Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-11-06
No. 81



THE export of provisions continues to be
immense, not counting missionaries to the
cannibal countries.
/ If there are any Meeker Individuals among
Eastern pbilanthropists who want to take the
job of Ute-lizing the Indians there is a good
opening now.
COLONEL EDWIN L. DRAKE, who first dis
covered coal oil, is living at South Bethlehem.
He has pension of 81 500 year-granted
him by the Pennsylvania Legislature
SINCE Saturday last, $4,541 900 in Euro
pean gold has arrived in the United States
and since August 1st the receipts from the
same source amount to the enormous aggre-
gate of $55,000,O00.
Miss Written, of Damariscotta, Maine,
has probably the longest hair of any woman
in the world. 1t is eight feet in length and
when dressed in French twist passes six
times around her head.
THE total of the estate left by Hopkins,
the California millionaire, was 1928 300, 900,
including $5, 600, 600 in bonds and $3.OO0,0OO
in gold recently discovered to his credit in
the United States treasury.
AN alleged GOODNESS between Mr.. Sothern
and the Duke of Beaufort is attributed by
contemporary to the bad aim of the actor in
throwing piece of bread at Maud Granger.
The missile bit his grace on the nose and the
ducal dignity was wounded.
The total valuation of the State of Massa-
cbnsetts, exclusive of seven towns, is ST.
501 49, 565. against 81 1858, 988, 21O last year,
the latter figures including the entire State.
Last year the total diminution was $99, 1885,
572, and the year before $101, ,O82,77
THE New York Mail says tremendous in
crease of business on the Stock Exchange
has raised the value of membership almost
one hundred per cent. Two brokers last
week sold their seats for $4,000 each-one
of them is about to retire from business, and
the other being chiefly gagged in the foreign
exchange business.
LARAMIE Times, GOTH ''The remains of
Major Thornburgh, and those of his little boy
who died at Fort Steele few months ago,
exhumed for that purpose, were on this
mornings train. They were being conveyed
to Omaha to be permanently buried there.
That place will hereafter be the residence of
Mrs. Thornsburgh."
The New York Star Democra) draws
the following portrait of two leading Repub-
licans: "Blaine is magnetic and attractive.
John Sherman is cold and repellant. Blaine
pulses throbbing. Sherman chills his audi
ence and turns the hampers on their enthus-
iasm Blaine addresses himself to mems
emotions. Sherman coldly appeals to their
reason. Blaine is like volcano glowing with
flame. Sherman is like an extinct crater.
The Capitol is being put in condition for
The reassembling of Congress. Large win
lows and passage-ways have been cut in the
oE %ho &c
% improve the ventilation. The air-holes in
he floor are also increased in number and
,ize so that more air can be forced up from
below. A computation has been made of the
Imount of air required by each member for
| given time, and arrangements made to sup
)ly it.
OHIO's canvass was coated with icicles as
compared to the white heat in which the
,reat political fight in Virginia is being con-
lucted. The other day General William
Malone, the leading readjuster, and ex-Gov-
rnor James L. Kemper, a leading debt-payer,
passed the preliminary cOurtesies of the code,
nd but for the iEterposition of friends doubt
ess would have sent the hot-shot of the duel
n fact.
MADAME RlsroR1 is mentioned by the
World, of London as having twice saved
fe. The first time was in Spanish theatre,
Vhen the actress, seeing Marshal Narvaez
oftened by her acting, beeought him to par
on a soldier who was to be shot next morn
Dg for striking his commanding officer. Her
ext rescue was that of Spanish American,
those life she begged from the President of
he Chillian republic.
The official reports to the Kansas State
u uperintendent of Public Schools from thirty
ounties show an increase of 15, 532 in the
chool population over the number reported
rom the same counties last year. The State
ow has over 800, 600 school children between
be ages of five and twenty-one years. On
10 basis of three persons to one child OF
chool age, the State has a population of over
DO, 900, an increase of 150,O0 during the
ast year.
CHICAGO Inter- Ocean, 18th: "Probably
,ere have been more strangers in Chicago
uring the past six weeks than were ever
zen here before in the same length of time.
he crowds upon the streets, on the cars, in
,e hotels, and in the private houses have
cen something unprecedented. And the
range faces are not made up alone of tran
ent visitors. Many of them have come to
,main, and are seeking homes in various
arts of the city. The demand for houses is
on the increase, and threatens to
atrun the supply, though buildings are 60
ng up in every direction. Chicago is MAX
p big strides just now, and increasing in
nsiness and population at rate that will
II strongly in the next census" ut.
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