The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-03-21
PEN AND SCISSORS.
The WHAf.

% 30 .lt -.-.- The West. rH 60.
The Cheyenne Argus has information
that Dugan's train of % wagons, which
left there laden with government stores
for Phil kearney wns corrsled at Horse
shoe, closely besieged by alarge band of
Indians. Horseshoe is 40 miles from
Laramie. On the news reaching the
commandant at the latter place, troops
were immediately sent to the relief of
the besiegcd, and il is to be hoped will
arrive on the ground before the murder
ing savages have obtained any decided
4 advantage. 81 .au. -l.w .Tlus sid1 lO .rr..
y The Cheyenne Argus says: The prize
I fight between Delany and Hardy took
place at Dale City on the 23d inst, De-
lany winning by a foul Eighty.four
rounds were fought, occupying one hour
and a. quarter Hardy had the best of
the fight and threw Delany almost every
time, Neither party. were badly pun
ished. The fight was for S400. 80
/ The Boise Democrat has changed
! hands in proprietors and editors Walton
4 Browne, the late editor, and S. r. Bu-
chanan, the late proprietor, have retired
from the field. having been kindly, but
plainly, told by friends of the paper that
they were "in the way and rather in
ljured it, Bail and Carlton are now the
proprietors and editors s4-ra7,gfib s.-f g.
lib Oar exchanges have the following in
the marriage list; In the city of ST.
4 Joseph, Mo-, on Thursday evening, goth
, Inst, Colonel David Street, of Colorado
general superintendent of Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S overland mail and express line,
10 Miss Emma A. Turner, of st. Joseph
) During January, in San Fran cisco,
| there were 433 sales OF real estate, for an
: faggregate of 81 ,713, ,99S; 105 mortgages
were given, for $S14, 1888, and 16S mort-
cages released. representing $419, 1858.
. Henry Glympse, says the Reese River
q ReUeilLe of Feb. "a, whose leg was bro
a ken by the capsizing of the overland
|, stage near to the Westgate station, on
the 18th of jan, lost it yesterday by am
II putation. a., -...r......r- ---- .-..-. ~.
i We learn from the Ukiah Democrat
+, that difficulty arose between ]. G.. Far
n row and James Treat about some land
on Eel river, Humboldt county, Cal,
when Farrow was shot dead by Treat.
Bob Reynolds, one of the murderers of
= Mr.. Hambliu, was captured by Charles
q Bartholomew and Emanuel Smith, near
# Golden City, colorado. He was shot in
the capture and viii probably die. E
10 In the California Legislature the Sen
r ate has unanimously passed resolutions
: asking the President honorably to &C
N ouire or annex British Columbia to the
e, United States. uo ..rGu.. 9fT l" sl.T.ri
Sc Jimmy Reed challenges John Hardy
m in the Cheyenne Leader, to a square
is stand-up fight" for from $500 to 81 i,00'
side, in six weeks, near either Denver
ne Cheyenne or Dale City. ...r..- ..
rt- At the prize fight at Dale City, Neli.
on Ledbetter shot Poney " Spencer Wit
of n revolver "Poney 10 expected to die
L III o,,I oil 10 n heff w
Id would not have had this item.
se. Vim. A. Reed, charged with the mur
of der of the man Heenan in Cheyenne
ill has been committed for manslaughte
he The new town on the U. p. r. r.
% named Laramie. It is located at Fo1
Sanders. rasr rr'. 49, tf-1l = u
The ice in the river at LeavenwoIU
broke Feb. IL, and started for the CHI
IL On Monday, the 9th inst, David Forb'
ieS was shot and killed by man namG
ZEN John Roache, ut Vallejo, Cal.
on The Colorado Register, is out again
raj State organization and says the peep
up are. la E4 .a-.t
- The barn and other outbuil6ings
Greenleaf Page were burned, says {
ce Colorado Tribune. Feb. %. Loss 50, 90
Om- The Missouri river is free from ice
of far mn as the mouth of the Platte. q.
e,I, Omahn the crossing is unsafe. rEl
The product of bullion from the lea
'P' ing claims of the Comstock lode for Is
ZAP was 81 ,736, 100 So. 2 E.Ih'af
~ The California FarRler, nominal
ut Henry. Ward Beecher for the next Pre-
a dent of the United States. 1.-I. 1
=, The debt of Idaho is $4,000. ct
oiu has no debt bat has SIT, ,000in the IRE
ped ury. .-r .rFri. I'D r1@ aa
this Gen. Bella NJ Hughes has resigned
n at position as President of the Denver 1
red cifc Railroad. Co. .N f-,H
lTH The actors of San Francisco have sil
: q ed protest to the Legislature agai
the Sunday law. -l .-r7-lIf -
Oe Oregon nas furnished 70 California
crat present season over 100000 sheep,
ceiving payments in gold.