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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-29
Tobacco.
Knoxville Retail Market.

Knoxville. December as
Appreciated, 0aS MoiaSSeS 4ua6u
Apples gr'n, i.5o22.25 Meal per bu., 75casl 90
Butter per pound, ass Saila per pound, 5a7
Beans dried, S2.50a450 Oats per bushel, 50a60
Bran per bushel, 25aS0 DO Sheaf, p.cwt, seal. co
Bacon hams, 15al8 Onions p. bu:,. 81. Oa2e0
do sides, l214al5 do ducks, i2t2a16sl
do shoulders, 10 do geese, 25a40
BeeS"ax pr pound, 25a30 do turkeys, 5Oal 90
Beef green, :. 6a10 Peas dried, s1.00al %
do dried, % 15a20 Potatoes sw't, ai00
Candles % I5a1635 do Irish 90alUG
Coal oil Per gallon, 20 Powder pr pound, 4Oa50
Coffee per pound, I2i2a2 Peaches dried 7aS
Cheese I5a20 hice per pound, SaIO
Cotton Yarns 9all Sugar crushed, 1919
Corn COa75 do coffee 1OalI
Cabbage ;a25 do yellow, sale
Eggs 25a30 do brown 12isa15
Flour family, Si.25a5 90 Soap per bar, SaS
20 extra, 375a4.00 Salt per sack, 81 10" Al. 20
DO DO saPer1ine oes$5o syrup per SALON, Goa7s
do d. SaI0 Tea grin pr t., SOC al. SC
do mackegel'' sa20 do black, $ social 26
Feathers, s5a65 Tar per gallon, SO
Hay per cwt, 75cai00 allow per pound, Sig
Lard per pound, l5al6 Vinegar per gal, 3oa4
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-29

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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-29
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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
'EEEE III KlsT NATIONAL BANK.

The annual report of Mr.. E. W. Knight,
cashier of the First National banK at Helena,
shows an exceedingly healthy condition of
the affairs of that institution. While tue ex-
hioit cannot be otherwise than gratifying to
the stockholders, it is to every resident of the
territory a welcome evidence of its prosperity.
We do not think there is a country in the
union Of the population Of Montana that can
show an equal aulsunt Of banking business
done for the SAINT year. During the year
1880 the cash transactions were S4s,247,2S7
66, being an average per day, counting the
business days of the year, of 1929 ,20o IS.
The largest business for any one day was
$404,67 "A. The total number of depositers
for the year was 2,l79. The average deposits
for the last six months being 81 ,0S3, 900. The
net profits Of the bank, alter deducling all
bad debts, during the year were $39,350,
making the surplus Of the bank now $780,
525 50, which with its capital stock makes its
actual capital s26O,525 50. The total amount
of exchange sold during the year was $685.
515 II. Cash and exchange Jan. |, 1881.
$l9l ,544 So, being ali available reserve, and
$4,000 In excess of the reserve required by
law. The bank paid to the government a
duty on capital and deposits for the six
months ending Dec. 81, 1884,, the SUN of 3d.
O53 81. The increase of cash Transactions
.auring the year oyer 1879 was over Sl0,O00,-
900. il.
TIE above showing evidences the careful
mauagesaent of this institution, aud places II
among the most solid ones Of the country I
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
FEE CENSUS.

The percentage of increase in the popula-
ton of the several states and territories dur
ing the last decade, as shown by the report
of Superintendent Walker, furnishes. an III
t~eresting and profitable study to many be-
sides the mere statisticians. The figures plain
ly indicate the points to which the great i'm
migration of the last few years have been
tending. The report shows that the New
England states have but slightly added to
their population the average percentage ofin-
crease being but l3a-Rhode Island leading
with u and Maine dropping down to 5. The
middle states have lone but little better, the
average percentage OF increase being 2Oa-
New Jersey leading with rs and New York
credited with only Is. The southern states
make a much better showing, the average
percentage of increase running up to 81, Tex
as showing All increase Of 81 per cent. and
Maryland only 10. In the western states the
increase has been enormous, the average be-
ing 0G, Colorado standing at the head with
3S3, while Indiana brings up in the rear with
II. But it is in the territories where we find
the greatest increase. The average being 22G5.
Among these Dakota is entitled to The ban.
ner, her percentage Of increase being S34.
New Mexico showing only 20. The western
tates and territories that have railroad corr
munications with tie east have been espec-
tally favored with tie presence of enlig,alts
Utah does not show that increase which, its
great mineral resources would seem to have
promised, tie percentage being only C.,
willie Wyoming and Idaho reach 12S and
ia respectively. The peculiar institution"
may have exercised some influence in divert
Ing the tide Of immigration from her NOR
dels. Notwithstanding Mon,aua's Isolation
and tie absence Of speedy communication
with tiIc outside werld she has nearly doubled
her population within the last ten years, her
percentage Of increase amounting to 80. She
stands eleventh in the list. The order is As
follows: Dakota, SD, Colorado, 1853, All
IONA 3l9, Nebraska PCS, Washington territory
2l5, Kansas l73, Wyoming 12S, Idaho ia,
Texas "a, Oregon 81, Montana 80. Verify
"Westward the star Of Empire taxes its
way
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25

A FEW FACTS AND FIGURES.

Our Deer Lodge friends have rasorted to
very desperate means to defeat the division
measure. While the anti-diyision organ in
the valley town virtually confesses to the
necessity of division, it stands ready to throw
every obstacle in the way of its accomplish
nent. Not satisfied with a line that runs
emily eight miles north Of this city and which
leaves to Deer Lodge county an area of 4,706
square miles out of $500, it would force the
line still further south to the suburbs of our
city. 1t claims there are a few farmeuS in
the upper valley who do not desire to be sep
arated from their n~eighbors aud friends by a
county line. This may be so. These few
farmers, if we are to believe some of them,
who have assured lis of the fact, depend upon
Butte for their market, and if it were not for
this market not a few of them would be COM
PEELED to abandon their ranches. Whether
this be true or not we are not prepared to say,
but we do know that if Butte is their market,
Butte should be their county seat. The rea-
son why it should be is too plain for argu-
ment. But if some of these gentlemen desire
to remain in Deer Lodge county, and would
have the division line between the two coun-
ties describe angles and curves to suit their
convenience or likes or dislikes, we would
suggest that after it had been arranged to ac-
commodate all parties residing in the upper
valley it should make a bee line for Philips
burg and cut off from Deer Lodge county the
large majority of residents in that thriving
town who desire to join Silver Bow county.
If in the establishment of a dividing line the
desires of each individual living contiguous to
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
WR0 rs RGGNr.

TIE Rusbcndmdn in its issue of the 18th
instant. takes occasion to ~criticise the article
from our Neagher county correspondent,
which appeared in the Holiday MINER and
characterizes the author as a "sleepy Stats
tician who "has probably been asleep for
the past five years. and adds that, "Premi-
nent among the blunders We noticed, was the
statement that : the number of sheep shorne
in the county last spring, was 59,975.'" In
regard to this statement the H~usbdndnan,
with a knowing air. exclaims: "Why, my
dear sir, there was that mum Der of tleeces
shorne within sight Of White Sulphur Springs.
to say nothing Of the other great wool grow
ing regions of the county, This may be so.
The H~uSbandnGn has better opportunities
for ascertaining the number than we have.
IL may know more about the matter than our
correspondent, but we must beg leave to ex-
press our doubts. Our correspondent gave
the number as shown by the books of the
assessor for the year 1879. If the Husband
ma will turn to the auditors report just is
sued, it will see that the assessor of Maaghsr
county returned the number Of sheep sho~
in that county for the year y omad Of 20 OK
-ti7 e@"el lumber as stated in the MINER.
Who is the " sleepy statis;ician?"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
ROUSE BILL NO. 6.

Through the courtesy of Mr.. Stephen De-
Wolfe we are in receipt of a printed copy of
House Bill No. 6, which was recently intro
duced in the house by that gentleman. The
bill, which provides for the formation of Sill
yer Bow county, does not differ in its essen
tial features with the one that lately appeared
IN the MINER. Under its provisions no ac-
count is taken of the court house in appor-
tioAing the indebtedness between the two
counties, but the cost Of the county Jail, as
shown by the books Of the commissioners, is
deducted. 1t provides that an election shall
be held on the first Monday in May, 1881, for
the election of the usual county officers, e1-
cept superintendent of common schools, of
which no mention is made. The present
county officers are to be the county officers
for Silver Bow county until the election
above referred to.
The clause in the bill that Limits the III
aeotedness for witch the county shall be
e0n".e bound to the sum of $25, 900 is one to
which some objection is urged. It thought
the wheels of government for the new county
cannot be set in motion with that sum only
at command. This depends altogether Oh
the character Of buildings the commissioners
may see fit to erect, or whether they should
decide to rent Buildings until such time as
the county felt able to build a large and ex-
pensive court house and Jail. BY renting
buildings $25 600 is more than sufficient to
MAINTAIN a county organization from the first
Monday in May until the first day of Deem
Der, a period of seven months. AT that time
the taxes for the carrent year become due.
Taking the rate as it new stands, at 10
mills on the dollar the taxes or So, 500, 000-
a low estimate of the assessable property of
the new county-and wefind we would have
$66,500 in the county treasury, less the
amount to be paid over tor the territorial
Treasurer. A bills now before the legis-
lature that provides for the reduction of the
territorial tax to one mill on the dollar IN
stead Of three, as formerly. Should this bill
the new county would have over $50, 900 at
its command with which to carry on its coy
ernment. Bills for mileage for transporting
prisoners, for serving processes, for ~iursrs,
witnesses, county commissioners, and for
ether officers and persons, for which a ccun-
ty is chargeable, will be insignificantly small
or merely nominal. A county with its pop
ulatien punched as that of this proposed
county is can maintain an organization at much
less cost, comparatively, than a county can
in which the population is scattered over a
large area of territory. While we think the
limiting clause IN the bill is not objection
able, SO far as in its effect it would act as q
hindrance to the proper maintenance of a
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
The Opium Question,

SAN FRANCISCO, January 22.--At
meeting Of the Chinese Merchants Exl
in this city, the object of which was /,
fer with reference to the opium trade,
long discussion it was decided that d
way tc stop its consumption here was
government of the United States to ST
importation into this country. A D
was drawn up and signed TO be sent
Chinese embassy at Washington, requ
their eXcellencies to confer with the
lneton government with the view to pr
ing the further importation of the arti
to the United States. The feeling was
expressed that it had not been put in til
treaty.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
AuDEFoR's AND TREASURER's RE
PORT.

d, We are under obligations to Mr.. j. P.
Woolman for the annual report Of the audi
tor and treasurer Of Montana for the fiscal
year 1850. The report is gotten up in excel
lent shape, and shows among a mass of USE
full information the population of the terrific
ny, the vote, by precincts, that was cast for
delegate at the last general election, the to-
tai net Indebtedness of counties statistics
for 1879 complied from abstracts returned by
county assessors names Of the members of
the present legislature and names of the Off
GERS of the several counties of The territory.
Mr.. D.. FL. Weston, in his report, says ::
aThe territorial debt has been decreased the
past year to a greater extent than during any
year since the debt was. incurred, viz: $4O,-
q44.3s, or more than &c per cent. of the total
net Indebtedness on January 1, 1880. The
increase in receipts Of territorial revenue has
also been gratifying, amounting to $1S,021.95
or nearly "a per cent. The largest increase
has been from Deer Lodge county and the
largest per cent. Of increase frem Beaverhead
county. The funding law of 1879 has been
carried int effect, and $4,000, Z per cent.
bonds, which sold at 101 11-16 per cent. were
delivered to the purchasers on january l,
1880. The warrant debt has been ~extinguished
and d large surplus remains in the warrant
fund amounting to s44.11S.05, i~nsuring cash
payments for all current expenses of the ter
ritory and saving interest on warrants"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
NEWS NOTES.

The widow Of the late General Suffer is
dead.
A shock of earthquake was felt in Bath,
Maine, on Thursday night.
There is a project on foot to cut a railroad
unnel under Niagara Falls.
Gambetta was elected President Of the
Chamber of Deputies on the Goth inst.
A cablegram from London to Philadelphia
announces the death of Z. A. Sothern, the
actor.
One of the mines at Redrath, Cornwall.
England, was flooded recently, drowning
eight persons.
The Peruvians have suffered another great
defeat, and Lima, their capital, is in the hands
of the Chilians.
Mr.. j. N. Condor was nominated by the
democrats of the West Virginia legislature
for U. S. senator on the 10th inst.
The Chinese are disturbing the Rus slams
in making great military preparations for an
advance in the direction of Siberia.
In the Nevada s ate Senate the resolution
against the ratification Of the Chinese treaty
was tabled by the Republican members.
One hundred Chicago merchants have
signed an agreement to sell no more cleo
margarine or other villanious compounds.
The ice coming from the Licking river de-
stroyed boats and barges at Cincinnati to the
o.nonpt oT Go ono A b,,oL laO ~.;l.. I...
from Pomeroy 10 Pittsburgh, is hourly ex~
pected.
The historical papers Of benjamin. Flank
lin, which are in possession of his grandson,
have been offered for sale to our government.
They will be offered in London at $25, 900 if
the government does not buy them.
Late adviccs from Valparaiso state that a
great battle has been fought near Lima. The
Peruvlans we're driven from their position
with heavy loss, the Chiltans taking their de-
fensns at Chorillos, nine miles, south Of
Lima.
The directors of the Z. p. r. r.. have
unanimously agreed to increase the capital
stock of the company by $l0,000,000 to be
offered to the stockholders Of the road by
February 9th, at par in the proportion Of one
share of new to five of the old. This stock
is issued for the purpose of providing money
for extension and increasing the facilities re-
quired by the growing business of the road.
The house has passed the funding bill by q
vote of 1876 yeas to 124 noes. The vote was
divided substantially on party lines, only
seven republicans voting i'll the affirmative
and ten democrats in the negative. The op-
position based their objections to the bill Oh
the ground that the time in which the bonds
were 20 run was too short and The intel est-3
per ccnt.-too low. 1t is expected the senate
will extend the time for them to run and in
crease the rate of interest to 81 per cent.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
Hinss ON Eugllsh Composition.

The following are opinions. Opinions are
not always facts.
The great aim in writing is to tell as much
as possible in as few words as possible. The age
is nearly past when through love of the sound
of words people care nothing for the sense.
There is a tendency in words 10 creep in
when they are needed. Every rank Of
fifteen or twenty Is apt to contain one I'm
necessary idler.
Agood plan to find out how many unnec-
essaiy words Cali be kicked cut OF a sentence
is to telegraph messages at 10 cents q word,
Some use quotations with all ease and COIL
tdence as if they had originated them. 1t IS
well to remember That quotations ara nat
your property.
Omit tie remark common atthe commence
ment OF many letters, "Thiuking that some
facts relative to the recent beer barrel ex-
ploslon i'll Nashville might ~interes1 vorr
readers take the liberty of sending, etc.,
All unnecessary and a waste Of tine, labor.
paper, pen, ink, type and space. If the mat
Ter you write is to interest anybody it will do
so without your preface.
AVOID prefaces one-thill or one, half a.
long as your article. Nobody builds a hall
way half a mile long to set into q small,
house,
In long articles tie same thing is generally
said two or three times.
1t is much more difficult to write a short
article than a long one. Ar old editor speaks
OF ''iot having time to write a short editorial. ="
1t is harder TO condense than to expand.
The words "but'' or "yet'' NAV in MANY
cases may be substituted for that Iirp,laI
monstrositY Notwithstanding" and the man
WHO writes nevertheless notwithstanding Y e
n word maniac.
A steady practice Of writing Immediately
after eating will probably result in confirmed
dyspepsia, The stomach must have its time
to manufacture and store up brain force.
The best efforts lnoomposition are s~enerall,
realized whenthe body is in It's best physica
condition.. You cannot write well when va,
are tired, and writing on stimulants involve
a havy discount on the morrow's strength.
Don't let your bravery in print go ahea,
of your bravery in a personal Interview wit
the subject of your abuse.
When a man asks if you are still s.grindin
away" Or ''sc1bbling,' knock him down
pick him up, put him under a pump and ex
PLAIN to him that these are not terms con
sonan with the dignity of the editorial PRO
~fession.
When you imagine that you have "ius
|. scrubbed eff something" if that something !
really clever, please remember how much O
your past life, experience, study and obserya
ton it has taken to produce it. The rim
fruit which In autumn falls from the tt ee ha
taken many months to store up all its rich
! ness. Trees don't just "scribble oif'' apples
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25

WASHINGTON, January 22.-Ths
judiciary committee instructed repr
tive Harris to report to the house with
BILE recommendation the Lowell Ba
bill as modified by the committee. T
was before a delegation Of merchants
sion here during the week.
The case Of Thomas M. BARLEY and
p. Stanton against Lorabra Silver |
Company, brought by T. W. Adams, |
Boyce and others to enforse the paw
fees amounting to one-ninth part of 81
obtained from the Mexican governmed
boon compromised.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25

TO the Hon. ~ILoratio G. BUrcbard, director
of .Ife mint, We are indebted for q copy Of
arkannual report for the year 1880. The re-
pots; shows that the Helena assay office has
Stfaated a larger amount of gold and silver
than any other assay Office west of New York
city. For the year 1873 the Helena office is
credited with $780, 76, and tor the year 1880
with $534,G0l. This falling off fer the last
year of nearly 100000 is somewhat startling.
We cannot account for it, unless by assuming
that the private assay offices in the territory
absorbed a large portion Of the business Of
the United States Office, and Furthermore
that large amounts Of our MINE products
were shipped directly to the New York assay
Office for treatment. Certainly the output of
gold and silver in the territory for 1880 is far
in excess of that Of the previous year.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
A New Telegraph Enterprise.

CHICAGO, January 22.-The Time,
The business men of Chicago do no
the idea of helping to make up the di,
IN the watered telegraph capital of :,
900. A practical defense is offered
application Of aparty Of capitalists for
ter to construct a line from Chicago
York. Among those interested in Il
jet are N. K. Fairbank, Perry II. SIN
A. Kent, John Blyon, Henry ". Xii
Geo. L. Dunlap, who are ready to q
all money required to construct and
line with facilities commensurate v,
demands of Chicago.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
COMMERCIAL
THE" MINER ), FOR THE SESSION.

We have perfected arrangements that will
enable us to present TO our readers the pro-
coed lugs of the Montana Legislative Assem-
bly, each morning after the preceding days
session. The Daily MINER will be mailed
to any address during the session (40 days.
for the extremely low price of 81. Parties de-
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please for nd heir orders Immediately.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
THE MINER.

county organization, still we can see no seri-
Gus objection TO raising the amount to $780,
600, or striking it out of the bill altogether.
The day has passed when counties can be
robbed by designing men. Our county
boards nowadays are generally composed of
eur largest tax payers, whe have a common
interest with the people IN guarding public
funds. Honest management OF county at
fairs is now the rule rather than the excse-
tiOn.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
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