The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-22

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New York will hold tho balance o
power in the electoral college under thu
new appcrtionment a. it did under tn,
old. 1t is still the pivotal State.
4 pretty stiff bill has been INTRODUCED
10 the New York Legislature, prohibit
ing political assessments on Office-hOld
sr+and enabling a person :'sufierin.
special damage" i,y being turned out q
oEl~ for refusing I" pay one to recover
damages.
acknowledgment Howe proposes
to.shortcn mail service day and hall
bstween New York and San Francisco.
When that shall he done Montana will
vsceive her Eastern and Western mails
from eighteen 10 twcnty-four hOnrs in
advance Of the present schedule time.
The Boston .}nurn0l has the following
good thing to say o: Mr.. Arthur: 1.-The
President has won the confidence OF all
his party except the malignant in both
factions. The hest indication Of his pop
olarity is the criticism of the nlalignants
of both elenIents-those who are angry
because he will not he vindictive and
thOee whose mission it IL to discredit his
Administration"
Snow blockades are not, by any
means, confined to tho line Of the mar
row gauge U. L y. Our dispatches
show that the trains OF the Central Pa
dfic are meeting with much difficulty
In cTot<ing the Sierra Nevada range.
Notwithstanding the line Of that road -
veil shielded at exposed points the un-
pre<,etiented storms of the last few days
have seriously retarded travel to and
from California by rail.
We are informed: that Mt. w. EGbert
smith l'as Withdrawn his resignation Of
the Butte postmastenhip, which he ten
dsred to the department ut Washington
sonle time ago We also understand
shat under the postohlce appropriation
bill which recently passed Congress,
that sufficient allowance Is made to en-.
able Dir. Smith to employ additional
clerk hire. This is pleasing news to our
citizens.
A. may Ike seen in our telegraphic re-
ports this morning the central organiza-
zion of the United Trade and Labor |
Union in New York City has denounced |
Minister Lowell for declining to inter-
tere in the interests Of American citi-
zens now lying in English prisons. The
Union asks for his recall. Mr.. Lowell
+" liable to hear some more very unpleas-
ant things said Of him unless he recon
sid n his recent declaration concerning
the imprisoned American citisens in
English bastilcs.
The Bankcrs' Magazine estimates that
che cotton crop Of 1881 was sold through
speculative purchases one hundred and
seventy-two times, wheat crop ten
times, and corn four times. It il added
thai speculative trading in cotton
amounted t. 81, ~, 0OO, 0OO, in wheat to
>eoS, sal. OOO, and in corn (" slss, OOO, 900.
Thc enormous profits of mitl,lle,nen are
shOvn by the above estimates. The
figures also represent the amount paid
by the consumers Of the articles named
over and aln've the cOst Of their produc-
don ~ they leave the producers hands.
The prcss ut Berlin do not take kind
" to the new United States Minister to
Sargent. The objection
they have against him Is not made
known by the recently received press {
reports. Mr.. Sargent was confirmed by -
he SENATE without a dissenting vote
md it would seem If there are any valid
'eas"ns why he shall not represent this .
'atiOn in the court Of one Of the first
'owers Of Europe they should he made .
Known by the Berlin press. Without {,
~ exclamation their objection to him u
al be construed in no other light than
reelection upon the integrity Of the q
dnniIsis: ration ut Washington. This u
loes mt appear to be good year for
4r. Sargent. "
Notwithstanding the fact that 6ena- ~
Dr. Miller and Representative Page, of =.
both republicans, have =.
l,anse Of the anti Chinese immigration '"
Ill, the measure j. viewed ut WASH =,
axton Us decidedly democratic one. ="
t. hitlcrst opponents are found among
rln.'lican Congressman, while it's ablest
nj nx'st persistent advocates are Dem h,
rr:t. This fact is recognized by the II
Washington iO*t, "a shown by our dis -"
uclits this morning. That ANTI Chinese In
lank which, was put in the Republic ",
~ national platform ut Chicago was all
,tsnec'l only to catch votes in the Pa 81
t.l coast states 1T the last presidential l,O
cctiuE. Neither California nor Neva- tin
ucek any stock in il and cast ali their SUI
cttorh votes, save one. for Hancock. 60
hey: estimated the professions Of the sta