The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-28
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Their exec luton.
u Special precautions are now being take t
! protect Mr.. Forste" in lis journeys between
IN London and Cork.
The length Of the track oyer which Fox
hall won the grand prize at Paris recently i
u miles. His time was 1T, or at the rat
ID of 1.45 lis a mile.
81 The fool-faster Griscom is in a fair way t,
beat Tanner at his own game. He may ever
reach Hattie Duell's time, but not it is feared
with the same fortunate result.
The American lory, Little Western, which
i crossed the Alta ltic from Gloucester, Mass.
j to London last summer with a crew consist
/ ing of Captain George p. Thomas and Fred.
erick Norman, will start on her return from
l Westminster Bridge, London, this month.
The dory sailed from gloucester June 18th,
1880, and passed the Downs June 80.
We see it stated that the New Orleans
Board of Health has recently concluded an
exhaustive examination of western pork on
sale in the market of that city, resulting in
the discovery of tr:china in but one hog out
OF 1900, and that one was carelessly packed.
Southern hogs are pronounced absolutely
healthy in every respect.
The locusts appeared in certain sections of
Kentucky three or four weeks ago. At first
their numbers were small but they have re-
Gently increased at a rapid and astonishing
rate. They have commenced ravaging the
fruit trees and grain crops and bid fair to do a
great deal of damage At Carrolltou, Ills,
where they appeared some time ago, their
numbers are decreasing. They did but little
damage to the crops in that ~vicinity. 1t is
said their appearance IS generally followed
by considerable sickness. Prof. Riley, of the
chronological Commission, predicted the ar
rival of locusts over a year ago.
In speaking Of color blindness as a cause Of
disaster at sea the New York Commercial
Bulletin says.
Color blindness S supposed to be the
cause of the recent loss of the City of Aus
tin,' an examination Of her pilot since the ac-
.cident showing that he was unable at a dis
,ance OF SIX feet to distinguish one color
from another. This says the Philadelphia
Record, affords another proof. if one were
decided. OF the necessity of examinations for
color blindness on the part Of pilots as we'll
IS railway employees. So much depends
lpHn Il correct observation of liGhts at sea that
l cotor-blnd pilot is apt to briug his ship into
= collision with another, or to mistake the
:hanneI; and the utmost care should h.taken
o secure men Of absolutely correct visor
or such important ~positinn,.'
There are none so blind as those that will
slot see. Oar aniable bat obtusp ucighbor
Lcross the way is either badly afflicted with
mental obiiquitT or it must be classed with
hose who seeing will not SEE, and hearing
will not hear. Wien its attenti. II is directed
o Brady and his gang of swiuiirrs it. casts
me eye upon d democratic congress that has
'een in power during the past ten years" and
he other upon a "democratic Postmaster
General that Hayes appointed,'' ana Brady
'ecomes invisible. 1t is evident that Brady,
Dorsey ct al. would emerge from the ordeal
Trough which they are passing, with reputa-
ions as spotiess as the driven snow, if they
we're tried by that class of republicans of
'hich the Inter M0Wntnin is d Jealous advo-
ate.
The Iowa Gieenbackers recently nominated
ne Mrs. Mary E. Nash as their candidate for
late superintendent Of schools. They did
ais without her consent, and the lady de-
lines the candidacy in the following true
romanly language:
Il am a wife aud a mother, and have A
ONE to take care of, which occupies my ELL
re time and forb!dS all thought of neglect.
.lg 1t Tor any political honor, especially when
ne chance OF securing the honor is as ques-
ona bic as it is in Iowa outside the repub!l-
An party. | have never appeared in public
nd never sought notoriety in any direction.
.eiievlng that il | make my home what il
mould be, my mlsslrn as a true woman will
e nlied. This being so, while | do not ques-
on the kind intention of the gentlemen.
hey certainly had no right to take nv name
'om my home and hold it up for the state to
Fad, and put me in the role of an office
ECKER, and which by no means belongs to
he, anu which, under 10 circumstances.
}ouid l consent to accept. In addition to
ais, my political flag, if il were to float at all,
be foutid in the other camp, and while
cannot vote, aud do not wish to. | would {
desert my colors for Office t
Archbishop Croke, in a speech which he
.cently made i'll Ireland, uttered the follow l
lg eloquent appeal to Gladstone: q
81 appeal to that great statesman solemnly {
p an Irish patriot, as all Irish bishop, in the t
anne OF Tipperary, and in the name of Ire T
pnd, to let his fiat 60 out that there are to be ;
. more evictions during this present time.
is a curious fact that the word eviction '
4 the sense in which it is used here, is scarce /
/ known in any other country in the world. t
here IS 10 such word and no such thing :
sew here. 1t is a word of evil omen. 1t is l
word that imports the depopulation of our G
puntry, that imports the degradation of our j
eople, that imports the flying OF them be- !
pnd the waters TO foreign lands IN quest of :
be means of livelihood, carrying with, them I
be spirit OF vengeance against what is GER l