The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-29
The Semi Weekly Miner.

The Semi Weekly Miner
The best evidence that Mcdonald
presidential prospects are steadil
gaining ground, is in the increasiD
volume of abuse heaped upon him b
the Republican press.
Another American has been hor
ored in England. Colonel A. 1
Shaw, our counsel at Manchestel
was chosen Chairman of a baDque
IN celebration of st. Andrews Day
On the theory that poor Democra
makes a good Republican, the RI
publican party is to he congratulate
upon the accession to their ranks G
Senator's Malone and Riddlebergel
The report that Blaine is not il
the Presidential race iron
Washington with such remarkably
regularity and frequency, that it j
becoming the least bit monotonous
not to say stale.
The report that Logan, Blaine
Conkling and Grant have united tc
defeat Arthur is vigorously de-
nounced by the Stalwart wing Of the
Republican party as a colossal, mid.
winter, ~sea-serpent lie.
The last little war tilt of France
cost her the loss of Alsace and Lor-
raine and 81, 729, 900 600. And yet
she brlstles up to China as if it was
any amount of fun. But then China
isn't Germany by a long shot.
Among the bills introduced in the
House of Representatives last week
was one by Mr.. Robinson, Of New
York, granting a pension to Mrs.
Meckleham, the widowed grand
daughter of Thomas Jefferson.
Gladstone never goes out without a
guard. Since the execution of O'Don-
nell the guards have been doubled in
consequence of threats to asenge his
death. The life of a prime minister
in England is not a happy n
Some men are born lucky, others
acquire good luck by a persistent
battle with misfortune, while others
have luck forced upon them. A Mo
bile man was handling a pistol
when it went off, the bullet slicing
off the tip of his wife's tongue.
The policy of the Republican party
just at present is like the peculiar ia
brio which the ladies call ~'crazy-
work" 1t is made up of an infinite
number of misshapen contributions
from the several leaders, with no two
alike.-Detroit Free Press.
Binns, the successor of Marwood,
the British hangman, was not able to
reach Dublin IN time to hang Poole
after he had executed O'Donnell at
If murders continue to
increase in Great Britain he will
need an official assistant.
The Ohio temperance women have
selected Hon. John B. Finch, of Ne
braska, as their champion for a series
of public debates with DR.. Dio Lewis
on prohibition. Die is a strong tenn
perance man, but does not favor pro-
hibition by legislative enactment.
Keifer is a member of the House
on Rules, and it is sus-
that this fact played an i'm
portant part in causing the reporters
petition for privileges of the lobby to
be summarily and unanimously sat
upon. Keifer has no love for
versatile faber pusher.
Ex-Secretary Blaine's son Jim is a
rapid youth. He has just been ex-
from the Georgetown, D. c., {
College. This is the third episode of s
he kind that has overtaken the f,
youth and this may be said to be the 6
worst case Of son-stroke that the eld-
r. Blaine ever sustained. !
1t having been rumored that the
.OrMons are about to send mission G
lries to Texas, the Houston Post. of 7
hat State, recommended the elders
0 ''send up no men that cannot be Y
permanently sspared." Evidently
he Texans propose to ''settle" those
missionaries Sin their /.
q
General Roger A. Pryor tells a c
errible story of the conviction of 4
)'Donnell. 1t appears that the de- v
ense had managed to raise a doubt b
Il the minds of the jurors as to the t
leasdre Of O'Donnell's guilt, for p
hey came into court and asked what t
egree Of manslaughter be would be Fl
Utility of if they found he had acted r.
the belief that Carey was about to a
loot him. Instead of answering
lis strictly proper question, the
ldge turned toward them and with C
reat severity of manner asked: "But L
here is the evidence to support this o.
lpposition?" Such an exclamation r:
rs u clear piece Of dictation to the W
ny by the court concerning q mat b
r of fact of which the law makes T
jurors the sole judges, and so sure n,
as the judge of the effect of his in L
rect but emphatic injunction, that al
actually went and got the black AZ
p in order to be ready to pronounce pl
e sentence of death, while the jury til
IS still out, and then, having OBJ
med the verdict he desired, gave
ntence eff speedy death, which was W
forwards carried out. ia
President Arthur's inspection trip It
the Yellowstone Park last summer, in
vs. the World, was almost as expen- tn
,e as a naval sham battle. 1t cost ne