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The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-20

IA student while reading Montaigne
Was caught In shower OF raigne.
His clothes were all wet
And as he was in Diet,
He could never get new ones againe.
President Porter of Yale.
--"There was fair maid named Irene,
A prettier never was sene,
She visited Windsor,
Where have just bindsor,
And now Is u pet OF the Quene."
Minister Lowell.
DRAFTS on London, Dublin and Paris, a
Il. d. Cooke, Jr., & Co.'s, 1920 + Ut.
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at George Spransy's. 5O7 Seventh street
northwest, Nav Building
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The Latest Land League Outrage.


London Era.
A most laughable occurrence took place
Iat Kingston in the small hours Of Monday
morning. 1t appears that, when Mr.. Carl
Rosa's opera company arrived at Kingston
ION Sunday evening from Holyhead, it was
discovered that nearly half of the four tons
weight of luggage which they brought with
them should, from want of room in the
I"boat-train,' remain all night ut the Car.
Isle pier, and it was safely stored there
under tarpaulin, and in the care of a
|watchman. Midnight arrived, and as a
constable Of the G Division, who did not
sec the Waterman, paced up and down the
|picr, he noticed that on each package was
painted the word Rosa" This his excited
Imagination read as "Rossa, and he ut once
rushed toward the police station. After a
short time eight constables and sergeant
arrived, big with the importance of the
occasion" They with fear and trembling
proceeded to remove the tarpaulin and
overhaul the baggage, when the awakening
|watchman told them that Mr.. Rosa was an
|operatic impressario, not skirmishing
agent.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-09-20

The phylloxora is doing great injury t
the vineyards of Sicily.
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Elizabeth, the young Queen of Roumania,
speaks admirably six languages, and is al
clever, handsome, and kindly woman.
Suffering has made her tender. Her great
grief is the loss of her only child, bcauti.
|ful and gentle little girl four years old.
The Queen keeps an album, in which she
writes down her stray thoughts, and con-
|tinental journalist has copied some of Them
Here is one quecnly sentiment Life is
IAN art in which too many remain only
|dilcttantcs. To become master, one must
pour out ones iifeb blood" Again white
hairs arc the crests of foam which cover
the sen after the tempest" "Sleep is a
generous thief he gives to vigor what he
takes from time" "If you could throw as
|an aims to those who would use it we'll the
time that you fritter away, how many beg
|gars would become rich ~ DUTY only
frowns when you flee from it; follow it
and it smiles upon you" There is keen
satire in the following "The world never
|forgives our talents, our successes, our
friends, nor our pleasures. 1t only forgives
our death. Nay, it does not always pardon
that"
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You nre Invited

to examine my fall stock. George Spransy's
507 Seventh street, May Building.
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There is q baby in Philadelphia, the pride|
and hope of letter.carrier, which was|
born on the day President Garfield was shot |
By some mysterious psychophysical sym
pathy the infants health has closely fol i
lowed the fluctuations in the Presdcnt's|
The psychological reporter of
the Philadelphia Times thus describes thcI
phenomenon "Thc day on which thel
Presidents physicians gave up his easel
there was II regular panic in the letter.
carriers house. The letter-carricr's baby
had only been able to take liquid nourish-
meat, and on that day it sourcd on its stom-
ach and everybody began to believe i'll
was going to die. But the President got
better next day, and the letter-carrier dis
missed his doctor. From that hour the
baby be came famous in the ncighbor-
hood. Instead of rushing Off to see the
bulletins the people came in to see how the
hydrocarbons baby was getting along The
other night the baby hOwled and the
neighborhood put their heads out of the
Windows and said {: The President is
worse And so the official bulletin from
the White House showed the next morning.
The next day the letter-carrier's baby was
VERY low, but rallied with the President
and cried for liquid nourishment, which il
took in tho natural way and retained The
White House showed similar condition of
affairs there. The face of the letter. carriers
|wife would then brighten beautifully, and
|she would say to the curious neighbors
FThe Presidents condition is more favor.
Fible than it was ut this hour yesterday ,
|whereupon the patriotic people of that re-
|gion would be greatly rejoiced."
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Gov. Nelson on Polygamy.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.--A dispa
from Boise, Idaho territory, says the RANT
season has been frequent and heavy in
country, but has not cleared up. Bridges
all stage roads have been swept away i
much damage done to valley lands.
The legislature adjourned this event
Gov. Nelson, in a second ant~i-polygamy m
sage to both houses of the legislature, putt
Mormon members in a great rage. The g
ernor said: 81 must again direct your att
ton to the spread of polygamy in this te
tory under the fostering influence Of
Mormon church. As reasonable suggesti
contained in my communication delivered
the opening of your session have not yet b.
acted upon, l deem it proper to once more
vert to the subject and urge the immedi
adoption of stronger measures to extirp
the evil. Polygamy IS a doctrine of the N
mon church, and polygamy is urged and m
obligatory upon the members of the chu
for the purpose of binding them more fru
to the organization" The legislature paid
attention to the governors suggestions.
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VennOr's Weather Predictions Tor 1881

Prof. H. G. Vennor has just published an
almanac Tor 1881, from which the New York
Nation makes the following extracts which
which will prove of interest in checking off
his success or failure through the year. The
United States Signal Service expects to be
right three times out of four. Prof. Vennor's
first prediction has proved to be reasonably
accurate. Probabilities for January, 1881 -
Blockades of snow in the United States about
the 7th and Sth; mild spell from January
18th to February 18th; March 8 and 10 gales
are probable around New York and Boston,
and snow storms. In April will be a SNOW
fall on the 9TH or 5th, but spring will he we'll
advanced by the 18th. In May, after the 10th,
hot weather; OH the 18th and 18th thunder
storms. June, warm till 18th, then cold till
goth frosts on 22d and 23d oath to Goth hot.
July, cold on the 18th, 18th, 23d and 3lst
hot on the 4th, 9Th, 9th, 18th, 10Th, 18th,
Doth and Goth. August 18th and 9TH will lie
cold. In September the centre of the month
will be its warmest part. October will open
cold November Will be muddy, with little
frost December will be the warmest ever
known.
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ORNIN SESSION.
Pardee presented a petition from Sc citizens
Of Butte asking that II B 6, to establish Sill
yer Bow county, be passed as amended in the
council if 1t cannot be passed without.
DeWolfe presented a petition sent by about
$50 citizens of Butte, protesting against the
Mitchell amendment to d 6 and insisting
on the bill as it passed the house. DeWolfe
said that there was an apparent contradiction
between these two petitions, as the names Of
some of the same parties were on both.
There was none, however, as the first petition
was in the alternative, to pass the bill with
Mitchell's amendment. If it could not be pass
ed without, but the petition preferred the
original bill.
Pardee presented a petition from $50 citi-
zens of Philipsburg, asking for the formation
of the new county of Monroe with the coun-
ty seat at New Chicago.
Fl B IA, in relation to barbed wire fences,
was reported back by the committee of the
whole with an amendment and recommended
its passage.
Fl B "A, to establish a territorial board of
health, was referred to committee on terrific
rial affairs.
B II, relating to acknowledgment OF
papers affecting real estate by parties without
the jurisdiction of the United States, was re.
ported by the judiciary committee recon-
mending that it do pass adopted.
G B rs, concerning the duties of fire war.
dens, was reported back by committee on
towns and counties, with recommendation
that it do pass {; adopted.
q B 81, to repeal the act to punish unlaw'
full interference with labor, etc., was reported
back by the majority Of the judiciary com
mittee with an amendment and recommends
ton that the bill pass as amended. Blake
submitted a minority report with an amend,
ment, and recommended that the bill pass al
amended.
Cullen said the amendment of the MAORI
ty perfected the bill and took from the OLE
law its harsher features. 1t protected thu
laborer and mine owner equally in thei
rights, and he hoped the amendment woult
be adopted.
The majority report was adopted by u,
! following vote:
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Sherman on the Frauds in the Sugar Busine

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Secretary Sd
man in a letter to the secretary of the cha
Der of commerce, New York, advising b
that that that body had requested him to
scind his order of September 2, 1870, aud
refund the excess of duties collected unde
says: The department had become fu
satisfied before the order was issued t
sugars were being imported with colon
which made them below their proper GIL
and the government was thereby defraudet
a large amount of revenue, running hon
dealers and failing to protect home manu-
turers. The loss was established in ca
tried in San Francisco and Baltimore, an
vas proved That this artificial coloring ex
ed. The courts ruled fairly as to the just
of furnishing the frauds aud, although 81
amounting to millions of dollars had b
begun, the government is convinced of
correctness of Its position and will defend
The secretary says that the money cannot
refunded nor can the order be rescinded,
on the contrary he hopes that the New Y
chamber Of commerce, for which he ha
profound respect, will aid in the enforcem
of the law.
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Ayes-Beach, Chambers, Glenn, Corbly,
Cullen, Davis, Dewolfe, Eastman, Garlock,
Hanley, Harrington, Hauser, Humber, Par
dee, Powers, Rodgers, Sedman, Stedman, vii.
son, Mr.. Speaker-2O.
Noes-Bell, Blake, Kennerly-s.
Blake moved to strike out "$6OO' as the
penalty wherever it occurred in the bill and
insert in its place ss$5OO."
DeWolfe said that the amendment made
no difference in the Jurisdiction of the courts.
1t was then adopted.
On motion of DeWolfe the bill was ordered
engrossed.
81 B Is, relating to territorial officers, was
reported back by the judiciary committee,
with an amendment fixing the salary Of the
attorney general at $500 per year; agreed to
and ordered to a third reading.
%, concerning instructions to juries,
was reported back from the committee of the
whole and ordered to a third reading.
II B AZ, concerning roads and highways,
was ordered engrossed.
Recess.
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Murderous Negroes.

RICHMOND, Feb. 10.-At Museville, Pitt
sylvania county, a negro convicted of trifing
~offenses, abused the magistrate, and was re-
monstrated with by another negro, and be-
coming enraged, assalled all the whites with
a bludgeon, killing J. G. Arthur and serious
ly wounding two others. The negro escaped
to a club room of his friends, who lesolved
not to allo" their comrade to be arrested,
They held an all-night session, marching with
the murderer at their head and beating drums.
Finally twelve men, we'll armed. secured
their arrest and safely lodged them in iaiI,
The citizens were with difficulty prevented
from lynching them.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

Especial to the MISER.l
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Twelfth Regular Session.
COUNClr-Thnrty-F r rss Nay.
AFTERNOON SEES SION.


Cardwell, from the committee of the whole,
reported, recommending as follows: That 81
B 16 pass, that II B 80 do not pass, that H B
8 pass, with the following amendments:
Strike out "March" in the third line of sec 2.
and insert "May" in lieu thereof; also strike
out s.March'' in the fourth line of sec 8, and
"May."
1 On motion of Morris the report was adopt
ed.
On motion of Mitchell the council pro-
ceeded to consider II B 6.
Mitchell moved to strike out secs 6 and 7;
adopted.
Mitchell moved to amend sec 8 by striking
out the words selection and qualifying Of"
and inserting the word ''qualiied;" also to
amend sec IL by striking out all after 1881"
in lin e 6; adopted.
Also to change the title to read, Gan act to
create the county of Silver Bow and to pro-
vide officers therefore, adopted.
Adjourned.
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Overdue Steamers.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-None of the missing
steamers have been heard from to-day, and
some are undoubtedly lost. The two which
attract the greatest attention are the Batavia,
of the Cunard line, and the Bristol City. The
Batavia had a large passenger list largely of
New York people. The company's agents
are unwilling to believe that she has gone
down. 1t was thought the steamer Bothnia
would have some news, but that vessel re.
ports that it did not see a sail from the time
of leaving Queenstown until off Fire Islani.
A dispatch dated Queenstown, Feb. 10th,
says that a tug has been sent in search of the
Batavia.
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Washington 0osnp.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Blsir's bill
the senate providing for . temporary Incrd
in facilities for q fair examination and adj
ication of pension claims retains most Of
provisions of the sixty surgeon bill wi
was excluded on a point of order. The
also provides that examiners and surgeons
congressional districts shall set in differ
parts of a district to suit the ~conveniencs
claimants, and when, through sickness, a
bility, poverty or any other good cause
claimant or any witness is unable to att
before the examiner and surgeon, they d
visit the claimant or witness at the expenN
the United States. 1t also provides fof'
ducing the compensation for service of Cd
ants, but nothing in the bill shall be constr
as q denial of the rights of q claimant toI
for assistance received in prosecuting
claim, providing payment is within the /
~itations of the existing law. It is fun
withheld except in cases whe re, in the il
ment Of the commissioner of pensions, in
nation is conclusive that the pension
obtained through fraud. The right of ap,
is provided for, and q reasonable allowan,
successful.
The treasury department to-dsy purcha
$4,000 ounces of fine silver for deliver,
the San Francisco and New Orleans mint.
Major Butterworth, who represents the
Ohio district IN congress, has returned fro
visit to Gen. Garfield at Mentor. He
asked to-day If Senator Conkling will ha,
representative in the cabinet. He made
reply that Senator Conkling has asked ID
certain cabinet place and been refused,
has been told that he can haye any d
place he may choose to select. Would Il
such an event be Gen. Garfield's fault If \
York is without a representative in the G
net?
A private dispatch has been received toi
effect that the democrats of the Ohio legi
ture yesterday refused to unite on a rest
ton of endorsement of Stanley Maths
nomination. The prospects for his conHu
ton seem to be daily diminishing.
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SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
The judiciary committee reported II B IS,
concerning chattel mortgages, with amend
nent, aud recommended that it do pass as
amended.
Bills introduced:
Cardwell, c B 81, to amsnd sec ISL Oh 81
,,f the revised statutes; referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Hays, G B 50, to apportion the members Of
he Legislative assembly; referred to a special
committee composed of Morris, Aiken and
Ford.
4 Il B 16, for the protection of game, was
read a third time and passed by a unanimous
vote.
HB II, to require persons keeping gaming
houses to prohibit boys from stopping there
IN, passed.
j II b 80, to repeal an act for the support of
he Butte fire department, was lost.
G B Is, concerning the duties of fire war
dens, was passed.
4 g ~, to enable the citizens of Jefferson
county to vote on the proposition TO change
he county seat and for other purposes, was
passed.
q q B 20, to amend sec 5s2 Oh 81 of the gen.
sral election laws, was passed.
H G j r /, Ter the relief of Voolfolk, Nc
luaid and LaCroix, was passed.
n Recess until 2 p. m.
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HOUSE-Thlrty.Fir Ut Day.
SESSION.

E"-. #"-. o. AT lLhNooN oLcphoNs
+ II b 20, for an election for the removal of
the county seat of Beaverhead county from
Bannack to Dillon was taken up.
Houser presented a petition signed by 275
persons demonstrating against the removal.
Davis presented a petition signed by 1919
persons asking for removal.
Rodgers moved to amend by striking out
tlhe word "May" and inserting august in
lieu thereof.
!, Blake moved to add to sec l, as an amend
ment to Rodgers amendment, ''Ghat no Of
shall vote at said election who believes and
! practices the doctrine of polygamous mar.
,riage; carried.
Sedman moved that the rules be suspen d.
I'd, the bill read a third time: by title and put
upon its final passage; lost.
II B Is, in relat, Oh to territorial officers
sWas referred to the judiciary committee.
R A, making an appropriation for the
International exhibition to be held in New
York In 1888, was referred to the committee
pm federal relations.
7, Bills introduced:
Garlock, H B ~, q bill to provide for bond
ng the outstanding Indebtedness of Custer
county; referred to the member from Custer
and joint member from Choteau and
Meagher.
Il; Glenn, q B u, to provide for an election for
he removal OF the county seat from Deer
Lodge to Butte.
!, Humber objected to the bill.
Motion to reject was lost, and the bill was
deferred to a select committee from Deer
Lodge county.
il Sedman, II 3 Is, concerning expenses o
i county superintendent Of schools referred
o committee On education and labor.
DeWolfe, Il B 50, defining the duties OF
clerks and sherifs in certain cases; referred
20 printing committee.
N Donnelly, Il B 81, to provide for the pub
ic health; referred to the committee Oh ter.
s;.itorial affairs.
Also 81 B SO, to provide compensation fol
y md defiue the duties of certain county Off.
'.ers; referred to a special committee of one
n member from each county.
- The house went into committee of the
whole, DeWolfe in the chair.
81 Fl B Is, to provide for and establish a uni
Form system of text books in Montana, was
taken up.
n! Without concluding its labors the commit
Lee rose, reported progress and asked leave to
BIT again.
1 At his request Beach was excused from at
tendance upon the afternoon session.
Adjourned.
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A well-known society man was asked the
other day why, with his wide acquaintance,
and his notable fondness for womanhood, he
did not get married? "Because'' was the rather
puzzling reply, "all my lady friends belong
to what is styled our best society,"" "Well,
what of that ?" .sJust this, my dear fellow"
answered the confirmed bachelor, 81 despise
any man that will marry a woman for her
fortune and l think that any man who, with
out a bonanza of his own, would undertake to
support a fashionable young woman of the
period; is too big a fool to te allowed to run
at large outside of an idiot asylum. I have a
vast circle of female acquaintance. They
are all girls in fashionable society, luxuriously
reared, petted, spoiled, lndolent, and helpless.
l should consider an income of from twenty
five to fifty thousand dollars a year absolutely
indispensable to any essay al playing the hus-
band to one ofthem. l haven't such a sum
about my trowsers-pockets, and so l stay un-
married. l know l have in me the material
to make some old lady a model son-in-law,
but l fear it is destined to be sweetness
wasted OH the desert air of batchclorhood
Our society girls are beautiful, bright, pos.
sessed of many respectable accomplishments,
and altogether more attractive than tine young
women of any other land beneath The skies
but they are Impractical and selfish, and l dc
not care to set myself up as a moral reformel
even in the case of one of them. They have
been taught to worship money as their CHIEF
god, and | have not enough of their god te
demand their adoration."
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Boston Tool Market.

BOSTON, Feb. 11.-Wool during the p
week has been moderate, and dealers co
plain of the dull trade, although the sa
have been 1850 600 pounds-large enou
apparently to give a steadier and tirmer to
to the market. The sales of Ohio and Pei
sylvania feeces have been Do and 4S for
and Xxx, some round lots of the latter havl
been forced off at 10 mostly by holde
Some Xxx above Ohio have been sold at As
No. l at 49@5O per pound. Michigan .
Wisconsin fieeces range from 42aa643aa
Xxx, and 4764S for No. l. Sales of wash
neeces and California woods have been qul
sales, spring, 2s6S6 fall, 2Oa027a /; pat'
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Damage by Floods.

New ORLEANS, Feb. lO.-The damage
Sundays storm along the Mississippi sou
from P%ascagoula to Bay st. Louis, is e
mated at 100000. The portion of the Q
inundated covers about five square miles, a
contains probably $4,000 Inhabitants.
many places the water is 3 or 5 feet de-
and in low, one-story houses everything
washed out. The water in the lake is low
ing, and by morning it will doubtless be
ceding at all points.
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The coMmittee on federal relations re-
ported II JR 8, in reference to printing, with
the recommendation that the bill pass.
The committee on towns and counties re-
ported H b SO, a bill for an act concerning
the term of Office of county commissioners,
with an amendment, and recommended that
the bill as amended pass.
h B "a, a bill for an act concerning
prairie fires, was read a third time and
passed.
H B 81, an act concerning the Z per cent.
bond sinking fund was read a third time and
passed.
H SO, bill for an act to establish the
fees of the clerk of the supreme court, was
read a third time and passed.
q B 6, an act to create the county of Sill
yer Bow. Aiken moved that the rules be sus-
pended, the bill read a third time and put
upon its final passage. The motion was
agreed to, and the bill then passed by
unanimous vote.
cy and Migrants, was passed.
The council went into committee OF the
whole, Morris in the chair.
c B 80, an act concerning the skinning o.
cattle and sheep found dead. The commit
tee recommended that the bill do pass.
G B 10, an act concerning marks ant
brands. Committee recommended that thu
| bill pass.
CB34, an act to provide for certain out
standing warrants of Missoula county. Com
mittee recommended that the bill pass.
A communication wa received from tn
governor announcing that he had signed
B 16, an act concerning small estates ; ais
c ] r 2, with reference to the distribution
of the revised statutes.
The council went into executive session
during which the nomination of Joseph ?
Woolman, as territorial auditor, was rejected
and Barclay Jones, of Madison, was con
firmed as notary public. Adjourned.