-cont:lins =, 'N) inllabit-
ants, and the State, in round numbers,
contains 5M,'Uo souls. The lateral
hrs.llcile:; of the rt,,.! exceed in length
the main line, and are given as follows:
Miles.
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:. ., -. ',"n?'ci' N';;l:s., .',..a
~ W" :'"r"hnn'> !;usl:, 81 ....,..
''"' "n!y ""'i-:;-;!'. ~: ".f:.-.,.
Il r"* iii nits;il!@ q: ;;. so, .,:,ni.. -
r"io'S'''t liza! MS sxl::r, >';..:i' -.
Gown To- nominal SIM ;,i,., IT,.
r''''''i'': divided anon. ;i.::,..
W W: "'' i;n real work.. !,,::t.. -
j:H.,.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-15
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

A convention settling the Turkish war In
demnity with Russia has been signed.
The Imperial family of Russia have gone
to Peterhoff in view of the approaching &C
couchment Of the Empress.
The steamer William Barents has started
from Ymuiden, Holland, for the Artie in
search Of the Leigh Smiths expedition.
A return has been issued showing that
four hundred and sixty-two agrarisn out
RACES were committed In Ireland during the
month of April.
The body of the late James Q. Smith left
Washington yesterday morning for Mont
gomery, Ala, where it will arrive about
O'Clock this evening,
The house of Major Leroy, of Cohoes,
n. T., was robbed recently of valuable
diamonds and some money, with large
amount of unnegotiable paper.
A resolution has been introduced in the
Nebraska Legislature for an investigation
of alleged corrupt practices in the election
of United States Senator Van Wyck.
A GiddIngs, Texas, special says: "George
Ibby was yesterday convicted of murder in
the first degree. His punishment is i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for life."
Information has been received. of a terri
BILE explosion of fire damp In the Pluto
mine, at the town OF Bochum, Westphalia
The bodies Of ffty-slx victims of the
disaster have thus far been recovered.
The saloon of William Boden, at Ocean,
fifteen miles from Fort Wayne, Indiana,
was demolished few nights ago by dyna-
mite, which was thrown down chimney.
There Is no clue to the Williams who COM
mitted the crime.
While entering the German Exchange
Bank, on the 9th lust, Charles Hoffman, a
messenger boy for the Mechanics National
Bank, was robbed by some adroit pickpocket
of checks, drafts and notes amounting to
SAC, ,965, 30 coupons interest warrants on the
New York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road, worth $50 each, and four similar cou-
pons on the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern Railroad, worth $35 each. Three par
ties have been arrested, charged with the
theft,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-15

and was found in that horrible condition late
wednesday evening. She had been living on
the plantation of Mr.. Henry W. Dean. about
nfteen miles below Rome, in the cabin of an
old negro man who had her employed to take
care OF little child that was also living there
she had been separated from her husband
stewart Spruce, for several months
put on Sunday morning early she
stated that she was going back to her
husband. and that he had agreed to meet her
that morning near her home and carry her
down to Gadsden on the boat. She left her
home about eight o'clock Sunday morning and
was not seen again until found dead, Her
skull on the left side was broken, and in look
ing around near where the body was found
large flint rock with hair and blood on it was
picked up, and IL is presumed the death blow
was made with il. The body was found in the
woods about half mile from the residence
OF Mr.. Dean, and about a quarter
from the home Of John Knox Stewart
Spence, the wOman's husband. was suspected
and arrested. 1t was proved that he had de-
eiared that he would get rid of Phoebe IL he
had 10 Kill her. The tracks leading from where
IN BODY lay were accurately measured and
the shoes OF the prisoner were found to flt
them exactly. even to the nail prints in the
heel The tracks lad toward John Knox's
house, and he testified that prisoner came to
his house from the direction of where the body
was found about one hour after it was said de-
ceased left her house."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-15
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Saturdays Proceedings at Nashville

NASHVILLE, May 13.-The Methodist Con-
ference was engaged most Of the day in the
discussion of the question of the number of
Bishops to be elected. No conclusion was
reached.
DR.. Kelly, Of Nashville, urged the need
of Bishops in the Western country and
Mexico In the first direction there was a
crisis coming upon MethodIsm. That field
belonged to Methodism, and the question
for them to consider was whether they
would take their own or relinquish the field
to others.
The Committee on Temperance submitted
rules to be placed In the Book of Discipline.
Let preachers aud members observe the
general rules, which forbid drunkenness or
drinking of spirituous liquors, unless IN
cases of necessity. In cases OF drunkenness
let the Disciplane be administered as in cases
of immortality. Let our preachers and mem
bers abstain from the manufacture or sale
of Intoxicating liquors to be used as bev-
erage, and If any shall engage in such man
ufacture or sale, in such case let the Dis
cipline be administered as in case of impru-
dent or improper conduct.