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The Legislature.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 10.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 10.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The legislature has been rushing things
to-day. perfect fux flowed from the sena-
tors during the forenoon, and the afternoon
was devoted mainly to discussion of the
constitutional amendment
Mum opened the ball in not very pro-
found speech, In which the stale platitudes
of the campaign were paradsd before the
senate. er-
REPENTANT BACKsLIDER:
DIR. Green got on the stool Of repentance
and tearfully begged pardon for his johnson
ism was never much Opposed to the amend
ment, and would gladly vote for it. His re-
cantation wac not graceful, and fell dead up
on q sneering senate.
Murray Mcdonnell made an amusing
speech, in which the dead parties of long ago
were marched in funeral procession before
the senate.
Webster followed in brief speech of no
particular moment. The amendment was
not strong enough for. him. He preferred
the territorial scheme.
LAVE SENATOR.
Woodson, of Macoupip, made O ringing,
vigorous speech, that set all the radical SEN
ators squirming. He charged radical lead
era with inconsistency, which drew out Bush
nell, Mum and Ward in defence. Among
the leaders alluded to by Woodson was Lo-
gan, who sat on the floor of the senate. The
debate acquired additional interest from that
fact. Ia
Ward, of Chicago, spoke briefly, but not
pointedly.
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT.
When Woodson he'd done the vote was
then taken and the amendment adopted.
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We clip the following from the reported
proceedings of the Illinois senate Of the 10Th
viz:
Mr.. Webster. bills to legalize certain tax.
90 levied by the supervisors Of Rock Island
county to consolidate certain townships in
hock Island; for educational purposes; to In
corporate the Rock River water power COM
pany.
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Ship Canal from Lake Michigan to the
Mississippi
In the Illinois House Of Representatives
ON the 9th inst, Mr.. Epler, of Morgan ooun
Nv. offered the following Joint resolution

W, offered the following Joint resolution
Resolved, By the House of Representatives, the
Senate eoncurrng herein that this general assembly
regards the construction of ship canal connecting
Lake Michigan with the waters of the Mississippi,
work of the greatest Importance to the interests
of the nation especially to the interests of the north
west and that in said enterprise the state of Illinois
is ready and most willing to aid the general govern
ment and that this general assembly hereby
ly recommends the representatives in congress- and
senators from this state, TO bring the matter before
congress by bin; and they are hereby instructed by
their and their influence urge the passage of
a measure donating less than So 600 600 with
which to inaugurate said enterprise.
RESOLVED, That committee of three of the House
and two of the senate be appointed to take into
sideration the subject and to report by bin other
wse and that the speaker of the House of Represen
tatives and the president of the be requested
to forward copies of these resolutions to each of the
senators and representatives in congress from this
state.
Mr.. Singer moved to amend by inserting
the words Steamboat canal, !" instead of 'ship
canal"
On motion of General Hurlbut, the subject
was made the special order for Wednesday,
the 10Th inst, at 2 o'clock Pm:
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Is the Oldest Pager in the County
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TEA TEA /!

A LII those desiring good tea ct fair prices
a viii please call on S. n. Harris, At LaBglsy's
ware house, where they can fnd ...
The best Oolong (blaek tea) for 81 SO, pound
The best Young Tyson (Gresn) 1,65, in pound
packages. zassa.
The best Imperial Green l.65, in pound pack
ages
II il does not suit you, return it, and the mopey
viii be refunded. A..
dsc22dtf.
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Energy Brick.

THE best quality OF Energy Brick can be had
at the Energy Brick Yard, ON the Bluff, back
the Atlantic Brewery, and in any quantity.
Contracts made on ibsral terms. Please
give me call.
Rssk Islssd, Oct. llda. -sa =
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-06-08
NONPLUSSSED.

The Gdzettc takes violent offense at the
recently published speech of Col. San
ders, and notices it TO the extent of
one-fourth of all the reading matter in
the issue of June 1st. 1t is very much
annoyed at the impudence of a private
citizen of the Union party. paying his
own expenses to and from Washington
City, and accomplishing, by plain state
ment of facts to the Territorial Commit
tee, two members of which were Demo
Gratis. what the Democratic Delegate had
partly attempted, but backed out of as
too labOrious a task, and left his "bant-
ling" to be pigeon-holed. Ii it is such a
" detrimental measure, how can you
excuse Davis, Hendricks, johnson and
all the other Democratic Senators for
voting for the bill, for it passed unani-
mously, and how can you forgive the
great vetoist, A. j., who so imprudentIy
signed away the rights of his pet lambs
in Montana, and in whose recent acts
Col. Sanders found much to commend -
Truly, the Gazette is in a deplorable con-
ditIon.l The conscientious Democrats of
Montana, quietly acquiescing in what is
simply the triumph of Law over Disor-
der; those incomprehensible Southern
ors. of the ancient Democracy, accepting
negro suffrage and the Military Bill with
scarce murmur, yet the Gazette stands
committed against all, and is now in
such an uncomfortable dilemma that in
the entire article referred TO it fails to
make a single point that is not contra
dicted in itself. 1t is longwinded in
fact, altogether windy, and the final
clause sounds so much like " Behold, l
will give Thee all these if Thou wilt
serve me" that it's paternity is a ques-
tion of doubt, lying between the Editor
and that nameless individual insepara-
bly, connected with printing Office and
hoofs, horns and tail.
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ANOTHER wAEs CLOUD.

The Intermittent Fenian fever has
again broken out, and latest adyices are
big with rumors of rifles and cannon en
route for the border, and men by the hun
dred thousand concentrating 10 deal de
struction upon the Canadas. The sym
pathies of the American people are on
the side of the Irish; the Government
opposes the movement only when their
infraction of international laws jeopar-
dies the peace of the Republic. the
great mass of Irish Americans would no
doubt rally 10 the support of the green
flag with muscle and money; but with
all these there is nothing in the horizon
at present that promises even a tempo
rary success of the Irish, either in Can
ada or Ireland. England is alarmed
Her conduct at the London Conference
and the leniency TO Fenian convicts indi-
Gates that; yet her alarm, instead of pal
sying her arm, has strengthened il, and
placed the threatened quarters under
moro powerful restraint. Canada is pro
sIShC0 ~ @AoAAoh tiO'po anu buS Sdhd
dian volunteers. Ireland is under the
check of immense garrisons and the sur
veillance of thirteen thousand military
police, under Sin Hugh Rose, who dem
onstrated his ferociousness in India by
blowing Sepoys from the cannon's
mouth. The time for the redemption of
Ireland has not yet come Her bravest
and wisest sons regret these spasmodic
and fruitless risings, as binding the
chains of tyranny closer about the hearts
of the people, and rendering the final
a ttempt less promising of success. While
England remains at peace, she can hold
the Canadas and Ireland. When she be-
comes involved in foreign war, domestic
and Irish-American support
may redeem the Emerald Isle from Brit
ish rule, and give the Irish an opportu-
nifty to try their hand on Republic
We think the Montana Convention dis
played sound judgment in looking for
ward ten years for success, and remon-
strating against the over sanguine an
of their eastern brothers in
making their /" calm, earnest support not
that of day, but that of life time"
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FROM RANNACK.

.. From our Regular Correspondents
Smith x Graeter have above one hun
dred and fifty hands on the new ditch.
Many weary and disappointed gold
seekers who have been hunting for a
big thing" at Salmon, are returning
disgusted, and are finding employment
from the Bannack Ditch Company.
a new ditch, fifteen miles long. in ad-
dition to the present thirteen miles, is
being constructed. 1t will also be built
by this company this summer So Ban
mack cannot fail in giving employment
to many men. No hands need be idle
more are wanted Two powerful hy.
drauics are employed in the guIches
west OF town, and preparations are still
going on for more extensive mining ope-
rations. This company has not less
than ten years of profitable mining in
store. a brighter future never was
promised to any company. Miners are
busy washing up their pay dirt, which
accumulated in large piles during the
winter.
A shaft was commenced during the
extreme cold weather of March, to be
sunk in the bed of Grasshopper, with n
view to work the bed of this stream
where it is well known that millions OF
rich treasure lie undisturbed and of no
use in the progress of the world. Often
times before has it been tried, but owino
to the quicksands and water, has proved
a failure. Mr.. John Miller. of New
York, and Messrs. William and George
Alexander, of this place, have underfa-
ken this almost impossible work but
their shaft is strongly timbered. and ev.
cry precaution has been taken to secnre
success lt is now nearly completed
and is nine by thirty feet. The Immense
difficulties so far are gradually. disaD-
pearing. The late storm has mt tbeso
enterprlsing men back to some extent |:
but fail p" is not their word. They
intend prosecuting the work 10 comple-
tlon- May success attend these hardy
ana industrious men. To them tha
credit belongs, and il they succeed. will
not fali 10 reap n golden harvest.
a big race was the excitement of Ban
mack ana Argenta, to-day. johnny Stone,
one Oh the most expert riders of this
earth, pet large amount that he could
make toe trip from Argenta to Bannack
and back again in two hours. He left
Argenta at four o'clock. made Bannack
In precisely fifty-five minutes, and his
mare was in good trim rested one min.
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porters, or Johanna men, reduced by de-
sertions and death TO twenty in number,
when they were attacked by band of
Zulus and Nyassi natives. The Doctor
fired on them as they advanced, killing
two of their number, and was reloading
when three of them sprang upon him
from behind, and single blow with an
axe nearly severed the head from the
body, and killed him instantly. His
musketeers fought bravely until he was
killed, when they became terror-stricken
and fled. They found refuge in the dense
forest until night, when, returning
stealthily, they found his body, with
those of four of his guards and the Zu,us
they had killed. The porters, who had
been in the rear and fled into the wood
when the firing commenced, with Ali
Moosa, buried the dead, and after per
ilous journey, reached Kampunda in a
fortnight. Here they fell in with an
Arab caravan journeying TO Keetwa. and
travelling with them were again attacked
and dispersed by Zulus, but succeeded in
reaching the coast. and arrived at Zan-
zibar. December g. The shipping in the
harbor displayed their bunting at half
mast in respect for the dead. as was also
done at the various consulates. DR..
Seward says: THE date of Living
stones death is left to conjecture but
iniers from the information of the natives
that the encounter took place in Sep
tenber .. ......
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/" SO WE co.,,

There is, and is to be, quite change
in this section of the newspaper world
Mr.. Joseph Wright is coming up the
river to assist Major Bruce with the
Democrat. Capt. r. E. Fiske, the "re-
sponsible, will also return to the Herald
Office. The Beaver Head Neus, after
peregrinating around the country little
is about to locate again in Virginia The
Salmon Riverites are TO have a news
paper at Grantsville. The Yedette has
changed hands. editors and size. The
Denver Daily has changed its name to
to that of The Colorado Tribune. DIR.
j. e. Warton has vacated the editorial
chair of the Denver Nens, and is start
ing paper of his own at Georgetown,
under the title of the Colorado Miner.
Mr.. w. II. Thomas, late of the Register,
has taken DIR. Warton's late position on
the Ners.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-06-08
THE MISSIONARY FIELD.

The assertion that the Union party
would keep missionaries in the South
until the people are converted from the
idolatry of secession appears TO be in the
way TO be practically carried out. Sena-
tor Wilson and Judge Kelley began the
WORK, and with the exception of the riot
in Mobile, were we'll received, and atten-
lively listened TO, by the people. Now
that they have made the grand round,
it is stated that Gen. Banks and Anna
Dickinson will soon start on Il stump
ing tour" on the same circuit. 1t would
not be surprising 20 hear of Wendell
Phillips and Ben. Butler following next.
Per contra. Brick Pomeroy has recent
ly been on Southern speech making
tramp. and C-(opperheadD l.. Vallanding-
ham follows,by request a. j., and Wm.
H. s, two gentlemen not unknown to
fame, are in the Carolinas beating the
bush for another President, and a host
of lesser lights are following in their
footsteps. Under the salutary and re-
freshing influence of the boys in blue,
the ladies and gentlemen who desire to
ventilate their ideas in the presence of
the chivalry will have an opportunity to
do SO, with a proper respect for their
bodily safety, and due regard for appear
ing in public in modern apparel, instead
Of the old time gratuitous presentation
of tar and feathers.
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ute /; gave his noble animal q little water
and whisky. and was off again like the
wind for Argenta, amid the shouts of
the throng. When half way back. he
had then exhausted only one hour and
twenty-two minutes OF his time and
when last heard from was four miles
from Argenta, and had twenty-five min
utes Of time. Bets ran high for Johnny.
No one doubts that he is the winner.
One week ago, when the roads were
muddy he made similar bet. bat lost
by eleven minutes The distance is fif-
teen miles, over n mountainous road. Is
there any record TO beat this2 Johnny
gives his animal the advantage of all
the hills by jumping from the saddle
upon the ground both up and down
grades, the animal never Stacking her
gait, and again lighting in the saddle as
easily as bird would light on a swing
ing branch SID.
Bnanack jun. 5l gsss..
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SHORT, SHARP AND DECISIVE

1t is an established custom in political
campaigns that the victorious party shall
make the next subsequent nominations
first. The Democratic victory, although
rather barren one, last fall, gives them
the initiative in this campaign, but they
appear to be cour.ing procrastination in
making their nominations, probably to
give absent candidates an opportunity to
examine the ways" before launching
themselves into Convention. Major
Bruce is out on preliminary prospect
ing trip, but the ninety and nine other
aspirants of Helena, Virginia and the ru-
raj districts are lying idle, or at least
quietly active, in camp. The Democratic
Convention has been recommended to be
held in Helena on or about the 18th or
20th of July, and will certainly not take
place prior to the first named day, if
then. This will only give us cam
paign of six or seven weeks before the
September election, a sufficient length
of time, however, for the fortunate can
didate TO sacrifice himself good deal to
the interests of the people. The Union
Convention will be announced as soon
as the day for holding the Democratic
Convention is definitely fixed.
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with additional opportunities for de
struction in the future. and shield them
from punishment for the past. have all
to gain by the treaty The fallacy OF
this policy viii be apparent in the future
if il is not now. When we should have,
and probably would have had an emf
grafton of $4,000 to 10000 and forty to
fifty mills, the signs of the times do not
indicate an actual increase ofmore than
1000 this summer. Ii we receive 1000
by river. in excess of those who go to
the States. and another 1000 from Sal
mon river, and the overland routes from
East and West, it will come fully up to
to the number we may reasonably sntici-
pate. How many companies have hest
tated to forward machinery and money,
in view of the unpromising condition of
affairs, we have no means of ascertain
ng, but of thirty-ive mills, known to
have been ordered in the East, we will
see how many arrive. There is one con-
sideratiop connected with this that gives
the legendary lining to the dark cloud.
Emigrants do not generally meet with
much success the first season, and win
ter finds them unprepared. 1t leaves
great many dead broke" men in every
camp. The old residenters are more
provident, and as there will be a de-
mand for all the labor in the Territory
in placer mining, Mt good wages, there
will he no distress next winter, while
the limited amount of goods being re-
ceived, will tend TO keep prices steady,
and merchants will have better mar
gin than the very meagre and discourag-
ing one of last year.
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TEzE DEATH or LIvlNGsToNE.

The murder of DIR. Livingstone. the
traveller, of whose fate there have been
various conflicting reports, appears to be
confirmed past all hopes OF its incorrect
ness. Dispatches read before the British
Royal Geographical Society contain de-
tails of the massacre, reported by some
of his servants who escaped The last
dispatches received from him were dated
May 1S. 1866. He had been exploring
the hitherto unknown region about Lake
Nyassi. and was travelling towards the
northwest, with an escort of guards and
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VOL. 3, NO. fl.
0g- correspondents throughout the

Our correspondents throughout the
7,rritory ,riU o5yigs 5y coaJsoraiHg to TIE
fsvo,-iay rules, Limit aH eoD1Hu15co-
fiaas 4, u aaLf column. Write only on
ono ,'ds Of the paper, plainly and con-
rtsryy. Mining ne,1s SFould be uritteH
separately from other Re1rs brist, statis-
ti,sz and reliable. Write only 1cltat ,cig
Bo Of pg5lie interest. AeOid personalities.
fIfrs dttc md address. Tie HamC gJ' tie
rrttsr must accompany each letter An
.r3Erreges 10 these rules lriU enable us to
girs carly insertion to congratulations; :
u departqrs from them ,oiN account for
loH-aBDeardHce iJl RearLy eUery instance.
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CONTENTs OF THIS NT-MBER,

PAGE set Back a Year; A Summer Tour I;
Auoihsr War CIOud7 Nouplussed The Death of
Livingstone; The Missionary Field; Short Sharp
and Decisive; 3" So We Cos" The We-tern
Route Frum Highland From Bannack.
PAGE 2-Pen and Scissors The London News
papers Our Western Lakes Thirty Mile Race
81 500 Staked From the Front; Defining
his Position Miscellaneous
PAGE Jon the Wing; The Duchy of Luxembnrg;
Opinions Of Robert T.. Lee.
PAGE 4-Teleguams Pen and Scissors; Home
Thrust The Whole United States il Shall be-
Origin Of Vegetables Happy; Virginia Letter
List.
PAGE 3 Hints for the Of Prospectors aud Per
sons Engaged in the Fairly Development OF
Mjniug Property; Large Quartz Mill for Montanai
Virginia aud Helena Market Reports.
PACE 6-pernocuAcy on the As assiuatiOn Of Lin
cola A Growing Evil; Josh Billings on Euchre;
Thoughts; A Wreck Fatal Accident u Nm.
Bullock Esq.
PAGE The Fire in Idaho City What Of Mexicu;
Why the Federal Army not Pursued Afier
the Battle " Bull Run The Original BOhemians;
Avera ge Yield of Gold
PAGE s-NirgHia Locals; Helena Locals Mining
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sET BACK YEAR.

We are not of those whose sympathies
are with the aborigines in the irrepress-
ible conflict of races. consequent upon
the settlement of the Western Territor-
les. Believing that barbarism and the
nomadic tribes of Indians must event
ually fade away before the onward pro-
gressive strides of the Anglo Saxon; that
all history proves their hostility, treach-
cry, and incapabiliUy of appreciating
and accepting life of labor; that the
pursuits. character and accomplishments
consequent to the settlement of these
regions by the whites, are more in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the
age than its occupation by the savages ;
that it is an essential to national finan-
cial safety, and the preparation of these
wilds for the manifest expansion of the
rapidly increasing population of the
Middle States, that these frontier settle
meuts should have protection of lite and
property even 10 the determination of the
Indian race, and. that the sooner the
very few fanatical, although perhaps
conscientious, sticklers for the rights :"
Of the savages, among US, and the gov
eminent at Washington get over their
nightmare hallucinations about the i'm
positions the frontiersmen practice on
the Indians, and extend the strong hand
Of protection, not imaginary, but real,
lands to the west of the Missouri, the
better it viii be for all. 1t is not pre-
sumptious TO assert. what is conceded
tact by practical miners and capitalists,
that Montana presents the most promis-
ing field for mining operations of any
country on the continent. Her quartz
lodes are unnumbered, rich, and com
paratively free from those difficulties of
reducing which have impeded the de
velopemcnt of some other Territories.
She ranks now. with population of 2S,
600, the second bullion producing com
uonwealth, and ,he first as a Territory.
Her placer mines last year were not
generally as productive as they other
wise would have been. from a scarcity
of water, yet every indication favored
the developement of quartz, and an i'm
uense Eastern capital was tending
here for investment. Numerous com
panies were formed. and everything
promised large emigration and unpre-
cedented developement. Ifthe govern
ment isin easy circumstances to-day, it
may not be SO in few years, and the
vigorous prosecution of the mining inter
ests is an essential TO the ultimate re
sumption Of specie payments and the
contraction Of an inflated paper currency
subject TO even repudiation in the course
Of political events. Yet we find few
tribes of lazy. thieving savages banded
together. slnugbtering troops, settlers
and emigrants. and the tide of men and
money that would have otherwise roll
ed across the plains this year is checked,
and emigration is restricted 10 the un-
certain season of water communication.
Now they talk of peace councils, pro
posed by our military officers, and prob
ably to be accepted by the savages.
They consider il viii be.an rigat, and
the Indians having nothing to lose by
an arrangement which will furnish them