The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-03

CHICAGO, Dec Statistics Of the
wheat crop OF the world published,
show the crUp OF 1852 is estimatod 1T
l.s62, ,4eHl1HD bushels, while the average
yield u l,74a,7 80 m.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Tlle ratill-
cation Of the convention between the
United States and Bel aium for an ex-
change Of money 0Eslers, after Janus
~ LIT, was formally EXCHANGED be-
tween the l'Ustmaster General and
the Belgian Minister to-day.
The Dickson case made little pro-
gress Otlay.
YANCEyvILLE, Ne, Dec. 20.-lver-
son Shade, . negro, was hanged to-day
for the murder Of his sister-in-law.
New YORx, Inc. 29.-The mayor
has refused to license Salmi MOrSe'S
new hall for the exhibition Of the
Passion play.
CXIONTOwX. la, Dec. 2!-Dukea,
who killed Judge Wilson, was admit
ted to hail in q small amount. the
Judge reinarking It was evidently MT
= cssse Of preineditated murder.
ST. Louis, Dec. 2Q.-The eale Of
seats for the Nilsson concert here on
the 9TH prOximo began ut 10 O'Clock
this morning, and the sales aGgre9at.
ed nearly S3OO. At one O'Clock there
were the largest advance sales ever
made in st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. s9-The damage
suit for e0OOO. instituted by Alice ID.
Slayback vs.. John A. C0ckerell, man.
aging editor of the P0s'- -DisIatch, for
the lOss Of her husband, Al0nx0 A.
Slayback, was dismissed to-day at the
PLAINTIFF instance.
PATTERSON, \. J, Dee. 29.-Byron
& smiths extensive bleachery at Lodi,
burned this morning. Loss eaOO0O;
partly insured. Two hundred hands
are thrown out OF employment.
New YORK, Dec. 3O.-Arrived,
Denmark.
PIrTsBrR0, DEC D.-Oil adj
vanced to " and closed strong.
RICHMOND, Va, Des. 30-It l,as
teen showing Is hours aud the snow
II now 8 inches deep.
New YORK, Dec. 30.-The deaths
exceeds the births In city by IL, $40
during the past year.
>lUEENsTOwN. Dcc. @.-The
steamship Chealsss, Clyde 10 Triui-
dad, founleresl here to-day.
WoRxs, Dec. N.-The Dikcs an
10th sides of the Rhine wave bnrsllxl
and the low districts are flooded.
WAsuIN0r,N,:l) ,:l)ee. 3l!-The comp
troller has extended the corporate ex-
ixtence Uf the Fimt National hank Of
Omaha.
BUkLIx(;TOx. ILL.,, l)ec. I.-The
n,ills owned by VIM. Martislale were
destroyed ly firc yesterday. l.ss
about $s5. non.
BERLIx, Dec. 3J.--On the re-as-
senlbltng Of the Reichstag German,
the war Office will submit supple
mentary legends tO meet the imcrgase
of military Expenditure.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-l(iss JOse-
phine &. 1(eeker, daughter Of the
Iate \. e. Mceker, who was tortured
and killed by Indians In the nlastsa
ere Of lS7N, died here this morning Of
pneumonia. She was clerk In the
Office q: the Secretary Of the Interior,
and was held in the highest cstin'a-
tion for her ll'ersonal qualities. She
and her mother fSr some time were
prisoners after the massacre In the
hands Of the Indians.
CHICAGO, Dcc. al.--Tlie list Of mail
destroyed Des.. :lst on the New
York Central rnilrOad accident llas
just been forwarded by the railway
mail service. Hacks destroyed include
2 for British Columbia via San Fran
cisco ~ for Montana: OregUn, II;
domestic for SanFranciscO. Is; for
Washington Territory Il; WyOsn-
ing $; Is sacks Of foreign paper mail
f;,r San Francisco alsO considerable
foreign mail via San FranciscO.