The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-13
Baron Rothschild left $500, 0OO, 900.

Rlr. John Bright completed his seventeen
year on the 10th ult.
Susan Is. Anthony, It is said, wants the
name of the pullman cars' altered 10 either
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or 'Pull-irrespec-
tive-nf sex" cars.
Tia price of disinfectants may reasonably
be. expected to rise in value. Victoria Wood
hull has returned from England, and it is an
nounced that she will take tie lecture field.
The decree prohibiting the introduction of
American pork into France will shortly be
annulled, The trchip;e scare has subsidized
and the French taste for wholesome American
meatsis asserting it.elf.
Recent developments in Philadelphia have
demonstrated the wisdom Of the almost OBJ.
solete doctrine on the subject of rotation IN
office. |: is now considered that would
have been q boon t" the tax payers of that
city if ali the officers had been changed from
head to foot every term.
At The Republican caucus held Oh Tie 3yi
inst. seven Candidates were nominated for the
Speakership. On the fifteenth balla: the
vote stood as follows: keifter, 81; Hisco'k,
81; kasson, Is; Reed, IS; Burroughs, IL:
Orth, !; DUnnell, 3. keifar was finally nom
mated. This gives Ohio lie Speakership.
Il is said the Star route ring is drawing
some comfort trorn the assurance which has
been gwen that Mr. ChaGee, Of Colorado.
will succeed James as FOstmas ter-Generai.
If this be the case it is to he devoutly wished
that Mr.. On lee will not receive The nnmira-
ien. No pet Of the Star route ing is wanted
in the Posrofice Department.
While ex-speahor Randall las no chance ct
being elected speaker sof HE present house,
there is a strong opposition among the Nepuh-
lic&ns, even to his nomination by the Dsmo-
Gratis. This opposition comes from tie Star
Route men and their frjer.ds, the object being
TO prevent the complimentary vote Of The
Democrats being given OHM. Ii This can BE-
done, they mold that It will break the force IF
his attack upon the Star kogte ring which he
proposes to inaugurate us leader of the Dem.
0crats in Tie house. 1t is said he Drrl.e,ats
understand this game and viii not perrutjt
t. be played.
The Monroe doctrine La, again RISEN Tito /
pgotniLcnce in regard to Tie complication,
that have recently arisen between Chill and
Peru. We feel abundantly able IT, settle the
disputes between our sister republics without
Interference iron European nations. The
e~Xi4ency may arise where We will have TO
make Or authority respected. Instructions
were sent from the stale department to reCoc-
ME Caldrron as President of Peru. The
Gillian government turrel about and nun
hin, under arrest. The fce!in. in England
is that the United States cannot submit 10
this Insult. Possibly nor.
\ Washington dispatch of the 3rl saws
The defeat OF Hiscock and the nomination
81 keitier for speaker, are considered ! tri-
Vmph of the Conkling. Arthur and Grant in
hUences over all their opponents in the Re-
publican party And sill there are people
in this part of our common country. who are
ambitious to he rated among the bitter eIe.
mauts" Of their larty, and who are engaged
II I futile effort to inculcate the opinion that
kepubIieanisrn according 20 Halc-brecd doc
Jin~ : e1iicacions to party salvation. Ine
l.=pub lean c4uCus evidently thinks other
wise.
Considerable Intrlee' W., i-Ye ,oi,rl anoiy
lie mediCa! fraternity IT New York cye" \
death from lelTosy that occurre I in that city
Oh the 3'Nh ull. The victim hailed from Tex
a. and Mexico. His case dates back from
1866, when under treatment tie i~ruptions dis
appeared. They Teappeared Two and a half
years later, but disappeared. In 1877 partial
aH#sthesla Of the skin took place. and al
feeling ceased. In 1871 tie tubercles CT the
face increased over the eyebrows aud also on
tie chin and neck giving the patient a thor
oughly canine aspect. In 1880 the tubercles
of the face became softer, many disappeared
from the arms and back, and The patches Gil
the legs began to break up into smaller dis
linct tuhercles.
II a Han points a gun at another man and
discharges it killing him he is taken up and
tried for murder; but if he calls himself a me-
chanic and constructs a ceaifall in n'ai ch a
large number of people come to their death
usefulness as a deadiaIi constructor is
abridged. They look upon these things
d.dereRtly in England. A London police
named Bodkin, on the 18th ult.,
set an excellent and much-needed example to
he courts Of this country by tining in renal
and costs to the amount Of $500 a builder
of road, in the FiRcbley district,
named William Smith, "for Infringing Tie ,
bylaws of the Fincnley local board by using
.rfsrier materials in the construction Of the
chimney stacks Of SIX houses" +
The way the wood disappears is wonderful. t
10 make shocpess for the continent requires j
he consumption OF 100000 cords of timber {
100000 cubic feet of pines are