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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
Toledo Partially Inundated.

TOLEDO, Feb. 11.-At eleven o'clock to-
night the ice in front of the city broke up
with crash and the water rose, covering the
docks and flooding Water street and the ware
houses and Offices along the river front. A
fleet of six vessels, grain laden, lying in win
ter quarters at the Wabash elevator, was torn
from their mcorings and swept down stream,
carrying with them most of span of the
Cherry street bridge--a wagon and foot bridge
connecting with East Toledo. Further dam
age is likely to occur.
TOLEDO, Feb. 12.-The excitement in the
city this morning in consequence of the food
is intense. In Water street the water is fully
five feet deep and rushing through at a fear
full rate. The western span of the Union
bridge was swept down at a high rate of speed.
AT O'Clock another gorge was formed abreast
of the city two feet deep. Water has reach
ed Summit street. The Easements of the
wholesale stores are flooded and the ST, ok
ruined. Several schooners are lost in tho
gorge. The losses aggregate about $4,000.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
Voices from theTerritOrv.

During the past week the Silver Greek dis
trict has sent in the following gold bars
Albion, 5000; Gloster, $4,000; Hickey &
Bueblrd, $4,000; Belmont, 5000.
The Teton river has subsidized. Forty or
fifty head of cattle were drowned, considera-
BILE cordwood was washed away and houses
and fences more or less damaged by the flood.
At ono place the river was a mile wide.--
Herald.
Mrs. Allen, young mother, started last
week on horseback, with her infant Child.
from Sherman & Sarter's log camp on Whites
trail, in search of more friendly shelter. She
was found some hours later by Lem. Lewis
in an exhausted condition, her feet badly
frozen and the horse she was riding worn out.
Mr.. Lewis put her on his own horse and took
her to his home, preventing her from perish
ing with hcold.-Husbdndmdn
1t is said that business is duller in town
than it has been any winter during the past
five years. The almost impossible condition
of the roads in every direction, owing 10 the
unusually deep snow, has no doubt something
to do with it. 1t is next to impossible for
farmers to take produce to market.-COurier.
The city election, last Monday, passed of
quietly, and light vote was pniled. Three
of the retiring aldermen-Messrs. Nelson,
Deyarmon and Clark-have been re lected,
| and of the others Messrs. Hickman and Har.
rington have occupied seats in the council
before. Mr.. Award is the only member of
the board who makes his debut in the alder
manic arena. Mayor Barber was reelected
without observation-disclosures.
Although we have had such heavy snow
falls here during the past winter there have
been but few inches at Fort Mcleod, NV.
territory, and the cattle belonging to the In
dians, as well as those of the settlers, have
wintered with no loss whatever, feeding upon
the ranges, and not having been fed hay OF
sheltered single day during winter.-Rirer
| Press.
A stock owner residing near Deer Lodge
was out in the hills recently for the purpose
of seeing how many of his band had perished
during the "cold snap" Some ten miles
from home, and up in the mountains, he dis
covered three of his cattle not seen for all
equal number of years. In appearance they
resembled buffalo, but were much shyer.-
Ne,u North. Vest.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
The Capture of Lima.

New YORK, Feb. 12.-The steamer Altho
confirms the fall of Lima. January 18th, the
Chilians advanced under heavy fog unob-
served, until the Chilian's second line was
within 400 metres of the enemy and their first
line engaged in hand to hand conflict for two
hours. The Peruvians maintained the fight
for II hours until 4 p. nl., when, being nearly
1anked by the Chilians, who lost heavily,
they were obliged to retire. Two days later
the Peruvian reserve of 5000 young men of
Lima, routed the Chilian advance, firing
from breastworks for five hours when the
Chilans forced their way into the town and
reduced it to ashes. The losses in killed and
wounded in the two battles is estimated at
5000 Peruvans and 1000 Chilians. The
Peruvian loss in material is immense and the
army of the centre is entirely without the
means to carry on the war. The Chilians
entered Lima on the 18th inst,, without re-
sstance and established a local government
with Godai, former Chilian minister in Ecua-
dor, as perfect. Capital orderly. The populace
burned the Chilian quarters on the 18th OF
January on account Of the alleged enmity Of
Of the Chilians to their country.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22

The richest mining districts of Mexico are
those near the borders of the republic, where
an abundant supply of timber for mining
purposes is found near the base of the detach-
ed mountains, in which metalliferous veins
are found
Lands mines and mining real estate are
not taxed in Mexico, the only impost being a
mint tax on bullion. Mining laws there are
more liberal than in the United States. Min
ing and agricultural machinery are introduc-
ed free of duty. The anxiety of the better
class of Mexcans to have Americans invest
their capital in mining and other industrial
enterprises, and the almost absolute control
which the intelligent few exercise over the
masses of the population, guarantee protec-
ton to such investment equal to that afford
ed in the western territories o. the United
States. The climate in the mining regions is
favorable to outdoor operations during the
entire year.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22

In the "History of Dueling in all Coun-
tries" we are given this anecdote: ''The late
earl of Cardigan, the same gallant nobleman
who led the mad and ever memorable charge
at BalakIava, was once riding in all the splen-
dor of his uniform as colonel of the 10th
Hussars, in the streets of Brighton, where
his regiment was then quartered. As his
lordship was turning the corner of street
leading to the Steine, the stalwart driver of a
great wagon was ordered to move little OH
one side, as the street was narrow. The big
boned driver responded with grin, and,
scOoplng up handful of dirt, threw it at the
horseman, bespattering his brilliant gold but
tons laces, tags, frogs and tiligree, and all the
pomp and circumstance of glorious war.
Whereupon Earl Cardigan instantly dis
mounted, gave his bride, with his sword and
sabretash, into the hands of bystander, ant
then and there, with the Englishman's ma
tional weapons, gave the big WAGNER the
very best thrashing ne ever had in his life,
leaving him with eyes, mouth and crimson
streaming nose, in the worst possible condi
tion for his photograph, amid the shouts OF
laughter and applause of the assembled
crowd. Quickly making his way to his horse,
his lordship mounted and rode off to his mil
jtary duties.'
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22

Astrologers and soothsayers should be of
good courage this year, if there be any pre-
montory virtue in the curious combinations
of numbers that may be evolved from the
date 1881. Not only does it read the same
backward and forward, which only occurs
every 10 years, but the magic number nine
is interwoven in it in a remarkable way. The
sum of all four is the same as the first two,
IL, which added together or divided by two
makes nine. Multiply the whole by nine,
and the product, 16,929, contains two mines,
while the sum of the digits is 27, or three
mines, or, added, one nine. Place the IL un-
der the 81 and add; the sum is 90; subtract,
and the remainder is 63, or times 9. Al
most innumerable similar combinations may
be formed, convincing the mathematician that
the mythical Mother Shipton could not have
hit upon more remarkable date than this for
the threatened sinash-up of things in general
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
THE FEMININE WORLD.

Iron rust is the new shade of red.
The new bows are called "bat's-wing"
bows.
The Medicis collar is seen on some of the
new cloaks.
Bangles are worn to excess by fashionable
women.
The new sea-foam green combines beauti-
fully with green.
Mahogany is the favorite wood for dining
room furniture.
The novelty in new polonaises is in the
looping and draping.
An attempt is being made to revive the old
'mutton-leg" sleeve.
Dull red is popular shade for young girls
and children's wool suits.
If we were girl we would select lover
from among tallors-for they all know how to
press suit.
Serpent bracelets with golden scales and
ruby eyes are coming into virtue.
A huge horseshoe of peacock feathers is a
fancy in the decoration of walls.
A great deal Of crepe-lisse lace and EN-
brOidered tulle is worn about the throat.
When a New York young man pops the
question, he now says: ''Let's consolidate"
The cats-eye is the favorite jewel of the
hour. 1t resembles the eye of grimalkin when
the sun is at its height.
The harmonies or symphonies of color
must be preserved in Japanese screen front
dresses.
Dark green and seal brown cloth suits,
trimmed with bands of fur, take the lead for
elegant stl eet costumes.
Six bangles on each arm are not considered
two many by girls who adopt the extreme OF
that barbaric style.
Dubuque has curiosity IN a modest
young man, who swears that he has never
kissed girl in his life, and would not permit
| one to kiss him.
The girls don't care much about the men
but they are just dying to know whether
hrunettes or blondes will predominant il
Garfield's cabinet.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22

No event has shown more clearly the un-
certainty of human knowledge concerning the
mystery of life. One month ago, accompanied
by his family, Mr.. Sedman began the journey
to transact in this place the high business
which had been devolved upon him by the
people of Madison county. their friends,
contemplating with alarm the rigors of a win
ter unprecedented in its severity, witnessed
with sad misgivngs the children while they
moved toward Helena. 1t would have caus-
ed no emotions of surprise to the citizens of
his section Of the territory if the electric wire
had flashed the tidings that one of the little
ones had been translated. But no one
thought that the sword of death was suspend
ed over his head. When the eye glanced at
the stalwart form of Mr.. Stedman, in the
prime of hood, it appeared that nature
had lavished upon him sufficient strength to
resist all the attacks of the ills that flesh is
foolish who would have predicted his death
during this session. But the crisis came.
The battle with disease was won by the
weak children; it was lost by the strong
man. 1t is consolation TO know that in his
hour of suffering all the aid within human
power was cheerfully rendered by the hands
of friends.
Thus was the private and public task of
Mr. Sedman performed. And from our earth
ly sight on yesterday, with the transitory
glories of the setting sun, this kind and loving
husband, father and son, the wise law-maker
and good citizen departed forever.
During the delivery of the speech many
shed tears, and much emotion was exhibited
by members.
Appropriate words of eulogy, sympathy and
condo lence were spoken by Cullen and De-
Wolfe.
The president of the council then ordered
the roll of the council and house to be called
on the adoption of the resolutions. Each
member rose to his feet as his name was call
ed and stood in silence until the call was COM
pleted.
The president then named Mr.. Morris of
the council and Mr.. Eastman of the house as
the committee called for in the resolutions to
accompany the remains of Mr.. Sedman to
Virginia City.
The convention then adjourned to meet at
their respective halls at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
KILOGRAMS


AsHINGToN, Feb. 12.-The harbor broke
Is morning and the water rose, flooding
atimore & Potomac railroad depot and
over portions of the hotels on Pennsyl-
! Avenue, between Sd and 7th street.
b three feet OF water is over the ground
| Of the Washington Market and Ford's
IA House. The Virginia side of Long
e is reported to have given away, but it
Rccessible on account OF the great depth
bter
be census officials documents were barely
!. Great damage is reported at George
J, where an entire long bridge is under
and the rushing ice and water is
ling away the railings. There is no i'm
ate danger to the piers, however.
kUcH CHUNK, Pa, Feb. 12.-It is feared
the floods will carry off l5,000,OOO feet of
er at White Haven and destroy the
I gh Valley Company's bridge at Penn
IN.
LOUIS, Feb. 12.-Tbe storm here has
very heavy, and the weather is cold and
erng. There has been heavy SHOWS in
(ctions of the state, delaying the trains.
ncAGo, Feb. 12.-The snow-storm is
Fsl throughout the northwest. and has
from "a to % hours. 1t has been very
II 81. places heard from, and has de-
the trains, stopped the street cars,
ed the telegraph wires, and greatly in
led with business in general.
kw YORK, Feb. l2.-Hoboken Meadow
pdej, and 500 families are shelterless.
excitement is intense. Heavy floods are
led in all directions, doing great dam
nd causing considerable danger.
w ORLEANS, Feb. 12.-In, the third
ct aud that part of the city below the
Pasin, an average fall Of 10 inches is re-
4. Between the canals there Is fall of
es reported, while in the upper por-
the city south of the new canal a
fall is reported. Sluices have been
The canal for the protection of the
near the city, which allow the water
q out freely. The fire engines will be
work tc assist the draining machines.
relief committees continue to supply
ed food to the sufferers. A novel spec
is presented by funeral professions in
UeHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Feb. 12.-Thous-
oftons of ice are parked inside of the
bad bridges at Livingston and Stockport,
ben and wrecking trains have been there
ght. The ice is p feet thick, and is
10 feet high for quarter of mile.
lENTowN, Pa, Feb. 12,-The water in
ehigh river has risen 10 feet at this point
last night, and has swept away half of a
eu bridge 100 feet long connecting
island with the main land.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
Washington City Flooded.

(sMNGToN, Feb. 12.-At au early hour
ingtOn market had a few inches of wa
it, and it rose RAPIDLY and was soon
deep. Many dealers hastily left but
having heavy coinpiodities stood their
d for some time anticipating it would
long before the water would recede.
ers and many other market dealers later
morning exLemporized the stands on
pth side of the avenue in front of the
serected for the Inauguration and there
their wares.
Ice began to gorge across the channel
sboro about 8 this morning and at 10
:, to all appearances become a solid
across to the Virginia shores, blocking
river entirely to Long bridge aud
1t to Georgetown. This had the effect
Using the water to an unprecede nted
Most of the wharves on the river
are raising up and floating off. At the
& Seaboard Company's wharf, near
senal grounds, the water rose five feet
the highest mark, surrounding the
and warehouse, and had it not been tor
eavy freight stored therein the whole
would have been lifted up. The bo-
gardens and grounds are filled with
and this caused serious, and almost
fccident.
Put 1l:S0l o'clock the workmen of
d Noyes' foundry on Main avenue
Engaged in casting, with cupola of
metal, when the water run in OF them.
opposing it would be better to prevent
reaching the cupola and chilling the
The bottom was opened. Immediate
lqnid mass fell into the water, and the
generated so rapidly that, with re-
xceeding that of a six-pounder, an eX-
took place. shattering two cupolas
hrowing several workmen around,
gquite badly hurt. The Ninth street cars
Aoandoned, the drivers taking the mon
zes under their arms and riding off on
ack. Seventh street cars continued to
nrough the food during the day, the
gers adopting kneeling posture on the
The same was the case with the Ball
Great difficulty is experienced in cross
m the city to South Washington, the
being, in some places, five feet deep.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22

An exchange says: "Onions are an un-
failing cure for diphtheria. They must be
placed in bandage in a raw state, and then
beaten into pulp, and the cloth containing
them, bound around the throat and Welt up
over the ears. In cases noticed the result
has been almost magical, deadly pain yield
ing in a short time to sleepy comfort"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
Josh Billings.

The man WHO knows thing, and can tell
it in the fewest words, IL the hardest kind ov
a man to beat in kross eXaminashun.
1t iz a wise man who profits bi hlz own
experience-but it is good deal wiser one
who lets the rattlesnake bite the other phel-
low.
The smartest thing about emmy man il hiz
cohshience, he may out-argy hiz reason or
stultlfy hiz faith, but he kant beat hz con-
shience.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL
SEN ATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-ln the senate the
credentials of Platt were presented by Bayard
and filed.
A joint resolution was passed inviting for
eigf nations to participate in the exhibition
of 1888.
Morgan announced that the committee on
the electoral count would not report this ses-
sion.
Discussion on the postal appropriation bill
and ocean mail amendment was then re-
sumed.
HOUSE.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22

An Englishman had the bad luck the other
day to receive more than twenty shots in the
face from an indiscriminate and excited young
sportsman. His eyes escaped by wonderful
luck, hut shaving was difficult job for some
time, so he called in the assistance of Lon
don barber, saying: "Be careful, for was
badly shot few days ago." "Ah! just come
from Ireland, suppose, sir?" airily remarked
the professor of the razor.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
'Aarriags-Thirty FIVE Thousand Miners on
aStrike.

Hfn Don, Feb. 12.-Lieutenant Perry
N1y OF the royal engineers, was found shot
.,r Pampher Barracks last evening. A
|sneo er was found lying some distance
II The murder is believed to have been
|OOMs fted by Fenians.
Pness Burdett-C Coutts and VIM. Lash
Bartlett were married this morning at
Church.
1t will Nv five thousand coal miners are on a
Fican Lancashire and the number is in
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22

sis your wife democrat or republican,"
asked one Rockland citizen of another in
store this morning. "She's neither" was the
prompt response: and then, glancing cautious
ly around and sinking his voice to boarse
whisper, he explained, "She's home ruler"
-Rockldnd Courier.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22

Does not always belong to an inebriate.
Kidney troubles win cause bloat, but War
ner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure has never
failed to remove it.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22

min Outfit furnished free, with full instruc-
XIII tions for conducting the most profitable
WIu business that anyone can engage in. The
~ business is so easy to learn, and our in
structions are so simple and plain, that any one
can make great profit from the very start. No
one can fail who is willing to work. Women
are as successful mer. Boys and girls can
earn large sums Many have made at the
business over one hundred dollars in a single
week. Nothing like it ever known before. All
who engage are surprised at the ease and rapidity
with which they are able to make money. You
can engage in this business during your spare
time at great profit. You do not have to in
vest capital in 1t. We take all the risk. Those
once. All furnished free. Address TRUE d Co.,
Augusta, Maine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-01-29

No MAN ever offended his conscience
but first or last it was revenged on him
for it. MO- 80
THE divinity of charity consists in re-
lieving a mans needs before they are
forced upon us.
A CHRISTIAN is like a locomotive-a
fire must be kindled in the heart of the
thing before it will 60.
THERE is no strength in exaggera-
ton, even the truth is weakened by
being expressed too strongly.
In the life of the good man there is
an Indian summer more beautiful than
that of the seasons; richer, SUMMER, and
more sublime than the most glorious
Indian summer the world ever knew
it is the Indian summer of the soul.
WE suppose majority of the people
in this country believe the Bible; their
opinions of its character are well and
quite fully formed. Their inclinations
tend in the direction of making it the
counselor of their daily lives. But at
this point they remain. 1t is head
and not heart reception of its truths
Golden Rssle.
Now SUBMIT to you this question,
rs not thankful spirit wealth to any
man? is it not the great source of Joy in
livingP is it not real power that is felt
by others, giving to the possessor nobil-
ity of characterP Who, friends, do you
admire the most-one who is always
bright and CHEEKY, whose life has no
dark clouds of complaining around it,
or one who lives on the north side of an
icebergP-Rev. II. A. Shorey.
How EASY it is to see the sins of other
people. Even child can do that. A
Boston Sunday-school Superintendent
tell us of an experience of his, in proof
of this truth. One Sunday he found in
his school class of urchins recently
gathered in from the street, without q
teacher for the day; so he took them in
hand. He came right down to first
principles, and talked of sin and saliva
ton. One of his pointed questions was,
"Is there any sinner in this classP' In
stantly the answer came from one Of
the brightest of the boys, who pointed
to another boy, at the end of the seat,
and said, Eyes, that feller down there. p"
That boy was more outspoken than he
would have been if he had been longer
in the school; but his mode of Judging
was much that of those long under
Christian training. There is no sorrow
like our sorrow; and sin like-"that
feller's down there. Us. S. Times.