The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-18
Sc Ml-WEEkLY MINER.

SEMl-WEEkLY MINER.
A meeting of the National Micro
scopical Society in Chicago has just
closed. 1t will meet again next gear
after the November election for the
purpose of searching for the remains
of the Republican party.
A murder, a suicide and a lynching
all within half q day in Colorado sets
the journals ofthat state to comment
ing upon the sinfulness Of the age.
Now if these crimes had happened
in the Wood River country what a
bonanza they would prove to some
Denver papers.
A Winnepeg dispatch under date
of the 10th inst, says that a contract
for building 700 miles of the Cana
dian Pacific railway reaching from
Flat creek to Fort Calgary had just
been completed, and that the track
had been laid for the whole distance
at an average of over three and a
half miles per day. This in one OF
the most wonderful feats in railroad
building known.
What many people would like to
know: The name Of the author Of
the Morey letter. What little john
ny Davenport is doing. Where How
gate is. Where Major Nickerson
went. If Dorsey has recovered his
memory. How he became rich on q
salary of S., 1000 a year. If it is a fact
that Governor Crosby stands by Nc
Cutcheon.
The Jenkins of the Presidential
party is as gossipy as a t~ea-drinking
granny. He descends to the minut-
est particulars in describing the jour-
new toward Wonderland but pre-
serves a provoking silence concern
ing the staying qualities oftbe "wine
department" We infer, however,
that it is holding out as he says "the
party is in the best Of spirits"
An Indiana paper calls attention to
the fact that the whistle of a locomo-
tive is heard $500 yards, a noise of a
train $500 yards, the report of a mus
ket and the bark of dog 1900 yards,
the roll of a drum 1900 yards, the
croak of a frog 900 yards and a crick-
cts chirp 800 yards; butthe Presiden-
tial boom of Senator Harrison has
never been beard more than two
and half yards from his ear.
One of the reasons assigned by ad-
vocates of the court house loan why
the building should be completed at
once is that it will furnish employ
ment tor a few workingmen and
throw into circulation money where
it is most needed. Such a reason is
in the nature of a libel against Butte.
The stranger who reads the declara-
ton would naturally exclaim us
it possible the great mining camp Of
Butte is reduced to such straits that
she must borrow money to expend
upon public works in order that her
laboring men may not suffer-" That
is the Interpretation outsiders will
give such arguments. Let us hear
no more of such idle chatter,
The decrease in the receipts from
the internal tax on tobacco for the
fiscal year ended June 80 last was
s., 2S7, 739, as compared with the re-
ceipts for the previous fiscal year.
This was due mostly to the decreased
tax which went into effect on May
l.. The tobacco tax in the aggregate
Welded the immense sum of $42, 1O4,-
249. This is a very important item
in the receipts of the government. 1t
is generally understood that a COM
hined and vigorous effort will be
made at the next session of Congress
to abolish all tax on tobacco, although
it is unquestioned that, with the ex-
ception of the whisky tax, there is
none which a possibly cause so lit.
tie inconvenience.
Number l of Volume l of the Mn
cral Argus, published weekly at Moi
den, Meagher county, M. T., by
Messrs. Fell and Vrooman, is on ou1
table. The paper is a five-column
quarto; presents a neat typographical
appearance, and bears evidence in its
advertising columns of generous sup
port. In their salutatory the pub
fishers say: "We shall aim to be in
dependent in politics, supporting
none but the best men for office, and
shall reserve the right to criticise the
party in power or parties aspiring te
power, as no party or faction has any
claim on US. We are here to build up
the material and social interests Of
this region, but the champions of No
clique or ring" The MINER ex.
tends its best wishes for the unbound.
cd success of the Argus.
The Inter Mountain processes to
see o moderation of tone in the
MINER articles devoted to the bond
question:" The Inter Mountain can
see much more. 1t can see that the
MINER is just as earnest and consist
ent in its opposition to the loan prop.
osition now as it was the day il first
opposed it. 1t can also see that when
the Inter Mountain abstains from
personal illusions to the editor of this
journal and ceases to abscribe to him
unworthy motives for his opposition
to the loan the MINER will treat its
cotemporary's articles with courtesy.
And it can furthermore see that when
it fails to do this: when it departs
from the truth and knowingly and
maliciously lies the MINER will not
hesitate to give the 'lie" direct. Can.
dor is a virtue which the MINER