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A NIysteriOua Affair.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 5.-Tha
mysterious arrival of the corpse of a
Young and beautiful woman at Sun.
set Hill, a little railway station in
King William county, created quite
a sensaticn. The Dody was shipped
toSunspt Hill several days ago,and no
one calling for IL the railroad com.
pany was compelled to bury it upon
thelr own premises. An anonymous
letter was found in the case enclosing
the coffin in which the writer said
MARY has been sick a long time and
ia now dead and it was her last re-
quest that she should be buried in
king William county, her native
county" The tody was shipped
from Baltimore, but further than
that nothing has been ascer-
tanned. It IS generally believed there
is a sad history connected with the
affair.
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willard let out Completely.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. Sat a
meeting of the directors of the Oregon
& California Railroad Co. to-day the
following designations took place:
Henry Willard, President, r. oehler,
second Vice President, George II.
Andrews, Secretary. The following
were elected to fill the vacancies
George H. Hopkins, London, Presi-
dent, George n. Andrews, Portland,
second Vice President and w. w.
BretbertoD, Portland, Secretary.
Hopkins represents the London
stockholders. This change lets Viii
lard out of the last railway enter
prise with which his name has been
connected. It Is a noteworthy fact
that the financial troubles Of the
Oregon & California r ailroad 60.
under Ben. Hollody's management
first brought Willard to Oregon.
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New YORK, Feb. 5.-The hall =
ways and Hobbies of Victoria hotel,
where President-elect Cleveland Is
stopping, is alive with visitors to-day.
Among the callers on Cleveland were
VIM. II. Barnum, II. o. Thomson,
Senators George, Of Mississippi,
Vance, of North Carolina, Jonas, of
Louisiana. and German, of Maryland,
General Hancock, General Frank
lin, of Connecticut. General Frye,
Colonel Goade, of Virginia, General
Stephenson, of Illinois, Mayor Grace,
Roosevelt. p. Flower and Z. Whitney.
The statement that the National
Democratic Committee, "a such,
would visit Cleveland IL sa!d to be
without foundation. Cleveland will
return to Albany Saturday after
noon.
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John A. Logan has received the
Republican caucus nomination for
United States Senator from Illinois.
Whether he can he elected by the
legislature that body on joint bal
lot being about a tie-remains a
question, the solution of which the
people generally are anxious to hear.
On receiving the nomination he was
conducted before the caucus by a
committee appointed for the pur-
pose, when he took occasion to de-
liver himself of some of the bile
which laid heavy upon his political
stomach. He could not refrain
from waving the bloody shirt aud
telling his admiring listeners what
"me' did during the war. The dis
patches fail to state what he said
about his inglorious failure to become
Vics-President at the tail end of Mr..
Blaine's kite, however.
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Bound Over.

Joseph DeSloye was arrested yester-
day at the instance of Fannie CLARK.
charged with obstruc'ing water
which subsequently flooded her
premises in the lower story. The
case il a peculiar n and will occupy
the attention of Judge Wilcox today.
There is a gutter in front of Fannie's
place which became foul. d and was
cleaned out to allow the washes free
passage way, when DeSioye stopped
the fl Nv by inserting S ,me rubbish in
the channel. Hell cellar was flooded,
thereby, and the walls or foundation
of her house endangered.
The cutters of the streets are at
present running heavy with melted
snow water and a check of the tide
often causes great Inconvenience.
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The New Territorial MARSHAL.

: A dispatch Of the 9th announces
the appointment of Edward A.
Kriedler for United States Marshal
for the district of Montana. vice A.
c. Botkin, who was removed upon
the report of Mr.. York, Examiner OF
the Department of Justice, who was
recently in Montana inquiring into
charges preferred by Governor
Crosby AID others against him. Mr..
Krledler, we are informed, was FORM
erly in the Interior Department ct
Washington, and was appointed reg
lister Of the land Office when 1t was
established at Miles City. We be-
lieve he was succeeded at the expirs-
ton of his term by soue other ap-
pointee, and at the last election was
the Republican candidate in Custer
county for clerk and recorder. The
rentleman served with distinction In
the Twentieth corps, from Kenesaw
20 Raleigh, and bears an excellent
reputation.-New NORTH West.
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Personal.

Col. Charles D. Curtis arrived yes
terday from Helena IN company with
several friends.
Louis Valtemair, acting manager
of Montana Theatrical Circuit, ar
rived yesterday after a six wee ks tour
in the east.
Jerry McCarty, Chief Engineer OF
the Butte Fire Department. returned
home yesterday after an absence OF
over two months in the East, look.
ing younger, happier and more dig
nltied than ever.
MI. John Reynor. so long connect
ed with the firm Of Lee w. Fostef&
Co., returned on Tu ,sdAy last from
an eight weeks trip east. During his
alb set nee he took in the New Orleans
Exposition.
Nj. .Jno. Mex ay, OF the Butte
Hardware establishment, also re'
turne1 yesterday and expresses h,ms
self as more than delighted with
what he saw while at New Orleans
He pronounced the Exposition q
success aud speaks in strong terms of
Montana's exhibit. His endorsement
of the Territorial showing /, EN-.
phstic. Not another mineral pro-
duc1ng camp in the world can coln-
pare with Moptaha. in the richness
OF ores exhibited. Mr.. Mckay is en-
dorsed In his statement by Mr.. Reys
nor VIII returned but one day In adj
vance of his friend.
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Horrible Tragedy.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. San Ore
9oaian special from Seattle, WASH
ingtou Ter. says the steamer Evangel,
which arrived to-day from q cruise
to San Jun Island, brings news of a
terrible tragedy which occurred on
5haw's Island. San Juan county, last
Monday. James Barker had gone
for a hunt on the island, and when
he did not return after a lapse of ten
days Sheriff John Kelly, of San Juan
county, organized a party t. search.
for the missing man. They arrived
at q cabin Of one Hugh Parks, an &C.
centric individual. They were re-
fused entrance to the house and even
q drink of water. The sheriff swore
cut q warrant for Parks arrest on
the ground of insanity. The men
then formed an ambush and watched
the cabin. After sometime Parks
was seen to emerge, dragging a body
of a dead man, which was afrerward
found to be that of the missing James
Barker. Parks again secured him
self In the cabin. This occurred
on Friday last, and for three days
the cabin was closely watched, and
no sign of life within being manifest
ed. WILDER Wilson, one of the
sheriffs men, volunteered to enter
the cabin, but on. finding the door
unlocked was frightened and ran
back to his comrades. He again ap-
preached the cabin, but as he stepped
into the doorway tho crazy man
within shot him dead. The sheriff
and bis men waited no longer. but
saturated bale of hay with coal oil,
then rolled it up to the cabin and
fred it, burning the cabin to the
ground. Asec md shot was fired in
the cabin but 1t Is not certain whether
Parks shot himself or at the men.
His charred body was afterwards
found in the ruins of the cabin.
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Our dispatches Of last night
mention the fact that the dynaDiters
ara about ready to ply their devilish
vocation in Plttsburg, Pa. 1t 10 stated
that they haye received aid from
m,llionairs as we'll as the laboring
classes. It hardly seems probable
that in this land of plenty there
could be found men who would even
think of loaning their sympathy
1auch less contribute their means, to
a project SO horrible In Its nature.
Let us hcpe 1t Is not true.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, Feb. 3. The Times says
the Russian advance In Afghanlstsn
can be explained only by soms ul-
terror and unavowed motive distinct
~ hostile both to Afghanistan and
England. Any excuse on the ground
of doubt rs to the limit Of frontier is
rendered impossible by Russia's re-
fusal to loyalty investigate the settle.
ment of the frontier question with
out delay. Ktret belongs to Ameox,
and timely r. 9 ignition of this will
avert risks which Russia can scarcely
afford to run.
LONDON, Feb. "A despatch from
Geo. Wolsely states tnat General
Steward is doing we'll and ell of the
British wounded have been brought
back to Gakdul ". lis.
No longer any doubts exist about
t'e Mahdi holding possession OF
Khartoun.- 3 me hopes are s,i | en-
tertained that Gen. Gordon is still
holding out in the citadel of the
town. The excitement in London
and throughout the British Isles,
wherever the news has spread, has
increased to a fever heat. Clubs and
public resorts of every description
are thronged with crowds of people
eager to catch the last syllable of in
telligence from the distant Egyptian
desert. Itis almost impossible to
make ones way 80 crowded are the
thoIoughfares with throngs of Curl
Gus people. Most people take a
gloomy view of the position.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The natives re-
port that the Mahdi has 80, 900 men
In the vicinity of Khartoum and he
introduced q number of his emissa-
ries. to the city. These emissariss
mingled freely with the native troops
under Gordon, and by brides, threats
and working on their religious feel
ings, induced them to mutiny. Seven
thousand of the garrison deserted to
the rebels, leaving Gordon only 2,50)
faithful soldiers. With this small
force he attempted to hold the city
against the Mahdi's great arny, but
after severe fighting, in which a large
number of the rete:s were killed, he
was compelled to surrender.
LONDON, Feb. S, 2. p. m.-When
Sir Charles Wilson reached Khar-
toum he found Mahdi forces &C.
cupied both town and citadel. He
tried to land and ascertain the fate of
Gordon, but this step he found i'm
possible. The enemy's guns were
turned upon him IN full force. He
therefore was compelled to turn his
back upon the fallen city and return.
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Court Naval inquest

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. s. The
court naval inquest N session at
Astoria, In reference to the death of
five seamen, from fever on board the
bark B. K. E'nberton, on q voyage
from Aqapuulpo to Columbia rever.
have rendered findings exOnOl atinp
the master from blame. The couIt is
of the opinion the disease resultt d
rom Excessive heat, ordinate use
OF fruit. want of cleanliness in crew.
not washing themselves free from
c al dust after loading the ship, and
sudden change t, a cold. stormy lati-
tude.
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The Democrats of California are
rejoicing over the election OF ex-
Governor Stanford, the great railroad
king, to the United States Senate.
They claim to feel assured that the
Republican party has committed an
,rreparable blunder, one from which
it cannot recover in time to elect .
single man on their ticket at the next
election. They should not feel too
confident. cohesive power OF the
metallic stuff can work wonders.
Governor Stanford will make % good
a United States Senator as any other
"Old money rags
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~. nan Of Khartoun.

roxDor. Feb. 5.-Iqtelligence y
,.st received here that Kbartoum has
been csptured by the Arabian reos'';
the vhe,asbou.s Of Gen Gordon are
unknown. He is probably sprisooer
in the haods # the victors.
The Daily Chronicle says a:eleerAm
was received at the wal oince '"e'
night from Gen. Wolseley, annoan-
cling the fall of Khartoum.
1880 q. m.-Gen. Wolseley teie-
graphs that: Khartoum has fallen
He says that when Col. Wilson. VINO
went from Metemneh to Khartoum,
reached tho latter place, he found II
in the hands OF the rebels. He re-
turned to Metemneh under . heavy
fire from both banks of the river.
The Daily Telegraph, on cfi1cisl
authority, confirms the report OF t sde
fall of Khartoum. 1t lays tne reDeIs
secured the city by treachPfy, ana
General Gordon is probably q prs
oner in the hands of the victors.
l2:3O-The war office he's Issued the
! following: "Telegrams from Genera!
Wolseley announces that the fall OF
Khartdlm took place on January
26th. He says Col. Wilson arrived
At Khartoum January 18th, and was
greatly surprised to find that Inc
enemy was in possession OF tnat
place. He Immediately started on
his return down the river, and pro-
ceeded under q heavy fire from the
rebels, When some miles below the
Shublaka cataract, Col. ssWilson's
steamers were wrecked; but ne d
his whole party managed to reach
Anistand safely, where they are Sc
cure. A steamer has gone to bring
them back to the British camp near
Metemneh. Wolseley says he has
no information regarding the fate of
Gordon and does not know whether
he is dead or alive.
TIE REPORT NOT CONFIRMED.
LONDON, Feb. S. -(noon) The
morning. papers issue extra editions
in which they continue to affirm the
fell of KhartOum; but the war office
as vet has given out no official in
telIigence In reg ,rd thereto, and re-
fuses to state the character of the
despatch received from Gen. Wolse-
lev or to declare whether the report
is true. The report that Khartoum
had been.taken by the rebels reached
Ko,ti bysmessage from Gubat, but 1t
has no Official dispatch from Col.
Wilson confirming the report receive
ed by General Wolseley. 1t 10 pos
sible that Col. Wilson Is unable to
reach Khartoum, owing to the heavy
fire of the enemy, and his return
gave rise TO the report that Khartoam
mad been captured.
At this hour no official cOn]Ima-
ton OF the report has been published
and 80 far 1t rests wholly on the
s'steme nts contained in the Chron-
icle and Telegraph.
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Fast Freight system.

OMAHA, Feb. 6. -The Union PseL
dc and Central Pacific have COOPER
ated to establish q fast freight system
between Chicago and San Francisc, ).
via Omaha. One thousand ar brake
cars are ordered to be running by
March 1st. Through transportation
Is reduced to eight days.
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An exchange has the audactty 10
"eet of" the following:"Haye whom
some of U readers may remember
% being the chap who drew Tilden's
salary a few years ago, was lamenting
a few days ago over Blaine's defeat,
when he remarked: mo man OF
brains can be elected President OF the
United States" Is this to be taken
IA an admission that be himself has
no brains, or 10 it his second confess
ion that he never was elected to the
office he occupied four years9
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The Rev, DIR. Burchard. of "Rum,
Romanism and Rebellion" fame
sought to,make amends the other day
by praying for President'elect Cleve'
land. Now, we object to the Rev.
yentleman's coming over to our side,
for it's barely possible that he might
al an unguarded moment kick Gro.
ver,s fat in the fire rs he dio
=. Ti,,1oO
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Will Start Up :

The Montana Copper Company
will start the fires for two furnaces
and commence work IN one of the
G >ncentrators this morning. AS s o n
as the smelter car be put in repair
the entire machinery will he put in
motion, aud the full force of men b
emp!Oyed,
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BUTTE, FEBRUARY Z, 1856.

The Salt Lake Tribune promises
the Mormons it's beuedictton when
thew start from Yah to Mexico,
where 1t is reported they have
secured forty million acres OF lana
upon which to make their perma-
pent abode.
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Steamship Long Overdue

VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. 5.-The
steamship Wilmington, which sailed
from San Francisco for this port
eleven days ago with passengers and
dre'ght has not been heard from.
She ought to have made the vovaoa
IN four days. The steamer Empire.
when arrived from San Francisco
!o-n'ght, saw nothing of her, and it
Is feared she has gone to the bottom.
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The Arizona Legislature is consider
Ing a bill to endow . printing Office
with $40, 900 to advertise the Terri
tory. 1t could perhaps devote its
time and money to . better purpose.
Nine chances cut Of ten, some old
impecunious newspaper tramp il
engineering the scheme.
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Death of Judge Moore.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5%.-Superiol
Judge Moore, of Amador county,
California, was found dead at his
house last September. The family
were all absent at the time. The
verdict was suicide. Late develop
ments indicate that be was murder
Cd. The Governor has offered a re-
ward of $500, and the family an addi-
ti0nal 81, 500 for the arrest and con
vict;on of the murderer. Judge
Moore was we'll known at Danville,
XIV. where he formerly lived.
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It is charged that Mr.. Ferry has an
eve on the White House OF the
French Republic that he Is forcing
the war with China with q view to
succeeding NJ. Grevy to the Presi'
dency. If it be strategy he relies ur'
on to accomplish his purpose ne
might come out of the fight like some
of our great American statesmen
sooond heat.
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Fire.

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-The i:e in
Wooster street is still burning in
ruins at noon to-day, fed by cod liver
oil and whiskey that had flooded
deep cellars, and copious streams Of
water were poured on tho burning
mass of ruins. sixty families were
driven out of their homes Opposite
the burning buildings.
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A Bad Omrn.

we should be heedful of warnings. Nature
Ewes w ~ "a. Iuactiv ty OF thu xiii ,eys and
bladder Is an omen OF da ger. The diseases
which attack 'h.se organs are amoig the
most fatal and obstinate, and are Usually pre-.
&c ied by the above symptom OF 81 'wt's
weakness. The best jnvigo7ant under such
circumstances Is hOstett RS stomach Blttefsl
9 safe as well vs. active rrmeIy. the proper
oesree OF energy is I'm parted to the opcr ,tions
OF tnese Important secreting aud di,charglns
Hlanos: Wiinout Overs.imulatiou, by the BIZ
tefs. In that respect. AS il o hers, it surp s>ses
article Is also a remedy fer and prevent
&eot chiAs and fever ami b llols remit .eut,
~ cures ,heumatic ailments. dy spep si4, DC.
oiIaty INC nervousness. Don delay II Voe
experience the Well known symptoms OF az!
q sosse ailments, but use the Bittecs at oncs'
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At Fresno, California, it is said q
herd of 300 turkeys kept q vineyard
clear Of bugs and worms the past
season. while the neighboring vine.
yards suffered heavily from these
pestA
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A Joint resolution has been Intro
duced into the New jersey State
Legislature providing that the $ooo
lett With the state treasurer by tne
bribery investigating committee shall
be appropriated to the deaf and DUMB
ssvlum. This is q case of "division
and silence" without addition.
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Down in Arizona they never do
things by halves, and a few days ago
a sporting man was inveigled into a
church fair and induced to try his
hand at the wheel of fortune. In half
an hour he had all the money in the
bank and a mortgage on the church.
He very considerably gave them
back the mortgage, and in the future
the church will choose its victims
with more Care.
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An Albuquerque paper, in refer
ring to an ex-Indian agent who had
just embarked In the cattle business,
says: HE likes to handle cows
better than Indians, as you can some
times bet on Q cow.n
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Prince Of Wales Shaken en-,

PARIS, Feb. San express train
for Cannes, on which the Prince of
Wales was q passenger, came into
collision to-day at Avignon With a
freight rain. The Prince of Wales
suffered nothing m IRE than q slieht
shock from the accident.
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Errata.

In our issue of yesterday morning,
we published al item in relation to
copper, in which the types made US
quote the price of tcat commod; ty at
Is cents instead of TO-.
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men Of the legislature II they ~
been . little more explicit IN their
charges ana named the offending
paper. BIT their remarks seemed to
be aimed at the whole prsss of the
Territory and the MINER objects TO
being counted in as q newspaper pr
rate. It is just as well to set al
these little matters right a. we go
along.
The various county division schemes
before the legislature provoke great
deal of comment and engross much
of the time of the members. From
what can Re gathered the chances
are largely in favor of the Organise
ton of two new counties Judith and
Pen d. Oreille. There is q great deal
O: merit in both measures. The for
mer county will embrace the eastern
half of Meagher county and divide
about equally its taxable property,
leaving each with something over
81, 600, 900. Pen d. Oreille county will
embrace that portion OF Missoula
county separated from the main body
of the county by the Jocko reserva-
ton
The Governor has not yet sent In
nominations for Territorial Treasurer
Auditor, and Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction. He has several days
vet In which to make his selection.
Governor Carpenter is a very pleasant
gentleman, entertaining and agreea-
be in cenverss ton, and set ms to 30
actuated wholly by adesire to further
the interests oflhe people of Montana.
But whether he will be governed In
his appointments for the offices
named, by party considerations. or
whether he will concede to a Demo
cratic Territory offices which We con-
oeive rightf,lly belongt to the Demo"
cratic party remains to be SEEM AS the
Republican lease of power will expire
on the 4th of March next, Democrats
here maintain that exact justice de-
mands his appointees shall be In 20
litical harmony with the incoming
administration. They would view
his appointment Of Republicans as
an advantage taken of his position
not justified by his party allegiance
or the exigencles of the situation.
They furthermore contend that he
could appoint Democrats without
doing violence to his political opin-
ions or .incurring the ~displeasure of
reasonable and fair-minded party as
sociates. It is pretty generally con-
coded, however, that should the Gov
ernor appoint Republicans the Coun-
Gil will not confirm them. That
body certainly csnnot forget that it
is Democratic and that the Demo
cratic party of the Territory expects
it to do its duty'in the premises.
After a twenty.four years. lease of
power Republicans should gracefully
Ietil and not seek to obtain these
three Territorial offices through a
back door which will be closed to
them in 9 few days.
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SENATE.
Failure.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 81. & B.
barman, clothlers Of Portland and
East Portland. were attached to-day
ioy San Francisco creditors. Liza
bilitits SO, ZOO. The firm claim a..
sees Iargtly In excess of this sum.
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Still BallOt1ngs

PORTLAND, Feb. SIN the sen
atorial ballot, the democrats voted
for w. H. Emnger. Hirsh received
"a. a gain of / ; Hare ID; Williams 4;
Failing 4. Remainder scattering.
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The great snow blockade between
the Dal1es and Portland. Oregon 49,,
toe railr 'ad company $a00,000 10 ~
move 1t, besides sevexal wei hard
work.