The Montana post., 1868-12-04

A mammoth Union depot is TO be
erected in St. Joseph, Mo.
The Postmaster General has issued
orders prescribing IN detail a uniform
which shall be worn by all letter carriers
in the country while on duty. This is
in accordance with the law passed by
Congress at the last session.
The General Convention of the Epis~
copal Church, recently in session in New
York. elected Rev. o. w. Whitaker.
Rector of ST. Paul's Church, Virginia
City. and Missionary Bishop of Arizona
and Nevada.
Austin, Nevada, had a five o'clock in
the morning earthquake, Nov. Il. As
this is the first they have had the
RereiHe makes as much ado over ii as
pullet over her first egg.
A fire occurred In st. Joseph. Nov. 8.
as we learn from the Herald, which de-
stroyed blacksmith shop belonging 10
John Wilmot. a grocery store OF /.
Connor & Cos, and an undertaken shop
of o. b. Noyes x Cos. Loss, S5,OcO.
Incendiary.
Passengers who arrived by Wines
: Express Line from White Pine at
o'clock this afternoon, says the Recet6e
of Nov ). report lively scenes on elee-
\ tion day One said there "were 1l9
\ fights in fifteen minutes at Treasure
\ City.
A Sport, known as Dec. O'Niel, shot
I himself through the right foot at Treas
ure City, White Pine, on the day of
election. He was rioting about flour
| ishing his pistol wildly, when he put
his foot in it, His wound is said to be
a very severe one.
Major L. r. Welles. of the 2d cavalry,
with one hundred men from Fort Rus
! sell, (Cheyenne) encountered a large
/ body of Cheyennes whom he was pur-
suing. on the Lawrence fork of the
Platte, about the 18th of November
After severe fight he killed four Iu-
dians and dispersed the savages.-!Star.
Jack o'Neil. aged 81, Jimmy Powers.
aged %, and Jimmy Reed, aged %
were hung at Gilmar, November 1lth.
Powers was from Colorado, kept bar for
Patsey Marley at Green River. was dis
| charged tor stealing, and garroted John
Anderson at Gilmer on the first. jim
my Reed was from L tica, New York,
fminstreled in Chicago, was banished
from Laramie garroted and was hung
in Gilmer ONeil was from Canada,
via St joe and Green River, and garro-
ted Jimmy Duff in Gilmer on the Sih.
A Nevada paper notices a beautiful
cnbe of salt, a natural production of
that State. The cube is two and half
inches long. two inches broad and one
and half inches thick. 1t is as trans-
parent as plate of fine glass. and the
small print of a paper may be easily
read through IL. Nearly in the center
of the cube there is a small cavity in
which there is held imprisoned drop
of water which moves as the block is
moved to the right or the left. as the
globule OF spirit moves in level.
Paddy Magee. formerly owned by
] Capt. Hantord. the elegant little grey
stallion raised by Charley Shear. and
] the winner of more races than any oth-
er horse Of his age, says the -Ahd of No
vember II. has been sold to Thomas
Tobin as mate for his brown stallion
Little Mac. Tie is considered To have
been sold at bargain for the figure
| $4,000. +. +. Low, the fastest tour year
old stallion in the STATE. who made a
mile in 2.;S5 at San Jose, has been sold
by Ingols for $1,000. II. NJ. Whitmore
became the purchaser TO prevent the
horse from leaving the State.
Ore from the Bobtall lead. Sweetwat
er, has yielded $117 per ton in the Carl
so mill . There are 40 men working at
Hamilton and go at Rock Creek; wages
50 90 per day. Spring Guleh, eight
miles north of South Pass, says IS per
day e. Capt. Zabriskee is bringing over
the Pacific mill from Silver City, Neva-
da, to locate on the Atlantic lead ...
! Walsh's twenty stamp mill, from Chica
go. will be at work on the Miners De
light in a few days.. 1t is believed six
mills will be in operation next spring.
and that several Thousand people will
find compensated employment the next
year.-FroHtier IndcE.