The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-02-10
[WH0LE NO. II.
News suMMARY.

ing effected in military outlay by railroad would nsr
pay the interest the cos. Of construction Artemns
Ward who with his wife was lately sufocaed NV, cI
gas at Worcester Mass printer and not Charles E
Browne, the hnnorst- The Dutch Flat stag from Wv;
ginia City, Nevada says the "Teiegraphn borsas and
passengers swept from the road by the wind when
near the summit hundred feet down the steep dcclyit
The stage was badly smashed the driver someW hat rsI
and some of the horses slightly wounded but the
gers were unhurt Several wagons laden with cottoD
passed through Belevie Illinois op their way to ST.
Louis m the latter part of December The cotton crop of
SoGthem Illinois very good last season owing to the
favorable weather "A color is reported 6y the Paris.
lan journals produced from coal tar 1t is called dian
fhtRe and occupies medium position befw cen deem mr.
PIE and the brightest color 1t that the Sede
have struck OIL Many wealthy companies are yrorsin
their wells The San Francisco 'Can" reconlmepds
mutiiation and branding O punishment for incest
gentleman in San Francisco doing large business in the
manufacturing OF quartz mills gives detailed estimate of
the cost of the ircnwork of twentystanp mill nd the
foundry He figures it at SlS COO ali hardware ings
IGe way they manage TO evade the late
decision of the Supreme Court of Nevada is to count
backs al par and gold at Sl50 Everything is CHARGED in
greenbaeks - The Klamath News" of the 7th Dec
INFORMS US that gentleman from HougkOng working ON
Six Mile Creek tributary of Salmon picked up one day
last week, nugget of pure gold, weighing twenty five
pounds The lucky rascal Immediately ieff fer the FI6us
Empire 1t Is the largest piece found in the eelnty
question of extending the right vote to persons of
African descent has been voted upon in recent elections nv
three States and one NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wisconsin
Minnesota and Coorado-and decided in the negative b
all The Idaho Statesman" of the llth nit annaars
with long article on prices in Idaho it says that labor is
not pd more than half in proportion expenses and
declares that Idaho is about he in the scale of pr
duction Of neeessares. The Oregouan saws that il
costs 1926 to from San Francisco 10 Helena NJ n by
way of Virginia Nev and Salt Lake; but only Sl2S b
way of Portland urges the speedy completion of tie
Pen dOree route stating that would give the Montana
supply trade TO Oregon, and take it from St Louis The
goods sent from the West it says are much upeor 10
those from the East. The Walla Walla Statesman
advocates the Mullan Road the line and saws seven
eghths OF NE traffic has gone by heret0ore should
be finished The Statesman" takes the Oregopian"
to task for stating that tin may be discovered in 0wyhee
II says an immense ledge has been found there The last
mentioned paper advocates the encouragement of Chinese
laborerS who, it says, work only the ground that s too
poor TO pay for white labor and thus circulate reat
amounto of gold that would be unavailable 1t seems that
all Canada ON the move If the country annexed
10 the United States the people hocking thither in
thousands "A Mr. Fem, of the Idaho Council has intro
duced memorial TO Congress praying that slice of or
estern domain may, with other robberes amal0ar
ted into Territory called Nez Perces writer to the
Reese River ReVele says that he fears deep mining
there will not remunerae the the narrow lodges
Of that district however surface work rich ehlores NAV
pay He suggests giving the national currency fair trial
in order TO introduce capital tter burn soldier in
California, the band frequently serenades the widow
An act Of the Missouri General Assembly egtmizes the
children born OF negroes who in slavery had eohab
without marriage and who shall marry Free blacks
cohaoltlBg without having entered into weock will be
liable to criminal prosecution after the expiration of twelve
months rom Inc passage of the act provided that cOored
soldiers shall not be included in the liability to IN penalty
until they have been six months discharged 1t is now
generally credited that there is likelihood of ruptre
between Congress and the President There NAV be some
loud talk but that is all Brandy and rum have been
proved by Partisan Doctor to be complete aptiote 10 an
overdose of chOroOrm There no less than 56l2
whskey mills in San Francisco A contemporary saws
they cost more than all the churches schools in that
city The Erie Railroad Company New York; have
negotiated loan of 81 500 600 20 complete their doub
track Brigham Young undertaken TO bud that mart
OF the Pacific Railroad that will through Utah Rear
Admiral Thatcher has been superseded in command of the
Gulf Squadron by Commodore Winslow the famous COM
mander OF the kearsage Schuyler Colax positively
declined to offer himself candidate for Senatorial hon.
orS He would sooner stay where he is Two soldiers
whose clothes covered with blood have been arrested
on suspicion Of being the murderers of Augustus and
lnne etlnrl ltafin
OF the Gazette Office Denver, have out in card
dehOuncing Stanton, the Editor as swiudler The
Mining Journal begs to be excused from publishing IT,
as there is nothing Reo in IT, The Fenian Congress
met in New York on the 3D. of january. About five hun.
dred delegates were the the last
number for 1862 William Lloyd GarrisOn's paper the
Boston " Liberator, terminated its career. Its mission
considered accomplished after constant advocacy of
its leading principles for thirty-fye Cut of frn
hundred and eghtytwo suits for divorce in Philadelphia
during the past the courts granted only
Some of the Eastern papers mooting the question
as to whether Congress should not provide, by legislation
Tor system OF profa charges on railways preven
uon vi monopoly dispatch dated Carson 18th saws
1t Is pretty certain that the Supreme Court will change
us ueclSlon IN the greenback 1s. gold Two
Judges can be elected but if they could till Dee
Twenty letters from all parts Of both the East and the
West endorsing President O'Mahonys conduct are pub
lished in the New York DAILY NeTsm of Dec 5sth
The waterWOrks Of ST. Louis will be able to sltpiv one
million people with an ample quantity of that necessary
orna Branch Mint coined S2l 600 600 dnring the wear
lo6j in gold being So 43 ia than the year prece
"A NaluaDe vine has been manufactured from
lhnneus plant which viii grow in New York and Con-
neetieut 1t resembles the pepal in appearance ONLY
and when set out in the fall spring win be fit for making
into wine in July August following The expressing Of
the juice be done with common cider.prcss The
plant being extensively cultivated in BroOe and Che
mango counties New York Leading citizens declare that
the wine equal to the best Sherry ever imported and IL
can be sold on the ground g per gallon The Idaho
people have made very sensible move on the currency
question. At a meeting at Magnolia Hall Idaho CITY a
committee was appointed TO draw up address showing
the advantage 10 be derived from lowering the trading rate
OF gold dust TO its fair value The address appears in
World of the 18th, and recommends lowering Sl4
per ounce rom Sl6 the for which passes current
there at present The committee agree that prices will
fall; Wells Fargo Co. will bring in coin enough to buy
it all up and supply its place and business will be
Quoted a sound basis. The movement will not affect
the price of gold dust commodity of trade because
parties will be forced by competition give much as il
is worth for transportation 10 the Mint coinage The
Boise people suffer under the delusion that their gold eeps
US going in Monafa The fact that their gold great
rarity in this country, three-wheele cart Is not
known TO them The cattle disease having been so severe
in its ravages in Europe greatly diminish the supply
of meat immense trade with the West for the supply
of the defcieIoy may be expected immediately con-
tract for six thousand barrels of Western meats
by the New York !" World. The Snake river boat
which is being built by the Oregon Steam Navigation
Company viii be ready for the spring trade The WaIa
Wala . Statesman" in advocating the lowering of the
standard of Boise (ceau) dust Sl4 per ounce saws
mseraby deprecated article of gold with red sand nixed
IN now the currency of Boise Basn aud asserts
that gentleman an acquaintance of the editor actually
passed. at $40 per ounce onefOurh of of clean
unaduterated red sand, without any gold in il at ali"
Until Boise settled the of the miners of The
West was to take dust at from 81 TO 81 per than
its value Senator Hale, of the State Legislature of
California, has introduced bill to permit Indians and
Cinnamon to give evidence in all before the courts
The Union in advocating the principle of the bill says
t is for the jury pass upon the credbity OF the wit
nesses and the value of the evidence" The admission Of
the Part prosecuted to testify in their hehalf also
advocated by the article In civil this practice has
worked well, for many years in England The Right
reverend Thomas Saley, by the grace of God Bishop Of
Honolulu, On the Sandwich islands, is it appears at least
as great politician he is divine. His present eforss
are to secure the establishment of Great Britain
ortfable depot which will base of nautical ope
ratons in future wars and harbor of safety for British
commerce.. America is idle while Britain working The
DowagerQueen of the Sandwich Islands is in England,
and the opportunity of winning exclusive favor not
being lost sight of The New York Times" estimates
hat 900 bales of cotton have been brought
het since the suppression of the rebellion The Mercer
expedition not prosperug In the beginning of this
MONTH the Legislature of Washington Territory rejected
resolution appropratng 50 600 TO its credit for the purpose
1f starting the congregation Of the fair unyoke for the
Pacific The of