Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-03-11

ALI SORTS.
BEFORE the first of May fifty miles of
sewer pipe is to be laid in Memphis, the yell
low fever city.
ANsoN D. STEPHENSON, clerk in Boston.
on several occasions befriended young lady
who just died, leaving to Stephenson prop
erty valued at $4,000.
GENERAL o. E.. BABeouK, as we'll as Gen.
eral Grant, has legacy from the late A. E.
Borie. 1t amounts to $6, 600, to be paid in
early installments of 81 $50.
THE largest porker ever raised in New
York was recently slaughtered at Copake.
The dressed weight was 1887 pounds. The
animal was of the Berkshire breed, and was
raised by Wesley Vandebogert.
| ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS is 80 feeble that
he is unable to be sick for any length of time.
He will shortly discard his rolling chair and
crutches Alexander would have died long
ago if he had had the strength to do it.
EVERY able-bodied politician in the Terri
| tory of Dakota appears to be candidate for
Delegate to Congress. We hope the Repub-
licans will choose a candidate of such char
acter and reputation as will do honor and ser
vice TO Territory ambitious of the dignity
| of Statehood.
NEW YORK, Judged by its press, is jubi-
liant over the establishment of the new Stock
Mining Board in that city. 1t will undoubt-
edly bring capital and an increase of busi-
ness. The Tribune thinks it will result in
awakening new interest in mining operations
| and lead to the investment of much capital
in opening and working new mines.
THE London Echo reports serious defalca-
ton by the banker of the Vatican who mana
ged all the Popes financial affairs in Rome.
This false servant has absconded, leaving
debts amounting to more than 700, 600 lire.
Several high ecclesiastical officers, among
them Cardinal, are reported to be complete
ly impoverished by the rascal to whose care
their fortunes had been intrusted.
HAwoRTH Church, where Charlotte Bronte
and her family worshipped, has been utterly
destroyed-the square western tower only
having been allowed to remain-in order to
erect new edifce ''in the perpendicular
style" The cost of the new work is to be
about $4,000. The destruction of the old
church has been insured, and new one made
rail-, who has promised, says the Building
Nees, $36, 900 in aid of the cost.
SPEAKING of the Star service and the atti-
tude of Congress which compelled the recent
order of the Postmaster General. the New
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Gle, says: This is the third time the Demo-
cratic Congress has t1ied the same game on
the Republican administration-frst with the
army, then with the Department of Justice.
now with the postal service. In each former
attempt it has been compelled to yield and
lost prestige with the country. The last is
the most unpopular folly of all.
IT seems to be the principal employment
of the crowned heads of Europe at present to
send and receive congratulations upon escape
from the last attempt at assassination. In
private and quiet, IL monarchs know of such
things, we presume the still more intrusive
and absorbing subject of thought is, when
and where will the next bolt strike? In these
days it would seem that kings and emperors
are to be pitied rather than envied. The only
throne that now commands respect and en-
sures safety, is to be enthroned in the hearts
of grateful, happy and prosperous people.
But these thrones are generally vacant
AT the paper mills of Crane Brothers,
Coltsville, Mass, large quantities of bank
note paper are made for the government. The
strictest inspection as to quality is observed,
3 spot or speck no larger than pin head
being sufficient to condemn sheet, and the
employees arriving and departing are carefully
Armed guards patrol the premi-
ses and ground day and night, and no ap-
proach to them is permitted. Twepty-four
women were sent from the Treasury Depart
nent as counters and examiners, and are
each able to count 30, 600 sheets daily. The
orecaution is necessary to prevent duplica-
ion of sheets for dishonest purposes
BEN WADE had very little variety in his
When he had been out of Con-
,ress year or two, General Brisbin met him
IN Pennsylvania avenue, and expressed his
urprise at seeing him ''still come to Wash
ngton.'" ''Yes," said Wade, 'old habits are
trong in a man or beast, and when the
ime for the meeting of Congress- comes round
do feel like setting my face this way. l
ave come down this time out of curiosity.
have been up there (pointing to the CapitoD
o long thought would like to see how the
ellows get along without me-" swell. Mr..
Wade, and what are your impressions about
p Wade laughed. ''They seem," he
aid, ito be getting along better without me
ban they did with me. Such thing is not
altering to mans vanity, but guess it is so.