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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-29
AN AMUSEMENT ALEXAN.
DER.
w. w. Cole. the Great Show
man, Proposes to Have
the Biggest Show
IN the World.

Special to the MINER.
New YORK, March 2S.-The ad-
vance manager Of w. w. Coles
Colossal Shows, Nj. Louis E Cooke
leave, Tonight for st. Louis, te
arrange for the opening perfor
mances of that great exhibition in
that city, Monday, April 2lst. Mr.
Cooke has charge Of the New York
branch Of Coles winter quarters fol
his monster circus and menagerie,
the western department of which is
located In st. Louis. From infor.
nation given it is learned that Cole
will, undoubtedly, present the larg-
est and most interesting circus in the
world. AS many a. sixty-five acts
will be given at every performance
Three rings and an elevated stage
are required and used.
Special cablegrams from foreign
agents announce that "Chang
Pouk," the sacred white elephant,
purchased for Mr.. Cole, has already
left British Bu!mah, and is now en-
route to America. The cost of this
wonderful beast. all told, including
bribes, fees and transportation.
amounts to over 500 600. Among
other foreign novelties to be pre-
sented Is a troupe of genuine Bedouin
Arabs, whose performances are mar
vels of athletic excellence. A
"Human Fly" or lady ceiling
walker. is another addition. At
least 100000 has been expended
during the winter In obtain
ing new features and re-1tting
this great show. Nearly every race
Of people, civilized and uncivilized,
will be represented. AS many as IA
bareback, running horses will be
seen Ia the ring at one time. An
elephant that reads. wrestling camels,
and a white hippopotamus are among
the many animal curiosities. while
the mastodonic elephant,
will tower above anything yet born
of brutes. Owing to the extraordin-
ary magnitude Of this enormous
show, performances will be given in
the Menagerie tents as we'll as the
se veral rings. 1t is stated that the
entire exhibition will visit Califor-
mia. Oregon. and the Western Terri
during the pr sent season,
and in all probability a second tour
around the world will be made via
San Francisco, New Zealand, Aus
British India and the Euro
Lean continent.
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The City Courts.

John McCarty, who was arrested
lor larceny a day " two ago. gave
n"nd, for his appearance before Judg'
fench'a C'urC yesterday. Bu
Sohn altered tbs mind and skipped
Nnoae is loser, however, hut ster"
JuStlce, a. John put up his own
money for his appearance.
"a c'untry.n ~ OF the i'm norta
n,s'uth vi dated y city ordinance
Ia " fn d the usual am ,uut AL d
w Yesterday, iu default Of the pay.
ias.ut : wnicn he Is now lanGul sh'
AaS In the city bsstiIs.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-29

MI. C. NJ. Palmer, auctioneer, will
sell !. large lot of furniture, carpets,
crockery, glassware, beds, bedding
and general merchandise to day to
the highest bidder. The sale will
commence at IL a. m next door &c
the Pacific Express Office. Bargains
may be had by those wishing to pur>
chase goods In the line named.
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with a reception which in all proba-
biiity will satisfy his countrymen
that the mines wont pay. John Chi
naman got Into the California mines.
into many other mines, but he must
not think of attempting a visit to
those of Northern Idaho. If he in
sists on coming, however, let him
bring a roast hog, plenty of firecrack-
ers and colored paper. and all the
essentials of a first~class Chinese fu-
neral. He needn't bother about bring
ing the corpse, it will be in readiness.
Ia! ia! John"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-29
Broke jail.
Special to the MINER

Special to the MINER
MIssOULA, March ~.
The prisoners I n the. county Jail
made a successful escape yesterday
afternoon. Martin FItschen and
John Beck, the Butte highwaymen
who robbed III .milton's store on
Montana street and were captured
after r0bbing q store In SteveusvsIle,
were among the ESCAPES. Ralph
A%rtingstall and James Bailey, two
Missouia toughs. are with them. The
escape was effected 10y digging
through the stone wall with q stove
poker. Officers are out in every d.
rection, but n 0 clue has yet Teen OBJ
tanned to their Whereabouts. B.
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W. are placed under obligations to
the Russell Publishing Company, of
Boston, for the April number Of "Our
Little Ones" This Incompatible
monthly should be q regular visitor
to every houaehold in the country
where little ones gladden. the hearth
stone.
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CGUR D'ALBNE NOTES.
Cleaned from tho Coeur d'Aiene
"Nu0Ret."

Eagle City is going to have
theatre.
The lowest the mercury reached at
Eagle City during the winter was
twenty-five degrees below Zero.
Two babies were taken yer the
Trout Greek trail. One was hauled
on a toboggan and the other carried
in its fathers arms.
A dance house is In full blast on
Eagle street.
MI. George Hurst and, other San
Francisco capitalists have q represent
tative in the mines, looking for in
vestments.
1t is nothing unusual for two or
three hundred men to arrive in
Eagle City In a day.
The streams in the Ceur d'Alenes
are filled with trout in the spring.
Silver coin commands a premium
of from ten to fifteen per cent. An
enterprising man has gone out to
bring in two or three toboggan loads
OF small change.
The city is peaceful, quiet and Or
derby. There has not been q serious
affray since it was settled.
There is a Butte City in the mines.
A block has been located for a court
house and a school house in the new
mines.
A three-story hotel will be built at
Eagle City.
A business house costing $1,000
rents for $500. Another one with
double glass doors brings $500 a
month-rent paid in advance
Eagle City is 2 300 feet above the
sea level. The width of Pritchard
gulch is 400 to 800 feet, the fall is
about two inches to the rod.
Nuggets the size of bullets have
been brcug It down from Raven.
A single box of apples were
brought into camp and sold readily
at three for half a dollar.
The po> tofffce at Eagle City is dssig-
mated rs Eagle. Correspondents take
notice.
Two cent postage stamps have sold
as high as twenty Cents each. Moral.
Take you stamps along.
A news depot is established at
Eagle.
The largest nugget yet found in the
mines weighs $40. Several have
been found weighing from SIS to $50.
Keno" has found its way into
Eagle City.
Dogs are used in hauling goods into
the mines.
The bar receipts for Is days at one
saloon amounted to "a, $50
Galena, silver and copper ore have
been recently discovered near Eagle
City.
Heavily laden pack trains are ar
irving almost daily at Eagle.
The Ceur d'Alene Nugget wants
a daily mail. 1t says 1t al put up
with poorly cooked food, bad whis-
key. dead beats and rough trails, but
it can't stand it to pay SO cents for q
letter OF q paper.
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Both the Amphilheatre and the
Pavilion were crowded last evening
with highly pleased spectators. Al
the
PAVILION
the children were out In full force,
the grea'er portion Of them being on
the. floor en- mdsQue contnding for
the fine prizes offered by the man.
agemAnt. The costumes worn were
as varied as they were unique and
costly, the whole presenting to the
spectator an ever changing, ever
shifting kaleidoscope p~anaron,a
beautiful in the ex IRENE and fascin
aliug to the eye. The judges were
Msdames Chauvin, EgLeIt and
ReDshaw.
The first prize, a stem winding
watch for the best sustain ed male
Character was awarded to Master J.
Nadeau.
The first prize, a toilet set for the
BEST sustained female character. was
award. d to Miss Agnes McAullf.
The second Prize, for the hest sus-
tanned characters by couples "a stem
winding watch for the boy, and a
morocco hand satchel for the girl,
We're passed to Henry Cohn and
Emn,a Tronley.
The third prize for the most COM
ical cbaracler-rubber comb, brush
and case, was given to Miss Lizzie
Tromley.
Tie 4th priz,, for the handsomest
costume male Or femAle-Oid gold
plush album, was awarded to Johnnie
Moves.
The 5th prize was placed In the
han Is of the judges to he given to
the one whom they thought deserved
1t. Tommy Noyes received 1t. AT
the
AMPHITHEATRE
the balloon race and the foot b II
games were the principal attractions.
The former came OFT first aud WA
Won by O'DnnnelI. But it was In
the latter contest where the fun came
In. The game can lie described, but
the kicking, the falling down, and
the antics of the earnest skaters can't.
The game-best two in three
lasted nearly an hour q
Wa finally won by the Amphltht-
atre cub, led by CAPTAIN hugh
Wright. 1t was holly aid ably con-
tested by both sides, the Amphithea'
ters winning the third and deciding
game by a "~scratch," but scratches
count in football games rs they do In
others 1t was hard work for the
boys, but there Was u bushel of fu"
In 1t Tor the spectators. They beat
racing in interest to the lookers-o".
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A Good Haul.

ST. JOHN, N. F., March 2s.-This
evening tue steamer Aurora arrived
from Icetirid with $500 prime seals,
worth 81. 1000, all taken in five days.
The voyage only lasted Is days.
Other sealers were equally successful.
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NEGOTIATIONS PanHinU-

LONDON, Malch 2S.-The Man
chester GudrGian asserts that lego
tiations are pending between Eng
land and America with q view Of
adding to the extradition treaty u
clause which shall cover the authors
of dynamite OutrageS.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-29
Divorce In High Life.

LONDON, March %. The Jury has
rendeied a verdict i'll favor of Lady
Collin Campbell in the suit against
Lord Campbell, her u,band, for
divorce. He is the youngest son OF
the Duke Of Argyle.
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Local News,

Couuty wal euucel f5U,VoV curing
the fiscal year ended March LIST inst.
"a .rryowen" wa played to a thin
house last evening. my Awful
Dad" will probably draw a good
| house tonight.
! Pinkham Is rushing his new build
ing to completion as fast as possible,
and Pinkham's business is rushing
him.
The improvement now completed
In front of the Grand Central will he
appreciated by all West Broadway
pedestrians.
The many friends Of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Henry Walton will be pleased to
learn that their little child, who has
been at deaths door for q long time,
is now rapidly recovering.
The mint" is being refitted and
renovated throughout and when the
decorators complete their work it
will be one of the neatest and most
attractive sample room in Montana.
The Republicans of Helena nomi-
mated Mr.. Joha B. Wilson as ca ndi-
date for mayor, vice II. NJ. Parchen,
declined. The MINER extends its
sympathies to Mr.. Wilson.
The MINER is under obligations to
Mr.. J. A. Venable for copies Of the
Ceur d'Alens Nugget. The paper
teens with booming ste ries about
the new camp. but it won't pay to
get excited over them. The Nugget
is there to boom the place and is d.
ing it. in coed shape.
The total expense of Lewis and
Clarke county for the year ended
March l. 1884, was. in round mum
bers. $4,000, while the expense of
running the city government Of
Helena for the same time was $43,-
600. NJ wonder the people of Helena
are kicking against Republican rule.
1t is reported that 10 of the 30 SUBJ
scribers to the Inter Mountain nave
died from the effects Of reading that
poetic" appeal to Arthur not to
sign the Fitz John Porter bill, which
appeared in that lang"ishing sheet
evening before last. The other IA are
not expected to live.
Helena has inaugurated basket o
cables. Each young lady preparesa
lunch for two, which Is taken in a
basket to the sociable. The young
men purchase the lunches without
knowing who prepared the .edib:es.
Each gentleman then partakes Of the
lunch in company with the young
lady who prepared it. The fun
comes in in paying for the lunches
and in eating them with the cooks.
Mr.. John Caplice & Co. have just
received a new and complete line OF
new spring goods, to which they call
the attention of the public in this
MINER. The enviable
reputation which this firm ha- justly
earned for carrying none but first
class goods and for fair dealing with
customers Il sufficient guarantee that
the purchasing public will not be
disappointed in the character Of the
goods advertised.
The missing link, wanted to estab-
lish the Darwinian theory Of the cre-
alton of man, is found in the wife
All the difference between
the wifi -beater and the brute is, one
can talk and the other cannot. Take
away the p 'wer Of speech from the
and the link is apparent.
Phere Is more truth IN this PROPOSE
lion than the dret glance reveals.
And there is still greater force ia the
fact that unless wife-beatipg ceases
IN this city semshody viii set hurt.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WAsH1NGror, March q. Miller
Of California caller up and the Senate
passed the bill authofizing The Secre
taty of the Navy 10 lssue q procla-
nation offering a reward Of $500
to private parties who shall discover,
rescue or satisfactorily ascertain the
fate of the Greeley expedition.
The President approved the joint
resolution for the relief Of sufferers
from the overflow Of the Mississippi
river.
Tue Senate passed the bill intro
duced by DoIph. amending the Re
vised Statutes so as to authorize
vessels to unload coal, salt, railroad
iron and other like articles in bulk
under the superintendent Of Gus
toms officers, at the expense of
parties interested, at a place to be
designated by the Secretary Of the
Treasurer. Delfsh explained the
permission accorded by the bill had
tecnnle a ece ity to commerce in
Portland. Oregon, San Francisco and
other cities.
The Senate then took up the educa-
ton bill aud Lamar spoke In favor Of
its passage and against the proposed
amendment.
HOUSE.
Anderson introduced q concurrent
restitution for the final adjournment
of Congress at II o'clock the 81 OF
June, 1884. Referred 20 The Ways
anu Means Committee.
After the transaction Of some n
important miscellaneous bushes the
House proceeded TO the consideration
Of the private calendar.
The House went into a Committee
Of the Whole, Cox in the chair, on
the private calendar. Two hours
were consumed in the discussion of a
Till for the relief of certain soldiers
of the late war from the charge of
desertion, and finally laid over. Tie
con. mittee rose, and the house passed
several bill..
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Failure.

New YORK, March %. Thos. L.
Armitage. tea broker, notified the I'm.
porters and GrOcers' Exchange Of
his inability to meet further calls for
margins.
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GEEA TUKOUGH lin
ASK . TICKETS

OF America. aud finest equipped railroad 10
the world for al classes Of travel.
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The Kinks.

Both the Amphi,heatre and the
Pavilion were crowded last evening
with highly pleased spectators. AT
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CHLGAGD.
PEORIA,
AND ST. LOU is.

The only ltoe running through Pullman Sleep
ing cars bttW :en he above banned points every
day IL the year. It is the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-05
Banker and Money Gone.

A Hornellsvile On. W telegram says:
George Sheldon, OF the firm OF Sheldon q
Co. bank ers. OF Sherman, Cbatauqua
county, has left here for parts unknown,
with $4,000 of the banks money, and the
institution has been closed. The bank had
been in business for long time, and.
until recently, was considered thor
oughly sound institution. The semi
member of the firm, Henry Sheldon.
has been incapacitated by ill health
from giving his attention to business for
four wears past, and his son George has had
entire charge OF affairs. His style OF living
and management Of the business gradually
weakened confidence in the bank, but 1t
was not believed to be in so bad condi-
ton. George Sheldon, it is found, has
squandered all the money OF the concern,
and completed his work by taking the
aforementioned amount and fleeing.
He went away last wednesday ostensi-
bly, to visit another place on bust
ness. He did not return, and then 1t
was discovered that there was not dollar
In the bank. The day he went away he was
handed large sum OF money bya personal
friend, who told him that he desired to de-
posit it in the bank IL the bank was all
right. and asked Sheldon to tell him son
bonoro il such was the case. Sheldon re-
piled that the institution was as sound as
could be, and took the money with him.
He also took the note OF customer for
$12O and had it discounted at Maysvllle.
and pocketed the proceeds. The bank is
closed, and the angry depositors have
nailed the following card on the door:
.sIf George Sheldon comes back we will
shoot him dead"
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TIE WEATHER YESTERDAY was clear and
warm.
THERMOMETER YESTERDAY: 8 A. NJ, So;
Q A. NJ, 70; noon, 50; p. NJ, 81; 9
p. NJ. So; midnight, so.
Mean temperature, so 4-6.


An Auburn telegram OF the Sd says :
Al locking.,p time in prison last night
George Lent alias Lake, a convict noted
for many attempted escapes, was found
missing. Lent works in the plate-shop,
but his cell Is with those allotted TO the
foundry gang. At quitting hour he
marches 10 certain point with one
gang and waits there for another. Not
being found there last night search was in
stituted, and fifteen minutes afterward
Major Boyle, principal keeper, discovered
him slowed away In q space between the
ton of the closet and the roof OF the plate
shop. He was amply provisioned Tor four
days, and could on pinch have held out
week. His supplies consisted OF bread.
meat, crackers, cheese, and water. lie had
a Jimmy, but no other tools. His plan was,
undoubtedly, to remain in his biding-place
until the search within the enclosure had
been abandoned and the extra guards with
drawn. then to procure suit OF citizen's
clothes and scale the walls.
Lept's prison history would fill large
volume. His present term began July,
1873. when he was sentenced, In Kings
county, TO twenty years Imprisonment Ior
robbery. He had not been here long
when be was found in possession OF rope
ladder 42 feet long. with which ne intend
ed 10 scale the walls. His next exploit
was with q noted sewer gang, who dug
tunnel from their shop to Wall street,
and crawled out one afternoon in July,
1880, Only TO ind a detail OF Off
GERS, with Joe Coburn, pugilist, waiting
to receive them. 1t was thought at the
time that Joe had "peached" on the
gang. but this proved not to have
been the case. The convict who did give
the information was rewarded with par
don. One Sunday afternoon in 1881 Lent
and a prisoner named Mccarthy sprung
their cell-door levers with jack made BY
Mccarthy and unlocked two other cells
with a false key. They were at work on
the window gratings of the corridor when
surprised by the guard. On the night OF
Saturday, July Is, 1882, Lent and Ed
ward Andrews, Iong-term convict from
Syracuse, hid away in much the same man
ner as Lent did last night. They were
not found until noon next day.
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Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
SI3 Hull street, Manchester, Va.

TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE OF A
4 NICE FARM IN ClIESTERFIE1.DC 0UN-
TX "a, CONTAINING CO.! 4i23 ACRES aGlI S,9 OF
THEREON, AND USUAL 0UT:HousEs.-By
virtue OF deed OF trust from ID. u. Porter TO the
undersigned, duly recorded, will sell by auction,
In front OF Chesterfield county court-house, ON
MONDAY, JUNE o, 1884,
at O'Clock r. M., the above FARM, known as
"BRANDER's," containing 4l2 ACRES more or
less. near Second Branch church In SAID county
and adj0ins the lands Of Samuel Taylor, the Rich
mond and Petersburg railroad, and others. The
land Is or coed quality, and b well wooded and
watered. and offers 10 capitalists opportunity for
profitable investment.
TERMs: Cash As TO so much OF the proceeds rs
may be necessary 10 defray the expenses or exc
cutting trust expenses OF sale. and 10 discharge
the amount OF money then payable upon the note
secured by this deed, being 9f,6o0 with interest
thereon from the 9th day OF June. 1882, and the
residue upon such terms ~ the executor OF said
d. r. Porter shall direct. IN case OF his failure
70 give such directions, upcnsuch terms ~ the trus
tee may think nc.
JANIS NJ. GREGORY. Trustee.
sAU so$ = sAl~s.so.ss .AAss.ssesxss mi ~
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III3 MAIN Street,
THAT MOST ATTRACTIVE, vALU-
ABLE, AND
wELL-LooAvED PROPERTY,
THE LATE RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM T.
KING. DECEASED,
AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF
GRACE AND TwENTY-EIGHTH STREETS,
FOR SALE BY AUCTION.

BY request Of the executor and heirs Of the late
William n. King we shall sell by public auction
on The premises, on
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1884,
at o'clock p. NJ, the HANDSOME RESIDENCE
AND GROUNDS located rs above, having front
OF 1874 feet on Grace etreet, and depth OF 100
feet on Twenty eighth street TO sn alley 20 feet
wide; most substantial, commodious, and we'll
arranged BRICK DWELLING, containing eleven
rooms, In thorough repair, with the n odern con-
vepiences-hot water. bath, excellent Latrobe
well ON the LOT; neat and substantial brick sta
BILE. with servants rooms attached.
The grounds are well SET with very handsome
sh,detrces, choice shrubbery, rare flowers, and an
cherries, piums, nectarines, currants, damsons,
&c; all of superior quality.
The property, while most attractive In Its en-
tirety. will be sold either as whole or subdiyided
as may be deemed best at the time OF sale; plat
OF subdivision 70 be exhibited at the SALE.
The well-known beauty OF situation and desira.
BILE character OF this property; the time. skill, and
expense which have been so literally bestowed
upon y, and It's SUSCEPTIBILITY 70 Advantageous
tiful building lots-enttle II to special considera-
tlon, aud should command for this sale the attcn-
ton OF all parties who desire to purchase.
We desire TO call attention TO the fact that In
this beautiful section of city. and In the inn
mediate vicinity OF this properly. many new and
attractive buildings are now IN course OF erection
and many more are contemplated, showing the
return TO better appreciation of the fact that
property yields as good percentage In this as In
the western portion of the city.
TERMS: One fourth cash; the residue In equal
instruments by negotiable notes at six, twelve. and
eighteen months, with interest added and secured
by deed OF trust. or the credit instruments at
w. III. LYME & CO.,
my 20 Auctioneers.