The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-11
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It is said the Porte of Turkey will once
more consider the arbitration proposal.
II is reported that the British camp at
Patchifetroam has been surrendered to the
Beers.
The Republic iron mine in Marquette coun-
ty. Mich, earned over $500, 900 during the
year 1880.
Eugene Hale was unanimously nominated
by the Maine republican caucus for United
States senator OH the It'll.
Another COLI wave has struck the east.
The thermometer has fallen from ? to 20 de-
grees below zero since the 9th.
General Grant has written for the February
North american Rerieg an article in which
he favors the Nicaragua canal scheme.
The Irish members in the English parlia-
ment have decided to Systematically obstruct
the progress of the coercion bill through par
lament.
The message of the Governor of Mime
sofa urges strongly the payment Of the old
rail road bonds by the state. The governor
says that a longer delay of payment would be
n dishonorable.
Rocky Mountain News :--"With the Bland
y dollar and the old-time ratio OF sixteen to
one as factors in the case, the London Times.
the great journal Of civilization, said this:
sThe finances of the United States may excite
NA a. N.rz go ,.l,. ~ E,,,r1,,,l hpf ~ I'm rnpp :
In the next int ernatinnal congress this west
ern experiment will hold 4 high place"
England is going to te easy OF the Irish III
/ settling Its little difficulty with hat country.
II has recently sent over large quantities of
amnunition-chiedy huckshol-to use upon
its disobeaient subjects. v "a have all heard
the story of the old gentleman WHO tried to
y drive the boy out of his altlp tree by throw
! ing tufts of grass at him. To accomplish the
object he was compelled to resort to stones.
Buckshot wiil not brighten many trayerseIs.
Something heavier will have IT, be used to-
i quell the disturbance now existing in that
unfortunate country.
Il Whatever men may have seen in democTa-
"a cv justly to condemn,l thas always commended
aitsclfto the popular intelligence and common
sense, because it held fast by the theery Of
our government he)l by the masses and
always popular. Fo. this, WHEN in the late
defeat. Republicans said "Eow they will
come Docking" Democrats went quietly,
#smiiing 10 reorganization, thoroughly salts
fed that they were members, not Of a corpse,
gut of a living body, and bidding the few
fshort-sighted time sewers i pleasant farewell,
Us they left the back door d lttle ajar for
hem to slip quietly back again when they
Hired of neutrality-suspicious. Ainericun.
.& Zen million dollars worth of Northern
Pacific railroad boz is were recently placed
II lpon the London market, and as our dis
patches say were covered -four times. This i,
~ertainly a fattering Indication of the conf
,ence in which European capitalists hold this
ireat enterprise. Capital is lot shy Of this
reject. On the co 1trary it hastebs to invest
a Il. As the road will pass through the best
l gricultural, mineral and grazing country in
he world, it bids fair to become a source of
rincaly revenue to its shareholders. 4 few
billions will be necessarily scattered through
ut Montana II The construction OF this great
loroughfare. We look for prosperous times
\ ! the territory during tho coming season.
\ 1t is the habit OF a good many republicans
sheer at civil service Ieiurm and say they
ant understand what the row is all about.
4 hey will probably continue in this frame Of
lind until the administration passes INTO the
ands of the democracy. Then there v i'll be
great illumination and they will discover
ae ahsurdity aud the evil Of making the en-
re civil service ola nation Of $4,000. GOO peop]a
inform 10 the party in pow er, the country
ing SC nearly divided between The two par
IS that nobody cali say whether the presi-
int for the time being was a choice of a
Il ajority Of the people or not. These meas
Yes are proposed ny dc:Aocrats, but they are
It likely to go through without republican
4 ties. The democrats have q chance to
make a record" however, before they re-
ie.-Spriaafetd Republican.
Ut was during the reign Of George III. that
4 eland, in 1855, obtained the independence
its parliament and ceased to be a depend
{ on Great Britain, though remaining sub
Il ct to the same king. Snsn after this the
ADMINISTRATION of her affairs passed into
P hands of a selfish clique, who, like all
4 per cliques that have since been formed
I toughout the world, oppressed the people
y d the country sank rapidly into poverty.
u, then prime minister O. England, made
! Seral attempts to relieve the people Of their
Gers, but tailed. at length an association
fling themselves "United Irishmen" took
1.-THE wrongs of the country, opened a cor
IIpondence with France, and being goaded
II BY the lawless cruelty of the Orange yeo-
4nry and English troops, finally rose IN in