The Montana post., 1867-06-08
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From Tuesdays Tri- Weekly

4 WoRRIED-The Democracy feel sore
over the return Of the Montana delegation from the
East, as well as the results consequent upon their
! stay in Washington. The Gazette of Saturday last
pitched into the gentlemen in reckless manner to
which the slaughter of the Innocents IS a mild com
Parison They, however, may be thankful for the
small crumb of OfcOnsolaton held out to them in the
/ last paragraph of the colnmu aud a half laader
The editor says he is willing give them every
night the meaDest culprt is entitled 20 in vindiea
tion of their conduct" That certainly is generous
No doubt the gentlemen will avail themselves of
the chance here thrown out and there is bare pos
sibility that majority of the people of the Terri
tory will take a hand iu-inuch TO the disgust of
! the Democracy
On THE HUST.-AIichelle, chief of the
! Pen d'Orees' accompanied by a brave" look
ing of the same tribe is around hunt aftsr
fifteen head OF horses, supposed To- be strayed OF
! stolen from their reservation. He has letter of
recommendation from Ageut Wells, which states he
is goOd Indian, aud worthy OF the respect and
good will of white men,
Dissolution OF CoPARTNERsHP.-
Attention Is directed the notice of the dissolution
Of the conartnership which has heretofore existed
under the style of Sparks, Mcpherson * Hall. All
outstanding Indebtedness must be settled imlned-
ately, aud those owing the firm will save them
selves costs by calling around and weighing out.
l. SToCKED.-Wells, Fargo & Co. have
completed stocking the road between this point and
Benton. The last ct the coaches and supply wagons
left on last Saturday, and the regular coaches will
commence running on the 9TH inst
ARRIvED-Messrs. WhitIatch. Hauser
Lemon and Kerr srrived per last coach from the
East aud were warmly greeted by their numerous
friends.
From Saturdays TIi- Weekly
The STEAMER MINER.-This boat nr-
rived at Benton tie 3lst ut and left ON Monday
last her return to ST. Louis 1t is said that she
would have made the trip to Benton some two OF
three week. earlier had she not met with acoi-
dent to her boilers On her return to St Louis she
fill be entirely roiItel and ke oul ia IN,
Benton and return. The Miner had 100 tons Of
freight, besides what was left at the Company posts
along the river. The following list vi the
passengers Brevet Col A. Shreeves paymastsr
A, lady. child and servant; II Shreeves, Clerk,
Paymaster U A; Il Hnbbell. w Fur Co; L |
Hub6eil, do; Pease, do; Pope, Springfield |
III; w HibbaTd, New York; + Hibbard, do; X |
Stanley, do; 5 Huntley. do; A seaman, (steam- |
er Deer Lodee) do: Il K Hazelton, do; Z ID Han.
cock Chicago; Convey, do; A Kendall, do; l. s 1
Smith, do; T. Crosby, Mankato, MINI; Il Pert, do \
w Pert. do; J + King, do; w d Fletcher. Spring |
field. III; B L Fletcher, do; G I Manly, do; III L |
Tutte, Winstead. Conn., NJ Fitzgerald Fort Wayne /
Ind; } Fsles, McGregor. Iowa; A Jones Council |
Bluffs do; Mrs Ball and two children, ST. Charles
Mo; A Morse. Fox; o Champagne, wife and 4
three children; Mantle. wife aud two children,
Revere l. Bertram; i G Powers. Sioux City
Iowa; w Hoffman, Fort Union; Major Wilkin-
son, do; Lieut. Pratt u S a; Lieut. Cusick, dc; -
Bryan Grand Rapids, fIich; - Smith Penn:
Capt Bassett. Fort Union: u x Allen, Chicago Re
p7sbtjc7Ri and 25 on deck
FIRE MEETING-Afontana Hook &
Ladder Company No. held a meeting at tlieir |
rooms, on Bridge street, on Tuesday evening last
when the members discussed the proprety of either
soliciting aid from the citizens for the purpose Of
getting sufficient apparatus 10 work with. else 70
disbaDd The state of affairs IN the Fire DEPART
meDt of the city only be characterized as a !
scandal on the good name aud enterprise Of cur cit
zens. The truck this company is using at the pres
ebt time is hired by the week. and paid for out OF
the funds of the company they have not got over
4 dozen buckets and the hooks and ladders are not
what they ought TO be. None of the members who
belong TO il dollars worth Of property, and
vet by their almost unaided exertions they have
been the means of twice saving the city from the
of the devouIing element during the past
winter and spring. They have also bailt n water
ank, and furnished themselves with their present
outfit If only TO merely show their gratitude aud
appreciation for what has been already done our
prominent business should certainly for
ward aud hberRiIy respond TO the call for aid , ,
th the recent total destruction of Idaho City for
he second time before them il is be hoped tha-
hey will consult their safety and help put the
department in a state Of efficiency early day
SHOOTING AFFRAY.-The gay and fes-
i've place known Diamond City was the scene Of
mother shooting ARRAY on Tuesday night last. A
nan named Lane Smith was shot ~ Joe Whitman
me of the proprietors of the Star Bakery. Smith !
lad got ON a bender and was hunting around for ,
In his efforts 10 find him he went into the !
star, cleaned out NhitEnans partner when be tin
ed the latter, striking him over the head with a ]
'Owie knife. Whitman drew a four shooter and {
red &; him. the ball entetag his neck and il Is
hOught lodging In the spinal column Whitman !
vas arrested ami lodged Ia jail bu. ]. is thought .
hat he will be acquitted on his preliminary exam
nation the general impression appears to be that
Ia done right At last accounts. Smith was still I
live, with but slight hopes of his recovery. II