The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-16
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Lewis and Clarke county cast 2,O7O votes
at the last election. OF this number 1,Ol7
were democratic and 1858 republican, show
ing that the county is republican by "A major
ity of SO.
At about 8 O'clock on the evening OF TIL"
4th inst. a slight shock Of an earthquake was
felt in Oregon. The next dav a white vapor-
ish smoke was seen to Issue from the top OF
Mt. Hood. 1t is conjectured that a volcanic
eruption of that noted mountain peak ~il'
take place in tie near future.
The democrats of Madison county elected
their county ticket with the exception of
Judge Blake to the legislative assembly. and
Page-who had 10 opposition-t" the Office
of surveyor. Madison did nohly. Sanders
received only five majority over Maeinnis.
This county was considered Sanders strong
hold.
In 1876 there were -four electoral tickets in
the field. Of the popular vote Tilden re-
ceived 4,2s4,265; Hayes, 4,o53 ,295; Peter
Cooper, 81, 1871; aud the prohibition candidate
1922. Tilden's majority over Hayes was
250,97O. At present it is uncertain which Of
the presidential candidates in he recent COLI
test has received a majority of the popular
vote.
In Lewis and Clarke county the democrats
elected their candidates for treasurer, re-
corder, assessor, county commissioner and
one representative - W. E. Cullen. The
democrats of Choteau cou"ty made IA clean
sweep and elected all their candidates. Our
sdvices {. ON Gallatin county do not inform
as as to the fate Of the county tickets. The
are that the whole county dem
ocratic ticket is elected.
1t appears tina there is a measure on foot ,
looking to the division of Texas and to make
.wo states of it. Gov. Roberts, who is OPP
posed to it, will, it is said, advise the next .
to spend tie $1,000, 900 of cash
balance in The state treasury, and a few mir
lions more in addition thereto, in erecting ;
and establishing a state university and other
public buildings at Austin. The Governor
hopes by thus disposine of the public funds
in the erection of public buildings at the
capital, to counteract the disposition enter
tanned by the people to divide the state.
American wheat will be in great demand
fol the present and the greater part OF the en-
suing year. The decadeuce of the Russian
grain trade is so great as to cause serious ap-
prehensions for the future. In 1872 Rus
sia's surplus of wheat and -four amounted TO
1890 60 cwt. In 1879 it was only 1870 cwt. |
The same year the United States landed A.
$40 cwt. of wheat md -four in the ports of
the United Kingdom. There will be an in
creased demand for American cereals from
abroad the coming year, and American farm
ers will be cOrrespondingiy happy.
From present indications, the democrats
have more than two-thiris oftlIe members of
both branches of the next legislature assem-
bly, of Montana. The council will be solldly
democratic unless it shall appear that Judge
Knowles or Meader of this county breaks it.
Tn republicans have elected Parchen, Sled
man and Chessman of Lewis and Clarke,
Parcee and Bell of Deer Lodge, Judge Blake
of Madison, and Powers of MeaglIer, to the
House. This gives them seven members out
of twenty-four in the house. They may have
OiC IL WV vi II biN III d /
will be either Meader or Knowles. The
votes of Beaverhead and Missoula will decide
the matter.
The republicans of Measher county elected
their candidates for sheriff, probate judge,
clerk and recorder, one county commissioner
and one representative. The question of The
removal of the county seat from Diamond
City to the White Sulphur Springs was sub
mitted to the voters at the late election and
carried. The people of Meagher county. with
a taxable property IF only 81 $50 900, and "a
debt of S26,32G, now propose to build new
county buildings at White Sulphur Springs.
They will add something to their county
debt, but this fact did not deter them from in
curing this extra Indebtedness in view of the
better facility with which they can now
transact their county business. Every con.
sideration of cost and expense in the removal
was made to give way to the wants and nee.
e~ssities of the mass ofthe people of that flour
ishing county.