The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
The steamer Venezuela went asilOl
yesterday near the mouth Of til
South pass Of the Mississippi in te
feet of water.
Senator Logan SAYS the Regublical
candidate for President will be take
from Illinois. Does Senator Loga
mean that John A. Logan is tn
coming man?
1t is now definitely settled tina
neither Parnell nor any other mem
Der of tile Irish Parliamentary part.
will visit America this season. Thei
presence is needed at home.
The knee joint is a bad joint IL
which to start an Inflammation il
persons past middle age, and it i
likely that the concern about tn
Queens condition is we'll founded.
To pass, knowingly, M of tbt
gilded nickles as a IS gold-piece is de
cided to be counterfeiting. The i'm
pecunious criminally inclined should
make a note of this fact.
In Paris, where even virtue has
the reputation of being adulterated,
recent analyses have demonstrated
that at least one-half of the various
lux uries and necessaries Uf life are
adulterated.
Commander Gorringe has an am
bition to build one of the largest of
the steel cruisers for the Navy. Robe
son has an ambition in the same
direction. Gorringe may be trusted
and Robson could be-to look on.
The Benton Record man has a
phenominally short memory, or be
cannot read. This fact is evidenced
in his comment on the MINERS re-
mark that the telegraph would bet
ter subserve the reading public Of
Montana by giving nesOs rather than
the editorials of the New York Her.
aid.
The Helena Herald stands in with
the Greenhorn lynchers. This is not
surprising. That journal seems to
think that might make; right"
and that the law may be violated
with impunity at home as well as in
Custer county. 1t is at least consist
ent in its crusade against law and
order everywhere.
Stilwell H. Russell, of the "God
and Morality" party, has just been
tried and convicted of defrauding the
Government out of $5O,OOO more or
less. He was United States Marshal
Of the Western district of Texas. If
Texas We're Republican what a hole
this shining light of the "party of
moral ideas" would have made in the
pIethoric treasury of that State. He
would long since have been an off,
clal of the State.
Governor Butler, during his last
visit 10 Washington, is said to have
expressed confidence of his ability to
carry Massachusetts next fail, and of
having solid New England delega-
ton to back him in the next Demo-
cratic National Convention. That
when he had his off eye on
Island. The recent election
in the little State has destroyed his
hopes there, and it is not likely he
will fare any better in the others.
On April 20 a bronze statue of the
ute distinguished Prof. Henry, the
work Of the sculptor Story, will be
unveiled in the ground of the Smith
'onian Institute at Washington.
The statue is a deserved tribute to a
great scientist, and one whose intel
igent suggestions and careful work
developed the institution, which is
IN honor to u country, out of the
cry vague bequest made Ivy James
'mithson in his will of Oct. %, 1926.
At the trial in Dublin of the pris-
'ners charged with the Phoenix Park
murders a photograph of a man
FAMED lyman, recently alluded to by
he name of "Tyner," will be pro-
This photograph has been
IDENTIFIED by James Carey, the in
and three other persons as
hat OF Number One" 1t is stated
hat Il portion of the money with
Which lyman was intrusted for dis
ribution can be traced to the Invin-
ibles. The Government has an afii-
|avit to the effect that lyman and
One" are identical. Mr..
'ortcr has promised to produce the
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XAoAAANAsS I'D INV CAt1ICly OuC Vi
ebt, every bond and warrant having
cen redeemed. Well done, Gov
rnor Crosby"
The above is from the New York
World Of The 5th inst. Now, while
e would not detract one iota from ]
Nv properly earned praise bestowed
pom u affable, good looking Gov {
nor, we must say that in this in {
ance the World is mistaken in its l
'nclusions. Governor Crosby had I
0 more to do with leading Montana {
1t of debt than the man in the Z
Don. The Territory was really out .
debt before Governor Crosby as l
med the duties of his office here. .
the light of facts the above ex- l
rpt will read funniiy to MoDta- I
Omaha Herald of 9TH instant:
Pitt Kellogg says he saved y
e Republican party in 1876. He =
d. He assisted John Sherman, =
liza Pinkston, and a few more dead
ID living raso..ls to steal Louisiana .