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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01

The Idaho City World, in describing
q recent grand hal. at that place, says !:
ut was the boss racket. 1t was not one
Of those stiff, stylish dances, but was a
regular rolnpi,lg, Wllicking hOe(lown,
and ali hands waded into the fun with
vim until time to clear the dining
room for the next mornings break
fast"
a new invention as u prevention Of
| neuralgia or rheumatism is Il pine-wOOl
vest which fits the lxnly closely. in a.l-
ditiOn tO their being made of this abric,
! whose healing qualities arc we'll known.
| they are lined with cl,anlOis leather,
! which is perforated, 81 as not to check
or retartl the natural action Of the skin.
Rough, shaggy materials in deep COL
Ors Of brown, green. and royal blue. shot
with gold, are made into very stylish
and distingue looking Camisarl, or
French refugee ciMlss, now 80 popular
with ladies given to unique style in
dress. These c:lx.ks are lined with plush,
aud trimmed with eight-inch hAa.is q!
Zibinette.
Coiffircs arc extremely simple, AMI
are worn quite low III the neck III coils
or plaits, while the brow is covered Will,
waves or high rings oi hair. \ SEMI
side Of the head, while the cor.s.gc lmu-
quet is placed low upon the left side nt
the bodice, incliniily toward the shout!
der.
Chenille friny<.s, flowers, and foliage
are exceedingly fashionable. Some
very beautiful branches Of hawthorne.
golden r.xl. gcraniuHl blossoms. mar
guerit"s, 5oldcn-hcartc'l pan,ies, ami
roses in exquisite >!la..inSs 0i color,
mingled with gold 0f silver tinScl, are
worn upon reception or opera Mnncl>
Of white or tinted plush.
Girls ought to l'c warned OF the fearful
danger to .c incurred in marrying rail-
road Mcr. especially bre:,kn,cn. 1t is
related that the other night II mrm!av
Of that Woodworking fraternity. on h,-
IN : /. from Il dream Of All iiEr.l!;
j.. =, was foun! by the n>i.l,',,r>
s,.. -. T.: in he'd holding III, wifi. i,v
tht. .u.:, having nearly twisted the ter
rige.; wOnLan's head oil in his inciftctu-
=! eSertiOns to ";lOwn brakes."
The uir WAS pernlc:atcd with Il snow
chill, the sky was ovcrlunS will, lc.'lc:'
clouds, and il breeze carrying icicles in
its onward sweep played with her long
brown locks. But she EcSitateu not.
She pressed forward, driven hy Il resist
less impulse, aud one glance ut her de-
tcrn,inCtl face plainly showed that she
was resolved, firmly r,solvcd-," got
five yards ot velvet trimming cut bias
tn match. If she Ove-!laulcd every dry
goods store in town, and vi. presume
she did. Nrw Hsrcn Register.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01
WILD BILL OF TIN oULUH
Experience Of the st. Louis Police
With the Terror Of Leadville.

st. Ioui> Rcpubl can. Jan. II.
Wild Bill Of the Gulcl,, the terror Of
Le;,tlvilic, where he lives when ut home.
arrived at the Union depot yesterday
morning. on his way to the mining ~
gions OF the far west. A. lie found it
necessary to remain ut the depot for
| several h"urs. awaiting the departure Of
the st. II',iis 4 San Francisco out
bound evening train, he walked into 4
s:alsMn in the vicinity and drank hiI:-
self into y qilarrcls4nlle mood, and re-
turning to the main entrance Of the
depot, hc began to conduct himself in 4
rather boistcrO,ls manner. Officer Marsh
ordered him to hold his peace, but that
only served to make him more noisy
and delnOn~tr;,t;ve. Seeing his CONF
nlansis were not obey Il, Marsh then ull-
slcrtOok to arrest him, i'ut discovered
very spec di!y that he had tackled" All
ugly customer.
Bill of the gulch event down. into
his pocket for his revolver and relreatctl
into the gentleman's = waiting-rOOln, fol-
lowed by Marsh. On reaching the
waiting-ruonl Marsh shouted to Officer
Burke, who was in that place ut the
time, to arrest the fugitive. exclaining,
''lIe has revolver AMI tried to shoot
Me.'
Bill stopped short and turned on
Marsh, saying as l,c dill SO. ''Ies,
have u gun; stand hack, stand back,
gentlemen"
At this point Sergt. Burke sprang up
on the frOlticrsn,an and endcavOred to
wrst his revolver from his grasp. hut,
~ the latter was nn unusually powerful
man, a desperate struggle ensucd.
Marsh and detective F'rct~c came tO
Burkc's assistance, when the three at
ter ruuyi, and tumble scliilc succeed
esl in obtaining possession Of the wcsl-
on. The three officers then OverpOw-
cred the man, who fought with such de-
termination that they found 1t nece.ssa-
nv tO literally drag him to the Four
Courts. where they placed him in cell.
Will Bill's proper name il James Can
non. He is ~ years oi age. five feet anu
nine inches in height and weighs 5w
pounds. There were Other Lendvfllc
men with him ut the time Of his arrest.
who cOllcs;rIvtl in the statement that hc
is given full sway in the mining dis
tricts in w;,ic!, he lives :ana Is univer-
sally locked upon as one OF the n'ost
daring men on the frontier. They said
that he had just enough whisky III hin!
to shoot every man that haI attacked
him. had he not been surprise; ny
;,,r:;n. The affair cil,>csl great "N-
citcnnent at the depot. rs those wro
witnessed the ~cuf.!c expected to sec It
rc,,:lt in Il hlo.nly tragrt!y.-M. L""'*
nrDHii;rttu JrA. III
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01
EROTIlgD 6IOOATIND.
Mr.. O'Oonovan Roooa Interviewed
Concerning an Alleged Power
full Explosive.

A dispatch from London printed o,
Thursday said:
The statement Of the survivors Of tn,
in the Straits of Magellan in April last
which the COnllnan.ler-in-Chicf II
Portsmouth has forwarded to the .Ad
miralty, shows that xerOtine siccatine
similar to that which exploded on boar.
the flagship Triumph on the Pacific sta
| tiOn recently, was the cause Of the iii
snster.
A New York reporter asked Mr.
Rossa yesterday what this xerotine sic
csstine was.
'Dh. that's the new name for it,
said Mr.. Rossa; lit is u terrible explo
sive."
'Uf what nnture?:"
Il won't say anything about that. II
is what did you call it:'''
':.Siccatinc."
''Siccatinc; yes, it will make the Eng.
lish sicker yet"
'.You have known of it for some
tine::''
oh. yes; but | won't say anything y
ITS it \ POWDER"
NO: it comes in hotties. I have the
recipc.'
Mr.. Rosa took out a large envelope
marked Receipts for Skirmishers, y
and read letter. c0llchcd in mysterious
language, in which the writer says 1.-THE
medicine will act in five minutes or six
hours, as DESIRED"
''This siccatinc," said Mr.. Rosa, "c,l,
be put in q bottle, and is safe unless the
bottle is cracked. Then it explNles and
burns. The skirm:sllers in England
and ireland have other materials he
sides bombs and tOrnetlOes. The Eng
lish knew from the first that this cxp!O-
.ive was used, and they sought to hide
the fact. This sics.atine is 4 terrific
thing-worse than this,' and Mr.. Ro:::
showed SNAIL iron bomb.
Professor Charles w. Chandler. 'r'!
ether professors Of the School Of Nine.
Of Columbia college. were asked what
this mysterious explosive consisted Of.
They all said they had never heard Of
such thing. Chemical dictionaries
were Ovcrl,n,iietl, hut nothing was said
in them about xerOtinc sicc:ltine. 1t
was conjcrturc.l That sicc:ltine was 8,
corruption from the Latin word sicc:,ti-
vus, that which makes dry.
James f. Drulmlnond. Of +. w. De
Voc & Co., said: "Siccatine is the trade
name for concentrated drier to put in
paint. 1t comes in two orms, dry and
@aaid. When dry it may he sugar Of
lead, l,0rate Of manganese, and of the
grades Of number, or any other sub
stances. In this shape it is no more ex-
plOsive than common sand. In the liq-
uid shape it is simply the SAME sub
stances with some liquid to carry it.
This liquid is generally alcohol, turpen-
tine or benzine. BanZine is the cheap
est and most commonly used. 1t might
explode, but the e anccs are about u
million to one against its exploding.
Nc"tine Is evidently patent name
given to somebody's drier."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01

.tt nli IA courts in this city apprnpri-
ut. :.,io, wa:. taken wilcn IT," sad new
was received. .\i! thai hal u" urgent
case, on hand adjourned. Judge Nnan
Davis, in a,l;m,rniny the General Tern,
"f The Supreme Court, spoke ft,'lin"l:
ui the deceased.
The funeral service vii! y" held ~
Grace Church Tomorrow lnnr.!iIly ut ~
n'cl,m.k. The iittcr,lc,,t will b. made III
:>rhcnccta'iy.~-N" I'WE T"Eh, Jan
uary II.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01

The Princess If Wales has sent tu
Kin" kalakua several photographs OF
herself and her SONS as u contribution to
Il Ir,zar to le heli in Honolulu in aid
or the building Of the cathedral there.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20
CONNECTICUT IN CONGRESS.

CONNECTICUT IN CONGRESS-.
 It is interesting at this time to consider what the political complexion of Connecti- cuts delegation in the lower branch of Con gross ought to be and what it is likely to be. The Republican nominations are all made and the campaign is we'll under way in all the districts
 In the First district Mir. Buck has strong competitor in ex Senator Eaton. It is claim ed by the Democrats that Mir Buck was SC riously injured by his vote on the River and Harbor bill Whether or not this is so can only be told when the votes are counted, but there are at present no indications that many Republican voters will desert him on this ac. count. If they do they will only have the poor satisfaction of helping the father of the Salmon river appropriation. Aside from his mistake in the River and Harbor matter MT Buck has made good Congressman, and has served his district acceptably. Two years 1923 General Hawley's plurality in the district in 1878 was 2,2S7. The Democrats are working hard for Mir. Eaton, but Mr. Duck is not without friends, and it will be surprising if he does not get elected:
 In the Second district the situation is a peculiar one. The district is strongly Demo- cratic, and nobody e1cep. Democratic can didate can expect to carry it under ordinary circumstances. But this year the Democratic candidate is not in favor with all the members of his party, and the feeling among the more thoughtful of both parties is that he is not just the man to properly represent the Inc selves equal to the situation and have nomi- mated man whose integrity, ability, good sense and fairness have made him justly pop ular. Every Democrat, as we'll as every Re- publican in the district, knows that General Merwin can be trusted and that their inter- ests in Washington would be safe in his hands. He ought to be elected, both for his own merit and for the honor of the district He will be if partisanship does not conquer patriotism
 In the Third district John T. Wait will, without doubt, be re-elected. His plurality two years ago was 1882. In 1878 it was 1865. It is probable that this year it will be at least ], ,5OO
 In the Fourth district the outlook for the Republicans is not as hopeful as could be wished Mir. Miles, who wrested the district from the Democrats, and whose plurality two years ago was G91, declined to run this year. and Lyman w. Coe, of Torrington was nominated. MT. Coe has served in the State Senate five years and has won a good repu. tation as legislator. He is prominent manufacturer, and man of great popularity in his district. Opposed to him is Edward w. Seymour, an able lawyer and 8 man of high character. Of one thing we may be sure, and that is that the contest between MT. Coe and MT. Seymour will be an honor able one.
 From the above it will be seen that the in dications now are that the Republicans will elect two of the four Congressman, and they have ia fighting chance" in both the Second and Fourth districts. No effort should be spared to improve this chance.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20
Fall and Winter Styles.

The AatHst Decree Of ahe Fashionable world-RuMngs Conspicuous In the Seasons 'Totiets-Fancy Velvets to be Largely worn-NoveI Combinations in Plaid Gooas-Plush tho Favorits Ma- terial in Hats.
 From the New York Times
 A great assortment of embroidered materi- als is to be seen in fashionable Parisian es- establishments. Each part of the dress is worked in it's proper shape, and only requires t be sowed in place. The use of this goods Is great saving of time, as hand embroidery is very slow work. The suits are composed of 8 round and flat skirt, only trimmed on the lower part with & band of embroidery and narrow satin or woolen plating. The tunIque Is draped to form an apron and a small putting The jacket Is bordered with 1 embroidery, has worked plastron, and on the lower part of the sleeves are ornaments Another and richer style consists of a skirt embr oidered in apron shape, with founce or ruching on the lower border. The redin- gote has ends opening in front to show the ! embroidery on the skirt. It Is worked In shawl shape, and the ends have garlands of l flowers The desigus are down the back on either side, where the garment opens. Woolen suits, such as cloth, ehevlot, or 1 cachemire, are covered with all kinds of 1 arabesque designs, or else they are perfectly plain. Suits of striped Ottoman velvet and gros grain silk have embroideries of chenille,
 cordings, satin applique work or l2assemen- | terie.
 Puffings are g most conspicuous part of present toilets. They are made in ail con l ceivabIe ways, many of which are neither becoming nor graceful. The easiest to wear
 are those arranged to form part of plaite: | drapery or of an apron which extends over l the front of the skirt. Many pufhugs are placed fiat against plaited skirts without 1 aprons, and are very ugly. A unique trim I ming planned and adopted by Parisian lady \ is worthy of notice. The plaited skirt has no l drapings The waist is a kind of amazon 1 style, out very short over the hips aad open I ing in front in two points. In the back on the lower part of the position is an immense ] s.Leviathan' faille bow in the shade of the suit. The bow is the width of the material | and the loops fall full and in putfs, covering about 20 inches in the back. The ends reach l to the lower part of the skirt. This mode | is elegant, as we'll as original Demi train.
 are almost exclusively worn on ceremonious
 occasions. They fall straight, and are plait
 ed to the belt. Long and richly trimmed | trains are no more to be seen. The Monte
 span" or "La Valliere' dress will be the style
 most worn this winter It consists of al
 apron of rich fabric, either brocaded, em
 broidered with beads or covered with lace
 The waist is of velvet or of some similar
 material with an embroidered point failing
 l over the apron. The demi- train is trimmed
 | to match the waist. The sleeves reach to tn
 ! elbow, and have lace trimmings
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20
CONTAIN Y.

Misery may like company, but I'd rader hab de rhumatis in one leg den ter hab it in bofe. .''--Unc!e Ga6e,
 The Queen of Greece totes lapdog, which proves that it is possible for Queen to be fool.-B0St0ne Post. paper speaks of a man who ''died wish out the aid of doctor" and says tn at ''such instances of death are very rare." Says Brown, Democrat, "We shall go out of the city with 10, GOO votes" ''All right replies Fogg, ''so long as you stay out. .'- Boston Transcript.
 ''What does in memoriam' mean, pa ?'' asked Billy. ''Oh," said pa, behind his newspaper, tits nothing. It's something you write on the tombstone of man you are going to forget in a week. ."-Burltaagt0n Haaoheye.
 house when procession is passing and the occupants of the dentists waiting room? In the first instance there i5 8 face in every pane; in the latter, pain in every face.- Boston Transcript.
 Missouri man got caught in small whirlwind the other day, which raised him l just little way from the ground and shook | him until all his buttons feli of When the ! thing stopped he muttered "Reckon I'll nave to send for another pound of quinine '' l-PhiladelphiG Ne1cs.
 1T think shall have to ask your escort I this evening"" said sister to her big brother. ''Wel1, guess not. Do you suppose I'm \ going to let folks know I can't go with any girl but my sister? I'll stay at home first. " There is good deal of such accommodation | in families -B0st0a1 Globe.
 Old Chief Pocotello, now at the Fort Hal ! agency, in answer to an inquiry relative tc \ the true Christian character of 8 former In ! dian agent at that place, gave in very terse ! language the most accurate description of { 1 hypocrite that was ever given to the public Ugh too much God and no four. ."-Ldr0 ! D2ie B00merang.
 l ''Chronic kicker:'' Yes we know this isnH T
 very rnuch of paper, not half as good {
 one as you could get up. There isn't an edi
 { tor on earth who could get up as good q pa
 per as you could if you wanted to. Bu
 { then you haven't got time, you have othe
 business that you got into by mistake instea'
 of being an editor. It g great blow to thu
 country. Can't you get off and come ant run Nnis paper a week ?-EU0nSgille Argus.
 !
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20

It is reported that Judge Moses c. Culver, of Middletown, has decided not to vote the Democratic ticket this year. Ills is said to havo remarked at 8 recent public meeting that mo reputable citizen should support political party which allies itself with the liquor interest"
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20

Scene in court-''Now, Mrs. Blank, you say that on that day, at noon, you saw wo man ride past your house at furious pace and you have given us detailed description of her costume. Please tell us what was the color of the horss." 'I do not remember. , 'sWell was the woman white or black ?" ''l did not notice she went so fast that only had time to see how she was dressed. ."-PhH tydetphid Nesos.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20

"Whlle there is revision needed in our tariff 1 would oppose changes that would place the mechanics of this district upon level with the poorly paid labor of European countries. ."-- General Samuel E. Me74oin.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20
Price Four Cents.
Oh, MyBaCk!

That's a common expres- sion and has a world of meaning. How much suf- fering is summed up in it. The singular thing about it is, that pain in the back is occasioned by SO many things. May be caused by kidney disease, liver con- plaint, consumption, cold, rheumatism, dyspepsia, over work, nervous debility, &c. Whatever the cause, don't neglect it. Something is wrong and needs prompt attention. No medicine has yet been discovered that will so quickly and surely cure such diseases as BROWNS IRON BITTERS, and it does this by commencing at the foundation, and mak- ing the blood pure and rich.
 Logansport, Ind. Dec. I, 1eso.
 For long time I have been
 sufferer from stomach and kidney
 disease. My appetite was very poor
 and the very small amount did eat
 disagreed with me. was annoyed
 very much from non-rctention of
 urine. 1 tried many remedies with
 no success, until 1 used Browns
 Iron Bittcrs. Since used that my
 stomach does not bother me any.
 Myappetite is simply immense. My
 kidney trouble is no more, and my
 general health is such, that l feel
 like a new man. Alter the use of
 Browns Iron Bitters for one month,
 I have gained twenty pounds in
 weight. o. B. SARGENT.
 Leading physicians and clergymen use and recom- mend BROWNS IRON BIT- TIERS. It has cured others suffering as you are, and 1t will cure you.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20

The nomination of General Merwin meets with cordial approval both in and out of the State The Worcester Spy says he is Ian ex cellent candidate who ought to Ee elected. , The Springfield Republican says: ''The Re publicans of the Second Connecticut Con gressional district have done we'll in nominat ing General Samuel E. Merwin, jr., of New Haven, against Mitchell, the barrel candidate General Merwin is leading business man oi recognized probity, and as adjutant general under Governor Jewell he did much to in crease the efficiency of the State militia. The Republican candidate read well-con- sidered speech of acceptance, and his remarks about the of barrels in politics will bea, reproducing. They have 8 wide applica. tion.'
 At an average rate of one penny for each passenger the underground railroads of Lon don are profitable invest ments. The compa- nies owning them have paid Eberally for all the injuries done to property along their routes; the first expense of excavation was very large; the roads are managed with the most studious regard to the safety, comfort, convenience and general accommodation of the public; there is no stint of trains and good carriages; and, still, the London com. panies earn fair return on their capital. So we'll satisfied are the shareholders that they encourage extensions of their lines as fast as possible in every direction. An important addition has recently been made between Aldgate and Tower Hill, giving access to 8 tcft tba ,iA, IoSD Ia5 by rail. The cost of this link in the chain of underground roads has been enormous owing to the difficulties of engineering and the val uable property displaced. But there is no question that the new part of the line, like all the rest, will prove remunerative to the con- pany.
 The London 7Imaes contains letter from China which gives rather surprising idea of the condition of that country The writer concludes that China does not have above 300 million inhabitants, and that the empire has suffered vastly in men and money during the last fifty years. The province of Che kiang, for instance, still figures in some ref erence books with 26.3 million inhabitants, which was right in 1872, while g recent census gives it II, 57O, GOO people. The theory that China proper, which in cludes Yunnan, but excludes Manchooria,
 Tibet and Corea, has about 25O million in habitants, is apparently borne out by ell trustworthy information. Thus the land tax gaye the Picking government about sixty mil lion dollars in 1872, against twenty-five now. In order to meet current expenses the Picking officials have resorted to import duties and to the dangerous 6ki'a, or tax on goods trans ported from one province to another. But the Pekinz government is poor, and the peo- pie under it are poorer still. The Taeping rebellion, poor crops and the lack of indus trial enterprise have condemned the larger part of China to hopeless and ruinous poverty
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It is stated that Secretary Chandler has written to friend at Washington that "New England will send solid Republican delega- tions to the next House, The Secretary is enthusiastic.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20
Friday Morning, Oct. 20, 1882.
STATE REPUBLICAN, TICKE7

FOR GOVERNOR, WILLIAM H. BULKELEY, of Hartford. FOR LIEUTENANT JOHN ID. CANDEE, of Bridgeport FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, STILES T. STANTON, of Stonington
 FOR TREASURER, JULIUS CONVERSE, of Stafford.
 FOR CONTROLLER, FRANK ID. SLOAT, of New Haven.
 For Congress. 1st District-JOHN R. BUCK, of Hartford. 2d District-SAMUEL E. MERWIN, ,Jr of N Haven. 3d Distrirt-JOHN T. WAIT, of Nor~ ich. 4th District-LYMAN w. COE, of Torrington.
 For Senators. 2d District -ORsON w. STOW. of southington 4th District-JOHN B. TALCOTT, of New Britain. 8th Dstrict-HENRY II BUNNELL, of New Haven 18th District-OLARK E. BARROWS, of Easttord. 18th Listrict-LORRIN A. COOKE,of Barkhamsted
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20
A Home Remedy.

For coughs and all their attendant ills. We pre- sent readers with a simple recipe, long in in many of our homes. and those of grandfathers before It has demonstrated It's rare excellence almost every in which it has been tried Fresh colds. we'll ss those of stubborn character, dieap
 pear when 1t Is used. Influenza and Asth cured by it's continued Bleeding of the Lungs and Consumption are greatly benefted by it. The repu- taton of this recipe has passed from outh to mouth until it has become well known in certain sections this state 1t may save a good deal of trouble and sickness if you keep 1t in the house tn t the
 for colds ia upon It s called American Cough Drops and may be had of any Druggist at 35 cents bottle.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20

The introduction of bill into the Yer mont Legislature providing that prisoners under sentence of death shall b 0 made insen- sible before execution is singular perform ance. The hanging of an insensible man would be no very impressive punishment.