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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
Negr Uprising Feared.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 9.-The
white people Of South Hampton
county are apprehensive of an out
break by the negroes. kilograms
have been received from Portsmouth
asking for assistance in the event of
trouble, The mayor has q posse of
citizens ready if a summons comes.
Yesterday a drunken negro told
the servant girl of u white family at
twelve O'Clock last night a thousand
negroes intended to STAY all the
white people in South Hampton
county. The whites at Newsans,
Franklin, Coykins and Cranchville
sent out scouts to learn what was 60
on. It was noticeable that no ne
groes were in sight at the usual places
and this gave additional color to the
report and women and children were
taken to the woods and guarded.
kilograms state that the negroes who
work q" the railroad stations have
not been seen since yesterday after
noon. The people are preparing to
defend their homes. Thus far no
trouble is known of. 1t is impossible
TO say whether there Is just GROUND for
the existing excitement. Southamp-
ton county was the scene some years
before the war, Of a bloody slave in
surrection and it is not improbable
that the traditions of that time have
something to do with the prevailing
apprehensiOns.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
Railroad Matters,

81. LOUIS, Nov. 9.-Frivate dis
patches received here from Topeka
ka nsas, make it certain that the ar
engagements between the Northern
and other Pacific roads, reported
from Chicago and st. Paul, were
made by the Transcontine1tal AS
ISOLATION, now in session at Topeka,
and that the sta, ements sent out are
practically correct. Efforts have
been made to get authentic reports OF
the proceedings for the Associated
Press, but nothing was received up
10 one o'clock tonight.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 9.-The Rail-
road Pool Association completed its
business at their session here to-day,
and adjourned. The .Transcontinen-
tai Association finally agreed upon
the mode of operations for the Cali
fornia and Pacific Coast business,
but refused to give any details of
their transactions. The Colorado
Association held a meeting this az
ternocn and another tonight, but
transacted no business. They adj
journed to meet at the call of the
Commissioners.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-The Times
Cheyenne special says articles of in-
corporation fer the Black Hills and
Montana railroad company, with a
capital Of $4,000 GOO, which intends
soon to lay q track into the cattle
regions and to the coal lands near
Fort Fetterman, have been filed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
THE REPUBLICAN, CALL.

The Secretary Of the National Re
publican Committee has issued a call
for a meeting Of the committee to be
held at Washington, D.. c., the 18th
of next month. The object of the
meeting is for deciding upon the day
and date for holding the next Ma
tional Republican Convention. The
committee has decided that their call
shall be 50 broad and liberal as to in
vite the cooperation of all and with
out imposing any tests of fealty. This
will be made with the view to let in
Stalwart and Half-breed, Green
hacker and hard money man, Prohi-
bitionist and i-Prohibitionist,
Christian and Infidel, Free-Lovers
and Celitates-in fact the rag, tag
and bob-tail Of all parties and isms,
together with the anything-to-beat-
the emocratic party which may
come along. It will be a sweet old
convention in which Blaine will be
made the god, and to whom Conk-
ling will be expected to crook the
pregnant hinges of the knee. There
is no question but that concessions
will be made by both factions Of the
Republican party in the interests Of
harmony and the continuance Of po-
litical power. But there are S., OOo, 900
people in the United States who have
set the seal of their condemnation
upon the Republican party and who
have uttered in tones not to be mis-.
unde' stood, "The Republicans must
co. "Turn the rascals out"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
Reception rendered Con g,
man.

NEW YORK, Nov. g AA,.
thousand members OF the C n a
Army Of the Republic rendered 9csnd
Sherman an informal reception ' .Ii
evening. General Henry A. 'nls
presided. General Sherman mnau1!iA
long address. Aft r thanking hiai
comrades for their hearty walc'"li
he said he had responded to tho adH,'
although 1t was not cusfonars@. i
celebrate ones own funeral, 70
would rather meet old soldiers f,o ie
face than any Of your Vanderh,lts -
other nabobs. General Sherma"a
spoke of the war and its results as1
added that since the close Of tho anu
q new generation had spruno war
Boys, not then born, were voter, "p,
the destiny of the nation had no
taken out of our hands. We a.
now comparatively a small minnritr'
1t is we'll: however, that We >hnn(i;:
assemble together and keep alive ,ha
patriotism OF those days, and thT
memory of the hardships endureG,
the memory dear to the compsninr,
who bodies lie beneath 5 ufhrr h.,
tlefields. It is well to tell the Sl,r,
of those days over again to .ars
other, and to tell it to your chjldran
and chiIdren's children at the Ara'
side, that they may know how ~
country "a saved and who saved il
AT one time l d ,ubted the aivis .hii.
ity OF forming. or keeping up such
an organization as the Grand Army
of the Republic, but / an o con.
WINGED You did we'll in organizing
such a society.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
OMAN IN POLL TICS.

The woman sutfragists, the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Association. and other organizations
in which Eastern matyons and
maidens are interesting themselves,
were important factors in determin-
ing the results of the recent State
elections. In some districts they
made house to house visitations and
urged the defeat of certain candi-
dates who were supposed to be inim-
ical to their pet ideas. This fact
suggests the thought that when
women shall fairly launch out in the
e Of politics the day of stump
speaking will pass away. What a
delightful time we shall all have!
Young maidens about to cast their
first votes will be serenaded
every evening by the different
candidates and momentous issues
will be decided over ice cream, oyster
stews and between the pauses of the
opera. Lovely blondes and dashing
orunettes will direct the enquiring
masculine mind through the intrica-
of the tariff question and the
labyrirths Of the silver problem. Be.
witching glances from the liquid
orbs of lovely maidens will outweigh
the most potent arguments OF gray
headed statesmen, or the gold wrung
from woman scrubbers of Federal of
fees. 1t will be a delightful time
when woman leads mau to the bal
after he has led her to the
altar.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
THE MARQUIS OF OLAssEs

Under the above caption the New
York Morning Journal comments as
follows upon the threat of Claus
Spreckles to corner sugar. He has
grasped the entire sugar trade of the
Sandwich Islands, and so far as
Hawaiian sugar is concerned the
New York housewife may well trem-
BILE for her cnp of tea. 1t now only
remains for him to grab the sugar
trade in Cuba, Jamaica and Rarba-
does and MI. Claus Spreckles will be
a. terrible as Jay Gould. The guam
tity of sugar that may be extracted
from Jersey beets is not large enough
to go round among our millions of
teacups and toddy glasses, but an
excellent article of sugar, we are as
sured, can be made from old rags.
Here is q ray of hope. The glucose
factory now furnish our molasses,
honey and maple syrup. The oleo-
margarine companies give us u ar
tifcial butter. Our wine can bs sup
piled with q basis of water from pota-
to spirit and chemical %colorants.
Tea can be made out of doctored sloe
leaves, and coffee out of the humble
Boston bean. Therefore, with our
old clothes to fall back upon for SUI
gar, we need not be altogether shut
out from the sweets of life. even If
this new Marquis of Molasses sends
up the price Of sugar to i've dollars
, pound"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
RECIPROCITY WITH MEXICO.

Governor Tritle, Of Arizona, in bis
last annual message, suggests that q
reciprocity treaty between this
country and Mexico would be bene'
fetal to both Republics. The matter
will be brought before the Senate as
soon as 1t meets. One argument in
Its favor is that American manufac-
turers would be better able to com
pete with the products Of Europe
under the terms of such a treaty.
Another is, that the difference in the
duties now paid would be in our
favor. Before entering into this
treaty time should be taken to deter
mine whether the Sandwich Island
commercial reciprocity treaty is a
success or a failure. Already a Con-
gressional committee have had to
investigate it for alleged frauds, and
it has only been in operation since
1875. Besides this, there has been a
howl raised against its continuance
both in the east and west. The as
sertion has been loudly made that
much of the sugar passed into the
United States duty free. as the pro-
duct Of the Sandwich Islands. but in
fact had been raised elsewhere. The
chances for frauds Of this nature
would be still greater in Mexico, be-
cause being q larger country they
would be harder to detect and pre-
vent.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10

The Democrats of New York tried
m experiment which lost them
their Secretary Of State. Judge May
nard, the Democratic candidate, is a
prohibitionist and anti-liquor fanatic,
at least he was so regarded by the
voters Of that State. The charge Was
made against him and whether true
or not the people took stock in it and
RELOCATED him to private life and
elected Carr, his opponent. The
Democrats elected the rest of the
State ticket. It was thought the Ohio
lesson was sufficient, but it seems
some men never learn anything till
they are ready to die.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
The Secret of It.

M1LwAUKEE, November "a
mechanic named Bonn, who was at
work on the extension of the Capt.
toll when it fell, has privately told
the secret of its downfall to parties
in this city, who will produce him at
the coroner's jury to locate the blame
for the terrible accident. BONN says
he saw the defec 9 ia the brick pier
supporting the iron column on the
third floor in the southeast corner.
and that cracks were plainly visible
the day before the accident; that
Forman Jones, now dead. screwed
up the iron pillar supporting the
root orders with jacks and caused the
brick pier to be rebuilt. On the toll
lowing morning, however, Bohn
says Jones took away the jacks early,
not wishing that the public in gen
eral should know of the trouble:
Bohn was at work on the third
floor when the accident occurred, and
saw this pillar give way. The ma
sons say the mortar was green, and
was squeezed out by taking away the
jacks so early, causing the pier to
settle; hence the fall.
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Evading the Import Duty.

P1TTsBURa, Nov. 9.-"The dir
covery has recently been made"
saws the Commercial Gazette, "of an
ingenious evasion of the tariff by
importers of sheet iron and their
agents. Tagger's iron, which Is OF
very light grade, is admitted for 81
per cent. al valorens, while the tariff
on heavier grades is from II to q
cents per pound. The importers,
have been mixing the two together
and the appraisers have been. de-
ceived into admitting it under the
30 per cent. ad valorem rate. Ate!
its arrival here it would be repacked
aud shipped West. 1t is said tina.
thousands of tons have been brought
into this country by this evasion,
much to the injury Of the sheet iron
mills in this city and elsewhere
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
Miscellaneous.

! San FRANCISCO, November s.
The City Of Picking, yesterday from
Hong Kong, brought 1877 Cinnamon
| provided with the celebrated Chinese
Government Grader certificates
Several of the innocents ackuowl.
edged to having paid money to the
Canton Inspector for t'.eir certif-
cate.
RALEIGH, n. c., November g.
At Laurinsturg to-day. while gath.
ering of colored people was in Nc
Leans hall, the floor gave way, fol-
lowed by the walls tumbling down,
when a wild scene of excitement en-
sued. After all had been extricated
from the ruins, eight were found to
be injured, two mortally.
OGDEN, November "a telegram
was received from Mrs. Ryan to-day
announcing the dangerous illness of
her only child, and calls Paddy Ryan
home. He leaves for Chicago this
evening, and all his coast meetings
are temporarily abandoned. The
time for his meeting with Professo'
Miller at San Francisco is now in
doubt.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Nov. a.-A gale
this afternoon blew down the four
story building being constructed by
Jacob bold. Twelve men were bur
led in the ruins; five were killed and
saven seriously wounded.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-General
Longstreet, fearing the rescue of Ku-
Kiux prisoners, requests authority to
appoint additional guards to accom-
pany them from Atlanta to the AL
bany, N. Y, penitentiary.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10

1t is quite possible that should the
Democrats Of Silver Bow county
hereafter make q proposition to their
Republican brethren Tor a division of
candidates upon a joint ticket that
their proposition will be favorably
entertained, especially should it be
as liberal az the one offered them the
other day. Had it not been for the
perverse spirit exhibited by the Be-
publican bosses that party could
have had two Delegates from this
county to the Constitutional Con-
vention where they have now but
one. The story Of the dog carrying
q piece of meat in his mouth across
q stream Is brought to mind by the
unwise action Of u Republican
brethren.
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Foreign News.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. a.-po,
litical agitation has again bGokenot OH
There was a procession yesterday
and the streets were dense)y
thronged. A public meeting was az
forwards held in the city hall, snd
resolutions we're passed expres.,ny
disappointment that no reply had
been received from the queen TO tie
representations made by the people
of Jamaica. and alarm that the new
governor had been appointed with
out any ASSURANCES from the leen
ministers; that the grievances Of the
deople would be redreased and their
wrongs removed. It was also II.
solved that there shall be no taxation
without representation. # there
was, the colony would refuse to pa,
taxes and would offer a passive resis
lance, leaving the government -
collect the taxes at tine point # the
bayonet.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
THE A ELECTIONS.

e election returns are yet too
meagre and unsatisfactory to ven
ture an opinion upon the general re-
suit. Enough, no wever, ia known
concerning New York and Virginia,
the two states which will determine
the Presidential election next year. to
verify the predictions heretofore ex-
pressed by the MINER that they have
gone Democratic. With Virginia
and the Empire State the Presiden-
tial election is in the hands of the
Democracy. The election in Mime
sofa l. probably the most significant
as far as concerns the revulsion
OF public sentiment. Last year
the Republicans carried the state by
over 10000 majority. This year that
majority bids 'air to be cut down to
less than 5000. Neither Iowa nor
Minnesota can stand any more such
Republican victories as they have
achieved this year. Complete re-
turns may yet show even g Demo-
cratic victory in Minnesota. The
defeat of Butler in Massachusetts,
may he regarded as q Democratic
victory. Over a month ago the "old
line" Democrats refused to recognize
him, and in their circular addressed
to the people expressed their deter
mination to work for his defeat.
That they accomplished their object
the returns from that State fully evil
dence. In 4 day OF two sufficient re-
turns will be at hand to arrive at the
real meaning of last Tuesdays cleo
ton.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
The Semi Weekly Miner
Ben Buffers defeat is Democratic
triumph for which the grand old
party should be thankful. Butler is
now eftectually shelved.

The trade dollar has gone to Europe
and so have many who will spend it.
It Is good at its face value in Berlin.
The saying that q prophet is not
without honor save in his own coan.
try may apply to the unpopular
com.
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Bark1ey's Blndgeon

BOSTON, Nov. 9.-This morning
Officer Kimball, hearing a woman
cries from Bartlett Place, entered No.
l, and in the corner of the room was
an occupant of the tenement named
Mcintosh, who was suffering from
several bruises. His wife was in the
center Of the room with her forehead
broken l.. two places and otherwise
injured. Near her lay Mrs. Frank
Barley severely cut about the face.
Mrs. Mcintosh may die, she Is en-
eiente. Frank Barkley, the husband
OF the woman injured, but who have
separated, was arrested as the assail-
ant.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10

The Dominion of Canada is regard.
ed by Lorne as loyal and law abiding,
the least costly and the least trouble.
some, and yet the greatest Of the Rri-
fish colonial possessions. But Lorne
didn't lose as much sleep as Lans.
downe has in hunting for dynamit-
in his bedroom. Lansdowne's opin-
ion Of Canada may not be 80 flatter-
ing as Lorne's q year hence.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10

Mrs. Bonanza Mackay has conclud-
ed to make Paris her future home.
American society must lose Mrs.
Mackay but America cannot very
well spare Mr.. Mackay for the pres
ent At least. There is q little tele-
graph enterprise in which he il en-
gagged that the country would like to
see COMPLETED.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10

1t will be by no means pleasant
news to ladies who long for sealskin
sacques that the catch Of seals has
been 80 few in number as largely to
enchance the price. At a recent sale
of seals in London they advanced
from thirty to one hundred per cent ,
making an advance Of fifty per cent.
all around. 1t IL said this is the sec
ond time such q remarkable increase
has taken place In the history Of the
seal trade.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10

Here is something the boys from
the Emerald Isle will read with gus.
to. 1t is the latest epigram by Jus.
tin Mccarthy:
"Oh! then tell me, George Treyclyan. tell me
why you hurry So"
"Hush!" he answered. "theresa meeting
there's a rising, don't you know:
I've orders from Lord Spencer. I'll stop the
meeting soon,
Even the meeting Of the waters and the rising
Of the moon ="
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The Nortnen Pacific Withdraws,

CHICAGO, November "a pri-
vate dispatch was received here to-
day from St. Paul from John Muir,
General Traffic Manager of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, in which
he says: "Taking effect yesterday,
we withdraw from the California
business, and the. southern roads
withdraw from all business north of
San Francirco." No explanations or
reasons for this action are given, but
it is supposed to be the result of the
secret conference among the passen-
ger representatives of the roads in
the Transcontinental Association at
Topeka during the past three days,
they having failed to reach an agree
>ment as to the division of COMPETE
tive territory. At a late Chicago
meeting the Northern Pacific
claimed the right to land passengers
from the east at San Francisco via
Portland at some rate other than the
Pacific roads charged by the direct
route and the other Pacific roads, In
turn claimed the right to land east.
ern passengers at Portland via San
Francisco, at the same rate az was
charged by the Northern Pacific. The
new arrangement takes both Port
land and San Francisco out Of the
compe. ition and leaves the trip be-
tween the two points by the Oregon
Steamship and Navigation line to be
paid for at the local rate.
The arrangement applies to the
freight traffic also of the Northern
oODaSS4 YV~l-a -
ment it will carry all freight for
Portland and the north west, and
other Pacific Coast lines will carry to
San Francisco and the adjacent Ter
ritories. Whenever a shipper
chooses to send freight to San Fran
cisco via Portland, or to Portls nd via
San Francisco, local rates between
those points must be prepaid. The
freight now in transit is excepted
from the agreement.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10

1t Is said the American Missionary
Association expended during the
past year S312, sOs 80 for blankets to
cover Central Africa heathens. How
much was laid out for the Hotentots
Of that country is not stated. Those
torrid zone heather are doubtless
thankful for the warm coverings
sent them,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10
Church Annronr1ati0ns.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The General
Missionary Committee of the Metho.
dist Episcopal church has made the
following appropriations: For Mon.
tana, $1,000; Indian Territory, 81. 900;
New Mexico, $l3 900; Utah, $l2, e25:
Western Nebraska, $3.50: Northwest
Norwegian, $1,000; Northwest Swed-
ish, $500; Oregon Scandinavia,
5000; California German, So, 500;
Central Germany, 81 500; Chicago
German, $4,000: Columbia River
German, $500; and East Germany.
5000. The Indian and Norwegian
missions were classed under the head
of scandinavian.
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THE COUNTY ELECTION.

The Democracy of Silver Bow
county may well feel proud of the
glorious victory they gained day be-
fore Yesterday over their political OPP
ponents. The Republicans put for
ward their strongest men and, owing
to their perfect organization, made a
telling fight. 1t was, however,
futile. The personal popularity of
one Of their candidates., Mr.. Med
hurst, brought to his support suffi-
Gent number of votes to place him
slightly ia the lead of one OF the can
didates on the Democratic ticket.
But the great strength Of the Demo-
cratic ticket was so generally ac-
knowledged that a successful attack
coulu not be made upon it as a whole.
1t was currently reported by a few
indiscreet persons that two Of the
Democratic candidates would not
run, and that a "mean advantage
had been taken of two gentlemen in
putting their names upon the ticket
DUNG their absence. Several on
scientious Republicans were SO DIS
gusted with the employment OF such
means to defeat candidates upon the
Democratic ticket that they sup
ported them at the polls. 1t may be
learned after awhile by tyros in poll
tics that Misrepresentation are
boomerangs which come back to an
noy and discomft the inventors.
AS is usual with the Republican
party in cases Of its defeat, the I'D
stereotyped charge of fraud, repeat
ing and the using of money is laid
at the door Of Democrats. This
charge has become so common that
the saying has almost passed into a
proverb, IF the Republicans win
everything is fair, but If the Demo-
Gratis win they win by fraud" As
far as repeating and the using of
money by Democrats are concerned,
the charge is not worthy Of notice.
The personal popularity of each can
didate had much to do with the cleo
ton Of the Democratic ticket, but
the belief that the framing of a Con
stitntion for the great State of Mon
tana should be confided to the pro-
gressive Democracy cut a much
figure in determining the cleo
ton.
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Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-General
Wright, Chief Of Engineers, in his
annual report, urgently recommends
Congress to make ample appropria-
tons for putting the sea and lake
front in q condition for defense in
case Of war. He advises at least
$500, 600 be expended in San Fran
cisco.
Arguments have been CONNIE need
in the Supreme Court suit brought
by the heirs of the late Sarah Ann
Dorsey, of Louisiana, for the pur-
pose of setting aside the will by
which Mrs. Dorsey left her property
to Jefferson Davis.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-10

By the vote last Tuesday New Jer-
sey was taken out Of the column of
doubtful states and placed squarely
abreast of Democratic ones. New
Jersey is safe for the Democracy
next year.