The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-13
NO En-.

In the recent shooting at Dollymount the
Americans made the very hest score ON rec
srd.
The Hancock campaign badge is to be a
silk shamrock, with one red, one white and
sns blus leaf.
Ben. Butler is over seventy years OF age
and. according to the Denver NetuS, is entel-
ing upon his dotage.
The census gives San Francisco a popnla-
tod of 23s,O66, of which 20,549, or nearly
ten per cent, are Chiuese.
Truth, one of the spiciest and keenest Of
the New York dailies, is issued AZ the re-
markedly low price of four dollars a year.
In the New York stock exchange bets Oh
the election of Hancock are made on a basis
It 500 to $50; the odds being i'll favor Of
he democratic nomiuee.
Tho beauties of \ protective tarii are be-
ginning to be appreciated in Canada, where
the operation of the new tariff during the
last three months of 1879 damaged the trade
sf the country to the amount of $4,000.
General Garfield, was one of the members
IF Congress whose votes are on record, i'll
favor of the Joint resolution expressing the
nations gratitude to General Hancock ''tor
his gallant aud conspicuous share in the great
and decisive victory at Gett"sburg."
The Philadelphia Times thus sums up its
review of the proceedings at Cincinnati:
etLooklng dispassionalely over the field at this
early stage Of the conflict the conditions point
strongly to a democratic President, a demo-
cratic Senate, and a democratic House on the
4th Of March, 1881"
The Inter Ocean says Tanner, the fasting
man, is evidently of unsould mind, and that
the physicians who encourage him will be
guilty of homicide if, as the 1. o. believes,
the experiment ends in his death. 1t upbraids
the New York police for not putting a stop to
the whole business.
Republican enthusiasm and harmony are
alike expressed in this extract from the Inter
Ocean:
Where are the men who were going to star
tie the country with enthusiasm il anybody
except General Grant were nominated for the
Presidency A good ticket has been placed
before them, and General Grant is not on it;
still these eminently respectable people tarry
in their quiet retreats. The banners emain
unpaintsd, and the bands do not play. The
men who shed barrels of sweat to defeat
Grant have apparently not a drop to shed for
the success OF the ticket.
ARussian writer declares that the modern
scientific agricultural implements III use in
this country, at t be introduced into Russia
if that country is to make any Roadway
against the rivalry of the United States as a
grain producer. The Introduction of such
implement. would have an improving effect
On the intelligence of the people. One of
the best educational exercises of the nina is
for it to be set TO work to think out the why
and wherefore III mechanics.
Sara Bernhardt, the celebrated French &C
tress, is to visit the United States next
autumn; when she will give one hundred
performances, according to the contract al
ready signed with manager Abbey, of Booths
theatre, New York. The divine Sara does
not make of art altogether a labor of love.
According to the terms Of her contract with
Mr.. Abbey she is to be paid 500 per night,
as a regular salary, for each Of the 100 nights
besides a certain percentage of the gross re-
eeipts, allowances for hotel bills, etc, in all
amounting probably to over $1,000 per night
In a letter of recent date our Washington
correspondent says:-''lt seems certain
that tha candidates rf tIa two priDrjna
parties, will absorb almost the entire vote o.
the whole country. Most of the leading
Independent voters, greenbackers, prOhibi
~tionists. etc, have indicated their intention!
to support one or the other in November.
This is precisely what might have been ex
pected by any Intelligent observer of polite:
and we all know which party will be princi
pally reinforced by a reenlistment of tn
deserters who have lately wandered from
duty TO follow the banner of some %greenbacl
or prohibitionist leader. During the las
three or four presidential campaigns, wheI
the democrats were supposed to have II
chance of electing their candidate, democrat
with financial, Or temperance, or any othe
kind of bee in their bonnet considered then
selves at liberty to give free expression t
these vagaries, inasmuch as their desertio
could moi greatly iniure the party that stoo
no chance of success even with their ali
This year, though, with victory plainly will
in reach, presents ! different state of affair
and deserters are fastening back by Thousand
to the old party Of their choice, taking the
places in the ranks TO be prepared for Ii
roll calIsf November.