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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-20
DOWNED.

It is refreshing to see q Republican
journal rise to the dignity Of truth
and speak fright out in meeting
regardless of whom it hits. The fol-
lowing from the Denver Republican
commends itself to every candid
reader on account of Its truthfulness
as well as for being an honest ex-
| preston of opinion from a quarter
| where frank confessions are not often
| made: "Nfahone has been d0wned
in Virginia, and Democracy reigns
supreme in the Old Dominion. 1t Is
too bad that downing" of Malone
could not have been accomplished
without the Democratic result.
Though the Republican is a Repuo-
lican newspaper Of the deepest dye,
yet in all honesty it believes q Vir-
ginia Democrat is, on general princi-
pies, a better fellow than a Malone
Republican. Malone does not repre-
sentR epulicanism because he does not
represent honesty. The party has
too long permitted him to hang upon
it's edges. He should be gently re-
moved from his clinging position and
allowed to drop-where, we don't
care.
1t is quite likely that he will soon
begin his descent. He has lost his
hold in Virginia. The Democratic
Legislature has efrectQally bottled
him up. This is how it did it: Here
tofore all election officers have been
by county judges, nearly
all of whom are tools Of Malone.
The Legislature has passed a law
which Gusts all of the present election
officers, and vests the power OF ap.
pointing their SUCCESSORS in election
boards to be named by the Legis!a-
ture.
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Cupid and Pysche.

Why is the tear running down the
Cheek of the Beautiful Girl? That is
the law OF Gravitation, my son, Get
ting in Its work. If it were not for
the !: OF g. the tear might run up her
cnee6, or stroll around into one of
her ears, Just as it felt like. But what
Is the Cause OF the. grief? The Young
man. Who is the young man? HIS
name is Chawles. But why does
she Grieve for the Young Man? Be-
cause he wore q cafe-au- fait hat and
brindls gloves. and she was dead
gone on them. But did not Chawles
reciprocate her Affection? No. Why
IL he so cold to the Beautiful Girl?
Because the Spectators are firm and
the Box Office Man viii not walt. till
Next Week.
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English Affairs.

LONDON. Feb. l9.-Gladstone gave
audience this morning to a deputa-
ton of members of the House OF
Commons. He said the government
was anxious for the passage of the
bill providing for the appointment OF
a minister for Scotland.
After the vote upon Sir Stafford
Northcote's motion of censure of the
governments Egyptian policy, Par.
nell will go to Cork to assist John
Deasy, candidate for Parliament of
the Irish National Land League. He
will probably address the electors ND
Oh the general policy of the govern
ment. A meeting of Parnellite men,
bers OF the House of Commons was
held this morning, and it was decided
to vote against the government upon
Sir Stafford Northcote's motion of
censure.
foods in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Blowing
to heavy rain storms telegraphic
communication has been INTERRUPTED
with Southern California since ann
day night. Los Angeles dispatches
received this evening via Deming.
state that the dam of the Los Ange-
les river broke sunday evening pro-
ducing the most disastrous food ever
experienced. The lower portion of
the city, is completely inundated: a
hundred families were Obliged to
abandon their houses and seek the
shelter of the hills. Forty buildings
were swept away. Loss $3.50, 600.
From Los Angeles to Moiave. a
distance OF 100 miles, there Is hardly
a mile of lthe Southern Pacific track
remains, and east to San Georgia
eighty miles, the damage Is equally
great on the California Southern
flom Cotton to San Diego, Is washed
out. Travel in all direction is aus
pended. Probably two months will
elaPse before communication Is
properly established. Reports re-
ceived from towns in the southern
portion Of the San Juan VALLEY an-
nounce the heaviest foods ever
known In that section.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Feb. 10 The river ia
now 81 feet and 4 inches and Is ris-
ing slowly. Heavy rain this after
accompanied by gale which is
still blowing hard and will prove q
severe storm. On the new levee a
of men are watching and
placing sand bags in washed out
CINCINNATI, Feb. l8.-Com.
nenced raining hard here this after
and reports from points up the
liver say rain has fallen there,
New Albany has issued an appeaI
outside aid for the flood sufferers.
CosHocToN. O., Feb ia terrific
Wind and rain storQ struck this
lace tonight, ooing great damage to
rees and buildings. It 10 feared much
lamage Is done throughout the coun.
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q Minneapolis Board Of Trade
yesterday PASSED resolutions of svnl-
NY with Henry Willard in his sick
ness ana financial troubles, express
ing nope for his recovery and ueilet
g dove rnor of California is 90
ing to call an extra session of tha CO.
lelature 10 take measure 70 a,.,oree
Inc payment Of Central Pacific far
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Missing.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 19.-Miss Grace
Keane, q young lady about twenty
years of age, daughter of a New
York carriage manufacturer, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Chas. Norton. in this CITY, for the
past two months, went out to do
some shopping yesterday afternoon
and has not since been seen or heard
of. The family is in great distress
and every effort of the police is being
made t, find the young lady.
LATER-Miss Kean has returned
to her SISTERS house. 1t is given out
that the young lady simply spent the
night at q friends house.
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The Dakota Outlaws.

DEADwooD, Feb. 19.-Later in
formation from Stoneville say that
the horsethieves who had the fight
with Deputy Wizards possee were
not cowboys. They killed Cunning
ham. The body of Jack Campbell,
one of the outlaws, was found five
miles from the scene, pierced with
fifteen bullets. futile, the wounded
outlaw, is not expected to live. The
leader escaped severely wounded.
Deputy Willard and nine men are in
pursuit. Jesse Pruden, the prisoner
over whose arrest the tragedy occur
red, has been safely jailed.
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The Cause of Cholera.

BERLIN, Feb. l9.-The German
Sanitary Commission sent to Egypt
and India by the Imperial Board OF
Health to study the nature and
causes, etc, Of cholera, has forwarded
a report from Calcutta. The Com
mission discovered the cholera germ
In a water tank at Calcutta and found
in the suburban village where the
cholera made its appearance the
same microscopic organization which
has been discovered in the lower in
testines of chol "a victims in Egypt.
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Terrific Storm.

ROME, Ga, Feb. ia severe
storm struck Anderson and Ladza
this afternoon; fourteen persons are
reported killed. Houses were blown
down In large numbers. Every
house In Anderson IL reported down.
At Lava Spring several houses were
demolished and an old man named
Gailtard was killed. Capt. Lapele's
house was blown down and his sister
in-law supposed to be killed; ten or
twelve neighboring houses were de-
stroy ed. There is great excitement
and information is hard to get.
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CITY Election.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 19.-An unusual
~ large vote was polled at the mu-
nicipAl elections to-day. Andrew
Fallen, Republican candidate for
Mayor, defeated Hon. Rob't Liddell
by 1000 majority. In Allegheny City
J: G.. Wyman, Republican, is elected
Mayor over John Swan, Democrat.
by 5000 majority. The Republicans
have a majority Of the councils i
both cities.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-20
A Big Mortgage,

HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. ls.-Tha
registration Of $40, 0Oo, 600 mortgage
IN the office of forty different town
clerks in a direct lice across the
state Is made by the Bankers 4
merchants Telegraph Company.
VINO though possessing nc lines II
thelr own in this State, thus cover
tne lines OF the American Telegraph
company recently acquired ov them
Dy the exchange of So ,OO0,OOD in
tnelr bonds based on this mortgage.
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East m Troubles.

LONDON, Feb. lS-Latest advices
report The rebellion against the Turks
in Yemen, the southwestern division
of Arabia, is spreading.
PARIS, Feb. 18.-Tke French yoy-
eminent has called the attention of
the English cabinet to the danger of
an uprising and massacre at Cairo if
the English garrison is weakened.
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The Reaven.BOrn Flush.
Fall River Advance.

The most gorgeous sunset that
ever lit up the Western sky and
swathed the heavens ia q robe of
purple, gold, crimson and dun is as
nothing to the heaven-born flush of
10y which lights up the face of a true
wife when she discovers q forgotten
dollar bill In the pocket of one of her
husbands discarded vests.
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Heavy Fire.

PRESCOTT. Arizona, Feb. ia
fire this morning burned an an,;xa
inoc' comprising several stores, 50
nrons atu law ofhces: s. N. Holmes,
proprie!or OF the Daily Miner. at,
teuapteo 10 save some valuable M.
Reis, ana was burned to death.
MY forceii, q sporting woman
tsscued q cnlld from the flames af
dne s,sR OF her Life. 1t is the most
4,sas.foos nre that ever occurred hars
eoa!o1ngs were blown up to save III:
Town. Loss not yet sscertain~d '"e
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Many Miles Of the Southern
Pacific Washed
Away.
Several Fatal Accidents and
Quarrels.
The Outlaws in Dakota Pretty
Well Used Up.
The House Resting After an
All Night Session.
The Floods.

CAIRO, Ills, Feb. 19.-The river IL
fifty-one feet two inches and will
have to raise three feet now to reach
the top of the levees.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 19.-Noon
The river rose 0ne-quarter of an
inch from midnight to six a. m. and
was stationary till il a. NJ, wnen it
fell a quarter of an inch to noon. 1t
is now 48 feet on the gauge and lacks
three feet of gong into the Water
street stores.
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Dagger and Pistol.

SAN:FRANCIsCo, Feb. 19.-P. Del
ucca and A. ;Nardini, Italians of re-
spectacle circumstances, auarrelled
Saturday over the amount due by
the latter to the former. Delucca
drew a s:iletto and stabbed Nardini
six times. The latter drew q revolv-
er and fired twice. Delucca died to-
dav.
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The II chInOsis.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi. Feb. 18-
Miss HammelIng, a member OF the
family sick with trichiLe, died this
morning. The father is not expected
to live. The boy viii probably re-
cover.
VIM. Gouvefneur Morris, cole tor
of customs at S!tka, died recently Of
pneumonia.
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A Mining Scheme.

CHICAGO, Feb. l8.-The Stanis-
Tau River Mining and Tunnel com
Pany Was incorporated under the
avs OF Illinois to-day, to mine the
gravel bed of Stanislaus river in Cal.
1forn1a, and change the rivers course
Capital 81 900, 600. ''s'
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Feb. 1s.-The
river is three inch. above danger line,
a rise IN the past "a hours of one
inch. A break five miles west of
mere Is letting the water through.
hallway communication Is practical
ly cut of.
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American Pork,

PARIS, Feb. 18.-The new pronoss,
of the Government in regard +"
American bacon provides for is in.
spection at ports Of entry at the ex.
pense of the Government, the ~.
pense to be covered by a charge Of y
confines per box.
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CHARLESTON w. w., Feb. 49,
The citizen relief committee passed a
resolution to stop soliciting aid for
the present
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SENATE.

Dawes, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs. reported finally . bill
providing for the punishment of tres
passers on Indian lands by imprison-
ment for one year, or a fine Of $l00 or
both. The action of the committee
was upon the recommendation of the
Secretory Of the Interior and is es.
peclally intended to keep Pavne and
his followers of of Oklahama lands.
The bills providing for the issue Of
circulation to National banks was
taken up. Bayard addressed the
Senate In opposition to Plumb's
amendment.
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CONGRESSIONAL
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-At elk
O'Clock this morning q motion was
agreed to revoking all leaves OF ab-
sence granted for this legislative day:
At 7:l5 a quorum was obtained and
Hewett's motion making the Next
can pension bill the special order of
the 2lst inst. was seconded; 165 to !.
Tue resolution was then adopted,
yeas, IT'S; nays, IS. The annouce-
ment of the result was received with
applause ON the Democratic side and
at 8:55 the House adjourned until.
Wednesday.
The Portland daily press., 1884-07-03
BURNRD 70 THE GRorND.
MIR. Clark MePrilI's buildings at MOrrilps
Corner ia Ruins.

AT IL o'clock last evening word was received
at this Office that fire was raging in the
house and barn of Mr.. Clark Merrill of Nor
rilrs Corner and reporter was Immediately
despatched to the scene of the conhagration.
The Merrill house, in which Mr.. Merrill with
small family of two children has lived some
time, was one and one-half story, old-fash-
Toned structure, 24x36 feet, containing five
finished rooms and three that were not fin
ished. Attached to the house was a small
barn, - feet square. The residence was per-
haps two minutes walk from the corner.
1t seems that Mr.. Merrill and his family re-
tired about o'clock in the evening, and later,
at about II, the former was awakened by the
smell of smoke and peculiar dropping noise,
such as would be made by q FIRE. After a
hasty investigation he found that flames were
breaking through the rear end of the kitchen
30 the children were Immediately reused up
and the occupants hurried out of the burning
dwelling just in time to escape the danger.
The alarm was quickly sent through the
nelghborhood and in short time hundreds OF
people from different sections of the town were
on tno spot eager to assist in removing the
furniture from the doomed structure. It was q
scene of widest excitement for some time
Bedsteads, bureaus, chairs, stoves and other
articles were heaped by the roadside by the
Jealous neighbors. As there was no fire
apparatus in the vicinity to render sup.
port the flames made sad inroads on the small
house and barn, and at IL o'clock all that was
left was large old fashioned chimney which
lowered up like spectre above the weird
circle of the flames.
Mr. Merrill an elderly gentleman, had
owned this residence, which was situated on
perhaps half an acre of land, for SO ne time
and quite recently had been offered the sum
of $3.50 for the land and buildings but had
refused the offer. The house narrowly escaped
being burned some time ago. The loss on the
house and barn were estimated at $1,000, on
the furniture $500. No animals were in the
barn at the time of the fire nor was there any
hay. Two carriages, one of which belonged te
Mr.. Dodge, were saved. Mr.. Merrill was in
sured with Warren Sparrow of this city to the
amount OF $500. Fire apparatus is much
needed in this town.
The Portland daily press., 1884-07-03
Class Sumner.

The class of S7, Bowdoin College, finished
their class examinations yesterday afternoon
They came into town last night and took their
Freshman dinner at the Falmoath Hotel. The
spread was fine one and the tables looked
elegantly. The class united in extending a
vote OF thanks to Mr.. Martin for his very hos
pitable entertainment. After the dinner toast 8
were given and responded to, H. B. Austin of
Pennington acting as toastmaster. They were
as follows:
"Class of 1872
Responded to by E. G. Plummer. Yarmouth.
'John Bird
Responded to by NJ. Fl. Boutelle, Bangor
1.-THE Faculty.
Responded to by o. D. Sewall, Pennington.
"The Boat Crew.
Responded to by freeman Dearth, Jr., San
gerville.
''The Brunswick Belles.'
Response by G. G. Choate, Salem, Mass.
Following each toast verse Of Phi Chi was
sung.
pretty" poem was then delivered by E. B.
Burpee, of Rockland.
The class then adjourned to the parlor where
the following exercises took place:
Ode.
Air--"Tramp, tramp tramp"
Oration,s E. B. Torrey, Yarmouth,
Air-''Michael Roy"
Poem, G. B. Burleigh, Augusta
Air-"Fra Diavolo.''
History, A. W. Merrill, Pennington
Air-"Lord Lovel's Daughter"
Prophecy, Ii. Kimball, Norway
Ode.
Ginning Bells of Long Ago.
After season of social converse, music, etc.,
the class broke up, all voting the affair bril-
liant success.
The following committee had charge of the
affair, and worked hard for its success: E. B.
Burpee. o. D. Sewell, W. L. Black.
The Portland daily press., 1884-07-03
NOTES.
A Pleasant Visit.

Tuesday afternoon delegation from Shep-
ley Camp, Sons of Veterans, of this city, visit
ed Auburn and Lewiston. On their arrival
they were met by Almon G. Pray Camp OF
Auburn, and Custer Camp of Lewiston, head
ed by Perkins band, who escorted them
through the principal streets of the two cities,
Reaching headquarters, they quickly prepared
themselves and partook of fine supper. With
a fork in one hand and fan in the other,
they made apparent progress. After supper
they adjourned to G. A. r. Hall, where they
witnessed the Installation of camp officers
elect, who were installed by Col. A. x. P.
Harvey of Auburn, member of the COM
mander-in-chief' staff. Col. Harvey is a ris-
ing young physician of Auburn, and if he
handles all his patients as well as he did these,
he may rest assured of a successful practice.
Among those present were the following Off
GERS: Brig. Gen. 81. L. Wright, chief of staff
of the order; Adjt. Gen. Fred l.. Edgecomb,
Quartermaster General John G. Blake, Col. A.
X. P. Harvey, of Auburn: Col. A. S. Libby.
Major E. E. Philbrook, Major G. Fl. McKu-
sick, Lieut.. Waldo Fl. Perry, Of Portland;
in addition to past camp commanders Goss,
Wright and Wyman. Speeches were made by
several brothers from Portland, in addition to
the ones delivered by Auburn and Lewiston
brothers.
Shepley Camp returned on the Pullman,
highly pleased with their reception, as well as
their visit, which serves to strengthen the
good feelieg already existing between these
camps
The Portland daily press., 1884-07-03

At a meeting of Messrs. Spelman, hacker
for Conley, and Eph Morris, hacker for TEEN
or, held at the United States Hotel yesterday,
1t was announced that by the terms of the
agreement 1t was necessary to select referee
two days before the race, which occurs at Lake
Sebage, between the hours of and .. M,
Friday: Mr. George Fosterlof Boston, had been
intended for referee, but as he could not be
present Mr.. Peter O'Connor of this city was
chosen.
The oarsmen are in first-rate condition at
the lake, and Coney weighs 166 pounds
which Mr.. Spelman considers a good weight
for five mile race. The two men have been
enabled to pull for practice spins every one of
Of the four days they have been at the course
Each man will have his own course and turn
ing stake. No steamer will go over the course,
and no boat will be allowed to follow the rae
ers except the referee. Mr.. Spelman says the
race can be easily seen from the shore and the
mems movements followed with the glass.
The Ogdensburg road will run trains which
will accommodate everybody who wishes to go
to the races and they will return Immediately
after the contest.
The Portland daily press., 1884-07-03

-Four candidates for college were examined and
approved by the committee on Saturday; and On
Tuesday the graduating exercises as per programme
printed in the PRESS, occurred. The parts were
we'll performed. The young lady who had com
pleted the hitting curriculum gave an excellent
and thoughtful salutatory, fully indicating her
claim, not only to the diploma she received but to
the certificate admitting her to college with her
classmates. But as the college has not yet opened
its doors to ladies she will indicate her claim in
that respect elsewhere.
The hall was crowded in the evening Tho ad-
dress was by Rev. DR.. @. d. Barrows on the theme
Education in Perspective, liable and eloquent.
Dr. Barrows was a native of Fryeburg. and after
graduation at Dartmouth, was principal of the
Academy, having for one of his pupils the present
popular principal.
Monday and Tuesday mornings we're spent in ex-
aminations, which were highly creditable to teach
ers and pupils The musical training given by Miss
Pike appeared in the fine choruses rendered by the
pupils at the graduation exercises and in the
evening.
DIR. Barrows placed four prizes in the hands Of
the principal for competitors in defamation and
English essay, of $40 each, and for the most salts
factory Improvement in all the different studies of
The Portland daily press., 1884-07-03
Fourth Of .IuIx.

The entries for the boat races on July 4th
will close tonight, and we shall publish them
tomorrow.
The fantasies will, it is expected, make the
finest show, in this form of a costume parade,
seen in Portland for years.
The sailing regatta will start from off Custom
House wharf promptly at II a. m. Among the
yachts which will probably participate are, in
the 6rst-class, the Oracle, Idler, Twilight,
Vim, Tempus, Mary, Casco, Marie, Milly,
Leila, Constance, Issa, etc. In the second
class are the Starlight, Cupid, Bulldozer and
others. There will be some twenty Hampton
boats in the third-class race. The prizes will
range from 50 to $50 f. L. Mosely, chair
man, will give full particulars.
The Rattlers accept the challenge of the
Eons and will play them on any grounds in the
city on the 4th. The city prizes will he played
for by the Portland Reds and Commercial
street nine.
The grounds on which the fireworks will be
exhibited, are the same where the sham fight
took place, with a splendid view from the
Western promenade and st. John street.
The Portland daily press., 1884-07-03
Casco street Church.

The Transcript says:-"The Free Baptist So
ciety babe farewell to their ancient meeting
house on Casco street on Sunday last They
take possession of the Plymouth church next
Sunday. The old meeting house in Casco
street has given shelter to religious society,
under various Names for more than half a cep.
tury. 1t was built by the Society of Christian,
in 1927, being dedicated Oct 18th of that year
1t was founded upon a rock, an immense ledge
having reared its front on the spot where 1t
stands. When the town was burned by Now
att in 1775 this ledge afforded to the fugitives
protection from his shot, A bell for the new
church was obtained by general subscription,
and the town placed clock in the tower,
which has long been convenience to the resi-
dents in that part of the city. The new church
was considered large and commodious edifce
at the time of its erection, and the society was
then large and fourishing one. Elder Sam
uel Rand ministered to it with great success for
twenty years, dying hero in 1880. Among
other able men who have been pastors of this
church, we may mention Rev. A. K. Moulton
and Rev. Daniel M. Graham. We do not
learn what disposition is to be made of the old
meeting house, but its tall spire, SO long a
prominent object in the northwest part of the
city. would be greatly missed should it disap.