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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
LINCOLN AS A PRESIDENTIAL,
CANDIDATE.

II h M OPEN secret that Mr.. lsOlrrt
Lincoln, Secretary of War, Il In train
ing for the Republican nomination
Tor the Presidency In 1874. II Is
claimed :y his friends ll,st l,~ IL ab.n,t
the only man whom the Republicans
have any show I" ele,t; that \. the
SON N mis- father, Abraham, Lincoln,
the n'artyr-l,iS na,,,% alone would
lie tower ~ strength. aud that ti.s,e
who ve'tssl for the father would not
refuse Ia vote E,r the son. lNhcr rea-
SONS given hy hi~ friends why lie
would he an acceptable candidate are
that he las nat mixed himself ~ in
the pest and present political cuntro-
ven*ies, that ~ he WINS appointed I"
Ibis present lnsitiOn by Garfield, and
not l'eing resOgnized ~ either Stall
wait or hali-Lscxsl he would CONF
n,snd the support Of both factions of
the Republican party.
It will thus he seen that he IL na,,,@,l
Tor the high position upon the groun.
q availability alone. II !. not clain,esl
he possesses the irst elenl. Mt ~ states
u,auship to recommend hin, to the
suflrages Of the people. nor that he
has within him the promise VI state.-
n,aDshtp; hut biz candidacy Il urged
on account If bis family associations,
his negative nature and nol,- commit
talism. There are the qualities whirh
the Republican party requires In hi.
candidate. That PARTY need Look u"
further than Mr.. Lincoln to lind
them.
It b conceded l,y all that the Seq
rotary b . Respectable man. an aver
age lawyer and hes accei't.bly dis
charged his duties ~ Secretary of the
War. There are many other Rep,,L-
Iieans who are quite y. respectable,
who are - learned Ia the law ~ he.
and could Ill his position with equal
credit IL the Government and to
Themselves. hut they are mt the sons
Of the dead President, and hence are |
not available. y, Il seems Mr.. Lin
coins strength really lice In the
grave IT his numbered father and nj |,
In his Own brains-an admission on !.
the part III his friends ~ uncom,pli. |
mlcntary IL him - II Is an evidence
NJ the straits TO which the Itcpubli- :
can PARTY h now reduced. It b in !
deesl . significant commentary On
the decaalence of the once proud and |
powerful Republican party that II |
h force', to fall laek upon the rePu :
tatiOn Ofa dead leal]cr ~ its main ;
hope to elett its candidate for the
In 1SSl. ,
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It b now in order for those who
are finding fault with TIE present
methesl Of letting the eosuty print
ing to raise their voices against the
arbitr~ry letting Of the Federal print
Ing. It can he shown that the
county printing Is now being done
ut rates far helow those ever paid UNI
der the c0ntract system and 1t can be
- easily shown that mining appli-
cations can he printed for nearly half
the rates now charged to applicants.
There Is . glarinx Inconsistency In
the arguments used by Republican
Journals In disc: ssiug this matter u
county printing. They complain
th.t Ill legal printing must be done
in certain j.urnak named ty board
cre:stcs! l:y m aet Of the legislature
u which ls,arl n Republican Gov
ernot h one of the members. In the
same Republican papers In which
complaints arr made appear Mining
Applications which no Dem,ocsalic
journal can publish even though, Il
should give sufficient bond to pub
lish them at rates 20 PER cent. le,ss
than those charged and paid.
Federal officials claim that Federal
printing should Le given to Republic
can journals. They hold this should
Le .lone f"r the l'urlNse Of building
up, fostering and protecting the in
terests Of the press which supports
the party IL the administration. The
practice was inaugurated hy the Re
publican l'arty and upheld by the
press. The claim has
been generally admitted on the
ground that Ito the victors belong
the spoils." IN view of these facts, In
view Of the usage Of the Republican
party. we sub,n II IL il n not inct,nsis-
lent on the part of the Republican
Of the territory to con,-
plain OF the present nletblOal Of award |
Ing the county printing, especially !
when this printing b ds,ne ut much |!
)ess rates than h charged applicants !
Tor mining applicant INA. We tlo not /!
have to 30 . hundred miles from !;
Butte to find = journal that would !
have gone to the wall long ago il It's |
financial backbone had not been !
l.y = most generous III |
owai''a. Of Federal patronage. hut
re IL, not hear = word from, that ar j
'tlser Republican journals aln,ut the |
injustice Of compelling parties L" have
heir legal printing done in their Of |
Ices. We believe that when the Re
'ublican party repeats its own print
ny laws and gives lkn,sxratic jour !
sals the privilege ii competing with !,
n J'artizan l'rrs< f"r Federal printing
here will IT, u" slislnnili0n ~, ih..
art " Democrats 10 award then, all
he cs'snty printing they cas SECURE.
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A DI6TA9TUUL DUTY.


II will lie remembered That the SEN.
ate Committee on Education and la
l~'r was given authority last summer
I" investigate the origin and cs,.se 81
slrikcs. Thus far The committee l,as
made no lrsgres* In liz labor. II wa.
~" undertaking Tor which a lsepA,l,li-
t'an committee cruDd Rave M r~li.h.
At the outset the eosssn,itlee cs,uld not
fall Ia discover that the cause Of tl,e
strikes and lOt.kos,ts In the country
during the past few years was 10 BE-
found !" the existing tariff, and poll
~, u nat shame to make the cOnles-
sion 10 the world, lsas Chased the
mouth at the cDn,mittee. But the ~
sult" 81 the late election were . mouth
Opener ~ we'll - an eye opener to
Republican leaders. Senator Hair,
the chairman Of the committee, now
says II istl,e intention VI the commit
tex. during the present seasion Of
C"ngress, To take sa's,se testimony and
hear statements from various labor
ORGANIZATIONS and leaders among the
laln'ring class ''as IL the relations ex-
listing between the insl,,.l rial el~,,,ent
In our society,""
II dpes not require the ackuov.
Judgement II the Senator tn convince
the nssst superficial ols.erver that hip
inquiries will NOT settle the subject ar
atlAj new light to what 10 ALREADY
known a(,t'ut II. II il we'll under
stO''d that the existing high tariff hes
''niIt NJ immense nsonOi,lies which
have al Liant Overrczns.hStl themselves,
IL manufacturing nsOrr than they Tan
''islsse At. aud that they have so..ght
10 lind o'npensatis'm kNr their ls&s In
large idle ~tnrk In . re,luc-
li"n of the wage* IL EN-; loyes. THIS
reduction, and the Increased emit Of
living. hy reason Of the high proter-.
tive tariff, have caus.sl the strikes
which have 1t last alarmed Congrsx..
and dirrstetl It's attention towards
Them. II h sals Ia predict that eema-
lor Blair's committee will III moth
Ing to benefit the lal'oring class. A
manly performance Of its duty woull
lompel IN arraignn,ent III the Rein,b-
Iran party that It has neither the
mar the desire 10 enter into.
The matter. like many others whicl,
The Republicans are disposed To
handle with 9kOvesl hands, will he
Turned over To the next (,ougvess 10
ijislnMe OG. The committee will let
lhe cause of strikes severely alone.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
ug0R1AaB OF POPULATION.

A glance IT The tables Of votes cast
for Delegate ut the last three elections
shows the remarkable incrsose Of
population In this Territory since
lssS. At the election held ID that
year the total vote was 0,2i2 In
lsSO II was increased to II, lSi, and 1t
the late ele.'tiOn II reached :ss:.3:l
There figures show the increase he
tween 1873 and l8sO was over ~ per
cent, and that between the latter
year to the present time II nearly
~ per cent, or IN average yearly H.
crrase IL ~ ler crnt. during the pest
fur years.
The c,puties which show the
greater increase In population dur
ing the past four years are Silver lh'w
-eFxanizetl = year aud half sg,--
Gallatin, Custer and Nissoula the
increase In the last three named he
ing partially due to the presence If
lalOrers on the Lire III the N0stler:,
Pacific RAILROAD. >ilver tow csnnty
contains the largest number Of voters
followed by Gallaiin, Custer, Lewis
and Clarke, Mi>sasla, NeaeI,er. Deer
I.o<lxe, Jefferson, Madison. Beaver.
head, Chateau and dawson In the
order named. For several yean
Lewis and Clarke county lesl
In number Of votes plDlled
but wss "uiv"tssl by Deer I1nlge
county In 1S.s, and now ranks fourth |
In the list. One dees not have to Io0k
beyond the two lines Of SailFoails now
being LuiDt through the Territory 10 !
lind the cause Of this Increase il our |
lnDrs,lat,on. They have stimulated
an immigration which will Cow into
the territory SQr years to come. and
which, In the near future. will build
mp nsse Ut the ns'st wealthy and prO-
iluctive States In the northwest.
Amatl,eS interesting fact which the
hate vote brought n light h that the
counties containing rich, developed
minea, and those pts.se,asing large
areas III fine farming lands are alb
the larger portion OF the pre-
sent immigration. Silver Bow, Gus
ter, (;alIaain, Aeag1er, and Missoula
counties are instances Of this fact. In
Ii'i~ race for population the east side
have decidedly the hest II 1t.
In 1888, Mb~ouls, deer I.odge. I.e.-
verlsrad and Madison counties l,afl
sOting population VI l,6.s, ont II =
Otal for the Territory IT Y,22l::, or
,ver one-half. The late vote shows
he same counties have hut 2, 7sS out
u u total II =: "a. The fine farming
md grsxing lands Of Mes.. her, (isl+
attn ant)C ulster counties have caught
J large share Of the Eastern i,uJml-
grafton which, when the Northern
Pacific shall he completed, will nock
o the finer lands Of Missoula and
over Deer IAxlge cs,untiss. Rasing
calculation ul0s the figures above
'Iven, the voting population Of the
Territory 1t the expiration Of two
'ear~ may l'. estimated ut nearly w.
IN, which number, under the pre-
'ai)inx rule, would indicate popu-
alton ~ als'ut To-, taU souls In lSSa,
uIly enough Ia entitls Montana 10
;talelsOsn).
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Nahrnaka B)o8O

GRAND Forks. Neb. Dee. ia
midnight fire occurred estroying n
larxe number Of business houses.
Loss SIN, ono. The fre department
was helpless. the water WORKS n'h
leing compleled, now under contract:
insurance ala,ut $As,aAU. Severa'
lot their entire ps'sse<stoils.
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for . week he waited f.. ~.
every morning aud feas,.,i1 ' :! Van
heart,* content. Onr sftsr".m hi.
met Van " he was r";,." s,n h.
"CH''e In and have SOM. r""' h"n'e
his seductive greeting. In ,I... ~.
am!! the broker not i*inr j.. 'ss Went,
pulled y roll of bills out II ii. hurry.
the smallest ~ wi,icl, w., ~" Pocket,
lar note. which he iauu.yl T., !, -" '''' d"l
tender e The bartender v -, ..' s 't.r
m'rty-f'vc cent, in cl..ny, say" w. hin.
this, whats thiS.' hustle, w., M,'''t'.
man. 'I'rrftctIy right. sir .'r 'e old
the Ganyn'tdc. I've y"t il II, ,,tE''t-i
here. Here are two cura..". ' '"~A
brandy s"lirs, tw" cI.u,n,rurn, w."
in''", tw" never nni,,.i,' Icn;,. " w.,
Van. i'n'k Ing somewhat err. " ','n Nr,
"t'at'~ a'l right. la, c.r i,. .a'"h:
sake don't let i'r run ~ n r,, "tn J.,
again." kin'v. then, ,u',,or . . ''I'
wears u blue ril,lnn, and ally; .' lie
the l"'y* are a"xi"'> /" h. inx;'." ',r'
drink. l'c never ,~i~,,,.l-. Wv" 10
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
Miscellaneous.

NEW IDKk, lk... ~. General quiet
ns4>@ prevails in tlm. clipper freight
market and there ar.. -. n..w features.
CHNAt;O, lhs.. ~. IT, ,!.v r'un
ril dt.t:ialtrl IL charge the nla,'a:r''
M the exposition SI"."n annual
rental.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20

NEW iOeK, Der. 49,. 4 w
sts'ign'au wlso, with other l,snrs.,.
mere, ar managing the finances .,f
tne Atlantic aud Pacific railrnd
s =. money has L%en pr. vi.lsd for
~ completion, and there viii IL. ,..,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
An Important Enterprise.

BExLIx, IDcc. ~. - Preliminary
prepmrsliOus for rendering the Weser
i,avigxbls fs,r sea g''inx vessels tr'''''
Bcr,llerisavem, Brrissru have tcs'l'
finished. The work h estimated t.
.sst 3O,aanD, 0(HD marks. and probably
ocsupy nix years. When COM 'lt.te'sj
II will give nm Immense inll.tat!s ."
trade lDetween Bremen and New
York.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
Dorsey and Herr Most Criticised
The Langtry.

NEW YORK, Ike'. 1y.-The Timex
says NJ h,rsey's revelations: Gar
field, the newly inauguratc,l rrrsj-
dent. evidently did nsh know the
real character Of the man with whom,
In lSSl' he was IN close ev,rre.,n,u1l-
e',ce ~ y Republican manager. Wines,
It was mece~,ary that this lersom
sh"ellat TX. prosecuted ~ u c,'nsi,irnlOr
against the government, there was
llOlhing In his relations with Gar.
Held that could hsssiOly stand In the
way Of y vtgs'rsNls lsrsses'utiOn III the
accused. lkrsey, ON trial ~ thief
AMI co'lsl'tratOr, parahes his former
intimacy with IN honest man ~ evi.
'temce Ut Ills own Innocence.
The socialist, Herr Most. who mr.
r;v..' yesterday, and spike in t'..'lx.r
! MON tn the evening, created very
little enthusiasm, and receives rather
y cOutenll,tlt,iIs notice iu all the m
yers. The W0rt.i says: "lIerr Most
h . sadly u, :tisiie<f- headed l,ersa,u.
wl'sse mission appears to i~ FIRE.
beer" The 1riLNMr says: ''flj. x,lt.
claim to nOt.,riety seems to liz that l,t.
~ u foreigner, who l,as becm In iajl
about dozen times. Probably II he.
llad his tles rts he would be Their.
STILL" The Thurs says: "Ay nm on
tor Most would nat earn y rrD,in-
tion ~ he did by splitting s4n.ialislje.
iire through the columns Of a news
paper: His Voice Is pitched in u
high key, and there are M ,,mxlula-
items in 1t. IL he wishes To 4,,,,,l,..
stze any particular sentiment IN.
simply Acreeclles aud grows retl In
the face" The IErruHi say.: an.
had l.etter take to the l.and.orxan Mt
Once."
Tie !S"" says: 1.-THE e,,itice 10 lie
s'rts'le't upon the site Of the old mat
office l,y the Mutual Life INSURANCE.
es'''':any, will ss1:upy nearly tie en-
tire site, aud vii Ge jarxer tE.n il,a
Mills building. It IL to he ELEVEN
stories high, and ut one p,iut reaches
Ill feet fr,m the ground. II viii
cost u ,:M, MA." The World: "llme
~ the largest audiences ever x..e.m In
PhlIads!l'hta awaited the inst aDnesr.
ance Ut l-angtry last eve. Her rt,,e'..
ton was friendly and aln,ost ..~sh,,.
siasttc. Large houses are n.s"rs..1
Tor the remainder Of her week. Hsr
apartments are In Hotel Rellee,. The
lo!10r ~ furnished In blue satin .m.l
filled with oil the luxuriev whi..i, tI'..
m OF urS"'lsfers commando
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
fore,9n Notes.

Ct,Rk, I)ec. ly.-Parnellx reception
was lukewarn, compared with the
enthusiasm exhibited on the &C.
casiOn NJ his visit year sgs,.
PARIS, Der. 1O.-Gt In sensi-Ol1iCial-
" announced that the Chinese evac-
,iatesl T'"'l,,in, In pursuance Of
orders frs,nl Pekin. ansi that the rrla-
tiuns lDetwees: France aud China sre
excellent.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
Waohin9tou Gossip.

WASHINGTON, Des.. 19.--The &C.
ton. of the House yesterday on lioli-
day recefnseS were luncOmll)e and
deinlagogisns. MemLers who Oplns,esi
u left on the next train. No qllOruni
II likely to l,e kept here. No fine
has ever Leen tmptssed on members
that has nat l,eeu cODnnlu(esl when
they made their excuses ut the lar III
the House. Tine Clerk and Sergeant
alarms say they can't stop the Joy
Ut members on such resolution.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
Railroad and Political Matters.

CHICAGO, IIec. lH.-J. W. Mi.lg.-
ley, +. +. Ripley and II. II. Cart
wright have returned frs,sn New
York. They were unsuccessful In
ctlit'tinx amy change In the system, IT
making California rates l,ei wccn the
Missouri and the R..kv mountains.
They sus~~'esietl In prriertiwg their
lNN'liOk arrangements. An ril;,rt IL
now ),.tNg made 10 form, u Inn,l IT,
TWEEN the Pacific. r.sa,lx On the Cali
t"rnta business. Parties IL the lnnl
will be the Atclsi.,..,l, Central SDi,tl,-
ern AMI Texas Pacific. The general
n'amsxcrs. general freight agents aud
general lsass'cnger agents of these
rsaais are now In New York u In.r-
feet arrangements for the new lsn,l.
General FarMsw0rtll, ex.COngl.4s-
nsan, thinks nothing worthy will In.
accomplished with the tnliir this
1e.ssi.'il; that rs,,.llelon' xcivil s..rvi..
hill, ar similar os,e. will Le ,ss,s.e,l:
that in 1854 the Republicans will In.
divided in the convention, and the
result will l)e ss.llse tbirj rate man
will be nominated. blaine dGey not
want the nomination, nor alO any
leaders except Logan. He Is gs,ing
I" throw Grant overheard and cut
la'ths. frDsll all factions. Faruxwortl,
= mostly In Washington now, A.
though lie calls Chicago his home.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20

CnlcA(!.', l)ec. 19.-SeveTal vessels
and steam lnrxe~ ar.. icc ln,alllll In
the lake. No disasters reported. The
barln,r h full at ice.
The rzass Of Mrx. si4z'villt', aaljuslgesl
insane recently, and then grante1l u
new rial. isas l,&S.n II rickeli frt,,n tile
.lsN.ket l,y agreement. II Is rein,rt..j
the unhappy c,nple are reunited,
awe, it IL hoped this will end all do
,,,esiic troubles VI the Scs,villes in the
courts.
4 ("r +icana. Texas, special says
the )s,ss hy ttre was from $lU,, tssD IL
$:1O. Uh': incenlIary work.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20

Nilsson, the Swedish nightingale
h taking San Francisco by storm.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-20
Congressional.
D1aDl'SI..

lN'>E.
WASH INa!Ts,N, lM... H. N,n.
worth rel"'rt'r' the army a,,.r' ',s'
tom Till and will ask il, .y,,';.' ,'''
ton, after the lost office hin i y,
lH'stsi III. The speaker rt,>.r,,,, ''
quests f''r leave "f al.>rn,,. W.. IT,
objections We're raised Tn, >.' "!
were. grai,t.si. u. Brown il,.,.,,'a'
denounced yesterdays rr.r.,i;n"' ~
Y farce.
\ Till by Senator Harris rr,...,;.
tl'a. l:1lI section II I'll" act {" nr.v..',
the Introduction Of r,n,a.;.,. i,
e.ast-s int" the I mit.-i State, w.. w." ~
Terrell. The consideration If ~
Indian appropriation Till n,,,n."
Senator Plumb Oi.j.-..uit"S Irrn.,'
attempt tO get the i"n,i..i spirit. III,
up,
WASHINGTON, Ik... Is. Mr.. l,.
favorAl'Iy reln'rt.-i back tn. ,ili :,
the joint sl'ipi'img 'r',n.nii,... II w,'
made the special "r,irr .:.r ,i,,. linz
If January.
Mr.. lsuitrrworih Offered Il r,.,u.
tion reciting the decentralization -;
the t,,lssalcO trade on m,-n,n, Of H..
xgit:' ton Of the question ni rp,,,,,,;",
az taxation and declaring il TN. ,,.....
of the House, II reduction ~. r,,,i,.
y measure. il should include. a ,.r,y;.
sion allowing Il rebate III Tx. tax ,u;.,
ON stock ~, hand wl,r,, the law .,..
into effect. II the package, arr. unLr,.
lpeI,. Referred.
The ways AMI n'ta,i- rn,muiu,.'.
hill WI, m,a.'r III. s,r,i,,
order for JM,.,Iary III.
Mr.. Kelly reporting back the TEST.
luton OM recess x.i.i the l,,,iu, :. -,
the country will IL. facilitated If IN.
House sct during tl". holidays.
!;<iiat,r Sherman inirxi,,,,l ~.
ln'nalesl spirits hill agi,s.l on to-day
by the finance. committee.
Senator (;r,vpr, from, the commit.
le<. on public lands. reported u TIL
,utl,Orizing the salc oi certain rr"l.,.
~ ut upper Astoria. and asked ,r
ii~ present consideration.
ingalls, Objected.
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A Bill to Define tho Duty Of Tele-
graph Oompanieo.

WAsHIN0T0N, 1)sc. 10. 49, MI.
Joyce In the House and
Logan IL the SENATE to-day intro>i,sc-
*: bill requiring every telegraph
company IL receive and forward the
l'l,sii,e,ss al tlsc company Offering II.
whether relating tO l,slsiness Ia the
company offering il or not, and ,.,ak-
ing Il nllBlien,ean0r for any other
than the l,erson transmitting IL SEMI
and examine the same.
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sSs'ss UV bSCOpSc sSSC StNIACUs
C"ngrs4~ h waking up to the int
ln'rtassre II taking s,sssse action look
ing Ia the protection NJ the Interests
II the Government In tlse yellow
~ts,nc National Park. Assistant See-
ritary VI the Interior Department
J..'lyn was rs-'ently before the :iem-
ate C',snm,iltee an Territories aud
called upom for Nm explanation In re-
gard 10 his Ieasinx Tract az land In
the Park. tn New York Syndicate,
f"r hotel I'urlnws.*. The lease ~
ferrrd to b one II very doubtful prs'-
priety an the part II the (:"verss-
m'rnt. and !. = proix.r matter f.,r
tlsOss'uxis Congressional invesiiga-
tim.
Here h the latest description III
the l.xnxtry: /" Beautiful woman.
with straight, full figure, n.vi"g
with the Er1a'~ Of One ef the splendid
Fellal, women one se~~ carrying
water jam an the hanks N the Nile.
The lace Is exYuisitely modelled and
one 0f . rare alsl beautiful cOlOrinE.
The eyes are large and ss,lt. like
ilsere ..f . beautiful cOw. with an ex-
l,ression whicl, would have hrn
sweet mud won,arly had It not ls,sn
fs,r the distant Dook of sonss'iou* um-
con-.iousnsss with which they were
fixed on varancy." We can under
stand that eyes may he ")arge and
.cll like tlsose Of . large Jen'ey cow
but 1.-The distant Look n cOnsciNa,s
uuS,ova.jOeDsmess" h tOO utterly too
for our comprehension"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-20
4

From the most reliable sources of in
formation at our command, we learn that
there is a growing sentiment among the
Republicans in favor of putting Mr.. Ley
shon in nomination for Sheriff.
We understand that the Ratchet has
been buried between two powerful chiefs
of the Republican party in this county.
If it be true that they are at last %reconciled
to each other again, then let the little
braves stand from under.
The origin of the startling device by
which Americans nave been summoned to
council from time to time during
the last two or three months is not as
obscure as it used to be. The stirring up
of bile, that usually precedes q county
convention, has brought this inigma out
of darkness into the light of day.
1t seems to be conceded by everybody
that NJ. D. Foley will be the Republican
candidate for State Senator. This being
the case, considerable interest is mani
tested throughout town already to know
who will be opposed to him on the Demo.
cratic ticket. We lave heard the names
of W. O.. Mills Jr.. M. B. Bartlett, R.
Sadler and George W. Baker mentioned in
this connection. We are not able to pre-
dict what the nomination will be, but we
can foresee that the Senatorial contest will
be one OF unusual interest.
The question is, who is going to be our
next District Attorney? There is lots of
young blood ready to stand in and see that
the duties of that Office are properly at.
tended to. Judge Davenport, it is very
likely. will be nominated for Attorney
General, which will take him off this
Range during the campaign, at least.
Whether the plum under discussion will
be reachable by any II Of the Junior
lawyers of the Eureka Bar will most
likely be determined by the disposition
made of their elders by the convention.
Our ancient and highly revered local
political economist, who is now editing
the Leader, while on a visit to Eureka, is
doing an extraordinary amount of squirm-
ing as proxy for Democrats, for whom
his sympathies are deeply aroused. We in
turn sympathize with him, for it certainly
seems load enough for any one man to
pack either of the parties, without rum
maging about the outside, hunting up
fights in defense of men who are in his
enemy's camp, or supposed to be there.