The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-03

The earth in the far East acts as il
it had a Jonah to dispose of.
A Boston old maid named her cat
Freddy Langtry. The cat lived.
Although but little is said about it
there will be an election in Silver
Bow county next Tuesday.
Next Tuesday is election day in
ten States. It will be a cold day for
many Republican candidates.
Governor-e:ect Hoadly is going to
Europe a few weeks for the benefit
of his health. Foraker will not go
with him.
Massachusetts has abolished r
oners. Ben Butler acts in that capaci-
~ when the Bay State people have
any Tewksbury horrors TO investi-
gate.
Financial News:: Mrs. I.angtry has
imported four carriage horses. 4 car
riage, a coachman and two grooms.
This with Freddie as the tiger. will
make quite an establishment.
1t is said that Martin Faruuhar
Topper will probably be the next
distinguished visitor 10 America.
Let him come. The country can
stand any i~nflictiOn. since o, Wilde
visited it.
Pere Hyacinthe predicts a great in
ternal CONFUSION in Europe next
year, beginning probably in France.
He forecasts a gigantic war and revo-
luton, and speaks with unqualified
assurance.
IT may be noted as n vi the sig
nifcant signs of the times that Wen
dell Phillips will address the Ma
tiOnal Cotton Planters Association
at its meeting in Vicksburg the olst
Of next month.
Mr.. Proctor Knott, Governor-elect
OF Kentucky, has presented Presi-
dent Arthur with a magnificent
fishing-rod. Mr.. Arthur will find
abundance Of time to use ii after the
4th of March, 1885.
Foraker's existence has been recog-
nized in a mild way. The Army of
the Cumberland Society has chosen
him as alternate orator for next year.
If the other man dies or fails to come
to time, Foraker will have an oppor-
tunity to make one more speech.
Rowell, the little English pedes
'rian, who will appear in New York
this week, might have remained at
home had he known how thoroughly !
sick this country is Of walking
matches. The betting men are the
only ones who care to hearof another
professional pedestrian competition. |
An exchange says Patrick Egan,
the great Irish agitator and late
Treasurer of the Irish Land League,
has filed in the District Court at
Lincoln, Neb., his intention Of be-
coming an American citizen. He
will locate and engage in buying
grain in Lincoln. He expects his
family here in April or may. In an
interview Mr.. Egan said he would
not 60 to Ireland for his family, but
would send for them.
1t is estimated that the net foreign
immigration for the four years end
ed June 80, 1884, Is in the neigbber-
hood of 100000. II they were all
where they would do the
most good unoccupied agricultural
lands in the great northwest would
be the exception-not the rule. But
\ large portion of the immigrants
found their way into the great cities
and helped swell the number Of
heir unemployed population.
The Car has ordered one Of his
ministers to draw up a constitution
for bis people. They want one, in
TACT demand one and the Car will
sccede to their demand to that OK.
lent flor nc other reason than to de-
Ter the "blowing up" which is threat
,ned him in case he refuse to bring
,ut the great Magma Charta. The
has not yet appeared but it
IS not likely it will divest him of that
absolute power which he inherited
rom a long line Of autocrats.
Lord Coleridge is described o. a
nan of winning manner, graceful
presence, an orator, a flatterer, a
,ourtier, a consummate politician, a
great lawyer, a diplomat, a charming
,onversationalist and an inimitable
tory steller and anecdOtist. Still
With all these accomplishments he
vent to sleep when the Hon. VIM. |
Ivarts was delivering one ofhis two {
olumn sentences at q meeting of
lotables at which the English Chief
Justice was an invited guest. Forti-
ude under a boring process ia one of I
he virtues his Lordship has not cul- i
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