The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-10-18
gutfe Yeeelp Miner.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER is, 1851

THE Supreme Court of the Uniteds States
me; on the 1vsh inst. sas h"i4F ~#.lHN
The Michigan State Greenback camp
meeting had effected nothing up to the 9Th
I inst. ~tti@"3alF th '"'
The Mrs. Garfield fund aniounted, Oh the
5th inst. to 1885, 112. 10. Additions are daily
being made to it. .
David Davis voted with the Republicans on
the election of the presiding officer Of the
Senate, but there wasn't enough of him to il
fuence the result. Bayard was elected.
According to tables published by the New
York Commercial Bulletin there were Sl3,-
25O,OCO worth of property consigned TO the
furnace of fire during the month of Septem-
Der. This is what may be properly termed a
lurid re cord. .... .,r...-
The Syracuse Eoening Herald says: John
Kelly is touching up the worn spots in bis
wu-raint and declaring that disaster will
cn e upon the Democratic party just as sure
ly as his $4,000 followers are ignored in the
State Convention. "Tammany Hail." he
says, "will ut yer die" Possibly not. But
then the sacred scriptures, Of which Mr.. Kelly
is SO earnest a student, tell us that Elijah did
not die, eithei; ct there came a time when he
ceased to be of any conside rable account in
earthly ~aff,irs.
Tie Farm, rs Alliance, Of England, has
drafted a land bill which aims at establish
;,u n.>l,,, ,,,,; a. f,. IN, ,a,,nt Tho sola
OF the tenant right including the improve
ments, the landlord to accept 1.-The purchaser
as a tenant for at least seven years, and the
creation of a land court for fixing rents and
adjusting differences. The question of ten
ants rights in England is one which the next
Parliament will be called upon to solve,
The farmers of that country are taking a step
in advance of their present position.
Ex-Governor Moses, of South Carolina
notoriety. is again in hot water. This time
the charge against him is swindling Major
Hall, of New York City, out of SIS. He
acknowledged receiving the money but de-
MES the swindling. However, the gentleman
was committed for trial. Only a few months
ago Moses stole an overcoat from a friend in
New York. The friend, a Mr.. Townsend,
obtained Moses written confession of his
guilt. This confession he told him he would
use against him if he again transgressed. Mr..
Townsend has given it to the prosecuting at
torney. Oh! Moses.
The annual report of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company was issued OH the 18th of
last month and covers the fiscal year ended
June 3Oth nit. The report shows an increase
Of earnings Of BAIT per cent. against an in
crease OF expenditures of 90. IA per cent. The
Indebtedness Of the company was $l14,345,-
1923, of which S21 $3.50, 800 was funded debt
$40, 000, 900 common stock and $42,312,-
5ss preferred stock. Against this indebted
ness the report places assets amounting to
SIG, 100, 901: leaving a surplus of S 2,445,473
as net earnings or increased valuation of
stock. The finances of the company are in
a healthy condition and as the road is ex-
tended its property becomes more valuable.
Mr.. Conkling arrived at Washington on
the Sth inst, and called On President Arthur.
Late advices state that the gentleman will
probably be rendered the Secretarys alp of
the Treasury. His acceptance of any cabi.
net position. unless it;be the Secret aryship of
Safe, would be a surprise to all. 1t is init
mated he would like 10 be returned to the
Senate and rumors are rife to the effect that
Mr.. Lapham will be prevailed upon to &C.
cept either a cabinet position or a foreign
mission, thus leaving the way open for Mr..
Conkling 10 crafty his wishes. Nothing,
however, can be authorii atively stated in re.
gard to the desires or intentions Of the ex-
Senator. ,...,t - ...
Late dispatches state that All indictment
against four nihilists belonging to the So
called Black Division, the section seeking TO
effect its aims by folnsnting a popular revo-
luton, who have heen in prison eighteen
months, has been comp ted. The trial will
begin in St. Petersburg, in a few days, and
will be held with closed doors, only govern
ment reporters being admitted. The accused
are Marie Krilova, a g~entlewoman, and Plan
kotf, a merchants son. who has been arrested
twice heretofore for engaging in revolution
airy propaganda. The other two prisoners
are a gentleman and the son of al officer, of
whom less is NOW The immediate charge
against ali is the secret printing Of a re7olu-
tionary paper.
In the recent New York Republican Con
~vention, a stalwart from Livingstone county,
Mr.. j. b. Marcy, created the first breeze of
the day by offering an additional civil service
plank 20 the platform. 1t went on to say that
whereas. the Republican party was irrevoca-
bly, committed to the doctrine of civil service
reform; and, whereas, ..that reform would be