The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-23
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TUESDAY, AUGUST %, 1881.

TtTtndhy Is SAIL ~ tSItS al WV
Italy. but does not care to make overtutes.
The German harvests ar for the most pant
good, although drouth has ruined the crops
n some sections.
The newspaper political war in Berlin has
become 50 hot that the journalists have be-
come disguised with their own a use and
stopped it.
The French Transatlantic C~Cmpany's
steamer Isaac Pereirre took fire in Goletta
roads. and as sunk by a torpedo.
The Socialists are going to contest a mum,
Der of Paris constituencies at the coming
elections, but with no probability of success.
Ite defeat Of the Cornell ciew bv the Aus
rians is likely to destroy The appetite of
students OF that crack university for running
abroad in 5, arch of victories.
On the evening Of July 25.h, a strong
brigllF light, ~accompaui,d Hy intense heat,
was observed at St. Thomas, moving west
ward. 1t is described as resembling the
aurora borealis, ana tasted about an hour.
Dutch is to he the official language of
Tlansvaal. Ii was in that language the little
army was commanded that gained the Beers
their independence and their newly formed
republic.
The holding of primary meetings in Spain
aud The existence Of dead locks i'll the Eng
fish Parliament bring one down TO u realizing
sense Of the tar, aching effect of American
institutions.
King Alfonso has forbidden Cupa to enter
the International Cotton Exhibition in At
lanta, Ga, On account of the scarcity of
money III tie Treasury and the little Cuba
has raised.
The Conference Committees OF the TWO
houses of Parliament have succeeded in
bridging over The disagreement between them
concerning certain clauses in the Land Bill,
aud it now bids fair to become a law.
One Of the strongest evidences we have
that Samuel J. Tilden is recognized by the
mass of the American people as a pure man
and an honest statesman exist in the fact that
he Trays, Blanches and SweetheattS of the
Republican press ale still yelping at his heels.
Jackals may be found on The trail Of lions.
The days Of stampedes are not yet over
A dispatch which appears in these columns
states that intense excitement has been crea-,,
Ted in the vicinity of Fort Sill, Indian Terri
tory, in consequence Of the discovery of gold
deposits IN the Wichita mountains, ten miles
from the Fort. 1t is said a large lumber of
claims have already been located.
Three more comets have been discovered.
These new visitors may be seen in the con-
stellation, Ursa Major, by the aid of a tele-
scope. They are probably Oh a tour of OBJ
s~Grvation and will no doubt retire after taking
a look at Whitaker, Guitteau, Hartmann
and Grove. The weather is too warm down
here for them to remain long in our vicin-
ity.
According to the Bismarck Tribune that
towh was first settled in 1872. Mike Teller
opened the first farm, and raised $50 bushels
of potatoes to the acre on the sod. The rail
road was completed to the town June 5.h
1873. Present population 5000, and The bust
ness of the town amounts to about $5,0UO,-
600 annually.
Some New York reporter has started the
A"4hoI AAIeH ~ N''N[ 'N'i 49, -
consultation recently with several of his
friends in regard to assuming the duties OF
Chief Executive. This is tented by some of
the supposed participants in the conclaVe.
From present indications it looks as though
Mr.. Arthur will ne ca led upon to exercise
them without the tormaliay Of a secret con-
suItation with his frieuds.
Boston !, noted for possessing gallons of
symp Ivy for every body and everNtliil . that
tie balance Of the world condemns. The
latest exhibition of it was at a meeting re-
Gently held in that city fox the purpose of eX-
pressing sympathy for Hartmann, he Mill
list. Fifty men and TWO women composed
the meeting. Speeches were made denoun-
cling Russian tyranny and a committee was
appointed TO invite Hartmann to address a
public meeting at Faneuil Hall.
Says the IIcEmonu state, CT the 10Th inst.
How absurd is the statement of the Readjust-
ers that Virginia is lot able to pay her debt,
when large industries are being constantly
put in operation by outside capital, which
very materia iy increases the annual revenue
of the State. Millions of dollars have re-
Gently been invested in Virginia, and mil
lions more will be invested before another
year. Virginia, instead of remaining a poor
State financially, will soon be one of the
richest, and the payment Of the entire debt
with the 3 per cent. interest, will be all easy
matter without increasing the taxes.
The MINER, some time ago, expressed the
opinion that the freight war between the c.
p. aud u. p. railroads would eventually re-
suit in a benefit to the people of tue Terrific
~ so far as the rates of freight to Montana