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Washington Topics.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 Hewitt has
been authorized by the Ways and
Means Committee to report q bill to
prevent the importation of a2ulter.
ated tea. The bill is based upon the
recent recommendation of the Secre-
tarv of the Treasury.
Ex-Marshal Turner, of Alabama,
was before the House committee, in
vestigatiDg the expenditures of the
department of justice, to-day, was
cross-exa1ined by the committee. He
protested against crOss-examinati0n
by the examiners of the department
who we're present and said if he had
them in Alabama he. would have
them all ia the penitentiary. He ex.
hibited two affidavits from persons
who denied having made certain afl.
davits that the examiners held.
Commissioner Loring laid before
the President the report IF the COM
mittee appointed to examine into the
swine industry of the United States.
1t is emphatic in the statement that
there is no condition surrounding the
industry which tends to propagate
disease or render pork Wholesome.
From returns from railroad aud
transportation companies, slaughter
honses, lackeries and shippers con-
frmed by those from the boards of
health, humane societies, and ex-
perts employed by the commission it
appears that the utmost care Is pre-
throughout, that diseased
hogs are never transported except to
rendering establishments,
that diseased hogs are re-
fused transportation, that humane
and sanitary regulations
exist in all stock yards and are en-.
by local inspectors under
penalty of fines. that rigid scrutiny
enjoined at all slaughter houses, |
that the methods of slaughter ana
packing and quality of material used
are regulated by rules of Chamber of
and Trade, and constant
,are is exercised to see that no un-
lealthful means are employed In any
The report states that th-
examination proves our pork fully
'4ual and perhaps superior to that Of
or Germany. No general
exists and the occasional
presence Of trichine is c mparativeiy
'n'mportant. The report is slgned
" George b. Loring, Chairman of
tie Board.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

Mssoulian: The President has
nominated another carpet. Dagger for
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Montana. Seventy-tive
thous md people in the Territory to
make laws for themselves, and a
HoOsier sent out from Indiana to tell
us what we have done. How long,
oh Lord; how long! Mr.. John D.
Coburn Is the man, and while the
new conner may be as tit as Lycurgus,
we shall welcome the day when a
judge shall be selected by the people,
from the people, and for the people,
account of his known fitness for
the place, aud not because he has
some able friend at Washington to
boost him into position.
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in Derry. Mr.. Haight had become
quite helpless from rheumatism, and
| kent in bed while at home. He be-
came so suspicious OF his wife that he
| did not dare to drink his tea. De-
spite this, he continued to live with
her. On the fatal day Mr.. and Mrs.
Haight retired rs usual. About IAN.
the servant heard a pistol shot. She
hurried to their sleeping room and
found Mrs. H light leaning over the
side of the bed looking at a bullet hole
in Haight's temple. She seemed but
little alarmed, and said that he had
committed suicide. She did not de-
sire q physician TO be called. but the
servants summoned DR.. Turner.
Haight remained in a semi-consciOus
state for three or four days. and final
ly died. At his own request he was
removed to the home of his uncle.
He made an ante-mOrtem statement
the same day that he was shot. 1t
was to the effect that both had re-
tired as usual. At 3 a. m. he was
awakened and saw Mrs. Haight COM
ing towards him with a cloth in her
hand. Before he had time to lecOver
himself she produ ed a revolver from
the cloth and fired a bullet into his
brain.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb. 25.-The
iron bridge over Bear Grass Greek on
the Cincinnati Short Line, in the
eastern part of the city, gave away
to-day. falling through just after the
train of cars had passed over. The
accident was caused by the moving !
away of the stone aoutment injured
by the flood Trains will leave at the
Eastern depot till the bridge is re-
buill. The bridge was regarded as one
of the best on the road. was $50 feet
long. 90 feet high. and Is almost a to-
tai wreck. :!
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A Northwest Railroad,

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26 The con.
tractor for building the Sowies and
Rocky Mountain railway states that
the work will be rapidly pushed as
soon as spring opens. The road will
run from Winn-peg north westerly
through Battleford, to a point b.
yond Edmonton, in all about 1850
miles. The company has reen re-
organized and q land grant of 04.OOO
acres per mile has been obtained
from the Government. Bonds Of the
company, amounting to 50. 1000, 600,
have been placed.
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Germany and America

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Speaker
him personally by several of the most
prominent members of the Liberal
party in the German Reischtag, ex-
pressing their high sense Of appreci-
alton of the action taken by the
House Of Representatives as a token
of respect for the memory of the late
Herr Lasker. The letter expresses a
hope that the two nations may de-
velop and continue i'll friendship.
Among other signatures are those of
V. Burson who visited America the
past summer, and Frederick Kapp,
formerly a lawyer in New York,
of the Liberal party.
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The Banking Bill.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-At a
meeting Of the Committee on Bank.
Ing and Currency, Buckner moved to
substitute his bill providing for the
issuance of treasury notes to take the
place OF bank notes, for all bills con-
corning bank circulation, etc., that
had been considered by the Com
mittee. The substitute was rejected
by three to niue. The COMMITTEES
BY a vote Of eight to four authorized
WilKens to report to the House the
MCPHERSON bill as it pas ed the
Senate.
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The Hot Springs Assassination,

LAW oHAAA&S
Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 26 .-The
examination of the assassins was con-
cluded yesterday. Judge Wood COM
united A. Doran, D. v. Pruitt, Jno.
ellison and Harry Loudlng without
bail. Ed Howell was discharged.
Frank Lynn was placed under $37, 500
bond, $50, 900 for murder; his brother,
John Lynn, $1,000 for assault on
Hall, SIS, 200 for assault on Hargrave
and $500 for assault on Craig;
VIM. Lynn, Robert Pruit, And. Lucius
IS. 900 each. The counsel for the
prisoners committed without bail
gave notice that application would
he made to the Supreme Court for a
writ of habeas corpus on s .turday.
The prisoners will be taken to prison
at Little Rock on Wednesday for
safe keeping. The decision meets
with general favor among all classes
of citizens.
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Such little courtesies as the pre-
sentation by Great Britain Of the
steamer Alert to the United States, a
vessel peculiarly we'll fitted for the
proposed Greedy expedition, is worth
more than a hundred diplomatic as
surances of good will from Que coun-
try towards another. Cousin Jack
has q warm place in his heart for
Americans after all that has been
said.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

The second number Of the San Fran.
can devoted to literature and the dis.
cussion of current topics, is at hand.
1t Is a magnificent sheet, typograph-
ieally, almost perfect, and bears the
imprint of ability in Its general
makeup. Published weekly at San
Francisco. Cal.
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Ten thousand copies of the Con-
stitution will be printed. This will
give about every fourth voter a copy.
OF course the Convention. in provid-
ing for this limited number, didn't
mean to insinuate that the other
thirty thousand couldn't read.
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Inc south's Growing Prosperity.
tD6morest's NonthIv.1

Southern orators and newsnanorz
ale dwelling with JUS ifiable pride
upon the growing prosperity of that
section of the Union. In four years
tue twelve southern states have in.
creasad their AS >essable values $40.
'o'oW, an average Of Sleo.l7e .ONl
per year. Arkansas. Florida, Lnuj.
siana and Texas have doubled their
railroad mileage within four YEAR,
while fully 5000. 900. 900 is invested IN
Inc construction of new railroads.
Cotton manufacturing has decreased
~ per cent. in three wears. The
Alabama coal fields have increased
OUTPUT from 10 900 tons in 1872,
! ,zV,O0O tons Ia 1882. In every
department of manufactures and
tt hn the South is vastly better of
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

Ex-senator Chaffee: II don't
banker for any more politics on my
plate, but Senator Hill and his strik-
ers have given it out that I am a po-
litical corpse-and I have therefore
decided to be Hills successor in the
United States Senate If my health
continues gOod.n
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

With its 445th number the Norm
ing Journal of New York counts a
daily circulation of 1O2,574. This
great circulation in a little over one
year from the establishment of the
paper is absolutely unprecedented in
the history of journalism in the
country. The Journal Is one of the
newsiest and spiciest of our exchanges
and deserves the great success which
has accompanied its brief existence.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

The Senate Yesterday confirmed
Frederick G. c. Lord as Collector of
Internal Revenue for the District of
Nevada. VIM. A.. Wharton as Regis
ter of the Land Office at San Fran.
cisco, and Orlando A. Evans at
Reno, Nevada.
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True, IT Important.

& a a., b nnd of timothy contains
oo,nO' 900 seeds. The cockrasch mas
a,ooo teeth. There are 400. 900 mole
rules Ia an ants brain. Dr.. Milton
S'slah Roberts, of Madison avenua.
ss Inc result Of his anatomy OF q
FEATHER, says that it had ? 2,1 4ol
parts. u" - -'i''''
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

The sturdy yeomen of Northhamp-
ton wants no one but Bradlaugh to
represent them in the Commons,
and that obdurate body will have
none Of Bradlaugh. The Commons
has the best of The battle thus far.
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Of M-rov.

TERRE HAurE, Ind, Feb. 28.-Fif-
teen sisters If the St. Francis Lit;l lie
Sisters OF the Poor, are expected here
Tonight to enter the s. Antoine'-
Hospital, founded largely by liberal.
ity. These sisters are from the moth.
er home order at Alpine, W~estphalia,
and came over in the steamer Servia.
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~
SANDS & B0YCE.
The Last Days Of Our Shoe
Sale.

1hes. are what we may term tn -,
last Gays of shoe sale, for on,
stock is being rapidly reduced and
a few days hence 1t Is probable thera
will not be a pair left. We suggest
he present, then, as the time to buy
even for fl ture use, for our prices ara
probably one-haif lower than You
would have to pay elsewhere.
PRICES.
Ladies' pebble goat. buttoned shoes
reduced from 5 800 to SI.75.
Ladies' pebble goat hand-se We'd
shoes reduced from $3.50 to $500.
Ladies' pebble goat hand-sewed
lace polish, reduced from $3.50 to
So 90.
Ladies' calfpolished shoes reduced
from 81. 50 to $l.25.
Ladies' hand-sewed kid buttoned
shoes reduced from $500 to So so.
Ladies' hand sewed French kid
buttoned shoes reduced from $500
to 81 IS.
Children's pebble goat shoes IT.
from 200 to $1.25.
Children's calf solar-tipped shoes
reduced from 81. rs to $1.25.
Youths boxed toe solar tipped
shoes reduced from So. so to So so.
Ladies' buckle Arches reduced
from $1.75 to SIPS.
Ladies', monitors reduced from
81. IS to 1928.
Very respectfully,
SANDS & BoYCE.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

Neil McKaskie, a butcher of
,Winnetka, ILL.,, near Chicago, has
beed arrested for the murder of old
NJ. Wilson and his invalid wife
Feb. Sd. The evidence against him
Is all circumstantial but is said to be
very strong.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27
NIGHT DISPATCHES
The Dynamite Fiends at
Work Again.
Heavy Explosion in a Lon
don Railway Station.
Prospect of Success for the
Fitz John Porter Bill.
A Wrathy Ex-Marshal From
Alabama.
Gov. Murray Provoking the
Saints to Wrath.
MISCELLANEOUS. ETC ETC.
A Murder Traced.

LINCOLN. ILL.,, Feb. 26.-Last
Thursday q detective delivered a
satchel and valise to the turnkey of
the county Jail and the satchel is de-
cIared to be that of the murdered girl,
Cora Burns, while the valise is
said to contain her gossamer and hat.
The authorities now positively assert
they have evidence which will con-
Wet the murderer of the girl.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

The attention of Congress is being
largely taken up in perfecting
measures for the relief of sufferers by
the Ohio river food and by wind
storms in the South and West.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

The Chicago News unfeellngly re-
marks that no sooner had Mr.. Ruth
erford B. Hayes announced that he
was out Of politics than the Ohio
river rose forty feet.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

;nG %ans q Klein are Offering special
Inducements to purchasers of cloth
aag, not and shoes, etc. etu. Sec
al In another column.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-27

California Democrats strongly
favor Tilden for the Presidency in
1884. California Democrts are not
alone in their choice.
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For Rent.
1Cincinnati Enouirer.l

FURNISHED rooms in brick house m
washington street. One upstairs
and one below stairs. For fnrthas
1n1orm"tien call at this Office. 2i7f
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The Butte Daily Miner
1t Is said Mr.. Blaine Is writing
history at the rate of q line q day.

1t Is reported that Salmi Morse,
author of the Passion Play, has end
ed his career by suicide in the East
river, New York.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18

The following anecdote Of the
late Horace Greeley makes its ap-
pearance in print for the first time:
Mr.. Greeley was not blessed with a
wife who attended very assidu-
ously to his personal comfort She
was in i'll health, or otherwise in i'll
condition; and so the buttons we're
of his shirts, there were ribs in the
seams and rents in the fabric.
Visiting = relative in New Hamp-
shire, he attempted one morning to
change his linen, but on looking
into his carpet-bag he found it
sadly dilapidated. Complaining ia
his friend he said: 4 never va {
partial, like the Mormons, to plu-
rality Of wives, but, cuss it, if il
ever becomes fashionable here II
have two."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18
An eDD CoUsrERrEzr.
a Greenhack Aad0 With q Steel

A gentleman who was visiting
this city from the East a few days
ago stated that while in Washing
ton he visited the Treasury De-
partment and there was shown some
Of the curiosities of counterfeit
ing. Thousands of dollars in bad
bills are shown which are only de-
tected by the observance OF curv-
ed line under a letter, or the extra
width of a piece Of scroll work; and
these changes from the original are
SO slight as only to be detected by the
magnifying glass. But the strang-
est work Of all was a counterfeit
$2O bill which seemed in all re-
spects perfect. "That BILL" said
the attendant, was executed en-
tirely with steel pen, and done in
black, green and red ink. There is
not q single line there not done
with a pen. These bills have been
coming to US from various banks
for redemption for the past ten
years, we never heard of bank re-
fusing one yet. They are all the
work of one man, who probably
keeps his secret to himself. They
are by far the best counterfeits
made and only under the glass can
it be shown that these lines are
written, and not printed. The
vignette looks as you see like a per-
feet steel engraving. Now it has
often struck me that the man earns
his money every time he makes a
$40 bill and if he put the same
time and skill on a picture he could
get 800 for it. Perhaps he likes
the novelty of it.
There are five of these bills ex-
hibited at the Treasury Depart
ment and they look just alike.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18
Political Notes.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Her
AIDS Washington special says: There
is a report among some OF Butler s
friends that he no longer expects
the Democratic nomination at Chi
cago, but he will go to the conven-
ton prepared to give his support to
that candidate who will agree, in
case of his election, to give him
(Butler) chief control of the New
England patronage, and particularly
that Of Massachusetts,.
New YORK, June 17.-Being in
terviewed, Parson Newman said
yesterday: As to the charge that
Gen. Grant created the Office of
Inspector of Consulates expressly
for me and gave me salary OF $lO,-
600 year, | wish to say that two
gentlemen occupied the position
before l did. and my salary was
only $1,000. Mrs. Newman was not
appointed my Secretary at salary
of $500. I had no secretary at all.
Nv total expenses for travelling
around the world for one year and
a half were $1,000. Iwrote elabor-
ate reports and I believe, saved the
Government thousands of dollars.
New York, June 17.-Stoneman
and Rosecrans are being pressed
for the Vice-Presidency by cores
pondents in the World"
BosroN, June H.-Logan and
family left here for Augusta this
morning.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18
A Large Claim.

New YORK, June 17.-Specials
from Charleston, S. c., say: Steps
are being taken by German claim
ants to test the title to an immense
body of land in Oconee county. $.
c. The parties claim to own the
disputed territory by right of origi-
nal grants dating back to 1890. A
representative of the claimants, &C
companied by active counsel, is now
running through the court records
of Oconee, Pickens and Anderson
counties, in which are included the
records of the old Pendleton dis
trict, in which the lands are partly
situated. The original grant covers
one of the most fertile farming re-
gions of the State.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18
Beautiful Arm.

At the depot yesterday, while the
train was stopping, several ladies
we're gazing intently at the car
which the Jersey Lily occupied,
wishing to catch glimpse Of the
fair lady. Presently the maid, at
tendant on her highness, closed a
curtain of a window, and exposed
an arm, when one of the ladies ex-
claimed in rapturous tone, What
a beautiful arm the Lily has.-Sil-
yer State.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18
THE WET WEATHER.
For Onee I'm Her History Ne
yada has Enough Water.

vada has Enough Water.
The people in all parts of the
State are complaining Of the wealth
er. They have had a surfeit Of
rain, and while the heavy showers
which have fallen almost during
the Spring are renewing the ranges
and assuring plenty Of feed for
stock, fears are beginning to be en-
tertained that there will be a scanty
hay crop in the natural meadows
along the streams. Thousands OF
hay land. along the main Hum
boldt and its tributaries are sub
merged and there is no hope Of cut
ting hay on lands that are now
flooded before August. The quail
ity of the crop, too, on these lands
will be much inferior to that of or
binary seasons. as blue-joint and
red-top grasses give way in wet
seasons to what stock-men call wa
ter-grass, which cattle dislike and
which is much less nutritious than
either of the other varieties men-
toned. The alfalfa fields Of Big
Meadows are luxuriant, but the
continuous storms interfere with
hay-making, and unless there is a
change for the better, much of the
alfalfa, which has to be moved at
this season, will spoil.
The grain-felds in Paradise Val
ley and Big Meadows are looking
well, but, as farmers had made ar
rangements for irrigating, many OF
them would be better satisfied il
less water fell from the clouds,
Everybody seems to think that
there has been rain enough; and
for once in the history Of Nevada
people are beginning to complain
of too much water.-Silver State.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18
Like BIG Nose.

John Sweeney, who went Arkan-
sas some weeks ago for his health.
writes to Gilhooley that on reach
ing the springs he was struck by
dropsy and in a few days swelled
up until he looked for all the world
like Big Nose. He has gotten
over. the worst, however, and in q
few weeks his physicians say that
he will be as we'll as ever.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18
RArsOn Newman.

NEW YORK, June l6th.-Mrs. q.
S. Grant, and Ex-Governor and Mrs.
Stanford, of California, listened to
Newman yesterday morning. In
the evening the parson bade his
congregation good-by for four
months. He will go to Kansas to
lecture, and the big church will be
shut up until he comes back. When
he returns legal proceedings to get
him out of the pulpit will be re-
sumed in the Superior Court.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18

There was rumor yesterday that
Bodie Con. would declare two divi-
dends before the first Of next month
each Of 50 cents. Yesterday the
mine shipped $l6,800 to San Fran
cisco and there is a whisper that
the ore instead Of being low grade
is very rich. A man was in the
city a few days ago from Bodie who
showed ore worth $1,000 ton
The mine has now about $85, 600 in
the treasury.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18
Revolution on the
Isthmus-Tho Nicaragua
SHhNme.

Threatened Revelation ON the
Isthmus-The Nicaragua
scheme.
PANAMA, June 17.-Night before
last an attempt was made to kidnap
President Cervara by the Gen.
Rinz faction. 1t miscarried, as the
President learning Of it, slept
in the !, military barracks. Great
uncertainty prevails. The various
political parties are very bitter. In
the event of q revolution there is
not an American man-of-war which
will protect American interests.
England only wants an opportunity
to Interfere and already has
threatened to do so by her repre-
sentatives to-day. There are fully
10000 Jamaicans and British sub
iects on the isthmus who would
suffer in the event of revolution.
England says she will protect them.
Capt. Philips, the American min
lister to Peru, has just landed, hav-
ing been visiting Nicaragua canal.
He returns to New York to-day.
He is hopeful of that scheme. 1t
is generally understood a great
many United States naval officers
are interested in it directly and in
I:roo<1v
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-06-18

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