The Montana post., 1869-04-02
THE WEST.

Velocipedes are success in Virginia,
Nevada.
Smallpox is increasing at Hamilton,
White Pine.
The Allison Ranch mine (Cal) was
sold to Alfred Z. Davis, March 9th, for
100000.
The Nevadians are hard at work on
the big tunnel at the foot of American
Flat for the Truckee Railroad.
Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson and
Three Sisters in Oregon are emitting
smoke. Earthquakes predicted.
Denver had a jubilant celebration of
the passage of the Railroad bill, March
5th.
Colorado chickens took the premium
at the Chicago Poultry Convention.
Got it by Jout we suppose.
The city council of Albany, Oregon,
has appropriated $4,000 10 buy fire
engine.
The Denver Nelcs announces the muir
der of A. N. Telope by Mr.. Smith.
Hope he died game. ..
Peter Creager, known as "Dutch
Pete" was frozen tosdeath while going
from Flint, Idaho, to White Pine.
Colorado has cable and efficient" men
without limit. We thought Montana
had monopoly
The Boulder. C5i RADIO, Pioneer, pub
fishes a marriage notice where the par
ties were call of Big Thompson" We
hope that does not mean incest.
John j. Murphy. convicted of the
murder of Patrick Murray in San Joa-
quin county, Idaho, has been sentenced
10 nm 1Rth
The steamboat opposition on the Will
lamette river. in Oregon, has ceased.
The old company bought the steamers
of the opposition line.
John Anderson, of the firm of Soma,
Anderson g. Co.. Boise City, is missing.
1t is feared he was murdered. A reward
of $3.50 is offered for his body, dead or
alive.
1t is reported that in free fight of a
lot of roughs in Treasure City, White
Pine, Jo. Coburn, the noted pugillst, was
lately fatally shot.
Langrishe gave Under the Gaslight
with grand effects, etc, recently. The
Neaos, by a misprinr, noticed 1t as Under
the Gas-tght.
A favorite horse that died at Omaha
recently was buried with great marks
of respects, being first encoffined. A
livery stable was closed during the day
out of regard for his memory.
The City Council of Liberty, Mo, has
published an order in the Tribune re-
questing occupants of lots in the ceme-
terry to appear before that body and e5-
tablish their right to the premises.
Goldrick of the Rocky Mountain Her
aid leaves blank space at the head OF
4 SO fOr
The most of them have sufficient blank
space at the head of their spinal column
now.
The proprietor of the Cheyenne Argus
has been sentenced to thirty-six hours
confinement for contempt of the u. s.
Commissioners Court in Cheyenne. An
attache of the Star, a rival paper, is
| Commissioner.
DR.. J. w. McAfee, Dean of the Medi-
cal Faculty and Professor of Toxicology,
in Salem, Oregon, and his newly married
second wife, have been arrested on q
charge of having criminally procured
the death of his first wife few months
ago.
The Colorado Tribune says Web An
thony, the i'll looking County Clerk and
Recorder OF Arapahoe County, perpe-
trated the following vile sell. A coun-
tIyman entered his Office and in course
of conversation, made some inquiries
about the arrival and departure of the
mails. Web told him that there would
| be no more mails over the East Division
railroad for a month. To his interroga-
tory of Why" Web told him that the
cow-catcher had had a calf and was laid
mp.
AID incident full of future promise
says the Tidal WdUe of March 5th oc.
CURED yesterday during the morning
salute in honor of the Inauguration
The school of w. j. Hill being dismissed
for recess, poured out into the street
some fifty strong, male and female
threw up their hats and bonn cts, anC
with one accord raised their voices in 9
loud hip. hurrah, for Grant and Colfax
Those little fellows will doubtless re-
member the incidents as long as they
live, and relate with pride to theiI
grandchildren how they shouted TO
Grant and Colfax on the 4th of March
1869, in the mountains of Idaho.
The Branch Mint at the Dalles. say
the Walla Walla Statesman, is steadil,
progressing, a large gang of men being
| kept steadily at work under the direction
II. A. Hogue, the Government Super
intendent. The building, as we are in
formed, will be two stories high, an,
entirely fire proof. The chimney will
be ninety feet high, and promises TO b
one of the most prominent land mark
in leaving or approaching the town
The mint when completed, will be
great public convenience for the who'll
Northern country, and will at all time
enable our business men TO procure coil
in exchange for either gold dust or bars
Dust is at al times in convenient as
CIRCULATING medium, and with the com
pletion of the mint We shall lie rid O
annoyance on this score.
The Idaho World of JaI,i. 10, saws
a party OF twelve miners catGc ir- Lew
iston about the middle - --lrv
from the new diggRgs on Moose creek
$50 miles above and brOupht with then