The Montana post., 1868-12-11

A variety of other bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred.
! Two constitutional amendments were intro
duced, forbdding States to exclude from suf
| frage any citisens on account OF race or color.
How the Georgia Legislature In
Constituted.
I Washington, Dec. s.-A communication
| from the Governor of Georgia was read in the
Senate. lie states the reconstruction laws
have not been fully exercised. Members of
| the Legislature were allowed to take seats
without regard to eligibility and not required
TO take the legal oath. Tins failure to exc
| cute the law has tended to defeat the purpose
| of Congress in the reconstruction acts. He
asks Congress to take such steps rs it may
deem proper
Yates introduced q bill providing that any
alien desiring to become citizen of the Uni
ted States may De admitted, and prescribing
conditions therefor.
Drake introduced n joint resolution pro-
viding that no vacancies in the rankof General,
Lieut.. General, Admiral, or Vice Admiral be
filled without authority of Congress.
A Startling RumOr from Ark ansas.
Memphis, Dec. S.-A dispatch from Angus
tn, Ark, says a regiment of militia entered
the town and took possession of the Telegraph
Office, ordering the operators to send nc mes
sage unless approved By the officers. They
placed guards on the streets and proclaim ed
martial law. No reason is assigned for the
proceedings.
Troubles Of the spanish Govern
mAeAs.
Madrid, Dec. THE Republicans paraded
in Csdiz yesterday with arms in their hands,
! and made other demonstrations, threatening
the public peace. The troops were called out,
dispersed the recession and prevented further
proceedings. A similar demonstration was
made by the Republicans ut several points.
The Provisional Government is preparing a
| new tariff law.
LONDON, Dec. THE Times generally con-
| firms the correctness of the Observers list as
| the probable members of Gladstones cobinet,
but asserts that Earl Russell will not accept
the Office. 1t also thinks that Earl Spencer
will be Lord Lieutenant of ireland. and that
| Bruce, Villiers and COleridge's seats In the
| cabinet are doubtful. The Times adds to the
! list the name of James Moncriffe, Lord Advo-
cate for Scotland.
The Revelation I'm the West Indies
battle Fought.
A pitched battle was fought between the
1 troops and rebels at Mont Alta Grace, uear
\ Porto Principe. Each side lost about 500
killed. Both parties claim n victory. but it
is difficult to obtain reliable information. A
battle was also fought ut Moran, in which
the Spaniards lost l06 killed, and the rebels
20. Latest news from Holquin are favorable
to the hopes of the Loyaiists. Reinforce
m,nts have been sent to them.
reported Loss OF the Ocean steam
er kA16ermla.
Liverpool, Dec. .-Intelligence has just
/ reached here that the steamer Hibernia, from
Glasgow to New York, foundered of the
British coast. The Captain and 81 passengers
were saved. One of the steamer boats, with
10 persons on board, wns lost.
The genius who undertook to lift
himself by his boot straps did not sues
coed. nor has the project to tunnel under
the Atlantic from Cape God to Lands
End, although subject for brilliant
sensation newspaper stories, been very
generally considered practicable. Both
these projects may be finally successful
for mind is developing and matter yield
ing. and the destruction OF the earth ID
now estimated by German staticians ia
be 500 100000 years in the future. In
the meantime a government commis-
sion is considering the feasibility OF a
railway tunnel under the British Chan
II il il considered barely practicable
Napoleon Ill will follow the example oi
his uncle. and order cOnstructionis;s
! forward" to build it, liz will be u stu
pendous. wonderful undertaking. But
you and l, reader. can consider il dis
passionately. Neither Of us will live "a
see it finished. even ii begun
The Colorado Tribune SAWS oi l.. Ii
Musgrove. who was hung by the Denver
vigilantee-. Nov. s:,. for deeds of diabol-
ism. that he was one of the desperate rs
driven off from the line of the u. p. X.
r.. by the vigilantees there. and came
back to his old stamping ground. He
killed man with knife in California,
some years ago. and subsequently two
others From there he went to Nevada
thence to Salt Lake. and to Denver in
1896, where he sold whisky TO Indians
Clear creek. He killed one halt breed
and then another, tor which he had to
cut stick from the Sioux camp. He
then stole seventeen head of mules from
Gen. Palmer. and eleven mules from a
I t"Vo'Shoh'' A<oSt sRiiuk hO S'o'' icoi
teen more mules from Lieut.. Abell, and
later twenty-five head of FoNs stock at
Cedar Point. Being at the head OF a
dozen or more outlaws he deiied those
sent in pursuit. and is believed to have
been the leader OF Indian bands in some
of the raids. He died game.
From Mr.. L. +. Ricksecker. ol the
Union Pacific Railroad, we learn thai,
the end of the track yesterday morning
was on the rim OF the Great Basin. 81
miles from the mouth of Weber Can
yon The Central Pacific Railroad is
! eighty-five miles from Humboldt Wells.
| The distance between the mouth OF the
Weber and Humboldt Wells Is two hun
drcd and thirty two miles: so the entire
length Of the gap yet TO be filled il SIX
232xS6-404 miles.--!S0it Lakt Rti,orter.
\ Noe "a. .H.r.|.4r. ........
! There are now one hundred and eleven
engines at work on the whole road from
Omaha to Bear River. and ten more are