The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-24
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crate to South Africa. As about two-thirds
of the settlers are Dutch, they wish to offset
this majority with sturdy Enslishmen who
will follow agricultural pursuits and become
fixed residents of that country.
The Denver Republican is responsible for
tine assertion 'that Central Pacific stock went
up Two and a half cents the day Stanley
Matthews was confirmed, and adds, was it a
coincidence or a case of cause and etttct?'
The conundrum may be e by most
any stalwart organ. Don't all speak at once.
Notwithstanding the terrible broadsides
that the stalwart press of the country have
been pouring into Garfield since the contir-
nation of Matthews, the president is still
alive and kicking. It's a pity though these
same astute journals could not have forecast
Gartield's course previous to the late national
election. They professed to know the man
and all vouched for his purity and integrity
of character, but then it was the democratic
Gull that was being gored. Now Conkling
is in the role of that unfortunate animal.
Hence the great cutlery.
The New York Iribune's Illinois cores
pendent indicates that the growing crops have
made great strides during the last three weeks
of almost uninterrupted sunshine. Winter
wheat has improved immensely. The pros
poets are good for a three. tourths crop, al
though a little while ago only 40 per cent.
was expected. Corn planting is being vigor-
ously pushed. Fruit, except peaches, prom
;SoS ~, abundant via1H tSa whnIat ha ,n.o-
gress of the growing season is fully up to the
average of the past fifteen Years. The Amer
lean bottom will be planted to Germ, and no
great damage will BE- found to have resulted
from the overflow. THIS is cheering news.
Good crops in the United States means a large
balance of trade will! foreign nations il. favor
of our country and this in turn means more
money to eXpend i'll railroad binding, min
inc and other enterprise
Much has been said recently in connection
with tie controversy over the publication Of
Carlyle's "reminiscences. Mr.. James Antlo-
ny Froude, who has them in charge, writes to
the London J INES regarding them az follows:
The memoir of the late Mrs. Carly lie and the
'ollNNtioi W " 'N't 10 my All 81 "
had partially prepared for publications are my
personal property. They were given to me
and | am the sole judge as 10 what parts
should be printed. The memoir is printed
and the letters will be. ] decline to allow
any person, whether friends If the late Nj.
Carlyle or of mo, to be associated with me- in
the discharoe of a trust which belongs eXclu-
si7eiv to myself. The remaining papers
which | was dil ected to return to Mrs. Alex
ander Carlyle when | had done with them, |
will restore at once 20 any lespouible lrrSo>l
she may Empower to receive them.
have lrason to complain Of the position
in which | lave been placed in respect tc
these manuscripts. They were sem to me al
intervals without inventory or even a numel,
ical list. was told that the more | destroyed
OF them the better, and they were Tor 5evera
wears il my possession before | was ever
aware that they were not my own. Happily
| had not destroyed none of them. Mrs
Alexander CarINI" can have them all whpl
She pleases.
SAYS tie San Francisco Chrnniclr .Tlr
little Princess Steplanie who was married st
golgeolsly in the Austrian capital, proved
that she was Of the same stuff as ordinal,
women. The crowd and The ceremony over
awed her; she burst int" tears before the alta
and it required much soothing from Prime
Rudolph 10 quiet her agitation. Evidently
Imperial polnp is trying |" the nerves, an,
not even the CONSCIOUSNESS Of Il train tiv
Yards long has power /" remove mini
umidity and convert HE natural woman int
the artificial princess.H
1t is stated that one result of III" republica
imbroglio is a break hrI"r"n ConHling an
James. The latters intimate relations wit