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Boy Invita-.

my son. s.id a H,A,o..,
~ ~. .n n..a"seiyeal-oldooy. you are sir.' )"
~ entef INTO the mysteries If 10y, ~
k!eat world around you. li,fnr.. ~
ing no u WILL ne nect&-ary To- 10y ''''
severe. searching ordeal a.! s'as =
ready for the trial." ~" v"u
EYES, SIR"
where have you l,een IL ,,,x "
''Been fishing" ""S'
Mur1uurx Of al'l,lallss. firm, III. g..
mother. "' ~" !"nd
. "1;d 80" !. run away from >,,,,.,, "
"Have you i'..rn inside If :, x..,..,,
house during the PAST week. "''
mo, SIR"
''Wllat did yeu ,lo yy,ter,.... ...
''St0le some lead pine Mm,I x..,.. :.
70 the junk shop far money :" L,,x !. !.
DO you q" TO the ti'ca,rr often ...,
"rwtre week."
my sOm, the examination, !. x.,:.
factory. ] now have the pl.a,,,r.. $1,000 ~;
presenting % yOu one Of tilr rml,i.,,
Of your future profession in ~ a
world ~ the 'x..s homes, 10y Of H..
city. 1t IN u little ha,rl,r,. Wt,,
will you d. with it," '''
'Trn.lt II otr fDr u pint OF cunu,.
and two lirc i,all,x,1,s."
''COrret.t. Tie candidate i, r....,,
4. limitation. His mother will "r.:'
vide herself with u skate stran mn
take him In the l.atl, r,n,,u and .I
minister to him the first degree. *.
other business lx.il,g ls.i"r,. The i,sly..
| declare 1t cl.sst'ti until the new;
regular n,eeting."-H rvvkiym E",;.
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Floating Fun.

A mule Is unlike II lan,r rule. L..
cause he work. both ways.
Pat says the virgin forest Is ON.
"Wl,ere the hand Of man never M,
6ut."
The Buffalo Ex1,r".x says il is clear
that IL MOsjeska Is u Pole, I.angtry is
u stick.
Germany prohibits the i,mln,r;ali.n
Of American pork. Who ever
sausage injusticc:.'
Now IL the time when the wicked
Inam gives the sou "f his enemy 4
pair Of skateS.
The hand organ il n,lcl, ,,or,.
musical than y chestnut r.sl.tcr. vet
both are turned by crank.
The Cincinnati Gu-ctkc has u ,!r,ar,
nscmt headed "\Vl,at is Going On in
Society,"" Perhaps II is paint pow
der.
Pnils are nOw made Of stray, W..
wonder IL tl,at', where all the STRAW
hail" go<s to, Of which ". hear 50
much.
Our :.'bank" official in the cos.,m,s-
ing-r0Oni thinks that the head.
tine Observation-Disclosures should
lie set In nOll-pair l..
The PHI, "',',,yicoH JD".'m' saws
that the face has a language. III
course 1t has. Tapping u red n.,,.
has long leen un(icrsl.hnt as an inyi.
tatiOn to take drink.
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.,,.,,.,odv's Lying About Whisky

.~~- nor 90--A ron.
WAehI anss....,,i~ ..~te1l in the
tleoen tncsos: ~. :.thsre i. no
whisky 1osn 1.. .,,.,.,t The an.
greee 90 o. p s,ssm -. ' rsii.SIv lie
pal o. ne : Sst .s.r",..S The two vesr.'
sherman ol!. :. .nsT ,cs s' s.. ,,svm,s,f of
extension o. l'l y: ~. w. He
tax o. eoo% ~ wS ss~s,s~ NJ rineev
says ''toe .s'k Hco"' S sf;k ,,,,,.t H.
miIlbocs y! enI,s' ~. III ;e. .hc.,1 MT
taken 9ut soon !. t.." ~. "'. t.s.is mi
pess, thereby .s H;s .gs.l..: s."er.iiv
eNecting nnsnc'., c' ,"n .,.r..- of n
h untrue: ine1e -. ~ ~ 49,
panic ouIos :. - ,,h;..v mi
on account " .,;,."s~ ,,,,,,k.,,.
there " ~ e,kn'y ~ ~ lI,,..'r In
or one-1all tIss ", -. s,,,.& ~ iii
bono. upon wn:c" . ~ o.. WhI.kv
during the cosnlne .:. Is H., r;.~ ~,
which n'a1st Oe vno ~ '...,, .' ~ IN n y,
s1llO0Dts eSto 1tno' ~. ~ O ~. .:s.".:n1s
gallons, ON wn nss. n.y. ss'c r.. ~ni:Ev
to aoout 1: &. e., -.,,,r.,...,,,t:.
men toeulGs.ve., :" . ".,s;.,' fi,e c,,,,.
lions 10 SCo s.s.s . ~.""... ~ 1hrir
sumption " We 80 c ~. ...,,.,... 40.
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8eaure9ard Surrender.

One II the bits Of gsssip going the
rounds 1T Washington IL that the
widow Of Commodore Vanderbilt l,ss
cap'tvatea General Beauregard. This
may t'e true, ~ Mr.. Y. il plumn
sprightly, and still = few years slOrt
o. 81: She came tn New York from
Mobile or New Orleans, leaving a
husband behind, from whom sbe ,S.s
separated, but not divorced. Her
mother accompanied her. and tr,k
.s much interest in her dauwhter;s
fortune ~ any fond mother c1,,l.i
s ,...a.! s. :x: her many points in diplo.
macy: The daaxhter ast got into the
gon1 xracesof William H. Vandsri,iit
anu then she won the old Con,mo'
core, Who was quite taken with the
loea Of marrying . young vifs-she
was scarcely 8 then. The vesl.lins
Vas the sensation Of the day. Whes
the Commodore died b. leit his vic e
2 round million, hut 20 tied M th.f
sne could only receive the interest .. nm
=: As. v. remained in Ne,~
York, hesk . year Or two after she she
oeeame . widow, and then n.
turned to The south, where she h..
more than one conQuesf.
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Chinese Woman

NEW York, J)ec. @!-Several
leading journals here and In other
cities In discussing the importation
Of Chinese women on the Pacific
coast, do not see how It IL to be pre-
vented under the existing laws.
The World this morning says, ''there
h steady importation because the
consumption Ia great; the horrible
life Of the pour creatures wearing
them out very fast. 1t h very doubt
full whether Chinese woman thirty
five years old could lie found to-day
In California or Oregon" A. f.sr
stopping this slave trade the World
axis ''wlsat are the legal means in
which We may put our trust: When
there Is any question alx,ut the fOrci-
ble detention Of these women, n MAN
comes forward aud claims her 10 his
wife. He backs his claim by any
number Of witness; =. and II need be,
Ivy pE0Of Of . still more convincing
nature not unlleartl Ut elsewhere aud
secures the prize. What b to prevent
their being bought aud sold, though
the American eagle scream his loud
est >"
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Atlantuo and Oatalpa.
9ci4nlifln Am0riAnsn

Some railroad nen have concluded
that the ailantus and ez.talla will
prove to Ike the cheapest and most
durable wood tor tic aud bridge TIM
oers. One company, whose road ex-
tends chiefly over prairie lrn(|s. ID
having large plantation seeded Tor
these trees IN equal proportions.
both the catallm aud ailantus are
readily prOlmgatesl from the seed,
anu l'ear seed p.Nls abun.lantly. An.
other company, whose rOad enters
Texas. II arranging tn plant several
hundred ut tI,es<. trves III that State.
Even the Iron Mountain company.
tnat probably owns more heavily
tam'Deretj Land than any other in the
country. has contracted is,r the cult
walton NJ catallm farm near one Of
III stations IN Missouri. On this rtn,el
arc cataIpa ties that were laid nearly
n1teen years ago and are apparently
~ sound ~ ever. 1t h authenticated
mat In s''uthern Ohio, where one
species 0f cata)lA IL indigenous. there
aie l.'sts and thinkers OF tl.is wot,<l
that have lWem in the ground \ full
century aud yet show no signs of de-
cay. Although the ailamtus IL an iml-
lOrtattOn frs'm China, still It and the
cA(s!ln seem tO find In soils Of Mis-
s:'urt, Arkansas aud Texas lust what
tney resl"tre to thrive ulD0u.
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0olng for Cleveland .

NEw YORK. De-. 9.-The Times.
Tribune and Hsrssltl lecture Governor
Cleveland this morning on his finht
appointments. The TiMs's says: The
Troubles Of Cleveland have begun IT,
Tore he las taken Possession Ut the
Governors chair. Tue removal of .
pardon clerk Ut !: years experience.
whom Cornell. the mast chary of
governors In the matter Of parul0ns.
pronounced exceptionally well fitted
for the POSITION, has led to IN unfn-
vOrabIe comparison between the ps,,-
LESSONS Ut the governors AZ f,rvylisd-
owing In this early exercise Of power.
The appointee IL said to have ~ sn,.-
ctaI htness Tor the place, and to j,e
known chiefly ~ q prs'teye Ut Cieve-
land.
The Tribune says: Governor
elect Cleveland made his first serious
error In apln'inting officers yesterday.
Some Of the persons whom he m
pOtnted MEM 6erx Of his staff are
not above criticism; but the an
p0lntmeut 1T GOOllwin Brown /.
peIpabIy one that cann0t be defend
ed. ''
The Herald utters 4 Characteristic
warning against needing the advice
OF party managers. That sort of a.
wiser only wastes their time. Let
them serve the people, that the main
thing, parties just now are Of Iitti.
eccount. That's the reason why
Cleveland and PattiAOu were
The grand old Democratic
party Y, u any thing, . little deader
than the old Republican party.
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way-Up Wedding.

New iORK, Dec. Ca Tribune
Washington special says: Be>sie
Grafton, Of Nevada. for several years
past guest Of senator aud Mrs. Jones,
was married this evening to Judge
Ernest Duchman, ex-lninister to COl-
un,bia, hut now of Wisconsin. The
wedding took place at -. Johns
church. The bride entered on the
arm Of Senator Jones, her mother,
Mrs. Grafton. following with the
groom, and Mn. Jones with Miss
sterling, Also guest Of the senator
and Nm. Jones. The brides toilet
was white ottoman silk aud white
embossed velvet, the latter forming
the train Of the dres< Mrs. Grafton
wore . black velvet cos,rt train over
. white brOcadc, and Mrs.. Jones'
toilet was pink brncxale. senator
Jones gave the bride away. There
were neither bridesmaids Or gr0onls-
.l,en. The bridal couple left for
Washington on their trip north.
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Foreign News.

PARIS, Drc. 2&-The Chamber Of
Deputies almost unanimously adopted
i vote Ut credit for the expedition Of
DeBr1zza to Africa.
LOXnON. DEC. A-1lor Majestyis
dwars Cndtne, has captured eight slave
ships on the east coast OF Africa.
seven hundred and fifty soldiers
and civilians have sailed for T0nquin.
Parliament 10 summoned to meet
on February 18th.
Madrid. Dec. 26.-king A'pl,onso
replying to the congratulations Of the
Cortes, hoped that Spain would s0on
win the position among the crest ma
tiOns which belonged TO her from her
past history.
RoxE, dec. ga man threw q
stone 1t the Austrian Ambassador to
ire Vatican today. The man claimed
to DO starving and unaware Of the
Ambassadors identity.
ST. PETERSBURG, dec. s8.-Basile
Ze0lotOf, the jealous advocate Of
popular education in Russia 10 dead.
The 00'os Newspaper has received .
second warning. The Moscow Cow-
rter has been suspended for three
months, and tho sale Of single num-
bers Of the Moscow Tele0vuDk has
been prohibited owing to the publica.
ton Of forballden matter.
The chief Of ordnance has ordered
al the Krupp guns required BY the
artillery reserves. The German Gov
eminent hes raised no objection to
the execution Of The order.
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Sad Casualty.

CHICAGO, Ike. 0.-A special from
Beverly, w. Va. says A. Currence,
. pFoniinent Randolph county fhrna-
e., was burned to death Wednesday
night with four Of bis children. His
vile II fatally injured also. Currence
has lost much sleep through watch
ing with sick neighbors, and Wed
nestlay night WIS sleeping ut home,
and while his wife and two children
watched ut the nei9hbOF's bedside
they saw the names Of their home
stead. Before they could get there
the walls had fallen, envel0ping the
I'VE inmates. Mr.. Currence made
frantic tut unsuccessful attesnEs to
rescue then, and received burns that
will prove fatal. The charred bones
were recovered yesterday by the
neighbors. He was an ex-
Judge and served In the 3lst
Virginia regiment during the war.
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Decline In o. b. 40. atock.

New York. lice 26.-The Post
says the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. suddenly dropped - ~ the
result Of scare among Boston hold
EN-, upon the announcement that the
aggregate stock and bonds were $36-
WlWO. TIE increase 10 true, but It
is represented by the cost OF the Den-
yer extension and by the purchase Of
the Burlington and Southwestern
railroad. which IL important new
property. The Post believes the
scare unauthorized, and despite the
failure Of the corn crop last year in
the northwest, the Burlington IL
earning ! per cent. profit. Other
stocks followed the Burlington, and
the general market Was affected.
On the question OF the payment Of
the due bills issued by stock brokers
for the dividend on Western Union
stock. the committee of securities
ruled that the due bills on such divi-
tlend would he due and payable on
and after to-day.
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FAunala 0ufuaufQ.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Ths Times
says: The Democrats Of SAN Fran
cisco pr0pnse % exclude women from
employment In the municipal offices;
whcreat the present l,etticsats MUIR
nlur. Fair Office holders are
xreatly disturbed thereat, and one Ut
them writes an Indignant and emerge
tic protest. Up to this time women
hsve been tolerated In office through
. sort Of political gallantry, Tut the
Democrats who recently came into
power desire to I'LL the places with
persons who eau not only vote them.
selves but influence the votes Of
others. Women can do neither.
They are lau,entably ignorant Of the
great political art Of ''setting 'em up
to the boys," aud getting ''s0lid
with the gang" aud they must
step down and out ~ make room for
the LORDS Of creation proficient In
this necessary business. Women
will never be y great success In
politics, ut least until the millennium
10 fully established aud politics IL no
longer question Of beer and whis-
XIV
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Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3S.-The pro-
ceeds of recent sale Ut articles accM-
,Mulatetl in the dead letter Office
amount to ~. which sum has BEEN
deposited In the Treasury to the cred
II If the l'Dstollice department.
The Senate committee on the Ibis
trict Of Columbia has decided favor
ably on the nomination Of John +.
Olnlste:sil, to l,e Commissioner Of
the District Of Columbia.
In the Senate ut the close Of the
morning hour, the Senate took up the
Hill from the committee on judiciary
tSprevent Government officers and
employees collecting from Or paying
to each other money for political pur-
poses. On the motion OF Mr.. llOar,
TIE bankruptcy bill was set down for
consideration on the 10th of january.
by u vote Of 3 to q the Senate
took up the bill for the relief Of Fitx-
john Porter: all the Republicans but
Sewell, Cameron Ut Pennsylvania,
and Miller Ut California voted in the
neg .tive.
In the Dickson case several wit
nesses testified tina: llOwen's reputa-
ton Was very had, he was a fraud and
a cheat.
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A Oat shuts or the Light.

CHIcAoO, Dec. "a remarkable
incident occurred in q local establish
msent, which uses . large number 81
electric lights, last Saturday. While
the sales were going ON vigorously Ut
ten O'Clock night before Christ,Das,
the lights suddenly went out. An
investigation Of the engine and dyna-
mos showed that under the latter
stood . CT, one lex raised - II about
to take another step, nlotionless. Il:
was dead and rooted to the spot. He
had leaped frst on the copper con-
ductor under the brush, aud on step
ming on the other closed the current,
- that It passed through his bs'dy,
killing him aud mailing him tn the
spot. When he was removed the
lights burned ~ before.
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SUMMONS.

IN the District Court At the ero,i Ju.
dietal District OF The Territory 81 Montana.
Anthony ". Bernard AMI James 4, Tai
bot, plainlif1's, against Francis +. W, PA.
Ten. O!iver Il. Z. !horou9hman and vii.
ltam +. HudDe1l. administrators Or the o.
f Hsi. o. so1fs scsi:.,"ss Waltz
Mau!e. J.: J: Do!nsan: Tssmas ~. L,w,y.
Bartlett nelcher. I'll. T.. lielcl,er. (ia~;i.
frey l.v:!i, Fannie Z. RalSt"n and vii
IAN ,, a; a e: s her husband. Eli1. n
monj Brewer. G: o. Till0i son. Joseph
4. hyde, Edwin II. Irvine. Lydia +. r..
vine, William l.. Irvine. her husl:.ni !.
Tn"ma: c Irxine. Cl.r'cs y. Raider. Z. Il.
Bates. James Ross Clark. James A Murray.
0eoege w. y Tell, Jane \ Nic,l. Henry i.
Glars. Francis r.. Cxiehirg. L..l T.. Catch.
ING, WILDER n. Ayleswnril', Elizabeth Ne.
r3riand. David Il: Mcf.rlana. John r.
en-. Harvey Showers. Jsnsiuin Al,l>sal,
willow creek Lunlt er conn amy. William
WehMpaun. William lIOwei.. Hiram Law
eon. Samuel 4 .kinnacot'. i'aniel E.rrskex
Aunis Me1urpby. Henry AcMurrhy.
Jacob Or"seein. lh,ra MeinlIexl,nn Ere,.rrich
". Capllce. John cAplie'c. William i clark.
jeremiah b Wilcox Robert ". Iho,,,~li. vii
nell. Clark 4 LaJabie). George W. iw0,h.
Robert n. Renehaw Orcn E.llI..r>..n, Probate
Judge IT Ik,er Lodge county. Montana Ter
rtt0.y. Caleb y. irv,n, Probate Jmig. ii NJ.
City of butte, i,s6sn.lamtx.
The pesDple Of the Territory Of Montana
sc Il xfeatimx N Francis r.. ". paiirn Oil.
ser n. T.. TbOsOuxhman Hisd William +.
...Ofxe r. Hsle. deceased. Walter ilalr.
: i.arles kctlesSimxer. 1eOrxc Maui. +. !.
l,0ln1am rlnosnas y. Lowry Bart:e t' u Bel
cher Fila + Bc!chsr Geniirry lMv.l! Fan
I As}u kR.sls
m0Dhl lige ser G. a. TillOtaOn J,sscVh A. Hyde
Edwin h.lrvine Lydia + Irvine Wil;ism l..
Irvine Thomas e; Irvine ci,ss 7. Ru''er 4
~ Gscr: S: " uSe;i Jane .e "S. M
y. Clark francis T.. Catching Joel i. ta;sa-
ing WILDER y: Aylsworth Elizabeth MrFar-
land llavN, II. Mcfarland John r. Thomas
s"%er. snaaan a'[y A"n Te % %
Lumber Company William WrE,-;.au.
William Bowen hiram LMwxsy: Sal.,,n!.
4. kinnacOtl daniel f. frMkex Anu,",,y II
H Barrett Gsorse ": u:,.ris'"n Am. NJ,
Oosa NetMle:a1,on Frcsls ric v. Caplice i, In
cIPliec William A. clark. I-,r,m,al. u.
wilcox Robert ". lA0nnell william \. lars
Ss 1sor !. t xa.o4IS er ;srf &
Oren Emerson. Probate Judge oi DE.
lANlGe county, Montana Territory. r,Ich r.
Irvine. rr06a T. Judge Of silver u " County.
Ns , =, [ r riht@ry ami tn city Of Euir
action brought against you by the n'"""
named plnintiiis. In the District Court u, '
Secnnd judicial District Of the T-:rii'r.
OF Montana IN and E'r the C'.ln!y 81 Si!-
yer how. ami tn answer the complaint fh:
therein. within ten days (rxciu>iv" "f the
day NJ service, after tile xrrv:c. ~, You u:
thts smns'nO, y. u served With" This county.
or. " ,crv'<l out 0f this county. but IN this
Within forty days; or in.'s'n..n: by .'..au!;
Will ne taken against yspll, aVtI,r.tIu, &, the
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0hineeo Sunday School.

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-The Christ
n,av festival OF the Chinese Sunday
School, conducted by the Young
Mems Christian Temperance A1s0-
cation, took place last evening. The
membership Of the school r about
rs. the majority Of whom attended,
also . large attendance Of the friends
u the school. An interesting pro-
gram, In which the pupi)s 1T the
school took prOsninent parts, was ar
RANGED for the occasion.
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6a,, Franoisoo W. Gas Company

Sal, Francisco ". Gas Company
SAN Francisco, Dec. 16v-In the
case of Henry Buckweslel VI. the San
Francisco Gaslight Company, y peti-
ton for q writ OF m1ndaMuS to COM
pel the auditor to audit gas bills for
Sl78. 6l&s6. the Eupreme Court to-day
referred the case to Judge Finn for
iindinRs, but intimated that the action
Ut the auditor should he sustained.
This il the case where BuckWedel
refused to audit the 9as bills until
the company paid its back taxes.
amounting to nearly 100000.
A Victoria dispatch says; The
American ship lnvincibie sailed from
Hong Kong for this port with . cargo
Ut rice 81 days ago. ehe is IS days
overdue, and ID supposed t. l''' '">'.
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The Curse Of Laudlordmm.

CHICAGO, Dec. @.-The Inter-
Ocean, says; California will evcn(ua!-
" suffer serious injury In her nert-
cultural interests because Of the
immense tracts Of land which are
held by siugle Owuers. Large land
holdinxy arr . disadvantage to any
c0untT and have been the curve Of
Great .ritaiu. We don't feel 1t here
lxcause Ut the great amount Of public
domain that remains umentere0, but
the time will come when some Ot the
states, and Cali(orn . particularly,
will suffer fr0su tlllS cause.
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r.>cIur> hv Priaet 9hoernan =.

NEW York, Dec. IA Sans lat
timors special says: Thomas +. Sher-
man, son Of General 6het,nan, Wy KY
= preparing for the priesthood q tee
Jesoie C1llege 1t Woodstock, No.
jectured on The Inquisition IN HAITI
more thi. wes1I. and Mrs.. sherman
came to hear him.
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The Fits John Porter Bin will Pase.

WAsHIXl,rOx. Dec. N.-The Fitz
John Porter bill will pa.s without
any doubt. 1t 10 said Senator CAM
erOn IT Wisconsin, Porter n one at
Sewelps cOnslituentS) aud 6ewell
will vote Tor the bill, and 20 will Don
Cameron. Porter being u Democrat.
the Democrats In the Hemate vii: al
vote fDr him aud with s;ewell and
Don Cameron they will have . n,a-
jOrity. senator Cameron does not
think the later ri Gen. Grant re-
Gently published has had any ef-
feet in changing public sentiment
frOn, what It was when Logan made
his remarkable speech aud CARPENTER
attacked the bill from \ legal stand
point. Carpenter made . very clear
statement, taking the ground that
Congress has not the right to sct
aside the findings III u court martial
or any court.
Congressman Humphreys says that
while It might le true that COngrxss.
had not the right, 1t certainly had
the power, ansl had freely exercised
It. He believed, however, there was
not q chance Of the Porter iii lx.ing
passed by the House.
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OougEoooional
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 38.-Mr. Beck
offered his substitute containing some
general provisions, but prohibiting
Government officers and employees
contributing for political purposes to
anybody.
Nr. Etlmunds opposed it rs IN in
reference with personal rights, and
beyond the power of Congress.
Mr.. Beck said the commit 20 bill
was no improvement upon the law Ut
1851.
The bill was then passed., all amead-
lnemts l,eing voted down.
Mr.. Sherman called up the bonded
whisky bill.
Mr.. SewAll opposed and the Fitz-
john Porter bill was taken w.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-30

COLOenk l)ec. Sit Is raining
constantly, tho Rhin has risen 80
centi0stres during he night, flood
ing the lower part vi the town quay.
Frankfort On the Main Is d.nsletl.
The Neckar b,as risen ut Mamllcim;
the iiremen aud soldiers are rea " to
assist the population.
BERLIN. Dec. 16-The Rhine and
its tributaries from the lake Ut Con-
stance to Ologne continue TO rise
rapidly. Many bridges have given
way, and twenty persons arc
drowned. The river Inn has over
flowed its banks ut Pasau, and the
Danube has overlooked in Upper
Austria.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-30
Important Newspaper Oonsolida-
ton.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 3.-ArraNge-
n'ents have been completed for the
consolidation Of the Commercial and
t;a:effe newspapers, and tn rll,lisl, u
daily under the Nance 0Nsusrvr;ui-
O"=ettc. The newspaper will IN Is
suetl ~ s0On ~ the mechanical prep
aration can lie made. Both smith Vt
the Gn-cffe. and Halsteud Of the
Commercial, will he in the manage
n'ent IT the new paper, and will lie
assisted ny such talent from the two
papers IA il needed to make the new
enterprise suaS'essful The paper
will In Republican In politics.