The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-04
sEMt.wEEkLY MINER.
WEDN EsDAY, APRIL 4, 1883.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Ex-senator Tabor was the on
man in the Senate who could bos
of having two living wives, and tn
he had been twice divorced from OF
of them and twice married to Il
other.
The. Democrats of Chicago ha,
renominated Mr.. Carter Harrison II
mayor. His successful administr'
lion Of the affairs Of that city seem
call for this recognition of his ser'
ices.
De Lesseps seems intent upon mai
ing all inland sea of the Sahara De.
ert. After making it he will wantt
build a couple of ship canals to con
meet it with the Atlantic and th
Mediterranean Sea.
Tie "short-weight dollar'' still
troubles the Int, Mountain. On
Of its periodical insane illusions con
CEN ny tie standard dollar appear
in its issue last evening to the annoy
ance and disgust of its few readers.
According to the story OF the Liv
erpocl police another dynamite plo
wa. nipped in the bud by them by
the timely arrest of suspected parties
In several instances lately magma
ton has proved quite as powerful as
the terrible explosive.
The authorities at Havana, Cuba,
are not to he imposed upon by spuri-
Gus lard shipped from American
ports. This want Of Spanish faith in
American shortening will work a
hardship upon home consumers.
Tnat lard must be used by some
body.
Governor Butler has opened the
campaign in favor of sprague. On
the slst ult. he addressed a a
meeting of the exc Governors parti-
sans at Providence. Sprague will
he opposed by a straight-out Demo-
crat, uut from present appearances
his prospects of success are not jeop'
ardized by his opposition.
In view of the light which has
been shed bv the investigation of the
Greenhorn lynci4ing before the Coro-
ler's jury at Helena, would it not be,
in order now for Governor Crosby to
veto that message he sent to the post
office department concerning the
postmaster at Greenhorn being caught
barn burning?. 1t seems the Gov
ernor was a little too ''~previous'' with
his telegram.
The Salt Lake Herald is response
ble for the following: "The Snowman
who wants to make u fortune this
season wont fool away his time on
Jumbos, living skeletons, fat women,
mermaids, $4,000 beauties and that
kind of thing. He will lasso Tabor
and start on the grand tour. Let
him appear in oneof these $3.50 sena-
torial night shirts and Tabor will
pay all expenses and insure a divi-
dend.
Since Tennessee has scaled down
her public debt to the level of her
ability to pay she is becoming virtu-
GUS. On the 3nth ult, her legislature
passed an act making it a felony to
keep gambling establishments in the
State or TO rem houses for such pur-
poses. The. penalty is Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not less than
,ne nor more than three years. The
law will result iG the Punishment of
he gambling fraternity from the
State.
Dorsey sightless is a better witness
or himself than Dorsey with sight.
Jpon his cross examination by Mer-
lex he was requested to identify GER
ain papers. This he said he could .
lot do on account Of his blindness. .
subsequently however, he announced '
Q could see Rercdell sitting with and ,
government counsel. Mer- !.
ick created considerable diversion :,
y congratulating Mr.. Dorsey upon y
is recovered eyesight. The witness y
lily exemplifed the truth of the old !.
lagc that "none are SO blind as .
hose who will not see." =
It is not ut all surprising that the !,
'ew York Herald should discourage !.
IL further issue Ct the standard sill :,
r. dollar, but it is surprising that is
.e Associated Press news-gatherer n
lould burden the wires with the II
Of that representative of II
all street upon the silver question. ~
will strike the reading public that
e are having a surfeit of New York
eroid editorials lately. Let us have n
as. The people in the West are ~,
lily competent to form their own II
upon matters vitality con- Ct
rning themselves without extra ,
Gus aid. or
Salmi Morse is q man of unusual pa
ergy aud perseverance. Notwith- az
adverse public opinion and it
distractions placed in its way tn
has at last presented his Passion ex
" to a large audie nee collected in al,
private residence. The very fact diI
It the performance of the play has til
interdicted and Morse himself fire.
n made the subject of harshest tt
Iicism will bring to the support of vo
b thousands who otherwise would so
re taken no interestin either. No he,
Y o no man has been more ex- to
advertised than Morse and ap,
Passion" 1t is safe to predict
will make a fortune out of his
y in spite Of his enemies. So
[r. William Lawrence has shown
lself to be u model Republican ~
nptroIler. He recently rendered ~"
that deprived Councilman .o.,