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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
THE NEW ROUTE.

The significant statement in our sEe-
cials from Sioux City yesterday that
large amounts of freight and about half
the passengers bound for the upper Mis-
souri, was taken aboard at that place,
evidences the fact that the new route to
Montana has at once sprung into popu-
lar favor. Chicago has found new
field for enterprise and has vigorously
entered the list against st. Louis to con.
tend for the Montana trade. The Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad, with
it's river terminus at Sioux City, has COM
bined with it the Northwestern Trans
portation Company, and having the adj
vantages of safety, speed and economy,
bids fair to become the main line for
travel and freightage from the States.
The n. w. T. has twenty boats built
with special reference to navigating the
upper Missouri. The distance of river
transportation saved is eleven hundred
miles, including the worst on the river,
that between Omaha and Sioux City.
where more disasters have occurred than
on all the remainder of the river. A
correspondent of the Chicago Post esti-
mated that last year the amount ofgoods
shipped to Montana by steamers was
5000 tons, valued at $S,000,O00, and
paying for insurance alone $500, ,000 more
than the rates are now from Sioux City,
and the trip can be made in two weeks
less time. Beside the G. & n. w. r. r.
now successfully running, Sioux City is
likely to soon have another line running
from Dubuque. The company having
it in charge having failed, John j. Blair,
the Railway King of Iowa, has pur-
chased the charter and proposes to COM
plete it at an early day. Western Iowa
is rapidly developing, the rich Govern
mept lands now in market having been
entered by actual settlers, reaching with
in the last few months as high as $500
Per day, and aggregating nearly 10000
acres within the last six months. Not
only does this new route afford better
facilities of communication TO Montana
but it is stimulating industry and rapid
ly developing the fertile region of west
ern Iowa
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
HELENA, MONTANA, SATURDAY. MAY 8 u g

is fasehOod. If he were we would not
deny it. This extract, however, is from
an article denunciatory of Gen. Grant,
calling him tyrant, -drunkard, reli-
gious bigot, vain. t.eacherous, and a
(" monomaniac on the horse ques-
ton. The incentive to the column of
invective through which these epithets
are scattered is the admitted fact that he
is a Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency; which fact the Gazette thinks suf.
fcient to warrant the wors5 abuse a
Democratic paper can belch toward him.
As these, with one exception, are unsup-
ported by any evidence but the assertion
of the Gazette. they DO not require the
slightest rebutting testimony to fall still
born. The exception is his religious
intolerance" and to substantiate this
his General Order No. IL, December II,
1862, Dept of Tennessee, is quoted.
ordering the Jewish traders to leave the
department, except those who were fur,
nished with permits from headquarters.
The premise was that they had, as a
class, violated the orders of the Treasury
and Military Department, and for this
all were expelled the department except
those who had permits. Ifit was true
that they had violated the orders estab,
lished by the rightful authorities for the
good of the army and government, they
deserved expulsion were they Jew, Gem
tile or Armenian. They were moreover,
afforded opportunity to obtain permits
to trade, and If thousands of traders and
camp followers had been expelled from
the Eastern armies, they might have
been more speedily successful. The
Radical party is not intoIerant, except
to disloyalty; its principles are too liber-
al and progressive for you and you say
Grant is "an out and oDt Radical" Your
language is inconsistent. The pitiful
attempt to raise n religious crusade
against one of the nations noblest, most
honored, and worthy soldiers, who was
doing a soldiers duty on the occasion; a
national and liberal minded man, who
will receive the votes of hundreds of
thousands of the best Democrats for
President, is too futile and narrow
souled TO be worthy of further notice.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
THE NORTH ROUTE.


The Walla Walla people, in view of
the heavy freights they are now conn
PEELED to pay in Transporting their pro-
ducts to the coast markets, and antici-
pating that unless they make an initial
movement to forestall it, the Union Pa
eifc Railroad will throw out branch to
Portland, leaving them off the line, are
agitating the question of a short road
from Walla Walla to the Columbia.
This road is to be thirty-one miles long.
The estimated cost of T railroad, equip
ped and everything in running order, is
S500,00 of this, the o. S. N. Co. pro-
pose to give 100000; individual sub
scriptions will make another 100000,
and the remainder is urged to be issued
on bonds secured by the county. 1t will
save freightage of fifteen cents per
bushel on grain from Walla Walla to the
landings, and it is believed the incentive
of close communication with markets
viii increase the surplus grain from
100000 bushels this year to 400, 900 next.
At railroad meeting few days since,
VIM. II. Newell delivered an address in
which he forcibly presented the argu-
ments in favor of the enterprise. Refer
ring to the Northern Pacific Railroad he
said, ga letter received by the last mail
from " ashIngton, informs me that the
representatives of the Central Road are
laboring with might and main against
the North Pacific Company, and that
backed by immense capital and all the
appliances which can be brought to bear
it is highly probable that they will de-
feat any action by the present Congress"
We have not doubt of this. These
contemplated branch lines are the Bria-
rean arms that are intended to strangle
the Northern Company. The Walla
Walla Statesman of the 10th ult. says
all the money for the proposed Walla
Walla and Columbia River r. r. can be
readily obtained, and feels warranted in
saying the railroad will be nearly or
quite completed by the close of the year.
This is still another reason why the
Mullan road should be repaired. AT
meeting subsequently held a company
was organized and the following trus-
tees elected: Messrs. d. S. Baker, A. H.
Reynolds, J. H. Lasater, L. t. Reese, E
Ping, A. Cox and A. Kyger. ,7
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

PAGE Financial Matters " Ventilation 4"
SPrirging a Issue; The new Route; The
Army Now OF any Time The North Route /;
The Race tor Salt Lake; Not .-.
PAGE 2-Beaverhead County; From Dozeman !;
From Fort Shaw; From Grow Greek; From
Benton: Record oflsG7; Down the Road Pen
and Scissors Inklingsi Trial of James Ryan for
the murder OF Frank Lovejoy, at Beartowu, Sept.
-, 1867.
PAGE 3-PuzzIinC Questions for shakesperian
Scholars Thomas Darcy McGee.
PAGE 4.-Gold and Greenbacks; The Union and
Central Pacific Railroads; Editorial Items Ex
emption of Bullion Editorial Items Grants
OppOsersi The Three Issues; Specials TO the
Pos From Benton; Telsgrams.
PAGE 5.-Poetry: AcrvstcsI Parody InkIings
Pen and Scissors Political Items Waiting the
Issue; Miscellaneous Resolutions passed by the
FOrtieth Congress.
PAGE 6.-TeIegraEs.
PAGE Helena aud Virginia Locals Col. Nc
Clure's Farewell to Chambersburg Ad Interim.
PAGE s-Heleua and Virginia Locals Helena
Letter List and Market Report.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
spnINGrNG = NEW ISSUE.

I. Henceforth we go for the PosT, which
arrogates to itself the appellation of organ
of radicalism. p 1t is little remarkable
the " organ" (posT) which IS supposed 20 be
owned and controlled BY Hebrew Ben Dittes)
should, by the endorsement of Grant and hls
party, lick the foot that spurns him
The above extracts are from the Ga
seste of yesterday. Tothe first assertion
we answer that the Posi- has never sta
ted il was the organ of the party.
If you will I1od1ce any such arrogation
from the files of the paper. we will make
apologies and republish- The insinua-
tirn hat sfr. Dittes Is Hebrew or jew
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
THE RACE FOR SALT LAKE.

The San francisco Bulletin, in specuS
lating as to the results of the great race
between the Central and U. p railroads
to reach Salt Lake, gives the following
figures The distance from New York to
San Francisco is $500 miles from New
York to Omaha is / ,455 miles Omaha
to Evans Pass, to which point the U.P-
r. K. is now complete, 54S miles, giving
an eastern completed line of zoos miles.
From Sacramento to Nevada Basin. to
which point the Central is now COM
pleted, is 40 miles, making the aggre-
gate number of miles built between New
York and Sacramento 2143, and leaving
1,157 to construct. The eastern line
proposes to build 300 miles this year,
the western to extend $50 miles toward
Salt Lake and complete the line of 124
miles between San Francisco and Sacra-
mento. This will make the track laid
during 1868 foot up 7S4 miles, leaving
363 to be completed in 1869. This the
companies expect to do Notwithstanding
the u. p. Co. has been five years in build
ing 54S miles. Heretofore the eastern
line has had the least difficulties 10 over
come !; with an average grade of 134 feet
to the mile, while the western line has
had an average grade of 664 feet per
mile. Now these difficulties will be re-
versed, the eastern line having the
range TO cross at an altitude OF S,S42
feet, while the westesn has an upland
plateau with but light grades. Both are
using the most herculean efforts to reach
Salt Lake first. The coach and rail
time from California to New York is now
10 dnVS ..r .". ..
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
Austria has a population of $4,000. 900,

Austria has population of $4,000 900,
and standing army of 100000 Russia
has 100000; Spain, $4,000, and Italy,
215,000. The United States, with an
area of three million square miles,
two long lines of sea coast to man, a from
tier of over million and half square
miles inhabited by savages to garrison !;
and a population of 35,000,OOO; just
emerging from a vast civil war, in which
million of Union soldiers were engaged,
has the smallest army maintained by
any great power, 56, ,0e0 in all. Under
Buchanan's administration. in time of
perfect tranquility, and the prices of all
commodities very much lower than at
present, the army expenditure was $22,
100000 in gold, equal to S31 ,000, 900 in
greenbacks at present rates. The esti-
mate of General Grant for the current
year, and which has been allowed by
Congress. is $33,000,O00 in currency
only S2,0O0O00 more than the Demo
cratic administration, with one-third
the number of troops, These facts re-
fleet upon Secretary Stanton, General
Grant and the Republican party the
highest credit, and as they are facts, we
leave our Democratic cotemporaries to
consider them when they feel like in
dulging in howl over "the extrava-
pancies of Radical m;srule"
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
NOT.
Mr.. Stanberry did not conclude his
peroration as follows:


Mr.. Stanberry did not conclude his
peroration as follows:
But if, Senators, as l do not wish to
believe, but as am convinced by the
overwhelming evidence produced by the
Managers, and the determination L see
in your faces to perform the duty you
owe to your country and the Constitu-
ton you have sworn to obey, you will
vote upon this trial as honest and fear
less Senators, then let not that Judgment
be pronounced here not here where our
Caius Verrez has SO long defied you, and
treated you with contempt; not here,
where in the dark and perilous days Of
the last years he has bafiied the friends
and saviors of the Union not here,
where the noble Calhoun, and Floyd.
and ToomDs. and JEFF Davis plotted and
enunci9 ted the treason that delugec the
land in blood, and endangered the life of
the nation not here, where he has sown
dragons teeth, and ! have nurtured
them not here, in this " revolutionary
body hanging on the verge of govern
ment," as he declared not here, where
be had hoped to recruit the defeated
armies of the rebellion and yield to them
the banners of Liberty. No not here.
Save him this last pang. and let it not
be said that the Senale of the United
States refused to yield up the liberties of
the nation as a sacrifice upon the alta:
of ambition.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
THE ARMY.

Among the numerous outcries against
radical misrule, there ere few more fire.
quent than that of " reckless extrava-
gance " and the burdens inflicted on the
people to support the hirelings" and
"satraps of Congress. 1t occurred to
us, on noticing the telegram stating that
France. Austria and Prussia had decided
to reduce their armies. 10 compare the
armies maintained by those powers with
our own, and the expenses of ours at
present as compared to Democratic ad-
ministrations. Prussia has population
of 1S,500,000. The active army is 600,-
600 men. The reduction which is to be
accomplished by furloughing 4, 900 men,
will reduce il TO 5SS,00o. France has
a population of 1000, 900, and maintains
an active army of $50 600. while the ma
tional guard numbers $4,000 more. or
/. 800. 900 in all. Great Britain has a
population of 29,500.000. and standing
army of regulars numbering 100000.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-05-09
FINANCIAL NIATTERS-

The Democrat of May ID contains a
Characteristic letter from that ambitious,
avaricious imbecile, John p. Bruce.
rejecting upon Secretary Tufts and D.
w. TIton & Co, Public Printers. The
members of the Legislature, even
those who favored giving the printing
to the Democrat last year, know the
whole aniR1us of those inuendoes, and
in his letter he stupidity discloses it
again. He says: The account of d.
w. TiIton & Co, has been cut down for
measurement" and further on, Il think
if he (Tilton) had acted towards the
Democrat in proper manner, l could
have been of great deal of advantage
to him here in regard to his account
But if had succeeded in reversing the
allowances on his account should haze
receiccd ne thanks. So did not meddle
with it on tie account stated Gb0Ue." So
he would have loaned himself to fraud
if he had thought he would received any
thanks for it. Thank you for not 'med :
ding Again, he apologies for his
impudence, he says: "I never knew
that their work was to be measured un-
til it was shown to me after it was all
over" When he knew that every "em"
of public printing is measured at the
Department, and upon that measures
ment alone the payments are made. If
he is mousing around to find "unfavor.
able impressions" and would contine
his peregrinations to Virginia, he would
save travelling expenses, and find some
affecting him that would bear removal.
In regard to Secretary Tufts financial
affairs, we will say this: The Secretary
of a Territoryi is an officer of the Federal
government, receiving no monies from
the Territory, and he and his bondsmen
are responsible only to the general gov
ernment for the proper disbursement ol
funds appropriated for the expenses OF
the general government in the Territor-
les. The Records in the Secretary S
Office are always open for inspection to
any person. The publication of these
accounts to refute the calumnies set
afoat by irresponsible and malicious
persons is unprecedented, but satisfied
OF the perfect correctness of Secretary
Tufts accounts, we respectfully request
an abstract of receipts and expenditures
from that Office and will present them as
soon as obtained, to effectually dispose oi
the slander. We may state here that he
never drew dollar of money or expended
one belonging to Sec Meagher's term
that all the money drawn by Secretary
Tufts was for the fiscal year beginning
July l, 1867; that owing to failure
on the part of Secretary Meagher tc
make the proper returns to the Depart
ment his drafts were not honored there
and the amounts due the Territory un-
der his administration of affairs, prioI
to June 80, 1867, are what Major Bruce
has made his haul from this winter
The contemplate insinuation that
Tilton & Co., paid bonus for the public
printing. rejecting upon the integrity
of Secretary Tufts, is without shadow
of foundation in tact. and we here stake
the reputation of this paper on the issue
that it cannot be substantisted by any
thing except the perfectly natural sus
picions of Major Bruce and those OF his
Tx.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

These bonds bid fair TO attain the mot giOi ~
fneut position among the nOn-seecuLatl,,ss ~
vss,,,,l,,, ~ The eountry, and VIII be aSnFdJ
dealt in at the msDsy centres IN Earope: M.
Holders Of GoysIn D 1,al them Tor Central Pa
port1hIty " Lo1,in1 m equal rate Of Interest
o I'm t he priSeipz wen secured and o.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

DAsTARDLY.-Night before last some
cewardly scoundrel placed piece of
timber on the track of the Cleveland
and Pittsburgh Railroad, near East
Liverpool station. The train due at
Bridgeport at 9:l5 arrived on time at
Liverpool, and was just starting out
when the engine was thrown from the
track. AS the engine was not under
Roadway little damage was done. The
train was delayed about four hours.
The company offer standing reward
for the arrest and conviction of such
rascals as the fellow who placed this
obstruction on the track, and we hope
he will be arrested and punished. He
would have got his dues had he been
caught by the passengers on the de-
layed train.
The road is now in excellent condition
along the whole line, and never were
trains making better time, or passen-
gers enjoying moro speedy and safe
transits. We are informed travel has
increased very much on this thorough
fare within the past few weeks. This
is owing to the care and watchfulness
exercised for the comfort of passengers
nv the officers of the road.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

On MISUNDERSTANDING that the
Board of Registration meets at the
Court House on Monday next, to hear
the evidence of those who have been
notified to that effect, to show cause
why their names should not be stricken
from the books of registration. All
who have been thus notified should be
on hand, and it behooves every voter,
who has changed his residence within
the last year, to be present and see that
his name is properly on the books.
They have not taken last years regis
tration books as their guide, and conse-
quently those who have changed their
residence since May. 1867, may be
missed and not registered in the right
township. 1t is important that this be
attended to.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

SoLD.-On yesterday morning a poek-
et-book was discovered in the street,
opposite Louis Franzheim's saloon, next
door to the REGISTER office, by milk
man, who jumped out of his wagon ana
took it in the saloon to know what to
do with it. He was advised to take
il to the REGISTER office and have
it advertised. He called at this office
to have the matter laid before the pub
lie. He concluded he would examine
the prize and see if there was money
enough in it to pay for the advertise
ment, when, to his astonishment, he
found an imitation of a one dollar
greenback. He very wisely came to
the conclusion that he had been sold,
and took the wallet and departed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

Nor so SENsIBLE.-A correspondent
in Friday mornings Inteligenoer, over
the appropriate cognomen of "Dorgon-
it," gives an account of a sensible dorg,
which he thinks exhibited more sense
than our noble horse. Agreed. But 1t
is q question with us whether the
equestrian or the canine animal did not
exhibit better sense than "Dorgonit."
Their sense comes by instinct,
and from the use of words
one would suppose that "Dorgonit's"
sense of discrimination comes, like
Falstaff's courage-by instinct. The
dOrg ELEVATED himself upon his pedes-
tails" Now, we suppose the dOrg raised
himself upon his pedal ertremities, that
is upon his feet. Pedestal is a word
used by mechanics in architecture. 1t
Is the foot or base of q column. Only
think OF dOrg elevating or metamor-
phosing himself into columns-as it is
In the plural "Seest thou q man wise
in his own conceit," &c.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

MATCH GAME To-DAY.-The OSceolas
and Old Dominions having engaged to
play three match games of base ball TO
test the superiority of science and skill
of the two clubs, will play the last
game of the series to-day, on the grounds
of the Battles, on the Island. As each
club has won game, this one will be
closely contested, and hence will be
extremely exciting. 1t will be worth
witnessing by all who have any inter
est in that kind of sport. From what
we can learn we shall expect to see a
big crowd on the Fair Grounds this
afternoon.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

RIVER NEwS.-The river is recedinG
slowly with six feet and nine inches by
the marks. The landing still presents
q fair business appearance and the river
still remains in fair boatable order
Coal tow-boats still pass on down, SC
that there can scarcely be any lack of a
good supply of that much needed arti'
Gle.
The Rcbecca left for Parkersburg at
IL A. NJ, the James Rees for Sunfsh. at
3P. NJ, and the Forest City for Steuben'
Vile at p Pm.
Boats leaving to-day: The New
State for Pittsburgh at 7 A. NJ; the Elk
press for Parkersburg at ii A. NJ. and
the James Rees for Sunfish at 3 P. NJ.
There will be ne boat for Steubenvillt
to-day, as the Forest City is chartered
by the Republicans to take a crowd tc
Wellsburg.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

DISTRESSING ACCOUNTANTS Mary
Jane, daughter of Robert Taylor, of
this city, left here short time age to
visit some friends in Pleasant Valley,
Ohio. Her family here have just learn
ed that she, with another YOUNG lady,
were out riding a few days ago, and
met with q distressing accident. They
were both on one horse, and from some
cause the horse stumbled, falling on his
knees and throwing the forward lady
on the horses neck, leaving Miss lay
lor sitting uprightly on the horse. At
this moment the other young lady jerk
ed the bride, which caused the horse
to raise suddenly, throwing Miss Tay-
lor off in backward direction, injnring
her shoulders considerably, and, it is
feared, her spine very badly.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

The Act further authorizes them TO issue an
equal amount of their own First Mortgage
Bonds of corresponding denominations, t0hich
s1u be the first claim upon he I0hOLe railroad prop.
erty and % tohick the lien Of Lte Government shall
be subordinate as a means of moro readily secur.
ing the remaining half Of the capital for the CON
struction; the equipments, &c. being provided
out of the capital stock subscriptions and other
sources.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-03

wTke Synod of Wheeling 20. S.
Presbyterian will meet in Washington,
Pennsylvania, on Friday, October 10,
in the evening, and will be opened with
a sermon by the retiring Moderator.
Owing to the fact that the rebuilding
Of the First Presbyterian Church will
not be completed, the meeting will be
held in the Court House, which is tenn
porarily occupied by the congregation
as n place of worship. This Synod
embraces near two hundred men,
bers, and the session will last probably
five or six DAYS.