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The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

crS who need medical attendance. There
is dumb waiter from below to supply
the food for the inmates which is given
twice Il ,lav, us they are not required u
work. This portion Of the building is
well lighted and fairly ventilated.
!hc building was designed by J. K.
Roberts, tie architect, who s,,pcrintcnd-
cd it, construction. The general con
tractors were Mcconnell 4 McDcvitt
and they with Mc>l,crry and c!mlIcau
did the stone. brick and carpenter work
for the snPcrStructnrc. The masonry
for the foundation was done by tluiglrv,
'urran 4 Co., the painting by Jacob
Brush, pastcring by Wrstgatc \ Hart
man, ami the iron work by the Excelsior
Co.,, of st. Louis. Certain improvement
are in contemplation, the most inpnr-
ttnt being he erection Of Il high stone
wall and the erection Of work shops in
which the prisoners can work with ii
reasonable certainty that they cannot cs-
cape. Butte is without exception, for it,
size, the most orderly mining camp ever
known in the history of the west, and
while the Jail is ordinarily occupied with
"vas>' and ",lrunks,' when genuine
criminal is placed there for safe Keeping
he is certain to be II hard and desperate
character and needs all the surveillance
that can bc placed over him. Since. the
LIST of January, 1885, there have been
sentenced to the Jail 800 prisoners, but
most Of them were convicted Of minor
otfcnscs and their terms rarely exceed
fifteen or twenty days. SO that the Jail
has not often been overcrowded. The
limit of sentence to the institutions, six
months, is rarely imposed, although
there have been occasions where prison.
ers awaiting sentence or new trial or
some of the delays Of the law have been
held for 4 greater period. As ut present
constituted the Jail is in the custody of
the Sheriff as the peace officer of the
county and that position is oflicered as
follows: Sheriff, T.. u. Sullivan; Under
Sheriff, Joseph Buzzo; Deputies, W. ".
Weaver, james Fish, Samuel Tonkin;
Jailer, Peter LeClair; Superintendent Of
the building, Captain L. +. Wyman.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01
DISTRICT COURT WORK.
What the Judicial Machinery has been Do
ing In Silver Bow County.

The Judicial District of which this coun-
ty is a portion comprises the counties of
Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Beaverhead,
and Missoula, and is presided ever by
Associate Justice Galbraith. During the
year there have been 30s cases docketed
and heard either partially or entirely.
Of this number $50 were civil actions and
50 criminal. Among the civil suits 90
were for divorces; ofthis number q were
brought by females and by males. The
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

The Jail building which is in the rear
Of the Court House and connected with
it by means of the annex referred to is q
substantial brick clitirc with the same
solid foundation :lS the Court House and
the upper walls tapering from thirtv-siN
to twenty four inches The stills and lin
tells are Of granite and serve in Il degree
to relieve the stout bars that guard each
aperture. Its dimensions are :oN4i.
The basement Of the e,litice is devoted
to furnace room and dungeon. This
building, unlike its more prctcntious
ncighlnr, has use for Il furnace, us it is
heated by hot air. The dungeon was too
gloomy to examine but is said to he Sc
cure, in fact So secure that prisoners rarely
risk Infringement IF the rules rs would
necesstate their incarceration there The
heroic remedy had to be applied to sew
eral in the early days and an idea Of its
terrors and loneliness was impaired to
their brothers III crime and had s:llnta-
ry effect. On the first floor is the resi-
dcncc Of the Sheriff and his assistants
and this comprises six well arranged and
well lighted rooms including kitchen,
which are II feet in height and furnished
with all modern appliances. Once in
side those apartments they look like any
thing but Il portion Of an orthodox prison.
The second or upper story is the Jail
proper and is 20 feet in height. 1t is en-
tered through double iron doors and you
stand on Il concrete floor which is used
for the dual purpose Of cleanliness and
safety from fire. The room proper is
about 30 feet wide and III deep, with a
20 foot ceiling. 1t is fitted with Pauly's
patent cells and cage of chilled iron and
steel and safety locks enclosed in iron
boxes. The cells have capacity for
sixty-four prisoners and when the i'm
mates are locked up for the night the
locks of all the cells are closed ut one
time. Outside the cells there is space
within the strong cage for the prisoners to
exercise during the day and then there is
the corridor formed ofthe space between
the cross bars of the cage and the main
wall. In addition there is what is known
as an infirmary cell, for the use of prison.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

Secretary; and p. \. Largely Superin-
tendent, who infused new life and
vigor and put more capital into the
enterprise, which has since grown
and extended to the satisfaction of
both patrons and owners. The plant
is in all respects complete and
machinery Of the most improved
kind The engines are models of
beauty and strength, having 2a) horse
power. The works are situated ON
Mercury Street near Wyoming and
arc Of sufficient capacity to meet the
demands of the rapidly growing
''>ilver City" The company furnish
are and incandcsccnt lights, in pur-
S,l;tnce toa contract with the City
Council. Eleven arr. lights Of two
thousand candle power, each are
employed in lighting the streets Of
the city. The lights are mounted on
poles about Twenty-Five feet high and
perform, admirably the purpose Of
their existence. BY contract with
the County Commissioners four lights
are maintained uIl the tower of the
co,,r, house, one hundred and fifty
feet from thu. ground. Which light up
tia, vicinity for blocks around almost
bright AS day. and three lights are
placed ON the read between Butte
and Walkcrviilc. For inside lighting
10 inc:,mlcsccnt light is extensively
seG, upwards Of four hundred being i'll
)rratnn. Butte has had Il rather
n,ls,lal experience in Illuminating facil-
rs in this. that electricity preceded gas.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01
Silver Bow Water Company.

a matter Of vital Importance to the in
lnhituntS If any city, il the quality IF the
water to be obtained for drinking and
culinary purposes. Tie health and phys
i's,l welfare Of the people is IN great
measure governed BY the degree Of
purity possessed by the water consumed.
It'll taught by pain.
Men really know not what good waters WORTH
I'll" city of Butte is particularly FORUM
ate in having an abundant supply Of
clear pure and wholesome water PRO-
vidrh by the Silver Bow Water Com
pany. The source Of supply is Il clear,
sparkling mountain stream named Bulls
Run, IA tributary to Browns Gulch and
situated about eight miles distant and in
Il northwcsterly direction from the city,
from whence the water is conducted ina
covered ditch or main and deposited in
two large reservoirs situated on the
high ground in the northern part Of the
city. These reservoirs being at so much
greater altitude than the built up portion
OF the city, sufficient pressure is obtained
to carry water into any building and
room in the city, and it also provides
excellent water facilities for fire pur-
poses. The pressure is sufficiently great
at the corner Of Main and Broadway
streets, to throw stream from the fire
hyydrant located there, through
hundred feet Of hose with an ordinary
tire nozzle to the height Of 20 feet. The
company by contract with the city MAIN
tain twenty MIGRANTS for fire purposes
SO located in the different parts of the
city that very nearly every building can
be conveniently protected. The rates
charged patrons are reasonable and the
entire workings of the system gives
general satisfaction. The Silver Bow
Water Company was organized and in
corporatcd on the Goth day of May, 1881,
with u paid up capital stock of $4,000
divided into 400 shares of Il par value of
500 each, since which time this company
have exclusively controlled the water
supply Of Butte. The capital stock has
since been materially increased, necessi-
tated by the extension of the system,
which has cost the company upwards Of
sSti,1M. Over seven miles of mains are
employed i'll distributing the water
from the reservoirs to the con-
sumers in various portions of the
city. The destiny of the company ia
presided over by the following officers,
viz: John Moves, President; w. A.
Clark, Vice-President; S. A. Estes, Secre-
tary; J. R. Wharton, Treasurer and O. p.
Blaine, Superintendent.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01
Butte Electric Light Works.

The Butte Electric Light Company was
organized and incorporated in 1882, and
had desultory existence of about
year, when it's franchise and property
passed into the hands of the present
owners of the property and officers: w.
A. Clark, President; H. A. D'Acheul.
The Butte daily miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1885-18??, 1886-01-01

Office, a large room divided by
strong rail of walnut. Behind the
rail the floor is neatly carpetcd,
and the space is occupied with
desks and other office furniture.
+. ID. Sullivan is the Sheriff.
The last room is the Office Of the
County Treasurer, which is fitted
up and arranged with due regard
to the convenience Of tax payers,
but is rather small in the event
of rush. The furniture and
desks are all hard wood, Il rail
counter supports the books, and
there are other fixtures. The floor
is handsomely carpctrd, and IA vault
is one Of the ,nnvcnicncrs. Harry
C. kcsslcr is the treasurer.
On the second story, which is
twenty feet in height, the first
room ut the head Of the stairs to
the right, is ln. Judges room, next
the District Court room. This
room is spacious, well furnished
and ventilated, then comes the
library room, then the reception
room at the end Of the hall. On
the other side is the room IF the
District Attorney, anda Jury room.
In addition there is Il large room
known as tie Town Hall, which is
used for public gatherings. There
is also another small room that is Z
si"nallv used for 4 Jury rm'n, and is
entrance to the electric light tower.
An annex III the rcarthat connects
Court House with the Jail, Is n;x:W,
contains hatl, rooms, closets, &c.
entire building il lighted with gas,
rptiny I'll tile first floor, where
electric inclndrstrnt light IS used, ~
vet stoves are used for heating l,lrl,'
The cellar was intended rs Il fur
room, hut the apparatus has not !
put in, and will not M',!uring the pre-
winter. mm@.m. -......... M..........
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24

ufeRSE " cAETEx cassS.
csrRT>ss q FAfTsksoS ana W. -.
CSsEx, Jf. fox con ALMANAC
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24
Warrington kOtes.
Isy telegrsp h to the Dispatch

WASHINGTON. y. G.. November 22.-AlI
tht members o. the Cabinet were present
az TIE meeting to-day except Secretary
Manning. The session was devoted EN-
iirr'y 60 the consideration O' the Presi-
dent. message. The document Is ncar.N
finished The President has received OH
The data necessary for ~, compilation, tX-
cent such as relate. 90 the war and naval
establishments. and this will be furnished
him N l. few DAYS. The President read the
completed portions OF Ia. message 10 The
Cabinet to-day. il il understood thai the
message viii hc much shorter than the one
submitted 90 Congress last year.
Tho President l. experiencing some dill
Guilty III filling the Office Of uiied States
District Attorney ior the Eastern district
% Wisconsin. A. Is, delaney, the former
incumbent. resigned tht Office. at the sug-
Qestion ui the President in order % accept
The Democratic nomination o. OuuCress
from The second district OF Nisc0n, ~, now
represented Boy General Bragg. The cleo
tiOu resulted il his defeat, and be has since
made formal application ,o AtiOrney-bent-
IaI Garland for disappointment n United
Stgies District Attorney. Some time ago
the President rendered the position % Cen
cral Bragg. and after some delay received &
letter from him saving that il would be- i'm
possible for BIN 10 accept. The office was
then rendered 10 another prominent lawyer
Of Wisconsin, ana he also declined Win
thanks.
The report that Mr.. Maunine's health Is
fgain breaking down l. dcCled at the
Treasury Department and toy gentlemen
who have seen nm frequently. In TACT. he
II very hard al work on ms report, and
shows no si-n, of breaking down. lie
makes DO complaint, and il not under any
great strain lie worked late saturday
ugllt and all DAY sunday Oh his report. and
again AL cav YESTERDAY. until late hour
last night. without apparent fatigue. ms
morning though ne did not come 10 the
Department. he wa NJ work early. mat
Bee feel. ttai De- should stop WORK and con-
templates retiring from the Cabinet l. de-
MED. Mr.. Randall. who has talked With
Inn. after not having seen BIZ Tor seycra.
weeks. saws De is surprised q. the great 'u-
uoycmcut Ia hj, condition. Both mental y
and physically he has gained since re-
Stunning charge of The Department. They
discussed li~ report. and NJ. Randall says
ms uiud Is wonderfully clear. Hc wrote
and discussed suMccS Win 'ylm and
snap
Secretary Whitney TO-DAY issued au order
for The discharge Of about dozen clerks,
messengers. and watchmeu m the yards
and dork, department of the washington
uavy-ylrd. 20 lake effect the latter part oi
next Wcek The dismi-sals We the result
Of Secretary whitney ereeI changing the
ward infoan ordnance foundry. Mechanic,
anG l2borers belonging 90 tnls department
NJ the 'grd Wi not be disturbed. az leasi
until lne end OF the present iiscai year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24

Afrtcs-A Desperate Dassse.
lBy Anrlo. Americsn cable 10 the D,spstoh.

L0NDOK. November 23.- Adyices from
Eurban, November 3D., state that general
snd apparently successful revolt Is m pro-
srcss among the natives against Portuguese
authority in southeast Africa.
An American missionary, the Rev. Mr..
Wilcox, arrived IN Durham from the Portu-
euese settlement on the east coast. above
The Jransvaal. He reports n follows /:
The natives nj 1nhambane, q Portuguese
port town 200 miles above Delagoa bay.
rose UP against the Portuguese taxation
and murdered the collector on October
I'D battle was fought between 5000 Por-
tuCuese and friendly natives. on the one
si0e, ind $4,000 hostile natives on the
other.
The Portuguese were defeated and
routed. and the loss in killed on both sides
Is estimated nj 5000 men. Sir. Wilcox
sag the Governor OF Mozambique has
gone into the country 10 epdeav0r % sup
pres, the revolt and save the port Of In
hen.iane from falling into the hands 81 the
insurgents. The town was barricaded
when the missionary last heard from II. and
the women and children had been removed
10 ship wing in the roadstead.
The entire country round about the
town had air, ndy been abandoned 10y the
Portuguese, and arrangements had been
made 10 remove toe population Of lnham-
bane ont 20 SEA II the hostile natives attacked
the town N force.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24
INIInELY A QUESTION OF BLOOD.
The Nice Point AN Alabama Jury Had
TO settle.
BY Telegraph TO the DispstohJ

OrrITKA, Ala. November 28.-A very
Interesting case. both a. 10 the facts aud the
nice LEGAL points involved. was tried this
week 81 the Circuit Court in scale.
negro was on trial. charged With living In
adultery with an alleged white woman.
fhc prisoner had been living with the
woman ~ bis wife for quite plumber OF
Years. and had hecOtten by her family
Of children. As The parties were
seated within The bar Of tie court they
formed IN interesting group. Tine
man was n black - midnight, and
IN appearance showed prominently every
characteristic Of the African max e-up. Tue
woman, or the other hand. was white OF
skin. and had IN every lineaUcnt Of her
features the Caucasian cast oi couuicnauce.
Their two boys, aged respectively about
eight and Ten years, sat between the hl1ch
father on The one side and the white mother
or the other. and were 81 yellow or cop
per-cOlor. The defence was based on the
position that the woman. although while 10
all appearances. was vet oi mixed blood.
The State conceded thai Il the woman wa.
- such mixed blood az in contemplation
Of law .he would be deemed negro
then VIZ man could not be found guilty.
But the state insisted that II the woman
wa. II fact or in law white woman then
Der marriage with the defendant was mn.
lawful and invalid, and. the living together
heiur admitted, the man would ie guilty a.
charged. 20 the case turned on the point
whether the woman was of white or mixed
blood The jmrv, Influenced 10y the fact
tha' the woman had lived from her birth
among negroes. end could not possibly have
formed other associations, returned yeI-
dlci 81 not guilty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24
= geo. 600 LmbeEzlemeni In Boston,
by telegraph 10 the DispRtcn.l


BosToN. November 23.-This morning
William Reed. treasurer Of the south Bo--
CON Un-se-Rairoad COMPANY. was arrested
on : charge 81 embezzinr 500, 900 IN cash
and SluU.OuU IN al Overi-sue Of stock Of the
COMPANY. il j, charged that the embezzie-
mcnt has been going on for The past five or
vears. Reed has been treasurer Of the
COMPANY ten wears. and has always been
trusted with at the funds. He was arrest
cd 10 ms home iu south Boston by Oh pc
Inspector Hanscom and Inspector Hourh-
ton. r refused 10 say anything in regard
o. the accusation against him. Reed. n
addition 90 hi- trcasuTCrshiI 81 the railroad
company. has been for some time engaged
rs q broker al 81 Devonshire street. The
surplus Of the railroad on september 31,l
We stated ai SG9,gl9.
Later facts indicate that the total amount
embczzled is slo4,o00, OF winch S34,50 2.
oycr-issue Of stock. Reed has cenie~-ta o.
ne police. and turned over all his property
o. tie director, Of the company. AT prl-
va'e bearing before the Municipal Court
Iced va, held ID $4,000 10 appear before
tie SUPERIOR Court IL the December term.
Errd did business a. 4 Stoek-urokrr on
peyou~hire street. and il IL stated that The
mixed up with his Own that il i impossible
90 tel 81 present just how his accounts
stand. Reed l. IN Jail
A gentleman familiar with the inside
facts connected with Reeds embeZZie-
meut. and " no has known him for ysAr~.
said this afternoon that II would bc iup1~-
sibit for some time vet 20 state positively
how much the los viii he. Al cNp~r,
has been u work on the coDpany's books
for q eek, and from present appearance.
savs tits gentleman. II would seem a- il
The company has been practically ruined
Us Reeds defalcation. IndoubteC H.,
capital stock and surplus will be wiped OFT
entirely. Reed had been engaged some six
OF seven YEAR in deirauding the cOmuIny.
and il f. q matter Of surprise that hi, crook
edness was not discovered long before.
Treasurer Reed lost all hls money IN stock
speculstiOns. He was Of : quiet. rcfiri.g
disposition moderate IN his expenditures,
and with no bad habits. as far n j, known.
domestic troubles are believed 10 have
fastened him n his downward career.
Reed did not own share Of STOCK IN the
read. HE'S said 70 be LARGELY interested ~
mine, in Utah as wei ~ iu mining. raii-
road, aud other speculative schemes IL
Mexico. BE l. also treasurer OF The Mexico
Telephone Company. the funds OF which,
he asserts are IN good condition. Owing
10 doubt n 10 the senumeness OF the stock
certificates Of the south Boston Railroad
CompsIy The sales Of ils shares were en-
Joined IN the BrOkers' Board TIN. afternoon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24

oil weekly, taking bar pint of the oil ct
cnc swallow. When fifteen years oil age ne
and two other boys went on a camr-huni
and we're lost In the woods for three weeks.
Burrows became separated from his TRENDS
and had nothing 10 eai and could and no
water. lie had small bottle Of kerosene
oil which had tecn broughv along 20 kipsle
fire., and from time 10 time he would
take 3 small mouthiui to alleviate his thirst
Bcfof, lie was rescued he had swallowed
the entire contents OF the bottle. II had an
oxmlarailng effect upon him, and the taste
was pleasant when he returned home he
sampled the keroscne-oii every day or two,
and IN few months was drinking il regu-
iaTly IN small doses. II seems ic have no
injurious eject, and his parents did no
thing 90 stop the habit " bile IN the army
he would make regular foraging cxciir-
EiOns for lis drink. and while Others So
cmed buttormilk, coffee. ind whisky, he
always obtained fun supply % MS loved
kerosene. Once during long march his
oh gave ont, and he almost went crazy and
suffered 81 the fortunes o. drunEard
with she deljrium frcB,crS. he was sent 10
= hospital an0 recovered immediately after
being allowed 60 swallow cup Of kero-
seue. Mr. Burrows now drinks nearly 3
han-gallou Of oil r week, and uses oniv The
very best. Ills health j. perfectly good
hts appetitc never fails, and he has no
known orcanic troubles. lie saws the oil
gives him feeling 81 eXhilarutiou and
burns min ~ il passes down his throat just
about a. much Us whiSkey would ordinary
pcOuie
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24
ItsernI, Going Too Past.

by Angl o-AmericRn cable 70 the Ilspatoh. ]
LoHpcN. November 23.-The Rev. 10
soph Parker, u. D., pastor Of the City Tenn
ple. publishes a letter opposing The inciu-
sion in the Liberal party platform Of q
plank iavorine disestabl-hment. he saws
that 10 advocate di-esiablishment just now
vould he suicide for the Liberals. " All
the English aristocrats TO man would
join the Conservatives" continue, the
clergy men. and he adds: " Until the
whole country l. educated 70 the Tact
that disestablishment to the Church
i the same Is emancipation l. 10
the slave. discstablishmeut will be- imnosS-
bic. This education cannot be- ha.iened.
= parry programme, which should include
ri n, same time home-rule, free education.
discstabli-hmcnt, and the dlsmantiing OF
titanic landlords would be the shecrest
madness. These establishments Of tyran-
Mes and mOnOpOlies are already dead no
argument. and only wait the solemn AMI in
evitahle issues Of time. To have gained ait
tins should Al present satisfy the Liberal
teachers. n tnty insist on having more
today or tomorrow they will defeat them
selves by insisting on what l. impossible.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24

monthly service Is TO be established. and II h
claimed that rates will be made that will at.
tract business by that route. There Is a hitch
In iis operation IN this territory by reason Of
its connections. The CIucinuati, Indian
apolis. It. Louis and Chicago being MEM
her Of the pool, In seeking for grain
freight, however. It viii probably do 10
principal business through ~. Louis, ope.
rating of that point over the Evansville and
ST. Louis. II Is stated that II viii make the
same through rate ria Newport News D. !.
now being made ria New Orleans, and u
this means the barge-line rate II will eui
. considerably under pool figures.
In this connection il l. stated that rates
are being made from Kansas City 10 Liver
pool, all rail 10 New Orleans TIA the fori
scott. Springfield snd Memphis and connec-
tons. Of 90 cents per 100. This. IL is stated.
il sufficient 10 turn -four, corn, and wheat
in that direction, st. Louis also particl'
pating in the trade 70 brgc cXteEt.