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Had EN- Fearful.

When Virgins show was here the
other day a Bismarck man who has
beer drinking considerable of late
strolled in and staggered up to the
case IN which the immense serpent
lay dreaming the hours away. After
gazing at it q few moments with =
drunken stare he nudged q friend
with his elbow and said:
"Atsch a purity big schnake, is
(hic)-ishn't it?"
"SRake?" said the friend, looking
at him in a curious manner. "Snake?
Where?"
"There in at CLASH cashe. Who
(hic)-whOpper, ishn't he?!"
"Snake? What's the matter with
"Atsch a purity big schnake, is
"Snake?" said the friend, looking
at him in a curious manner. "Snake?
Where?:"
"There in at CLASH cashe. Who
-(hic)-whopper, ishn't he?!"
"Snake? What's the matter with
you? That amt a snake.n
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in e devil ish
liz"
"That's a rabbit-a white rabbit
from Australia. You're sick, amt
you?"
The man rubbed his eyes, looked
again, and moving around to the
other side of the case, halted beside q
stranger who had overheard his con-
v%ersatiOn with the other man. Rub
bling bis eyes again and again, star
ing steadily at the serpent; he said:
"Shpose'at snake'l bite??"
rabbit, you mean" the man re-
piled, ooh, no; it is perfectly harm
less: What beautiful long ears it
has,"
The topper was bewildered, and
stared up at the top Of the canvas,
into the faces of the people, up at the
man with a boarding house law. and
finally moved toward the other end
of the tent. Another man who had
witnessed the snake scene followed
him and when the intoxicated indi.
vidual halted in front of the cage in
which the alligator was confined
stepped up beside him. Nudginq
this man the drunken fellow asked:
How'd you shpose 'em critters
can live out o. water?n
Live out Of water: What crit.
ters??"
THAT alli(hic)gator. Thought
zhey lived in rivers down zhouth.r
oh! what you givin' me. That's
no alligator. That's a horned ew]
from DEVILS Lake.n
Horned owl from Devils Shake,
oh? Well. at shettles it. Pardner,
I've had (hic) I've had 'em afore
but thish beatsh 'em all! A 15-foot
shnake an a six-foot alligator an
only bin drunk two days! If 1 keer
zhish up q week I'll begin to (hic'
begin to have elephants an hippo
pot (hic) hippopotamushes an rhi.
nosheroshes an a whole dam zhoo.
logical garden q monkeyin' 'rounG
afore me. I've got to 60 short or
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Memory Under Excitement.

Excitement frequently produces
curious effects upon the memory.
Thus a corn ship, during a heavy
gale, hoisted a signal Of distress, and
the officers and crew with much diff
ficulty were rescued by a craft who
came to their relief. In a lawsuit to
recover the insurance, all who had
been on board testified that the YES
sci was breaking up when they aban-
d0ned her, and that they observed
the corn being washed out between
the disjointed planks. After a YER
dict against the insurance company,
the vessel was boarded and brought
into port with both vessel and cargo
in a perfectly sound condition. I'm
doubtedly the testimony had been
honestly given.
In Boston, while the Chickering
piano establishment on Washington
street was being destroyed by fire,
boarding IN the Adams mouse, oppe-
site, with her three children, became
greatly alarmed. She chung frantic
ally to her offspring and wrung her
hands in agony for the safety of the
fourth. Her fellow-boarders, having
never observed but the three, ia
ouired whether the missing one was
q boy or girl. With very great EN-
barrAssment she acknowledged that
she could not tell.
So also excitement prevents some
people from calling to mind things
that appertain to their daily routine
of duty. Thus when a certain cotton
mill in Massachusetts, was on fire,
the nan who had had charge of the
fire apparatus for fifteen years, and
had continuously inspected and oper-
ated the appliances, was so greatly
excited by the responsibility of his
position that he could not call to
mind where the hydrants and valves
were located.
A young sportsman who had
chased only small game went on a
deer-hunt. He was so astOnished
and excited to have a fine buck
bounce by him at easy range. that he
pointed his well-loaded rifle toward
the deer and cried out "Bang!" like
child.
No more amusing stories are told
than those where the memory in re-
lating them fails in giving the point.
One of the last of these is one of the
best. A man in a street-car pitched
head-foremost into a lady's lap, and
being called q perfect Indian" adj
mitted that he vas a paw-knee Or a
lap-lander. The relater in describing
it as the best pun he ever heard de-
clared that he acknowledged that he
was a Cherokee.
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Montana Ahead.

Speaking of the reconsidera-
lion of the appointment of
q collector for Montana, Utah
and Idaho and the subsequent nomi-
nation of Thos. o. Fuller for that
position, the Salt Lake Tribune says:
1t seems FROM the report of 1882 the
internal revenue receipts of the three
Territories were as follows: Utah,
$4s, 900; Montana, $6s, 900; Idaho,
s31, 05O-Montana exceeding Utah
$4,000. This is given as the a
for the change, and a strong pressure
was brought upon tho president by
the Montana people to retain Fuller
and make Helena, instead of Salt
Lake, the headquarters of the COL
lector of the consolidated district.
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SAD ACCIDENT.
Fatal Fall of Samuel O. Hughes
at Walkerville.

W. have rarely been called upon
to chronicle so sad a death as that Of
Samuel Orlando Hughes, at Walker
vile on Sunday night. He had
passed the evening, as was his wont,
among his friends, who had listened
to his CHEEKY voice and been enter.
tanned by his narration of incidents
and anecdotes until 10 o'clock, when,
bidding his companions goodnight,
he started to his cabin. On the way
his proverbially social nature led him
to stop for a friendly visit at the
residence of Mrs. Wilson, where be
remained a few minutes and again
started homeward. A quarter of an
hour later a little girl who had been
spending the evening at Mrs. VIII
sons, stepped to the rear Of the
house and Immediately re-
turned with the announcement
that "Uncle Sammy" was lying
on his face outside. Mrs. Wilson
went out and found the child's story
too true. He had evidently, in the
darkness, stepped off from the path
way, which is raised about eighteen
inches, and his arms, helpless from
rheumatism, failing to break the fall,
he had fallen headlong upon the hard,
gravelly soil, his head striking with
such force as to cause a terrible abra-
sion on the right temple, fracturing
the skull and death ensuing almost
Immediately from conclusion of the
brain. His lifeless body was found
within fifteen minutes after he left
Mrs. Wilson's house. A coroner's
inquest was held yesterday morning
and a verdict rendered in accordance
with the facts. The deceased was a
forty-niner in California. He
lived for many years in Silver
City, Idaho, where he was engaged
in the hotel business, coming to Mon
tana in 1877. He was remarkable for
his ~amiability of disposition, and it
may be said of him that he never had
an enemy. He leaves q wife andtwo
daughters, the latter teachers in the
San Francisco graded schools, to
mourn his sad death. The funeral
will take place from VAUDEVILLE at
10 o'clock this morning.
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4 NICKKRSON.
Some Rumors and Facts in Rela-
ton to q Recent Divorce Case.

The Nickerson divorce case, at
tracing SO much attention in the
East, has a parallel in Montana, the
only difference being that the plain
tiff at present residing in this terri
tory, is at present writing without a
second wife. We refer to the case in
which Isaac D.. McCntcheon, Secre-
tary Of Montana. was plaintiff, and
Alice McCutcheOn, Of Charlotte,
Michigan, defendant. The plaintiff
is a resident of Lewis and Clarke
County, and Of the Third Judicial
District, while publication of the
summons was made in Gallatin
County. in the First Judicial Dis
trict, and . decree of divorce was en-
tered Monday last.
The defendant is a most estimablo
lady, residing with her four children
in Charlotte, Mich, and the first in
timation, it is reported, that she had
of the action for divorce was the SER
vice upon her of a summons. About
the same time she received a deed to
some property in the place she re-
sides, but the document was more
notable for q multiplicity of restric-
tons than an evidence of generosity
on the part Of the donor. The lady
sought advice, not fer the purpose Of
continuing marital relations with the
plaintiff, to her credit be it said, but
with the object of having granted
her rs alimony certain possessions,
unencumbered with unnecessary re-
strictions. An attorney of the place
where she resides entered int CORE
spondence with a Helena attorney,
and counsel was retained for the de-
PENDANT. Unfortunately, the defense
was not given a show to proceed, the
decree in the case having been enter
ed before the arrival of the defend
ants lawyer from Helena.
There are other incidents connect
ed with this case which do not place
the plaintiff in the enviable light a
person occupying his exalted position
should have. They may not be true,
and we trust will be proven false, but
the facts in relation to-the publication
of the summons we know to be true.
The remaining details were related
in the presence of a reporter by gen.
tlemen who / presumed to be con-
versant with the history of the case.
Courier, 28th.
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Reception to Bishop Brondel.

Right Reverend Bishop Brondel,
Moutana's first Catholic Bishop, ar
rived in this city yesterday. He is
now engaged in organizing the do
cese of Montana, upon the compile
ton of which he will select his resi-
dence, probably at Butte or Helena.
A public reception will be given the
Reverend gentleman on next Friday
evening At the residence of Mrs .
Lavelle, from 7 to II p. m. The
Bishop is particularly DESTROYS OF
meeting the members of his congre.
cation onjthis occasion.
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An appeal to the Supreme Court
has been taken in the case of ABOLISH
son, the murderer who was convicted
at Bozeman and sentenced to be
hung.
Fists, s%lung-shots and shot-guns
were brought into requisition to set
tie . dispute about a dog fight at Liv-
ingston last week. As usual, natures
weapons were the most effective.
Missoula saloonists don't like the
recent incorporation of the city. Eel
lows who used to co ne to the town
and get on y lively tear are obliged
to walk 50 straight that it raises mel
~ hades with the gin-millers' re-
ceipts; hence the kicking.
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Harvey W. McKinstry. deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned,
the Administrator of the estate of Harvey w.
McKinstry, deceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers.
within ten months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said Administrator, at the
Post Office in Deer Lodge City, in the County OF
Deer Lodge. july4sw-4w
Dated this 3Oth day of June, 1883.
EDWARD s. STACKPOLE,
Administrator Of the estate of Harvey W. Nc
kinstry, deceased,
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TRAMPED TO DEATH
Louis Van Dorm Thrown From a,
Horse and Fatally Crushed
Under His Feet.

A sad accident occurred at the race
track Sunday afternoon which re-
suited in the death Of Louis Van
Dorm at six o'clock yesterday MORN
ing. About four o'clock Sunday af-
tsrnoon a son of J. II. Butler arrived
at the race track riding q high spir-
tied animal. When he dismounted
young Van Dorm vaulted into the
saddle. A young colorsd boy, who
is a trainer and rider employed at the
track, jumped on to the horse behind
Van Dorm which frightened tho ami
NAL and caused him to rear and
plunge, until both riders were thrown
violently to the ground. The colored
boy was unhurt but Van Dorm fell
under the horses feet, which
came down upon his chest
with terrible force crushing
in his chest and injuring
his neck and shoulder. The little
fellow was picked up and taken to
one of the stables where everything
possible was done for his comfort.
Medical aid was immediately sum-
moned but the physician.pronounced
the case hopeless from the first. Van
Dorm was II years of age and was
known as a fearless rider
aud a boy of phenomenal nerve.
His parents are among the earliest
settlers of Missoula County, his
mother being an Indian woman.
When he was twelve years of age he
met with an accident while cunning
oy which a rifle bullet was sent
through both hips. He was alone at
the time and evinced remarkable
nerve and fortituds in bearing the
pain of the terrible wound until as
sistance came. The shock to his
nervous system stunted his growth
and at seventeen years of age he was
no heavier when he died, than at the
age of twelve. He came mere to groom
MI. Williams horses and was in
charge of them when the accident
occurred. The remains were buried |
in the cemetery yesterday afternoon.
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New Dramatic Attraction.

MI. John S. Lindsay has engaged
the charming actress, Miss Ada
Dryer, who will arrive the latter
part of the week from Boston. The
lady will, we understand, make her
debut before q Butte audience In
Sheridan Knowles great play In five
acts. entitled the "Hunchback."
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A man from Maiden says that the
success of that camp depends largely
on the Collar mine. While there are
other good mines in the camp, Ine
Collar mine takes the LEAD. Ine
Montana mine is q good one ana
PROMISES we'll. The Collar company!
are building extensive works, and
xrea t returns are promised.
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A O ODDOTtunitu.

will trade One-half interest which l own in
two mines situated near Butte City. One has IL
30 foot shat on it, and good pay rock taken out
and more in sight. Will trade for two horses
and wagon and ten head of cows. Address X.
Y. L., care of Butte Miner. 74s-w-2t ,
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TIE RACES.
A Good Attendance - Dxcitlno
Races and Fast Time.
Billy 5panker Makes the Half
Mic in Forty-Nine.
Some Of the Two Year Odds Dis
tin9uish Themselves.
for To-day.

The attendance at the races yes
terday was much larger than expected
on the opening day.
Owing to the late start it was
found necessary to postpone the
trotting q c for the three-minute
class until to-day. Much interest is
manifested IN this ace on account OF
| the character of the horses entered
for it, and it is expected that some of
them will get their records down as
low as 2.40.
The following is the score made in
the running races:
Race NJ. 1-Purse $1CO; 600 yard
dash; catch weights; $25 to second.
Billy spanker won; Needle Gun
second.
Race Nc. 2-Purse 100; for two
year-olds; two-third mile dash; catch
weights; $50 to second; SO to third.
Sunday won; Pride Of the Dell sec
ond; Exile, third. Winners time,
1881.
Race No. 3-Purse $125; trotting;
three minute class; SIS to second.
Postponed until to-day.
Race Nc. 4-Purse 500; one-half
mile dash, all ages, SIS to second.
Billy Spanker won; Hermlne second,
Ben Anderson third, Narrow Gauge
fourth, Nantura fifth; winners time,
40. This is the best half mile dash
ever made on the track of the West
Side Racing Association.
PROGRAMME, JULY FOURTH.
Race No. 5-Purse 500; for three
year-olds; three.quarter mile dash;
SIS to second.
w. G. Palmer names Oh. c. Bon
ME Australian, 3 years, by Regent,
dam Christine.
VIM. Cannon names b. c. Needle
Gun, 8 years, by Headlight, dam -.
B. Groves names 6. +. Lady Groves,
3y"ars, by Turner, dam -
Race No. 6-Purse $225; novelty
race; one mile dash; all ages; $50 to
winner at one-quarter; $50 to winner
at one-half; $50 to winner at three
quarters, and SIS to winner at one
mile; catch weights.
C. E. Williams names b. g. Mar
row Gauge, 4 years, by Dick Hub
bard, dam, Fern Twig.
G. Ramsdell names b. m. Queen of
Diamonds, aged, by Turner, dam,
Fashion.
E. Watkins names 8. g. Ben An
dersen, aged, by Ilused, dam. Relief.
II. Astel names s. g. Billy Spanker,
aged, -
N. Armstrong names b. M. Her
mine. years, by Alarm, dam, Paris
Belle.
John Rowand names Oh. m. Nam
tura, aged, by Turner, dam, -
Race No. Purse, $3.50; trotting;
ESQ class; $35 to second and SIS to
third
Belmont Park names b. f. Carrie
Bell, 4 years; by Commodore Bel
mont, dam, Pocahontas.
E. King names blk. m. Cora, aged
-; by Anvil; dam -
C. Jeffries names 8. m. Florence w.,
aged -; by Blue Bell; dam Morgan
mare.
H. G. Walton names b. g. Temp
est, aged -; by Live Oak; dam
E. Dunphy names blk. G. st. Abe,
aged - by Anvil; dam -
J. M. Read names b. m. Dutch
Girl, aged -; by Live Oak.
Race No. S-Purse $125; for stall
one mile dash; $25 to second.
e. e. Williams names b. c. Rescue,
4 years; by -, dam Buelah; weight
III.
H. Ramsdell names 8. c.Fred Burr,
4 years, by Turner, dam -; weight
116.
n. G. Palmer names b. 8. Head
light; aged by Bayonet, dam Avid;
weight 121.
VIM. Cannon names b. c. Needle
Gun, 8 years; by Headlight, dam
-: weight Ia.
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whisky and long on beer after thish,
or che devil himself I'll be to psy!"
and he staggered from the tent and
when last seen was asking ON the
street If anybody had seen DR.. Bent
ley.-Ri&mQrck Tribune.
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Stevensville, the Bitter Root me.
tIopolis, is building q 5000 school
house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-06
CLOSING PRIOESOF PHILADELPffA srOOKs
Reyortsdby JOIN Il DAVIS Co, II WalLa,
FRIDAY. Jan. 5-P. NJ

FRIDAY. Jan. 5-P. NJ,
The stock mar ket to-day developed nothing that
is of special interest to the general reader. There
continuation of the forcing process on prices
and higher figures made for. almost everything
the list but the effort to advance prices and sus-
tain them was more laborous than il had been on
either of the two preceding days. The final prices
generally are lower than the opening figures. The
Street to-day was furth er supplied with long
stock from the boxes OF investors. special
feature OF the day was the dealings in Den
yer and Rio Grande stock. hich as an exception
closed per cent higher than its opening price, al
though % lower than it's highest. 1t is generally
believed that the stock practically cornered; but
without an existing short" interest to feed upon.
Points to Duy the stock for O. 10 and Is per cent
advance to-day were more plenty than Strawberries
i'll June. Dividends on the stock for 1883 were
promised, despite the fact that the official report
for the last month does not promise earnings that
equal to the interest the consolidated bonds
of thu company. Taking the market as a whole,
the speculation in the afternoon was languid, and
1t did not close srong at prices which generally
close to the lowest of the day.
In Government bonds, good business was done
in the 3s at full figures; otherwise the market
was dull BIDS for the As were a and for the 4i2s
Il lower Annexed are the closing quotations.
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Duriue tho past week Standard Consolidated eN-
,r.cted 2uG tOu, o. ore. and shipped 10 that COM
many Sl51J6 bullion. The east crosscat 900
ieyci Is IN l67 lret, and the east crOsscut from
tine south drift same level is III LOO iect, wlthodt
Change. - ,o-
Bodc Consolidated crushed the past week l0|
tons of ore average assay value, SOD per ton 5ul-
ion shipment ~ 300 Work has been resumed on
the |, 900 level. ,.,.,
Tn synuica c mill has been closed Il Will takc
ahuut two month, t. connect the lower tunnel wan
tnr east c0gc, Wbcn, II ~ expected enough VIII Dc
opeuc 10 last year longer
Bodir 1unuc! bullion Shipment T2,0Uu'
Bullion valued At SIS lOj SO was received In this
city Yesterday from tLe mines.
Official letters aud icie.r.tns just received from
Tucaon Arlz.. state: ! he Young America copper
siiuinR ompan. ua@ returns frOm Ia recent ship
,prut of orc to New-iork. the ore welded - 3-lO
per cent copper for which the company received IN
offer of Is cents per pound. only cents per p0unO
less than the price OF Baltimore iugoi copper Dr.
g. H. Lord, the supe rinteuCeut reports That tae
miners believe they nave struck the " mother VEIN .
IN tins property, and very Iubilaut over H.
arc bnuy OF ore averaging IL $500 per cent has
bcru found as well a. several posi- averaging 80
10 40 Der cent Arrangements have been mace l0'
, vigorous development OF the scycralmines belong
ing 10 tn company.
The mining product Of Colorado for 1852 IS re-
pofi-d by HE D,ArG Republican rs follows:
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MINES AND MINING.

FRIDAY, Jan. 5.-P. ".
Il seems that there was nothing in yesterdays
better appearance of the mining stock markets
Prices to-day were all down again Sierra Grand de-
clincd 10 255 Robinson was easier at l.3o anu
Chrysolite was weak at lao. Very little was zone
outside of the stocks named but quotations were
weak.
.1LEsA7 THE MINING gRCHAH1ES
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filming.

OPTICS or TIE FISULEY CON MyIyG co. or GEORGIA.
20 BKoApWAl. NEW-ioEK.
VNIIE annual meeting OF the stockholders 0i
Inns company Ion election O, seven trustees and the
fansncuo " such other oun ~ NAV come b1r" Aon
Viii be- held at o,ts. 20 runawny. Ia thc 'y o
Yors on Tucs Iay January .. 1881, al Transfer
boos, Will close Fudly. January - 1855 and reopen on
January T., loe5. 1i-V r. ihAhV"'' 'celc'4'y.-
JUSTICE ASH MtA}.oIH Asn EAGLE ANu lHlNoAu(
MN. oEK bee. % l-s2S
THE ANNUAL NEE ING Of The stoch-
holders Of tho companies for the rlocou OF
Director transaction of such other business es may
he brought before said needing viii br acid tine ptc ~
tn company "A PclILst Monday January la, at .
p H. H. M'oiNI-, 49,.
I'VE ANNUAL MEETING of the sto,h
Il holders Of THE VAN DE WATER GOLD AND Sill
YER MINING COMPANY for the election OF pi;ccoIs and
otb-r usi , will be hedat the compays Office room ~
No 10 Broadway. Tuesday. January o. 1888 ut IL a. NJ
Transfer books viii close January open January TO- 1858
MM. H. DUNCAN.
Secretary.
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