The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-09-29
Heavy Rains in the Northwest.
Campaign Tour.

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northwest, thirty-one days. and the
amount OF water fallen has been unpre-
cedented, being twenty and half inches
here. The corn crop is greatly damaged,
and great damage has been caused by
| floods.
The Southern Unionist Delegation ar.
rived at Cleveland yesterday, and will
arrive at Chicago on October first they
are on great campaign tour, speaking
al all the prominent places in the North.
| Plot to Assassinate Gov. wells
Outrages Committed.
New York, Sept. 21.-The Tr;buns's
New Orleans special saws: have 10.
ceived trustworthy information that FIVE
men were hired to assassinate Governor
Wells when on his way to this city.
from his late visit to his home in the
Parish of st. Landry. The Governor.
having received information of their de-
signs, avoided them by taking a circuit
Gus route of over four hundred miles.
information has been received from diff.
ferent parishes that bands of lawless
men are committing outrages on white
and black Unionists.
The Academy of Music, in this city.
opened last Monday week. Every night
that national airs were played they were
emphatically hissed and groaned down
by the loyal " audience.
Foreign News. ...
Paris, Sept. 17.-This afternoon the
french circular says, the recent changes
In Europe are favorable to France. Prus-
sia and Italy are drawn nearer in ideas
and interest. Austria has now no hos
Tile intent. The Convention of Prague
VIII be loyalty carried out. The navies
OF second class powers assume the lib
erty OF the Baltic and the Mediterranean
The note justifies the offer of the Empc-
ror,s mediation between Prussia, Austria
ana Italy, and hints at the annexation
OF people of the same language and in
terests to any of the powers of Europe.
1t is said that the Emperor Napoleon
has refused to allow officers of the French
army to hold offices in Mexico, owing to
the protest of the United States Govern
| ment. ...
Florence, Sept. 19.-.The mission of
Seneral Revel, to Vienna, has led to the
belief that the difficulty between Italy
and Austria in regard to the debt of We
netia, is nearly at an end, and that a
compromise will be effected which will
result in lasting peace. r
Trieste, Sept. ia great battle has
been fought in the island of Gambia. be-
tween the Turks and the insurrection-
lists. The Turks were the victors.
London, Sept. 18.-Consols closed ut
S9f tor money. Five twenties at 724.
LATER.
Wendell Philips.
Chicago, September 21.-Wendell
Phillips has been nominated for Congress-
by the Workingmen's Convention at
Boston, and it seems probable that he
will be regularly nominated by the Re-
publicans. Rice declines reelection.
General Grant.
Chicago, September ashington
specials say Gen. w. S. Hillyer has
withdrawn his name as applicant for the
naval Office at New York. This has ey-
cited surprise, as it was understood the
General had the inside track. 1t is un-
derstood that the relations between the
President and Gen. Hillyer are of the
most cordial character, but politicians
are endeavoring to compromise General
Grant in the matter it is said Hillyer,
knowing Grants excessive repugnance
to being mixed up in political strife and
party combination, upon learning the
rumors afioat, at once addressed q note
to the President withdrawing his name.
BY express orders from the President.
the secretaries and clerks of the White
House are forbidden to furnish the rep
resentatives of the press with lists of
appointments, and the same rule has been
adopted in the Treasury department.
Union Convention.
Raleigh, N. c., September 2t.-A
State meeting of the unconditional Union
men of North Carolina was held here to-
day. Hon. Alfred Dockry was nominat-
ed for Governor. The constitutional
amendment was unanimously endorsed.
Gov. Holden, who was chosen President,
delivered an able address heartily en-
dorsing the candidate and platform.
Crops I'm Europe.
New York, September 21.-By the
Java we learn that great deal OF rain
continued to fall in England, and the
outstanding crops were sustaining con-
siderable damage.
AFrench agricultural journal sums up
as follows, the latest accounts of the har-
vest in France: There is neither the or
dinary quantity nor quality of wheat,
and but for free importation scarcity
would succeed the abundance of the past
three years. England is also beginning
to complain, not of quantity, but of
quality.
Russia has had an excellent wheat har.
vest as well as Spain. Italy does not
seem to be much more fortunate than
France, while the locusts have ravaged
Algiers.
As to the United States the deficit is
still greater than in France.
Northern Germany appears to be d.
vided. The southern provinces of Hun
gary have suffered much.
A Pirate.
Washington, September 21.-Florida
papers say the Island of Dry Tortugas
was fired upon by strange craft bearing
the Confederate flag. and some of those
who were confined there were wounded
by shell. The vessel was q schooner
rugged steamer and painted lead color,
with four guns on each broadside. which
was all she discharged. and at a distance