The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-07
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Congress assemblies next Monday.
During the present year 30,00O,O 900 acres Of
wheat were harvested in the United States.
California has seven legal holidays-Ad-
mission Day, Sept. s-being lately added to
its list.
The cupola of St. Peters church, Rome,
contains about 100000 pounds of leaden
covering.
TIE efficiency of the United States mail
service is such that only one letter in every
$500 fails Of its destination.
Garfield Is the youngest man elected to the
presidency Of the United States. He is only
forty-nine years of age. Does this make him
. '49er?
The Auant Courier says: "The political
complexion of Gallatin county appears to be
democratic BY about 100 majority-but not
for Maginnl 49,"
Whatever else the Bernhardt may have
that she did not write the celebrated Chin
ese-Morey letter.
The total exports of grain from the single
pert Of New lork for the year ending Dec.
81, 1880, are expected to come close to 1885,
oOo, 900 bushels.
1t now transpires that the Morey letter
was not a forgery Of Garfield's handwriting,
abut Of that Of his private secretary. So say
some of our eastern exchanges.
I Within the last ten years the wooden man
lfactories in the United States have increased
80 per cent, while the cotton manufactures
how an increase of 20 per cent.
Peter Cooper, the Presidential candidate
for the greenback party in 1876, is the oldest
otter in New York City. He cast his first
sfote TOR James Monroe in 1920.
The product of the Leadville mines for the
lear 1880 will, it is estimated, be about $751;
OO,eoo. This will bring the yield Of the
! ate down to s24,O0O,OO fer the current
ear.
E. S. Stokes, who killed Jim Fiske in New
Sork several years ago, and who, in connec-
on with Josie Mansfield, occupied so much
~ the public attention at the time, is said to
in Reno, New, at the present time, en-
aged in mining pursuits.
1t is stated that during the present year
10000 immigrants have arrived in the Unit
States, bringing with them at least $780,
10000. This amount really only represents
nt n No rarf ,F tho ypaaIth tbav add tn
e nation. As a rule they are producers,
d constantly increase the taxable property
the country.
1t is now evident that when the immortal
pc penned the line, DO good by stealth
blush to find it fame" his prophetic eye
/ asFrccd the mists of intervening years and
/ ted upon the situation Of the Ne,g North
sst and the Deer Lodge ~fusionists Of 1880.
rily the age Of prophecy hath not passed
III ay.
4. Foreign gold continues to pour into the
\ tied States at the rate Of a million or two
eek. A short crop in Europe and an
indant one in America place the ducats on
sAst right side Of the ledger for cur country.
mers throughout the United States have
MI n during the last few years enjoying a
/ IN the like of which has not been seen
,e the memory of man.
safAtT nder the present basis of congress, onal
aresentation-that is, one representative for
iaNsi8ry $4,000 p~opulation-the New England
Ia les will lose four and the Middle States
NZeA
congressman. By gains in the Western
d IS the house will be swelled to 363 men,
y. Some trouble is anticipated in regard
Nh king the basis of the new apportionment,
for this reason it is conjectured it will not
determined until the meeting Of the neyt
sls $ress.
New York Herald gives the following
picture Of the brilliant but vascillating
of the Cincinnati Commercial: "Murat
Sstead's face IS full and of a pink and white
HI lness; the eyes are gray-blue; the nose is
FANN tiful, and The mouth is shaded by a sill
{H&s5a mustache which matches his hair. He
= Sed by all men who know a good fellow
&an they see one. He is sometimes stern,
a&TEhis good-natured smile gives him away.
i4&s a sturdy gentleman, and selects polite
Expressive words with edges on them.
'3S3s is stated as a singular fact that eastern
Hui lie going to Leadville lose between one
and one-seventh Of their weight. The
|&{|E , is supposed to exist in the rariied at
92{kt here of. that place. Butte towers pretty
j{S&A up towards the heavenly regions, and
IS people appear to preserve their usual
4 Founded forms. There are but few who,
C~assius, shave a lean and hungry look
is probably owing to the fact that our
[Tf3ie are prosperous, which insures them
ntment and happiness, and as a natural
pary-fatness.
b storm OF opposition to the production
e Passion Play in the city of New York