The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-03

Local News.
raylor's Tourists are playing ut

Taylor's Tourists are playing 1t
Helena.
idaho and Montana mine Owners
are prrlAriYg specimens for the Ans
ier,lulM Exposition.
The weather M de,ated yesterday.
to a very comfortable Temperature.
Sar,nnetric indications last night
indicated falling weather Tor today.
The coaches between Deer Lodge
AMI Helena are now running ON rum
n~r., which passengers say b . biz
Improvement Oh the old Concord
.sssclIcs.
We understand q number Of the
knights Tes,ll,lar in this city are ar.
ranging E,r an excursion to Sau
Erunu.i..s, t. attend the grand con.
clave 10 t,e held there next August.
The. Helena Herald announces q
reduction Of cub .criptiOn rates to
take effect ON the lst instant. The
new rates are the same O
tl..,-e charged ~ the Butte papers
during the past two years.
The Isurlcsslue ('Oacl, and Four
Party didn't perform ON New Yeal .
,iav, Its said the party broke w In
n r.,w, alx'ut which one u the gents
should play the role Of . burnt cOrk
c.slrhnIan.
An article which, appeared In Sum
day mornings MINER under the cap.
non, 1.-The March Ut Montana" "
should have l,eem credited TO the
Helena Llrrs!tl. The errDr occurred
through an oversight Of our proof
reader.
The city tax list for lSS: amounted
to SIAM. III which I'd per cent. has
iern collected. The balance became
,rlim.,,Iemt ut the close III business
hour, On January lst. and will be
collected l.y Law with 10 per cent.
added.
Jack I)Ow.l, the notorious bunko
sharp who figured in this city some
years since, and did the chain gang
act in salt Lake, b now In San
Francisco, we'll dressed, with plenty
III money. and working up new
schemes to catch the sp0rtive sucker.
Charles Harbeck charged Frank
White with an assault with . deadly
lar " soap, aud Harbeck was
charged with assaulting some one
else. in u Park street saloon row sun
.lay night. In the police court yes.
ter,iay HarlHrk Was assessed five and
costs. White WAS discharged.
In cur New Years article, In Sum
day mornings issue, the estimate Of
business transacted by Butte bank
ing houses during 1SS2 was much
lUWer than the actual transactions.
The total business done over the
counters If IlOunell, Clark 4 Lara
hie's hank, alone, amounted to over
Si','aU.ksl
The awakening plast Of Gabriel's
trumpet could not more effectually
ar..,,-e the sleeping citizens Of Butte
than did the hundred Or more shrill
whistles which rent the air ut mid
might Sunday night. The din WAS
kept up fsr half Nh hour, when
drowSy Butte was permitted to re-
-,ii,r its slunll,crs.
Ifthe papa Of "Ilerry" and Harry
could hear his tlarlinxs crying, ''Why
Doesn't papa ever come home :" and
would call To mind February IL. 1853,
M. llj Terlxirl,Ore street, death
alone would keep him. Mammals
life ut stake: alO come. Eastern,
Western aud Southern papers please
copy. -i:yx0"tH IL 81. IslW Pioneer
Press.
Mrs. q. W. Carleton who arrived
~ sunday nights train from San
F'r:.nriu q. left On the seat in the ear
- snail ratchet containing sum Of
m,.'i".y. Issgyage checks. freight re-
~ills ami either articles Including
ards will, her name upon them.
>e:,rs.i, WAS made almost Immediately
liter Size lcft the ear. hut the satcD,el
.,a.i i,esm taken from, the st;at.
y'lr statements Of the Hele
IN papers that the telephone between
this city. lksr Lodge, an.l Helena
would l.. opened to the D'ul,lic on the
'-t inst. are premature. The te'e-
!. lone line H. complete hut II in l'sc
rs Western Union telegraph line
aid will not Ike useso for telephone
,rlassts until the new w. u. line IL
"nip!ciesl to Helena, which will he
" about two wceks.
Mss$rs FrnDk Foster w. w.
M,4'a and NJ. A. Purify Of Silver
;..r are in the city, - . committee
h",n silver Star .0slge 4, +. & A. n.
aid in the s"a.ch srP Paul f. Bean
:" trace 1T the missing man has
ia~.n discovered hut the search h I've
ing Diligently prosecuted and mn
,ortant al.vs.lOpenlents may lie ex-
!".,'tesi very stOn.
In registered Letters and parcels
ihrM,.', the Montana mails for the
past fiscal year the number In stated
II jl.::IO. Icing IN increase compared
with the preceding year ~ Il. COS.
rhc percentage Of gain h not exceed.
~ l,y any 1T the territories except
dakota. which leads In the number
III letters and parcels Transmitted.
Other statistics and data show Mon
lama To lie in the lead Of most Of her
territorial ncighbors.
The White Sulphur springs pro-
ptrty in Ms'agher cOunty has lIeen
I.Irch"st,tih y . corporation and stock.
I'll ut SSaD.OO'. It r. the intention Of
the company to make extensive jnl-
pr"resnents In the way Of hotel, bath.
,O,,ses. etc.. m StOn ~ work can lie
|R'"n'n.e,.rul in the spring. u pm
,.rriy handled, White Sulphur
:rrimgs in the near future will he
,.rat'ga Of which Montana will lie
:.rDi,d.
The opera house skating rink is
is'r"ninx exceedingly popular, and
nightly presents tie animated scene
81 inv or more. ladies end gentlemen