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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-30
GRANT VERSUS LOGAN.

Under tho above head lines th<
Gorntng Journal p~ertinantly oh.
serves that the present debate on the
Fitz John Porter case in Washing.
ton has not thus far thrown IN addt
tional ray Of light on the question,
nor is likely to do 50 If 1t were to Las.
for the next twelve months. In the
opinion of all ~unprejudiced men who
have studied the points In contro-
versv . great wrong was done to Gen.
eral Porter; and it will not be to the
credit of the nation If it is not re
paired. The information that has
been made public since the close Of
the wal with respect to the position
of the Confederate forces in front Of
Porter's command shows that he was
unjustly condemned. The opposition
to him now assumes tho shape of .
v~indictive, personal assault in which
small army jealousies and animosities
play a prominent part. General Lo-
gan is the centre of that opposition.
General Grant, who has studied the
case, declares Porter to be innocent.
His opinion should outweigh that of
ten thousand Logans.
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FRENCH WINES.

The inexperienced who imagin,
they are quaf1ng the finest brands O
French wines in the vile decoctions
placed before them for that article
are not the-only ones deceived. Thu
London Standard has an able edl.
torial by an expert who shows how
even experienced wine drinkers are
deceived by the marvellously clever
processes of manufacturing the rarest
and most delicately favored wines.
The substance Of the editorial ia
given, however, in these two num-
gent sentences:
The champagne district of the
land OF the Ay. Verzenay, Erernay
and Rheims vineyards produces
some 300, ooO,o 600 bottles every year.
OF this not one-half is exported. and
yet America is said to use twice "a
much of a wine which processes to
be French, and has unquestionably
French labels, '~fizzes,' and is more
or less exhilerating. As q matter of
fact' the gooseberry gardens and N.
pie orchards on both sides of the At,
lantic are responsible for much of the
cheaper "champagnes," and-owinx
to the natural sourness of this
wine requiring the addition of
'yrup- fer q good deal of sweetened
'slileryi. which is beloved of
WOmankind.n
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Death From Passion.

Cases In which death results from,
the physical excitement CONSEQUENT
on mental passion, are according to
the Lancet, Lot uncommon. A
recent instance has called attention
TO the matter. Unfortunately. those
prone to sudden outbursts of iii tenn
per 90 not, as u rule, recognizes their
propensity or realize tho perils to
which 1t exposes them; while the
stupid idea prevails that such deaths
a. G In passion, and which are
directly caused by it, ought to be AZ.
crloed to 1.-THE visitation of Cod
tends to divert the attention from the
common sense lesson which such
deaths should teach It is most un-
wise to allow the mind to excite the
nraln aud body to such an extent a
TO endanger life itself. We do not
sumciently appreciate the need and
value OF mental discipline as a cor
rectlve OF bad habits and a prevent
I'VE OF disturbances by which happi-
ness, and life itself are too often leon
ardized, J7oP
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And now it Is rumored that Presi-
dent Arthur's health Is not just what
bis friends wish 1t to be, in fact that
it is falling. ALI of which go to show
that when a man is pushed for the
Presidency the operation Is disas-
trous to his health. 1t is this push
ing process that is killing Tilden,
and the nearer he is pushed to the
nomination the closer he gets to the
grave. Former Presidential candi-
dates were thus affected. The singu-
lar fact was not known until within
the last few years-not before 1870.
Logan will doubtless soon begin to
from the same cause.
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CHATTANOOGA, (Tenn.) Jan. 28.-
A man named Webb got in a dificn1.
y in Jackson county, Ala, with
three DrothOrs named Wilburn and
killed two and fatally wounded the
third. The origin Of the trouble was
trivial matter.
DINvER, Jan. 28.-Since earlv this
morning the inspector, McVeail and
assistants, continued the search for
the two missing bodies buried under
q mass OF debris somewhere in the
black depths of the Crested Buttes
mine, but without success. The mine
is now rapidly filling with fatal gas.
and the searcbers are obliged to pro.
coed with extreme caution.
Moscow, Jan. 28.-The bodies of
the victims of the Jeanette Arctic
expedition have arrived here. The
American residents placed flowers
and wreaths upon the dead heroes.
VIENNA, Jan. 28.-It Is now be-
!ieved that the murderer of detec-
i've Bloch Is the man who murdered
Police C0mmissarv Klubeck recentiv.
The body of Bloch was buried bv the
side Of Klubeck's body Yesterday,
The governor of Floridsdorf anal lew.
eral police officers have received let
ters threatening death. The murder
er OF Bloch Is examined twice daily.
merely repeats, you will never
Know who l am. I am one Of a pow
erful organization"
DENVER, Jan. ga Republican
6osita, Colorado dispatch SAYS: Frank
William and J. Gray, who shot and |
k1iled 0. Kurtz in a saloon row Yes
,erday morning, were taken from the !
all at 2 o'clock this morning bv a
aasked mob and hanged to the rafters
Il q log shaaty near by. Gray died
Iame. Williams pleaded for mercv
tanning that he shot in self defense.
The coroner's jury returned the usual
'erdiot Hanging done BY parties nm.
ln0Wn."
Eleven prisoners escaped from tina
Ill 1t Buena Vista yeeterdav snd srs
lot yet apprehended.
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Another Robbery.

MI. Max Beak, a clerk in the em
ploy of H. Barnett, was relieved ~ q
a nns golo watch and nearly $50 in
casn last Saturday night, bv two
Iuen' at the corner of East Broad
way and Wyoming street. The
parties who robbed him evidently
Knew who he was, where he lived
ana That he carried valuables mon
als person. They were in WAITING
LOT nim ut a point where it was i'm,
possible for him to see them until be
~as lace to face with the bonanza
uJutsts. This robbery. Occurring
YUM 9 stones throw of the main
= sddoaoughtare of the city, suggests The
nov!saolilty of having ali the nrinci.
electric light. ~ '"0
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A Leap Year Dilemma.

Miss Jennie Is a winsome GIRL
The fairest lass Of many:
And / would be q heartle.s churl
Di I not love Miss ennie
But when int , my listening ear
Her tide of passion gushes:
scream and run away Ter fear
She'll see my tell-tale bushes.
Miss Susie Is so sweet and mild,
And loves me, oh, so dearly;
can't reject the little chilli,
'Tw 'uld drive her crazy, nearly.
But q she hangs upon the gate
And sings her hOpele q sorrow:
lm,rmur: 1T Is getting late;
Please come aroun I to morrow"
And there is rosy, rompine Belle
And there Is proud Ophel,a-
And pensy, lofy-minded Nell,
And prattllng little Della:
and l am w0oed by Eloise.
AND c0urred. t o, by Leslie.
While Maggie falls upon her knaes
And ditto charming Bessie.
There's sill another-home!y She
me gaunt. uncouth Eliza--
When nrst she came a.wooine me
On how l did despise her!
But az she fOndly fingered near
Ihere fell. like Dripping b ney.
The sweet assurance nv a
She had . heap of money!
80: THOUGH I sigh for Jennie's curls.
And Della 20 impass ored,
ana hanker for the other girls
80 sweetly, grandly fa.hfon. d.
II seems dec'eed that l should part
from al these charming witches
ana sacrifice my manly heart
10 gaunt Eliza's riches.
EUGENE FEEL 1
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For Dyspepsia, Indigestion; De-
preston OF spirits and general debij>
t'y. In their various forms; also "a a
preventive against fever and aoue.
and other intermittent fevers. the
"Ferro-Phospherated Elixir of Cali
saya," made BY Caswell, Hazard l.
Co., Of New York, sold BY all drug
gists, 1t Ii the best tonic, and for NJ
tients recovering from fever or other
sickness. it has no equal.
LONDON, Jan. 28.-The shin June.
pound from Liverpool to Calcutts'
f0undeccd In the Nersey. All handa'
= In number, were Lost.
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Washington Notes.

WAsHINGTaN. Jan. 29.-At the
meeting of the House Committee on
Banking and Currency, the reso-
luton that Representative Hunt in
troduced last Tuesday was discussed
and with the amendment offered by
Representative week.-mrs., was adopt
ed, the vote standing 9 to 4. Those
opposed to the resolution were Bnck-
ner,' Miller, of Texas; Yaple and
Brumm. The resolution, as amended,
declares that the public welfare de-
manda that the benefits of the ma
tional banking system be substantial
~ preserved and continued for the
time being; provided this resolution
will not be construed as q declaration
in favor of the perpetuation of the
debt.
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San Domingo Wants q Treaty..

San Domingo Wants a Treaty.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-It is
reported upon authority that the re-
public of San Domingo is about to
ask for q commercial reciprocity
treaty with the United States. It ia
understood that the proposition will
embody q principle which is lacking
In the pending Mexican treaty anal
that now in force with the Hawaiian
Islands. There will be q clause for
the benefit Of American shipping to
the effect that articles of commerce
which may be admitted duty free in
TO the respective countries, shall Re
carried on American built or San
Domingo built bottoms. Friends of
American shipping argue this should
oe tho fundamental principle Of all
luture commercial treaties between
the United States and the islands of
this hemisphere III order to assimilate
tnelr commerce with their ooastwise
trade: They urge the Sand wich
Island treaty should be so amended
as to favor our shipping by making
All imports free Of duty into The
United States subject to the provision
that they be transported solely ia
American built bottoms.
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1t is the man who doesn't want the
Presidency that Is the most danger.
GUS. A Washington correspondent
deems it necessary to warn candi-
dates against st. jerome Edmunds,
who has protested with great smpha-
sis that he is absolutely FREQ from
Presidential ambition. 1t might also
be we'll for candidates to beware of
the deceptive Blaine, and not trust
too implicitly to the I-d0n't-want-
tho Presidency expression which
General Sherman endeavors to wear
upon his rugged countenance. Ed
munds, Blaine or Sherman would
not let a Presidency get by them If it
came within reach.
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Lincoln and the Speeds.

The late Joshua F. Speed, some
years before his DEATH, gave me an
interesting account of his early &C
quaintance and intimacy with Abra-
nam Lincoln. One day Lincoln
came into his store aud said: "SDeed,
they want me to run for the Legis.
lature. What have you to say about
it7" Speed replied: do YOU think
that you can be elected?" Lincoln
replied: "Well, the boys say So"
Every good" said Speed, Ego it and
I will stand by you" Lincoln was
then Deputy Sheriff Of the c'unty.
He told Speed that he wanted to
study law, and thought from his pay
in the Legislature he conld save a
little money, which would enable
him to do it. He became a candi-
date and astonished the natives hy
his great CAPACITY Oh the stump. HIS
competitor had put q lightning rod
on his house, and it was the only one
to he found In all that region. Many
roars of laughter lid Lincoln raise
by describing the fear of his opponent
that God almighty would strike him
for his manifold sins of omission and
comission. The election resulted In
Lincoln's triumph. Eight or ten
months after the Legislature ad-
he again stepped into Speeds
store and said: Speed, I have rented 4
. law Office and am to paw So per |
month for it. I have counted up
how much it will cost to fix up a bed
10 my Office, and it will take iust $l7. !
Will yon credit me for that amounl?"
oh yes" said Speed, ''but 1 think 1
IAN put you in a way to save those
H." "How?" "Well, my partner
md I have been sleeping in the same
led for some time. He is gone now,
md if you wish, you can take his
"Where is the bed?" "Up
Lincoln Immediately went
II, and after surveying the room
md the bed, came back and remarked
Well, Speed, Lam located" MIR.
'peed assured me that he and Lin
oln slept together about four years.
'uch Is q part of the early history Of
ne Of the most remarkable men of
bis age. Whether what / have told
lad anything to do with the appoint
lent of the Hon. James Speed as
attorney General of the United
tates l know not. But I do know
nat if l had been in Mr.. Lincoln's
lace, and Joshua Speed had had a
as he had, who was Quail
ed for that position, he should have
cen assigned to it. Certain it is.
nat Joshua Speed was one of Presi-
emit Lincoln's most intimate and
aerished friends throughout his
administrations Journal.
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NOW.

Boast not thyself Of tomorrow"
The wise man wisely saith:
Thou knowest not what a dav NAV A,,,a
forth" e
"ne'ner sorrow. or pain. or death.
We nav but one little moment
That Is our own to use:
inc future is not promised Us.
we have no time to lose.
Aach moment brin IS It's duty
we must not disregard-
F0E on 1t goes, not stopping.
aOW eer much we would retard
whether du y, or wealth, or honor
AS aim In life we choose: '
Is certain ONLY
when moments we rightly use.
Behold, now is the day of sal vatton ~
And "Now the accepted ti,oe:"
R : IVAN not TOT doubtful Tomorrow,
0u1 insure myself thus in thy prime.
-DAEY z.
Glendale. NJ n
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Canadian Postal Rates Not Re
duCed.
OTTAwA,Jan 29.-In the house to-
day 1t was stated that it Is not the
intention ofsthe government to re-
duce the rate Of postage on letters
from three to two cents, and that 1t
Is not tho intention to mature q
scheme whereby the express business
of the country could be carried on in
connection with the postofiice bust
ness. Negotiations continue with
other countries for q commercial
treaty, France only e~xecepted, as
her government failed to make sat-
isfactory arrangements.
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The San Francisco Chronicle par
ticularly remarks that the quality of
fame in this country is shown by the
fact that a greater crowd assembled
to witness the arrival of Sullivan
than c~ongregated to welcome Gen.
eral Hancock. And yet the 'tslug-
ger' never wrote q letter on the tariff
nor was it ever said of him that he
was "a good man and weighs $50
pounds"
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MI. Bergh, President OF the New
York Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals, Is, it is said,
preparing a bill to be introduced in
the Legislature of that State, provid-
Ing for the punishment of habitual
wife-oeaters with the lash. Husband
beaters will be rewarded with 4
chrome.
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HI War In the East.

KHARToUA; Jan. pa refugee
from Elobeld reports that he saw
Major Won Zeckendorff stabbed to
death while on a bed in the hospital.
Edmund O'Don0van, correspondent
for the Daily Net0s, was killed near
General Hicks. The rest Of the Eu.
ropeans belonging to the army he
saw lying dead. After the battle, he
saws, -El Mahdi sold quantities of
watches, rings and the like. Sheikh
Obodl has summoned Khartoum to
surrender to avoid bloodshed. The
town Is quiet, but the soldiers are
clam0ring fot their pay. The arrival
of, General Gordon is anxtously
awaited. Hussein Pasha Is offering
distractions to every measure.
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He Was no Thief

"Gentlemen," said an Arkansaw
Colonel, as he stood under tho limb
OF q tree from which depended a
rope, II must protect my Innocence.
l did not steal the mule. 1 am above
petty theft. l know that you all have
the interest of the community at
heart, and 1 do not blame you, but
there are times when we are ali apt
to be too rash. If I had stolen the
mule my guilt would Cypress me till
l would beg to he put out of the wav
IN the most summary manner"
1.-The mule was found in your pos
session" said the leader of the mob.
VERY true, my dear sir"
did he jump into your LOTT"
mo, sir; 1 conducted him to tho
confines of my premises"
Did you buy the animal?"
mo, SIR"
ibid you trada for him?"
II did not"
"Then who stole him. Let down
the rope boys"
"Gentlemen, 1 hope you will give
q chance to explain. The mule
question was the property of one
Of our distinguished fellow citizens.
Major Ruglesberry. Some time AGO
the Major and I exchanged a few
words Of an uncomplimentary nature
l intimated that the Majors biood
would be highly satisfactory to me. !
the Major said that nv gore
would please him nightly. Well. J
separated thoroughly agreeing
with each other. The next dav thu
Major and l met. I got what is vul-
carly called the drop on him. and
relieved him Of the top Of his head.
He was riding a mule at the time !
and when he fell Off I saw that h.
had no longer any practical use for
ne animal, so I took charge of him,
Nov, If I had dismounted in the wav
1e did, I should have interposed NJ
objection to his taking my horseIn
II hope you will excuse us. rsnl,ed
he leader Of the mob. I'VE thnnoht
hat yt,u stole the mule. Yonr e~S
'lanation is most satisfactory. anal
lope you'll excuse us. Let rs III
AXE . driAk. Thosse.s.
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NEW YORK, Jan. &C. g. Bryce
president of the National Telegraph
company, has transferred the capital
stock Of that company to the Balti-
more & Ohio. Its capital stock was
100000. The price paid was cash.
David Bates to-day was elected vice
president and will remain In charge
Of the National company's property
and Williams will remain general
manager.
MILWAUKEE, Jan, ga survey
has been begun for q new road be-
tween Schleisingerville. Wisconsin.
and Chicago, It is surmised that the
branch is intended to give the Wis
consin Central road a direct line to
Chicago, and railway men say the
Northern Pacific will then buy the
Wisconsin Central and the branch
thus having q direct connection with
Chicago.
New YORK, Jan. %. -"Jem" Goode.
the English pugilist. and Charley
Norton, Of this city, fought four
rounds this evening, Queensbury
rules. The fight was declared a draw.
The stakes were $500 a side and gate
money.
PARIS, Jan. &.-The Temps says
the language of the Marquis of TsenR,
the Chinese ambassador, continues
most warlike. China is only await
| ing an attack on Bacninh to make a
formal declaration Of war against
France. The Chinese government
has ordered the viceroys of the diff |
terent provinces to report immedi- |
ately the number of soldiers they can
furnish.
BERLIN, Jan. 23.-The emperor to-
day had q conference with the minis
ter on foreign affairs and the COVER
nor Of Alsace and Lorraine. The |
latter subsequently returned to Stras-
burg. The crown princess of Sax0ny
is dangerously i'll.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-It has been
ascertained from the best official
source that the Burlington has agreed
on its part to maintain rates and it
is understood that further negOtla-
tons are pending between it and the
Union Pacific with a view to settling
some points which would make it
still possible to form q pool on trans
Missouri business. No settlement of
any character has yet been reached
between the western lines; but an
official declaration is made that me-
may, be taken up at any
time and matters in dispute settled. .
SALT LAKE, Jan. 23.-Last night
the Brigham Young academy at q
Utah, was destroyed by fire, c
causing a loss Of $4,000. No insur- =
ance. 1t was a Mormon school with
100 students. No lives were lost, but q
there were numerous narrow escapes. t
The nitro glycerine in the laboratory c
was fortunately removed before the
Ire obtained much Roadway. g
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Northern Pacific Stock.


Nav YORK, Jan: pa sharp rise
kindred stocks on the stock exchanoe
to-day. TIE main cause for the rise
was the purchase on Saturday. by q
syndicate, of (, 1000 shares Of North
ern Pacific preferred, $4,000 shares of
Common and 10000 shares of Oregon
Navigation from the Oregon Trans
continental Company, with the pro-
v1so that they are to be withheld
from the market for q year. This
places the Oregon T~ransconti-
mental Company In an easy financial
condition, and it Is further stated
that syndicate agrees to furnish the
company any sums of money it may
need in future at six per cent. per
annum. Later advices report a moder-
ate reaction.
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It is stated there are rumOrs of
startling disclosures to be made in
Washington by the Democratic
House Committee Of accounts, who
are going through Keifer's admins
tration. There Is no doubt but that
lots of whiskey was consumed and
paid for under the head Of Apolina-
ris water. This was q gross outrage,
Of course, and should be exposed.
But it is the least ameng the many
of which the last Congress was 80
prolific.
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Recent press reports stated that Jay
Gould had met q serious financial loss
"a matter of $lo,ooo,0oo or $2o,O0o,-
coo. Mr.. Gould responded to a friend
who told him of the runner, by show
ing him $37,OOO,OOO in securities.
"And there wasn't q pln-hole in.
them either,' said the gentlemen to
whom they were shown. A man
who has so much collateral by him
ought to have no difficulty in raising
a little cash now and then.
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The world is highly pleased to
learn that Mrs. Astor's last ball
threw Mrs. Vanderbilt's In the shade.
Now Mrs. Vanderbilt will give one
that will eclipse Mrs. Astor's. And
80 the ball game will be played
through the season, and New York
snobdom will be happy.
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England Supporting Egypt.

LONDON, Jan. 29.-The Times, in q
leading article, says that the fact that
Baron Rothschllds has lent the Khe-
dive sl,OOO,0O0 implies his conf
dence that the financiers of England
have taken Egypt in hand and will
see her safely through her troubles.
England cannot retire now without
exposing Egypt to a worse condition
of anarchy than that which prevailed
under Arab Pasha.
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SPAN once ranked among the great
nations. She doesn't now but she
wants to. But spain must first be-
come q great nation, and t. be
q great nation it is necessary to
have industries and civilization in
both OF which she is just q little
''short" at present.
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Resignation OF Secretary Nev.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The resie.
nation Of John G. New, Assistant
secretary Of the treasury, was receiv.
ed here to-day and will be deiivered
70 the president In . day or two.
The Indiana deleeation held q.
meeting this evening and decided tn
y: Linen, ct Indianapolis, to all the
vacancy.
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Free Thinkers Association

Boston, Jan. 28.-The New En-
gland Free Thinkers Convention
has formed an association, with by.
laws demanding that churches shall
not be exempt from taxation, that
the judicial oath be abolished, that
all laws enforcing an observance of
the Sabbath and Christian morality
be repealed, that the Bible be re-
moved from the public schools and
that Government aid be refused
sectarian schools.
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Attorney General Brewster is be-
coming afraid Of MI. Springer. He
has written a letter. SO it is said, to
George Bliss, demanding the evil
dence of q contract with Attorney
General MacVeagh. whereby MI.
Bliss was to receive 500 per day for
his services. He thinks he has
enough to answer for without taking
the responsibility Of other persons
acts.