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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-14
A DOUBLE INDICTMENT.

The New York Times, which has
long been accorded the position OF
the leading Republican paper of the
country, will not support Mr.. Blaine
for President. 1t will oppose him.
fight him and exert its immense in
fiuence to accomplish his defeat. The
arguments it advances in justifica-
ton of its course are contained in the
following excerpt found in a recent
issue of that paper: "Therc will be
nothing ambiguous about the defeat
of Mr.. Blaine. He who run may
clearly read the verdict in advance.
A candidate unworthy of confidence,
and a party too careless of Its own
honor to be longer trusted with the
nation. That defeat will be the SAL
walton of the Republican party; it
will arouse it's torpid conscience; it
will stir it to self publication. 1t will
depose the false leaders who have
fastened themselves upon it; it will
send the rogues to the background,
and will make the party once more
worthy of honor and of power in the
republic it has so nobly served"
These reasons for not supporting
MI. Blaine are counts in a telling in
dictment against the Republican
party and against its candidate
for the Presidency. According to
the Times MI. Blaine is not only uu-
worthy to be a candidate of the Re
publican party, but the party that
has nominated him is too careless OF
its honor to be longer trusted with
the affairs of the nation. The Times
voices the sentiments Of a large pt,r-
ton of its party who will be guided
by its counsels.
In another article it says "the Re-
publican voter this year will inspect
his candidate with a coldly critical
eye. Not the Republican voter who
shouts out, I'VE want u Jim of
Maine," nor he who pants to
''brand" all others not of his mind,
for such never think and have no
eyes, but tue Republican voter
whose decision makes a wide differ
ence between the majority and mi
nority, between success and failure
those voters, depend upon it, will
not support James G. Blaine. Hon
est and independent newspapers,
whose opinions are worth needing,
and are needed, will not support
him. for the great majority believe
he is unworthy to be President of
the United States, and his OWE acts
and words justify their belief. He is
. shallow, small American. We
have ten thousand men who would
make better, safer Presidents than
Blame" The Times declares it will
not support Mr.. Blaine nor advise
anyone to do so.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-14

The New York Sun lays Presi-
dent Arthur the following compli-
ment: "After the 4th of next March
this country will possess what it has
not had for years an ex-President
entitled to the respect of all his fell
low citizens, fully sensible to the re-
quirements Of decency and dignity,
and bearing into private life a per-
sonal character on which there is no
stain of dish0nor." That is some
thing worth living for.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-14

It begins to look as though the
mantle of Tllden will fall upon the
shoulders of Thurman. AS the Re-
publican convention overlooked Ohio
this wear in its search for a Presiden'
tial candidate the Democrats may
correct the error by taking their IAN
didate from that State.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-14

Omaha Hernld-Blaine and Logan
fit well together. Blaine was once a
school teacher and Logan needs a
school teacher above anything else.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10

ent year 1877 the State Engineer and Surveyor
shall be of the State canvassers in the place OF
the Surveyor general.
Sec. So If majority of those officers shall be I'M
able shall fail to attend the mayor and recorder OF
tho city of Albany being notified by the Secretary of
State shall attend without delay, and with the officers
attending shall form the board
Section 81 simply provides that ''the board. when
thus formed shall, upon the certified copies of the
proceed to make a statement of the whole number of
Offices to be filed.
Sec. 81. Upon such statements they shall then
proceed to determine and declare what persons have
been by the greatest number Of votes, duly elected to
such Offices either of them.
Sec. 49, They shall make and subscribe on the
proper statement certificate of such determination,
and shall deliver the same to the Secretary OF State
Sec 81 If any of the shall dissent from
decision of the board he shall state at large in writ
ing the reasons of such dissent.
Sec. 49, If any of the acts or proceedings OF the
board shall appear TO one OF the eanyassers TO De
illegal or irregular, such canvasser shall protest
against the in writing, setting forth distinctly
the grounds of his protest.
shall deliver his dissent pro est signed with his
proper name to the Secretary of State who shall file
the same in his office.
Sec 81. The board shall have power 70 adjourn,
from day to day, for term not exceeding five days
Regarding the canvass of electoral ballots, Ar
tcle II of Title G. chapter 6, further provides as
follows:
Sec. II. The Board of State Canvassers shall meet
day next after the third Monday OF November after
every such election if all the certified copies
of the statements of the county shall have
been received from all the counties TO canvass the
given for electors of President and Vicepredent
and in all the certified statements shall not have
been received on that day, the board may adjourn
from day to day until the same shall have been re-
ceived not exceeding five days. and if at the explra
ton of four days certified cories of the statements OF
the county canvassers shall not have been received
from any county, the board shall proceed TO canvass
upon such of the said statements as shall have been
received.
Sec. 15. Tho Board of State Canvassers shall pro
coed in making statement of all the votes and deter
mining and certifying the persons elected in the man
described by law in relation to the election OF
State officers.
Sec. 16. The Secretary of State SHALL without de-
lay copy, under the seal of his office OF the
certified determination of the Board of State Canvass
to be delivered to each of the persons therein de-
clared to be elected and for that purpose ne may en-
ploy such and many messengers as he shall deem
necessary.
Sec IL The determination and certificate of the
Board Of State Canvassers in relation to the choice of
electors shall be published in the same manner as
provided by law in relation to the certificates OF the
election of State officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10

establishment, and the General looked down with
equal bewilderment
open the valve" shouted one of the men be-
low.
''pll manage it," shouted the General
Up went the balloon, higher, higher. It rose
with great rapidity. Its huge form lessened as
1t mounted into the regions of the upper air. It
became speck in the sky. The wind was taking
it in the direction of the eneny's territory By
this time every staff officer and hundreds of 9th
ers were looking at the moving speck 1t is i'm
possible to describe the anxiety felt and ex-
pressed for the fate of him. the central object Of
thought in that far-away moving speck, every
moment becoming less visible. 1t seemed to
move toward the Union army, and the counte-
nances there frightened with hope 1t passed
over the heads of the Union men. Soon it be-
gan to descend, but with a rapidity that aroused
renewed apprehension. Quickly squad of cav
airy plunged spurs into their horses and dashed
away in the direction of the descending balloon.
The rest of the storyi is as received from the
Generals own lips. While the rope was being
payed out he adjusted his glass in readiness for
his proposed view of the enemys territory. A
sudden bound of the balloon told him in a mo-
ment that the rope had given way. He dropped
the glass; heard the call, ''open the valve"
made the respone given above, and set about
looking for the valve. He sensible Of being
fighty 1.-THE General loves pun as well as the
next one,) but was not at all nervous. He saw
that the wind had taken him over the line Of
rebel intrenchments. Having no wish to
drop in among them he let the valve take care
Of itself and proceeded to take advantage of his
position to note the aspect of rebel Offices be-
low. Crowds of soldiers rushed from the woods,
and he heard their shouts distinctly. Luckily
he was above the reach of bullets, so he was not
afraid on this score
The map of the country was distinctly discern
ible. He saw Yorktown and its works, York
river and its windings, and Norfolk and its
smoky chimneys. commencement of air
struck the balloon, and its course was reversed.
Its retreat from over rebledom was rapid. He
opened the valve, the gas escaped. and down he
came. He could not say how fast he came down,
but it was with rapidity he would not care to
have repeated. The car struck the top of shell
ter tent, under which, luckily, no ole happened
to be at the time, knocked the tent into pi, and
left him enveloped in a mass of collapsed oil
silk. He crawled out and found himself in the
middle of a camp, not one hundred yards from
General McClelans headquarters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10
DIR. NORVIN GREEN.
The President of the Western Union Refutes
Some Absurd Charges.

The President of the Western Union Refutes
Some Absurd Charges.
Interview in Washington Star
1.-THE charges that have been made for the last
two days, that the Western Union or Mr., Gould
has had anything to do with holding back the
election returns, are too ridiculous l believe
that our agents have been perfectly honest and
faithful in the discharge of their duties. don't
believe there has been a single instance of negli-
gence What would DO the object of It'll 1t
could not affect the result Those who made
such charges forget that the returns the first
night were all for Cleveland
"Why. we are obliged to pay for the services
of 1O, 900 men in order to give people the result
of the election Out of 1900 Offices 10, 900 are
kept open at night What could we gain by
keeping these operators employed night after
night The only instructions our men have had
are TO get the most accurate returns, no matter
which party was favored, and think that, when
the official figures come in, it will be found that
we about right.
THE truth of it is that any other time this
delinq on the part of remote districts TO
forward their returns would not be noticed
just ut this time when everything is so close it
is noticed. AS for Mr.. Gould, | did not see him
nc all yesterday although he was in his Office in
This building. Understand that he sent up to
the press agent for election news OF those who
ere in the executive Offices the majority are
Democrats. 1 myself voted for Cleveland, and
would like to see him President.
mir Summerville the press agent is a Cana
tan, and has never voted. Why should VIC
sish TO put Of the announcement OF Clevelsndu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10
MANY TONS OF BALLOTS.
A Fanciful Study In Statistics Applicable to
the Recent Election.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.

st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Here are facts and figures not usually append
ed to election returns The history of past cleo
tons teaches that this vote of the Nation ad
vances from President to President by steps
measured in numbers by 10 per cent The total
vote of 1868 was s. 724 654 of 1872 was g. 465 805;
of 1876, was SAP 1873; of 1880, was 9, 21O,970
Add 10 per cent. to this last total and the esti'
mate for the vote going into the ballot,boxes to-
day will be 1892 067 an approximation borne
out by other calculations and which will be found
not far out of the result. ballot is a piece of
paper averaging four inches wide and ten and
half long One hundred and fifty ballots will weigh
about a pound. Two hundred and fifty ballots laid
on each other will measure about an inch. 70
prepare these bits of paper at reasonable profit
costs ninety cents thousand. If the ballots cast
to-day were placed end to end they would reach
in a continuous line from Washington, D. c., to
e. Paso, in Texas or they would stretch from
Eastport, Me-, to New Orleans, as the crow flies.
If one end of the long line of paper were made
fast at Cape Flattery, the extreme northwestern
promontory of Washington Territory the other
end would pass Kansas City, with enough miles
to spare to reach Seda1a-
This has to do only with the ballots actually
voted. The number of ballots printed of course,
is tremendously larger than the amount voted.
In St. Louis for instance, the Democrats have
had 600 000 the other parties in all 100000, max
ing for this one town total OF !,50O, O00
It is generally admitted ori however, vt;Ti
not not at the outside, make more than 50, OOO
Here then, is surplus of twenty-six ballots for
each one cast This makes the total of ballots
offered to the people throughout America at this
election $50, 600, 900 1t would require eighty
FIVE freight cars to move this load of paper,
whose weight is 1,7l6,00 pounds. The white
paper and printing of the mass has cost $234, OO0
Pasted end to end there would be paper enough
to 60 entirely around the globe, leaving 10000
miles to spare for gigantic double bow-knot,
which would cover the greater part of the two
Americas. or if one preferred to keep the string
in the United States there would be miles
enough to wrap the streamer thirty nine times
around the State of Missouri and still leave
enough over to reach from the Post Dispatch
Building to Governor Cleveland's private Office
in the State-house at Albany
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
England Alarmed at the Prospect of Spanish
Trade with America.

England Alarmed at the Prospect of Spanish
Trade with America.
LONDON Nov. Sit will be many months be-
fore the new commercial treaty which has been
arranged between Spain and the United States
can possibly go into operation. 1t will DO pre-
sented for ratification by the Cortes as soon
as that body assemblies, but that will not be
until the middle of December and long de-
bate is expected. The treaty itself is not to
take effect until six months after its ratifca-
ton by the legislative bodies of both powers, so
that it cannot become effective until next
summer at the earliest The Spanish officials
believe that this preparatory period will be still
further extended at the request of the United
States. so as to give American dealers holding
large stocks Of sugar time to sell before the an
ticipated fall in prices Spain expects to flood
the American market by means of this treaty
with sugar. molasses etc, from her colonies of
Cuba and Porto Rico. England is already be-
coming somewhat alarmed at the prospect, and
has began negotiations for a similsr treaty with
the United States so as to secure favorable
outlet for the products of Jamaica.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10
THE LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Alarming Increase Of the Cholera in
and Near Paris.
England Seeking Treaty Similar to the
Spanish Treaty with America-TwO
Fatal COlliery Explosions.
THE CHOLERA.
Alarming Increase of the Disease at Paris
Its Erect on Travel.

Alarming Increase of the Disease at Paris
Its Effect on Travel.
PARIS, Nov. 9.-The cholera is increasing
here, especially in the Eleventh and Nineteenth
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. During the forty eight hours
ended at midnight last night there were report
ed 1S6 new cases and GO deaths At Montreville
10 new cases were reported during the same
time. To-day fresh case is reported at St
Nazaire, and 4 deaths at Nantes
The cholera is emptying the hotels. l. Intran
sigeant says the foreign and provincial guests
have hurriedly left the Grand Hotel, and there
are now only eighteen families in the whole
house.
Owing to the prevalence of cholera in France
goods from that country will be fumigated at
Spanish frontiers The government has or
dered that lazarettes be prepared for cholera
patients, but is undecided whether to institute
quarantine. The acknowledged existence of
cholera in Paris by the municipal authorities
has caused an enormous sensation. The prev
alence of the disease in sporadic form has
been known to the health officials of the city for
weeks but they deluded themselves with the
hope that the plague would disappear
on the approach of cold weather.
The extraordinary increase of the
plague in the past few days, however, has been
so great that no further decepti on was possible,
and the facts were at last reluctantly stated
Medical experts assert that they do not fear n
epidemic during the winter months, but they
now believe that the disease has been planted so
deeply that it will live until spring, when it will
probably break out in its worst form. Since the
official announcement of the existence of cholera
| in Paris there has been a marked depression in
business of all kinds. The passenger traffic
between London and Paris, which is usually
at its height at this season of the year, has
been reduced one-half. Fully two-thirds of
the proprietors of the large hotels complain that
their guests are leaving them rapidly that
they will shortly be without customers, and the
wires are busy with kilograms canceiing en-
gagements for apartments which had been
secured weeks in advance. The Hotel Bristol
| in the Place Vendome one of the most select
in the city, and where room can seldom be
obtained without previous notice, is al
most deserted, and the proprietors state
that theirs is fair sample of
the effect of the outbreak of the scourge On like
es adjustments throughout the capital. A
general gloom seems to have settled
over the usually careless and gay habit
utes of the boulevards, and eondemnations
or the ineffciency of the government are
heard on all sides. A full realization
of what a fearful epidemic next summer
means seems to have taken possession of the
popular mind and state of depression ex-
lists which can only be compared to that Of the
dark days of the commune
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10

Felix Emanuel Henri Philip Potteans, the
historical painter is dead, aged sixty-nine.
The Pope has conferred the canonical status
upon the American College in Rome, and fixed
regulations for its government.
1t is reported that twelve professors in the
Charkoff and Kieff Universities about to be
dismissed for holding too liberal views.
Six second ballots were taken yesterday for
members of the Reichstag, resulting in the cleo
ton of one Conservative one candidate of the
Centre party. one National Liberal. one German
Liberal aud two candidates Of the Peoples party.
On request of Hamburg merchants trading
with Guinea, Bismarck has asked for credit of
$50, 900 marks, with which to defray the expens-
es of the appointment of a Governor of Cam
eroons, and provide steamer for service on the
rivers and along the coast
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10

election any longer than possible7 Again, in
some Of the districts from which returns have
been late in coming, wires do not run; they
are on the line of the Baltimore e Ohio but the
whole idea that our company, or the Associated
Press, or Jay Gould has any hand in this delay
is too absurd for argument.
''It is unworthy of sensible men. The duty of
citizens at such tune as this should be to keep
their temper and abide the result, whatever it
is. l don't believe there have been any frauds
perpetrated by either party. People will not
stand it, and there is too great scrutiny to admit
it. Yesterday | understand, the Democratic
members of the bar met and designated one
member to visit each county and ascertain
whether there was any fraud. That was a wise
precautionary measure"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10
The Result in Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 9.-Secretary of State
McGrath in reply to an inquiry from an Asso-
ciated Press reporter, says 'In this State the
official returns are not opened and counted until
all the counties are in, but have special returns
from these and computation of the votes of
forty-fve counties not heard from, I conclude
that the Cleveland electors will have II, 000 to
10000 majority over the fusion electors, and that
Marmadukes plurality will be about II, 500, and
his majority not more than 5000 Brooks, Pro.
hibition, for Governor, will have s. 900 to TO- 900
votes. The State Senate will probably stand %
Democrats and opposition, and the House 100
Democrats to 40 opposition, which is a Demo
cratic loss of ten or eleven in the Legislature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10
Indiana's Vote for Belva Lockwood.

ftncennes Special.
The only vote probably cast for Mrs. Belva
Lockwood in Indiana was cast at the Sixth
ward polls in this city on Tuesday by Mrs DR.
Mason. Mrs. Mason is an old and respected
citizen of Vincennes, and determined to vote for
Mrs. Lockwood she walked up to the Sixth
ward polls on Tuesday. The crowd standing
around made way for her. When one of the
challengers asked her what she wanted she re-
piled: Il want to vote" Republicans and
Democrats smiled knowingly. The inspector
handed him her ballot, on which was written;
'For President, Mrs. Beva Lockwood" The
inspector courteousy took the ballot and Mrs
Mason withdrew much gratifed. The vote was
counted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10

At New Albany, on Wednesday night, Pely
Written was shot on State street by some I'M
known party. while crowd of men bowling
oyer the election were passing through the
street.
At Rensselaer,, on Thursday last, fire de
stroyed Leopolds large frame building and a
small one adjoining, occupied by NJ. l.. Splitter,
druggist, Joseph Hardman, jewelry, and Eugene
ONeill saloon. The loss amounted to about
Is, co., with 50, 100 insurance
At the planning mill of John Snyder at Michi
gan City, on Thursday, the supplypip leading
to the boiler, in the engine-room, became discOn-
nected, forcing the hot water out through the
tire-box and upon the engineer, B. j. Lower,
and Jack Snyder, the manager. Both were ter
ribly scalded, the flesh failing from their limbs
in great pieces. The latter is dead, and the
former will die
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10
Illinois Notes.

The dead body of John Hawkinson, Of Rock
ford, was found in a field near Galesburg on
Saturday. He had committed suicide.
The store of q. B. Harris & Co.. at Wisetown,
ten miles south Of Greenvile, was broken into
on Friday night, and robbed of money, cheeks
and notes to the amount of over $500.
A barn, belonging to a farmer named Hale,
near Clinton, burned Friday night Several
head of horses and mules were also burned to
death. Loss, S., 900; Insurance small.
At Quincy, Saturday, the dead body of
Henry Mettermeyer was found hanging to the
grated door of his cell in the Jail, when the turn
key went to let the prisoners into the corridors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10
LEATHER FROM CATFISH SKIN.
MT. TrugenwaIt's Accidental Discovery of 1t
Beauty and Excellence.


Philadelphia Times
'When was shooting on the ST. Francis river
in Arkansas, some years ago, discovered that
catfish skin makes good leather" said Jacob
Trugenwdlt, the fishing tackle maker on Third
street yesterday, and l have manufactured it
ever since. l heard story when L was there
about q big catfish which had broken all the
nets in the neighborhood, and | laid for
him with my gun beside pool which he fire.
quented. stayed there all day and was leav-
ing at moonrise when l threw the remnants of
some canned salmon on which l had lunched,
into the river. Suddenly | saw hugh black
shining object roll half out of the water. My
together and held myself in readiness There
was another splash, then bang went my gun
and floating belly up in the pool | saw the
big catfish. He was dead, the bullet having
pounds Well, sir, l had him skinned in no
time, intending to stuff the skin, but the fellow
gave tho job to made a botch OF it, and brought