The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-09
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Kansas voted on a proposed amendment to
the constitution prohibiting the sale of liquor
and exempting $500 in personal properly
from t~axstisn, which was carried.
Over 100, 900 sheep were driven into Mon
tana this season. Of this number 1900
were from Oregon and Washingtonterritolies
and $4,000 from California. The building
of wooden mills in the territory is now IN
order.
Capt. O,Meara, republican, and J. c. Car
roll, democrat, We're elected justices of the
peace, and Capt. Owens and Mr., Rowand
were elected constables for Silver Bow towil
ship at the lac election. These gentlemer
will make good officers.
The receipts OF he Suez canal for the trs'
nine months of the present year amounted t.
Sc 0OO, coo. The humble of vessels that pass
ed through during the time noted is Lodi, an
increase of % per cent. over any previous cor
responding number of months.
We learn that the Northern Pacific railroad
company intend to open their timber lands
between Puget sound and the Columbia riv-
er, and receive in payment therefor the pre-
ferred stock of the company at par. The
company WIS about :, 100000 acres OF TIM
Der lands in that section.
The United States are, in more senses thai
one, the light of the world. During the fl. st
eight months of the present year We export
ed 224,2s6,00l gallons Of petroleum, valued
at SCI, 276,5S0. For the corresponding num-
Der of months in 1879 we exported 246.094,
233 gallons, valued at 22,64l $50.
They are going to build a new Boa:l OF
Trade building at Chicago. The plan sub
mitted contemplates a building containing
351 Offices and halls. The stimated cost is S.,
100000. 1t is supposed that the rental of Of
fees will amount 10 S2S0,O00, which will pay
7 per cent. interest on the money invested.
Sarah Bernharlt, the great tragedienne
has arrived at New York, and the shoddyitcs
as usual, have gone wild over her. She was
welcomed in French, and listened to the
playiug of the Marsellaise Hymn, Yankee
Doodle and the Red White and Blue. Sic
is described as being plainly dressed in q
morning costume, over which she wore q
AoiIS ANU HUI SCdI EMIL AlooNs NSn u i
happy.
NThe legislatures of the folio wing named
states cleo United States senators this win.
ter: California. Connecticut, Delaware
Florida. Georgia, Indiana, Name, Massachu'
sets, NJ 'chigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebras
ka, Nevada, New JERSEY, New York, Ohio
in case Garfield takes the presidential chair
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee
Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Wiscon
sin. As 1t now looks ten Of these states may
be consid ed as SUI e to elect democrats.
The government began the issue of trac
;.onal currency on August 21st, 1862, ane
issued $36S, 724, 100. 1t ceased turning then
cut February, 1874. The amount not re
turned to the treasury department TO date i
S15,5s1, 64S.I0 The history of the fractional
paper currency Is somewhat interesting
What has become of the outstanding fftee,
millions cannot be told. 1t is quite likel,
that a great portion of it is rendered worth
less BY wear and tear, while some of it ma,
lay in bank vaults and will ultimately be re
deemed. Still it is fair to presume that thu
larger portion of it is destroyed and the gov
eminent is the gamer to that extent.
Notwithstanding the British ministry
meets denunciation on all hands it seems de
termired to stand or fall by its land league
policy. The government has decided, it il
said, to prosecute the leaders of the lant
league in Ireland for conspiracy, and anon!
the first to be placed on trial Is Parnell him
self. ParneIl recently addressed a larg'
meeting at Galway, when he charged the as
sassination Of landlords upon the government
and denounced Foster, chief Of Ireland as
hypocrite, and advocated the autonomy O
Ireland. James Reapath, o companion o.
old John Brown IN the Harpers Ferry raid, i
among those spotted for trial. 1t is said TIN
a~gitate-s will be indicted on 200 speeches an,
the drafted testimony of $50 witnesses.
in thisc county, at the late election, a fusion
legislative ticket was run by those who wer
in favor of and by those who opposed its di'
vision. In the light of the number Of votes
that were cast last Tuesday It is fair to pre-
sumo that at least two thousand Of the votinl
incubation of this section are in favor Of a di
vision of Deer Lodge county. We p"opos'
70 fully discuss this subject in the near fu
tu-e. In the meantime we ofie.s reasonable
saace in our columns to those who may ELI
terrain views upon this matter at variance
with our own. We do not fear a fair discus
sion Of the proposition, for We believe tina
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