The Montana post., 1867-05-11


Yellowstone Canyon through which the Sioux
have not passed in the memory of man An old
tradition Of theirs leads them TO believe an evil spi.
nit guards the canyon. and although they camped
below il in strong force for wo three months two
winters ago, aud thought they had the entrance 10
the valley secure the miners had free exit 10 Boze
man city by trail leading across the mountains of
which the Sioux were and yet ignorant. A
miner arriving from there a day OF two since, re-
ports uDeasiness existing in regard TO the Crows.
They are familiar with this trail and II is believed
they have joined in the hostile alliance at least
the younger portion have
Nor GUILTY, Your HONOR. We
have received a communication from Charley
Smith, mt Bozeman. an Indian trader among the
friendly tribes who thinks the people talking
about him trading powder to them. Charley says
be is not guilty of such villaiuOus indscretion,
and there is not much profit in the business,
would prefer the Superintendent would take hiS
license away and he would do something else rather
than rest under the imputation- He also adds that
| he has not heard the Indians make any threats
to amount 20 much" Charley can rest easy If he
is innocent IL is not probable anything will be
done for the past but Indian traders will have to
go slow powder trading hereafter, as the people
/ al not stand that Kind Of work.
THE MAIL GETTING THRoUGH.-The
Salt Lake Pedefe of last Thursday says that teams
and stages were arriving during the day with great
| piles of mail bags from the east Much Of il
said TO be in a pupy condition, which we are in
clined to believe from the condition In which the
last mail to Virginia arrived. Superintendent
Stewart, of Salt Lake SAYS the mail will come
through regularly hereafter. This Office has about
q ton OF exchanges down there somewhere, and we
would like to see occasional eastern paper just
for variety. Keep up heart few days longer. ys
anxious expectants of mail matter, IL is like Punchs
mother, at least coming TO come
For all kinds of blank books and sta
tOnary, go to the City Book Store.
GONE TO THE MooN.-One of the fe-
male celestials In Idaho street by the name Of
Lung YOo aged twenty seven years and in good
har ela tad
/ terday at r. M, and was laid out in Oriental
style with hundred tapers at her feet TO light her
/ 20 glory. and dozen dishes including rats and
| rice. placed around her. From a conversation
/ with the relatives and friends of the deceased
CLEANED very interesting history Gin Chinese)
which space and deficiency in lightning cuts pre-
vents from giving in full. The funeral will take
place this afternoon. when all friends of the fam
| lily are respectfully invited to attend
FLAG REsENTED.-General Thor
oughman. starting 10 the front last Saturday.
| took with him a beautiful fieg presented the
Virginia City RaDgers-Capt Hyusons company
| by the Mrs. Hosmer, Bartlett aud McMatb. The
boys have il flying in the valley this. and owe
a debt of gratitude To the fkr donors which they
will no doubt repay by gaTiat service in the field
EVERY soldier wants a memorandum
book. Go to the City Book Store.
RUMoRs AFLoAT.-The Herdld's extra
of Friday. well as Rdvices from Neil HOwie and
Mr. Street contain the startling rumor that Capt.
near Sun River The rumOr was current, bat not
traceable TO any reliable source and is ip all pro-
babilility saaard. Of those nightmtFe visions
that suggested itself To some over-burdeoed mind,
and grew from apprehension to street rumOr.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.-In the Catholic
Church henceforward holy service will be held as
follows: ON Sunday and other holy days, first
mass will be celebrated at :. aud second at
10 o'clock A ~, with sermon At p. NJ Sunday
school. and at +. NJ, Nespers will be suBg-bens-
dictiOn and sermon
To OBLIGE Us.-We wish "G. r. NJ,
r. G." and almost forty other correspondents to
read the notice the nTst page Of the Weekly. An
Editor can get into hot water enough without pub
fishing anonymous contributions. u blowing up"
things, places and people generally. II you want
TO abuse anybody do il verbally, OF sign your name
to your Ietters-the former way is the best. News
we always desire and are thankful for
GRADING.-The Street Commissioners
have for the last week two had a force of labor
ers and teams employed in grading down jackson
dirt the hollow place in front Of the Eagle Sta
bles, improving the grade aud making the condi
ton of the thoroughiare much better
A NUIsANCE.-The hydrant at the
corner of Wallace and jackson streets s-can the
Water Company not remedy the matter and pre-
street
For SALE.-A No. steam portable
saw mill, in complete running order. For terms
apply To Dance. Stuart & 60, Deer Lodge city,
Montana w-l3s-l45
From 7HErsday's Tri- Weekly.
A CHINESE FUNERAL. has
had another seDsation-inteDse, absorbing univer
sal. The excitement Of aLuullmeut lotteries. invR
sion and Qnartermaster- q eneral, faded into thin
iusignifcance ten minutes before y. IN, yesteT
day, by the town pump Virginia put it, curl
aSftv Sacrificed tn fnaufSf-
tiveDess-men len their cards, counting rooms and
calico women their sewing, scandal and SOAP suds,
all the pursuit of kind OF yellow dust for that Of
another. The lady from the Flowery Kingdom
that Celestial realm of rats, rebels. rire and rhinOc
eroses-who Is the first of Ping Chung's hundred TO
d, part this life among the Mclean men, having
laid in state for twenty-three hours a bamboo
carpet. s'Tewn with daintes acceptable and sub
stAntials necessary to the journey she had to make
To reach the great opium gardens of the good
"GsmODg; having been carefully watched over.
the requiste.number OF tapers having been burned,
and the properly inscribed cabastic slips of pach
meUt Profusely distributed among the Mongolans
and over her mortal remains, the body soldered
NJ hermeticaly in a tin case and placed ON a lurn-
ber wagon Three mourners. with muslin night-caps
remarkable for their immeusity and extravagant
proportions lent their hdeods waiincs the inter
est of the occasion One of them having known
the deceased some three years sobbed hysterically
screamed piieousy, smote her bosom and exhibited
various other symptoms of mental excitement be-
sides a total disregard for Appearances and the
weather ia the quality and texture of wearing APP
parel; but the lumber wagon dissipated the
of the other two, and broad grin announced their
full approval of the situation. Quite a number of
Chinese followed the wagons and some half dozen
Americans utterly regardiess of consequences and
the interesting figure they cut, clanbered into the
wagon along with the China women, while along
the route, Ping ChOng scattered little punctured
slips OF yellow PAPER indicative, il is said of the
money she should have In the better land, but re-
mnding us of the corn sheller advertisements an
enferprisng pateutee f-se had the GODDARD Brothers
Distribute from their Ns.aon while sailing over the
country Arrived at t1e <r1ve-y ard the mourners
alighted and The noef dsruoustrative cast herself
headlOng the eafih singing praying and be-