The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-24
TE1EGRAPH1c NEWS.

135 head OF cattle ana Tue ueosA
of property valued at $4,000.
RALEIGH, March 22.-The Eureka
Cotton Mills at Mount Airy burned
this morning. Loss estimated at
S2O. 900: insurance, $4,000. A hun
dred people are thrown out of em-
ployment.
DUBLIN, March q. Feeman's
Journal says q number OF inspectors
on duty in ireland have been drafted
to London as extra detectives. Ihelr
duty will be to watch persons sus-
pected of connection with outrages
and conspiracy.
NEW YORK, March, 22.-Except-
ing that the shortage of milk in this
| city is even greater to-day than yes
terday, the aspect of the battle be-
| tween milk dealers and producers re-
mains unchanged.
NEW YORK, March 22.-The steam
ship Burgundy. from Marseilies,
| with the body Of John Howard Payne
on board, was signalled off Navesink
highlands at 10 O'clock this morning.
RAvENNA, O., March 22.-The
bank of E. s. Comstock was robbed
of 5000 by a couple of thieves, n OF
| whom called him out to speak to the
other in a buggy. Nc clue.
CHICAGO, March, 22.-It is stated
that the Opello Comniandry of
| knights Templar has! decided not
to attend the Triennial conclave but
| instead will take a European tour
| cbartering an ocean steamer and
| visiting London, Paris and Berlin.
| There will be 200 in the party.
ST.. LOUIS, March 22.-At Butler,
Bates county in this State, Tuesday
| night, Sumner G.. H0lcomb, attorney,
| shot night Waterman John Aleshire
while Under the influence of liquor.
Aleshire died last evening, leaving a
wife and five children, Holcomb
belongs to one of the best families in
| the county, but for years has been a
| terror when intoxicated. He is in
Jail.
COLUMBUS, Ga, March 22.-Early
this morning the Fontaine cotton
house burned. It was owned by Abe
Illeys and kept by Hatchu & Bran
non. Thirty-four bales, forty rolls of
bagging, three hundred bundles of
ties, besides other property in storage,
were destroyed. The bagging facto-
ry haa in storage Sill, 900 worth of
bagging. Everything a total loss.
| Loss estimated at $500, 600. Insurance
on building and contents $145,0 00.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March q.
| Hamilton, Ohio: The West Hamil-
ton -four mill burned last night !;
| owned by John Kohler and leased to
| S. Emler & Co. Loss $4,000 to $15,-
600. Insurance $500 on stock none
| OH building.
Ar explosion of gas occurred this
morning at Pocker's colliery No. 2,
of Lehigh Valley Coal Co., at Lost
| Creek by which Martin Loopey,
John hurry, VIM. McAdrian, James
Litchman, VIM. Litchman and a Po-
lander name unknown were severely
and perhaps fatally burned. Two
Litchman, father and son are most
seriously injured.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-J. c..
Sanches, a member of an old Spanish
| family of this State. and a Mexican,
last night entered tho National Con-
cert hall on Dupont street, where his
mistress, Clara A. Rennicks was a
waiter girl, and shot her, probably
fatal. He then killed himself. Cause
jealousy.
A Tombstone dispatch says a party
of Americans from the Providencia
mine, Sonora, was attacked by Nexl-
al rustlers in camp. One American
was wounded, the others retreating,
being outnumbered. Loss of Mexi-
cans unknown.
SAN FRANCISCO, March, 22.-The
Chronicle of marlborough. Queens
land, has an account of the arrival
there of Bernard Gilfoy of Buffalo,
New York, who left San Francisco
August 10Th 1882, in an IS foot dory
for Australia. The voyage was pros
porous until the latter part when the
dory capsized twice and he lost his
instruments, and provisions damaged.
He was picked up by a coaster Jan.
18th, 100 miles from the coast of
Queensland in an exhausted c0ndi-
ton.
NEW YORK, March 22.-Arrange-
ments have been perfected for the re-
ception Of the remains of John How
ard Payne: The body will lie in
state in the Governors room in the
City Hall to-day and tomorrow. The
hall is draped in mourning. The
body will be placed in a catafalque
so visitors may readily view it as
they pass through the room. Satur-
day the remains will be taken to
washington on a special furnished
by the Pennsylvania railroad, and
delivered to the authorities at Oak
hill cemetery, to be held until the
9Th of June, the ninety-first a~nniver-
sary of the poets birthday, when
final funeral ceremonies will take
place.
LONDON, March pa dispatch to
the Echo from Dublin states that the
counsel for the murder and conspira-
c.y prisoners are confident they will
be able to shake the testimony Of Jas.
Carey. A committee of ladies are
soliciting funds to defray the ex-
penses of defending the prisoners.
AGviecs from Buenos Ayres under
date of oath ult. report a fight occur-
red in Patagonia between the troops
OF the Argentine republic and Gillian
troops, owing to the refusal of the
former to quit Chilians Territory.
Several men were killed and a Num-
Der wounded. The Argentines final
ly retired across the frontier.
John Bright delivering an address
as recorder Of Glasgow University
said: American Independence, the
French Revolution and the English
Reform bill had transferred the
power from Monarchies and States
men to the people.
HALIFAX, N. S., March Pre-
ports continue to arrive from all Sec
tions of damage to property from
freshets. While the losses will not
be enormous, the aggregate of dam
age will be most serious. In nearly
every county bridges have been swent,
away. A telegram from Cumberland
to-day says there has been great dam
age and loss Of property on Wallace
river. Fields, Stephens & Kerr's
mill bridges were also DESTROYED
Howard mill is destroyed, and the
bridges damaged Seamer, Binder e.
WOODS saw mill was carried down
the river fwO mi1on No- -