The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-05
The Semi Weekly Miner

The Semi Weekly Miner
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It il said Ben Butler Is nursing his
Presidential boom with q bottle.
The child will die before the apple
blossoms come.
If press dispatches may be relied
upon, "9entleman George" does not
lead in the Ohio Senatorial race.
Payne has the inside track.
Ex-senator Christiancy says he IL
done with politics. There are a large
number Of Republican politicians
who will say the same q year hence
1t the cut in steerage rates Of trans.
Atlantic steamers be maintained dur
Ing the coming spring and summer
the population Of the United States
will receive immense accessions
from Europe.
Cremation is said to be one of the
burning questions of the day in
densely populated sections of the
country. The disciples of DR..
lie Moyne are fast increasing In
numbers.
An exchange enquiries: "Shall
Jews marry Christians ?" Well, we
don't see that it. Is any ones business
whether they do or not. If the Jews
a stand it the Christians have no
reason to complain.
Among President Arthur's holiday
presents were six gold and silver
handled umbrellas. The donors
evidently think that Arthur will
take q walk when his term of Office
expires.
A Baltimore paper says that in the
fight between Sara Bernhard and
Mile. Colombier, in which the latter
was badly horsewhipped, it must
have been difficult to tell which was
Sara and which was the horsewhip.
It is expected the remains Of Lieut..
De Long and comrades will reach
New York by the first Of February.
Lieut.. Harbor, having them in
charge. ~telegraphed to Minister Hunt
ct st. Petersburg that he will be at
that place the 18th inst.
= It is said Senator Sabin is possessed
of q mania for boots. He has no less
than tw~enty-eight pairs in his room.
Impecunious place hunters who ap-
proach the Senator with the view to
seek his influence in their behalf
should make note of the fact that
some of them are copper-toed.
Toronto, Canada, is the scene of
another railroad accident, in which
the lives Ct several passengers We're
sacrificed to the criminal negligence
of some official connected with the
line. The frequent recurrence Of
these frightful catastrephes shows
there is something radically wrong
In the management of passenger
travel which calls for the enactment
Of stringent laws to regulate it.
It is now stated that Ell Mahdi, the
False Prophet, who has been reported
As being deserted by his followers, is
now gaining ground and that the. re.
volt ne inaugurated is speeding to-
wards the Mediterranean. When
the English government took it up
itself to regulate the internal az
fairs of Egypt, it could havehad but a
faint conception of the responsibility
1t assumed. Peace will be q stranger
In Egypt for years to come.
The good Queen of England has
produced a new book which a few
persons only are allowed
to read. The Queen doubtless writes
merely for her own diversion, with.
out exerting herself to issue a work
remarkable for its literary merit and
her good sense in combining its circu-
alton to q few indulgent friends is
commended. If her example
were followed by a few of our Ameri-
can book makers a suffering public
rise up and call her blessed.
The press of the country has fairly
ridiculed Minister Lowell out Of the
of st. Andrews Universi-
". The reason he gives for his resig-
nation will not pass. If the discharge
If the duties of the rectorship inter-
|ered with his position as Minister of
tho United States, he knew it as well
1t the time of his election as he
knows it. Tosuppose otherwise
to suppose Mr.. Lowell is . fool as
vel. as q very ambitious snob. Now
f he would resign and come home he
furnish the American peoples
real cause for congratulation.
1t is hardly possible the Demo
cratic House of Representatives can
make q mistake in its legislation this
In addition to the expert
ence which q large number of its
members have gained through sev-
eral terms of service in that body it
aas the advice of every Republican
ournal in the country to aid it in its
deliberations. The same journals
have also taken it upon themselves
nominate Democratic candidates
or President and Vice-P President,
;hus relieving the Democracy of the
of q heavy load of response
Dility when it assemblies in National
next summer. All this
really kind of our Republican
but it is extremely question