The weekly miner., 1881-07-26

| Ills ~iie anu Cne fatal illness of his child
Ihe opposition in carrying passengers 70
and from the railroad terminus, at Melrosa
Is getting iiVelier between the stage company
ana the fast wagon expresses, but the rates
hase not been materially cut yet.
The Old Edition says, sit rains on the inst
and unjust" alike. 1t didn't yesterday, for
as the rain extended up Main street, it stop
Peu just before it reached the habitaton of
tile Wckedest and most unjust man in Butte.
Inc doctors, reticent and close e-mouthed as
general thing, report the condition of Butte
ana vicinity as remarkably healthy for the
summer season, and they do not anticipate
all unfavorable change in the health of the
people.
In answer to "Incorporator's queries in
last evenings Inter Mountain about para
graph in the MINER, all we have to say is
this: We meant what we said, and said what
we meant. If the shoe plnches "lncorpora-
tor he will have to wear it.
The initial copy oft the Weekly Inter Noun.
tain. with the ornamental s.s" left of, was
gratultously scattered about the city vester-
day. 1t is very decent looking sheet typo
graphically, but the contents OF its columns
have sickly, midewed look.
The Eureka (Nev.) Daily Sentinel of the
10Th says: "Quite a number of our peop]e
are quietly leaving for Butte City, Montana.
All reports from that section are to the effect
| that IT, iS
McGarry, an old and wel-known resident of
Eureka, departs this morning for Butte The
people of the northern metropolis will find in
Mr.. McGarry an upright, honorable and
straightforward citizen"
The Weekly Inter Mountain, without an
.'s,' mind you, says it has greater facilities
for receiving telegraphic news than any paper
published in the mountains. The third as
sistant "look-out" being sort of telegraph
operator enables him to loaf around the tele-
graph office and catch the sounds of the in
strument. If the sheet is to obtain its extra
news in that way it will be reprehensible
method of getting it.
1t has been remarked that since the estab
| lisbing of the Daily Inter Mountain that
sheet has, at regular intervals, published
"supposititious supposings" about the town
site of Butte aud the Smoke House and
Arctic lodes. First it leans to one side and
then 1t leans to the other, and last evening
it printed all ''intervew" article on the SUBJ
ject, winding up with an intimation that
''comprOmise" would decide and settle the
matter. AT ten cents per line-the usual ad-
veltsing rales-the Inter Mountain ought to
be making trife out of somebody toward
keeping up its running expenses.
From Sundays Daily.
Conkling is cooked" is the half-smothel-
ed shout Of the half breeds of Butte.
The pulpits of all the churches in Butte
except the Methodist, will be filled to-day
| and also this evening.
A reoucllon in thu prices of admission to
Hall is announced for the two nights-Mon-
day and Tuesday.
A gentleman of Butte, interested in the
mines of the Fourth of July district, proposes
! to build wagon road at a cost Of $4,000 into
the toughest part of the district.
The bids for the building of the new Mi
ner's Union Hall will be opened tomorrow.
\ large force of laborers are at work excavat-
ing for the foundation of the new hail.
The rapid building up of Butte astonishes
everybody, and even old-tmnrs, whose faith
IN the stability of The camp has never been
shaken, are amazed a. the rapid growth of
the ely.
Walkervile, the second town in size and
importance in Silver Bow County, is growing
bigger every month. Some of the inhabitants
| 0! that busy burg think it will yet be as big
as Butte.
Secretary Read, of the Stevens Mining
company, notifies recept-holders that they
can have the same exchanged for engraved
certificates by calling at the companys office
on West Granite street.
A brief review nf the business of the city
for the week ending last night is satlstac ory
| Merchants and dealers III all kinds OF com
moiiJies report a week of lively sales, with
all increasing demand.
la a fight on Main street one of the bes
ligerents broke the glass in jcWeler Sullivan's
front window. Mr.. Sullivan was justly in-
dignaut, and almlmse cred a few p 'ished
eXplelives Oh the octasotl.
Jim Sam. Il Chinaman, was up before
Police Judge Wilcox yesterday, on the charge
of assauting and striking boy. The Celes-
ttsI Sam was fined SO and costs for the Of
fense, and the amount was paid.
Main street, is attracting the attention of the
ladies, and their store room is crowded daily
with customers who are taking advantage of