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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12
THE SHOOTING. OF THE PRESI
DENT.

f. When, sixteen years ago, the news was
flashed over the wires that Abraham Lincoln
was assassinated, an exclamation of horror
and indignation was heard in every portion of
the world. Although eur country had then
just passed through a bitter civil war in
which the worst passions of man had been
aroused, yet outside of a ~fanatical few no one
was found to justify the "deep damnation of
his taking off"
Recently when Alexander II was sent to his
grave, shattered and bleeding, a cry of anger
Went up from every portion of the civilized
earth. Notwithstanding the dead Gar had
at times ruled his people with an iron hand,
yet among the nations of the world the deed
was characterized as cowardly and more than
brutal. Lincoln was the victim of a man
who, in the commission of his crime, repre-
scented tue wishes of an Insignificant number
Of fanatics. Alexander fell by the hand of
an organized and of impracticauies who are
now eagerly seeking the blood of his sue
cessOr.
The violent death which overlook these wv
III. IL was the outgrowth. in one case, of a
protracted struggle between TWO sections of
the anne country, and in the other, of a strug-
gle for political supremacy betw Gen one man
and a body of men. But the sho citing of Pres
ident Garfield could not have been prompted
by the same motives that influenced Booth and
RoussakofT in their murderous acts. Our coun-
try is al peace with all the world. The passions
of our people are hot aroused by armed in
ternecine strife. The little family broil
which is agitating one of the great political
parties of the nation has quite SIS much OF
Iie Comic a. Lac so!Ious =" is Coilpositioil'
There is no great principle at stake and 10
matter how it may terminate the integrity Oh
our union will not be imperilied. We can
not then find the cause of the shooting in any
threatening danger to our institutions. We
must look in another direction Tor it, and
with the light which orr dispatches throw
upon it, we have not far 10 look. Cult
teau's own words and his letter plainly
show the cause. The shooting was simply
the freak of a lunatic or an idiot. The
declaration that he made that she is a stall
wart and thai Arthur would now be Presi
dent" is but the utterance of a mailman
Unquestionably his Nihilist teachings ma.
have had much 10 do in moving him to tn
deed, but Nihilism is one of the fruits akil
to insanity. A belief that the stalwarts ha'
ANYTHING to do with the shooting cannot for
moment be entertained, aud as no motiv
can be found TO Induce a san man to CON
init such an act, we are forced to the conciu
: sion that the eye and hand OF a madms
directed the bullet in its course.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12
EDITORIAL T

y The internal revenue receipts Of the United
States for the year ending June 80, were $780,
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12
BARRET & WARRl
REAL ESTATE AND MINING BR01
Once: Corner Park and Main STREE
BUTTE, MoNTA1

lRGaI Estate.
vii buy, sell, hire, lease, collect ren
taxes, and otherwise transact all BUSH
this department for residents and non-res
Mines.
viii buy, sell or otherwise negotiate .
all transactions in, both Quartz and PN
terests in Deer Lodge and adjoining couI
We have full, complete n correct abs
title to every piece OF property on recon
office of the County Recorder of Deer Lo
Montana. NOTARY PUBLIC in the 0
Information furnished on application,
Refer to Donnell. Clark d Larabie, I
Butte, M. T.; s. 7. Hauser Il Co., b
Butte, NJ. T.
We have Tor sale 200 City Lots In the
Butte.
100 Lots in Warren & Kingsbury's ant
and Kessler's addition to the City of Blu
Houses for Rent.
No charge for Deeds and Abstracts
make sales
c. II. RICHARDSON. J. ID.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
MRS. CHRISTIAECY
Makes Some Important Statements
Giro's VENGEANCE.

CHICAGO, January 4.-The Washing.
ton local papers this morning published
under New York telegraph heading, a
series OF letters purporting to have been
written last spring and summer by Mrs.
ChristianCy 10 Edelbert Giro, whose
name is coupled with hers in Minister
Chris;iaucy's divorce proceedings.
These letters are of very loving char.
acter and cOntsin numerous appeals to
Giro to come forward and testify for her
protection against the charges made
by Dir. Christancy's counsel III
regard to their alleged i'm.
proper intimacy. Accompanying
these letters are also several written to
a Mr.. Jackson, whom she implOres as Il
friend OF Giro, to exert his influence to
induce Giro to come forward and aid the
woman he had compromised from the
consequences of what she terms "a
thoughtiess, but great imprudence.'
This evening" s Star publishes an inter
view with Mrs. Christiancy, in which
she gives her explanation OF these let.
ters and the history OF her acquaintance
with Giro. She says, among other
things, that she declined many written
requests Of Giro to be permitted
to come TO see her at Washington, but
finally went with lady friend to meet
him at the railroad depot. On his ar
rlval from New York, on the strength
of the assertion on his part that he was
about to visit Peru, and that knowing
there was much talk about her there he
wished TO hear hGT side OF the story TO
defend her" She says she did not ac-
company him to the hotel, but subse.
auentlv she aad her lady friend dined
with him at restaurant. The next
morning a. her mothers house he
urged her to obtain divorce
and marry him, but she declined.
He came back late in the afternoon and
told her there had been woman with
him at the hotel that afternoon; that
some one had said that it was she
Mrs. Chrstiancy); that Mr.. Christian
cy and his friends were prosecuting
her, and that she must marry him;
She replied that Mr.. Christancy and
his friends might drive her to death,
but they could not make her marry him
and she never would. He then
lett, but returned III the evening
ana threatened her that II she
did not marry him he would say she
was the woman at the st. James and
ruin her. Being again refused he swore
vengeance upon her Cor having scOrned
him, and finally became so vioiem that
to paciiy him she said she would marry
him. Mrs. Christiancy further inform.
ed the Star reporter that Giro then
returned TO New York, and she then
wrote him retractiug her promise; but
he persisted in claiming its fulfill
mcnt; and sometime afterwards,
when size learned that Mr..
Christianry's counsel intended to insti.
tute divorce proceedings agains, her on
the ground OF alleged improper init
macy with Giro. She took the advice
OF friends and wrote him the series OF
letters now published, merely az a
means 10y pretending to be in love with
him) 10 avert the carrying into effect OF
the threats which he mad made in
Washington, and to iIGu,e him TO give
a truthful testimony for her protection.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
WASHINGTON.
IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR CONSlO-
tRA1 ION.
New Representative RaiiO-lts tfect-In-
dian Territory StrUgg!e-Pen-
sion Frauds - Affairs
in GeHeral,
TUESDAYS NEWS At The CAPITAL

The census statistics OF the United
States show that in order to prevent an
in .rca.e in the number OF members In
the House the basiS Ct representation
will have to be fixed al 100000 !or Il
member. This ratio would make the
number oi members in the House 29O' Il
falling of oi tive. Under this division
the Western States would have ll6 mcm-
bers, the Eastern and Middle States SS
and the Southern ST.
Since attempts are being made to open
up the Indian Territory Tor settlement,
IN active influence has been brought to
bear in Washington against any such
scheme. Eastern ladies are taking
part in the work and have rem
dered good service toward protecting
the Indian interests. By to-day they
expected to have petition signed by
100000 persons, to lay before Congress,
asking that honorable body to see that
our treaty with the Indians is not bro
ken. Some OF the Southern Senators
have taken special interest in the affair.
Commissioner Bentley, after having
allowed many undeserving persons, TO
ob tain pensions, has at length ordered
that greater precautions be taken against
fraud. Over 100000 claims are now OH
file awaiting action, and il one-half of
these are passed in addition to what are
already on the rolls, it will make the an
nual pension burden OF the United
States amolnt 10 near So, 100000. II Is
customary ior taa amount payed an
nual,y in pensions to decrease few
years after a war, but the total amount
in thiscountry is continually increasing
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
IRISH ITEMS
State Trials Prooesdings-
Reform in Land Laws.

helOru IN bhnu LAWS.
DUBLIN, January .4.-The attendance
at the trial of the traversers 10 day was
scanty and the proceedings monotonous.
A sub-constable, who took notes at the
meeting in Mayo, caused much laughter
by admitting that he had much trouble
in transcribing them, and that he had
never reported meeting before.
The proceedings to-day principally
consisted OF the cross.eXamination Of
two members OF the cGnstabuary, who
had been employed rs government stem
OgrapherS. On their evidence concern
ing the speeches delivered by Parnel,
Dillon, Baggar, Boyton and Sexton, It
commenting the refusal OF rents. "boy-
cottirg,' etc, the crosS-2Xaminat!On wgs
very effective. The witnesses admitted
that they were merely amateurs and
were unable to mako yerOa;um reports.
One Of them admitted that it was thus
barely possible that lie omitted sentcr-
ces which might have qualified or cx.
aimed those lie reported. He sail he
had once falsely represented himself 10
be newspaper reporter. Parnell was
cheered, rs usual, on leaving court.
1t is said that the meeting iixed for
Sundry next, near Castelar,, has been
prohibited.
At meeting oi the corporation, 4
motion by T. pwyer tray. that Il peti.
ton be presented by the Lo:i MGyot o;
Dublin at the bar OF the House OF Com
mons calling attention to the laws eli
fac,ing the tenure OF proprietorshIp Of
land in ireland, and their effect on the
general condition OF the country, and 10
the necessity for radical reform IN THESE
laws, was unanimously adopted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
IMPORTANT EVENTS
WHICH HAVE TRANSFERRED IN THE
PAST DAY.
Legislatures Meet-Chhstiancy Scandal
Railroad kccden,s-The State
Trials - Crimes and Cas-
uaIties.
NEWS, BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

The Pennsylvania Legislature met
yesterday and elected the Republican
Caucus nominees to the various offices.
\ sensation was caused in the Senate
by f.. Il. Cox declining to take the "iron
clad" oath for the reason, rs he stated,
that he had used money to gain his
election.
The Ohio Assembly convened yester'
day. They had the pleasure OF listen
ing to the Governors message, which
contained nothing OF a startling nature.
The Christiancy scandal still occupies
a prominent place before the public.
Mrs. ChriStancy has been interviewed
and states her reasons for writing the
letters, which the man Giro has lately
allowed to be published. She denies
the whole OF Giro's story about the
h,t.l affair, and says he made that story
UP to compel her to marry him.
\ shocking accident occurred on the
c., It. P, NJ. Il 0. r. Il. yesterday by
which six men lost their lives and a
seventh lost leg. Tie men were caught
by the steps OF passenger coach and
thrown beneath the wheels.
The State trials yesterday attracted
but very little attention. No business
OF interest being transacted, all OF the
time being occupied by the reading OF
the reports OF speeches and meetings.
Parnel was cheered as usual upon leay-
ing the court room.
The barque Happy Home capsized
near Weymouth, n. S. The captains
wife, daughter and one man perished.
The balance Of those on board were bad
Is, fr,yan hut were rescued
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
TEXAS EDIES.
Mcst Atrocious Murder-stage Coach
Robbed by Highwaymen.

Mcst Atrocious Murder-Stsge Coach
Robbed by Highwaymen.
GALVESTON, January A special to
the NrrS from San Antonio, Texas, says
A most atiocious murder was commit,
ted in q wood choppers camp, -four
miles cas-, OF this city. Bruno Iiilago
refusing to loan his horses to Juan Ray,
who desired to 90 to san Rosa, Mexico,
the latter iellcd him with an axe, and
getting gun shot him and struck him
over the head with the butt, then
picking up an axe literally chopped
MIN to pieces. The Sheriii's posse dis
covered Ray yesterday hiding in the
brush and captured him.
Saturday night the San Antonio and
Iawnedo stage was stopped three miles
south of Medina by two masked men,
who, alter pillsging the mail bags, re-
ieved the passengers OF all their valua-
bles. 1t is supposed the men were COW
cred by others in the brush owing to
their utter reckessness and confidence.
General c. G. Augur, the new COM
mander OF the Department OF Texas, has
arrived.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
Readinz Rai!rosd Ar.irs.

Pan ,pT;rHlA, January 4-F. b.
Ciowen has cabled Vice President keiu',
OF the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road, as follows:
The contract assigned, aai S2,OiS, 900
deposited aS Il guarantee, by a - od bank
representing the syndicate, who agree
~ take at the iull i,sue price, without
commissions, all oi the deferred income
bonds not taken by the shareholders
ami bond boilers, the latter having a
right Ia apply on account OF whatever Is
IA, by the shareholders, who are en-
titled literally to their strict quota.
This insur,S : success aad sSaves the
c,,npsny over halt a million la commits
SONS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
No More aard Times.

Ii YOU will stop spendiu. 81 much on
tine clothes, rich food ard style, buy
good. healthy iooi, cheaper aud better
clothing; gtt more real and substantial
things OF nio every way, AMI especially
stop the foolish habit ot employing ex-
pensiye quaCk doctors or using 81 much
Of the vile humbug medicine that does
yOu only harm, but put your trust in
that simple, pure remedy, Hop Bitters,
that cures always at a tritling cost, and
YOU will see good times and have good
health. See another column. Laugh
lin Bros. 4 Co, Wholesale Agents,
Wheeling,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
Precious Metals.

SAN FrNNCISc0, Jsnuary t.-Nt'S
F5rs,s annual rrpOr, Ci tie precious
me. IS p-aGucad NsSt OF the Mississippi!
river. iur.uiiug British t'!nmol'' anu
ta-ggcaiprS in San Francisco uy express
lr1u tae west coast oi Mexico, ag2Ie-
gate. Gold. So, .j-- -, silver, Sie,NA,-
@jl, ,ra3, Sj.152@g1: copper, eo'N COZ.
Colorado leads with a total OF 81 ISL
soJ. California, SlS.2o6 l66; Nevada
Sl5na' lti, Utah. $3.50 a9j3; ArzDns,
>4+s1,4,I. lncompar,sOn with the pro-
duets rlN-g. California shows an IN
crease ia g1Li OF S559. .579. and a decrease
IA silver Oi S56l. S13 Nevads shows a
total falling OF OF =. 20, 0vS,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
SIX MEN
Moved Down = Death Beneath the Car
Wheels.

SIorX CRY, II , January A shock
ing accident occurred to-day on the line
OF the Sioux City and Omaha Division
OF the Chicago, 1t. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha Railroad, by which six men
were killed, and another lost leg.
The men were engaged in a cut north OF
Bancroft shOveling snow. The working
train, anticipating the coming OF f
passenger train, had side tracked, and
the men eleven in all, had stepped from
the track to allow the passenger to pass
Some trouble in getting through had
been experienced the day before, and
the engineer approached the cut which
is long one and curve, and put on
the steam and rushed through. The
train consisted OF locomotive and two
box cars, AMI one passenger coach. The
train with the exception OF the latter
car passed lhe men in safety, but the
steps OF the passenger coach canght
them and moved them down like grass
under the wheels, only four escaped
without injury.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05

pUuNpEfrUIN. january - '2l
named John r. Evans. fifteen wears Old,
VA, fatally stabbed last u.gat II Fourth
ami E. Iwood streets, yy VI. pJrr. a.ed
ioa-,vrn. p,ri hsi been sent 20 the
blAtry rr bread. aud Was sCcosted on
sue sJ,g., corner by Evans, who struck
him in lur tlsr aui knocked him in toe
gutter Dori SAYS he struck Evans IN
,4rf-leien-r. tr. denies hr used the
su.ie when Evans vgs struck lac ran
l., drug store, but dropped on the
threshold. An examination OF the
wound showed that aPrcS', SUiie hal
severed ,Gr artery above rh.rast bore.
D5rl slys Eyans invariably ,oymented
him when he met him on lae street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
Injunction Granted.

PHILApELPHA, January lin the
United states Crcuit Court, judge
Butler granted preliminary injunction
rp p-training the Pennsylvania Railroad
Cpmyarv from int"rf ring with the
wires and offices Of The Western ln'pn
Telegraph Company along the route Of
the railroad, until the ,ase can be iu!ly
heard in the samc count before Judges
McKennan and Butler, on the l1th IN
slant.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
The Republicans After Plaisled,s Scalp.

AUGUSTA, MG., January At is init.
mated tina, a Republican caucus will be
held to consult on the GuberEI'Oriai
question. While the Republicans from
Androscroggin, Franklin AND Oxford
counties favor seating Piaisted at once,
those from the eastern portion and
many from tie middle and western ST..
tions desire TO NOV" cautiously. Tie
members 10 day expressed n desire t"
the judges the question Of the retro
active clause in the constitutional
amendment adopted last SepienrD"f.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
PRODUCE
NOW YG-s.

Nrv roag. January Cotton
.;,noHyal l2,, lai future, barely steady.
rlour W,a., receipts &nuco barrels;
cxlotseGua hmr.'.. sup.ri.hc western
and S,..r - 2jm3 -. common 90 good
Il .5"i -. good To- cholr" - snr' '5;
vH.,c wheat extra - C'..r pa, extra
O.loSi 25"p -, -, L'u' - 25l'1 go
M.rurso,a patent rr"r 20 a...H 30.
Wheat IIray rcn":r'. 5000 bushels,
export, lol,aao .u-hr.-,p,l.'''n .r1ig
y 40; - 3 Chicago 81 "'' u.lIaied
rel II UJGi ~; No. . da Il li.h : -
~. > do II lD.r'i l,ti ~" Of. y -
al =, m.ICi wlIt. ID hrl ..r hn-
g-aded whit" ; ~; >n. . DO T., 3;
50. DO sales "lun iu.hels, Il 10"
Iii; no. . rel, -.li,r January, sair5
I,iWO bushes, - - lUi@l Itsi s'"ti
February, sa,.. .''.'r1 bnsh.. T., O..
II ls,El l'.; '.I,' ~ '',,.' ~ T. = ~, ~
ny[.;''s' w c,, r.,. . :, .1.,,, OIL I'm
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
A Good Move.

CINCINSATI, January i.-The Ohio
Mechanics Institute is about establish
ed. A new department, to be called the
Department OF science and Arts, with
the purpose of giving more atten-
ton 10 the application OF cor
rec; scientific principles to the industrial
art. The plan will be TO hold meetings
for discussion Of the new inventins and
applications, and TO issue serial pub.
LEGATION OF such papers as may be
deemed OF value. A laage number OF
the new members have been obtained
10 ioiu the new department.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
A Big Blazs at All,EEeny Guy.

PIrrsBrRGu, January 1.-The brewery
Of +. Lober x Bros, o; Allegheny Cay,
having a capacity OF 1900 barrels "i
beer annually, was totally DESTROYED
nv fire about : o'cl,rk this mo;nIaG
The fire started ia the wet enu
OF the building and burned 81 i',ce.y
and rapidly that when Tie engines ar
rived !, was b"yond their control. Loss
:i5, 200. on which there il an insuramt
OF $1,000 The origin is unknown.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.

Republican Caucus n nominees Elected
f. B. Coke Causes a SeEssation in the
Senate
HAERlsBuRG, Pa, January 4-The
first biennial session of the Pennsyl-
vamia Legislature was held to-day, the
Republican cancus nominees elected Of
fcers in the Senate. \ sensation was
caused by J.. l.. Coke, Democrat, from
luaernr county declining to take the
Iron Clad oath, he made long state
mani showing he had used money in
securing ms own election, and there.
tore could not conscientiously allow
himself 10 be sworn in.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
High Old Times in Logan County, w. V

W
GAIT EsuCGG, KY, January 4.-Joln
COhn, q desperate refugee iron Elliott
county, this State, was shot on Mar.hoae
Creek, Logan county, West Virginia, last
Saturday, by Aaron Brewer. The
weapon used was an Enfield rifle. Cohn
is doubtless dead by this time. lie was
shot hy the Sheriff OF Elliott county a
few months since while resisting arrest.
He fired on the Sheriff several times,
and would have killed him had not a
small tree, behind which the Sherlfhad
taken refuge, stopped three OF the balls.
News has Just reached here OF an aN-
irl scrimma. that took place on Mate
Greek, in Logan county, during which
forty or fifty shots were fired. Captain
Hatfield, noted bully, was killed, and
several wounded. 1t was continual
ton Of a series OF skirmishes between
the Basers and Dempseys on one side
and Hattelds on the other. The end is
not vet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
THE HAPPY HOME

Capsised- Persons Per!9hed and the
Balance cfthe Crew Are Badly Frczan.
YARMOUTH, y. =, Jaru'rv 1. The
barque Hapry Home, oi liatspor;, y.
), struck the Trinity Ledge, twelve
miles from here, last night aEd cGpsizyd.
The captains wife and daughter and
one man persisted. To-day boats went
off and rescued the remainder Of the
crew, all OF whom were frozen, the cap
tain and mate seriously.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05

amounted to $50 ,28S, 800 in gold and
S27 ,409,906 in silver.
The President has recognized Louis
Barlin, Consul for the Swiss Confedera.
tiOn at Chicago, and Theodore Sching,
Vice Consul for the Swiss Confe1era-
tiOn
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-05
PhiIndClphla.

PHrLADKLrmIA, January {. Wool
S.eadv: Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wet
Virginia Xxx and above - y" Soc; rkj''
47iG iSc; medium SOC Ole; coars" 4"c;
New York, hIlcnigaG, Indiana ard
Western fine 43lHi6'; medium }"t taor;
coarse 4c,r i3a; washed romb'ng and dc
laine 4O@ 55c; unwashed 3i@iOc; pulled
H-hIIhr