The semi-weekly miner., 1884-04-23


GEO. w. NEwK1RK,
secretary.
1t begins to look as though Blaine
would "get there" What vast OF
labor there has been in Butte!
Mr.. Blaine Is out of politics and
will keep out of politics, shrieks the
Arthur organs, but from recent pres
reports he is not out of votes by a
long shot.
Mr.. Logan Is not getting a good
send off in Chicago. Two or three
Congressional districts in that city
have elected delegates who will ep-
pose his nomination from the start.
Senator John Logan is a dead cock
in the pit.
Talk about Civil Service when
everybody knows that.a change of ad-
ministration means q change OF 1OO,-
600 office holders from Secretary of
State down to letter-carrier. There
are some people disposed to be hum
bugged even when they know it.
All the fishermen in the United
States are for Arthur. Ex>Gov. Lud-
ington of Wisconsin has just been to
the White House to assure the Presi-
dent of their support. This shows that
fishermen as a class have been great
ly maligned, as all the lying just now
is done by the Blaine men.
The decision of the supreme court
of the United States holding life in
surance policy valid, even though the
holder thereof was tainted with dis
ease, 80 long as he was not aware of
the fact and did not conceal it with
fraudulent intent, is one of consider
able interest to life insurance policy
holders everywhere.
The Indiana Democratic Associs-
ton of Washington City formally
announces Joseph Mcdonald of In
diana, as candidate for the Presi.
dency. By taking either Tilden,
Thurman, Mcdonald or one of the
two or three others mentioned in
connection with the Office the Demo-
cratic National Convention cannot
possibly make mistake.
As was to be expected General
Butler is about to join the ranks of
authorship ana write book. The
Generals book will be confined to a
recital Of "reminiscences, probably
after the style of Forney's reminis
cences of public men. The book
will find a ready sale for anything
from Ben Butler in the shape of a
book would be read bv every one.
World 18th inst: In the House
yesterday the resolution exonerat-
ing Correspondent Boynton from the
charges made against him by ex
Speaker Keifer was unanimously
adopted. Not a voice was raised in
behalf of Keifer. 1t Is hard to imag-
inc a public man crowded into a
smaller corner than that at present
occupied by the ex-Speaker, but it
may be truthfully said that be has
been gradually dwindling away for
two years, and he will find no diff
Guilty in adjusting himself to his linn
tied space.
1t is said that Lieutenant Emory,
who is to command the Thetis, of the
Greedy relief expedition, has a rich
young wife, who offers him 100000
II he will stay at home. Captain.
Howgate, who originated the plan of
the polar expedition, long before Cen
eral Hazen ever thought of being
chief of the signal service, required
no such inducement to stay at home
Had it been left to the judgment Of
General Hazen there would he no
need now for Lieutenant Emory to
vacillste between love aud fame.
Collector Robertson, of New York,
who holds the Office from which
Chester A. Arthur was removed five |
years ago for alleged meddling in pol
itics, has been elected district dele |
gate to the Chicago convention. His
mate is Mr.. Hustled of "step |
ladder" notoriety. What has become
of civil service reform? What is the
use of prohibiting department clerk
from subscribing dollar to the cam
paign fund OF his party when the
great officials are left free to run the
machine to suit themselves?
st. Louis Globe Democrat: The
Blaine literary bureau has resurrected
and started again on its travels a let~
Ter written by Mr.. Blaine eight years
lgo defining his religious belief. We
have carefully studied this document
and have come to the following con.
clusions: l. That Mr.. Blaine's pa.
ternal ancestors'were Presbyterians.
J. That Mr.. Blaine's maternal ances.
;ors were Catholics. 8. That Mr..
Blaine's aunts were Methodists. 4.
That Mr.. Blaine's uncles were Bap.
lists. S. That Mr.. Blaine was born
N Episcopalian. 8. That Mr.. Blaine
vas baptized q Unitarian. 7. That
dr. Blaine was raised Lutheran.
!. That Mr.. Blaine is opposed to the
Of religious tests in po-
itical discussions.