The Montana post., 1868-12-11

ness management, and hard sense must be
largely drawn upon to meet its necessities
and control its needs. Therefore are con-
cerned 60 the very best men we have in
our city chosen as oficers-men who have
not only literary attainments, but business
tact and capacity, men who will be willing
and anxious to devote their time and atten-
tiou to n whenever called upon. This is an
important meeting, and We trust every menu
ber will feel sufficiently interested to be pres
ent. Other business connected With perma-
nent organization will be transacted.
PERsoNAI--We were pleased to meet
last evening Mr.. VIM. Douglass, of Virginia,
better known as "the Judge" whose "Blue
Front" Variety Store in Virginia City is the
emporium, par excellence, for everything in
season, and whose affable proprietor is one of
Virginias most energetic and successful mer-
chants. He has "the Old Curiosity Shop"
teeming with everything requisite to the holi-
day season, and has made large purchases
here. We trust it will not be another four
years before he again visits the metropolis.
Mr.. W. w. johnson, Deputy U. S. sur
veyor, returned last evening from Bannack,
where he has bean engaged recently in sur
veying Capt. Nick Wallis great ditch, and
continuing it Sax miles further. Mr.. j. ms
well as Capt. Wall, is highly gratided with
his success in the very dificslt engineering
necessary to accomplish this parpose. Gov.
Pollinger. the Aorid philosopher Of equine
sciences for the Overland, game fitting in
,
BILE Santa Claus. lie reports all serene be-
tween the Capital that is and Is to be.
DEPARrED.-Last nights coach bear
ing from our midst to the Capital, the Hon.
w. 4. Cullen, n member of the Council.
Mr.. Cullen served in the same cnpacty last
season, and worked day and night in behalf
Of his constituency and the people OF the
Territ ory, proving a thorough knowledge of
the law, extensive information on questions
of political economy, enjoying the faculty of
expressing his opinions in forcible and eio-
aueIt manner. He is u valuable legislator,
FROM the fact that he works, thinks, acts, and
cofnprebeuds the duties of a legislator to be
investigation and renovation of laws, instead
of reciticg set orations on the Constitution
"outrages of Congress.
DEBATING SCHoOL.-We understand
that our colored citizens have organized de-
hating society for the purpose of general i'm
provement. They select subjects and hold
discussions one evening every week. We are
glad to see this evidence of n desire to obtain
information. Such an enterprise cannot be
devoid of profit during the long winter
nights.
CHANGE OF TIME-On and after Sun
day, Dec. 9th, the overland coaches of Wells,
Fargo Co., will leave Helena ut n. IN. on
alternate days, lying over ut White Tail DeeI
station over night, and arriving at Virginia
at 2 p. m. the following day. The time from
Helena 10 salt Lake will be same as per
schedule last winter, between seven and eight
days. This is rendered necessary by the snow
now falling on the ranges requiring extended
time to insure safety and regularity of trips.
By the time the proposed schedule takes effect
and the coaches reach Salt Lake, Wells,
Fargo and Co.'S coaches will connect ut Bear
River city with the cars, and the through time
to Omaha will not be materially increased.
Parties going east will remember Que coach
leaves this morning and another Tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
R,>x,cr From IN. Hon 1
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oears 'ne rePu'"'ioh Vi oeins 'he most ous'-
ling mining camp IN the Territory. The
surface works having ceased by reason OF the
cold weather, the owners and miners are turn
ing their attention to drifting, or to the de-
velopment ct their quartz lodes, OF which
there are some IN tae vicinity of Bannack
that cannot be surpassed In Montana. While
centre, we are confident that. the wear
around, IT contains less idle men than any
o'ner town OF i's size I'D 'he ierritory.
Re r,pEr,-I oS THE Cnossrxc-Du.
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nooo. Dr. McCann was saen con ing down %
tho Frsncbwom,n,s ranch with trsm.ndo..
strides. The Doctors horse slipping down in
the road, and having greater affection for
bunch grass than the usual horse amusements,
left his good humored owner In the road and
took to the hills. The Doctor, after an inet-