The Montana post., 1868-09-18

/ "a, Ho.
yeloPment; If not more, and is entitled to all praise
for what he Las done 90 thai end lie has buiIt
mill after mill, and sunk many fortunes in prose
cutting his mining purposes. Acting upon the ad-
age thst
IF at first you don't succeed,
Try, try again"
he has, after repeated losses perssversa until he
has anally accomplished whatI believe will result
| IN Al iDexhaustible fortune"
! a PECULIAR CAsE.-The trial of the
German butcher from Moutana for assault upon
a Chinaman, on Saturday last, commenced before
Justice Edwards on Monday and was concluded
yesterday. No evidence save thar of the Ch;n.
man was adduced 20 show that the assault had
been cOnrnitted as charged and the testimsny of
the ChinaInan was not allowed on the ground that
nc was not citizen of the United States This is
We believe the first time that the Incompetency of
Ghtnaman a witness has been brought bsf,ra
any court in this district 1t may be, and doubt
less IS, isw, but il seems hardly Just for all thar
LIE butcher was discharged.
A MAsTUDoN.-Mr, Howard, the lew
e'er. gives us AN item of history, not geperalIv
known, We believe, 70 the effect that Captain Saw
yer's party in coming from the mouth of the Mo
brarah 20 this Territory in the summer of 1865 dis
covered at point within six hundred miles of
Helena, the skeleton Of a mas todon almost entire
and fully equal in size 20 that which has attained
su"h wosld vide celebrity at Philadelphia Tn.
skeleton referred TO was almost entirely above
I u t0
museum of science and be worth a Ia rc. ann of
money IL Is said that It required three men 10 lif
one OF ITS rbs This is only one Of the many rel.
les Uf former ages that are 70 be found in ali -
uons OF the Bad Lands and which will az some f,
ture day, so richly reward the geological explorer
AIT Howard has, at his establishment on Broad.
way numerous specimens of these antedeluviau
mementoes which he shows 10 his friends and
which of great interest u lovers OF science ami
source Of entertainment TO the curious.
NEz PERCEs.-The maiden of the for
est was represented in town yesterday by a mum.
Der OF Nez Peroe squAws striding IaHk cayuses,
and looking OBVIOUSLY upon -four and bacon as IL
stood revealed 10 their gaze before our stores
They are poetic creatures a good way of-when
they are as far away for instance. as they were
from the artist of the Police Gazette when he en-
grayed for recent number of that paper a female
bedecsed with shells aud necklaces aud of per-
feci formsAs she cut her loot OF with a butcher
knife. But wheu seen bubbing along through the
streers green haudk ercbiefs over their heads
faded bcd-spreads around them. and papOoses with
nnelean nostris to speak mildly, strapped their
oachs, thev furnish poetic subjects only Callahan
cid Tor Slakspeare-on account Of their excessive
ugliness. II Barnum wishes any to place upon
exhibition, we have dead loads of them that
we eau spare.
- IHEATRICAB.-Rome and Juliet told
The story of their thraidom to a large and appre-
ciative audience last evening at the Helena
TheRtre, snd were received with every evidence of
sstisfae aetOn by all who fortunate a. to be
present The rendition was mach superior 20 its
hrst representation. Tonight will be produced
Bulwers Immortal drama, ''Richelieu" which is.
regarded as one of the master pieces Of dramatic
composition. There is play in the English Ian
guaEe that affords such splendid opportunities .pr
displaying the high artistic ability OF both Madame
SCheler aud Mr. Waldron as the one offered to-
night Madame Seheller represents Julia DeMor-
tisnar Mr.. Waldron the Cardinal Richie lieu.
Tie remaining cast is very strong and complete.
and we confidently announce IL will be one of
the finest entertainments of the season.
POSTAL CHANGE.-Our citizens will
be pleased learn that the restrictions of the ex-
is,ing laws 10 the Overland mail haYe been so
modified to permit, after the 3Oth of Sep
tember the transmission Of printed matter at the
ordinary rates OF postage This is a reform which
has been long needed, and will be q great cOnve-
nience to our citizens who desire to send newspa-
pers 10 their friends in the States Many are now
sent which never reach their destination because
those forwarding them not aware that they re-
quire letter postage This trouble viii be obviated
after the 3Oth inst.
TYPOGRAPHICAL.-In our report Of
the receipts and expenditures of Lewis and Clarke
county for the past year, ii stated that the
penditurs for furniture fuel lights and stationery
for court room and county Offices was -. 465. 40.
1t should have had y" in place of the first -
making trif;7g difference, yOu see, of $4,000.
FRosT.-The frost of the last few
nights has been niPping Potatoe tops, pumpkin
vines, AID vegetation generally in both the Prickly
Pear and Missouri valleys bu; not TO such ey-
tent however to do any serious damage.
RACE.-The race yesterday on the
Fashion course between the white horse from Bear
and Wilson's Queen mare was won by the latter
and trouble about the stakes. This cleans the
turf docket for the present
From Saturdays Daily
VIRGINIA ITEMs.-The "Parson" sends
many we condeuse few more from the Demo
erct: Cheap vegetables are in rnarket.-...The
Denocaf apologies 20 Sam Word for sayiog that
he was elected City Clerk and says he wasn't.
Judge Rey burn has been appointed by Judge
Warren as United States District Attorney for
During recent storm the lightning
strongly charged the telegraph wires With cleo
trcitY that they set the curtains in the operators
Office on fre....-.on Monday rain cloud burst near
Summit and poured its torrents Of water down
Alder Gulch ia a very reckleEs manner, filling mp
claims and carrying away fumes and sluioes and
doing much injury especially in the lower portion
Of the mines where the Chinese lsborerS eu-
gagei-...--JudRe Warren opened his Court on
Monday last and adjourned until Monday next
Que week ago twenty BaunacEs visited Governor
Tults and had a talk They were informed that
a grand council and distribution of annuity goods
would take place in about two weeks whereat the
savage countenauce was wreathed in smiles
The local of the Densocras don't ike TO have a
couple of Thomas Cats" move the previous ques-
ton under his door. aud thereupon speaks elo-
quently and fcliHely. -Messrs. F. Bertram and
NJ Holmes, who left Helena Aug 9th. have pros
pected the left fork of the Yellowstone and found
evidences that gold may be discovered in paying
quantities ia that region. The Indians stole two
Of their best horses aud they were forced TO quit
the country The population of Virginia is in
creasing. On SaiTrday last the wife OF y. J. Da-
Wis, Esq, presented her husband with boy.
Linda Ink, Indelible Ink, Inks
all kinds-Instruments-m Rubber
Goods. InkstaDds aad Intense Interest Incited by
the Incomprehensible PLANCHErTE at the Novelty
Store. GreenbacSs at par.
He KNOWS How If there is any man