Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-18
ALL SORTS.

THE Supreme Court spells nation with the
biggest kind of an n.
THE Knight Templar delegate from Liver
pool for africa was captured while endeavor-
ing to run the blockade.
THIRTY thousand eggs of the Atlantic sal
mon have been placed in Matching house
at Bloomsbury, Pa, where there are already
100000 California salmon.
MICHIGAN wheels into line as a strong
Blaine State, making an unexpected recruit.
1t was against him at Cincinnati, but will be
solidly for him at Chicago.
THEY have struck bonanza of fossil bones
in the Rosebud mine, Black Hills. The
strata was found at depth of sixty feet. 1t
pans out big in dust-bone dust
TH1RTY-THREE professional base ball play
ers are in Philadelphia unable to secure en-
gagements, and it really looks as if they
would have 10 60 to work at something.
BLA1NE's friends, of whom there seem
to be several scattered here and there over
the country, are all found in the ranks of the
party. That is where the votes come from.
HOMER RAMsDELL, editor of the Republic,
in an able article endorses Gen. John f. Mil
lers treatment of the Chinese question, pub
lished in the March number of the Cahfor
naan.
TwENTY-ONE new planets were discovered
last year, but yet the world must 60 right on
putting up the same sort of stove-plpe In
vented fifty years ago. Our wise men look
too high.
COLORADO has 100, 900 acres under irriga-
ton and so, 900 more of hay land, much OF
which is irrigated. In 1879 the irrigated land
produced $3.50, 900 worth of cereals and
other produce.
Mr. WILLIAM Fl. VANDERBILT has, it is re-
ported. Just sent to the Treasury $5 500, 600
| in United States four per cent. bonds for
registry He had previously registered $780,,
900, 600 in this security.
CHICAGO Times: If John Logan owns
| Illinois. and means to deliver her to Grant,
he had better come out this way by lightning
express. His property is in revolt. Some
| thing has broken loose.
| BLAINE for President. For the second
place, Washburne, Window, Woodford, or
| any one of hundred good men that could
readily be named With Blaine at the head
| the ticket would sweep the solid North.
| THERE is large cargo of supplies, sent
from England to the negro refugees, detained
| in the New York custom house for the pay
| ment of duty. resolution has been in
| troduced in Congress to remit the duties.
"A romance of the road:
beginner rode out on bicycle
Met lady who stared like an 1clcle;
The wheels went around,
He dropped to the ground
This sensitive youth on the bicycle
| THE public debt was decreased $5,672,019
| in February. In reducing the debt since the
war and improving the credit of the nation
the Republican party has eclipsed any similar
feats of craftsmanship in the annals of the
| world.
| THE Hoosier Republicans are enthusiastic
| for Blaine. The Indianapolis Journal says:
''As between Blaine and either of the other
two candidates now before the Convention
the delegation will vote solidly for Blaine.
The unit rule will not be enforced, but adopt
ed as matter of State policy"
IMMIGRATION is looming up again. There
were GO, 900 more immigrants booked at New
York for the year ending January 81, 1880,
than for the previous year. In the month OF
Januury England sent 1,454, Germany, ], ,429
| and Ireland, $50. 1t will be curious to note
| the returns from Ireland tor the next few
months.
| SENATORS EDMUNDs and Thurman had
| bright little passage of arms the other day.
| In executive session Thurman was quietly
listening and smoking when Edmunds OBJ
| iected to the confirmation of q certain Ohio
nominee. Thurman, putting aside his cigar
| and springing to his feet, said: "Mr. Presi-
| dent / had not intended to say single word
upon this matter, but the Senator from Yer
mont has thrown brick at an Ohio man,
and must resent that" Mr.. Edmunds, with
assumed seriousness, retorted' "You can't
throw a brick in any direction these days
without striking an Ohio man."
The Maine brigands emptied the State
Treasury before the Supreme Court routed
them. Every dollar which they could reach
was taken, and when the Republicans came
into power they foundpa bankrupt Treasury.
In recent speech in be Assembly, adyocat-
ing the payment of the $4,000 which tn
Garcelon raid cost, the Hon. Eugene Hale
specified some of the grabbing which took
place. Every appropriation, he said, remain
| ing over with dollar was seized by the Gov
ernor and Council. He mad occasion the 9TH
er day to look at an appropriation for the fe-
male visitors to the insane hospital, and only
| about third of it was drawn for its legiti-
mate purpose. but every dollar of the other
two-thirds had been taken by the Governor
and Council for other purposes. One man
had drawn So, 900 from the high school fund
for advance work which he had never done.
Every appropriation which had any money
had been unlawfully pillaged in this way,
and no vouchers were left. 1t was clean
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