The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-30
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JEc.ics.

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visit to Richmond, had an interview
h General Malone. Subsequently, when
beral Malone came to Washington in a
h manner, which has already been re-
led. Gorham was one of the prominet
bnbiicans with whom he had a conference.
well known and well earned reputation
Gorham for political .fnesse and intrigue
the means of investing these interviews
much significance in the minds of the
ticians of both parties. A leading Demo
lie politician, who arrived from Richmond
av. says the belief in political circles there
mite general that the object of the inter-
Es was to secure the electoral vote of Vir-
a for Grant. The kreadiusters have all
ounced very plainly that they intend to
separate electoral tickets in Virginia, and
lis is done the prospects for the election
a regular Democratic electoral ticket
Id be very slim. Nothing is more appar-
here han that the Grant movement in
rinia is a great success, for included among
e engaged in it are several citizens Of
%uinence and influence. ~
Town Destroyed.
Frw YORK, March 24.-News was received
ay of the destruction by fire of the entire
ness portion of Samona, Santo Domingo,
The 9th inst. Estimated loss, ,OOO;
fire covered a space of about six acres.
Insurance. Nearly all the merchants are
led. The poor would be on the verge of
Eati0n, were it not that the country around
ona abounds in fruits upon which all are
listing; The most disgraceful scenes of
ice follow ed the fire. It is said the pilla-
Of the place fought over the distribution
ne booty and several of them were killed
he fight that followed. The fire burned
great ~fierceness, and the flames, leaping
IS the streets, swept everything away to
custom house. In the custom house was
d a large quantity of tobacco ready for
hnent. 1t was all destroyed. The custom
be stopped further progress of the fire.
Trade with China.
AsuINGToN, March 24.-Consul- General
ey, in Il dispatch to the Department of
}, dated February Sd, transmits the an
trade report of China. His conclusions
hat the trade of China never looked so
hising as at the beginning of 80. That
lily needs an intimate knowledge of the
irements of Chinese civilization to enable
manufacturers of the United States to
pete with the Chinese in the making OF
Infinite number of articles not now i'm
ed into China. The possibilities of the
DER trade, he says, are boundless, China
ng to look to the north Pacific Coast of
United States for her supply of lumber.
CATION under the American flag still
Is a poor showing in China waters. A
liant marine is imperatively required.
Grant Speaks.
~kLvEsToN, March 25.-Ganeral Grant at
nights banquet in answering the hatter-
cast to himself, thanked the city for its
al reception. He referred to his visit
as a lieutenant more than a century ago;
Plimented the State on its vast domain !;
ed for them and the entire South that
mlGit 60 on developing resources, and
leir prosperity forget that there is a
diary between the North and South.
Fonsed cheers.) II am sure we will all
hppier and much more prosperous when
az comes that there will be 10 sectional
lg. Let any American who may travel
I'd as | have done, and with all opportu-
If witnessing what is there to be seen
have, and he will return to America a
: American and a better citizen than he
when he e away. cloud cheers).
nil return more in love with his own
Try. Far be it from me to find fault with
European governments. l was well re-
ID at their hands on every side, by every
U in Europe, but with their dense pu,u-
, and their worn out soil, it takes a great
ot government to enable the people to get
the soil a bare subsistence. Here we
rich virgin soil with room enough for
US TO expand and live with the use Of
little government. | do hope that we
may be able to get along happily aud
fntediy without being too much govern
Chinese in the East.
W YORK, March 25.-Ths Commercial
th OF to-day says: ''Our San Francisco
poraries derive some comfort in the
OF the troubles that beset them, from
xpectation that the Chinese, whom the
um constitution has driven eastward,
peedliy create trouble, especially in Now
and other large cities, whose laboring
5 VIII have to compete with Asiatic
labor. We doubt whetherthe expecia-
Slll be realized. New York is so cos
oitan a community that it readily
Us the mo- diverse races without seeing
perclal and political disturbances. We
long very well with Teuton, Celt, Scan
laii, MuScovite, Greek, ETC., and if the
olan is now to be thrown in, we do not
pate a revolution of any kind. 1t is the
cutlon of one race by another that is at
Ptom of the California trouble. But as
IN persecution is possible unuer existing
lions of civilization in New York, Il
ZION OF these troubles here is out of the
on"
seyinour's Candidacy.
(SilNGToN, March 25.--The Post pro-
letters and dispatches from Syracuse to
up It's disputed interview with Sey-
anu again states the situation as fol-
Governor Seymour's present position
PRESIDENTIAL question may be stated in
ms with which We have been accus-
TO refer to it, He is not a candidate,
ps not want the Democratic nOmina-
pat II The latter is given to him he will
.use 1t. Nothing can be palmer than
hu IL Is all we have ever asserted in the
YES 1t being a question then whether
'~ihocrats shall nominate as their cam
d man whose nomination means
e.ioh, or some one else upon whom the
r"sloh may be placed, but about whose
e success there exists IA very natural
we see no excuse for hesitation as to
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