The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-01
1.-THE Semi Weekly Miner

The Semi Weekly Mine
The thermometer emphasizes tn
fact that Butte is in the banana belt
The prosecution in the Franz
James trial is making out a stronl
case against the prisoner.
European tourists are coming t.
the conclusion they don't see Ameri
ca unless they visit the..Great Nation
al Park.
Gebhardt's Eole beat the famous
Iroquois in the race at Monmouth
Park in which both were entered
Surely fortune favors Freddie.
Here is a chance for the Nihilists,
A cablegram says the Gear and Car
ina of Russia are expected to visit
the royal family of Denmark in a
short time.
1t is said that Senator Hoar will
certainly move from Massachusetts
if Ben Butler be reelected Governor
of that State. Well, let him 60. Only
one less in that State don't make
much difference.
A diver read the name "Mystery"
on the stern of a sunken yacht near
the Hen and Chickens rocks off the
coast of New England. That settles
the mystery as to the fate of the
Mystery.
The Inter Mountain has a larger
'shingle" circulation than the rest of
the Territorial papers combined. For
pointedness, cleanness and brilliant
cy of wit it far exceeds the paper
edition of the same journal.
Hee Ying, of New York, has bro.
ken his heather gods, thrown of his
allegiance to the Son of the Sun and
the Daughter of the Moon and taken
out his naturalization papers. An
other vote for sale in Gotham.
O'DonnelI, the slayer of Carey,
wants to be tried in South Africa,
but the British Government prefers
to hang him in England. The odds
are largely in favor of the Govern
nlent having its own way in the mat
ter.
Another case of crookedness in a
discharged clerk of the Pension Of
fee has come to light at Washington.
The force of habit shows itself in
nearly every discharged Federal Of
ficlal in whatever business he may
engage.
An exchange says: When Jere-
miah s. Black left the cabinet in 1861
he was $1,000 in debt. How this
must disgust the Robesons, the
Chambers and the Shermans at the
stupidity and foolishness of Judge
Black.
And now comes the story that
Blaine is going to adorR his book with
a fine engraving of Roscoe Conkling.
But is there a page set apart for that
of Arthur? Mr.. Blaine should give
us the picture of the lamb lying down
with two lions while he is in the en-
craving business.
General Sherman had a large re-
ception in Portland, Oregon, the
9th inst. The Generally was doubt
less favorably impressed with the
red-cheeked, rosy-lipped, web-footed
maidens, and probably enjoyed his
usual osculatory exercises with more
than ordinary zest.
The Chicago Times gives the fol-
lowing wicked stab at Colorado
night shirted statesmen: petroleum
has recently been discovered in Colo
RADIO, but if striking oil produces the
same sort of statesmen that striking
silver lodes has done the discovery
will excite a general feeling of re-
greet"
The new postage stamps which
come in use October l have portraits
on them as follows: One cent, Frank
lin; 2-cent, Jackson; Scent, WASH
ington; scent, Garfield: 6-cent, Lin
coin; 7-cent, Stanton; l0-cent, Jeffer-
son; I2-cent, Clay; lucent, Scott; 30
cent, Hamilton; 90-cent, Oliver H.
Perry.
Boston's distinguished son." Mr..
John L. Sullivan, expresses his de-
termination to meet any and all
corners with hard gloves and in four
rounds, Queensbury rules, he will
maintain the dignity and honor of
his native city, and preserve I'M
furnished the title he has earned.
John is on the high road to Congress
sional honors.
Governor Click, of Kansas, will
try his hand in a bout with Mitchell,
the English pugilist. He has re-
quested the prosecuting attorney of
the county in which the pugiIist is
training to investigate the matter.
1t remains to be seen whether Gov
ernor Click is as good a long distance
hitter as C%rittenden, of Missouri,
who knocked Slade out of that
State.
New York has about two hundred
Chinese dudes. They dress in the
finest Chinese garments, use eye
glasses, smoke cigarettes, drink black
pearl rice wine, attend the Chinese
theatres, swing the most delicate of
canes and ogle the Acknowledged bellies
of their quarter. 1t is a pity that
about the same number of San Fran
cisco hoodlums could not be turned
loose among them for half an hour.
By a recent decision of st. Louis
Judge beer saloons, or saloons selling
beverages not distilled, can keep