davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24

SINKING and timbcring in the Indc-
pendence mine, at Toscarora, are pro-
crossing rapidly.
THE Young America South mine AZ
Tnscarora, will shortly lie reipcorpo-
rated and enlisted on the San Francis.
co Stock and Exchange Board under
a new name.
Many Comstockers will 90 to Col
orado early in the spring and many
will come to this Territory.
JUHrIsG town lots is now the order
OF the day at CandeIaria, Nevada.
EGGs IS cents per dozen at Silver
City.
CANDIDATES are already looming up
in Owyhee county for the SherifI's Of
fee.
JuD BoYAKIS will resume the publ
cation Of the IdaJioan, at Boise City,
IN few days The material was ex-
pected there yesterday.
SEE NJ J. Biddy's card elsewhere
IN this paper.
MEssRs j. J. MARsg, VIM. Wallace,
John Elliott, I. S. Harris. D. Fergu.
son and Miss Ella Harvey have gone
down to Boise City to attend the
Grand Encainpment Of /. c. @,
which meets there to-day. Heman
Jones goes down this morning.
SUNDAY was a beautiful day, and
the foot bridge leading to Buena Vista
Bar was the favorite resort where
many ladies and gentlemen enjoyed a
promenade in the warm sunshine.
FoR pure gum boots go to Charles
Mautz's.
MEssRs. JAS IRWIN and Dan Robin
son came down from Banner last Fri
day.
JAS. EMERSON was Eve days in max
ing the trip to Banner and back last
week A good deal of fresh snow had
fallen, which was so light the shoes
would sink deep into it. making travel
very difficult.
The Gold Hill Company have ex
tended their perpendicular shaft, strik
ing the ledge forty feet lower than the
present works. and finding very rich
ore.
BUSINESS men who don't advertise
in their local paper show no interest
in the welfare of the country, but look
only to their own pockets, which are
generally very light.
MR A. G. BoMAR is Oh the street.
again.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24
LOCAL News

GRANT county, Oregon, boasts Of a
$40 pound hog.
TwENTY-five families arc spending
the winter in aud around Bonanza
City.
A BREWERY is to be erected at Wood
river in the spring.
THERE are eighty-three patients in
the Washington Territory Asylum,
of which sixty-seven are males and
sixteen females
New buildings are being construct
ed at Dayton, w. T.
CHINESE New Year ends to-day, and
they intend to haze a cracking time
at Centerville.
The road between Bonanza City and
Challis is in good condition again,
and many Bonanzaites are returning
home
THERE will be rush for the Wood
river country as soon as spring opens.
EXPERTS and capitalists are begin
ming to arrive at Challis from the East
WE are glad to place the New York
Engineering and Mining Journal on
our exchange list.
GU l,,nl.oJ tl,o,,.oDI foot of co w.
logs were recently sold at Olympia
for s. per thousand, the highest price
obtained this season.
A GOOD school house has just been
completed at Waitsburg, w. T.
THE people of Yackima are petition
ing the Government to establish mil
itary post in their country.
One hundred new box cars have
been added to the Northern Pacific
Railroad on the Snake river end.
VIZ have received the first copy o
the North Pacific Coast, published a
New Tacoma, w. I. 1t is splendio
journal, and will do much for our sis
ter Territory.
PROF. RuTAN and wife, and Miss Jen
ME Fuson returned to Boise City las
Friday.
WAsHENeroN's birthday was not eel
ebrated here.
EFFORTS are being made to obtain
an available route between Port Town
send and the SSaget mines, IN Wash
lagton Territory,
JrDcg PRIcKErr has received his CON
mission for his second term as Assocl
ate Justice of this Territory.
JOHN KELLEY, the violinist, has &C
eepted the complimentary beneli. ten
dered him by the citizens of Bois'
City, and will give concert in few
days.
ANOTHER Episcopal Church. to cos
$4,000, will be erected in Salt Lake
city
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24

4 man arrived at Quartzburg. from
the Arctic coast, few days ago, whsA
says he worked there for Charles CHI,
ford, formerly of this county He was
shown a photograph Of Mr. ChfTord..
and said it was the same man. Char
ley and his partner have very RIGA
mining claim there and will make
money next summer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24
Tnventors and Patentees

should send for instructions, terms, refer
ences, &c, to Edison Brothers. Solicitors
of Patents. Washington, ID. c., who fur
nish the same WITHOUT CHARGE. Edison
Brothers is well known and successful
firm OF large experience, having been es-
tablished in 1866 If.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24
Attention, Farmers and rappers!

Bring your Hides, Furs and wool to
the San Francisco Hide and Wool Com
pany, where you will get the highest cash
price. Z. NJ. MAYER,
Agent,
Office at Schwabacher & Co.'s, Boise City.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24
AMER the Ring.

The Boise City Republican is wag~
ing war ON the famous 'Stone Jug
ring. It's course in exposing the do
ings of members Of that crowd is very
commendabIe, and viii place it in "a.
very favorable light among the people
of the Territory. The ring is COM
posed not only Of Republicans. bua
several Democratic politicians who as
pire To high positions are tnadies for
the ring, and the people vii. vet fms
who they all are, and their relations
with -Fhe jug" be made public
Enough IS known against several
Democrats 70 cause split in the par
" as soon as the campaign fairly
opens
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24

Cas- COUNTY. Dakota, with less t5ars
two hundred settlers six yesrs ago
produced 1890. eco bushels Of wheat
last year.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24

HENRr WARD BEEcHER dabbIeS
about as much il, politics as he al,
teods to his business as minister
He is a third termer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24
LACK or ENERGY.

Basin to try to induce capitalists to
form company for the purpose Of
putting bedrock fumes in More. Elk.
Grimes and Granite creeks, although
il is very discouragiDg to give space
IN onr columns and time and labor to
tie subject We have time and again
devoted a great deal OF work trying
to impress upon the minds of the peo
pie the necessity of taking the initia-
tory step. All who have ever seen the
creeks and know of the millions t. ken
out of them every year when labor
was 81 to So per day and lumber, pro
visions and tools were proportionateIy
high, the large tracts of ground Gov
cred with tailings because they could
not be made to pay then, and the adj
vantages now for carrying on such an
enterprise economically know
that company furning the creeks
would make millions
We have urged the necessity of cor
responding with representatives OF
capital and trying to get them 10 come
and make examinations for the salts
faction of themselves, but everyone
appears to be waiting for some one else
to do the work, with few exceptions.
The inauguration of sucl, an enter
prise could be accomplished this year
If the people of the Basin would do
nate enough money to some practica-
lie man who has the interests of the
country at heart TO pay his expenses
to New York or Chicago to lay be
fore spectators the opportunity Of
fered- Although 1t would take but
a small amount, we have no idea ii
! will be done, simply because there IS
no one that will take the lead Those
that have spent their time in the mat,
ter are completely Disguised. and viii
I lake no more interest in it, and we
cannot censure them for their reluc
lance. But there is one thing certain
we can never expect to see the fumes
constructed till our people take the
4 initiative step. Until there Is some
Interest manifested at home. there
viii certainly be none from abroad
The people of Boise county have beer
outwitted by those of the surrounding
counties, and if it was not for a fea
men who have kept constantly a
work our section would not now be il
a fair way to become an important
district The WORLD has always stood
firmly for the interests of the countr,
in preference to that of individuals
and our efforts have met with som,
success. Our articles descriptive o
the country, publications of cIean-aps
&c, have been extensively copied by
the leading mining Journals of Chica
go, New York, Boston and San Fran
cisco, turning the attention of many
monied men this way Of course i
cannot be expected that Individual
can do as much as a newspaper to at
tract attention. but each can do BIZ
mite in assisting the paper to procur
capital We have met with so liitI
success in procuring assistance il
urging for money to build the hume
that there is no use for rs to vast
our time in the future working 70
such an end unless the people then
selves become aroused 10 the necess
~ of doing something and put som
movement on foot in that direction
/ When such state affairs comes abou
we will NOT be found tagging
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24
Authorized Agents.

Hon. Geo. W. Parsons, of Rocky Bar. is
our agent at that place, and authorized to
collect moneys due this Office and receipt
for the same.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24


Rev Joseph Pick will gise a spir-
itual retreat during Lent:
l. At Pioneer. commenced or
Thursday evening. FEB. 18th, and LAST
ed till Monday. the ed inst.
2 AT Idaho City. will conrnencss
on Thursday evening. the 26,h inst.
and continue till Monday. the Ist OF
March.
g. At Centerville from Friday even
ing. the 5th Of March, till Sunday, the,
1th.
A. At Garden Valley from Thurs
day evening. the llth Of March, tils
the 18th.
s. At Granite Creek from Satur
day evening. March Goth, till Thurs
day. the 24th
s. At Jerusalem after Easter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24
MONEY ORDER BUsTNEss
Low Prices.

Hair cutting 80 cents and shaving 25
cents at
OSCAR JOHNSON's,
Two doors below Kingsley's, Wall street.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24

The quarrel amouy the Democrats.
in Georgia IS abnet as good : thing
as the Republicans want.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24
PostoMce Hours.

During week Gays, until further notice.
he Postofficc will ne kept open from seven
i. NJ until nine p. NJ
Sundays from half-past twelve to one,
nd from four until six p. NJ.
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
The Money Order Office will not be
opened at all on Sundays; and no Money
Order business will be transacted ON Sat
Irdays after four O'clock p NJ.
s. 9. SILSBY.
Idaho City, Dec 3, 1875. Postmaster
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-24

The nctoricty Of the Yankee Fork
country. and its great success 10 PRO-
curing capital, is due to the public
spirit If the mine owners there
who freely give figures and iuforna
ton about their mines for publication.
II the Boise county quartz miners had
been a. considerable for the public wei
sare As our LenIsi neigi.bors, this
county would have been as well known.
abroad to-day - any section III the
Territory. Some of the mine owners
have performed their full duty 10 the
public il this respect The REG uIar
publications Of the clean-ups Of th..
Banner mill were repubIisbeI in the
East, and attracted the atten:on og
New York, Boston and Chicago capi-
tailsts. They rely more on figures thar
mere statements, ard are now NAL
ing inquiries as to the chances Of So
curing mines here We say TO tier,
that the mines are rich, and. if exam.
med by competent men, enough trans
tiers would he made the coming seasos2
to lay aside all doubts, by actual tesr.
Of the richness and permanency al
the Gre bodies Tie first who arrive
here in the spring will stand the best
chances Of securing the richest mines
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-07

NEw YoRK, December 6.-The special
American Committee having the Panama
canals subscriptions in charge for this
country, state that there ia a clause in
their contract with the Canal Company
according to which they are empowered
to represent the interests Of the company
in the United States In all that concerns
theobservance OF neutrality otthe canal,
as defined by article five OF the grant OF
the Republic OF Colombia, and this com.
mittee, at the request Of D'Lesseps, made
II special condition that all that refers to
said clause should be strictly observed,
and that such terms for the use OF the
canal should be established as would pre-
vent discrimination sgainst American
shipping. This committee also provided
that all disbursements for construction
during the pendency OF work on the canal
should be made through them for the
benefit OF American producers and man
uiaCturers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-07
OUR LAW-GIYERs.
OPENING DAY OF THE SECOND sEs.
SION OFTHE VICONGRESS.
The Wind MIL at work-FuII Account o
Yesterdays Routine Proceedings
"A Lot OF Bills aud R'soln.
tions Launched by
Eager Members.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December 6.-The Senate
galleries were we'll filled sometime before
noon, at which hour the Senators were
called to order and prayer offered by
Chaplain Bullock.
James L. Pugh, successor Of George s.
Houston, otAla5ama, and James E. Brown
who succeeds Gen. Gordon, Of Georgia,
took the oath OF Office.
The credentials OF Senator Edmunds,
reelected his own successor, were re-
ceived. t.'7 tHI
The annual report Of the Secretary OF
the Senate was ordered printed, also 8
communication from the Attorney General
explaining the methods Of distributing the
appropriations for that Department.
The Vice President was proceeding to
lay other communications before the Sen.
ate when Mr.. Thurman suggested that II
would be more orderly to wait notification
II the House was in session, and offered
resolution, which was agreed 10, directing
the Sec.e .etary TO inform the House OF the
readiness OF the Senate for business.
A committee was also appointed to in
form the President that the Senate was
ready for business, and recess was taken
till 12:45. ...r q
The committee not being ready to re.
port at that hour q further recess was
taken till 1:S0. 1Ii
Soon alter the reassembliDg the Senate
Secretary w. K. Rogers appeared and de-
livered the message OF the President and
II was read.
The reading OF the message was con-
cluded at three o'clock. 1t was ordered
printed.
On motion OF Mr.. Wallace the Senate
adjourned until l2 o'clock tomorrow.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Upon adjournment Of the Senate this
afternoon the Democratic members held
caucus for the purpose Of revising the
list OF the Senate committees. The only
change in the membership OF the Senate
since last summer being the admission OF
Pugh in place OF Pryor, as Senator from
Alabama. It was agreed that the standing
committees should be resppointed with.
out another change than the substitution
ofPugh's Aame for that OF Pryor on the
Committees OF Privileges and Elections,
and Claims. Il was next decided to drop
from the list OF select committees the fol.
lowing which have completed their in
yestigations and submitted reports: Sena-
tor Wallace on ALLEGED frauds in the late
election" Senator kirkwood on the ere
moval OF Northern Cheyenne and Ponca
Indians to Indian Territory" and the
select committee. OF which Senator Davis
wv. Val Is chHirman, appointed several
yeats ago 40 investigate the finance
reports and accounts Of the Treasury De-
nartmanth
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-07
A NEW OLD PROnARILrrIEs.
GeueTal HaEcn Appointed Chief Signal
Onicer-A sketch OF His Career.

WASHINGTON, December 6.-Gen. Wm,
B. Hazan was, to-day, appointed ChieI
Signal Officer Of the Army. This appoint.
ment promotes Gen. MCCosk OF General
SherDan's staff TO the Colonelcy Of the
Sixth Infantry.
General Hszen was born in Vermont.
He was appointed cadet September lst,
1851; brevet Second Lieutenant, Fourth
Infantry, July lst, 1855; Second Lieuten-
ant, Fifth Infantry, September 4!h, 1855;
First Lieutenant by brevet, May 9th, 1859,
for gallant conduct in two engagements
With Indians in Texas; First Lieutenant,
Eighth Infantry, April lst, 1861; Captain
Seventeenth Infantry, May r4.h, 1851 ;
declined Colonel OF Twenty.irst Ohio
Volunteers, October 2Sth, 1881; Bri2adier
General OF Volunteers, November 29:h,
1862; Major by brevet, September Goth,
1863, for gallant and meritorious service
at the battle OF Chicsmauga; Lieutenant
Colonel by brevet, November "a, 1853, for
gallant and meritorious service n the bat
lie OF Chattanooga; Colonel by breyet,
September l. 1864, for gallant and meri.
torious service in the capture OF Atlanta,
proyisionslly appointed Major General Of
volunteers January l9, 1865; BriGadier
General by brevet March IS, 1855, for gal.
liant and meritoFious service in the cap
ture OF Fort McAllister; Major General
by breyet March IS, 1865, for gallant and
meritorious service during the war: COM
missioned Major General OF volunteers
A APril 90, 1865, to rank from December lS.
1854. for long and continued service OF
the highest character, and for special gal
lantry and service at Fort McAllister;
mustered out OF volunteer service Janu.
ary l. 1886; Colonel Thirty-eigth in.
fantry, July 9S;h, 1886; transferred to
Sixth infantry, March IS, 1869.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-07
TIE sESsAGE IL TmE NAILS.


1arough the BuuEIInE OF Postal Officers
II is Delayed In the AlRitE-A speei'
meu OF the Enicisncy Of Our Postal
Service.
wAsUIxGroN, December G.-While the
Prsident's message was so we'll guarded
at the printing office and Executive Man!
sion rs TO prevent its premature publica'
ton, the management of the Postottice
Department in It's distribution throughout
the West and Southwest was inexcusably
negligent and inefficient, thus. s.eutatiing on
the press unnecessary expense and pro-
yoking delays. Pains were taken at the
White House to notify Postmaster Ain:
ser Of What might be expected. and
that officer sent a special messenger 70
take charge OF the mail and put 1t aboard
Of the trains Saturday night But 1t
would seem that after the packages were
delivered on the car the request ot the
President that these press packages shoul!Gi
Ue considered part OF the letter mail
was disTegarded and they we're handled %
ancient public documents. The careless
ness OF local postotEices was alec e1traor'
diusry. To overcome this laundering re-
quired the transmission OF over fifty pTi'
vate messages to some points, among
which may be mentioned Milwaukee a
the most important. Hereafter the As
soeiSted Prees will coptine It's service &c
Telegraph lines and express companies.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-07
Are,Ie Explorations.

LONDON, December 6.-The Tine, says:
The ROYAL Geographical Society is about
to appoint an Arctic committee, the frat
business Of which will be to collect and
arrange all the information accumulated
since the return Of the expedition under
Captain (uow Sir George) Mares in 1873.
II the society concludes that the time has
arrived for fresh effort, they will prob.
ably appeal to the government for funds.
We doubt II the time OF great and expen-
Sive expeditions has not gone past. We
see no reason why our Geographical So
ciety should hold aloof from the scheme
favored by the United States and other
countries for establishing number Of
permanent stations around the North Pole.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-07
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER I, 1880.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York-Giye us vote

Mr.. Cox, Of New York-Give US vote
Mr.. CoDger-No.
Mr.. Bicknell demanded decision as tc
whether his joint resolution presented a
question Of privilege.
Mr.. Conger moved to adjourn, perdiDg
which Mr.. Briggs announced the death OF
his colleague, Z. ". Farr, and then the
House adjourned.
The Senate joint resolution not being e
continuing order, cannot come mp to-mor.
row except as apriyileged question; but
the Speaker will undoubtedly be called
upon TO decide that question.
Mr.. Weaver desired 10 offer the follow.
ing resolution today:
WHEREAS, Grave abuses exist in the
management OF commerce between States
whereby the producing and shipping in-
terests OF the country are constantly com.
PEELED to pay most unjust and exhorbitant
rates for transportation; therefore,
Resolved, That in the judgment OF this
House, 1t is the duty OF the General Gov
eminent to at once exercise its constitu.
tional right to regulate commerce between
the States by the passage OF such laws, and
establishing such regulations as will secure
to the whole people just and impartial
rates for the transportation OF both freight
and passengers.
BY Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois: For tenn
porary increase OF Justices OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States. IL provides
for the appointment OF ten new Justices
after the 4.h Of March, 'sl, making the
number eleven, which is TO be eventually
reduced to nine, as vacancies are to occur
Also changing time for the election OF
Presidential electors and Representatives
in Congress, to the second Tuesday in
October.
BY MI. Goade: Requesting the President
to invite the Government Of France to join
the Government and people Of the United
States in the observance OF the centennial
ot the surrender OF Lord CORVALLIS, at
Yorktown.
By Mr.. Gillet, oil Iowa: Calling on the
Of War for the estimated cost Of
a steel track railroad from New York city
to Council Bluffs.
By Mr.. Ryan, OF Kansas: For the pre-.
vention Of the spread OF contagious diseases
among domestic animals.
BY Mr.. Bennett, OF Dakota: For the ad.
mission OF Dakota into the Union.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-07


LOUISVILLE, December Ga special to
the Courier.JO,rnal from Paducsh, says:
On Thursday last Mrs. Bellswsy, vile Of
William Bellawsy, who lives in Livings.
ton county, placed cradle containing a
pair OF twin children, fifteen months old,
before large fire and went into the yard
She had been absent but few moments,
when she heard the children screaming,
and running TO the house found the cradle
overturned and both children on fire and
so badly burned that one Of them died
within an hour and the other one the
next day. II Is thought that both chill
dren climbed 10 the same side OF the era.
die and turned II over,
4 terrible accident happened last Thurs
day near WoodVille in this county, re-
suising in the almost instant death OF a
very estimAble young lady named Phin-
ney Rudolph, Of Ballard county. She was
10 have been married on next Wednesday
to Will McCarty, and had been to Wood
vile having some wedding clothes p,sds.
On Thursday evening her father, James
Redps.h, and MOGarty, her SttiRnced,
went after her in q wagon to take her
home. They wore driving over part o!
the road in the night, and in the darkness
the wheel struck stump, throwing the
whole party out.
Miss Rudolph had her face badly dam
aged, but managed to rise to her feet, and
after walking lew steps, fell dead. Two
Of her ribs were broken, pieCa OF one
piercing her heart. Neither oil the othsl
occupants oi the wagon were. hurt. Tbs
horse was frightened by the accident anc
ran away, tearing the vehicle TO pieeeS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-07
III Luck Of Father spInner.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, December Gas
General Spinner, formerly of the United
States Treasury, and Miss Roulesou, Of
Mohawk, New York, who arrived on .
visit to the Generals family, were coming
into the city they attempted to cross the
railroad track as train was backing, and
stepped on the timbers to let the train
pass. The young lady became dizzy, sat
down and lot her hand fall on the rail. The
engine passed and crushed her hand. The
physicians think it eau be saved with the
ioss OF the thumb. General Spinner has
lost his boat house by FIRE, with the greater
part OF his valuable and rare collection Of
curiosities, s''|