The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-11-24

VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA, SATURDAY NOVEMBER "a 1866

Ilsn miles OF ROAD between San Juan de
Maurine and the Italian frontiers, and
thirty miles over Mount Sennis, includ-
ing one of the principal bridges of the
Victor Emanuel railway were destroyed.
Official Election Returns-Change
of Overland Mail Route.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Illinois official
majorities by congressional districts are:
1st district-N. B. Judd, Rep, $3.50; I'd
district-Farnsworth, 1889; Sd district
|-Washburne, 5000; 4th district-Har-
ding, 2,561; 5th district-Ingersoll,
S,772. Total, 54,957, or !, 1,15O less than
Logan's majorities reported yesterday.
Frauds are alleged in the 9th district,
which being corrected it is claimed
that Lippincott, Republican, would have
forty-four majority over Ross, whose
seat will therefore be contested.
Next week the route of the Overland
California mail will be changed from
St. Louis to Chicago, and will go via the
Northwestern Railroad to Woodbine,
Iowa; thence by stage 35 miles to Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Omaha; thence by Union
Pacific railroad to it's present terminus,
2S5 miles. The gap of thirty-fve miles
between Woodbine and Council Bluffs
will be filled by the first of January,
and the running time from New York
to the north fork of Platte river, all
rail, will be six days. The Union Paci-
fic company have completed the bridge
across the North Fork, and make their
present terminus on the west side of
the North Fork, where their workmen
are encamped waiting the resumption
of operations next spring. No more
work will be done on the railroad until
next March, but Durant is confident he
will complete 800 miles in the first one
hundred working days.
Under the new arrangement, mails
will leave Chicago at p. m, containing
the New York morning mail of the day
previous, aud connecting with the Over
land coaches.
Two Chicago men, one of them late
respectable merchant, have been arrest
ed for a villainous conspiracy to burn
the steamer Morning Star on Lake Erie.
Their object being to get paltry insur-
ance of $4,000 on bogus freight. Their
tool got drunk and bungled the job.
Great Decline i'm Stocks, Prices, etc.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Flour dull and
heavy and 15@25c lower Trade brands
closing very heavy. Wheat dull, heavy
and nominally &c. lower Money active
and frmer. Gold irregular and unset
tied. Government stocks heavy and
half per cent lower.
The Post says the panic in Wall street
has entered on new phase this morn
ing, on rumors that Government was
selling both coin and 5-20s. These ru-
mors and other depressing causes pro-
duced general loss of confidence, and
resulted in the heavy and most sudden
fall which Government securities have
received. For considerable time fancy
stocks could not be sold at any price,
and some of the clique combinations
have apparently been broken up and
their stocks sold. Rumors of new fail
ures are current, but none of Importance
are authenticated Railroad shares are
weak and desponding. The Harmony
Fire and Marine Insurance company
have determined to go into liquidation,
with assets amounting to 100000, suf-
fcient to meet all claims.
Telegraph Lines Increasing.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-The Western
Union Telegraph company have just
opened their newly completed Overland
line to California via Denver City.
Bridger's Pass and where the Overland
stage route is now travelled. This is an
addition to the old line via Laramie and
South Pass. The new line is construct
ed in superior manner, and there will
probably be little interruption in COM
munication with the Pacific coast.
Cholera.
New YORK, Nov. 22.-The packet ship
Mercury, from Havre, Oct Goth, arrived
last evening, having lost thirty-four out
of 45O passengers by cholera. The ship
is now at quarantine.
The Erpress says there is general
fear of business paper, owing to the nu-
merous reports of failures in all direc-
tions. The Government for sometime
past has been selling gold moderately,
and also calling on national banks for
currency, in order to be strong enough
to meet any demands from banks on
clearing house certificates. This is the
main cause of the stringency in money,
and as these operations have now ceased,
there's every reason to believe the worst
is over. Capital will soon flow this wav