The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-08-25
WHOLE NO. lo5.

no" HE TURNED 1T OFF.-The New
lork Ledger thus relates an exploit og
Mr.. Hind, the actor:
He was playing in piece somevb,r.
out West, where brigand. confined -
prison, lilies off his fetters with q Ton;
supPlled to him by an accomplice: climbs
10 the top of a wall, gets one leo ovsr
and is then shot by three dreadfnt soJd,
lers' who run in just as his escape seems
Inc scene is very exciting. AS the
brlgand works at his letters the audi
ence Degln to sympathize with him and
when he gets them off and painfnIIv
mounts the wall, they think It n;ty
that he should not secure b:s Iihsrty
when he has SO nearly obtained il.
One night Hind was appearing, as /
said. in this part. He fled his fe tters -
slow music he climbed the wall b.
threw one leg over it; then he waited
for the soldiers to shoot him, as any re
spectacle brigand would have done un-
der the circumstances.
The soldiers rushed on, aimed their
muskets at the ceiling, as soliers usually
do, and pulled triggers, but the guns
would not fire.
Hind sat patiently until the prornpter
had supplied the soldiers with another
set OF guns. But it was of no use. The
guns would not shoot. A third SO. were
procured, but with no better result. The
Prompter's boy had neglected TO load
the musk cts.
Hind, like our Adams, decided that
something must be done. Paying no
further attention to the soldiers. he stiff.
ened himself, and fell heavily srorn the
wall, rolled over to the footlights. raised
himself upon his elbow, stared at the
audience, choked little,sand then ex-
claimed:
Good heavens! have swallowed the
file."
After this sublime exclamation, ali
that remained for him to do was 80 give
the usual kicks and lurches. die in the
good, old legitimate style, and so end
the piece, and receive the eongratuIa.
tions of his friends.
! never looked at Hind withsst think
ing of this story. 1t ought TO have
made him immortal An actor who
could furnish snch finale is capable of
anything.
FROM BENToN.-On the 18th snst., a
portion of the train from Minnesota was
at Benton. Gold had been discovered in
paying quantities, in the Bears Paw
Mountains, and part of the Minneso.-
tians had stopped there with the inten-
ton of wintering. The contract for fur
nishing beef to the Montana troops was
secured by Captain Pope, ai eighteen
dollars per hundred pounds, Tie next
bid to that of Captain Popeis was about
nineteen dollars. Some time since DIR
Majors employed Mr.. Fox tg1ge os1 he
Yellowstone to Helena for tsse q r.IIiss,ui
selecting . suitable quite s9p
read, pisviTed aec.A 4. II +! 8
Aoie- MIR. Fox and his con, h ,,,ss !, = S,
ceeded until they reached + ,5},at N 80
1he mouth OF Powder river, Wileu Ee
indlans found them and turned them
back. The river is falling rapidly. Par
tles went down below the coal banks for
the purpose of sounding il. ard fonnd
that the depth of water was so rabitIv
diminishing that it would be iDexpedi
ent Tor the steamer Luella to attelnpz To
remain at Benton until the list OF Sop
temDer She accordingly left on the
10th inst, and will stop for passenSery
and treasure at Cow Island. Mackinawa
provided by the steamboat company will
leave Benton on the 1st proxino, to con
meet with the Luella 1t is still conf
1ently expected that the steamer Miner
Will be able to reach the head of naviga.
'lon, as she draws only fourteen iucEes
u water: She left st. Louis some time
qnce, and will not lose minute upon
he way. Taylor, Thompson & Co. u
ielena, have been appointed the Miners
gents. If the boat is unable 10 reacl
6enton, Mackinaws will be builttomee,
ler'-HeSeno Republican, 21st iaa.