The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12

Sl0tcS IOT GlIC yCol CliuihS "UhO cOS VA'o3
074, 1866. ,.
Secretary Kirkwood declines to state what
action is contemplated in the case Of Com
missioner Frenc h. ..9.
During June the public debt was reduced
$12, 1925, 100. Total reduction for the fiscal
year s1O7,575,4s7
Last month the number of emigrants ar
irving at New York was Il, 739-the number
since January LIST, PAL ,4S9.
there has been no higher temperature during
the past forty years than was experienced in
that city for the week ended jun Oath ult.
Rev. Mayor Kalloch, of San Francisco says
that the old version OF the Bible is good
enough for him and he has no use for the new.
Thu common opinion, however, is that the
version with the least hell in 1t would really
be the most acceptable to the reverend gen.
tlenan.
A law which has just gone into operation in
Rhode Island provides that there shall not be
q saloon within 400 feet of a school house.
And now the question agitating that little
commonwealth is, as to how it Is going to
have both a school-house and a saloon within
its STATE limits.
Star Route Brady perturbation will remind
the cynical of the Irish culprit who wept
aloud and called upon heaven. Be easy,
my good fellow said the court reassuringly,
you shall have justice done you in good
time" "Sure, your Honor, it's that same
thought that's affecting me-"
A genuine case of cholera has appeared in
Philadelphia. James Murrony,a wellknown
civilian and Past Grand Master of Masons Of
PENNSYLVANIA. was the victim. He died after
eight hours sickness on the morning of the
Doth ult. The physicians pronounced his a
case of cholera of the most malignant and
fatal type.
The first forma ballot for Governor in the
Republican State Convention of Iowa, which
met on the 10Th ult., resulted as follows d:
Sherman, Ala; Larrabee, 37S; Harlan, 40;
Campbell, 20; Kimball, II Six ballots fol-
lowed with the same result. Mr.. Sherman's
vote touched 429 So, principally drawn from
Mr.. Campbell. Mr.. Sherman was ultimately
nominated.
The New York World, in commenting on
the condition of the South, says that the
people of the South can never satisfy the
radical republicans of the North, and we
doubt if it is worth their while to try. Last
year the radical orators with one accord urged
the South to "raise more cotton and less HE'LL -
and now the radical papers are pointing out
that the South raises too much cotton and
would make more money if the crop were
smaller.
Concerning the Union Pacific Oregon ex-
tension the New York Graphic of the 1st
inst. says:
alt is reported that official announcement
will be made tomorrow of the rights TO ac-
crue to Union Pacific stockholders, for the
purpose of building the Oregon extension to
Baker City. 1t is proposed to issue $4,000
600 of six per cent. bonds, and an equal
amount of Oregon extension stock, half of
which is to be retained in the Union Pacific
treasury. The Union Pacific books will be
opened tomorrow at the Western Union
building, and closed on July 10Th. Stock
holders of recor will be entitled to subscribe
for every 100 shares-S2O0 in bonds with a
bonus DISCO per cent, or ten shares of the Or
egoh extension stock.
Says the Chicago Inter Ocean Our postal
. money-order system, established primarily tc
accommodate the public. is meeting with q
success which in every way is remarkable
1t was put in operation May l, 1885,, under al
act of Congress passed in May previous, and
in the last fiscal year more than 100000 or
ae:s We're ISSUED, representing oven s~eUo.uJJ,
900. The fees charged announced TO $9l7,O9
which left a net profit on the business to thu
government of S25s,575. So perfect a safe
guard is afforded by the system that not on
order in a hundred thousand is paid to thu
wrong person, although the papers ale no
unfr, ql+n,ly lost or stolen The Unite
States mas now Il y stem OF exchanges OF pos
tai orders with a number Of other countries
and it is expected That the list will, in tn
near future, be considerably enlarged. Th
first arrangement Of The kind was made wit
Switzerland in 1860, and then followed Grea
Britain in 1872, Germany in 1872, Canada il
1875, Italy in 1877, and France in 1880.
The recent death of Mr.. Herring, tn
famous safe manufacturer, revives the histor
of the solution of the first problem OF pre-
tecting ~yaluables from destruction by fir
Mr.. Herring was a grocery merchant, an
was burned out, losing his fortune by The d.
struction of his books and papers. For SCI
eral years he struggled along, trying to inveI
something that would protect bis fellow me
from similar mistortunes, but without SUI