The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-11

swiss.
The EaGteen Inihood's war q Jat(
cost their stockholders nearly dx nh
{ lion dollam. There y httlemossl pa
e ceptible In this faet.
It b said more capital has gone Int
5 Mississippi during the NJ four o. nv
3 months than for the past dxty year
The south b entering upon new an
prosperous err.
Attorney General BFewstef.has sign
fed his intention to take IN active an
leading part in the prosecution OF On
| Star Route offenders. This b com
. n,endable resolution on the part Of tia
+ officer.
SO long time has elapsed since tn
ol,seluies that many strangers visiting
Cleveland are surprised to learn that
detachment Of the United States tnfan
try is still detailed to watch the vaol
wherein lie the remains of our honors<
President.
The Hon William NJ. Evarts Gays Mr.
Blaine's candidacy for the Presisienc,
in 81 is an impossibility. Mr.. Evarts
wish may he father to the opinion, but
he must concede the Maine statesman
has u powerful hacking for the n NINA
ton.
Cleveland enjoys the reputation ol
being ahead Of all other cite, in Amer
ica1in electric illumination. Upon Il
mast !sU feet high, erected in the public
Psquare, are placed four electric lights,
having an Illuminating power Of 4o,WW
candles.
Said New York judge in sentencing
man convicted Of selling adulteratetl
milk Il consider the man who adult
terates food and the man whose adult
teratesl food worse than the assassin or
sneak thief" If he were generally
treated as such many articles Of con-
sumption would reach the table in less
objectionable form.
The Philadelphia I'rcss ventures the
following prediction: 1.-THE race for 1854
Is made up. 1t will be Arthur versus
Blaine. Arthur's chances lie in the
SUCCESS Of his administration and keep
ing on :,,,o.i terms with both factions.
This he will try to do. He will fail,
however, for the Stalwarts will not h.
satisfied unless he Enthusiastically makes
his l..l with Them"
An exchange asks the following CON-
undruni: How about that remarkable
conveyance Of prophecies, biblical and
upon the year 1881: And
that truly o,ninous break In the gallery
Of the great pyramid, 1881 inches, or
feet, or something, from somewhere el~e,
noted and cxpoun,le'l by Plazzi SmytI':
The years sands Of life are run
out, and the old world joys along very
InM.l, ~ usual. Can it bc that all those |
ingenious computations and learned
which 50 worried some Of
the li,Ii.lcr Of us were in the nature Of
We give it up.
Some ill-naturcl haif-bree,l indulg.s
n the following remarks about the
President: Postmaster General Howe,
while chairman Of Congressional cOsll-
nittcc, white-wasl,csl !Arthur's admin
strati"n Of the New York Custom
House, and now Arthur returns the
Iin.in.~s with interest by making Mr..
lowe u Cabinet officer. President Ar
hur should remember, however, that
ut Notwithstanding the efforts Of his friend ,
lowe, John Sherman bounced him
rom office just the same, and for cause
fate1l. \.
Our mon partisan evening contemporary
gain applies itself tn All attempted elu-
i'ia,i"n II the silver question. 1t would
ein that this somewhat unstable jour-
al has changed its opinion from the
'r,ner one it held when it declared that
liver was u useless coin, although it q
n,~ not explicitly say 80. 1t states rs {
ew~ what appeared in the MINER If "
H. eth inst, that II meeting had been
.!'i in London to consider the rchal,ili- t
ton III silver, and that ~ eminent u I
''am'icr rs Mr.. Henry Hucks Gibbs :
H. II the Directors If the hank Of L
ngland, presided ut the meeting. The =
lint If the Mhr .Mmmt..;m'x article 4
ems IL l"' II desire on it, part to init Il
ate tO its rca'krs that ~ q friendly a
Ring I" silver haS sprung up. in Eng =
nj it may hereafter H. expected I" "
Nv with more favor the great i'm
'>try If this place. b
The Eurka @nfinrt says: Late dis
trl.~ from Washington, apparently :.
state that F., \. Tritlc will :,
appointed Governor If Arizona Ter !.
"ry. Mr.. Tritle Is u genial compan- =,
!, ~, active business man and fami!- -.
with affairs on tine Pacific Coast, and -.
would not make had Territorial \,
'vcr''Or. The cruel.st disappointment =.
title ever suffered was prolably his l..