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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15
&c MONTANA RICH OR POOR =?

If any person reads the message which
Governor Smith delivered to the Legis-
Iotnre on the 9th ult., or the speech
which he pronounced when the tele-
grsph between Virginia City and Great
Salt Lake was completed, the most graf
;fvinr conclusions would be drawn re-
,,arding the resources of the Territory.
Every hill teens with gold, silver and
copfer, and the wealth of this region is
infinite. Indeed, his Excellency observes
,bar the time is not far distant when
Montana will be amongst the first of
States, proud in herself, and the pride of
the nation" This is the beautiful side
of the picture and none could excel it in
auy respect. On the Sth inst. the same
distinguished individual transmitted to
the House a document of another char
srrcr and we inferred from its contents
that the nature of the country, or his
npinion concerning it, had been materi-
ally changed The Federal Government
NAYS each member of the Legislature
four dollars per day for period not ex-
creding forty days, and the Territory
does not expend one cent for this pur-
nose. No one will seriously maintain
that this is fair compensation for the
services of the lawmakers. A bill pro-
viding that Montana should give to these
gentlemen certain amounts for their la
bors. was passed by both houses and We
toed by the Governor, His objections
NAV be concisely stated by repeating the
following sentence: THE Territory is
poor, the people are burdened with enor
nous taxes, scrip and warrants will be
worth little, if anything, and hence the
proposed law is a grievous wrong. We
are saying nothing upon the merits oi
the measure, but language OF this tenor
Is very injurious in its tendencies. we
favor the first proposition of the Execu
tive. and cannot reconcile his sentiments
upon the subject of the ability of the cit
izens to derive riches or poverty from
the same soil. Is Montana poor? The
veto message answers, Yes Is Mon
tana rich? The opening message to the
Legislature replies, Yes" Which view
is correct? Ii is an Unfair basis OF cal
culation to accept the imperfect result o
the labors of all the County Assessor
and Collectors throughout the Territory
The taxes are oppressive to those tha
pay them, because the few perform tn
tasks of the many The number OF vo
ters in Montana is, at the lowest est
mate, ten thousand, and the amount
expenditures last year was about S2O
600 We assert that no people can b
heavily taxed when the annual paymenl
of two dollars by every citizen would d'
fray the expenses. ID.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

LA CALLIFERRIE is the monster
restaurant of Paris and the world. 1t
will accommodate 1,s00 people. Thirty
butchers are constantly employed to sup
ply the establishment with meats. A
regiment of walters answer for the wine
alone. The proprietor has purchased
100000 wine glasses, 100000 forks, and
10000 knives for the use of this restau-
rant. 1t is 'frequented by all classes,
every person going direct to the kitchen
where the dish delivered is selected and
paid for. Three thousand pounds of
meat and two casks of wine are con-
sumed daily. .,,....-.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

PARDoNING CoUNTERFEITERs.-
n. Y. Tribune says: We have chroni-
cled within the last year, the pardon by
President Johnson of not less than forty
persons convicted of counterfeiting the
national shinplasters. We should like
to know, first, if any person has been
convicted of this crime whom the Presi-
dent has not pardoned; secondly, if any
one could counterfeit the national cur
rency under such circumstances that the
President would not promptly set him
at liberty
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15
RICHARD II. CLAPPE.

A RAILROAD CHUTE.-The engine
while climbing the two hundred and
seventy-five foot grade of the Pittsburg
railroad with train of coal cars, one of
the moist days in the early part of this
week, when above the tunnel. lost it's
grip on the rails, and began slipping
down hill. Finding it impossible to ar
rest the descent with the brakes all hard
on, the engineer and his assistants, leav-
ing the brakes turned hard down, jumped
off, and the train moved down the steep
grade with accelerating speed, carrying
along a stream of fire, generated by the
friction of the wheels upon the rails. A
spectator says that the shoot through
the tunnel of some three hundred feet
was made in wink. The whole descent
of the hill for about two miles was made
and the train came to halt some dis
tance out on the plain, having kept the
track and made.the trip alone, without
injury or mishap.-Contra Costa Gazette.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

The st. Louis Democrat gives the
following as one of the results of the
Radical victory in Missouri: Every
business man and property owner can
judge whether the Radical victory has
or has not been benefit to him, from
the single fact that Missouri State bonds
jumped eight per cent. in the New York
market as soon as the result was known"
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

N. S. MORSE, the editor of the Bridge
port, Conn, Farmer, whose Southern
sentiments caused the destruction of his
printing Office by a mob in the year 1861,
and who afterwards went to Georgia and
edited a rebel paper, is now at New Ha-
ven, and has been converted into radi-
cal abolitionist He says no one could
live at the South six months without
undergoing the change he has. .
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

The CoNsEQUENcEs.-A letter from
New Orleans says that among the con-
sequences of the recent riot in that city,
are the stoppage of emigration from Eu-
ropean countries to Louisiana and the
threatened removal of several millions
of northern capital invested there, the
gentlemen owning it having become
alarmed at what they conceive is an in
durated opposition to northern men gen
orally and radicals in particular.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

+ A SEEMING DIFFERENCE ONLY.-A
German statistical writer remarks that
the invention of the sewing machine has
enabled one woman to sew as much as 8
hundred could sew by hand century
ago, but, he continues, one woman now
demands as much clothing as hundred
did a century ago-so that matters are
not so much changed after all.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

BY an imperial edict native Japanese
artisans wishing to visit any of the va
rious countries beyond the sea, for the
purpose of learning any science or art
will receive permission from the Govern
ment on application.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

GERMAN NExILEs.-Switzerlan has be-
come the refuge of those Germans whose
opposition to the Prussian annexation
has made it dangerous for them to re-
main in their own country. The hotels
in the Swiss towns are full of barons,
counts and ritters. who have escaped the
clutches of Bismarck
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DE
MORALIZED.

We have often alluded to the extreme
action of the leading politicians OF Mis-
souri,, and predicted that the residents
of New England would be soon lett in
the rear. Since the recent elections in
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

LARGE PEARs.-The San Francisco
Flag reports the gathering of two pears
in Santa Clara county, California, one
weighing two pounds and three ounces,
and measuring fourteen inches in cir
cumference, and eight inches from stem
to blow: the other weighed two pounds
and one ounce, and nine inches through.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15
The Montana Post.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1866

rs our Agents in tie different totons
,nd mining camps Of tie Territory and
,,,ctrhgre actU please take n0tice atat the
trims Of Subscription fer the Posi- hcCe
ise,. increased TO $3.50 per quarter, $500
fir sir months, md $500 for one gear.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

MAJOR J. p. BRUCE, formerly of this
city, it is said, will be reelected Terrific
rial printer at the coming session Of the
The Office is an exceeding
ly profitable one, and the Major is doubt
less reaping golden harvest.-S. Jos
eph Herald.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

The Government is inqairing into the
recent search by the British, gunboat
Rescue, on Lake Erie, of the steamer
Congress, sailing under the United States
colors. 1t is reported that the American
government has demanded an apology.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-12-15

THERE is e family in Newport, r. l.,
four children of which were born seve-
rally in Rhode Island, California, Ne
braska and Nevada, and each bears the
name of the State or Territory in which
1t was born.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07

the title of map now about being
introduced 10 the citizens of this
county. Mr.. Hager, our able state
GeologiSt, now owns the plates and
copyright Of this map; and ofcourse
has the sole control of the same. To
those who have examined this map,
nothing need be said-but to others
we will say that for correctness and
the amount of matter it contains,
and mechanical execution it is not
equaled by any State map ever pub
lished. Mr.. Mason. the gentleman
ly agent will visit every town and
residence in the county. 1t is hoped
this well merited production will re
ceive the patronage it deserves. IT
should find its way i'll every family
and school-roOm in The State. 1t j,
afforded at the uniform price of five
dollars.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07

The classical department will he
taken in connection with, and i'll
place of the studies of the Academ-
ic Department by those students
who desire to take the classical
course.
This course will be arranged to fit
young men for college.
The friends of the new school as
well as those opposed to it will re
member that it is an attempt at a
new system which should have the
chance of fair trial before being
criticised.
1t is to be hoped that the parents
of scholars will take pains to have
them punctual and regular in their
attendance upon school.
AS Mr. Geo. Baldwin and wife
We're coming in to the village Wed,
nesday afternoon the Wagon upset
throwing them both violently upon
the notwithstanding Mrs. b. slight
ly, and mangling Mr.. Baldwin's
right arm severely. ~ surgeon was
called who reports them both doing
well.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07
Bradford.

BRADFORD UNION HIGH SCHOOL.
This school opened on Wednesday
under the instruction of Francis
Farrell, \. b., Principal, assisted by
Miss Sophia b. Woodward, with
over seventy scholars, about fifty of
whom We're from the Union District.
The High school includes two de
partmentS. the intermediate and the
Academic Department. Instruction
in the intermediate Department
covers two years and in the Academ.
ic the same.
To he admitted to the Intermedi.
ate Department scholars must be
able to- read well in the Progressive
Third Reader. spell through the first
part of Ormsby's spellcr. must have
mastered Grcenlcars Primary arith
mctic and be able to do examples i'll
1 the first four rules of arithmetic on
the slate and he familiar with Cor
ncllS first steps in Geography.
During the Intermediate cours,
they will go through with Green
leafs common school and Intellect
ual Aritmetic'S. Corncll's Prinar,
and Grammcr School Biographies
/ Quackenbos' History Of the L. :.
Towns elements of Grammar, ant
will read in the Fourth Reader, spell
and write.
The Academic course will include
Grccnlears National arithmetic. Al
zebra. Geometry. Surveying, Natu
raj Philosophy. Anatomy, Chcmis
try, Book Keeping, Grammar, Philo
soply, compositions, Determinations
&c.
Scholars from out of the tnioI
District will he accommodated ~
heretofore ut the usual rates Of tut
ton.
The Primary school in Dist. No. .
now in session under the instruction
of Miss Mary Baldwin will continu,
until the sixteen weeks of summer
school are completed. The Primar,
schools in both districts will com
mencc for the winter about the usual
time and probably continue lively,
weeks.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07

Representative TO Coagress-poland,
80; Chase, 20.
AssistGm Judgcs-Nathanicl King,
%; William Child,72; WHIP. Brown,
40; i. +. Eaton. 40.
Sherjt-J. +. Cleveland. 30; VIM.
Kimball, 20.
StateS AttorRcy-A. H.White. IS !:
III. n. Worthen. 30.
High BaiFg-C. Croker, 80; +.
Sprague, 40.
Judge Of Probate-A. ii. Gilmore,
"A; ID. \. Rogers, 80.
To1ca Rcpresentatjre-Charles ii.
Mann, Rep, II $. Il. Hayes, Dem,
IS; Scattering. 3.
Statement of the votes in Strailord
For Town Reprcsentdtire-R. II
Duncan. Rep. 22 H.C. Hatch. Dem
III; \. q. Smith, Rep. 49,.
Gorerp0r-Dillingham, Oh; Da-
venport, 1906.
county Tcket-Rcpublican, 212
Democratic, 100.
ErpfeSfhtdttfe 10 t0RqresS-J lStll
:. Morrill,. ID. {. Dcnnison, SO
Luke 7. Poland, 1871 c. NJ. Chase
1872.
OF the fifty towns heard from o,
the Governor vote, all report repub
! lean members of the legislature bu
two. The Senate will. as usual, b'
unanimously republican. In the 3,
Congressional district, as far as hear'
from. the candidateS-Purt. BaXte
and Romeo III. White-are abou
even. In the other districts the re
publican nominees are elected b,
large majorities.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07

AN ACCIDENT TO TIE PRESI-
DENDAL PARTY.-An accident oc-
Cured at Schenectady which might
have been serious, but which fortu.
natcly did no particular damage.
On the arrival of the excursion train
ut the depot, the distinguished gen
tlcmcn were invited to step on to the
platform car provided for the pur
pose. TO enable them to do this
easily plank was'thrown from the
passenger car to the platform. All
the party were comfortably located.
when the order was given to move
back the train so as to give every
one an opportunity to see. In the
haste OF obcying the order the plank
was not removed, and of course il
moved with the train, sweeping the
platform in its progress. The effect
was that all on the platform who did
not succeed in jumping over the
plank were either trippcd up OF
thrown off. General Grant is said
to have shown great dcxtcrity. Adj.
Iniial Farragut. h'wcvcr, was more
perplcyed than who he was at the
mast head ut Mobile. But no one
was hurt. The cause of the alarm
is supposed to have been u plank
from the Congressional PLATFORM
If 30, il was certainly effective in
sweeping the platform of the Prcsi.
dcnt.-Aibdpy Journal
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07

Near Bcllcvillc, Texas, three men
had a desperate fight with a monster
rattlesnakc, fourteen feet tong and
six inches thick They killed him
lie had forty.two rattlcs, indicating
that he was forty five years old,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07

THE BANK DEFALCATIoN AZ
GREENFIELD.-Nurt her develop
ment>. says the Springfield HepHb-
iicdR. show that the operations of
l.. }. Tcnncy, teller of the First M.
tlonal Bank. Greenfield, have been
going on for months. but have been
concealed by arttui management.
The loss To the bank will prove hca-
vier than was 1T first anticipated.
and of the private losses that of J.
Smead purplc of Gill. of Sl2,UOO, is
the heaviest. Tcnny had consumed
all his own property in his reckless
Specuiations. and also all his widow.
ed mothers, amounting to several
thousand dolla"s. The Repabiicdn
says:
"Sincc Tcnny's arrest and impris.
onmcnt Il great deal of mawkish
sympathy and unmeritcd compass.
sion has been expended on him by
his friends and former associates.
! His cell has been visited by crowds
Of people from Greenfield and the
adjoining towns. some of whom seek
! to mitigate the effects of his dis
/ graceful act by presents of boquets.
.jellieS and other nicetics. This weak
/ hearted and tender hearted pity has
been carried to such an extent that
Tenny considers himSclfquitc a lion,
and the officers Of the Jail have be
come so annoyed by it that they
threaten to exclude visitors N flu
turc, unless for special reasons
There is disposition prevalent in
circles in the town to screen TcnncN
from the State Prison, even though
II is necessary to make up the entire
amount of the dcialcation. But the
demands of justice and the public
safety require that the law should
take its proper and unrestricted
course, and that guilt and crime meet
mciitcd reward. In this case the
social position and previous oppor-
tunitics of the defaulter add TO the
enormity Of the crime, rather than
furnish an excuse for it,"
Twelve valuable mcrino sheep, be
longing to j. +. Wing, of Birdport
were killed by single stroke OF
Lightning one day last week. Loss
$1,000.
The Atlantic cable, from the poin,
where it leaves Nalcntia island, tt
the spot where it was landed al
Hearts Content, is precisely 1861
miles in length. It's queer coinci
dcnce that it should have been per
fected this year.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.-TlIef fall
term commenced on Friday of last
week. The Freshman class num-
bers fifty, and the fourth class of
the scientific department fifteen.
Twelve. most of whom are from 9th
er colleges, have joined the higher
classes. The new gymnasium is
rapidly approaching completion.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07

The Oshawa (Canada) Iindicotor
says that Mr.. John Cameron, of that
place, has invented rifle which is n
hundred shooter. The model works
well, and the inventor says he can
fire over one hundred rounds in four
minutes.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07
Joseph

The well known Ter Joseph
Bo0dcy, of New Durham, n. H.,
aged 80 years, haSNith,n a few days
been struck helpless " paralysis.
II is supposed that he will live but II
very few days.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07
THE SOUTHERN LOYAIISI
CONVENTION.

Seldom has there greater contrast
been presented in American politics
than in the two Conventions which
have assembled at Philadelphia
The one which adjourned a few days
since was assembled professedly to
ignore all the good results which had
been obtained during four years of
war, and sanction the course of exc
cutive policy which the administra-
tons of Tyler and Buchanan fail to
furnish any parellel. 1t represented
no party but the Southern rebels who
had fought against us, and their
Northern allies who had done all in
their power to assist them. The Con
vention which assembled there YES
tcrday presented a striking contrast
to this disloyal gathering. 1t is com
posed of men from the South. the
tried men who stood by the Union
flag during the war. of that class
whose devotion was often rewarded
with death. The unanimous senti-
mcnt which they utter, is that unless
speedy assistance comes to them
from Congress. Cnionism and LOYALTY
i'll the South will be in a far more
perilOus condition than it was before
the war. In the person of Hon
Thomas j. Durant, who has been
chosen temporary chairman. they
have man who has always PROVED
himself faithful to his country. Al
though once a STAKEHOLDER in New
Orleans, he early accepted the new
condition of thingS,and when the frs
movement was made in Louisiana t,
establish free State government
Mr.. Durant held the Office Of Chair
man of the Free State Committee.
Not the least noticeable fact is the
enthusiastic welcome which, undel
the auspicies of the Select and Com
mon Councils of the city, the Who'll,
loyal people of the city have extend
ed to the members of the convention
The spontaneous gathering of tn,
loyal and true statesmen of the NOrtl
to advise with and encourage theil
Southern brethren will have its in
tlucncc. 1t will show that in spit,
of executive patronage and a pomp
Gus allegiance to the Constitution OF
the part of the President, the grea
heart Of the nation beats in sympa
thy with them, and will not fail t,
make its ptllsations felt during til,
coming elections. We have no an
prehenSions that this convention
will raise the price of rebel bonds. o
encourage massacres in our Southern
cities. There will he no disgustin:
exhibitions of traternizing with I'm
rcpcntant rebels. or advocacy of
blind forgcttulness of the past with
out any security for the future.
This convention cannot fail +
constitute an era in the history of tn
settlement of our national difficult
ties. 1t will be the first free untran
meled utterance of the popular ser
timcnt, coming from the South sine
the termination of the war, and
will he accepted as such by the pee
pie of the North. 1t will have it
influence during the coming elet
ons. when it will show the Prcsidcn
that he is neither omnipotcnt, nor i
Mr.. Secretary Seward omnicient
that in their attempts to betray tn
people who have trusted them wit
Office and loaded them with publ
honors, and to eXalt rebels to otlic
and crush the Union sentiment ,
the nation, they will ignoniniousl
fail Boston JOuIpdl.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-09-07

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.-The
Southern Union Convention met at
the National Hall at noon. The
Southern delegates were escorted to
the hall by the Union League Club.
National Union Club and the North
ern delegations. Kentucky headed
the southern delegates. Great en-
thusiasm was shown on the route
from Independence square to the
hall.
Dispatches have been received from
Governors Low of California. Blais-
dell of Nevada, Gibbs of Oregon,
and Governor elect Woods of Ore
gon, endorsing the Southern Union
Convention and praying their delib
eratiOnS may promote the only wise
plan of reconstruction-that propos-
ed by Congress.
DIR. Sidney of Mississippi then
nominated Thos. j. Durant OF Loui-
slana as temporary President, which
nomination was adopted unanimous
/ ly.
Mr.. Durant thanked the Convcn-
/ ton for the honor,
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