The Montana post., 1868-09-25

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expected here this week TO exchange the rati
| 6cstion of the naturalization treaty just con
clade1. .....
Ottawa, Sept. l7.-Patrick Blakely, one o
the accomplices in the McGee murder, Is salt
co be insane. Whelan strongly protests tha
he did not shoot McGee, but that he know
who did. 1t is expected that he will make I
full confession shortly.
Louisville, Sept. l7.--During the past TIVE
weeks the streams in kentuoky have beer
swollen TO a great heighth and the lowland
were oyerhowed, submerging the crops.
Philadelphia, Sept. 17.-Ihe mare Lady
Thone has been sold to Mr.. Nelch, of Chest
nut Hill, for Sl7,5OO.
New York, Sept. 1T.-There was a very
large torchhght procession tonight, com
prising several thousand Boys In Blue. Ad
dresses were made at the Cooper Institute 10y
Generals Sickles, Fitzpatrick and Others.
The new Customs Bureau will be formed Al
the Custom House, and will be known as th'
18th division, and will have the supervision
of the coast wise trade between the Atlantic
and Pacific ports, via the Isthmus. deputy
collector and several assistants will be ap
pointed for this city, and also for San Fran
cisco.
Atlanta, Sept. 1.-THE Senate to-day con-
sidered the message of the Governor regard
ing the action of the Senate declaring the
seats of the colored members vacant. The
Governor protests against this action as un-
constitutional and in opposition TO the spirit
of the convention which framed the State
constitution
The House passed, by vote of l0l to l9,
a substitute to the january bill, which places
the grand and petit jurors on the same foot
ing, and permits none but intelligent and up
right persons to sit on juries, and excludes ne
groes.
New Orleans, Sept. 17.-Judge Cooley has
dismissed the contested election case, holding
81. asn ora1h INV a IfarN
commander, by virtue of Congressi onal
authority, the decision of the military com
mander in respect to the election Is not sub
ject to the revising power of the courts.
Gen. Longstreet yesterday visited the legls-
lature and was invited to seat within the
bar. recess was taken 60 receive him.
st. Louis, Sept. 17.-"Sullivan Lodge of
Perfection" gave q banquet tonight to the
members of the 33d degree of the Northern
and Southern jurisdi ctlons. Albert Pike, 5.
G.. Commander of the Southern jurisdiction,
and a number of other high officers were pres
ent.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
to-day elected James NJ. Austin, of New
York, General Grand High Priest, and X. s.
Bruno, of South Carolina, as deputy; VIM.
III. Hacker, of Indiana, General Grand King (;
Isaac S. Titus, of California, General Grand
Captain of the Host, and John ID. Caldwell,
of Ohio, General Grand Secretary.
Grand Eucampment of Knights Templar of
the United States: w. s Gardner, of Mass,
G. M; J. q. Fellows, of Louisiana, deputy !;
Kent Jarvis, of Ohio, Grand GeneTalissimo !;
Geo. w. Bell, of Missouri, G. c. G.; John ID.
of Ohio, G.. r.; John Arriszel, of
Tennessee, G. s. w; and VIM: A. Munger,
of Kansas, G. j. w. Many of the Knights
Templar left to-day.
New York, Sept. lS.-Anxiety is felt for
the safety of che steamer Northern Light,
which LETT here on the 22d of last month for
Bremen, and has not been heard from since.
All vessels arriving here report that they re-
ceived damage from cyclone on the 9th
inst at sea.
Several families had a narrow escape from
burning to death in Brooklyn, this morning,
many escaping in their night clothes. A po-
liceman rescued a child at the peril of ais
life, being severely burned in the operation.
The nine English cricketers played a game
of base ball with the nine American players
to-day. The score stood, 3s for the English,
and 10 for the Americans.
Boston, Seps. 1S'-Jobn Quincy Adams has
accepted the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Massachusetts,, but objects, how
ever, to the financial plan of the Democratic
and ayows himself n jackson
Democrat, believing in hard money.
New York, Sept. lS.-The fire in Brooklyn
to-day, on Fulton Avenue, destroyed seven
dwellings,, and eight stores, with the tene-
nents over them. Thirty families are rem
lered houseless. The total loss is one hun
1red and fifty thousand dollars.
Heavy frosts occurred last night at Hart
lord, Providence, Springfield, and many towns
N Maine.
Rochester, Sept. Is.--0ver two thousand
iollars worth of property has been burglar
zed from the dwellings of this city during
he past week. No arrests have been made.
Florence, Sept. lS.-The NatIone newspa-
- r.
lsked the withdrawal of the French troops
rom Rome.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. IS.-The troops of
CENTRAL Asia will be reinforced by the evacu-
Ition of Bokharra by the Russians, and
inion formed.
London, Sept. Is.-Sir John Young, the
present Governor of New South Wales, has
,een appointed Governor General of Canada.
New York, Sept. ls.-A working woman's
Association organized yesterday with
Mrs. Gamma Tobett as President. The object
s to endeayor, by organizing similar societies
% the mems trades unions, to regulate = o.
mems wages and obtain higher rates.
Jas. g. Blaine, the chairman of the State
Republican Committee, telegraphs that the
Republican majority in Maine will be fully
% 600.
AK La Chspelle letters mention that that
.ity, situated In Rhenish Prussia, is fully
.rmed and ready to sustain a siege. The
garrison numbers l20, 600 men. Rhenish Prus-
la is alive with troops and 10000 men are
eady to lay siege to Luxemburg and iortify
themselves there, should telegram from
Berlin order them to do SO.
Schenectady, Sept. ls.-The Republicans
u the Fifteenth District, to-day nominated
stephen Sanford for congress.
Washington, Sept. lS.-COl. 3. Gregely of
Sew York, has been appointed collector of
he port of New York, having charge Of the |
of merchandise between the Allan
ic and Pacific ports.
Jno. III. HouseTnan was to-day appointed |
,uager for the Third District OF California. |
The commissioners appointed by the Gov |
rnment and Mr.. Ti0e respectively, met to-
ay TO arrange the schedule of prices for the |
lice meters, of the different sizes which have |
een prescribed for the use of distillers. The |
rice of the smallest meter Is two handred |
ollars; meter No. 2, capacity three gallons |
er minute, six hundred dollar; and the |
argest size, capacity eighteen gallons per |
minute, one thousand dollars, and othsr ST. |
es at proportionate rates. Commissioner |
Rollins has issued a circular requiring distil- |