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TAXATION AGAIN.

We publish another communication from
our Granger friend. We think if he were a
merchant and a tax should be levied on the
whole stock of goods he might have during
the whole year, he would see the Injustice of
such taxation. Let us suppose he has ten
thousand dollars invested III goods he sells
all out this month and gets in a new stock
whole year. Would he then pay tax on $780,
900; or on the $4,000 which represents his
whole capital? A miner gets out $4,000 worth
of ore this month, sells itand uses the proceeds
in developing his mine and gets ont the same
AMOUNT the next month, the proceeds of
which he invests as before. Now should he
pay tax upon $4,000 when at no time is he
worth over $4,000, or does he have more
than SIC, 900 invested. AS 10 the poor miner,
isn't our friend aware that poor merchants
and poor farmers share alike with rich mer-
chants and rich farmers in respect to having
their property taxed. In many respects the
Door man is favored, as he should be, and that
brings US to another point. Our friend seems
to be tinged with the spirit of one of the
most foolish and absurd ideas that ever crazed
unthinking men; it is only e~qualled by the
cry of .more greenbacks; - an idea, which
was originated by monopolists, and which is
detrimental to the poor man more than to any
one else viz. the absurd cry that " exemption
is the worst form of subsidy 1t was a lie
on the face OF it. 1t was originated by men
who wanted to keep up high prices and fill
their own pockets out of poor men by making
them pay dearly for the necessities of life.
But our friend objects to exemption. Yet IS
he willing to do without exemption? AS it
has been, the property of Widows and orphans
is exempted to the amount of one thousand
dollars. All churches and school buildings,
all groring crops, tools of mechanics, farm
iag tools, and the household furniture Of
families not worth over $3.50, have been ex-
empted from taxation. That was the law of
1872, which has not, We think, been essen
TALLY altered. Now we do not suppose our
friend would care to change these provisions.
They are foundea on a wise policy. Ii is ill
deed better to give a small amont if it will
on the whole, result in bringing us back more
than cost. You do not object to spending $40
for seed, If the expenditure will bring you $50
profit. It is wise policy to exempt certain
matters from taxation, IL it makes us more
prosperous. Much more is it wise policy 70
exempt that from taxation which We do not
have and which We can not have for g long
time unless It is exempted. But again we
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T Z | { G IA ms !
0 TIE MINER BY TIE W.. L.. L.
From all Parts Of the World.
DOMESTIC.
Panic Among LOTTERY DeaIers-ConSress.
man Arrested.

Panic Among LOTTERY DeaIers-ConSress-
man Arrested.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The panic among
the dealers in lottery tickets here continues.
the arrests OF the past two days being followed
up by proceedings calculated 70 cause dismay
in the ranks of these SPECTATORS. The OPEN
ness and audacity with which lottery people
have conducted their business have attracted
very general attention from law abiding citi-
zens. Fifteen arrests were made yesterday,
including B. Frank Moon, agent of NJ. A..
Dauphin, of New Orleans, representing the
Louisiana Lottery, of which M. A. Dauphin
is the principal in New Orleans. The Times
says: "Dauphin states in his advertisements
i'll some Of the daily papers that all of the
hundred thousand tickets included or issued
in each monthly scheme are sold before the
drawing takes place. This, if true, Indicates
the gross receipt of 100000 monthly. of
which they claim to distribute $4,000 in
prizes, leaving 5000 O to pay running expen-
SEES, including advertising, ren.s, salaries,
printing and postage. This, in the opinion
OF men who know a great deal about the bus
iness, bears a monthly m9'gin Of profit
amounting to ron $50 600 to $40, 900, to be
divided among four or five persons, and giving
each OF them an income of about 500, 900
yearly. 1t is said that seven-eights of the
tickets are now sold in this city and State,
and THAT, as a consequence, about $4,000 a
month are paid by New York for the pleasure,
profit or privilege of INDUCING in this little
game of Louisianiaps. The company is said
to have been driven to seek a new market for
their tickets in the East because they had
about exhausted the pecuniary resources of
the people of Louisiana.
The court of appeals has ordered a new
trial in the case of the New York Guaranty
and Indemnify Company ct al. against An
drew l.. Roberts, Valentine Gleason and
others, confined in Ludlow street jail since
June 9Th, rs, pending the action Of the
courts in the civil suit to recover S75,O 0
for money obtained by forging railroad bonds
on which 100000 were procured. When
the crime was detected in '73 it Great I'd a sem
sation in Wall street.. Nearly 81 ,O0O, 900
worth of forged bonds of Buffalo, New York
& Erie and New York Central were thrown
upon the market and MANY firms were de.
frauded.
PATTERSON, N. j., Nov. 12.-Charles Fl.
VOORHEES,, member of Congress ON the 9TH
district of New Jersey, was arrested yesterday
by the United States Deputy Marshal on the
charge of abstracting from the First National
Bank of Hackensack, of which he was presi-
dent. collaterals deposited TO secure a private
loan. Afidavits were made by cashier Brew
er and vice president DeGroot. Voorhees,
was taken before a U. S. Commissioner. His
bail is not yet fixed. VOORHEES, is at his resi-
dence undet surveillance.
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The Christian ~ Interior and Charles H,
Dana should go West and start an agency,
which is a very good suggestion. EETT
Dakota will ask admission as a State this
winter. The inhabitants claim a population
of 10000. Utah will also present her claims,
but her polygamous condition will operate
against her. There is no justice in keeping
any Territory out. I Territorial delegates to
the National Conventions next year should
see that a plank is inserted IN the platform of
both parties t~avoring the admission of the
Territories as a matter of right.
The Chicago Inte,-Ocedn devotes two col
umns in a late issue to educational matters.
1t would be well if all newspapers would do
a similar thing. Thu educational interests
stand OH Il footing certainly with mining and
agricultural interests. While there is danger
of narrow and contracted views on this sub
ject, yet it is we'll to have these matters dis
clssed. False ideas become corrected after a
time. There are at least half a dozen teach
ers in the Territory who could help along the
cause very much. Half of the money given
10 SCHOOLS IS wasted because not properly en-
pended, and at the same time twice as much
money should be raised as there now is.
Senator Chandler resembled Ben. Wade in
some respects. Both, after having done more
than any other men to elect President HAYES,
soon became the disguised with the trucking
nature .of the man. Having been told that
Hayes spent only $4,000 year of his salary
and saved $4,000, Chandler told a friend that
he would fix it so that he could save the whole
salary, saying: eff The President would
write his resignation he would give him "a
check for The Sl5O,0OO which would be re-
ceived in the next three years. Vice Presi-
dent Wheeler would then run the Govern
nent as it should be run. Unfortunately for
the country the proposition was not accepted.
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NOTES.

Washington is going to receive General
Grant.
Chicago has adopted all ordinance allowing
only pure milk to be sold.
A half column of dispatches on Grants
movements is omitted to-day.
The Minnesota Vigiiantes gave two men a
necktie day before yesterday.
Another lot of deluded immigrants have
arrived in Salt Lake City.
The emigration of English miners to South
Wales was caused by false representations,
and has ceased.
The official announcement of the death Of
Rear Admiral Augustus H. Kittey was made
Tuesday, the day of his death. He was aged
Y yea,s.
A Norwegian bark from New York to
Queenstown encountered, a few days since, a
revolving cyclone which tore away masts and
swept away sailors.
Owing to the parsimonious policy of the
Government in paying witness fees and the
expenditure of a little money where it would
be of use, witnesses OH the part of the United
States would not attend the count at Virginia
City, and consequently the accused agents
and other parties escaped.
The official vote OF Iowa stands thus:
Gear, Rep, 15O,925; Trimble, Dem, 81, 1856;
Campbell, Greenbacker, 1886; Dunyan,
3,243. Gears majority over Trimble is Co.,
03O. The Republicans have a majority in
every district except tie Sixth, where they
have a plurality of over 5000.
The steamer Big Horn reached Bismark
Nov. 3, and reported running ice very thick
above Fort Buford. The steamers Butte
Bachelor, Col. Mcleod and Sherman are still
above Bismarck. Travel through Bismark is
greater than ever before, and extra coaches
are running to the Hills.
A son of the late Agent Meeker has pub
Gshed a letter in which he denounces the
ignorance of the newspapers which accuse
his father of cruelty TO the Indians. He
shows that his father sought to lead the In
dams to civil ~ization, and his mother nursed
the sick ones. He suggests that the editor of
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ELECTION NEWS.
Pennsylvania and New York Returns,

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 12.--The returns
from every county in tlre Safe give The total
vote for State Treasurer as follows: Butler
Republican, 2SO,155; Barr, Democrat, 221,-
SIS; Sutton, Greenback, 27,2O7; Richardson,
ProlIbitionisf, 3,2l9.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.--Chas. L. Smith. Of
The Albany Ereaiog Journal, telegraphs that
the official returns now coming in show a
small but almost uniform Republican gain.
"With the changes thus far recorded our foot
ings give Hoskins 957 majority. Carr loses
considerably in Monroe county, but gains
enough elsewhere to make up. Wendelrs
net gain over his estimated majority of ycster-
day is about three hundred. Both appear to
be safe by about 1000.
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Grants Reception in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-At ten o'clock the
Army of the Tennessee began It's annual meet
ing at the headquarters, in the Palmer House.
Gen. W. T. Sherman was present. Gen. VIM.
E. Scherrer informed the 450 members pres
ent that they could act as a guard of honor to
General Grant, and follow when he leaves the
line Of procession. Owing to the short time
left for arrangements the business meeting
was adjourned until 4 O'Clock. The rest of
the session was taken up in arranging the de-
tails of the procession. The principal feature
of The dav is the reception ofGrant by the citi-
zens of Chicago and the army of Tennessee.
In this reception all classes will participate,
so that the affair will be devoid of political
significance. This was distinctly understood
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SPORTING NEWS.
Grand Billiard Tournament.

NEW York, Nov. 1.-THE billiard tourna-
ment under the rules of the champion game,
was commenced tonight in TammAny Hall.
There was a large attendance, many of those
present being ladies'. The first game tonight
was between Albert GARNER and Maurice
DAILY. The referee announced that the game
to be play ed in this tournament Was practi-
cally a new one. The experts became SO pro-
fcient at rail nursing that with a view to di-
minisling large runs, and forcing experts to
play more around the table, these rules were
adopted.
A line is drawn across each corner. OF the
triangles thus formed it is permitted to make
only one caronl without sending one of the
object balls outside the triangle.
There are eight players entered for the
tournament, which will make it necessary to
play 2S games, exclusive of tie games. The
games will each consist of 300 points, and the
prizes are the champion medal and s., 900 in
cash. The first prize is 81, 600 and badges.
the second $500, the third $3.50, the fourth
$3.50, and the fifth 500.
ne first game was Won by GARNER in
the thirth-nine innings, by a score of 300 to
Days 239; the winners average was 79h;
Carriers highest run was 43, Days 81. The
second was between Jacob Schafer and ELL
gene Carter, and was won by Schafer in IA
innings, score 300 to 24O; Scl,afer's largest
run 81, Carriers II.
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FOREIGN.
European Affairs Mixed-A FOrger Sem
fenced. .-a

european Affairs MiXed-A FOrSer Sen
fenced. -a "
ROME, November 12.-The first number of
aurora, a daily newspaper p. AIMED and is,
sued by the Vatican, will appear the first OF
January next as a more authoritative exp
nent of the Pope's views than the existing
clerical newspaper.
General Garibaldi's divorce suit will come
before the court of appeals on the 10th insr .
LONDON, November 12.- Lord Dutferin,
British Ambassador TO Russia, is in Paris OH
his way to ST. Petersburg.
Sabourofi, Russian Minister TO Greece, who
succeeds Prince Labaroff at Constantinople
is in st. Petersburg and is not eypecte. to
60 to Constantipople Immediately.
Prince Labaroff who succeeds Scllouvalof
as Russian Ambassador at London will not
be likely TO leave Constantinople until the az
rival of his successor.
Several correspondents say the Czarowitch
will 60 first TO Vienna and one at Vienna says
he hears the Czarowitch will go direct from
Gmuden to Berlin.
a correspondent at Berlin declares The
Egyptian affair is still unsettled and that
Germany. Austria and Italy insist on the APP
pointment of a Joint representative for the
three powers to act with Barring aud De Big
niers in the Commission of Control, which
demand England and France have not yet
acceded to.
Charles Tomlinson, Of tue SUSPENDED Liv-
erpool finn, w. d. ToM!inson & Co.. cotton
brokers, charged with obtaining 100000 I'M
der false pretenses and with negotiating
false paper, pleaded guilty and has been sem
fenced to ten years penal servitude.
A dispatch from Cabul on the 7th says the
mutinous troops of the Amer in Turkistan
have delivered up nearly 500 stand of arms,
100 camels and some camp equipage.
PARIS, Nov. Pit is understood that the
Cabinet council yesterday decided 10 transfer
the control Of the Gendarmes from the War
Office to the Ministry of interior.
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4 new swindle came to grief Saturday.
Messrs. Grant and Wilson of Cincinnati,
they named the Denver Land Company. One
of the parties came to Denver and bought a
thousand acres in the sand hills 40 miles
north of Denver, which they had recorded as
North Denver. By advertising in 500 first class
newspapers, they imposed up the people to an
astonishing extent. But the Postotflce De-
partment discovered the fraud and exposed it,
and the swindlers were arrested.
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The average School Board is usually more
than an average failure. On the princIple
That men ought to have a thorough knowledge
OF the duties with which they are entrusted,
our schools need to be thoroughly recon-
stlucted. OF all human interests, those of
education need most to be managed with
intelligence and skill and wisdom. But
intelligence, skill, and wisdom in a given
direction must p%re-suppose much study and
practice and familiarity in that direction.
Men can become experts in but few things at
a time. Human affairs are so differentiated
and human wisdom is so restricted. that
we can wisely undertake only that which we
can adequately comprehend. This is what is
the matter with too many School Boards.
They undertakerto dabble with those thinos
that will not endure dabblng. They seek to
control forces that they are incompetent to
understand. What these schools need is
more school-inen on the School Board. They
need men of broad sympathies, Of scholar.
ship, OF experience in school affairs, and Of
wisdom, tact, and c~oinmon-sense ten,nered
with common honesty and common iIstice
Let as have IN Observation-Disclosures reform. n
Is sadly needed. A School Board is Inc,
where demagogues are not wanted, and onoht
not to be tolerat ed.-EI.
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before the Democrats and Illinois National
Guards would consent to take part.

before the Democrats and Illinois National
Guards would consent to take part.
The Republicans who oppose The third
term of Grant for the Presidency, in particle
pating, are doing honor to Grant as a soldier
and distinguished citizen. The address of
welcome will be made by Mayor Harrison
during the afternoon. ...f
The streets along The line of march are pro-
fuscly decorated with emblems of welcome
and of congratulation. AS no arches were
erected, there is little for especial mention
where all are about equally meritorious as to
design. The newspaper offices generally have
lone fine work with flags, bunting and ever
greens. The hotels are also noticeably alvis-
tic, and scarcely a building along the line of
march lacks some sort of decoration.
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The exchange system which was intro
duced into Albany a few ilonths ago has now
oyer a thousand subscribers. All business
houses and hundreds of private houses are in
constant communication. Private houses can
summon carriages, order groceries and pro-
visions, call a physician, give the fire alarm or
call the police in an instant by simply pressing
3 knob and speaking.-Er,
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At the completion of the new cable it will
cost only l2a cents a word for telegraphing
across the ocean. Ten words will cost only
$I.25, which is about as cheap as local mes
lately.
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One lesson can be learned from the success
of swindles, that if it pays to advertise a
poor thing much more will it pay to advertise
a good one. Let your light shine through a
good, first class newspaper.
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~ ines.

VIII buy, sell or otherwise negotiate any al
t"rests in Deer Lodge and adjoining { )xntieS.
We have full. complete and correct abstract
title to every piece OF property on record in 4
office of Tie County Recorder OF Deer Lodge G
Montana.
Incarnation furnished on application.
Refer to DOnncll. Clark & Larabie. Banker
Eutte, NJ. T.: S. II. Harser g. Co.. Banker
Butte. NJ. T.
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wish to remark that the article which started
our friend did not in the least advocate ex-
emption of any kind of property. b mat
ter has been brought up by himself.
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100 City lots for sale.
60 feet of ground on Lower Main street TO leaJ
Tor a term of years.
GOOD residence on Upper Main street, Warra
& kingsbury's Addition for sale cheap. Wa1
ranty deed given.
25 lots il Smith & KesSler's Addition for sail
cheap. Title perfect.
10 lots III Warren & Kingsbury's Addition fu
sale cheap.
Lots for sale, in all portions of the city, cheap
Wanted-2 or 4 houses TO rent.
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Real Estate

Will buy, sell. hire, lease. collect rents. p
taxes, and otherwise transact all business
this department for residents and NONRESIDENT
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-26
rsrEs.srArE TARGET SHOOTING

A Nevada correspondent Of the Pacific
Life advocates the idea Of having the
military companies Of California and
Nevada combine in the selection Of q
team Of the boat shooters from each to
engage In an annual tarset.shooting tour
nament. ut some eligible point agreed
upon in the western foothills OF the
Sierra Nevada. They are to shoot for
a prize. or several prizes, or perhaps q
grand medal. to be owned BY the VIM
ming team. or to be shot for annually. as
they may see ct to decide upon. 10
thinks this would have Q tendency to In
crease the interest In shooting matters
on this coast. and also give Nevada .
chance to show her blood" There 10
strong reason to suspect that the CORE.
spondsnt aforesaid is friend Of the Sars.
fsld Guard. Gold Hill, who have taken
all the target shooting prizes worth hav-
ing this season. and are signing for ell
gibls competitors to try their powers
against. The correspondent suggests q
purse Of 1000 q side. This would suit
our Ssrsaelds exactly, and they would
want the fun kept up II long as the
other fellows purse held out.
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pEcoYED INTO AMBUSH.

Among all the accounts and v~ersious
given OF the De Young. Kalloch tragedy.
none ia moro direct and evidently cor
rect than that given by the telegraph
messenger boy who accompanied De
Young in the carriage. He says that in
accordance with De Youps's instructions
he told Kalloch that q lady in the car.
rage wished to speak with him II lady!
Il is recorded In Bible history that Adam
tried to make use Of Q woman 10 screen
him from blame In regard to . certain
forbidden corner on apples. In this
case. however. De Young made the pre-
tense Of q woman to draw his adversary
into his deadly ambush. He certainly
caught Kalloch on mi OF his weak
points. for he stepped promptly forward
to his doom. Here il the statement OF
the telegraph messenger:
About 9 o'clock Saturday morning . gen.
tleman drove up 10 the branch ONCE at
No. 96l Mission street. In . coupe, and
called for . messenger boy. II wss my
turn to 20 out. and ! wont with him. i
did not know the gentleman In the coupe.
never having seen him before. We
drove on to No. 23l4 Nineteenth street.
He told me to 20 TO the house and inquire
for Mr.. KAlloch and tell him that . lady In
the coupe wanted TO see him. The door
WAS opened by . boy. delivered the mes.
sage and the boy told me that DR.. Kalloeh
was not In. The gentleman told me 10 In
| auire what Mr.. Kslloch's Office hours were.
I was told that he was at his office from 10
| TO II. We drove from Mr.. Kalloch's house
along Mission street to Fifth. Before
reaching Fifth street Mr.. De Young
lowered the window OF the coupe, We
turned dowu Jessie street to the Jessie street
entrance Of the Temple. passing . buggy
| before Adopting. When NO stopped. MI.
De Young peeked through the curtain OF
| the roar window Of the coupe and said:
/" You see that man with . white ulster on 7
| Tell him that . lady in the coupe wants to
see him." I went TO the gentleman IN the
ulster, who was in the buggy. accompanied
BY another man. and In the act Of picking
mp the reins when I delivered Mr.. Dc
| Young's message. He at once stepped
down and approached the coupe cautious
". a. II he appeared to anticipate some
thing wrong. peering sideways at the win
dow Of the coupe. When he reached the
coupe Q shot was fred. which so frightened
me that I ran a. fast a. I could back TO the
Office. The boy had not read the account,
In the papers Of impending difficulty DO.
tween De Young and KAlloch. and he did
not suspect at any time during the ride
that the person with him In the coupe In
tended TO do anybody any harm. The
gentleman was cool add there was nothing
about his person to indicate that no con
templatsd the deed that was committed.
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Hr said /: esquire. how much will It
cost q burned old fool like me to get
hitched 2" She said : "Judge. va are
not young critters. He 10 sixty and I'm
turned forty. and I reckon you would do
this ere job sortsr kinder cheap" He
said. "Can't you cut 'er down, just Q
little. for o burned old couple that's be.
ginning rather lstef" The Philadelphia
Judge said: THE price is Ave dollars
and I won't shave Q hair" She said:
"There she are" (producing the
money. ''and for goodness sake jins rs,
jine US. fur there's many . alp 'twixt
the cup and the lip. o. the monkey said
when he pulled the chestnuts out Of the
hre." He said (ths knot being tisd):
''What q burned old fool I am. Well,
Jane. I s'poss I can put up with you for
. year. anyway"