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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-07
CALIFORNIA MOTHS.

San rraneiseo Bulletin Sept. IS.
Over 100 tourists have thus fur
visited Yosemite this season via Ma
dcra.
In three years past over l,:1U bug
gies and carriages have been sold In
Los Angeles city.
At Napa the case of NJ. l.. Still
waA on, charged with the murder OF
DOIOrts GOacia. was postponed until
November 13lh.
w. F. VBaniOn was thrown from
his buggy ut San Jose recently and
Sustained u fracture Of the cOllar-b0ne
and serious injury to the spine.
The second annual exhibition Of
the San 0ateO and Santa Clara Az
ricultural Society opened vt San Jose
yesterday under very favorable con-
aiitions.
At bakersfield hast Saturday u
young man named Bright Il. Noll,
was thrown from his horse and killed
almost instantly. He was native
Of Richmond, Va.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Slhasta
county have ordered an election to
decide ~ to the removal Of the c0un-
ty seat from Shasta ut the general
election In November.
The San joaquin County Teacher.'
institute convened ut Stockton yee-
tertlay, and will he in scssiOn three
days. One hundred amt seventeen
tesicilers are in attendance.
The unfinished pacing race te-
tween Ouida and COlone Dickey was
concluded at StOckton on the 18th
ult. Ouilia won the race and first
money; Dickey second. Tin,e--::::9!!
Mrs. Simpson attempted suicide on
the evening ot the 18th ult. ut San
Jose i,y cutting her thruat with IA
xor. She xasbe.l her neck terribly,
but failed to sever any ~ the main
arteries or veins.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-07

ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Genry II. Taylor, Deputy Sheriff
of Custer County, Shot Down
In the Discharge OF els
Duty.
Billings Herald. Sept. :,x.

Billings Herald. Sept. ~.
About = O'rlOck "Wednesday morn.
Ing It was risnlOred that deputy Sher-
itf Henry N. Taylor, lgeneraily
known as ''MuKgius"j had l:een shot
ut Coulscn, hy q man named I.unlpp.
A XfIWi0 reporter was immediately
dispatched 10 the scene Of the shUOts
i:E and cleaned the facts in the case.
Henry Lump. WHO runs q lauu-
dry just east Of the Scandinavian
SALOON, Was In the Headquarters M
loon about i,alf.,sast eight o'clock,
ami Was 80 qua rc!sa1lle that il became
necessary to put hin, out. Mr.. X. p.
F"lery forced him I" leave the pren,-
isc., when he went home and IN a
few minutes returned with rifle In
his lands. Mr.. Fabcry, who was
standing in the door Of the Head.
'i,saAters saloon, noticed Lump had
y gun. and started to re-enter the
saloon I" arm himself when Lump
..a''e,t IL him that he was going to
shoot linn, AMI ut the same time fir.
ing, the ls,ll striking the ground
about six fI<t from where Falery
st'nni. Lump then returned tO his
house just rs Deputy sheriff Taylor
came up the street.
TAvINR's STATEMENT.
Hearing some one call to him ~
hurry As Lump was ''killing hi.
wife" he crossed the street ("
I.un,l.p's house. tried the dN,r and
found II fastened. Forcing an EN-
;.ance l,e IunI Lump standing IN
the l'a. K room. ami his wife in u cor.
nor. Oh seeing the sheriff I.,,l,lpp
uir.l, 's.an.l ls,'.k you :, -of u -"
Tailor i,!s!lc'l up /" him AMI seized
hold "i the gum, when Lump dis
charged il. the t,sll entering Taylor.
side. He staggered to the center Of
TIE room aud fell. when u little wOnl-
am. WHO Taylor thought was I.u,npp's
wife, Caught hold of I.umpp's hacl,
when he dropped tine gun.
Ere this quite u crowd hal gather
csl nnd willing hauals gently picked
up the wounded man and lUre HIM
to house cl.Nc hy. Physicians
were summoned aud IN u few min
utes DR.. Rail was by the side Of Mr..
Taylor. After removing his clothing
the wound was E'u.ld tO liz Just above
the tnigl, hone, the lull entering In
the front left side and striking the
hip lone glanced upwards and came
"ut above the hip. After doing all
that could l'c done IT, relieve the
wounded n,an, Dr. Hall LETT the pa
tient in charge Of Dr. Parker.
The physicians agree that the
wound is not necessarily u danger
Gus ono. and ar. confident Uf speedy
recovery.
Del"': sheriff; Taylor il u man fic-
ty-two .y"irs g: age; hc has bcen dep
G,y sheriff of this county, about
eight months. and has Invariably
shown himself u man Of great cour-
age, l'l';rk AMI skill, aud no better
n'nn fUt the place could l'c found In
H." county.
The would b. murderer is known
'ss Il l'arsl character, is abusive To his
family, alId deserves the extreme
penalty "!tI'c law. He II now in the
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-07

One Of the strongest proofs Of oul
1dvaneement In the mining and
treatment of ores, u shown IL the
tace That 20 many mines In the OLDER
distrtcts, which could not he proiits-
bly, worked and were abandoned, are
again making most satisfactory re-
turns for all Investments. some
mines In California. which were
abandoned thirty yeays ago as un-
pr0ntAhIe, are now proving to he
most valuable and profitable proper
ties. As 1t Il certain that the char
acter Of the mineral In mines has un-
deSx0ne NO discernible change or Inn.
pr0veluent, the present advantages
must lie attributed to better knowl-
edge aud better methods. From the
fact that mining, as q science, is vet
In its infancy, It Is evident that a
marked advance will yet be made In
the many methods and facilities
bearing upon the question of success.
full and profitable development, and
utilization Of our mineral resources.
Every step and advancement, how.
ever sliSht, has 70 far produced two
favor able results-a larger aud better
yield from the older mines, and IN
extension Of the field in new direo.
tio0s. As better devices and better
knowledge Is brought to bear, low er
grades Of ore IL made profitable. and
the waste dumps Of former years
have proved themselves mines. The
era at better improvements, herald
Ing = new epoch in mining to pro-
duce bullion, is just beginning to
make Its presence felt; As it advances
- 1t surely will with rapid strides In
the invig0rating atmosphere Of the
nineteenth century, it will be diff
colt to discern the horizon or to iix
the limits to the magnitude and i'm
portance 0f mining a. . productive
industry, when the colossal proper
ti0ns Of its vnst treasure Of wealth,
and all the advantages to come from
their use and possession are con,pre-
hended and understood.
The day IL coming when mining,
prosecuted for the development Of
the mineral resources Of the earth,
will be recognized in ito true light as
one 0f the n,nst Substantial. reliable,
va!u:.!.,. .ni ;ln;n.:!aht industries Of
our ct,unsry.--(Hicayo Mining Re-
rirr,
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".'-y ain n.'n.r gwine ter come
lack" repeated Ann. Sukev. dis
naily. "n"w we has got muffin but
tin ware on .le table: hut in dose days
don't yO., remember. Old man. how
We us,,! ter ir0w chimney. real chimney
c"rs, " 'lT iifty csn,> apiece, acr,>>
tie table ut c,u'li u,l.;tr::'"
The old mans face lighted up will,
the memory "i happier days. and he
looked twenty years younger ~ he
talked about u new Slo pair of l'Oots
he wore out On her person, and the
expensive si:': '!ress he tore up fur
her because sl,e sold his raxOr strOp
to u pell,ilar for some - 'lixl,al flowers
and fetlslers AMI sirl, truck. ~ T. s.,x
.S;tY;Nyx
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-07

Professor +. E. Barnard, Of Nash
willie, Tenn, ON the 18th ult., discov-
errd . new comet near the star lam
bo()a. in the constellation Of the
Twins. His Olsen !ery xas announc-
Ell by telegraph to H. II. Warner. ut
the Warner Observatory, R0cjseeter,
=. Y, and almost at the same mo
n,ent PDo(essur Louis swim, DtrectOr
OF the Warner observatory, received
intelligence that . large naked eye
comet had been discovered In Rio
Janeiro. south America. Professor
barnard h the iirst peSxon the pres
ten , ear to receive the Warner prize
Of &3M.
Dr. Harkuess 0f California has
made furtl,e examination Of the foot.
Drints at the State Prison qosrry. and
~ examined the ancient tracks In
Lyon county, southeast Of Dayton
6&ill the beef cattle Of Nevada are
heinx sent out Of the state. A haud
of IlO arrived at Reno last week from
Warner Valley. and another hand ot
the am number will s0on follow
ftom TIE same pIaee.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-07

En":"HiA. y. C., September e
Las; Cv. ;,i.: upwards "f l,'aW people
were presented !" t!,r (;"vcrunr.(:rn-
crui and the Princess Louise. Yh.
presentation took l.la, in tie Az
scn.lly Chan,ier> in the presence "f
crow .ltai ."l:"ri">. f:"i. ,xr>,,,,. as
she cr H.. entered. PASSED II earl I"
~" orderly. vii" lr.<..sl il (" an
.s;,"ryy. Nj" passed il 10 All ai.i-.I.-
camp. " IL" .:,lI,,! cut the name: tie
t:c>crn"r.t :+mcu'I bowed and the
person riesrm:trl bowed; the princess
low"! an'l the person presented
lwwe,l. and the presentation was end
cd. This af;rrM;n'n there Is II garden
lMTty III progress at the Government
House, for which five. hundred invi-
iatiOns have l,eem issued.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-07

A young man who WAS walking in
the sul,urLs Of New Orleans last
week wnen . thunderst storm suddenly
came up, stepped into ncgrOe's cab
In by tie roadside, and sitting down
took q New Testament from his
pocket and began to read. A moment
efterward l,e was struck dead by
lightning. At last accounts the bOdy
had not been identified, and the case
h likely to be remembered - that Of
the young man who was struck ~
lightning while reading The Bible.
He certainly could not have been IN
. hetter franse Of mind for encounter.
ing sudden death. His face was un.
SCARED and - peaceful - II he hsd
dropped asleep over his book.-
AeHHl1kis Appeal.
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Why patt! Cots Two Hundred
0uiueaS.

have often heard people EXPIRE y
surprise that Madame Iiaiti should
lm pail two hundred guineas for
singing two airx. hut, IL the first
pace, the announcement Of her
Ual',e draws l,,'re than the money
she receives, otherwise she would not
receive II: aud then II is not the l,rg..-
smt cxcrt.cn, but the fame acquired
hy u wl'o" life Of patient work,
which is pail for. WlisM you go to u
great physician a,,'i hc lss,ks ut you,
and his genius and his ! nng prac-
ti'r enable him instantly to make u
c0rr,rt di:,ya"'sis, IT, put his finger
exactly "n IT," c,;.>e Of your suffer
ing. Il Is i,t the tw. minutes trouble.
iO write the prescription wl,icl, yOl,
pay i"r. lat III" i"riy years practice
AND keen observation Whi"n clunl L.
him To- Hu 81.
II lial'l ",I..i once tO .Iiyxs.lf that u
lady at rattle, hiyi, )n..i(inn asked
ME I" play for il,.'>'. very lm)",'ar
terms n"thi"y. Of course l de
clined IL" i,"n"r.
''i:ui il cost; yuu nothing IL sit
.i"wi. H:ra few minutes" said tile
la'iy. ''an,l v"u wO;:li .lO 80 ml,lcl,
good aud civ: =" n,rl, pleasure.
''l> tia! 81. Lly Lady," ! said. "In
that cast. ! will >.'n"i NY instrument
and chair, am,t your lad y~i.ip p can sii
down i"r " few n,inutc. and q" all
that .snrl.'
"Uii. bat ~ said the lady. "play
30 in''iiler nt'!; and, moreover, I
hav" no: = name H. draw an audi
er~."
".\ud j: +, II. yo,; are kind enough
I" say. have. the talent which Others
nave not, a,.! ] have worked twenty
five y'.v> i" make myself u name.
Nhi'., might have IL little l.r.sti:c
'.r an nusiic.n',.. l. Il not fair that !
.!"ihd l'av" ut last SOME reward f"r
10 i.,uch tiUul.ic!"
] therefore think. II !, mai, IS sN,,,..-
'"aly !c n,ivh; 1, know it. .'Nur
I.un.l" sind issri,..i'icm,' says
:;":i". 'nn!, "s':"li'> axe n,,.i.
s.>: -Tm,r l:".
National Republican., 1882-07-07
WEST WASHINGTON.

During the fishing season report concerning the
condition Of the water at Great Falls viii be pub
lshed each day, as furnished by the Washington
Aqueduct Office, Georgetown, using the following
scale Of measurement: Very turbid, O to 8; turbid
to 15 slightly turbid. Is to %; clear, % to &C.
Condition Of the water. Thursday. July Cat
Great Falls, q at receiving reservoir. 10; at dis
tributing reservoir, 80.
Street lamps will he lighted to- night at $50 and
exiingnished at Ills n. IN.
High tide July friday 1918 a. m. and 12:43
p. IN.
The annual election of officers OF the Potomac
Boat Club was held Wednesday evening and re-
suited as follows: Major W. II. Appleton, prcsi-
dent; Will Wheatley, vice.presdent; q. p.
Schmidt, secretary; A. w. Harrison, assistant sec
retary; George j. Johnson captain; William T..
Mckinney, first lieutenant; j. ]. HOllister. J. d..
Doyle. and l.. L. Carpenter, boat. house commit
Platter, finance committee; ]. Maury Dove. J. f.
Page, and w. T. Roberts, election committee. Last
night the club gave one of their pleasant dancing
sociabes which was largely attended.
Colonel Joyce. OF Georgetown Heights, has re-
turned safely from Fredericksburg, although he
says they nearly killed him with their kindness
aId-things.
Mr.. Wells, a merchant on High street, has
finished making and will send up some evening
this week, from his place of business near First
street, balloon fifteen feet in height and eleven
feet In circumference. Had 1t not been for the
inclemency of the weather the ascension would
Schooner Elmer Wright. Captain Chase, cleared
yesterday light for Richmond, Va, to load for
Providence, X. /, and schooner, II. n. Squires
Captain Megnghen, lett also light for Baltimore.
National Republican., 1882-07-07
baltimore GENERA, Market.

BALTIMORE, July 6.-Cotton steady; middling, l2aSc.
Flour unchanged firm and active; Howard street and
Western superfine, 50 25@4 oo; do extra q 2S5 2S
do family, Is 5O@6 75 city Mills superne, 81 25i co.
do extra "a 25Ge 55 do Rio brands II 2e7 81 Balti-
more high grade family, q 20; do winter wheat,
patent, IS D. Wheat Southern steady; Western
opened higher fell of, ana clio sed easy; southern red
q 1901 S do amber 81 S3G1 25; No. Western winter
red spot, q soA bid; July, q 22ssl g2'S; august
el lss@l lSs4 september, 81 1870 1872 pciober, u 10
6Di 1915. Corii-Southern iirn do Western higher;
Southern white. e6c do yelo y. SSc: Western Mixed
snot S3uSl'4c; july, 81 bid; August, Sj 6S5tkC. Sep
tember, SIC bid Oats firm and hlghcr southern, 30
6lG3c; Western white, G1GlGic: do mixed, 5SCdGOc
Pennsylvania 59tepOSc. Rye lower at 7jc Hay dull
and Unchanged prime 10 choice Pennsylvania and
Maryland, SIS OedpIB Ul. Provisions higher; mess
pork, e.! 3ja23 y; bulk meits-shoulderS and clear
rib Sides packed, 104Opiic; Observation-Disclosures, Ike
clear-rib sides, l5',c: mans, i5a6qldc. Lir refined
l3.4c. Butter hrm; Western packed. ia2Oc; creaii-
cry, 23G-7c. Eggs steady at 21c Coffee hrmer. Rio
cargoes ordinary To ialr, Si@9'sc sugar steady;
sofi, CSC. WHISKY quiet at 81 l6 Rcceipis-F lr,
10 barrels wheat 1889 bushels; corn, 2iD6, bushels;
oats 25s, bushels; rye, 1874 bushels shipments
Wheat l.GH bushels; corn, 40 bushels. Sales-
Wheat Iis, ,U73 bushels; corn, i,SJ bush ls.
National Republican., 1882-07-07
New York General Market.


NEW York. July 6.-Southern Hour fairly active
and firm; common to fair extra So 256eG 20 good TO
choice do Sc 259s 90. Corn opened d2Nc higher and
strong subsequently weakened and lost about (0ic
an active speculative trading and light export; No.
2white s5c; low mixed, s2ys@g3c; yellow, sc;
ferior white Soc No. July, s4a5S, closing at s54c
August S5@SGac closing at s16c; year, s@s3c Oats
unsettled spot !s(Gs4c lower, options sc higher
No. 3, Gle; do white. Gle; No. ., 6,GL82ac do white
G3GG3sc; No. l, 62sc; do viii Q, CSisc mixed West
ern 6itgG3c; do white 6iGGs4c Coffee firm aud Quie
prices unchanged. Sugar quiet and very strongly
hrmness checks bussineSs; tl,r TO good refining is
quoted ut 7A7lpc refined steady; yellow G. IsOd7Sc
White extra Z. si0S7sc; yellow do. 719sIc yellow,
7@)7l4c: or A,ss@S5c; mould A, ..ld1ISac; stand
ard a, 0o996c: cuu1ectoners ~. 0lG094c; cut-loaf,
1O@lnhc; crushed loGlO,Sci powered l01gInls C.:
granulated y.ec; cubes, l0c Molasses more active.
Rice quiet and firm Fork I5n2jc per barrel higher
and active closing siren :; mess spot. ~, 30;
new, S2t 00li2 So old new mess Ser tember ST. 500
- 81 Middlps scarce aud wholly nominal Lard 10
tl2sc per 100 pounds higher, closing very strong,
with active speculative trading sales prime team,
spOt. el3 UUdl3Ul,
National Republican., 1882-07-07
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

Uncivil ferrymen are agitating Brooklyntes.
General Stone is reported in full sympathy with
Arabi Pasha.
An Ohio man has spoiled his chance for Office
by turning black.
German capitalists ars getting excited over the
bi- metallic agitation.
Beecher declares he is good for ten years lonse.-
and yet he smokes cigarettes.
1t Is twenty-five years since Pennsylvania
elected Democratic governor.
A beer garden is reported in full blast on the
Mount of Olives. Open Sundays
The Memphis Appeal owns that the Democratic
party is cursed with All army OF greedy Office
seekers.
John Jacob Astors colossal fortune was founded
on q few flutes. But he didn't play on them-he
sold 'em.
Prohibition is looming up as all issue in Arkan-
sas In some towns l,OOO year is the license de-
manded
For the first time in the history Jf that city the
glorious Fourth was this year quiet and peaceful
III Philadelphia.
At the last big royal banquet, in London, the
naenus-litte steel eugravings OF exquisite finish
were done in America.
Two hundred and twenty-six dead Chinamen
| were shipped TO their ancestral grayeyards from
Yokohama short timc ago.
1t Is feared in oreia that thousands of bushels
of luscious peaches will not be gathered for want
transportation facilities TO market.
| On account of the numerous recent suicides
| from the top oil the Vendvme Column, Paris, the
public are now prohibited from ascending it.
This country Ia first in steel and iron consump-
ton; first in steel productions second in iron and
coal production, and second in coal consumption
| all the world over.
The National Song Composers, an association to
elevate the standard of song writing, met in Phil.
| adelphia on the 4th Instant Ii has membe S all
| over the country.
| France failed to support England through jeal-
ousy. Bismarck saw his oopp9runiiy and put
himself in accord with the British lion, and now
| France bewails its folly.
One of the latest London notions Is to have
| II hit on the forehead Of horses, metal covered
| with luminous compounds. easily attached and
| giving perfect safety when dr. wing after dark.
OF the fifty pictures recently bought by the
French government from the Salon, three are by
Americ ms, viz Frank Boggs, OF New York; L.
| Birgc Ba rison, of Philadelphia, and Frank Pen-
| fold OF lutihlo.
| On Plantation in Sunfower County, Missis-
sippi, where the water during the overflow, stood
| five 10 ten feet deep, there is now gruwi ole
| hundred and seventy FIVE acres of hourishnS cot
| ton planted after the land dried out, and which
| promises bale 10 the acle.
| Yesterday it WAS announced that General Palmer
| had negotiat, 600, first mortgage Mexican
| National Railway bonds, with strong English
and French syndicate, which insures the early
| completion of direct railway connection between
| New Y ork and the City of Mexico.
National Republican., 1882-07-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The Citizens National Bank has declared q semi
annual dividend of per cent
The Washington and Western Railroad building
in this city is being repainted by Mr. McNickel, Of
Washington.
The work of rigging the new schooner Ellwood
Harlow at Messrs. J. p. Agnew & Co.'s shipyard
will be commenced shortly.
The work of putting up the frame of the new
vessel to be butat the yard OF the above comT any
is progressing iavorably. Another load of timber
is expected there in few days.
Samuel c. Kincheloe. formerly of this city, but
now In the general merchandise business at Scot
land Neck, Halifax County, N. c., is here on q
visit to relatives and friends.
Preparations are being made for resumption of
operations at the works of the Potomac Manufic-
turing Company in this city to-day. a quantity
OF new made iron will be shipped North In few
days.
At the special election in the second ward for a
m mber Of the common council yesterday only
las yo. .es Iau been polled up to o'clock. There
was oppo itiop TO Mr.. F. A. Kirby, ST., the DEM
ocratic nominee for the position.
National Republican., 1882-07-07
Co,ored Car,n.5Teetiup-

completed arrangements for camp-meeting to
be held on the grounds of Abraham Nichols,
about four miles from Washington, beginning
July Is and continuing ten days. J. NJ. Mitchell
aud copgregati' of Hillsdalc C. M. Z. Church,
NJ L. Church and congregation of East Washing
ton. Revs. J: s. smolhers. Jacob Cromptou, snd
AQuilla Hall preachers in charge, and others will
Revs. John Johnson, Charles Nichols II. Prlm-
rose, of East Washington; James Grey, OF East
Washington Thomas ccphss, of Israel Church;
G. W. Cole, Of Israel Church, and William Cont
and Ab7am Nichols. The Singing Band from
hillsdale and East WASHINGTON will be present.
National Republican., 1882-07-07
rHE plsrRlor ooMMlss1oNERs.
Current Trnnsnetions nj the various Dis
s-e.s SDOu,o.


Building permits we're issued yesterday TO Herr
tween Frederick and Fayette streets, Georgetown,
TO cost $500; George w Clark and George Mason, to
build two brick dwellings on Vermont avenue, be-
tween and l. streets northwest to cost $4,000;
c. A. Schneider, to build two-sory brick addition
Mt lsi4 street northwest TO cost 81 400; b. Beall
TO build one brick store aud Office at S06 Market
Space, TO cost 5000.
The amount OF collections for the month Of June
Tho Inspector of Buildings, in his report as to
the advisabilty of granting the North Baptist
Church perml to erect q frame addition 10 the
church, says: 1.-THE work would be violation of
the building regulations, but 1t would not be
dangerous, and special permit mightbe issued"
repairs were made during the month Of June, aud
the receipts from fees aggregated S3lS
The annual report of the School Board for the
fiscal year ending June 80 il being prepared under
the supervision Of Superintendent J. ormond
Wilson,
The taxable property in this city, Georgetown,
and the county is assessed as follows: City, S78,
55T93; Georeetown, s5053, ,S9l; county at the rate
of $780, S2063 69i; county Mt the rate ofSl SAIL.
sos; total amount, 900, ,495.
Dog tags are being issued in a lively manner by
the Collector of Taxes.
District Collector Cook Is now engaged in making
disiraints for personal taxes and several OF his
agents are being sent out for this purpose, and
have received instructions to 20 through the en-
tire list of persons owing taxes 10 the District for
personal property.
CAPrArS o'FARRELI. of Chica, o, Ill., says: 81
am only too happy that used St Jacobs OIL. My
leg was suddenly crippled with rheumatism, and
my suferinES were extreme. used ST. Jacobs
Oil, and IL cured me-"