The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-12
DAY 7

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.-Inquiry
at the Of!ce of the board OF cOrrec-
ton, shows there is no truth in the
published story that Charles DelmOn-
leo was admitted yesterday the house
of correction. At the only asylum
fer the destitute at uolmsburg, it is
positively stated that he is not and
never was an inmate Of the institu-
ton.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lin the sell
ate. Van Wyck, from the committee
on the improvement of the Mississippi
pi river, submitted a joint resolution
| appropriating 100000 to continue
the improvements begun on the Mis-
sissippi river by the improvement
commission. Af,er the debate, it
was amended to give it the form of a
bill. which passed.
The secretary of the treasury will
call in ten million of 3's tomorrow.
At a meeting of the house commit
tee on pOstotfices and post roads, the
chairman was authorized to report to
the house for favor bile action IA bill
making public 70 ads and highways
post roads and giving the postmaster
general power establish postal service
whenever in his judgment the public
welfare requires it.
The bills of Anderson and Sumner
relative to postal telegraph, we're re-
ferred to the subcommittee. Bing-
ham, a member of the sub committee,
says no action has been taken towards
formulating the bill. 1t will take ten
days or more.
The subcommittee of the house
committee on public lands to whom
was referred the Questior OF the Or
der of land grant forfeiture bills to
be considered, reported the consider
alton will be begun Immediately.
DRoMORE, Ireland, Jan. ]O.-The
funeral of young Griffin, who died
from Il bayOnet wound, inflicted hy a
soldier during the conflict on New
Years day, Between Nationalist and
Orangemen, took place to-day and
was attended by hundreds OF Orange
men.
BALTIMORE. Jan. lit is reported
that a tremendous ice gorge is form
in the >usquehana river at Port
Deposit. The river is rising rapidly.
The people Of the town are flying
with their effects to the highlands.
4 Onion railroad bridge,
building at Port Deposit, and the big
at Havre de Grace are
threatened. 1t is raining hard and
The snow melting fast.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-The chamber
If commerce adopted resolutions that
The president OF the United States be
'equested to appoint a commission to
'onfer with the American lnterna-
Iona! association, of which the king
II Belgium is president, for the pur-
'OSe OF procuring to other countries
:ha'ters for free commerce with the
esidents along the banks OF the Congo
liver which the Portuguese now mo-
The telegraph company has made
ateS 1or newspaper specials at 5 cents
ages.
The body of the late DR.. Edward
'aKer, the German statesman, wa
7moved this afternoon from tn
use OF Henry Richter, his cousin
= Lexington avenue, TO the temple
on Fifth avenue. Ser
ices Will be held in the temple later
the day. The body will lie in the
ample until Saturday when it will
taken by steamer to Europe.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE business
lllures for seven days in the United
Sates, canada, and the province are
o. against 348 for the previous week
A fifteen thousand dollar fire oc-
at Pueblo yesterday. The
llldlngs, including the Tivolt Va
eey theatre, were mostly small and
cupled principally as saloons. res
urants and shops.