The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-22

4eNo).WEEklY NoONlEN.
SATURDAY, APRIL - lee2
Captain Howgats has goae whese ~
voodbine twineth. Another Rspcha-
oan light 0hscured.
Mr. ]. r. Clark has resigned - super
intendeut Of the Union Pacific railway
and will accept . similarpositiou On the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. pael road.
1t is said . proposition viii be made
70 Congress to purchase the house In
which Pre- ident Lincoln died. What
docs the United States Government
want to do with the bouse3
This has been . memorable year Tor
destructive tornadoes In some Of the
Western and Southern States. Our ~
ports this morning record destructive
ones in Missouri and Louisiana.
Mr.. Speaker Keller has just discharg-
ed another Democratic Official stenogra-
pher of the House, ''for good and sum-
Gent cause" Mr.. Keller b engaged In
small business but one evidently suited
to his diminutive mental calibre.
New York 10 going wild over
Jumbo. the big elephant Barnum lately
brought over from England. The great
eitv should now be happy. It bas IN
obelisk, the largest domesticated ele-
phant in the world, and John Kelly.
The Ford brothen were indicted BY
the grand jury for the murder Of James.
They plead guilty and were sentenced
to be hung on the 18th Of May. 1t IL
now in order for Governor Crittenden
0gr.nt them . full pardon and set
them Ut liberty.
The health Of the city has not been
visibIy affected by the publication Of
those resolutions adopted by the City
Republican Convention day before yes
terdsy. One or two cases Of strxbismu
though are reported among Republican
Aldermen caused by thei efto'ts to dis.
cover who they were aimed ut.
Judge Moody, Of Dcadwood, has
granted writ OF error in the case Of
Crow Dog. 1t will he remembered that
ostI,etic savage il under sentence OF
death fnr the murder of u brother Sioux.
The wires do not inform us at the
grounds upon which the writ Is granted
but it may lie presumed it is ON account
Of the insanity Of the prisoner:
The Ri..v Press contains letter from
Mr.. e.. J. Nesbitt, Of st. Louis to Mr..
Waterman Mt Fort Benton, in which
the writer states his intention at start
ing newspaper in tie Barker district.
Mearfser county, some time next month.
The paper, he says, will Ike an exponent
Of that section Of the Territory. The
name Of this new applicant for popular
favns il not given.
IIr. Lamsou has bcen granted a fur
tbev respite until the 18th inst. He has
been informed that no further respite
vii! lc granted to him and that 10 nd
sl;tNn,al evidence Ia, been submit
tel Iy the Secretary Of State, either
frpn, England ar America which af.
f0nls any justification for any interior
ence with the sentence of the law.
That settles it. The old lunatic will
have t" hang.
Says the Springfield Republican /:
Minister Lowell was apparently un!or-
tunatc in using the term naturalized
citizen. when he replied I" the demand
Il an American under arrest under the
coercion act in Ireland: lit is mani
testify entirely futile u claim that natu.
yalize4l citizens Of the United States
should he exempt from its operation"
American law recognizes no distinction
between native and y naturalized citt-
zen.
The new Chinese bill passed he
HOUSE. on the 18th inst. under suspen-
sion ri the rules y vote If al ayes to
81 rays. One hundred and seven DEM
OcE0lS VWG0I Ill VIC OD~S WHY
three calling themselves such voted in
tl,e negative. Nincty-fOur Republicans
WERE ~ stored for the affirmative and
thirty-fnur voted no. The full text Of
the new bill was given in the MINER
few days ago. 1t will meet an obstinate
resistance from Republican Senators and
should it ls.~s the upper house 1t Is very
questionable whether the President will
sign it. 1t Incorporates some Of the Sea-
lures If the old hill to which the Presi-
dent cx prv<sed dissent, but under the
immense pressure brought to near upon
him from the lal'oring masses Of the
West he may bc brought to give 1t his ~
Iuctant approval.
Ex-Unitcl States Attorney General
MacVcaSh, in sneech ut Philadelphia
on tha 18th inst. before the Civil Ser
vice Il. form Association, said that nll
hols Of Pr~i'l. mt Hayes civil service
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