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

Mr.. John Il. Morris, whose will In.
Just been prObated in Paris, n.y., left ali
his estate t" his former slaves.
England and Scotland retire aged an.
| infirM school teachers; on pensions. and
have 20 ON the rolls. The ,.nsion.
range from $loO to $3.50 year.
a system Of school savings banks has
been introduced in many parts OF Franc.
! and il highly spoken Of by Swiss and
German educational authorities.
There il said to l.. no male ,l&.stc,,,lu ;, {
Of the Sumner family. Its only repre-
sentativ.s are the three nic..u- of TIE
great Sc;latOr-thc daughters Ui his si:-
ter, Mrs. Julia Hastings.
Right or wrong, the opponents IF con,
pulsOry vaccination in England arc in
earnest. More than u quarter of II mil
lion trncts ami other l,lll,liCu:i IONS have
|'ecn issued and circulated hy the Ion
dom Society during the s;,st twelve
months.
An Imperial Commission lately All
pointed ut 1t. Petersburg: to consider the
question OF drunkenness has rcy,i.,-
n"l'tt<Si the closing at II large nu,,!wr of
liquOr-sllOl's throughout the Empire.
Ba, the II communication will no. hc:.cl, .l
upon, l!etallsc a.! the serious loss Of rrvr-
nue. it would entail.
General Sher,..:,n's army saddle.
S;leri'lan'< sword, Clusters cap and
Grants cigar are exhibited Among The
relics ri the Soldiers It:.z:,r IN Boston.
Not the least Interesting tl,im.. in th..
collection l., the National lag which
Was worn ,ls Il Ivtii',:t by Mrs. Briggs
at Richmond, in Orsic: 10 save it iru,i,
Kcl.cl :,i:::r!:ers.
Senator WINDOWS new house in
~ asi'inYt"n l. i;uilt If Pressed and
moulded i.'i:S~, with brown >lu,, trim
mlng>. All THE interior fittings :,r &.
native woods. Tie cost IF the mott.
will i" aln'Ht S:Ij, tGE'. Justice. Stanley
Matthew'S house, on Cunnect;ru, ~
"n'.e, Is also Of brick ami '.ruwn stone.
amt Is I" cost $+o,ik".
Yang Foo Using, 4 nE,lliarin OF .i:t
imperial College OF China, has arrived
at New York with orders to i,,>ls..t ih,
l'lili' s''isImI> .! that city. He SAYS ii
Is the int. ntiHn o.. III: Chinese. Ni,,i,,ct
~ f"rciEn -tilnir, 10 institute. an hive
t'2;ttNn of t!:c .\nI. r;,:,n postal :.yS:eG!
with Il view 10 cStai. l>i,i;iy u like ~.>t:.i,, !
in China.
Cen. john \. Mr(!cr,and, otSpli,,:-
field, ILL.,, publishes Il ,u,nnph,:l N
which :l:' claims t. have Niiyiila;.,l ti... !
plan, for tn" capture 81 Nicksl,.vx. I'M.
opening al! ia: Mississippi. the i,t..ri,
!" the SEA and other iin,Mrtan; n.;!i,:,r,
movements. lie says ii:!h ok, t;::.ni,
and ether West Pointer. con-
'l''r.'i I" cheat him O.n III this honor It,
:''!S' ''c Wa simply Il ''citizru @,i.-
raj.
~ iat"r Call n;(;cOryi,, senator Jon.,
u Louisiana, ami o,;:r tui,.r-:.,,:ci,.
ave bought III" Old Witt. hail "oitI
';ine, hear the Wilderness ia.tti.-i..iu.
~ SlMtt>yivania COUNTY, Va. Gold Wa.
'ist i".ii'd there III 1889. The n.ii,. wus
'urke'' ~ t"l'ina","rc Stockton from
o4S until net before: Ike war, II ;,:,>
me. f'etn owned tI ;'i!"rt X. Fox.
u Ic'';isylvania. Nearly S., .aa,.tu.
'".1h O.! gold H.; i"| II taken rom 1n,.
nine.
\ willow who w";k< in II SHOP il,
bridgeport, Conn. Recently Received III,
l~lr;'iirt on her husbands he. Sal,
Investments are MOI in;ln': il, every cor.
cr' ":' TN widow knew wiz; <h,
'ai''td ana how yet ii She o..tr...
u 'hdtcci''rnt OF so, cash ,.nw::. :...::
Ut: waiter! AMI Chain iur i. l.l>.s,,,,;
hon she secured :;.n: n:;.rri.. Il lic>;,,nt
~. Before long she will M' giving III.
$40 htr :''"hcy t" SOME lawyer To- pro- ;
irc u divorce.
! he '>tnHsstcr general recently re-
'iV:si letter from II postmaster con,
A''i''s the following proposition: ~
ans wife dropped Il letter in this offi,.
'oressett to another man. The hilsimn,
lsl"s.ts something wrong. Shall / Ir
YER the letter To him?' The l1n,tn.u: |
general answered that the husbun&. I
uId not yet the letter in that wav. IL,