The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-26
Local News

Bar silver was quoted aC lust IN
the New York market yesterday.
A gentleman in Butte who pawned
his watch to raise $40 to bet on
Blaine has played himself within $50
of even by cursing st. John.
Parties desiring fine turkeys, chick
ems, ETC., for their Thanksgiving d1n-
ner should call upon Mr.. Il. M. An
derson, 4lO Main street. See his ad.
in another column.
A rumor was current on the streets
Yesterday that one of the girls had
shot herself with suicidal intent.
Investigation proved that the report
was without foundation.
Prof. Donaldson the hero of the SAN
culinary encounter Sunday evening,
left the city Monday without making
q match. We understand he will
return and take up his residence in
the city.
A couple of the denizens of China
town are to have q relocating match
THANKSGIVING day at a laundry On
lower Main street. Pekin chop-sticks
and Canton rice will prevail. The
contest is for $25 a side.
Last evening q span of horses at
tached to an express wagon made
things lively on Main street for a few
minutes, A collision with another
express wagon stopped them in their
headlong flight. No damage re-
suited.
The a of Robert Mundy and
John Hodges, who were arrested for
assaulting Martin BrOderick, was
heard by Judge Wilcox last evening
and the defendants discharged, there
being no evidence to hold them on
the charge preferred, that of assault
with attempt to kill.
It has been decided in the courts
that if a partner of a dissolved firm
neelects to give notice through the
newspapers of a dissolution of part
nership, he is equally liable with his
partner for all debts contracted after
dissolution. This is something worth
| remembering.
The most notable phrase popular
lied by the late "unpleasantness' Is
| to "paint the town red," an express
| sion that was occasionally heard
| before. but which has leaped into .
sudden popularity since the eiection
| of Cleveland and Hendricks. 1t was
u happy metaphor that came floating
| down the current of everyday speech
just at the right time to be seized and
! made useful
Last evening while q party OF foul
were engaged in singing in a beer
| cellar on Main street, a couple OF
men entered and made a protest
against them thus enjoying them
selves. The singers paid no atten'
ton tn them but kept on, and the
two men started in and in q sh0rl
time mad the singers laid out in diff
ferent corners. They then made
their escape. Their names are
known to the police.
At the head of French Gulch
Messrs. Newcomb and Glover, WIN
have been prospecting in that vlcln:
ity for some time, recently uncovered
what appears to be the starter 1or I
good~paying mine. A depth OF only
fifteen feet has been attained, Wnlcf
shows the lead to be fourteen rec
wide with no hanging wall in sight
No test of the ore has yet been made
but tits believed to g. high up II
copper and silver. The owners hav'
laid in q supply of pro visions ant
will work the claim all winter.
MI. J. D. Thomas received Per ex
press last evening ten uniforms
exact patterns of those worn by tn
New York 7th infantry band
These uniforms were ordered an.
purchased by MI. Thomas and wi!
he presented by him to the Amphi
theatre band. The uniforms ar
made of a greyish cloth, beautiful;
and tastifElly bound and trimmed
The hats accompanying them are Q
the same color surmounted VIII
plumes in which grey predomlnates
With their new uniforms the ban'
will present a most attractive ap