The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-05
NATIONAL NOTES.
What is Going on in the Capt.
tai City.
SPORTING
Lucky Backers OF Western Horses
Double Scuu Race Mhde---
The Ball Players.

WASHINGTON, September 3.-The exem-
nation OF candidates for appointment as
cadets in the revenue marine service has
been concluded. Fourteen candidates
passed. As there are only seveu vacancies
to be filed, it was decided to appoint the
seven who attained the highest average III
the examination. The names OF the sue
cessful candidates are as follows John b.
Hull OF Virginia, Stanley NJ. Landrey OF
Indiana, Preston H. Aberrath OF Pennsyl-
vania, Ellsworth P. Bertholf OF New York,
Gordon Fl. Wilcox OF Pennsylvania, Rich
ard 0. Orispa OF Maryland and William ID.
E.. Jacobs of Maryland.
YOUTHFUL NAIL HIEvEs.
Inspector Henderson. OF the Postoftice
Department., has just returned from North
Carolina, where he succeeded in causing the
arrest OF two mail robbers, who, though
mere lads, had by the neatness and dexter
ity OF their operations. baffled the skill OF
the inspectors for a long time. Since jun
LIST a number OF complaints nave reached
the Postoffics Department that registered
letters passing between Salisbury and AL.
bermarle, N. c., nave been ritied. These
towns We're connected by a star route, over
which the mails were carried by Geo. Engle,
aged IT years. After a careful examina-
ton the inspectors concluded that Eagle
was robbing the mails. Decoy letters con-
tanning marked money were placed in the
register pouch and a watch placed upon
Eagle. Upon his arrival at the end OF the
route the decoy letters were found to have
been rifled. and Eagle was promptly ar
rested and searched. No money was found
upon his person and the inspectors were
forced to release him for lack of evidence,
though confident OF his guilt. On the night
OF his discharge Eagle bought a horse and
HjSa rod in tina nina woods SOmPtlme
after while digging at the bottom OF a well
on the premises OF one Almond, the well
digger heard Jethro Almond, a lad OF Is
years, confess to his father that he
had the money stolen by Eagle. The father
told his son to keep the money. Armond
had formerly carried the mail over the same
route. The well digger informed the lnspec.
tors of the facts, and Almond was arrested
and the proofs OF the crime secured. Eagle
was arrested yesterday in Arkansas, where
he had fled. 1t appears that the boys met
in the woods and opened the pouches with
homemade tools, an old knife had been
converted into an exceedingly keen, service
able saw. With this tool the clasps OF the
pouches were severed on one side and vent
back with another instrument, and room
was thus secured for the Insertion OH hand
into the pouch. The letters were skillfully
opened, and the money abstracted, and
with the aid OF a bottle OF mucilage the en-
velopes were neatly sealed. Almond seems
to have been the custodian OF the stolen
funds. Inspector Henderson says this wa
one OF the cleverest devices for robblng the
mails he has ever discovered.
STEAMER MAILS.
A general advertisement will be issued on
the 10th inst. by the Postmaster General,
calling for proposals for rendering steam
boat mail service in all parts OF the United
States,