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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
Queer Russian Customs.

The day on which the Rus>isn
peasant must eat no meat AID Oh
which he must even abstain from
milk and eggs, are even more inner
Gus til. n these on which he may do
no work. tie is required to fast
through Lent, curing half the month
Of June, from early in November I'M
til Christmas, and on Ill Wedne>'
| davs and Fridays %thrOug"ut he year.
There probably would he no chance
! of his increasing, under the contu>-
ion caused by the introduction OF a
new calendar, the number of fast
days; but a serious diminuti"n in
the number IF feasts and tast>, by
which the feehleress, laZiness and
| poverty of the Russian peasant are
are so largely increased, would be a
much more important reform. ard
| not, perhaps, a more difficult one to
Introduce, than that which it Is now
proposed to attempt in connection
with the calendar.
AT the beginning Of the last CEN
fury Peter the Great caused much
dissatisfaction in the church, and
through the church among the peas
antry, by d~ecreeing that January
and not, as heretofore, September,
should he counted as the first month
in the year.
This heretical and truly Satanica al
formation contllcted, it W 5 said, III
the most fragrant manner with me
story of the temptation OF Eve and
the fall of man. In September APP
pies are ripe, and trees laGen win
apples may ne seen. But in J+nu-
ary the apple trees are bare; and IL
could not, Therefore. be true mar Ill
that month the incidents took place
which are related rs having occurred
at the very beginning OF the
worlds history. A sovereign who,
besides giving himself the unlntel,
ligible and seemingly diahollcal
name of Imperator, mad ordere Una.
the history of the world should pe
regarded as having begun at an I'M
possible season., was clearly ANU
christ in person. The horror III
short, which was inspired by Peters
daring modification OF the calepoa
the change consisted "i',1
in his ordering that January houlu
be regarded as the first month IN lne
- was a much more imp"ltaht
step IN the same so great thai tle
ACCESSIBILITY of taking a dlrec'lon
may we'll in the present dav he nlaoe
the subject Of serious consideration
The Russian government Is pr'o.
ably of the opinion that. in decrer'ps
the adoption of the Gr+gor'an raltn,
dar, it would help t. place Russia gu
a level wit, Western Europe. lne
change in style would be looked w.
on AZ . new reform; and trt'r'eis
from Western Europe w.u'd not
whenever they lock up
Russian newspaper that they were
in a country at least t%els.
behind the rest Of Europe Els
lish travellers would he more 'm
pressed it they were sudden'!
find that their newspapers were nI
bIackened bv the blocks Az"
of the Ohlit-ratlng rfl'Sn'
Or that reports were no t"uSer I'D
1uired, or that the secret Pol'cr nms
been abolished, or that the RUSSIAN.
mad resolved to attend to their '"
affairs, instead Of e~ndeav"rlng 'on
roc uce elements of DISTURBANCE in''
he affairs Of their neighhors.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
O'DOnnell in Court,

LONDON, Sept. 25.-Mrs. Carey
landed this morning at Green Pythe,
On the Thames Is miles from London,
O'Donnell was brought to the Low
street police court ut two O'Clock this
afternoon. The court room was filled
and y la'ge crowd collected outside.
Special precautions were taken by
the police to prevent any attempt at
a rescue.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
An Irish Meeting,

DUBLIN, Sept. 24.-Notwithstand-
ing a proclamation issued by the
government forbidding meetings in
Counties Clare and Limerick on
Sundays, several THOUSAND people,
headed by a priest, gathered in Mull,
town of Malbury, county Clare, yes
terday and attempted to hold an Irish
National League me-. ting. A large
force of police was present and pre-
vented the organization of the meet
ing. The magistrate read the pro-
hibitery proclamation and the crowd
dispersed, utteling groans for the
queen and chanting God save Ire
land"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
The Massachusetts, Green
Backers Nominate Ben
Butler.
A Disastrous Condagration
at HALEY, Idaho.
Terrific Wind Storm on Lake
Erie.
Capture of C0unterfelters III
California.
Democracy in Force.

NEW YORK, Sept. &.-About $50
memvers of the equity Democracy
lett for Buffalo this morning to at
tend the Democratic s ale COnveu-
ii n. The train cun>is' ed IF fifteen
Wagner CATS. The TamInany dele
ga,es to the same convention also
8 arted this morning. The patty
numbered $50 members and IT Quired
nineteen cars, on the outside OF whlch
were banners bearing appropriate
notices.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26

Venus is again the evening star.
Although she is 100. O0O, 900 miles
away, the majority of young men
and young women have a profound
interest in her, and, as usual. point
her out in their ever the gate even
ing consultations.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26

The San Francisco Examiner
thinks it is an awfully lonesome
Pr. sideEtial bee that will 60 buzzing
around in Minister Sargent's bonnet.
The Examiner must remember that
Presidential bees are lawfully lone
some" across the Atlantic.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
Female SmuRQlere,

New YORK, Sept. 24.-Twenty-
seven trunks and packages of goods,
valued at about $4,000, were taken
from the steamship Alaska to the
custom house seizure rooms, early
this morning. The property be-
longed to at least four passengers
who came from Liverpool on this
steamer. The names Of two OF these
passengers were given AS Miss II.
Dunbar, and Mrs. Hanna II Francis,
each of whom we suppose to be dress
makers, having places of business in
st. Louis and Philadelphia. The
names of the other person, who have
an interest in the gOO'ts are not given.
The capture was one OF the largest
that had been made in many months.
Some of the gopds bore the
violence of having been used,
others new. Captain Bracket.
chief of the custom house secret
service bureau and his aids have not
yet finished their investigation of the
case. Capt. Bracket said: "Dnring
the past month Il great many thous-
and dollars worth Of goods have been
smuggled here by women. l am now
taking atidavits of persons interested
in the mater. Dressmakers from
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, New
York and other cities have heen de-
frauding the revenue Systematically
for some time. l propose to break y
this business"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26

Wall street bears are still engaged
in breaking down the price of
Northern Pacific shares. The
Northern Pacific can easily stand
the raiding, passing, as 1t does,
through the richest section in re-
sources in America. The great
thoroughfare will be paying divi-
dends when the last son of y bear of
them is dead.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
Swindnn0 AdVertjsara-

PHIL ADELPEIA, Sept. 24.-Robert
H. Graham. of the Reliable Manufac-
turing company, is arrested for abuse
of the mails. Venables, the associate
Of Graham is not arrested, he being
absent. The concern advertised to
furnish light work for young ladies'
and young men at their own: homes.
The work consisted of cOloring pho
tographs and mounting them upon
glass; and the material necessary was
charged at the rate of from So to So
tn each operator. They claimed that
$40 to $50 worth of work could lie
made. The company's mail some
times reached 300 letters per day.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26

A syndicate in Galveston proposes
to build wharves out to deep water
in the Gulf of Mexico. To do this
they will try to borrow S., OoO,0 ono of
the states surplus, which will exceed
S 5000, 900 two years hence, and will
be $40, 600, 900 within five years if the
state sells the school lands.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
A Defaulring INSPECTOR.

New YORK, Sept. 24.-David E.
Eakin, inspector of Water meters, is
arrested for compli ,itv in the frauds
in the water registers bureau and is
indicted for forgery, having altered
the book of records. He was ar
raigned to-day. He pleaded not gull
ty. and bail Was given to answer.
The Commissioner of Public Works
officially states that $500 of water
rent has apparently been collected
and diverted from the city revenue.
The annual revenue from the water
service is now over 81 100000. There
are 1910 water meters in use.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
Reticent Railroad Regulators.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "a. The
conference of railroad managers has
so far resulted in nothing. except dis
agreements. The committee appoint
ed to draw up a plan for harmonious
action, presented a preliminary re-
port touching on the Territorial ques-
ton, but no action was taken. The
longer the conference continues the
more reticent the managers become.
The impression t,-night is that the
meeting will terminate in a failure to
compromise the differences, in view
of Wall s rect reports. There is a
belief in the minds of those compe-
tent to judge that the Central Pacific,
Gould and Vanderbilt interests have
combined to play the waiting game,
in order to test the staying properties
Of Wizards stocks. The receipt of
kilograms from Wall street is liable
at any moment to change the CON-
plexion Of the conference.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
Sale of the Denver Pacific R. r

DENVER Sept. 25.-1t il nov def
inilely known that the Denver Utah
4 Pacific road has changed hands.
Tue stockholders decline to give
names or particulars until The sale is
ratified by the construction company.
Runner prevails that the Denver &
New Orleans railroad sold TO an east
ern syndicate. which prop ses at
once to bu Id a road t, Trinidad and
Canon City, taking the or arter re-
Gently filed by the Cleveland party
for the latter route.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26

New YORK, Sept. 25.-An assign
ment for the benefit of creditors was
filed to-day by Ferdinand and Ben
jamin Mayer, cOmpo sing the firm of
wooden manufacturers at 30 White
street, to Simon Danzig. giving
preference to the amount Of $50, 5l3
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
Another Heavy Failure.

NEW YORK, Sept 25.-The firm of
Levy Bros & Co., clothierS NJ.
Az Broadway, filed an assignment
to-day for the benefit of creditors, to
Solomon H. Kohn, giving preferen-
ces to the amount Of $90u, 900.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26

1t is said that David Davis has re-
tired from politics. II this be 90 q
great weight is lifted from the mythi-
cal fence.
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WASHINGTON Notes.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Bonds
received for redemption under the
2lst call to date, $2l ,O0O, 900.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
COST OF A WAR WITH CHINA,

France, as a Republic, has an am.
bition to realize NaPoleon's scheme
of "ships, colonies and commerce"
1t is quite possible that that ambition
will yet draw her into a war with
China that will suck her blood like a
vampire. Our dispatches discover a
small speck of wal between the two
powers. That speck may expand in
to a cloud which will darken the
future of the great European Repub-
lie. Although the result of a war be-
tween the two nations may be fore
told the cost in life and treasure to
France to gain a victory over the semi
barbarians is not so easily determined.
The Chinese say they have armored
ships equal to any in the world, and
it is true; that their armies are vastly
improved in discipline over what
they were when Commodore Tatnall
turned the guns of our feet on the
Peiko ports to save the defeated Eng
lish, and that is true; that their men
car stand the climate and the French
can't, aud that is true. Against
these undoubted advantages the
French must fig:t, and back of then
all is the enormous advantage of IN
exhaustless population that must
send its forces half round the world,
at a heavy cost, in all probability to
die in the hospital as u~selessly as
dogs. But a little way off the Dutch
have been reading a lesson to agrees
sive Europe for a hundred years.
These are IS far from conquering
The Chinese now as they were three
generations ago, and one crop of
Dutchmen after another has come
up and gone down idly in the deadly
climate of Java.
For a hundred and fifty years,
nearly, the Ma.oons of Jamaica,
fought the English with yellow fever.
The Chinese, if they do not care to
overwhelm the French by numbers,
can fight them with a climate that
strips the natives to a breech cloth,
and burns the life out of a body in a
blue cloth coat and red cloth
brooches. At the best, the French
will have a long and costly war,
with nothing to show for it but the
Pro~tectorate OF Tonquin. And they
may have an ugly balance on the
wrong side. if the English are pro-
voked into interference, as seems
likely enough, from the growing of
the London press. Russia was
in the Crimean war.
not by the guns OF Balaklava or In
herman, or the capture of tie Redan
and Mamelon, but by the exhaustive
drain on her resources. Her life
blood was steadily leaking away at |
Sebastopol. 1t will be sheer good
luck that saves the French from q
similar experience, if they fight
China as Russia fought the powers
opposed to her. China cannot be
by regiments. A massing
If a superior force of nuen against
Ter and aggressive movements on
he part of France will end a cam
which driblets of armed forces
would onlv prolong. 1t will require
10 i%nsifficant army to whip the
leathens into the traces. When that
done, then France may annex
'Onquin, instead of exercising mere
? q prOtectora.e over it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26

The Rof ert Emmett Literary eS
CATION nave engaged R-ls raw Opt.f
House for a grand ball IN neA'
THANKSGIVING day.
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COlOred Politicians,


L. CIsvILLE. KY, Sept. 24.-In tn
colored convention, at the night ses
sion. after nearly four hours of ho
wrangllng,F Fred. Douglass was brcugh
into the hall amid the widest enthu
siasm of his friends and placed upo1
the stand. The old man was tremb
ling with excitement and if he hac
talked his words would have beer
lot ones His presence resulted, al
the end of four hours, in his election
to the permanent presidency. The
lateness of the hour prevented his
delivery of a lengthy speech, but he
took occasion 10 deny the report that
he had said, if Ben Butler was nomi.
mated for the Presidency, he would
sweep the colored vote of the Union.
A mere slip of a reporters pencil had
nearly caused him to lose the sup
port of his dearest friends. The con-
vention then adjourned.
LOUISVILLE. Sept. 24.-The colored
convention in session in this city, be.
ginning at noon to-day, is not an able
gathering of representative men OF
the race. When II o'clock came, the
large hall Of the Leiderkranz build.
ing contained 243 delegates, and a
large number of c0lored and white
spectators. NJ. n. Holland, of Wash.
ington, An original signer Of the call,
called the meeting to order. Green,
OF Louisiana, was elected temporary
chairman and was introduced to the
convention as a martyr Of the race,
In accepting the nomination, Rev.
Mr.. Green said he felt it an honor
to preside temporarily over such
a meeting on an occasion
made hallOwed by the name of Hen
ry Clay aud his successors. Cassius
NJ. CLAY concluding his speech, which
recOunted the past history of the COL
Ored race and looked into its future
condition. He exhorted the cOnven-
ton to stand by the principles set
down in the constitution and refrain
from all discussions of political ques-
tiOns.
in. Gregory. of Washington, was
continued as temporary Secretary.
Twenty-seven states are represented
and there is no trouble about accom-
modatiOns, every delegate being pro-
vided for. A recess was taken at 2:4O
until Z.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 24.-When Fred
Douglass at 10 o'clock came into Leid-
erkranz hall to deliver his speech this
morning, he found a very large crowd
in attendance, many white persons
having come to hear his plea for his
people. On the stage, besides leading
colored men, sat ex-AttOrney General
James Speed, of Lincoln's cabinet;
General JOS. H. A.. Eken and a num-
Der of other whites of prominence
spoke two hours, his speech
logical, often humorous
and always interesting. He
the history of his
race since emancipation, and was fire.
quently sarcastic and severe on the
and incidentally on the
party. He was listened
to with interest and received fire.
qnent and generous applause. Since
the conclusion of his speech the con-
vention has in vain labored to COM
p)ete its organizations. There are too
many orators on the floor, and Green.
temporary chairman, who is presid-
ing while Douglass rests from his ef-
fussion, is unable to control them.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
The Semi Weekly Miner.

New York thinks she should have
the Speakership of the next House.
So does Sunset Cox.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-26
Storm on the Lakes.

BUFFALO, Sept. Pa fearful gale
set in last evening which is still rag
ing furiously from the southwest.
A number Of vessels on the lakes have
suffered seriously. The sea is rolling
heavily and has swept over the docks
and submerged the whole of the
docks and the lower part of the city.
The yards of the Central, Hudson and
Erie rail. Dads are under water and
the track of the Buffalo Greek rail-
road is submerged. The wind is
driving the waters of Lake Erie up
in greater volumes and the prospect
of a very heavy loss seems imminent.
In the city the destruction OF trees is
very great. The schooner York
State foundered in the gale last night
and all hands were lost. The crew
consisted of the captain and six men.
The vessel was grain laden.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20

From Rath Me, We have received, under date ot
May IS, 1889 the following statement OF CRo. W. HAN
MsoN, the popular proprietor OF The Restaurant" ;
"a few years since was troubled SO severely with Md
ncy and bladder affection that there brick dust de-
posts u. my urine and continual desire TO urinate
with severe darting, sharp pains throush my blad.
der and side and again dun, heavy, pressure
very tedious TO endure. consulted Of rest
dent physicians, let | received no benent from the
treatment, and fearing that my symptoms indicated
Brghts Disease, the most dreadful u all diseases,
made up my mind that must obtain relief speedily or
[ would be past cure / consulted my druggist, Mr..
Weber and after ascertaning my symptoms, he re.
commended the use Of Hunts Remedy, as he knew of
many successful cures effected by that medicine In sln'
ai cases here IN Bath, purchased bottle and be-.
fJre had used the first bottle found had received a
great bcncnt, suffered less pain my water became
more natural and began TO improve much that the
second bottle effected a complete elre and my thanks
are due to Hunts Remedy for restored health and /
chcertuly recommend this most valuable and reliable
medicine 10 my friends, / consider t q duty well
pleasure to do So"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-20

plowin fur dis place" What do
you dor What does | Doll preach
es, OATS what | does IF Providence
comes along an makes de oman sick
I KANT he p it. rs been called,
has.
MYSTERY seems to be characteristic
of Connecticut murders. Evidence is
always wanting to convict. The list
of women whose lives have been ia
ken without trace of the assassins
being left has an addition in the
name of Rose Clark Amber. recently
murdered. 1t was over a week ago,
yet the crime has been fixed conciu-
sively on no one, and the detectives
are about as helpless as infants.
AT council meeting at the Flat
head agency, held with the Indians
by Senator Vest and Delegate Magin-
mis-, Chief Charles made most i'm
pressive speech. He stamped upon
his hat and declared That he would
never go upon a reservation alive, but
would take to the plains. He said
his hands were free from the blood of
the white men. Senator Vest warned
him to secure title to his land at once,
and he finally consented to 90 to
Washington with Agent Roman and
discuss the matter.
THE New York papers now deny
the widely published story that John
Jacob Astor had transferred all his
property TO his son, the American
Minister to Italy. The estate is said
to amount to about $50, 900, 600 in
houses and lands alone, from which
there is derived in rents an annual
revenue of about 81, 900, 600. Mr. Astor
is a well preserved gentleman of 81
years, and has no disposition to part
with his property.
The Comte de Chambord died, it is
noticed, in a month that has been
fatal to many French Kings, Phillip
|. died on August 3, 1860; Louis VI.
on August 1, HOS; Louis TX. on the
25th, 1926; Phillip VI. on the 23rd,
1928; Louis XI. on the 30th 1461 /;
Henry III. on the ID, 1889; and Louis
Philippe died in exile ON August goth,
1850. The date of the Comte de Cham
bord's death, August oath, is oddly
enough, that of the birth of the Comte
de Paris and of the massacre of st.
Bartholomew.
In defending himself against the
solutions of defamation, as he calls
them, who had criticised his liberal
exercise of the pardoning power, ex-
Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky,
said that when lie entered Office he
found the State Penitentiary a miser-
able hole of filth, fit place for dis
ease, peshlence and death. There
were, he said, over 300 miserable hui
man beings immured two and two in
cells three feet nine inches wide, six
feet three inches high, and six feet
eight inches long.
Mr. Gladstone has a great liking
for his old clothes, and wears a suit
long after the trousers have become
"baggy" at the knees. When a new
suit has been obtained for him and
placed in his dressing-roem, he eyes it
askant, and puts ON his old friends
every morning as before Then, after
a few days, his servant enters the
dressing-room stealthily at night and
carries away the old suit, thus com
pelling the Premier to appear next
morning clad in the new garments.