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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

immigration to the United States is steadily
on the increase. The chief OF the bureau o
statistics reports that during last month, 1,
5l2 oceau passengers landed al New York
of whom $3.50 We're immigrants. During the
corresponding period las year. there We're b
0s2 arrivals, of whom 2,33l were immigrants.
The total number Of arrivals for the year end
ing January 81 last, was 1855, as against
l22,924 during the year ending january II.
1870. The number Of immigrants for the
s., for The year previous.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

The dispatches this morning announce
that an appropriation will be recommended
by Congress for the maintenance of the pres
ent star mail routes. In all probability
ST, 800 900 will he appropriated, so that the
very serious danger which menaced the ex-
tensive business interests of this Territory
may be considered over. Key will therefore
have no excuse for cutting down the
service and we may rest fairly assured that no
attempt will be made to infiict that great and
outrageous calamity upon us. To obviate all
danger, however, it would be well to forward
the petitions,or if there is not time to tele-
graph to Delegate Maginnis, a vigorous re
monstrance against the t~iIreated disaster, so
that he may represent to the postal authori-
ties the intense Indignation Of the entire pop
ulation when the announcement of the
proposed change was fIs. made public.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

Tie business Of mining for gold and silver
began to be actively prosecuted on the Pacific
coast in ls49, just thirty years ago. At 10
time has the number of people or the amount
Of capital employed in the business been
to date aggregates a little over t~o h0nSdnd
millions Of dollars. According to the best
authorities We have on the subject, the aver
age annual product OF gold and silver on the
coast, since the beginning OF mining III 1S49,
las been about $67 900, 200 the annual yield
at This time is about 3l25, 100000.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02
THE FIRES OF 1879.
A Loss i'm the United states OF $77 ,7O3. 700,
and S4f,464.7 zoo Insurance.

...# ... F.. .a". H.-
During the past five years, according to the
figures collected by the Insurance Chronicle,
3 53,O1S,255 worth of property has been de-
stroyed by fire in the United States. In 1875
the loss was SIS, lO2,2S5; i'll 1876, q $780, 600;
in 1877, $685. G5, 300 in 1878, $64,315 300,
and in 1879, ST, 703 700. The last year, it
will be seen, was u%nlucky, and only 100000
better than 1873, although in 1873 Virginia
City, New, was visited by a blaze which swept
away over $6,00O,OO0 worth of property. The
losses to Insurance companies last year were
in excess OF the losses of any OF the four
previous years. These losses amounted in
1870 to S39,325,4OO i'll 1876, to S34,374,5OO;
i'll 1877, to S39,39S,9OO; in 1878. to S36,57o,-
800, and in 1879, to S44,4c4, 100. During the
i've years there were 55,516 fires. Poorly
constructed buildings, carelessless OH tie
part OF occupants, and incendiarism are the
principal causes OF fires.
Among the several States New York leads
III the figures. In 1877 her loss was Sl4,O9O,-
ooO' IN 1877, III, 436,4OO; in 1868, S9,397,OOO,
ana III io'9' slo' !93'2oo: fennsylvanla comes
nea o WIN a t0lal loss IN the iour years or
30, lZo,oOo: massachusetts, lost $1,000, 300;
Limos, Sl4,4o2,2oo.
VI agricultural implement factories 81 were
burned last year, III almslouses, 81 bakeries,
10 putchels shops, 80 0liiiald saloons, LII
placksmlIn SHOPS ID Dook blnderles, Is box
factories, ~ DteWeiles. lo3 carpenters shops:
lo4 carriage factories: ~ cheese factories, ~
cllelhical WORKS, W churches, lot churches %
were burned IN lo.S, % III 1911, % IN 1915,
anu q III 1902 theatres, 20 cigar factories,
~ CONN FACTORIES, L! college buildings, IL
cual ya,us' ~ comlectloher'es % cooper
SHOPS, 20 cotton mills, u cotton warehouses;,
stores, (of drug drug stores, in the five years
beginning with 1875, were burned respective
~ Ia, 40, $50, 100 and 223.) 20 drying
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

The Senate ismlkin, a Ii vely fight on the
nominations of the President for census SUI
pervisOrs. The Democrats demand a ''square
divide and do not propose to confirm the
nominations of the President where they are
all Republicans from a State.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

A justice at Abba, Ohio, performed a mar
rage ceremony, and was asked 10Y much he
charged for the service. 1.-The law of this
State allows me two dollars, he replied.
.'Well. here's fifty cents" said the bride
groom. "anL that, with what the ilw allows,
will make TWO dollars and a half"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

The Union Pacific road is about tc follow
the example of the Central Pacific and place
emiglant sleeping cars on tlat line. The
style of emigrant sleeping car proposed gives
sleeping accommodations for 4S persons.
The emigraut> furnish their own bedding,
but HE berls are clean and comfortable, and
infinitely betterthan the clanped ~accommoda
tons now provided.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

\ Washington dispatchto the Cincinnati
Gazette saws hat a canvass of votes in the
House among the members resulted in the
following expressions from eighty-one MEM
beers: OF these II were for Blaine, II for
Grant, 10 for Sherman, 1 for Washburne, and
II were blank.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

"What is poetry? ?" is a connndrum we
find in an esteemed contemporary. When ii
young lady receives a letter from her lover,
and finds at the omega Of it those soul il!spir-
ing lines
The rose is red, the yiolet's blue,
No knife can cut our love in two"
she is willing to make oath that sweeter poe
try never was written. The world is full of
poetry. The little girl of six ummers with
heavenly blue eyes, IA laughing dimplt, fluffy
golden hair, pink cheeks ami pink sash, is a
sweet poem-and ten years hence sone man
will want to metre and form a couplet. The
yellow cur going knitting" low the street
with ii tinware attachment, is a poem-of the
doggerel order. The sad-eyed fi,lerman,
who staiza long The rivers edge four hours
without getting Il bite, is Il ~verse-averse to
standing there any longer; SO epics up his
lines, which have not fallen in pleasant
places, and concludes to ron-deau-wn home.
And the tuft of tender grass, that appears
AFTER The SHOWS of winter have departed, is IA
spring poem-hut not the kind the editor
:" sits upon" The man in the white pants at
a picnic does that. And now if you dou't
know what poetry is, We give it up.-N0rris-
toton Herald.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02
CHIPS.

N AluU JOnl, Oh AUNSSllla, Has converted
over 100000 Moslems to Ids religion. His
argument is brief but effective, consisting of
pouring boiling tallow into the ears of those
whose opinions differ from his.
A Young dentist was introduced to a FASH
ionable beauty the other evening, and grace
fui!y opened the conversation by saying
MISS, 1 nope l. may G"''sIoer snat we are not
of' ,nu;, wi for ronr fa,I'or az sh p,ta t;ms
."n,rr,, ''' ''' '''' ''''
o, pos,o EMAIL ,ou ,a,;,n ,o,,a .ho ,i,-
is,ar "o,aa,adI" sov !, " nrarer a 81 - ,,o - q n
Lord" returned home and renorted that the
preacher had "cone out strong for Grant,
II is estimated that among the English
speaking population of the world $4,000, 900
are Episcopalians. 10000 900 Methodists, 49,
100000 Roman Catholics 1o,25O,0OO presby-
terians, S,0OO,OO0 Baptists, 6,OoO,OO0 Congre-
gationalists, 1,Oo0,0 900 Unitarians., OF minor
religious sects there are l,3OO,OOO adherents,
anu o'ooo:ooo are Vi ho particular rel'Sioh'
The ex-Empress Eugene exhibits parental
,nnotion ,In,os, ,,,roo,do,,, IN III nnroIs
"'i''Va 'He ma
". ias."rs. { inon.' - - 1 I.anI
u ~ E7ni.Ir,l Sho Iii s.u =, -" $500
staon"an ,"n oo,,r ,,'a anna .,h;, -. :, ,hat
hc did on his vovaoe tbithar che viii ,,Se his
lon "nu W, 40 ICE w.n"" sh o'I 1amd ! . m,S
his apartments at Natal, follow his route to
the bush where he fell, and there kneel AMI
plant a cross on The spot where the Prince
died.
A musical composer is a man who inyents
a new noise.
This ,imo sovs Sammy tba u,fr,nca is
po,nL -. ' ~
49,.
"eh' Grant Is 20 heals olu; oNeilliah' %
bla!nt' 1o' "a'lelo' 79'
uo,,.u. .,,. ~ Cat.
ne - u pt,'c ""o uo"o's ''!e pale'it 'acl
that originally women was man s sequel.
! II .d,,, .,s III, frst orSo s;,rrl.r Evo
mnst have been thn second nerson smoker TO,
49, ,,a.. ..
We a".o1 VI uG sa,nIs, a'inousn IolI VI.
W.. Us, ~ 49, . not ~ toIiuI ,a ~" "N"'
Tbo ,,, ,oh e uovs
nv la "ho pioIes's wv i'"ch Il "'m"S'
eAclalillnS, NOW, buy my nOllOr, or
''Pawn me honor" as if such a thing were
oosv to ,lo
~
Lives OF grOcerymen remind us
Ihey can make their starch half lime
Putting sand in ali the time.
Boynton to Sherman-You said I would
SANDER nv mother TO. a thousand dollars.
Sherman TO Bovnton-So did. am williup
to OWL that perhaps | placed the trure too
high.
cav rooSta,. o,mo p, nnirr ,i,bt fantastic
+,. ~ |'ptin7 nn' n"I
sold 8. VIII vnI damno piIdIT o., :. Txcmsa
ma y, G all tha Lan .I,,n annonsi f,r this sat ,
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

Senator Pendleton is represented as an
aristocrat by the Dayton Journal, which finds
him '.as hard to reach as an oyster in the soup
bow of a charity entertainment"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

Samuel Whiteman said "Amcn' at the
close of the family prayers, at "ayland. n.
y. rose from his knees and saw that John
choice apples. This was contrary to orders,
and Whiteman pounded the lad on the lead
with a stick, destroying his hearing. y suit
for damages has resulted in Il verdict of
$500.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

The Catholic population of the United
States amounts to L. l33.222 souls, whose
spiritual wants are provided for by a staff of
u archbishops. 81 bishops, $3.50 priests, ,l36
students in the theological Summaries, 6,4O7
churches, = .246 parochial schools, with 1929
pupils.
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ounces.

The Union Pacific land sales for the first
ten days of February are stated to have been
greater than the sales of the same month en-
tire of any previous year.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

The ashes of Dolly Hartman's body, which
was cremated in DR.. lie Moyne's over last
week, weighed four pounds and fourteen
OunCes.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

Eugene objects to newspaper correspond
ents accompanying her mourning party to
Zululand. ...... .... .........
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

The bride who occupies with King Alfonso
the Spanish throne is described by Olive To-
gan as being thin seven to scrawniness."
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

Brandreth, the famous pill man, died in
New York on Sunday last.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

A Vincennes. Ind, policeman accidentally
shot a boy Oh his first night out, shot Il man
next day in trying to show how it happened.
and that night fell off a bridge and was killed.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

SmythekiEs has a Boston cousin feminine)
Who cuts her hair short, wears glasses, and
wants to vote. She says she does not like the
play Of 'L'Assom moir," because cit contains
50 excessively offensive an expose of that
disturbance of the mental and physical func-
tions, resulting from dipsomania, which the
physicians denominate by its Latin name, de-.
liritm t~reHlens, the English Of winch, if | am
not mistaken, is-ahem-m-James-2rowds.'
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-05
For the Central Presbyterian.
The Promised Inheritance.

The term gospel signifies good news; -
not IN mere worldly sense, but espe-
cially good news to the SOUL The earth
abounds in riches to supply our bodily
wants. Without the gospel, what would
become of the greater necessities of our
spiritual nature? There is great
amount Of rational enjoyment in our
physical existence. Many are satisfied
to live and die the slaves of sensual ap-
petltes. Others feel while they are cap
tives to the feeting indulgences of life.
there is a monster within, tells them there
is no peace or happiness to the soul un-
reconciled to God. How blest are thew
who heed the silent intimations-who
break through the encircling chains of
trlvollty and sin, with a stern desire. un-
talterlng step, and mistaken trust in the
divine mercy, cast themselves at the foot
OF the cross. Then the longing of their
souls is satisfied With deep and abid-
ing consciousness of sin forgiven, they
repent of the past, with its rejected love,
Its spiritual a0aSte and resolve forever
more, with Gods grace, to live in daily
communion with that Saviour who has
redeemed their lives from destruction
who will crown them with loving kind
ness and with tender mercies." What a
rapture it produces in the mind to hear
the good news of great inheritance hav-
ing come into our possession; yet in a
few short years it will have to be com
mitted into other hands relinquished
when the inevitable mandate of death
calls us hence. The good news of the
blessed gospel brings higher Joy, con-
veys an infinite and priceless inheritance,
ensures not transitory interest, but a
permanent and immutable title to " ever
lasting habitations.' S.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-05

munion with their Bibles, to self-exami-
nation, and prayer.
.. The Church, in its organized and
collective power, through its courts, can
and should deal with this matter. AS
Presbyterians, we can not lay our hands
upon our hearts, and pray the Lord of
the harvest to send more laborers, while
we fail to employ effectively those He has
sent. Able ministers should not be shut
up to laboring exclusively for one flock.
The Church may learn wisdom, in this
regard, from the world. When political
societies seek to propagate their faith,
they, do not waste the energies of their
speakers in this style. If we consider
the number, and the talents, attachments.
and pulplt-power of the Presbyterian
clergy In Virginia, and then view the
wide territory in which their voice is
seldom, If ever heard, we are constrained
to admit that there is something radically
defective, in this particular, in our &c
c q, polity and ADMINISTRATION
There are at least twenty-five of our
ablest ministers, who could, without Diet.
riment to their focks, preach twelve SER
mons year in destitute fields. Who can
measure the influences for good which
would follow these three hundred SER
mons A Town E1.DER
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-05
The Sixty-Six Books of the Bible

DIR. Gibson, in his admirable little vol
ume on The Foundations, speaks of
the Bible, not as one Book, but as sixty
six books, and thereby disposes of a very
common objection of unbelievers:
We have to deal with the extraordi-
nary perversity and unfairness, so com
mon in our day, of treating the Scriptures
as II the whole mass were only one book
Of all the unfair devices for weakening
the evidences of Christianity this is per-
haps the very worst And the strange. t
thing about 1T is that so many good Chris
tians allow it, and even insist upon it.
30 great is the mischief arising from this,
that 1T would almost seem a pity, that,
even for convenience sake, the sixty-six
books were so constantly bound together
IN one volume. For not only is there the
unhappy result of reducing the many wit
nesses to one, in the minds of unthinking
people, but even Of silencing and putting
out of court that one For such unrea-
soning suspicion is abroad about the BIZ
bic, that there are multitudes of people,
and even some good Christian people,
who would attach great deal more i'm
portance to the statement of almost any
author outside the Bible, than Of any
number of authors inside of it. Show
them fact attested by Matthew, Mark,
Luke, and John, Paul and Peter, and
they will say, ooh, that's all in the Bible
give us something outside of the Bible
and we will believe it." The Bible, in
the first place, stands to them for a single
author and in the second place for a
preiudiced author, one who has his own
cause to bolster up; and accordingly a
hundred combinations within It's covers
are not so good as one from the outside
would be. Is it not unreasonable in the
extreme2
Let me suppose a case, in order to'put
the monstrous injustice in a clear light
Suppose that very soon after the inven-
ton Of printing, some enterprising pub
Usher had collected all the original ma
terials Of any value in regard to the
history Of the Roman republic and bound
Them together into one volume, which he
issued to the world under the title OIL
The History Of the Roman Republic
and suppose further that it became sc
popular, that it was circulated first by
hundreds, then by thousands, then by
hundreds Of thousands and finally by the
million, 80 that it came into almost every
bodys hands But in course of time
after all the world had become so sccus
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-05
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN--- s.

corner of bookcase, but kept before the
eye and made an aid in Interpreting and
illustrating the great revelation. (5)Let
every one determine, then, no longer to
speak or think apologetically of the faith
OF the Church, but boldly, and confding
in Gods grace, confidently set forth to all
men as he has proper and opportune oc-
casion, this excellent summary of truth,
not as the theme or aid in endless dis
putations." but as containing the glori-
Gus gospel of the blessed God" Amen !
B. M. S.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-05
For the Central Presbyterian.
The Day of Small Things De-
spise Not"

MRS. ANNA L. PRICE.
AL little things remember.
Make up our comfort here
The tokens of better land,
Upon life's ocean drear;
AS bramble-berries once proclaimed
A continent so near.
Tis not the mighty avalanche,
Tho it is moisture still,
That comes to gladden. Switzerland
And her green valleys fll,-
But shepherd lads and gentle focks
Stoop down and KISS the riU.
A hand upon the shoulder,
A glance in kindness bent,
a graceful act, lifting word,
A missiye timely sent,
Have brought in stores of gladness
Where Joy was well nigh spent.
Salute the passing stranger
With smile and kindly nod,
Perhaps his heart is heavy
And needeth not the rod
And smile may be, for it hath been,
A messenger from God.
Thus little things can bless us,
And it is equal true,
That they may sore distress us,
And tears shall not undo,
If thistle seed be thickly sown
Life's narrow feld-space thro'.
:. Clinton, 1880.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-05

WE do not endorse the extreme Ian
guage of the Viscount de Brieux Saint
Laurent as reported in the following ex-
tract from the editorial columns of the
New York Herald; but that such an ar
ticle should appear in leading secular
journal shows, at least, that the religious
press does not stand alone in recognizing
the grave objections which exist (apart
from all religious considerations) to the
modern dance We would only add in
reference to the sneer of the Herald that
" once the Church considered itself au-
thorized to regulate dancing or forbid it
altogether" that we believe that there is
not Church in this country which has
not officially protested against this very
thing, and which does not at least make
some effort to correct it.
From the New York Herald.)
Dancing and Morals.
France is popularity supposed to be the
parent of all pleasing and fashionable
vices. When, therefore, a Frenohman
who is also a nobleman, and may conse-
quently be supposed to know something
of the ways Of good society, raises his
voice against any one Of these indulgences
the public is naturally startled into list
ening. The Viscount de Brieux Saint
Laurent has just published a pamphlet
on modern dancing in which he says that
young Christian girls will polka, then
waltz; then the polka-mazourka and the
schottische passes them into the arms and
on to the palpitating breasts Of excited
young men, and pure young girls give
themselves up between two communions,
to the clasp Of the first conner, and
mothers will applaud.
The facts are as the author states them.
It is for society to
decide, but as society tolerates almost
anything that is not done in secret, indi-
vidual decisions are also in order, and the
gravity Of the charge demands for it the
careful attention of parents and daugh
ters. Once the Church considered itself
authorized to regulate dancing, OF forbid
it altogether; whether it has resigned its
right or agreed that round. dancing has
no immoral tendencies perhaps some
preacher or priest will tell us
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-08-19
New Preston.

Farmers have begun to cut some early pieces
of tobacco, but the great majority of the crop
is not yet fit to house, and there need be no
hurry in the matter either, for if Prof Ven.
nor's late predictions of hail-storms and early
frosts come to pass with the surety of his
other prophecies there is certainly no danger
in this locality whatever there may be in
Canada. Now that we are upon the healthy
topic of agriculture we feel to remark that al
though early in the season there was search
ty of water, so dry in fact that the busy plow-
man rolled the word drought" under his
tongue and dinned it 10 the ears of all who
would listen till it was threadbare as an an
Gent wedding suit, still nature has shuffled
the cards 80 that the smiling agriculturalist
holds both bowers and the ace, for rye was
good crop, corn looks amazing WE'LL" pota-
tees are plenty, and there are apples enough
to fill every cellar and make vinegar for q
year. In fact all fruits both small and large
are plenty and excellent, and what more can
man ask for his toll? This is another in
stance proving the fact which needs no proof,
that
Nature will keep unto its course,
And little it will avail
Whether vain man doth rage and curse,
Loudly laugh or deep bewail.
Charles Patterson, of New York, son of
Dea. l. d. Patterson, has been making his
many friends here weeks visit.
Last Friday, as Miss Drisler, a guest of
the Sherman House, was riding on horse
back, the saddle turned and she was flung to
the ground dislocating shoulder. DR.. Ly-
man attends the sufferer.
Mr.. Horace Averill, Miss Jennie Ayerill,
and Miss Platt, are spending few weeks at
Dea. S. ]. Averill's.
There was an exciting game of base ball
played between the Warren ''Agillties" and
the ''Great Unwashed" nine of New Preston,
| on the old battle ground on New Preston Hill,
where so many teeth have been knocked down
| different threats, thumbs broken and black
eyes received. At the end of five innings the
| Warreners had made SO runs and the uncen.
querable New Prestonites 4. Right here 9
dash of rain frightened the contesting force,
and the war-clubs were dropped, otherwise
it has been estimated by careful and lengthy
mathematical calculation that the score would
have stood 1877 to in favor of the ''Agilities.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-08-19

A CAPITAL SUBsTIrUTE.-Once a man
searched through what is now the State of
Florida to find fountain he had heard was
there, which was able to make an old person
young again. He failed. We can't be boys
or girls again. Age and infrmity are sure to
come, bat God did not ordain sickness. That
is our fault. There is no fountain of Youth,
but there is fountain of Health, and its other
name is DR.. David Kennedy's "Favorite Rem
edy." 1t comes from Nature-fiom the fields
Tty it for all Complaints of Women, Blood
Troubles, and pains and aches everywhere
If you can't get 1t at the store send Oae Dol
lar for bottle to the Doctor at Rondout N.
Y.