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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01
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THE SECOND GENERATION.
The Son Of Abe Lincoln and Stephen A
Douglas.

HF. ,r. q. 49,
Several journals have noted the fact that
the son of Abraham Lincoln and the son of
Stephen A. Douglas are now both in Chicago
practicing law, and it has been suggested that
Illinois may at an early day witness another
great struggle in which the names of Lincoln
and Douglas will be most conspicuous, as was
the case in 1859 and again in 1850. Those
who have predicted such a battle evidently
have little knowledge of the two young men
who now represent the two greatest names
known in the contests of Illinois. There will
be no political battle between young Lincoln
and young Douglas for several reasons. In
the first place they are both Republicans, and,
therefore, not political antagonists. In the
second place, young Douglas has been too
much of a politician and young Lincoln too
little of a politician to make it all probable
that either will approach the fame of his faith
er as a political leader. Douglas was unfor-
tunate in getting into politics as a carpet-bag-
ger in North Carolina; was speaker of the
House during Holden's disgraceful admins
~tration, and he has an unwelcome flavor about
him for the people of the West. Lincoln has
much of his fathers ability without his love fol
politics, and he has %studiously refrained from
all prominence N political movements, and
declined all offers of political advancement,
Douglas has his fathers taste for partisan bat.
ties, but lacks both his aggressive ability and
his devoted friends. Lincoln could rally the
mass of those who revere his fathers memory
but he wisely applies himself to his profession
and rejects all ideas of political distinction
It is quite improbable, therefore, that the flu
ture political disputes of Illinois will make
the names of Lincoln and Douglas famous
Philadelphia Times.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01
vANITY'S FAIR.

Fashionable handkerchief are embroid-
cred in colors. Il gas
The mania tor snowy monograms IN hand
kerchiefs is dying out. s--g
Blessed is the woman who never says to
her husband, I" l told you So" sr.
A prescription warranted to make any sick
soman recover-a new dress. a5i :.
English ladies' maids lend money to their
employers at twenty-five per cent.
Woman's silence, although it is less FREE
quent, signifies much more than mans.
The lady who declines an offer of marriage
won't decline a package Of gum drops.
A lady's toilet is no longer complete with
out a bunch of natural or artificial flowers.
a woman's advice is not great thing; but
rerb. yLl, a
The lady with a new bonnet never likes
to hear a clergyman. pray for rain-Uncle
Sam. = r .a.'Af
The most fashionable gold bracelets ale
very narrow and have a locket attached as a
pendant.
There are 1000 postmistresses in America.
Now we know why it takes a postal card so
long'to reach us. t ati
It is proposed to hold an exhibition in Lon
don for the display OF every kind Of art work
done by
aWhy is the sun masculine ?" "'Cos sons
allus ISL Sand the moon feminine s' "'Cos
it's so c~hangin'."
Learning to read, under professors of elo-
cution, is said to be more popular with Paris
young ladies than learning to play the piano.
A women's chiropodist at Brighton, Eng
land, has placed this legend above his door:
He'll hath no fury like a woman's corn"
Man is 4 gudgeon-woman is the line her
smile, the float; her kiss, the bait. Love is
the hook. And marriage is the frying-pan.-
Puck. -.
"Missus Brown mighty kind,' said Sambo
johnson; X dis Ino'nin' she bile free eggs for
herself, and CUB dis chile de brof,"-Boston
Transcript. ~
The reason that there are so few dumb wo-
men in the world Is, that the disappointment
at finding themselves unable to talk kills
them Cd early in life. W
A skipping-rope was placed among the
flowers on Kittie Boylan's coffin, Clyde,
Ohio. She had died from jumping it one
hundred and twenty times without stopping.
A yOung ladies' sewing society In Ohio, is
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01

The London Standard having stated that
there was no w~eli-authenticated case Of =
or woman surviving q century, a CORE
spandent reminds II that Canon Beadon OF
the English Church, Is still living; that he
was ordained in 1901, and that HI must have
been % years Of age then, or he could not
have been ordained.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01

Achlkt without len has just hon &prAs
Is T6Anks heav NJ ~ " wee Y d hsrs1'
"this VIII nssvetke : S6a tpion p Gta<.
aAnqN-How happy pu NM be, lGrsJ
SlS}h, Spw thalEyou ars 33ree &C. the EAR:
am worry ofshousekeSB dng. M. S.-Xss,
I am, in a measure; but all this month I
have been longing for an old-fashioned CAM
paign of house-cleaning I need the tonic ct
feet Of it in the spfing.-Uncle Sam.
a Boston man Il aboy6 toSnAe atm
a4ound the world in an eighteen foot boat,
taking his VIE with hin OH the journey. He
has, steadily declined, tempting pliers 70 take
the wives or several other B~ostonians.
A man owes his successin his life work to.
the woman who walks bestda him.-Yonkers
Gazette. More likely to the woman who
walks ,bebiad him and pushes him ahead, I
con yss,s Said Ms. shodd,HgtOnn, "1saimhI
prond I'll admit that. But my pride is alto
gether different from the silly Psidesof that
Mrs. D~resswell.'' "You mean. DEAR" said
shoddington, ~ he removed bib Cigar to say
it, "that your pride is in q differentsvain from
hers" The unsympathetic wretch, Yy
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01

San Francisco Post.

San Francisco Post. HNl#u'
There is one remarkable effect of Our pecul-
lar climate that has probably struck every
body, and yet we have never seen it referred
to in print. It is the absence of any noticea-
BILE change in the seasons. The monotonous
continuity of evensunshi inc insensibly meIges
days into weeks and months into years with
out the usual suggestion of lapse of time oc-
curing elsewhere. One shakes hands with
a friend on the street corner to-day, and next
year meets him fresh from a trip round the
world, and is rather surprised to find in an
other suit of clothes, the pattern OF The old
beng as fresh in our minds eye as if VIC had
seen it yesterday. The other day a Front
street merchant and his wife were seated in a
steeet car, when another gentleman stepped
in. The moment he saw the first mentioned
party the latter said, eagerly aa &. .sieQ as
Because it comes to the surface to blow.
That's the answer, isn't it 2"
EYES," said the other, &c but / didn't think
you'd guess it." og l E,
6: Why, what did that gentleman mean ?"
asked the merchants mystifed wife, after
they had left the car. r
Well, you see, down at the club the other
day, l asked them all a c%onundrum; first
rate thing too-why IS Q whale like a water
lily eand none of them could guess it."
"Club? Why you haven't belonged TO q
club for five years-not since we were mar
RED"
Haven't? That's a fact. Now, let see
when it wasI asked Brownt that conundrum,"
and bv a careful comparison of dates, it was
ascertained that Brown had kept the answe
fresh in his mind for exactly six years and
five months. This story is literally true, and
will be sent carefully stuffed to any museum
in the country on receipt Of the postage.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-07-01

Now is the season Of love 9pd light
When thoughts of q summer suit
Follow by day and haunt by night
The fashionable galoot. b..
When the little maid, for . little love,
Cast aside her infantile doll.
And fiapnts in the face OF heaven above
A striped parasol.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
VIRGINIA CITY.
Intense Excitement About Pro-
posed Legislation.

SAN FRANCIsco, February pa Nir-
ginia City dispatch says: There was an
immense mass meeting tonight, Ia take
action on the anti-rairoad bill, which
comes up in the Legislature tomorrow.
Three thousand people were present
and the excitement is intense. Senator
Lane, who opposed the bill, Was asked,
hy resolution, to resign immediately.
Propositions to hang the memhcrs Oi the
Legislature who were bought, were re-
cclyrd with cheers. Ii was
proposed To- start procession
uf men to walk to Carson IN the
morning and demand that their
delegates pass the hill. A committee OF
twcnty-thrcc met and PASSED a resolu-
tiuu that the proposed demonstration he
done away with, rs they feared hanging
and bluudshcd. The cumIuittee have
drawn resolutions to send to Carson to-
morrow laorniug by delegates, expires
siyc ui the intense feeling here and de
cllning To- be- responsible for the consc-
qucuccs in ease the procession starts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, February %.
SENATE.

At the appointed time the Senate met.
Mr.. Sargent moved to dispense with
the reading OF the journal OF yesterdays
proceedings, us il was very long.
Mr.. Edmunds objected, and said there
were so many Senators absent yester-
day that il would he well for them to
know what was going on during their
absence.
Messas. Bayard, Morrill, and Ferry
were appointed conierees on the bull TO
amend the internal revenue law.
BY vote Of yeas 20, nays 30, the Sen
ate refused Ia take up the resolution de-
claring that David 4. Corbin is entitled
to a seat as Senator from South Carolina
in place Of NJ. G. Butler, the present in
cumbent. Mr.. Matthews and Mr.. Pat
terson voted with the Democrats in the
negative.
The Senate proceeded with the con
sderation Of the deficiency appropria-
ton bill The amendments pro-
posed by the Committee on Appropria-
tons were agreed 10, a. follows: An
appropriation of S5S,25S, 10 pay the
Denver Pacific railroad and telegraph
company Tor carrying the mails; 81 900
for the widow Of Bayar9 Taylor, late
Minister Ia Germany; 5000 Tor the
widow Oi Justin l.. Colburn, late
Consul-General Ia Mexico.
Mr.. Paddock called up tho House res
olution announcing the death OF MIR.
Frank Wclch, late Representative from
Nebraska Suitable remarks upon the
lite and character of the deceased were
made by Mcssrs. Paddock aud Saunders.
Resolutions in respect to his memory
were agreed to, and the Senate, as a
further mark Of respect to the memory
of the deceased, adjourned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26


treasure in their memories, the action
oi the Republicans against the colored
normal bill.
Mr.. Quinn wanted the school fixed at
Concord, for Concord means peace, and
the down trodden colored man would
enjoy the balmy.
Capt. Toney wouldn't have il in the
Third district. lie objected, and would
stand there and bother the House till
monin' il they didn't vote down that
proposition"
Mr. Quinn said "the Colored people
were freed by the fiat oi the Almighty
God' \ voice interpolated, "Ihat's >
rough on Abe Lincoln
Mr. Parsons wanted the bill postponed
until the Fourth of July, and Butcher
desired To know ii this was prompted by
any patriotic feeling.
Since his Washington trip, GOOch' :
Presidential ticket Is; For President,
4. e.. Thurman, first, last and all the
time. For Nice-President, anybody that
can help beat Grant.
The dcaIl Oi the House" was new to
some Of the members and the process
was watched with interest
Mr.. Fulkerson aud Mr.. Parsons make
diguiiicd and courteous presiding
officers. Mr. Ewing was in the chair
tor short time, but a severe cold and
hoarscness compelled him to retire.
Capt. Toney is the only member who
calls out Mr.. Speaker" with the rising
infection.
Mr.. Butcher says he is ia terrible
earnest over the COlorcd normal bill, and
has substitute which will cover all de
mauds. But how about DIR. l.ogan's
Constitutional amendment?
Ii has been proposed 10 close the
mouths uf talkatiye members by giving
them long sessions in the Speakers
chair. But then the question arises,
will they not make up Tor lost time?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26

CINcIVNArI, February p A dispatch
says that Jason Little aud other CON
yicted prisoners oi Breathitt county n.y.
made a desperate attemptto escape from
iail thcaight before their departure Tor
the pcnitrntiary. They had cut through
the floor ui their cell tothe room below,
frum which they could have easily made
their escape had the plan worked to suit
them They had arranged with friends
outside to engage in sham tight on the
opposite side OF the Jail from which they
were tu escape, but the prisoners were
discovered ia the lower room and Judge
Jackson ordered them to be put IN irons.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26

CINCINNArI, February % Lizzie
Eichhaum, aged Il, living in California,
Ohio. a small village nine miles from
this city, gave birth yesterday morning
toa ,kill. aud charges her father a. he
,ng the father of the child. 4 mob
gathered last night, aud while on the
wav to capture Eichhaum, the father.
iur the purpose oi hanging hun, were
interrupted hy the sheriff, Who succeed
e,i in OBTAINING them until Elchhaum
MAS uIlrrd iu the nail
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
VIRGINIA DEBT.
Meeting of Readjusters.

The report Oi Committee on business
Was adopted to the effect that Virginia
fully recognizes her just liability for her
lair proportion of the public debt con
tpact,sl before her territory was divided ;
that Virginia can never recognize the
liability lur that portion Of the debt
which should attach To West Virginia,
aud that ia any settlement with the
states creditors the annual interest ol
the recognized indebtedness must bo
brought within her revenues under the
present rate ui taxation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
How a Mother Sent Bullet Through the
Had OF her Babo.

Dresden, TENAs, February "a sal
acrIdcnt occurred here to-day. Mrs.
Colsou. wife IL Mr. u. 7. CulSun, to
anusc her little sick daughter Annie,
gave her an old rusty pistol O. play with.
Annie triei an vain tO snap II. Her
mother then. thinking II unl"aded,
seized the weapon. aughingly saying
Il will shoot Annie, she PLACED the
mru.,lc to her daughters head, and pull
ing the trigger tirci, The ball entered
Annie ; heal, instantly killing her.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26

on The market iur lar. oil " steady,
and the demand IL lair tor extra western
straincd at 57Na IN pcr gallon. Carbon,
lOc. Iinseed oil remains firm but quiet AT
65t per gallon.
ToaAoru Firm; nayics, j0ts ~, az
,prding to brand, twists unchanged At
5Jd 70r.
WuEgLISG sr"GIlr- sell at sl0 ~ pr
900; tips, Slj ~ per 800; scraps, j1c
per ~.
Fruit and Vegetable Market,
APrLEs Are IN lOcal aud shipment
demand aud market IN firm i1T prime Ia
choice at 81 JOCa2 ~.
CABBAGg l. easy undCr a lair sup
ply, and the demand moderate at - 30
as ~ per hundred.
CgANBERHITss Chuice are scare and ~
fair demand. aud will bring ~ jGsb ~
pcT barrel Fair t0 gpOi scll at 81 Vba
> - per bushel ia boxes, and IS -"
} ~ per barrel.
DEIEU Fam The demand j. fair, and
the market firm. Choice apples sell at
2Ic. inferior Offered ~ lpw.as it2cfTD
per NJ. Prime g. choice Peaches sell ~
| 'ga3,c. aud fair Ia gDoi SitgIc per d..
LEMONS ia liberal supply and
duiet iuT rpmmnn to gDDi at 81 Uta 2 ~,
and prime to choice at s.i OBsg5 ~ per
| box.
OEANGE. -Arc plenty aud duh.
Louisiana selling at soOsgy5 - Per lar
rel NslcBcia, - Ose6 % I'er case, anal
/ Mes-ina at 80 DGa = ~ pcr bDT.
Onions The demand is light, and ihe
market Easy lOf l,oaae gro~n nj 7Nfal ca,
aud Tor i0r,ign at ~ aJta,2 "a pr i'arrel.
PUTATUEs Are IN iaiI lOczl and si,iI :
ping demand for pcarhllow at s0ssoe
! I,ef bushel, the moderate srrisasi bring
ing GOasS. Early-ro-c scIl at Ibs ss
I from store.
sgEET PoTAroEs-Are dull tor West.
! rTn atkl 7Is2 O per barrel cl0ics
T Eastern in iair demand ai ~ 5ss,3 0
| PEANUrs-Tlc demand u lair and tbs
market steady At quotations; choics
white 3l@l!c pcr D..
BEtxs-The demand i very god
/ Choice hand Virksd meiiuHs ver'
quDled At So g lmshels, wiib nav,
bringing sl.n
BrTTEE There wAs no esscniia
| chang. in this market, eroerting thzl
fancy irt.h tisiTy Nas a shade hrn'sr
We quote choice dairy rolls at l5c, iresi
country Iarked l2'sItr
CnEEsE--Ths trade y siealy xith iaiI
demand. principally in jolyiaby lcas
rich aud piill At 6ss1 II per pound.
Dressed iIces-fAIr. Offering at ~ 4
(s,s IS q. cot.
Live Hogs- Rsueipts light and prizes
higher at IS D0ior oJmmon, and - =
for prime:
Esos-In gy,oi demand and pieatiiuI
Fresh laid sere seiling st lSc b dozen
FElIREKs- at tse Zoe chosc'
live and s0c for mixed.
HoxEr-There IL no ehsnse in this sr
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
Arohhi,hop PuresIl,s Froablss.

GNc1NSATI, February 2S-Arch-
bishop Purcell publishes a card an The
Timss denying the statement that the
German Catholics are diSaffected to-
waris him in his present trouble. he
SAYS both the German priests and
people deserve and receive his heartfelt
gratitude Tor the UNIFORM affection aud
regard which they have shown him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26

WlsHIs0ros, February 2B.--l l.E.-
Foi Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
decidedly oolder Rortheriy to westerly
winds, rising barometer, with snov 90
rain, aud iollowej by partly cloady
weather
For the Lower Iakes, generally
eIo,idy weather aud SNOW, and during
the siiernoon decidedly colder northerly
10 wesieriy Wind and rising barometer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
RAILROAD lI0Sps Fairly active.
StIrg BoNps Dull.

RAILROAD hNDs-fhiflN ActiNr,
srArE BoSps bull.
Srrks The market exhibited u ten
lcncy toward lower prices early IN the
lay, aud a decline II to per cent.
took place ~ compared with Yesterday
I,rlcrh. The weakness WIS much markell
la Western Union and i'niOn Pacific.
During the afternoon an active buylng
movement st in,undcr which there Nas
an advance ol: IL ~ per cent latter
Western unIon. After this stSl
Northwestern shares and Union Paciil,
were the mort conspicuous ~ thc
market, aud the market closed al a
rlighl reaction lrDm the best figures
II the day. Tho transactions agyr..
gated sODOO shares, ol which 2b,OD
were Eric, 1900 IAk. shore, 33,O0
Northwestern common, D,UU pre-
lerrod, 500 ~. Paul common, 5000 pre-
irrrri, p,UU Delaware, Iackawanna
anI Western, 1890 New Jersey Central,
l3,OD Union Pacific, 1900 Western
Ininu. 2,pD ~ Lpuis, kAnsss City
and Northern aud 1870 Missouri. Kan
sas aud Texas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
lama. R,vsr.pd VIA Canal

RI,HuuNp, February 2A-The TILL
providIugior tho sale ut the james river
and Kanaw ha canal Jo the Richmond
and Allegheny Railroad Company, haas
b,yu iully disposed 1T in the General
Assembly, huth Houses having agreed
un toe numerous amendments original
ing irum their respective bodies, The
bin goes Ia the Governor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
An uasuoo...iui ysmais wslll..

NsH YosE, February 5.--Jennie ~.
Oar. walking in NJ sar Gar,ien, BrOok. +.
lsn, 3,1D quarter miles "a the saine
nan,ier ~ consecutive quarter hour,
iAintsd on the track on the ,ssHh
quarter mile aud has retired.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
piHaHtrous Fire.

GALyEsruS, February -. A Nsr'
special from TaylOrsyille says: This
iGNn Was almost destroyed 10y fire this
afternoon. several blocks, including
all the principal houses and the post
Office were consumed. The loss IL esti-
mated at S50,ODO. Insurance light
principally ia southern COMPANIES.
Two bioCks we're only sayeSi.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
Remains Of Babe Pound on = Car Seat

SPmNGFIIn, lLI., February 2b.-On
the arrival oi the &. \ A. tram trOm
Chicago at o'clock this morning, the
conductor found ON a scat in the car a
box containing the remains Oi male
habe. appanenily ieW days ODD. IL
VAS gwen in charge OF the police. IL Is
supposed 10 have been leit oB the train
by a woman who got Oft al Lincoln.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
FOREIGN.
The Frsnoh Prince Imperial.

LONDON, February -. The Standard
announces conspicuously this morning
that the French Prince Imperial will
sail Tor the Cape tomorrow. lie in
tends to join, as ayoluntecr. the column
whirh - likely to have the sharpest
hghting, his earnest petition for a cnm-
mission in the British army having
been reieCted
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
Yirrinia Raa1iiusiarr.

RICRHoSD, Va, February 26.--A
Convention Of na1justers Of the state
debt me, to-day, Major Walden ~As
chosen chairman. Ills speech hinte'i
sluneiy ~ iooCibIe roadjustnent even
10 repudtati0n
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
Ruriad AliHa.

s NEv YoRK. February S5.-while dig
ging a celler to-day, on seventh avenue,
Brooklyn, the earth oaysd in, burying
three lAbOrcrs William Mahony yas
killed, and John Burns Is probably
fatally injured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
Con, 70 III. P,ehltns Vat.

FoET wAYSE, February e5.-freier-
ick SheaNr committed suicide las,
week. and to-day il vas discovered that
las body had been stolen from the
grave. I, is believed 10 have been
shipped 70 Ann ArboT,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-26
Mardi GraS in New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, February %. The
Marii Gras procession moved according
to programmes, and everything was quiet
and orderly The streets along the line
OF procession were well filled, and the
weather clear and warm.
The procession consisted Of twenty
largc and nine small cars containing
figures and groups representing proml.
uent cpochs in the history OF lthe world
from 1000 years before the Christian
era To- the present day, viewed in a
comic light; in other worls, u comic his.
tory of the world.