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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19
BUTTE.
What a Helena Man Thinks of this Thriv-
fng Camp.

In the Independent of the 9th inst. we find
the following from some long-hesdeiI citizen
of the capital:
A newcomer to this western metropolis, as
he enters the city, is struck with the newness
and unfinished state Of everything that meets
the eye. Piles of brick and mortar, with
half finished dwellings aud stores OF the same
material, frame houses OF all dimensions and
styles of architecture in course OF construc-
ten, surrounded by the usual debris, are to
be seen, while the rattle of the carpenters
hammers, the grating of saws and masons'
trowels resound upon every hand. While
Helena may he said to have donned her Sun
day suit as she sits enthroned upon two hills
the capital of the coming empire of the
west-her growing sister of the yonder side,
who works, eats and sleeps upon the surface
of vast resources, constantly stimulating her
energy and furnishing the sinews of war,
must, in the near future, eutstrip in popula-
ton and commercial Importance all competi-
tors. The near approach of the Utah North
ern (now graded to within forty-five miles of
Butte) already has lis influence upon both
tow and other properties, in advance. Lots
have advanced i'll the town site 100 per cent.
within twelve months, and the same may be
t%ruthfully asserted of farms in the valley. As
there is no known standard whereby to test
the exact market value of mines, we can only
say that public confidence in their stability
and public interest in their development has
increased in about the same ratio. With this
outlook, Butte has little to fear from rivalry
OF any character. A fair representation Of
Helena merchants and business men may be
seen upon Main street almost any day. At
present numbers are attracted by tile races,
fairly reminding one of Main street, Helena,
a few years ago. As we are notkeeplngcases
for turf sports it is to be presumed that any
indited herein would be stale, if
not unreliable. When time shall serve, will
try and do better. o. j.
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THE INDIANA ELECTION.

The election for state officers takes place
lin Indiana to-day. The immediate result,
Except to the people of that state, is compar-
sltively Insignificant. But by common con-
sent, and in tie view of both parties, it will
De regarded as a political vane which points
Inerringly to the outcome of the presidential
election which takes place three weeks from
I .o-day. Knowing the significance of the re-
tsult in this respect, both parties have put
/ orth their most strenuous efforts to achieve a
t~yictory. Whatever could be done by the
/ avish expenditure of money, by political ora
DRY, and all the other appliances by which
Elections are to be carried, has been tried
\ Without stint and with little concealment.
/ Everything points to a democratic victory,
which is the sure presage of the greater vic
Sory to follow on the first Tuesday in Novem-
Der. The democrats IN Indiana and through
,ut the country received fresh hopes and
outrage from the result in Maine a few weeks
EGO. Since then they have been doubly con-
dent of the result of the presidential race,
tyhile the spirits of the republicans have been
/ roportionately depressed. The press dis
\ atches, usually so one-sided and jubilant in
nticipation of republican victory, have evil
emily been preparing the party for defeat.
IS it will not do to desert entirely the dreop-
lg standard ard admit beforehand the defeat
hich to-day will render certain, they have
llIen back on the stale, and in their mouth
ne hypocritical cry of fraud and corruption
le final wall of party defeat and
~isaster. And they do this in face of
la fact that assessment after assessment
as been levied upon the army of officehold-
| IS throughout the country to save the party
from overthrow and themselves from being
| lrEod out Of office. The democratic party
as not,at least, this sin to answer for. What
yer has been contributed for party purposes
Is been given voluntarily and not by way of
~Saction. Men of means contributed to the
tccess of principles in which they believed.
he republicans, while prating about civil
l~,.rvice reform, have at the same time de:
lauched the public service by e~xacting from
lousands of petty oficeholders party contri-
Itions.
The Inconsistency of the republican party
this and a thousand other things has helped
4, bring about its final overthrow. With
hat a flourish did Mr.. Hayes, in his inau-
aral address, sound the blast of reform in
,e civil service and declare the doctrine of
iompetitiye examination for office, yet how
nall the results IN comparison with the note
which these reforms were heralded. His
der %forbidding oficeholders to participate
! political conventions was openly set at de-
lnce by Chester A.. Arthur, collector of the
,rt of New York. After a long struggle he
last succeeded in getting him removed from
| lice, but only to see himself rebuked and
rthur sustained by his party in his nomina-
On for vice-president.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Richard Parsons, the man who negotiate,
the De ,Golyer fee for Garfield, is on tn,
stump in Ohio and doing yeoman work 70
the ticket.
The Indianapolis Journal, the Indiana re
publican organ, has started a pitiful cry tina
the democrats are preparing for the most stu
pendous frauds in that state. This look,
bad.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that til,
republican committee of Indiana is in cir
cumstances of ~pecuniary difficulty, and ha.
no doubt the same tactics practiced by tht
democrats in Maine will be tried by them in
Indiana.
The Pittsburg Commercials Gazette ON Sat
urday welcomed Gen. Butler to that city BY
reprinting an old editorial from the Pittsbure
Post, in which Butler is called some pretty
hard names, as he has been by democratic pa
pers in general for fifteen years or so.
Next year at this time Hayes opinion OF
a squash won't be worth more than that OF
any other man.
The Virginia Chronicle says: Grants ma
iority in Ohio in 1872 of 34,26S dwindled to
2.747 for Hayes in 1876. Hayes majority in
Vermont in 1876 of 23,s3s, fell away the 9TH
er day to 20,033 in spite of shameless coercion
of w%orkingmen and lavish use of money.
Has the democratic shotgun been at work in
Maine, Ohio and Vermont?
The indianapolis Sentinel informs its read
ers that the money is waiting at its counting
room for any one who desires to accept eth
er or all OF The following bets: $1,000 to
5000, $500 to $500, Or 500 to 800 that Land,
ers will be the next governor of Indiana.
The republican organs find that they can
not convince anybody that.the business of the
country is in peril but thousands Of bust
ness men are expressing the opinion that the
greatest enemy OF business prosperity is the
republican party, now doing all it can to de
preciate government securities and injure
trade.
The New York Tribune says that .'the total
expense of the war was oyer $13, 900, 0O0, O0O."
A few weeks ago this same paper said the
war cost $500, 000, 900. The Tribune has
probably discovered that the republican steal
ings were S., ZOO, 000, 900 more than it esti-
mated them at in the former computation.
We will not dispute the stealage. It was
enormous. All the stealings are
to ''war expenses in the treasury
department..
The cuisines" dodge of the poor, old,
vice-saturated republican party will
not win. The practical business men of the
who know and deal with facts, can
not be led by any clique of bowling frauds
who are in terror for fear they will lose their
fat offices. Common sense will win this time
and that is the sense which pervades the peo-
Pile throughout the Union. Common sense
supports Winfield s. Hancock.
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from all parts Of the county. The distance
travelled, and the delay in waiting upon the
action of the court while dispOsing Of a large
calender, make their duties doubly onerous.
A large proportion of the legal business Of
the county arises In this city, and it is unrea-
sonable and unjust to deny us the right TO
have that business settled within a conven-
lent distance of the place where it originates.
Not only the courts but the records of the
county are more than forty miles away A
party proposing to purchase mining or other
property in this district is under the necessity
of having the records examined in Deer
Lodge City. An absconding debtor cannot
be reached with an attachment from the dis
trict court in less than two days, giving him
sufficient time to get out of the territory. A
sutton in court is obliged to leave his business
and take his witnesses forty miles for the
purpose of having his rights adjudicated.
Jurors have to leave their business TO attend
court, probably for weeks, though simple
justice demands the court be held in their
own town, where they could be notified at
their places of business within fifteen minutes
of the time when their attendance would
be required.
The man who thinks these Inconvenience
of less Importance than the question of being
a banner county-than any schemes of po-
litical parties or politicians, does not compre-
bend the duties and object OF government.
Without making any threats against those
who, for reasons with We conce i've to be i'm
proper, oppose a division, we wish to make
the following suggestions: If it is personal
ambition that prompts your opposition, would
you not better remember that Butte
may become of sufficient Importance to
Justify you in counting her good will by aid
to rid her citizens of an almost intolera-
BILE burden? If it is interest in another place,
that within a few years Butte may
be powerful enough to command the county
seat without a division, so that 1t may posi-
bly, be TO the interest of that other place to
accede to our wishes while we are satisfied
with a division only.
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I. O. G.. r.

1Stu SeSSlOh ID WIG NrNuU 1TOUke OK
Montana.
The thirteenth session of the Grand Lodge
l. o. G. T. of Montana, convened in this city
yesterday morning.
Officers were present as follows:
g. w. e.. T., George A. Douglas, Of B oul-
der.
G.. Counsellor, Geo. Comfort, of Bozeman.
G.. w. V. T., Miss jennie Wilmer, of
Helena.
e. W. S., Massena Bullard, of Helena.
&. D. NJ, Miss Nettie Kirkendall, of Hell
ena.
G. W. A. s., Miss Katie Chapman, of Butte.
CIV. /. e., James W. Kemper, of Butte,
P. G. w. C. T., Richard Jockey, of Helena.
Pro tenn appointments were made as fol-
lows:
G. NJ, P. b. Mills of Boulder.
G. Chaplain, Thomas T. Taylor, Of Sheri-
dan.
G. w. o. G., V. A. Cook, of Wickes.
Subordinate lodges were represented rs
follows:
Diamond Lodge No. L. J. Y. Phillips.
Helena Lodge No.. 2. G. a. Hoffman,, r.
Jockey, Mrs. Mary Il. Refining.
Boulder Star Lodge No. 3. G. A. Douglas,
| P. B. Mills.
Sheridan Lodge No. 4. Thomas L. Taylor,
L. A. Shaw, j. K. Hartt.
Liberty Lodge NJ Z. John I. Williams.
Eureka Lodge No. ID. V. A. Cook.
Butte City Lodge No. IA. John Miles, j. S,
Milliken, John Bell, Mrs. A. T.. Witter,
Miss Hattie Elmer.
The following past officers of Butte City
Lodge were also present:
p. w. V. Us, Misses l.. A. Buzzard and
Aleilda Buzzard.
From the reports of officers we find that
there are at present $40 members Of the order
in the territory and IL lodges. The receipts
of the Grand Lodge for The past year, includ
ing balance ON hand at the beginning CT tht
term were $740.5a. The expenditures fo
the year were S4Si.99, leaving a balance O.
S25S.60 in the treasury. The affairs of thu
Grand Lodge have been so managed tba
! there are no outstanding liabilities. 1t
financial condition is therefore most ~satisfac
tory.
The business of the Grand Lodge is bein:
conducted in the Subordinate Lodge degree
and all members in good standing have heel
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


Editor Butte INNER.
An influential class of Westinghouse will
from this time forward insist on the passage
by congress OF a law prohibiting the sale of
Intoxicating liquors in the District of Column
bia. The movement has assumed shape.
Last Sunday evening an Tor meeting
was held at Lincoln hall, and measures de-
termined on which will result in bringing be-
fore congress the most powerful lobby inter-
est, without cash support, ever known. The
figures given by a speaker at last Sunday
nights meeting were as follows: "There are
in Washington 600 restaurants, 60 hotel bars,
100 drug stores, 1920 grocery stores, at all of
which liquor is sold at retail" The effort, to
to be made at the next session of congress,
and, if unsuccessful then, to be repeated, is
such as the total abstinence people of this
neighborhood never dreamed of.
1t may be safely said Of current discussion
concerning Gen. Viewers course, that well
posted politicians here have little interest
now on the subject. Among both republic
cans and democrats it is generally conceded
that Mr.. Weaver has little influence, and that
whatever power he might have had over vot-
ers ceased when the republicans and demo-
| Gratis failed to make expected nominations in
June.
The congressional committees of both par
ties have practically suspended the sending
of documents to Indiana, Ohio and West
Virginia. The latest democratic estimate OF
the result in those states is about as follows:
Indiana 10000 majority, Ohio doubtful, West
Virginia 10000 majority. At republican
headquarters Ohio is claimed by at least
5000, and Indiana is held to be doubtful.
Secretary Mcpherson refused this morning to
make any figures on West Virginia, but said
1t would 90 democratic.
Figures for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1880, just now published officially, show that
in the United STATES there are 104 free de,
livery postoflices. employing 2,6SS carriers
New York City has 47O carriers, Philadelphia
800, Chicago 2S7. Boston 1856, st. Louis III
and Brooklyn ITO. The number of pieces o.
mail matter handled at these 104 offices wa'
932, l2I, SAB. The total cost of the free de-
livery service was / 1853, 693. The servic'
was self-sustaining at only four offices.
Silas Patterson, the authenticated and eff
fervescent son of the republican ex-senato
from South Carolina, Is in the city. Silas wa
asked to-day what he thought of the polilica
outlook. ~ dom care a -" said he
neither does the old man. The national re
publican committe wanted the old man to O.
down south and take the stump. The oil,
man told them they didn't stand up to hin
when lie was in the senate, and - If IL
was going there now. Me and the old ma
are building a railroad in New York, and W
don't care for politics. The republican part.
has gone 10 the devil, anyhow. KNOX.
WASHINGTON, De. 4.
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invited TO witness its proceedings.
Pursuant to motion the election of officers
for the ensuing year will take place at $3.50
O'Clock this morning and the installation at
s O'Clock this evening.
Several important measures have been pre-
sented and referred to appropriate committees.
The session promises to be one OF unusual
interest.
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The dispatches report that Blaine's voice
has given out and that he will make no more
speeches during the campaign. 1t is more
likely that he has grown tired Of talking in a
hopeless cause, and is preparing himself to
Withstand the party defeat which he now
recognizes as inevitable.
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1 English imports for September were six
and half million pounds greater than last year,
and exports two and a half million pounds
greater than last year, from which it appears
chat the balan ce of trade is still ruinously
against the sea girt isle.
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The flaming genius who first discover
ed that Hancock is likely at any moment to
prove y victim to apoplexy, has been sat
down upon by the New York physicians who
pronounce the future president a picture of
robust health, and a model OF physical per
5~Eection,
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2Suffe MeeRfp 20iner.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1880.

In New York, on the 9th inst, thousands
Of visitors witnessed the laying of the corner
stone of the obelisk in Central Park with
Masonic folms. There was a long Masonic
procession to commemorate the event.
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THE ELECTIONS.
The Republican Monkey on
Top.
But Only Partial Returns Re-
ceiVed. .
Landers Comedies Porter's Elec-
tiOn.


r.' ..-#
lNDIANAPoLIs >, Oct. IL, 1:45 p. Mr..
La nders comedies the election of Mr.. Porter
by at least 1000, and the legislature is prob
ably republican.
Four hundred and eighty precincts show a
democratic gain of $3.50 and a republican
gain of 1919 net republican gain of
3,915.
The Sentinel. democratic, says at 5 O'Clock
this morning over a thousand p~recints were to
be heard from, and the republicans claim the
state by 5000. But the returns do not show
it, and we hope, when the remaining precincts
are heard from, that Landers will be elected
by a small majority.
The Journal, republican, says only the
smaller county precincts are to hear from at
this hour. Few if any of the cities will be
heard from before morning.
To-day the returns show gains which still
continuing at the same ratio would elect Por-
ter by 5000 majority. There are heavy
republican gains IN the large cities, especially
in manufacturing centres-where the tariff
question assumed the proportion of a leading
issue.
The indianapolis city and county incom-
plete returns are estimated to give a republic
can majority of 2,500-a gain of over nine
hundred.
Three hu~udredand ninety Indiana precincts
show a democratic gain of 2,471, and a re-
publican gain of 6, 753-net republican gain,
3,2s2.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-The daily Ne,rs' Indi- |
ana specials say the republican gains in the
complete returns from Allan county are 24S; |
Carroll, IA; Morgan, 124; St. Joseph, 237; |
Cass, 26s; Fayette, 215; Marion, 2, los; Noble
213. The republicans elect seven congress-
men, a gain of one.
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Ohio.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 13.-Complete returns
for Hamilton county, except three precincts,
gives Townsend, [rep.) for secretary of state,
1857 majority. McIlraine, judge of the SUI
preme court, (rep.) 3,219 majority. Three
precincts to hear from gave a democratic
majority o OSLO last year. Comparing the
vote on judge of the supreme court with that
Of governor last year, this would show a
democratic gain Of 1877.
Buttermust's (rep.) majority in the first
district will be about 800. Young, (rep.> in
the second district will be about the same.
LEBANON, Ohio, Oct. 1~3.-Complete re-
turns from Cuyahoga county give Amos
Townsend, for congress, a majority of
$3.50.
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Neal Dow for President,

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 1.-the state conven-
ton of the prohibition party, held here this
evening, nominated Neal Dow for president.
, 1880-07-12
Wise Words.
prayer is the channel to convey

t[Ayer Is tU0 CDaQuol 10 convey
The blessings God designs to give"
Love, faith, patience three es-
sentials of happy life.
There is no possible condition in
which men have a right to hate.
The flame of sorrow burns up some
hearts, while others it purifes.
Pleasure comes through toll and not
by self-indulgence or Incidence.
Talk of fame and romance-all the
glory and adventure in the world are
not worth one hour OF domestic bliss.
The man who violently hates or ar
dently loves cannot avoid being in some
degree slave to the person detested or
adored.
Every good picture is the best of SER
mons and lectures. The sense informs
the soul. Whatever you have, have
beauty.
Happy is he who has learned this one
thing-to do the plain duty of the mo.
ment quickly and cheerfully, whatever
it may be.
Love cannot fully admit the feeling
that the beloved object might die; all
passions feel their object to be as
eternal as themselves.
By holding a very little misery quite
close to our eyes we entirely lose sight
of great deal of comfort beyond which
might be taken.
Our bodies are the vehicle of bitter
pains, and there are agonies of the soul
in the presence of which the intensest
physical torture is unheeded.
1t requires and manifests higher
style of piety, and more intense con-
secration into Gods service, to do we'll
the small thing than to do well the
great.
AS we advance in truth and Christian
experience we find that earth is too
poor to make us rich, too low to make
us happy; so we are ready to die be-
cause we have had all there is in this
life.
If we could read the secret history of
our enemies, we shoulc find in each
mans life sorrow and suffering enough
to disarm all hostility. And if we could
see the motives of friends, how Christ
like would they be.
I am weary of life. Whatever path I
take, I find it strewed with fints and
! thorns. Would that the time were
come when I might depart in search
of world far different from this.
wherein feel SO unhappy.-Petrarch
, 1880-07-12
The Hypnotic State.

According to correspondent of the
Mutton, Professor Heidenhain has been
doing some remarkable things at
Breslau in the way of hypnotism. This
scientist has been invited by the city
fathers to repeat and explain ina ra-
tional way the marvellous results which
Herr Hausen, the Danish magnetizer.
has been producing in q series of
public exhibitions. Many we'll known
citizens have been hypnotized by the
Dane, the modus operandi being for
each one to look fxedly at bright
glass button held by himself. about
eight inches from and above his eyes.
The subject kypnotized became insensi-
BILE to pins thrust into his hands, imi-
tated sounds and motions made before
him, and performed many strange and
absurd antics. On awakening, he was
unconscious, as we'll as incredulous. of
what he had done. Professor Heiden-
balm declared his ability to repeat all
of Hausen's performances, and his do
ings have created q sensation among
the Germans. The hypnotic state
could be brought on by slight, con-
stant and uniform or repeated irritation
affecting the eye, ear or skin, "passes"
with the hand-the warmth OF which
is often effective at distance-a tun-
ing-fork, a watch or distant fxation
point, with thoughts occupied only by
the object felt seen or heard. In one
case each Of five Polish soldiers was
told to hold loud ticking watch at his
ear and listen intently. In five min
utes two of them had fallen into pro-
found cataleptic sleep and became in
sensible to pain. On awakening, they
declared they had not been asleep. A
constant touch on the back of the neck
made some subjects perfect initiative
machines, reproducing exactly every
word, look and motion of the person
on whom the attention was fixed. As
soon as the finger was taken from the
neck the repetition stopped instantly.
But stranger still, Professor Heiden-
hahn and his colleagues succeeded with
some subjects in hypnotizing one-hslf
of the brain and body, while the other
remained normal. One side of the
face would smile, while the other re-
mained unchanged in a cataleptic state.
OAe arm and leg could be moved at
will, but not the others. One eye
would see distinctly and the other i'm
perfectly or not at all. Professor
Heidenhain's experiments were made
only with men, and he succeeded with
about one subject in twelve. The first
time was found to be most difficult to
hypnotic subject. After the first
time some grew more sensitive to the
influence, while others finally lost the
power of being affected. Some acquired
the faculty of hypnotizing themselves.
Professor Heidenhain maintains that
the production of hypnetism is no. in
furious to the subject. The professor 8
brother was hypnotized on an average
of three times a day, for two months
and claims to be none the worse for it.