The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-08-05
Miscellaneous.

tlement of Utah, compares the men who first
located there, with the Pilgrim Fathers, and
says they ''gave to American enterprise tho
key to half a continent" -a
Ireland is to have it's first cardinal in the
person of the Hon. and Rev. Mr.. Talbot, the
brother of Lord Talbot de Malahide.
The climate of California, during summer,
say the State papers, is provocative of blood
shed. Every year a long list of murders
and suicides is added to the criminal record
during the hot season.
One hundred and fifty Major and Brigadier
Generals are to be mustered out, and soldiers
who have seen active service are to be SUBJ
stituted in all standing appointments.
Most of our iron -clads are to be laid up in
the Delaware river. "
The grasshoppers, says the Council Blufs
Nonpareii, are destroying Gen.Sully's wagon
covers.
| MEETING was recently held at Victoria,
V. l., for the purpose of considering the
question of annexation to the United States.
The San Francisco Flag says tha: in the
space of six months, the more valuable pop
ulation of that State has absolutely dimin-
ished 2,2S9, although the State was in con-
dition of peace, and far away from the
chances of conscription.
On the oath of June last the cochineal
insect was introduced into the Sandwich
Islands.
The Egyptians have gone so extensively
into cotton, on accoant of the immense pro-
fits realized by it's cultivation. that the whole
Delta of the Nile, and Lower Egypt. form
one vast plantation.
1 A steamboat expedition has demonstrated
~ Sol,o ,S Nj 60 rtha
than Lewiston.
There is a COW at the Soldiers Home,
, Washington, which accompanied Sherman
through all his campaigns, and now gives
! one and fourth gallons of rich milk daily.
In the New York Tribune, a large space is
} devoted to an account of DR.. j. C. Ayers
method of extracting gold from ores, without
pulverizing. The process is so effectual that
i, plate glass or agate can be made to absorb
water like sponge. The old process of
stamping, according to microscopic investi-
cation, makes large pieces of rock into
> small ones, each of which contains gold, and
' not more than one-third of the gold is saved.
o By the new process, the ores are heated and
then subjected to the action of chemical So
buttons. The process destroys the rock,
without dividing the gold and silver, and
3 rets and ores containing arsenic, antimony
or bismutb. The saving in machinery aud
mechanical appliances is tremendous, andit
is claimed that from eighty to ninety per
cent. of the precious metals can be saved,
C instead of about thirty, as formerly. Gen.
J, Butler is the President of a company formed
e for working ores by this process. Careful
n experiments yield the following compara-
tive results, between the stamping or old
plan, and the chemical or new one:
d The average cost of stamping machinery at the
e mines 81 900 per stamp Zone stamp pulverEs
1T about one ton per day.
,r The average cost of machinery to stamp 100
:, The average cost Of furnaces to disintegrats
and desulphurize 100 tons per day. 800. 10000
lie Saving by this process of capital invested
Is for 100 tons per day. ay................ SSo, 600
10 Assuming that 100 tons of worked
-, daily, containing Sl0G per ton, they would
- yield, by the stamping process, say 30 per
~ cent o,oVV
D. The same amount by this process say so
Daily difference in favor of the process. 5000
Thus, on an amount of 100 tons per day, there i,
not only the saving of S5O,000 in the first invest
ment, but also daily saving of $4,000 in the yield
Sc BULLY FOR "MEGINNIs.''-A correspondent,
of the Philaf elphia Press, who signs his
letter 'sVeritas," reports the following as /,
- part of the suppressed testimony offered q
~ the trial of the assassins:
e Judge Holt-Mr. Murphy, were you a
:. sis Ford's Theatre on the night of the assassi
~. nation?
~ Mr.. Murphy-I was indeed, your honor.
"a. .N Judge Holt-Did you see j. Wilkes Bootl
y jump from the box after shooting the Pres
a ident?
=. a. Mr.. Murphy-Bad 'cess to him, ! did, you
uS honor.
ha ha Judge Holt-Did you hear what be said
nss and if so, what was it? ..-.....
~ eu Mr.. Murphy heard what he said YER
an %; well, your honor; and all he said was-"Pr
on on sick, send for Meginnis." (Sic Sempe
.nS .nS Tyrannis.) .r
pc. A BILL fixing the legal status of the col
vas ored people of Tennessee has passed th
but lower branch of the Legislature of that Stat,