The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-28

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| responsibility for defeating the election for
Republican Senators upon the adherents of
the Senators who had created the vacancy by
resignng, and that those members of the
Legislature who, while refusing to vote for
Conkling aud Platt, scattered votes among
impossible candidates, they would be held re-
sponsible for the injury to the party by he
non-e'ected Republican senators.
WASHINGTON, June l7.-It is said the
Nice-President and Conkling did all they
could to prevent the removal of Brady and
though Elmer is personal friend of Platt,
the latter refused to favorably report Elnel's
nomination from the committee on posto1ces
and post roads to- the Senate. When the
New York Senators resigned Elmer was
promptly confirmed. 1t is said that Brady
and Dorsey were both bitterly opposed to
Elmer, as it is known he could not be manlp-
ulated.
The White House and Executive Depart
ment have been in state Of siege since The
| Inauguration, and yet it is possible that all
civil service rules from necessity may ne
erected as barrier against the beseging ar.
my.
WAsHINGToN, June 1G.-Longstreet called
on the president Io-day. He will be United
States Marshal Of Georgia after July lst He
has now thought of the Malone plan for dew
ing to i" all p ssible torthe republican party.
Secretary Window to-day emphatically de-
MED tie story telegraphed hence that he re.
| fused TO publish the report OF the treasury
committee because it reflected on Secretary
Sherman, The story about Sherman orgi-
mated With Whitney who, when called on to
speak out, sheltered himself behind the plea
Of crinnainG himself.
| DIES MONIES, June 1G.--The democratic
convention met his morning, Edward Camp
bell, Jr., i'll he chair, Ell. Bern, temporary
chairman, T. Q. Walker, secretary. Com
| mit,res We're appointed.
After recess T. W. Stowe was made presi-
dent. The plato has nothing notable, eX
| cepl a demand fol revenue reform, for turn
| ing republicans out Of office on account of a
settled practice Of theft aud plumber into
which they have fallen, and a strong prohbi-
ton plank. Judge I. G. Kinnie, was nomi-
mated for governor H. B. Hendelshot, lieut.
enan- governor e. n. Walker, judge of the
supreme court w. H. Rutter, superintend-
ent Of public instruction. Adjourned.
Asiatic Opium Smokers.
y correspondent of the London NeW9
| travelling in Persia, writes as follows of the
chief vice OF the men of that part of the
world: "After supper of boiled rice plent-
| fully creased, the men, of whom some eight
or nine were present, commenced smoking
opium, vice frighttuily prevalent in this
part OF the world, as one can readily see
! FROM the corDse-ike complexion and dull,
laden vampile-like stare of the eyes of all
| the people one meets. Even here in kelat,
| in the room where | am writing this, three
men are diligently plying an opium kalan.
They lie at full length ON the floor their
heads together on the same pillow, their feet
| outward, like the spOkes of a wheel. Close
to the pillar is small circular table of ala
| baster foot wide. and raised five inches
from the ground. On this is a small lamp OF
| the same material fed with butter. This is
covered with glass bell about inches high,
its edges resting on three small copper coins,
SO as to allow air to enter. In the top is a
small hole bound with brass. The flame
comes within a couple of inches Of this ap-
erture. piece of opium as large
as good sized pea is stuck on the
point of a kind of metal bodkin and held
over the flame. 1t is repeatedly melteI and
tempered before being smoked. The opium
| pipe consists of an earthen or metal pear
shaped bulb ab ut the size of boy 5 peg
top. In the broad end is inserted wooden
tube, 10 or Il inches long. In the side of
the bulb is a, very small hole. A piece OF
roasted opium is placed on this hole, aud
pierced with bodkn so as to allow the pas
sage of air The smoker holds the opium
thus placed over the aperture in the glass
bell, aud inhaleS the smoke, a companion all
the willie turning and manipulating the
opium with the bodkin. After half dozen
puils the smoker relinquishes the apparatus;
and sinks back in semi-lethargc state. My
| head is dizzy and | feel quite sick from the
sour-smelling fumes which pervade the
apartment. | cannot very we'll ask them to
stop to 90 ou', as ] am their guest 1t is sin
eular that while this vice is so universal
, among the mere easterly Turcomans, it is al
most unknown mong the Turcnnans OF the
Atterek and Caspian iittoral.