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The Mineral argus., 1883-12-20

The secretary of the treasury has
transmitted to congress estimates of ap-
preparations for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1885, The amount estimated
required for all expenses of the govern
ment is 1888, 125, 1916, which is 500, 1923, 282
less than the aggregate approp' iations
Tor the present fiscal year, and $57.I54,-
S5I less than the sums called for in the
estimates submitted last year. The ap-
preparations for the present fiscal year,
including deficiencies and miscellaneous
were 1906, AS, 587; the estimates upon
which these estimates were based cali
ing for $34U,28O. 1852.
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homas J. Mosier, city editor of the morn
irg paper in Detroit, MICA, for writing a
severe criticism on Margaret Msther, who
has been playing there, Mosier gave Hill a
tor que lasbing an fdends interfered.
William l. Weld, Jr. OF Boston, has
sailed on a six months tour, accompa-
MED by DIR. Royal Whitman, Patrick Grant,
Jr., and Richard Sesrs, in the yacht Ottawa.
They are bound first 10 Bermuda, MADEIRA,
Sicily, and the Canary Islands.
Jack Sturges, the old Chicago ~speculator
is the managing man of Henry Ciew & Co.,
Wall street, now. He makes 81, 200 2 week
as a broker.
Rev. DR.. John O'Mears corresponding
secretary of the American board of foreign
mission, died ia Boston on the 9th.
Mrs. r. B. Hayes is visiting Sin Chicago,
and On the 5.h lost, was given a reception
by Mrs. John N. Jewett.
Arthur sohodeld, who died recently in
New York, left $50, 00U 70 the Boston pub
lie library.
Bob Toombs has made 500. 600 tom his
Texas lands, and owns three times as much
mere.
Gen. Hancock and family are on thei
way to San Francisco.
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Miscellaneous News Items

Inc building statistics of st. Paul are
thus summarized; 453 business places and
Puollc buildings completed or under wav
WIN an expenditure of So, 1862 900, this wear
ana 10 cost, when completed, $7,I97 800
CVe[ o,oOO houses were built, at a cost of
"a, 14i 'O5OCAnalysis of fgures.-TotsI num-
Der OF stores, public buildings and resi-
$50. @o'Aoo'
Negotiations between MARQUIS de Mores
aud the citizens of Billings, Montana. bav.
eliminated in a written agreement being
entered into bv which the MARQUIS AGREES
20 eftcC a slaughtering and refrigerating es-
tablishment in Billings. of a size and stvia
similar to those at Little Missouri and IN
that place. "
The stockholders of the Humiston Fond
Preserving company of Hartford Conn
organized a year ago with a capitol of manv
thousands of dollars for the production ~
rex Msgnus," which, 1t was claimed
90 away with the use of sslt and ice
IN preserving vegetables and meats has vo-
TED to make IN assignment for the benefit
of creditors.
fIora 0ulpe, sixteen years old. the daugb-
ter OF one oil the wealthiest citizens of Fix
hart Ind, eloped with a hackmap named
McOoWeD, who is about forty wears old
telegram was received the Oh from Stnr,is
Mich! announcing that the pair had beeen
married at hat place. Oosn
About fifty Republicans, representi n, ~
organizations OF their party in phi
1de'phla, will start for Washington on the
I'm INST, to appear before the nationaI
republican convention and TO induca tLas
,ody to select Philadelphia as the Mac ~ "a.
he national CO .Vent1os. ior
Hutchinson & Bailey have received vord I
rom t7eir agent in Rargoon, India, thai he Z
lad completed the purchase of q ~oennigo I
aSIeu Whlte elephant, recently captured in ]
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Railroad News.

Charles Haley of Chicago, who has been
employed as Chief c:the North western rail
way detective service, has been arrested
charged with ~compounding a felony. The
general claim is made against HALEY
Cnat ne pas been directly connected with an
Organized gang OF monte sharps. and bv
giving them his official protection has
travellers. ee
A travelling representative is the AUTHORITY
for the statement that the MiIwaukee g. q.
Paul owns ample terminal facilities in R;s'
marok, and has a line surveyed to tbat
point from Aberdeen. '
The Northern Pacific land sales in tho
Montana districts for the month OF Novem.
per were 2,lS6 acres Tor 3d. 900. The town
site sales amounted to SO, 1850.
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Where were znOn hnlaint.oanaoA..

There were 1000 bills introduced in the
last congress, most of which found their
way to the paper makers. And there
Will be as many more introduced in the
present congress. The members do not
expect their bills 10 pass. That is not
the object. They must introduce bills
or their ~"deestrict' would not think
they were doing anything or worthy of
being mentioned in the Record, save
among the "ayes"or "noes"-and these
must be lodged wherever there is the
slightest difference of opinion at home.
the reader must not be disturbed by
the in%troductions of any outrageous or
nonsensical proposition. 1t is purely
'buncombe."
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From the annual report ofthe surgeon
generate OF the army it appears that the
general belief hat colored soldiers do
not endure military service SO well as
whites IS romeo Four of the reei-
ments in the army are composed of col
ored men. In the whole army thirty
eight whites in each thousand are con-
'stantly on the sick list, and only thirty
colored men. Ten white and eleven
colored men in each thousand died dur-
ing the year, but of these, six colored
and seven white men died of disease
and five %colored and three white died
OF wounds. The colored suffered more
than the white from disease of the nery-
GUS system, but from alcoholism and its
consequences they were remarkably ex-
empt, only four per thousand were adj
mltted to the hospitals for this cause.
"hlle OF white soldiers the admissions
we're seventy-six per thousand.
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Mondnn. Dcccmber In.

~
SENATE Mr.. Cameron of Wiscol.
troduced p bill regulating electis
members of congress.
A resolution OF Mr.. VOORHEES, was,
to authorizing the committees on 4
affairs to inquire into the expedie
PURCHASING encimpment grou Is 90
by the rev pulmonary army at Vtlley
for a rational park. He also 0ffss
following which he asked to haN D,
Resolved, That in the judgmN 4
senate, the public debt is not
BLESSING. and any measure of fin
icy looking to the perpslus alton o
ent interest bearing national debl
poses of national bank ng or any
count meets the disappr0val OF Id
and should be viewed with alarm
payers of the U iited States
HousE.-An immense number Of
introduced, the folio wing being the
pal ones: Rspsaling the pre- empti
timber culture laws: amending thd.
stead law: preventing undue discriy'
in railway transportation; declare
ed land grants to the Northern,
Houghton IL OntonagOn, North Y
81. Vincent extension aud Brainef
Hastings, e Dikota and other raj
pSnies; apprnptiating So on
N ssissippi river improveue r.
tablismng msximum rat s "
on the Union Pacific and Cent? I
railways; abolishing the p9stag 81 Il
class matter and refusing .ir0p Ilg
age 10 one cent; putting salt AUDI
al implements on the free list: re DC
presidential succession; for q
amendment to the constitution;
ting $25, 600, 900 annually 10 NT
schools, for a postal telegral
ting SPECIAL legislation; q
amendment to the consti
lieYing the merchant
repeating internal revenue laV
the disposal of public agricullve
TO actual settlers; granting WON
repeating the silver dollar col nj
moving taxes on national bana
and fixing tne amolnt of such
The call o fstates was not flush
luton was adopted calling the 49,
the president 20 the cise OF Pat
mel. Wal
Something of a breeze was "a ar
lore adjournment, when Mr..
York asked unanimous consg-
resolution sskIng the presideI
ne + 'gllsh government to dsIE
ion OF O'DJnnell's sCA
ne facts in relation s
'ould be inquired into, and ca.
,rrtaiRed whether or not OBJ
.mericln city U, and xheihj
ried in acc rdance with e n Az
NATIONAL law. The resolutif
without discussion and wi
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Thursday, Docen6e, q

SENATE Mr., Ingalls, introdncos
repeal the redemption and timLa. o.
laws, and am,nd the homss,os Oui
Ky Mr.. Cameron (Wis.) to r.stor" =
market certain lands of the UsiteS 70
Minnesota and Wisconsin, and ?. u
their sale subj ct to righr Of Rowaes 1 u
are lands Withdrawn from sale In ioooI
1881 with the idea that they womb op
quired for use in the construction ana Dc
tenance of dams, reservoirs, G. p,oS.m l
be erected for the improvement of i've
sissippi river. They are bv ny 4
made subject to private
aud sale at $1.25 Der e
BY Mr.. Morgan, proposing an sms,
to the constitution by which the nv
will have power to disappruve auv
an appropriation for rivers and
while approving other items. Az
number OF minor bills were inirod.5
House Mr.. McCoid took the ~
Office and the house adjourned unit
day 10th inst, to allow the speaker
prepare the committees.
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Casualty Record.

Prof. Won Bruenning died at Bridgeport,
Ct, on the 9Th, from the effect of the am
p~utatiou ola deceased foot. He was known
as the tramp musician" He was formerly
a baron in Germany. When he came to
this country several years ago he pos
sessed $4,000, which he lost in gambling.
he finally became a tramp end mis- an
thrope.
An employee of Graf, Murray & Robbins
of Duluth at their lumber camp on the
south shore, named Robert Empsey, was
badly hurt by a falling tree a da or two
ago.. His shoulder and a so a leg were bro
ken. He was taken TO Bayfield,, where he is
being nursed.
l The Athena worsted mills in Milbury.
Mass. burned on the 9TH. oss estimated
at $4,000. The stock and a portion of the
machinery was owned by Heating & Briggs
of MilbuTy. Their loss is estimated az $50
600.
q ]. Sullivan, one of the victims of the
accident on the Wickes branch, died at st.
Johns hospital, Butte, Mont. On the I'd
inst, both of his lie S were amputsted.
The less o~ccasione I by the Sinclair pack
ing house fire at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is esti-
mated at nearly 100000 with about $780,
BOO insurance.
On the night of the Sth inst, the Cath
lie church at New Richmond, Wis, was
burned to the ground. Loss, $4,000; insur-
snce, $4,000.
James F. Gein, a spirituslist, died sud
1enly of heart disease in st. Louis, while
giving an exhibition.
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n indianapolis Journal makes the
recent lynching at Oxford in that state
text for some very pointed criticisms
OF the legal fraternity. 1t declares that
one OF the main reasons WHY Justice has
become so uncertain, and the people are
80 frequently moved to take the law
INTO their " hands. is that the LAWYERS
Always stand ready to use their talent
and skill in preventing the conviction
and punishment Of any kind of criminal
on technical grounds, and by prolongipp
the proceedings by all the arts of sbarp
aud INSCRIPTIONS legal practice. There
; truth IN this statement, but the pub.
lie, as in other cases r much 70 blano
A criminal lawyer who has
oy the practice referred to, managed 70
clear half a dozen m~urderers is looked
upon with admiration. People allow
themselves to become Unidentified with
fortune and hail each new accouittai
as they would the lowest time of ia
Forite racer. He is looked I'D 10 a. an
eminent bencssctor of his race and the
'Verage juror takes pride in yielding
Judgment and conscience to his wiles
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Foreign Items of News.

Lord Lorne delivered a long lecture at
Birmingham uOon Canada and its products.
He particularly praised the salubrity of the
climate, and said feVers, which were too
common in the United States, were I'M
known in the boundaries of the Dominion.
he lauded Canada as a field for emigration.
and exRatisted upon the marvellous progress
made BY various towns. Lord Lorne con-
Guided by saying that the Canadian people
were thoroughly devoted to their connec
tion with the mother County. Otherwise
they would long ago have discarded their
alliance, of which they are proud. With
the Dominion of Canada and Australian
colonies in close relations, England need
never feel that her promo position would
be shaken or questioned.
The British Columbia house r~ecentlv
passed a resolution ins.ructing the govern
ment to introduce a bill to restrict Chinese
immigration. The startling statement is
made by the provincial government that
there are 5000 destitute Chinese on the
mainland, who can only subsist by murder.
ing or stealing, which they have already be-
gun. ~
A popular teacher at Irkutsk. Russia
M Neustajef1, was arrested and shot
WITHIN twenty-four hours for striking Gen.
AnhlcnlnGi governor De-eral Of Eastern
in retaliation for an affront given
by the general.
1t is stated that Bismarck intends to in
troduce in the reichstag a bill modifvipg the
system OF elections for members. A major
Ivy OF the votes cast is now REQUISITE to g..
cure an election. The plan proposed rc-
lures only a plurality of the votes.
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The tficial treasury statement on the
lst of December shows that the reduc-
ton of the public debt in November
amounted to less than ST. $50, OOg. An
.ex' Ianation is to be found in the sum
paid on account OF pensions during the
month, which was SIP, O0O, 900. The pen
sion payments in October amounted to
less than $4,000 600, and in the four
months of July, August, September and
October to only SIS, 6S2. 200. 1t is prob
able that the Pension Office will require
only a small sum this month, and that
the reduction of the debt for December
will be much larger on that account
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Romance in g.

Houston Specill:-J. We
carriage manufacturer, dis,area "ea'
tell the grand jury Rose il, '1eJ
who in Kingston, N. ". tgee ma
ted a heavy forgery, dese,bio com
three children. came to n wife
and married Mrs. Daens made me
to Kingston in 1876, afboSe retu
iorgery was outiawed an Gnarg
BIS first wife to Texas. iisSd to
lowed him a few monfhes' the sol
ing exposure Rose shot tHre
son showing signs of rec umes.
Florida, Rose assuring vas sen
wife was only his mistn Z. ms SEQ
Ing. The bow Is nov s4id the 81
fathers whereabouts Il s'on, buo
IN Nm
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CONGRESSIONAL
Tuesday, December 4.

sENATE.-lhere was a perfect avalanche
of bills in the senate, numbering, exclusive
of joint resolutions, $50. Many Of them
were reintroG uc;ions of old measures,
among which were Senator Lapham's and
Senator E imuuds' Utah bills, which failed
last session; Senator Williams bill
to create a bureau of ami
maj industry, Senator Bucks bill TO remove
political disabilities and open the army and
navy to particl pants in the late rebellion.
Senator Hoar's Lowell bankruptcy bill and
others. Senator Ingalls, introduce ! a bill To
grant arrearages OF pensions to all
pensioners, without re erence to the
time when an application is made.
oeIlator EimuIdS introduced an
elaborate measure providing for the estab.
Ilshmeot OF four trunk lines of postal tele-
graph; also a civil rights bi l. not only
guaranteeing equal rign,s to all citizens.
Dut declaring any ACTS of States or dec sion
of any courts to the contrary Ia b invalid
ana Void, which is the object ofthe bill.
o5bator LOAN introduced two measures.
. TO e4u'hzs the bounty OF the volunteer
soIlleis, an another to pension the prison
ers OF war. Mr. Sherman introduced a bill
u allow the banks to issue circulatiop.
equal to ~ per cent. of the market value ii
,,e ponds dspOslt q FOR security. MIR.
Morrl'l introduced a bill to = stop the
G1Inage OF the silver dollar. Senator Nc.
hlian introduced a bill to ascertain the
mounts due to citizens of the United States
Tor supplies furni"hed 10 the Sioux ana Ds-
K ia ludiar s of Minnesota subsequent IN
Au=ust, !661, am prior to the mas acre of
august; 1867, and providing for the paw
meHt thereof. ply
HousE.-rhe democratic nominees for
MINOR offices were e -cted and worn in. A
committee, consisting of Curtin, Black burn |
Hlscock, was appointed to wait upon
president and inform him that the mouse
Was organized and ready to receive what
yer communication he was peaseI TO
IaLsmlt' The business of drawing seats
Vas proceeded with. ~
Inc Minnesota delegation got seats tn
eIner near the speakers desk. Washburn
aheHSld and Strait are seated in a row
SIure Nelson got a seat in the row behind
1r. Washourn, aud selected a seat for Mr.
olson. The drawing over, the house got
,se 9 anorhe[ election case wrangle, which,
,as nnslIy postponed, and the presidents
lessaPe was begun.
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Personal GOssiD.

W. 5. Chamberlain of Cleveland. O
ia'her Of Mss Jennie Chamberlain. whose
beauty has attracted much notice in r..
rope seeing the statement that propositions
We're making to place pbotogTa nbs ,of he
oaughter on sale ia New York. reo1osts tbs
announcement that no phologranber ~
lone o. abroad, hss permission to seII bsr
Photographs, and anyone found seIl;ng
the law. 'Ui extent
Manager ]. NJ. Hill threatened to sboo,
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Over 400 applications have been fled
in the patent Office since::the adoption of
standard time in this country for clock
dials and other devices intended to pre-
sent the "A Iours in convenient form. A
large number of these have been reject
ed, however, On the ground hat the APP
plicants are 336 years too late, a watch
having been made in 1917 upon the dial
of which appeared the hours from one
10 "a arranged in two concentric circles.
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An par

An interesting case, iLvJlInn
seaious and economical device has
been decided by the courts, the bartic.
OF which will bear hrief ment;o. N.
Lyon of Albany, N. Y, h s reoogred !
ment OF IS, 447.10 besides cost ad I'M
against q. L. Fisher g. Co, in ne ~.
! es Circuit COurt. at Detroit. Mich
an infringement OF what is kncp to.
trade as Lyons Patent Metallic LeIS (
or. This cohtTiVance is .neuft II mnsr
iul OF modern Inventions. and ls ,chi
remarkable sale over three-qar,er
mIlIIon dollars worth, the te5tiiony
present su showed having bseIlisDo
SINCE the patent was granted. beg a
Total OF 273 478 pounds, or 3 5000
Az L tune che Attorney GeDgaI
Uni'ed States declared the Lyo, nate.
vallu' simply on account of an nfory
IA the application, but this VI att.
corrected by the Commissioned p
IN accordance with a special acof o.
suthorlzing such Correction. Eher',
improvement consisted ia eo1gati,
ScreW-hole fastening the plata and
ienaants they based their man defe,
irving TO show the special act az ~
was unconstitutional and thatplsint;
Ventlon was not new. Action Ne.
menced In May, 1880, a pereusI
LOT was obtained in Decenbg E,liog
q the case was referred tc snss,e.
certain the prCfts made by d.t1dsnOo
tne loss sustained by Nj. Lya T6n
yer reported the sum as So, 8GIgt ~
me court doubled the same ma
ndgnent to be entered aedr ARE
Tor such double damages. WSntaseno
he date Of the masters rspTanJ .
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Great Gift to IpaIi.

I0TT|0n WTkn-" NITN.
ready made a rnmhSo who hs
to the Episcopal chul Die
church a valaa5le tre SeeueI
ern division ofChioa ~ IN
900 towards the ere auPanc
paratory school, the a chr
0! Oxford. ImDortao De
ture are TO be a cha on
tain 10, OOO yolumes no
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-11-15
What She Said.

a rather fast young man, becoming
enamored of pretty girl, finally decided
to mako her an offer Of his hand and
heart-all he was worth-and then he
hoped to be INDUCED in loverlike demon.
strations, the young lady being so FAR
cooily indifferent in her manner toward
him. lie attributed this to maidenly
reserve, for it never occurred to him that
she was not in love with him. He eau
tiously prcfaced his declarations with
few questions, for lie mao no intention of
throwing himself away. hid she love
him well enough to live in O cottage with
him? Was she good cook and bottle
washer? Did she think it O wife's duty
to make home happy7 Would abe con-
suit his tastes and wishes concerning her
associates and pursuits in life? Was
she economical? Could she make her
own clothes, etc.? The lady said that
before she answered his questions she
would assure him Of some negative vir-
tues sho possessed. She never drank,
e!nckad or chewed never owed n bill! 10
her tailor never stayed out all night
playing billiards; never stood on The
street corners and ogled giddy girls:
never stood in with the boys for cigars
and wine suppers. Now" said she,
rising indignantly, ~ am assured by
those who know that you do all these
things, and it is rather absurd for you
to expect all the virtues in me, while you
do not possess any of them yourself.
can never be your wife;" and she bowed
him out and left him on the cold door.
step q madder If not a wiser man.
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Salt for the Throat.

In these days whom diseases of the
throat are 30 universally prevalent, and
in so many cases fatal, remarks AN ex-
change, we feel it our duty to say word
In behalf of most effectual, If not DOS.
tive cure for sore throat. For many
years past, indeed we may say during the
whole of a life of more than forty years,
ne have been subject to a dry hacking
cough, which is not only distressing to
ourselves, but to our friends, and those
with whom We are brought into business
contact. Last Fall we were induced to
try what virtue there was in common
salt. We commenced by using it three
times day-morning, noon and night
We dissolved large teaspoonful of pure
table.salt in about half small tum-
bier full of water. With this we gar.
gled the throat most thoroughly just be-
fore meal time. The result has been
that during the entire winter we were
not only free from coughs and colds, but
the dry hacking cough had entirely dis.
appeared. We attribute these satisfacto.
ry results solely to the use of salt gargle,
and most cordially recommend trial Of
it to those who are subject to diseases of
the throat. Many persons who have
never tried the salt gargle have an i'm.
preston that it is unpleasant, but after o
tew days use, no person who loves q nice
clean mouth and first-rate shafpener of
the appetite, will abandon it, Eschanqs.
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and associations, is 'coman's work. In the
necessity that forced Colonel Washington
to part with it, he applied to the Com
monwealth of Virginia (withn whose
borders it lies) to purchase it. On her
refusal, he offered it to the Federal Gov.
ernment with like failure. 1t was then
a..Southern woman, Carolina's. gentle,
high. hearted daughter, Ann Pamela
Cunningham, appealed to the mon,en of
America to do this noble work of homage
TO him whose greatness lowered above
the splendors of place, filling the world
with wnnder-whose stainless worth ont.
shone the grandest attributes of human
praise. | think we cannot be faithless
to this high record; nor can we see our
heritage Of honor in Washington's home
pass from our keeping.
cannot say more. You will realize
that, with my responsibility, could not
say less. And | earnestly cntrcat you to
secure success by contribution from
each County to the funds now.in the
hands of Mayor Courtepay, our generous
and patriotic Treasurer. This I ask in
behalf of the State we love and. d...delight
to honor. l.. H. PICKENs'
Vice Regent for South Carolipa.