The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06

inst. states that the health of the Emperor
William has not been at all satisfactory for
the preceding four days.
A complaint comes from Omaha that she
lacks the capital necessary to secure all ofthe
business that is offered mechanics to supply
the demand for putting up new b~uildings;and
servant girls Omaha is a booming city.
Charges of fraud are preferred against
Gambeta's agents, at the last election in
France, which go to prove that our French
~neighbors across the Atlantic are picking up
American ways with astonishing aptitude.
The trial of Senator Sessions on the charge
of bribing Assemblyman Bradley during the
late contest for United States Senator at AL
bsny is expected to begin on September 18th.
The Attorney-Gcneral will conduct the trial,
as provided by the State statutes
Tobacco smokers will take notice that at
the examination into the cause of the recent
suicide of DR.. Ostrander, of West Pittston,
Penn, it was proved that the mental aberra-
ton which inspired his death was due en-
tirely to excessive smoking.
The southern portion of California desires
a partition of the state. A convention will be
held at Los Angeles next month toiadopt
measures looking to a division. California
will never be divided for the reasons given by
the promoters of the scheme.
1t is stated that David Davis has lost sixty
pounds of flesh. He has been considerably
exercised in mind lately whether to stay by
the party that elected him to the Senate or to
go over to the Republicans who var his
vote. No man can hold his flesh and consid-
er long the above proposition.
1t is now said that Spotted Tail was killed
tor making love to another mans wife, and
that this was his one hundred and fftieth ad-
venture of that sort. Commenting upon this
the Boston Post wickedly observes: "If this
fact had come out before he was shot he
might have got a call to preach in Brooklyn"
At last accounts there were three Hart
mans who have made their appearance in this
country, all claiming to be the Russian Mill
ist. The last one was at Council Bluffs
a few days ago with all the papers necessary
TO prove his identity. There are a few more
precincts to hear from.
Further investigations into Captain How
gates populations disclose the fact that the
shortage in his accounts with the government
amounts to over S10e 900. And yet it is
claimed that the surface of his rascalities is
only scratched. If they pan out but 100000
at the grass roots, what will they yield when
the investigators strike bedrock?
1t is said that Mayor Grace and John KEEL
ley have made a treaty of peace by which
harmony has been brought about between
the Irving Hall and the Tammany Hall DEM
ocrats of New York. From present indica-
tons it looks as though the Democratic party
will present an unbroken front to the enemy
at the next State election, and that Tilden
will be the next governor of New York.
The "Sweet Singer of Michigan Julia A.
Moore, has gone to Arizona, but she has left
a worthy representative behind her in the
pers N of Kalamazoo editor. Hear him
''Last night was gorgeo us-cool, silent, soft,
shadowy, superb. A splendid moon strobe
across the base, blue heavens, flooding the
earth with glorious light" etc. Julia is 60
ing to give the Arizonians a taste of her poetic
powers in a volume the title of which is be-
lieved to be "Don Susan or the Singer
Slung."
Contrary to the expectations of Mr.. Ses-
sions and his friends, the republican conven-
ton of his county nominated Mr.. Norman NJ.
Allen as his successor to the New York Sem
ate. Mr.. Sessions completely in the bribery
cases at Albany last winter was too evident
to allsw his constituents to overlook them !;
hence that gentleman was left out in the cold
% chew the bitter cud of their remembrance.
Mr.. Sessions defeat is a sign of a healthier
fee2iaGnip the minds of the republicans in his
conss5.
Anuufber of representatives of the dairy
men and cheese-makers of Wisconsin and H.
linois recently met in Milwaukee to organize
the Northwestern Dairymen's Protective As
ISOLATION, for the purpose of resisting the pay
ment of royalty claimed by G. W. Hubbell &
on a self-bandaging cheese hook with tin hill
ers, and the total mounts claimed from diff.
ferent dairymen make quite a handsome sum.
Montana cheese-makers will watch the pro-
ceedinas in this case with considerable inter
est.
The Yorktown Centennial Celebration bids
fair 10 be a dattering success. An order for
a 81 900 vase or bowl to be presented to the
best drilled battalion of soldiers at the field
at Yorktown during the celebration was re-
Gently left with a jewelry firm in New York.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
subscribed $1,000 to be used for the comfort
of the citizens and soldiery participating, and
a circular letter will be sent to all banks in
the United States asking for small contribu-