The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-18
The Semi Weekly Miner
Local News
From the Daily of Friday

rIom tAS Dauy Oh rrlOay
There were no cases in the Police
Court yesterday.
Only three criminal cases ara
awaiting trial at the September term
of the District Court.
Two hundred reserved seats have
been sold for the Beecber lecture.
The rush for seats is expected to-day.
Numerous beautiful house plants
ornament the windows of the elegant
homes of residents upon Mob Hill in
Butte.
A private dispatch from the Park
states that while President Arthur
edits a daily journal, Senator Vest
puils down his vest and Crosby
vetoes the (mosquito) bills.
The following bullion shipments
were made through the Pacific Ex-
press office yesterday: Lexington,
II bars valued at $50, 976; Alice, s
bars, SIP 664; First National Bank, 8
bars, $4,000.
A Rocky Mountain zephyr kept
the dust skurrying about the streets
until about shutdown yesterday, when
the wind went down and a beautiful
moonlit evening followed an exceed
ingly disagreeabie day.
The Board of County Commission
ers held sessions yesterday and day
before No business, other than that
of routine, was transacted except the
drawing Of a grand jury for the Sep
TENDER term of the District Court.
The high wind yesterday famed
into life some embers at the ruins of
Leggat's planning mill, and carried
them to a pile of lumber, which was
ignited and narrowly escaped de-
struction. The flames were extin-
guished with a loss of about $50.
The Salt Lake base ball club is try
ing to arrange a match with the
Helena nine to be played during their
trip to Butte. but as usual the val
liant champions (?) of Helena are
short two or three players and are
therefore unable 10 arrange a match.
A panic was created on Main street
yesterday by the appearance of a
wagon load of Utah watermelons.
Nothing short of a circus could have
created such a rush, and about half
the population went home with a
watermelon under his arm at a dollar
apiece.
A short time since Mrs. Gardner
and Mrs. Trundell were riding in
Maiden, when the wheels striking an
obstruction in the road, caused the
seat to turn over, throwing both
ladies to the ground and seriously IN
turing Mrs. Gardner.
VIM. Warield has received direct
from the manufactOrv at Columbus,
Ohio, an elegant twc-seated carriage,
which is without exception the finest
courage ever brought to Butte. 1t
will be used to-day to convey the emf
nent lie turer, Henry Ward Beecher,
from the depot to his hotel.
A specimen of what the finder calls
local blossoms" has been contributed
to the MINER cabinet. The contribu-
tor thinks he has ''struck it rich"a and
declines to reveal the location of the
find. TO the MINER expert the speci'
men has very mu"h the appearance
of the Ignite eXudatlons frequently
found in Deer Lodge valley, which
possess no value and do not indicate
the presence OF coal.
There is scarcely a prospect in
Summit Valley district which has
not made a handsome showing for
the work and money expended.
More development work is going on
Just now, in the immediate vicinity
of Butte, than at any previous time
this season, aud the number of claim
nwpor, vino want off on the recent
Flint Creek excitement bat have re-
turned and resumed work Oh their
claims is quite noticeable.