The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-12
EDITORIAL r

EDITORIAL NOTES.
It Is still thought the Fitz job
Porter bill will pass the Senate, not
withstauding John Logan and othe
Republican Senators will oppose 1t
The bill will come up In the Senat
o-day.
A New York letter says: Genera
Grant Is all out of sorts. He ha'
some kind of pain in his side, som,
say like paralysis, some say like kid
ney troubles. The seductive cigal
will leave its ravages.
While Postmaster-7enera Gresh'
am is making arrangements to ex
tend the fast mail service to Omaha
he would be doing only justice to the
far West by continuing the same
service to San Francisco.
The fastest time aver made between
New York and New Orleans, 1t il
claimed, is that of the steamer Lou.
isiana, which reached the bar at the
mouth of the Mississippi five days
and six hours after crossing the bal
At Sandy Hook. The time from wharf
to wharf was only nine hours addi-
tl0nal.
whenever the English troops con-
quer or dri 7e away the rebel forces
In the soudan," says a contempor.
airy, "the people show their Joy and
their friendship for their deliverers. ("
And whenever the rebels conquer or
drive away the enemy the people do
the same thing. A people bound to
be pleased are the Soudanese.
Ogden Democrats protest against
the appointment of John T. Game,
Utah's Delegate to Congress, as a
member of the Democratic Congress
sienal Campaign Committee. They
say he is not a member of the Demo-
cratic party, but q member of the
Mormon party and was elected by
the latter to the position be now
holds. They therefore request the
Committee to strike off his name
from the list.
The Republicans in New York
call on all citizens who are in favor
of "elevating and dignifying Ameri-
can labor" to cooperate in the cleo
ton of delegates to the State conven-
ton to be held in Utica next month.
Meanwhile MI. Sabin, who elevates
and digniies American labor in COLI
petition with honest workmen, con-
tinues to be the chairman of the
Republican national committee, and
"a such the leader OF his party In the
coming contest.
The latest report about Buffers
plans is that the New York Butler
Republicans are talking Of having a
National Independent Republican
Convention to nominate the Massa-
chusetts Governor for President.
That will suit Butler to a nicely aud
will also suit tho Democrats. Moth
ing will please the latter more than
to have Mr.. Butler run as an indie
pendent Republican candidate for
the Presidency. The arrangement
would produce harmony all around.
Give Butler a chance.
A bill to incorpors te the Spokane
Falls and C~ur d'Alene railroad has
been introduced in the House by
Cassidy. This is only the first step
in the enterprise. It is doubtful,
however, whether the road will ever
be built. If the gold deposits in that
country are confined to the placers
alone no company al be found will
ing to hazard money In the enter
prise. But should the quartz prove
rich and extensive a road to the coun:
try may be found profitable to the
builders. MI. Csssady's bill will not
interfere with the prospects of any of
the new towns on the line of the
Northern Pacific near the Coeur
d'Alenes.
Omaha Herald: An Iowa At
torney General says he believes that
the new Prohibition law in Iowa
Twill be enforced in all small cities"
This is wisdom in bulk. It is equiv
alent to saying that the new Pro-
hibition law cannot be enforced in
all large cities. That is to say,
where a prohibitory law is supposed
to be needed it will prove a dead
letter, IS it has done before in all
States, including Maine, and where
such a law is not needed it q be
enforced. The philosophers OF pro-
hibition prove that they are inca
pable of learning anything in re-
gard to the proper handling of alco-
holic evils.
A correspondent OF the Scientific
american asserts that the red after
glow, that has caused so much dis.
cussion among all classes of people
throughout the country, is due to the
red spot from the planet Jupiter:
This great rosy cloud disappeared
several months ago from the atmos-
phere of Jupiter, has had just time,
to this correspondent, to
travel to u earth, and is now how.
ering yer us, causing the ruby col.
of mr. skioc pirhf ond mor,-