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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-29
MONTANA MELANGE.
Accidents and Incidents as Mar.
rated by Our Exchanges.

Dillon aggitates for grist mill.
A lodge of I 0. o. F. is to be or.
ganized in Dillon.
BY the falling of a scaftold in Boze.
man last Wel k three mechanics had
their legs broken.
Billings has some idea of sending a
choir up to the ceremony of driving
the golden spike.
It is said that tine Canadian Pacific
will build a branch from Maple Greek
to Benton.
a party Of excursiouists are about
to Start from Saginaw, Mich, for the
Yellowstone ccuntry.
w. H. Watson, OF the Big Casino
Mills, had his }eg broken and ankle
dislocated by a kick from horse re-
Gently.
Prairie fires in the vicinity of Bill
lings last week cost the ranchers
81 700 in damage to fences, buildings
and hay stacks.
! Henry Malone, an employee of the
Billings Herald office was caught in
the Prouty press last Monday and re-
ceived somewhat severe wound in
his leg.
The new town that is to be the
terminus of the Park branch is being
surveyed and staked out at a point
between two and three miles nortn Of
Gardiner.
A paper mill will be built at Big
Falls, on the Missou i river, by the
first of October next, by Chandler
and Chatter, real estate agents of
Helena.
AT Helena they have recently dis
covered Il white granite, a rare and
valuable stone for all kinds Of trim
mines for stores and residence. A
large ledge Of this fine quality of
granite has been discovered.
A small steam launch has been con-
tracted for in New York, to be deliv-
cred at Townsend this month. 1t
will be used for conveying parties
through the Grand Canyon scenery
of the river, and for visiting the falls.
A train of ten cars loaded with
canned goods at Portland, Me-, and
started for Portland, Or, as soon as
the Northern Pacific Railroad is
opened. The cars are to he conspic-
uously marked, so as to attract atten-
ton all along the route.
The Rufus Hatch excursion party
stopped over a day at Livingston to
shoot chickens and returning from
their hunt reported the shooting ex-
cellent, the chickens being plentiful
and very tame. Their story was cor
roborated by a poultry raiser who
came in later and demanded pay for
his Brahmas.
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Tho Rochester Disaster.

ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug. 25.-Gov.
Hubbard arrived last night and ac-
C mpanied the relief committee
about the ruins and fully satisfied
himself that the reports as to the de-
structi0n were not exaggerated and
at his recommendation $4,000 circu-
lars have been prepared for distribu-
ton throughout the state asking for
aid Six hundred and fifty houses
in the city were demolished; 81 per-
sons killed; 100 wounded. a number
of them fatally; 129 families are
wholly destitute besides a number in
the county who lost their all. The
has determined to assume
the expense Of rebuilding the houses
of destitute people as far as possible
to the extent of $50, 900 at least. They
have received $4,000 cash whicl is
being expended for present needs.
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Stories About Talleyrand.

Mr.. Greville's most interesting
stories are about Talleyrand, whom
he knew very we'll. Stories about
Talleyrand are almost always good;
it is difficult to remember whether or
not they are new. Some verses of
his, written when be was a priest
and in love, are mentioned, out not
printed. HE was very proud of
definition he had made of
the realm of the Imagination. 1t
does not sound much to be proud of
in English. The anecdote about
M. de Narbonne is not new, but it is
good. The gentleman was very
tedious, and one day, while driving
with Taileyrand across the Point
Neuf, was particularly dreary. Tai
leyrand saw. a man yawning at q
distance, and said to his companion:
Don't speak so loud, we are over
heard" He said of Lady Holland,
''She pretends to know everything,
to make herself OF importance, and
when she invents''-the conse-
quences of her invention being ill
natured stories. Napoleon, accord
ing to Talleyrand had moments in
which he played the moralist among
the ladies of his court. The emperor
thought the conduct of the Marechale
Ney 'trop fort" which gives one all
unholy desire to know what the
Merechale could possibly have been
doing. Madam de Genlis enraged
Madame de Stael land no wonder) by
saying, Isl Madame de Stael await
etc elevetee, ellie etc tres superieure."
Tai eyrand said that Louis XVIII
used to cut irreverent jokes on Sun
day afternoon, which was very un-
grateful conduct in that monarch.
Otherwise Louis XVIII was very
agreeable and well read, particularly
well acquainted with Horace, and
extremely proud of his beauty, and
of the grace with which he took off
and put ON his hat. In this respect
his Majesty considered himself the
most accomplished man in his own
dominions. Napoleon, oddly enough,
was very fond of theology. 1t was
not 50 much that he was not truly
pious or devout believer, but that
he had natural taste for theological
study. His library was peculiarly
rich in books of divinity. So far
there was certain resemblance be-
tween the Emperor and Lord Byron.
He kept three bishops with whom he
used to argue on these serious and
difficult topics. This was almost cul-
pable luxury, and it shows how self
indulgent the Emperor was, and
could afford to be, that not one or
two bishops could satisfy his curiosi-
ty about devine things. Yalleyrand
admitted that he himself was mot
wholly destitute of religious belief"
so open was the mind Ot this really
clever man. In early days he had
some very odd experience of revolu-
society. He was at a meet
ing of the Directoire when Barras
gave Carnot the lie; the lie was re-
tOrted, not courteous'y. aud Barras
replied in the style of an unpublished
coal HEAVIER. II had never seen any
thing like it, said Ta'leyrand.-
London NeaUs.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
An Important Decision to
Stock Men,
Which Benefits the Poorer
Class Of Settlers.
An Important Suit Pending
in New York,
Involving the Validity of the
Restriction Act.
Governor Kirkwood's Opinion
OF the Northwest.
Mackay's New Postal Tele-
graph Company.
The Competitive Drill of the
Knights Temp|ar.
Shooting and Lynching at
Salt Lake.
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC., ETC.
Shooting and Lynching at
Salt Lake.
MISCELLANEOUS. ETC., ETC.
An Important Decision to Stock
men,

WASHINGTON, August 25.-The
decision of Chief Justice Sever was
received with great satisfaction at the
land Office. This decision, as stated
in the dispatch from Cheyenne, af-
fects very materially the stock rais-
ing interests of several of the West
ern States and Territories. When
Commissioner Mcfarland was shown
the dispatch to-day he said that he
was very much pleased to have the
position uf the Office judicially sus-
tained. They had insisted that the
practice of enclosing public land was
unlawful and injurious. But their
power ended when they called the
attention of the department of justice
to the facts in each case. This they
had been doing for a year or more.
He was glad to see that the action of
the department Of justice upon these
representations had resulted in de-
cision for the government interests
involved. Commissioner Mcfarland
said that Chief Justice Sever is
to be commended for his
courage and uprightness. Probably a
larger part OF the public domain suit
dUIc lVI SidLluS ID lllcSIily lcACcu III,
and ther. are certainly millions up
on millions of acres of land so en-
closed. The object in fencing is not
so much to keep the owners cattle in
as to keep other peoples cattle out.
This company will llstretch a fence for
miles Oh either side OF a stream and
thereby keep q monopoly of the
water. If other stock raisers break
through and attempt to get at the
supply there is trouble at once. More
over, if a legitimate settler comes in
to these enclosed lands he does 80 at
his peril. Stock people are strong
and rich, and among their employees
are desperate men who have no re-
gard for life or law. This decision
will be of immense service to poor
and iaw-abiding settlers. 1t gives all
an equal right to herd cattle on the
public domain and does away with
u,urpatior. Cattle men will un-
doubtedly appeal and fight the case
to the last, but a precedent is now OBJ
tained which will be OF great ad-
vantage to the government.
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Southern HurnOr.

Every people is known by its jokes.
Men are least restrained in their
mirth, and give therein the largest
play to their likes and dislikes. The
humor of Harry Fielding, Thackeray
tells us, is wonderfully wise and de.
fective; it flashes upon rogue and
lightens up rascal like Il police
mans lanthorn. The same may be
said of tie humor of Rabelais, though
the objects of his ridicule are not
always Chez Is and scamps. The diff
ference between opera bouffe and
Anglo-SaXon farce represents the
difference between the life of the
French and the lite Of the EnglisE.
With Americans it is not the snob
and the husband who are satirized;
our domestic jocosity embraces chief
ly the small boy, the widow, ,and the
mother-in-law, reserving for its
most paIpable hits the bully; the Wis
ionary speculator, the gamester, and
the commercial agent. This Ameri-
can humor may be divided into two
classes-that which relates to fight
ing and that which relates to money.
In the South this general classifica-
ton grows still narrower. gaining,
however, in whimsicality and local
color what it lacks in breadth.
There can be no mistaking the or
gin of the old story of the traveller
who asked a Mlssissippian whether
it was worth his while to carry a
pistol. and was tod: "Well, strang-
er, you mout move around here
morn a year an never need a pistol,
but eff you should happen to need
one, you'd need it powerful. Equally
characteristic is the record of we'll
known Tennessee case. The princi-
nal witness for the common wealth
testified that he was sent to get a
fresh pack Of cards, that he got them,
and, returning, sat down in the
grass. Here he baked in the testi-
mony, and would go on no further.
At last when crOss-questioning and
coaxing had been exhausted. the
Judge threatened him with fine and
imprisonment, whereupen he said:
"Please, your honor, If [ must tell
why 1 drapped in the jimson weeds,
I suppose | must. 1t was just, your
honor, to look over the kerds, and
mark the bowers" The following
incidents no less reflect the local
color of the anti-bellum days: Two
Kentuckians went to settle their bill
at a hotel in Boston. There being
dispute about the amount, one OF
them grew angry and began to
swear, when the other said: ere
member, John, who you are. Re-
member you are a Kentuckian. Pay
the bill ard shoot the scoundrel.-
The Century.
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Comments on ChambOrd's Death.

PARIS, Aug. 24.-The Republicans
speak respectfully in regard to the
death OF Count de Chambor,l and
unite in paying homage to the SINGER.
ity of the deceased The reyalist pa
pers have appeared with mourning
borders and are reserved in their com.
ments regarding the consequences OF
the COua,'s death. The body VIII be
buried by the side of that OF Charles
X. The will of the Count will be
opened in the presence of high Of
ffcials of the Austrian court.
The French Foreign minister has
summoned NJ. Waddnigham, the pres.
ent ambassador to LOndOn,to come tC
Paris to discuss Tamatve affairs.
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Miscellaneous.

P1TTsBUEG, Pa, Aug. PA char
ter was granted to day to the Sport
ing Life Publishing Co., of Philadel-
phia, with a capital stock of $4,000.
The object Of the company is to pub
lish a weekly journal devoted entire
ly to athletic and other sports.
KALAMA, w. T., Aug. 24.-General
Sherman arrived this evening. To-
morrow he leaves for Forty
where a grand reception will be given
him by Gen. Miles.
New YORK, Aug. 24.-Andrew
Souger and Carl Stein. working in
Hulpetilz' '.brewery, 16lst street, to-day
entered large mash tub to do some
work. Ignorant of their presence the
engineer set the machinery in motion,
and the life was literally pounded
out of Souger, Stein was taken out
and sent to the hospital.
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Court. he might yet be indicted,
hnehand imprisoned by the United
States Court. Judge Porter's ques-
uons raised were OF great import
ance and should not be passed upon
without long consideration. The pa
pers were then submitted to the
court. Later in the day Judge Por-
ter informed the counsel that as the
case was of such great importance to
the whole country, he thought they
would do better to have it passed on
by the United States Court than by
the State Court, and that if they be-
gan proceedings in the United States
Court he would consider it as super
ceding one before him, otherwise he
would give it full and careful con-
sideration.
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The Chinese Res, rictiOn Act.

NEW YORK, August 25.-Judge
Potter, in the Supreme Court, has
now before him for his consideration
and decision the question whether
the act of Colgress passed May 6, 'S2,
forbidding the immigration OF
Chinese laborers into the United
States and placing certain restric-
tiOns on the entrance of Chinese OF
the higher classes is not in violation
of our treaty obligations and there
fore invalid. The question was
raised to-day in the habeas corpus
proceedings on the release of J. Fook,
a Chinese seaman or cOal-paSser Oh
board the British ship Pembroke. A
writ o: habeas corpus was obtained
on the petition of Ching Ping, an at
tache Of the office of the Chinese con-
sui in this city. Ching Ping asserted
that Fook had been cruelty treated
on bo rd the vessel, and that he was
imprisoned on her by Captain Rick
ard to prevent him faom bringing
suit here Tor damages. Rickard did
not produce FOOk in court, and made
a return of the writ declaring he had
not imprisoned him and had not
treated him with cruelty, but that he
was compelled by act of Congress of
Nav 6, 1872, to detain him on board
ship. he being a Chinese laborer, or
else submit to fine and imprisonment
for allowing him to land here.
10 show that he (Fook) was
Chinese labOrer, Rickard referred
to the ips articles on which Fook
was inscribed at Hong Kong, where
1. n2f1VQ
and resident OF Canton James ID.
Townsend, counsel for Fook nomi-
naIly, but really representing Az
Yung Ming, Chinese counsel, sa'd ne
would not raise any issues as TO mat
tars of fact, but would merely demur
to the return made by Rlckard t" the
writ of habeas corpus. rms Will
make an issue concerning the con-
stitutionality and va idity of the act
of Congress prohibiting the imnllgra-
ton of Chinese aD,rerS. Az 10 lacts,
however, he insisted that seamen,
such as FoOk, are not labOrers Wlthih
the meaning of the statute aud is,
therefore, entitled to admission to the
United States. LYDIA, Richards
counsel, replied that Chinese who
were not laborers, are not to be adj
mitted here unless they are able to
present certificates as to their station
in life from the Chinese government.
Townsend argued that The act OF Con-
yress was invalid and unconstifu-
tional because it was in violation OF
the obligation of the United
States toward China. Lyddy
srgued that the state court
had no jurisdiction in the case
involving the construction of the
limited States statute and treaty, and
that if FOok should be allowed by
Captain Richards to land IN accord
ance with the order of the Supreme
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Shooting at Beaver Canyon.

In an alteration, the 2lst inst. be-
tween J. Thompson and one Watson,
employees of. n. Van Nay, proprie-
tor of the saw mill, at Beaver Can
yon, Thompson was shot by Watson,
the bullet entering the right side and
passing diagonally under the breast
bone and lodging in the lungs. The
occurrence was witnessed by several
persons who say it was an attempt at
cold bloodsd murder.
Watson has been arrested and con-
fined by the citizens to await the ar
rival of the sheriff.
DIR. O'Callahan of Dillon, the at
tending physician, Gays Thompson is
in very critical condition, at the
present writing,-DHlon Tribune.
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ChatauQua Services.

CHATAUQUA, Aug. 24.-Six thous-
and persons assembled IN the theatre
this afternoon to listen to the singing
of Federal and Confederate war
songs, and to hear addresses by Judge
Albion w. Tourgee of New York,
and Rev. DR.. Atticus Playgood OF
Georgia. DR.. Vincent asked the SOL
diers of either army present to gather
in the rear of the platform and 2oO
responded. A letter was read from
Senator Colqultt of Georgia. An
original song. "Our Nation for Ever" "
composed by Wallace Bruce, Pough-
keepsie, was sung with fine effect.
The exercises were the most impress
i've ever held at Chatauqua. Several
old COnfederates participated and
Governor Pierrepont was on the plat
form. The exercises of the day
closed with display of fireworks.
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Governor KirkwoOd Interviewed.

Iowa CITY, Ia.. August 25.-Gov-
ernOr KirkwoOd, ex-Secretary of the
Interior, has just returned from a
months trip to the Pacific Coast as
one of the Government officials to
examine and report the manner OF
construction of the additional forty
miles of the California & Oregon
railway, now being constructed be-
tween San Francisco and Portland
by a land grant corportion. The ex-
Secretary added observation and
pleasure to business in his extended
trip. His outgoing route was by the
Northern Pacific from st. Paul to
Tacoma thence to Portland, return
ing via San Francisco over the Gen.
tral and Union Pacific lines. The
Governor speaks most enthusiastic
cally of the great west and promising
future of Wyoming, Washington
Territory, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
and Oregon. He says the mountain
Gus portion of Idaho, Montana, Ore
g,n aud Washington Territory are
covered with the finest and most
valuable timber in the Western re-
gion, besides the mining interests are
extensive and add largely to the re-
sources and wealth of the country.
As an evidence of this, together with
the large cattle growing interests, /
may mention the fact that one
of the banks in the beautiful and
active business town of Helena, the
Territorial capital, and about half
the size of Iowa City, had a deposit
of nearly $2,0OO.OOO, which speaks
we'll for the productive interests of
this section of Montana. The fine
appearance of the cattle was observ-
able, which is favorable comment
ary on the climate and productive
qualities OF the soil.
Deer Lodge, 40 miles southwest of
Helena, is also beautiful and active
town through mining and grazing
/ noticed the valleys
were generally cultivated with all
crops usually grown in Iowa. The
same outlook in quite measure ap-
pears in Id .ho as well as in Wash
ington Territory. [ think the COM
pletiOn of the Northern Pacific will
settle Washington and Oregon very
rapidly. There are already, | think,
more thriving towns along its line
than along the Central and Union
though observations from
does not always gather the
best views, as they quite generally
follow streams.
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Something to Vary Jenkins
Monotonous Screeds.
The President te be Captured
and Held for Ransom.
Proceedings in the Frank
James Trial.
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC. ETC
A Double Distilled snsatiOnal
Story.

HALEY, Ida, Ang. 25.-Consider-
able excitement exists in this city
over the report which appeared in
last evenings Wood river Times that
party of COW boys had started for
Yellowstone Park to kidnap Pres
ident Arthur. Sheriff Furey has de-
tailed two trustworthy deputies to
look the matter up, with instructions
to summon strong posse and arrest
the kldnappers. if the facts are as
stated. The Times says: During the
p 'st two weeks number of strangers
Ill we'll provided with good
riding animals and fire.
arms, and resembling a party of
Regulators or Texas COW boys, have
been camped On Willow Creek, and
considerable curiosity has been ex-
pres ed as to the intentions of the
party, some accounting for their
outfit as party organized to go up in
the Indian country, on a prospecting
trip. while Others believed it to he a
band Of Arizona rustlers. During
several days past some of the party
have ridden through town IN defiant
manner and mysteriously disappeared.
From man who came in to-day it is
learned that the party who induced
him to join them and take certain
pl-dges Of secrecy, were organized to
proceed tc the Yellowstone Park.
They left last night, going on the
stage road, and he escaped during the
night. The object of the expedition
is to corral and capture Pr, 81
dent Arthur and party and
to spirit them away into
the mountain Businesses to caves,
where they will be fed but kept pris-
oners; while the members of the party
act as pickets to prevent being sur
prised and captured while negotia-
tiOnS for ransom are conducted.
The captain or leader of the party
has an idea that a heavy ransom will
be offered by the United States and
personal friends of the President, aft
er search for the Presidents party
shall be given up, and that half Il
million dollars or more Can thus be
from the Secret Service
fund, and divided among the party on
the principle adopted by the Italian
banditti. The escaped member Of the
party says there are IS men in
the outfit, and some Of them were
gllerrillas In the late war. Five wild
Shoshone and Bannack Indians go
along us guides and scouts, who are
armed with repeating rifles and scalp
ing knives. The leader is d Texas
desperadO, one on whose head
price has been set, and, with the ex-
ception of two Italians who left the
railroad grade, the others Of the party
are cow boys. A grand council was
held night before last on the prairie
where every man swore by his dagger
in the fire light to do his duty.
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ChambOrd'S Death.

FRoHRsDoRF, August 25.-The
body OF Count Chambord lies clothed
in evening dress and decorated with
grand GORDON of the Order of the
Holy Ghost, hands folded over the
breast and in one 4 crucitix. Wax
tapers burn at the head OF the corpse.
The First Chamberlain Of Emperor
Francis Joseph will be sent for when
the will is opened as the deceased en-
joyed imperial rights he was not sub
iect to ordinary laws.
The people of Frohrsdorf thronged
the chateau where they attended
mass. TeIegran's of coincidence with
the family poured in all day yester-
day.
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WOOD RIVER.
Jottings from the Haley Times

A number OF miners are leaving
the upper country for new finds, To-
Gated between Salmon river and
Sheep mountain.
1t is reported that Mr.. KimbaIl, of
the U. =. r. r. Co., stated last even
ing that ths company had decided to
build brick depot at HALEY.
The average width of the veins on
the east bel, of Wood River and
Quigiey gu!ch is four feet, and the
average product per ton in silver is
100 ounces, and of lead 20 per cent.
A rich strike is reported in the
Pride of Idaho mine, owned by Cap
tain Davidson. fhe average assay
gives Z4O ounces III silver and GS per
cent. in lead TO the ton, with strong
body Of ore in sight.
The valuation of property in AL
turas county, this year, for purposes
of taxation, amounts to about s. 500, :
900. The Oregon Short Line is as
sessed on 227 miles of railroad and
telegraph line at $500 per mile.
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A French Victory.

PARIS, August PA telegram re-
ceived by the Minister of Marine to.
day from Saiger announces that the
French bombarded and captured the
forts and batteries at the mouth OF
the river after brilliant attack, The
operations occurred on the 18th, 18th
and goth. Seven hundred AMMAN
ties were killed during the engage
ments. The only casualties suffered
bv The French are several men slight
ly wounded. The Annamite court
is greatly alarmed at the movements
of tue French.