The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-01

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} HICKS FERRY, Pa, March 8O.-Th
Elephant powder mills explelled.
"atchman was slightly hurt.
dARRIsRURG, March 29.-The Stat
Greenback Labor Committee proposI
nominating . full State ticket.
ST. PETERSBURG. March aO-.not,
er Nihilist leader was arreete.l fcr ~,
tlcipation In the late Garden street min
conspiracy.
DEADwO0D, March 29.-Crow Doe
recently convicted Of the murder 8
spoiled Hal, was to-day sentenced to b
Boston, March 29.-The Houee bv
tie vote Of ITO to ITO defeated the bil
prohibiting the sa1e and masufaeturo .
Intoxicating liquora.
MONTEvIDEO, March 2a.-The Itslis,
representative hss quit the city in con
sequence Of not being able to ret salts
factory explanation Of the i'll treatmen
Of two Italians by the police.
LONDON, March 3O.-lnstructions /,
10 understood have reached Lowell n
questfng him in the name Of the Ameri.
can Government to ak . repriove 70,
DR.. LanlsOn until new evidence can b(
forwarded from America.
WASHINGTON, March @.-Dr. Lin
coin who visited Shiphertl At the in
stance Of the Committee on FOreign af
t:tn reports Shfpherd suffering from fa
ctal erysipelas and will be unable to
leave his house for probably = week.
MEMPHIS, March 3O.-The Cincin.
nattt and New Orleans packet, Golden
City. en- route from New Orleans to
Cincinnati, burned at the wharves thls
morning 1T 4:3O. Between 30 and 50
lives were lost, principally women and
children.
WASHINGTON, March 95.-The SEN
ate confirmed Edwin Stebens, Of Penn,
- u. s.. Consul 1T Ningpo, and ~ In
dian Agents, Henry J. Armstrong, OF
Kansas, ut Crow Agency, Montana;
snd Charles 4ontietb, Nez Perees, in
Idaho.
WAsHINGTON. Marcl, D.--Eills modi-
flying the postal money Ortlcr system
will be reported to the House with .
favorable Recommendation.
The President having directed the
General Of the army to allmonish Col.
Carr, and that duty being DISCHARGED
through the Adjutant General, the
Colonel has heen restored to his COM
mand.
LOUISVILLE, March 9.-An un-
known maniac shot and killed Alex. G..
Swingate, Of Langton, on the U. 4 n.
train near MENDOZA, Ind, this morning.
The assassia then jumped from the
train while going forty miles IN hour,
landed safely, and walked half . mile to
creek, where he stripped and jumped
in, drowning himself. Some money and
whisky was found on his person.
WAsHINGTON, March @.-In the
Senate Cockrell offered resolution d.
recting the Secretary of State to inquire
regarding United States citizens impris-
Onesl in Ireland.
Pendleton reported favor,bly his civil
service hill.
The executive committee Of the DEM
Ocratic congressional campaign commit
tee " i'll consist of Rtsecrans. chair
man, Flower, Randall, I.eferre, ThOmp-
SOD, of Kentucky, and Jopes, Of Ar
kansas.
LOrIsvILLE, March :9.-From Lex
ingtOn comes the announcement that
Col. John A. Pratt has lost his mind.
During the entire war Mr. Pratt was
Chairman Of the State Senate committee
on Federal relations and exerted more
influence than Ony other ene man to-
ward keeping Kentucky in the Union:
He has for many years been lawyer Of
large practice. and was one Of the e0un-
sci for the defence in the famous BufOrtl
trial in 1874. He was appointed T.. :.
Pension Agent at Lexington. AMI has
been prominent in State polite" his
whole life.
CHICAGO, March :9.-Major llgts
nssseed through here to-day Ell rOute to
Washington. He will in q few days
take command of Fort Aseinaboine and
intends to drive the Canadian half
breeds al.rt,ss the line into their own ter
ritOry.
Henry b. Meyer. aged 81. brother cf
the late General Meyer, 'Old Probs,"
died here to-day. It is said he was the
first inventor Of the sleeping car and
sold out his patent to Wagner. At the
time Of his death he was working on an
invention I" facilitate escape In the cas'
of accidents or fires on trains.
WASHINGTON. Mars'll 9,-Page called
at the White House this morning. ana
had 4 brief interview with President
Arthur concerning the Chinese bill.
He does not feel at liberty to cs,mmunt-
cate anything said to him during & the IN. 10.
terview, hut while declining to give any
authority for the statement. rage sala
n : correspondent this afternoon with
tn. utmost possible emphasis: 1.-THE bill
will ber signed.' ...,, -
fined to his room, b much better and
expects to occupy his seat tomorrow OF
Friday.
CHICAGO. March :s.-st. Paul u.., sn.,
Winnipeg specials report heavy encw
storms along the Canadian Pacific which
wiIl block travelling until warm weatn.
or The storms at Winnipeg have oeel,
,nnrecelently severe this season. PleIIe
Dachaue, aged l6, started acres @ sne
country with q yoke Of oxen. ana wa, wa,
showed under near Carlise, Dakota, an'
found dead after eight days.
The return Of Booth renews the .eeos D =,
,~,,t;rn a: the ATTEMPT on his life ~ Mars