The Montana post., 1865-11-25
NEWS SUMMARY.


The Orleans Crescent" says Alex. H. Stephens
declines to for Congress in his district in Georgia
Ex-Gov. MANNING has been elected United States
Senator from Mississippi, and B. F. Duncan Chief
Justice of the State.
COLLECTOR JAMES, of Sim Francisco, has been re-
moved, and Gen. j. F. Miller has been appointed to
the position.
QUINCY A. Brooks, of Portland, Oregon, has been
appointed Special Postal Agent for Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho.
H. CLAY WHITE, of Leavenworth, who recently
attempted suicide, it was thought would recover.
At first, his injuries were believed mortal.
IT is officially stated from rolls in possession of
the Government, that Gen. Lees army, at the sur
render, numbered 900 men, and Johnstons 81 900.
PATTERSON, who killed ex Sheriff Pinkam, of Boise
county, l. T., has been indicted by the Grand Jury
for murder-whether in the first second degree we
are not informed.
The authorities of San Francisco are about to take
steps to make the public buildings pos
sible against earthquakes. A law is also talked of
extending to all owners of houses.
THE militia of Utah had grand review, lately in
the vicinity of Salt Lake. The Telegraph " has
said many complimentary things of their evolutions
| and efficiency. Gen. Connor was present and seemed
gratifed with the exhibition.
A WORKMAN engaged in excavating on Kearney,
near Sacramento street, In San Francisco. on the I'd
inst, unearthed an oyster-can full of gold fveS,
ftes and number of twenty dollar pieces, amount
ing in total to near three thousand dollars.
RECENTLY, at Macon City, Mo-, a woman, with
four children, took shelter under the cars from a
| fierce storm. The train started and caught the
mother, cutting off her bead above her One of
the children had both legs cut off below the knee
another had one leg cut off. The other two escaped.
RECENT cases before the San Francisco police court
show that regular system exists in Eastern cities of
decoying young girls from their homes for Calfor-
MIA houses of prostitution. The notorious house of
Sarah Palmer, on'Pike street. San Francisco, has
procuress regularly employed in Boston.
| The Salt Lake Telegraph" complains that the
General Government has slighted Utah in the usual
distribution of arms. The Vedette responds that
the public arms are for 3oyalists who give the Gov
eminent moral, and ready, when the occasion may
arise, to give it physcalsupport, asserting that tab
can be depended upon for neither.
JOINT commission for the settlement of claims be-
tween the United States and the Government of Co
| lumbia, met the 9Th inst, in Washington City.
Over two hundred cases. involving millions of dollars
before the commission, including the larger cases
| of the Panama Railroad Company, and the Pacific
Steamship Company.
AT Yankee Blade, neat Austin, Nevada, on the 7th
inst, Michael Martin was shot dead by Alexander
Newton. Martin rushing upon against
whom he was enraged, with drawn knife. Newton
being judge of electoh-ordered him to desist and
put up his knife telling him he would shoot him il
he did not. Martin would not comply, and was
accordingly shot,
SOME miners in Downieville, CAL, have applied to
the Supervisors for the privilege of mining away the
old graveyard of that place. The "Sierra Messenger
very properly gets indignant and says: If the love
of gain, the worship of few paltry dollars sc
debase man, human, that he will pollute the
dead, rob the grave, tbs time protective measure:
were adopted" =
AMONG the Powers which, besides England anG
Turkey, have made known their intention of taking
part in u conference for the purpose of studying
means for preventing or repressing cholera, Aus
tria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, the Roman States
Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, Wurtemberg, the Hans
eatc towns, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Holland
Greece and Baden.
The miners of Boise have handsomely enclosed
and appropriately inscribed the headstone of tht
grave of George Grimes, of the discoveries o.
the Boise mines. He fell from the bullet of hos
tile Indian, near and buried in the first and onl,
prospect hole he sunk. The body was removed ant
has been inferred on the ridge of what will b.
known Grimes Pass At times the daShing water
of the Payette can be heard at his grave, and tn
creek which bears his name murmurs perpetua
requiem.
The Boston " Journal says English capitalist
have purchased f6000 00e of Colorado mining lands
and their agents and employees route devel
ope the same. Not wishing to underestimate tn
resources of our Colorado friends, which are i'm
mense, nevertheless these capitalists would find
more extensive field in gold and silver lodes, from
which to make selections for investment, by comm!
into Montana. There was never more EXTENSIVE
quartz country discovered than this, and richer de
posits have been found here than were ever befor
put on record
CASE of some hardship under the law in force i,
British Columbia of imprisoning for debt Is recorded
A woman named Woodward who had been divorce,
from man named Cautz, In San Francisco, was pass
ing through Victoria, on a visit to California, whel
she arrested for debt incurred before the
marriage. Her counsel entered the plea that sh
was married woman. Although two witnesse
swore they saw her going to church to be married t.
Woodward, the Judge deemed the evidence incon
elusive and, having left her marriage certificate
home, she sent to Jail. The fact that she il
an advanced state of pregnancy increases our abhor
renee of a law that permits such barbarity.
The Salt Lake "Vedetts " publishes length.
letter, written by the husband of a woman who
now living as the wife Of Mormon, the letter ben;
in response to one from her, praying that he vii
make an effort for her rescue. She excu es her con
duct by stating that while he was off on mission,
she was compelled to accept the lustful proposal
save herself and her children from starvation-th
Mormon authorities assuring her that there would b
nothing unrighteous in such course, and drivin,
her to it by withholding honorable means of maxim;
q livelihood The wronged husband sends her $S
to defray her expenses out of Utah, should fortun
throw In her way chance of escape. The Vedette'
this letter Is not an exceptional there ben
scores of similar coming into and going out o
the "New Jerusalem by every Overland.
Two horrible murders were lately committed il
|, Leavenworth. Dennis Gallagher, private in che
U. s. Infantry, knocked down with slung g-shot
after which mortal wounds were inflicted with
bowie. Two courtesans had been arrested as accom-
plices but an examination resulted In their bein
released upon the charge, but retained as witnesses
1t was thought the principals in the bloody afai
could not escape arrest and conviction. "A day o
two after the dead body of VIM. Dwyer was foun
in his bed at the Ringold House, death having bee
caused by violent blows on the head. No arest3ha
been made regards this latter tragedy, and my'
tery shrouds it throughout. The Leavenwo.t
Conservative speaks thus Of it: "The crimina
records of our State do not furnish parallel to tn
i awful mystery that envelopes this bloody deed.
stranger In strange land is muEdsred nobed
know Why, or With " y kind Of weapon. OF atwh
hour Of ths right