The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02

DUBLIN, May LATTER the verdict
had been rendered, Fitz Harris was
taken back to Jail to await his trial
on the charge of conspiracy to
murder, the penalty of which offence
is ten years penal servitude.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 80.-The
cigar manufacturers met Saturday
and agreed to discharge all their men.
The cigar makers union demanded
two dollars per thousand in advance,
but manufacturers are only willing
to give one dollar. To-day all shops
save where girls are employed, and
one shop where half q dozen union
men who received the advance asked
for are at work, are closed. The
manufacturers say they will not &C
cede to the demand.
New ORLEANS, April 80. The
TGnes.D Democrats MERIDIAN, La,
special says a terrible cyclone visited
this parish seven or eight miles above
here Saturday evening from north
east to southwest; length of track
fifteen miles. The wind blew with
such terrific force that not a house,
tree or any obstruction is left, cabins
and barns utterly demolished. while
rails from fences were blown for
miles. The quarters on J. I. Har-
rl!ls place are utterly demolished.
Of forty acres heavy timbered land
not a tree is left standing. Fences
on the place were blown away. Not
a vestige of corn or fodder is left.
VIM. CANDLES place was badly
damaged Miss Youngblood was
seriously injured, and several chill
dren were slightly hurt. Several ne
!groes were blown across the field,
but none were killed or mortally
wounded. But few dwellings were
directly in the track of the tornado,
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-The Sec
rotary of the Interior has rendered a
decision in which he approves the
map OF the definite location of the
Pacific railway through
the Rocky Mountain division, filed
July 9th, 1882. The line so approved
will be that of the departure from the
general route at Gallatin CITY and
with it again at Little Black
foot. One effect of the change he-
Tween these points is to shorten the
Inc some 300 (?) miles. It will also
the effect to release from the
land grant and restore to the public
more than a million acres of
and.
1t is estimated that the decrease in
he public debt for the month of
April amounts to about So. 500. 600
The smallness of the amount is ac-
counted for by the fact that $40. 600
has been paid out during the
month on account of pensions.
me issue of standard silver dollars |
OF the week ended April 2Sth was
los 900: Corresponding period last
CHATTAN oGA, Tenn, April 3O-l
\ special from the government works
: the mussel shoals, near Florence.
ives an account of lynching George
v are coiored, who murdered white
10y, aged II, to secure SIP which the
~ nad just been paid. After rob-
ing the boy he threw him eipbt
In the river, but the bow swan
G to shore. After amusinu h;m-
by throwing him in the river ha
him, and beat out his brains
'ith a stone and threw him in again
maj on tie opposite shore Wit.
essea the murder, but the river was
vice to make his presence known.
! description of the negro was given
she Jaller, who arrested him Sat-
luay night. A mob visited the iai1
'ok the prisoner out and hung him
, q beam in the depot buildine md
uoied his body with bullets.
:, nAM Francisco, April pa Tue
N dispatch says a prisoner named
asey shot jailor Hoibrook hera ~
'ornlng. The citizens organized
ID purposed lynching, but after =
esperate struggle were driven hacH
l Inc officers on duty at tho isii>
acre Is strong talk of assaultinc ths
II Tonight for the purpose of ivnch7
g MIN, but the attempt viii make
uch trouble as the jail is strono1v
,alded. The citizens are terr;6iyy
,G'fed: Casey is in Jail for murdey
highway robbery. He murderer .
rec men and broke Jail three time.
10 Tailor Holbrook, who , Was
~ through the hips and bowels ,