The Montana post., 1869-04-16

tion Of the Diamond r train will arrive this
morning, loaded with quantity of eoumissa-
~ stores, consisting Of about three hundred
barrels of States four, thirty-three hundred
pounds Of hard tack and thirty thousand
pounds of bacon These surplus stores have
been ordered to be sold by the Commissary
General of the Department, and in accord
ancs with such instru etiOns Lieut. Townsend
will cell the same at public auction, in front
Of the Office of z. g. Maclsy & Co., on
Bridge street, Tomorrow, at 2 o'clock p. m.
All these goods are in prime condition, aud
it will be n good Investment
FINE HoRsE.-We noticed yesterday
smother fne acquisition to oyr stock of splen-
did horses, the last importation being bloOd>
ed animal brought to the city by Mr.. c. A.
Broadwster. IL is n magnificent animal,
splendid, active, stylish trained to bar
ness and saddle, and has the reputation of
speed. We expect to see a fast score made
by this new arrival during our he1t Fair.
THE FRsT.-Mr. Lee Watson, Agent
of the North Western Trans. Co., informed US
that he was in receipt of a telegram stating
that the Deer Lodge left Sioux City on the
sth of this month for Benton. She il, we un-
dentand, loaded with passengers and is carry
ing very little freight
From Thursdays Daily.
THE FLOWER OF HELESA-Oue of
the most ludicrous Affairs occurred yesterday
evening that ever whitened vito eastern
hourSs) the common place dresriness of April
life. As the Diamond r. train had concluded
the delivery of several hundred barrels of
States -four at their warehouses, on Bridge
street, and a large number of our merchants
were examining the invoice with n view of
bidding on the morrow, some ambitious dealer
placed exclamation point on n brother
hawker's head with a eide of bacon, which
sent forth as echo other clear sides. The
assemblage being composed of the "elite" of
the Change" speedily forsook their hogish
pastimes and turned to Others lighter. whittier,
and better bred. Ye local, strolling past this
enthusiastic band. bold In the innocence that
characterized TO such an extent Marys little
lamb, was enabled to carry away upon his
clothes and manly form LEAST half a barrel
of prime States -four. Ii would be imposzl-
ble to relate the innumerabls rich jokes, racy
occurrences and touching episodes that trans
pired before the scene ended. Every one took
both the joke and the aour in good humor.
1t was rich, certainly convulsiuy, TO see sew
eraI hundred of our staid and sober burghers
fleeing down the street pursued by one or two
chastity figures, armed with handfuls of
-four, or to behold a host of legal and pro-
fessiOnal ornaments scampering over house
tops. terrified even At the cry OF -four. No
one was spared except women and children;
broadway suits and cloth divine came IN for
its share. In time, the fOury knights were
greeted by showers of water, etc. from the
house tops, which neither dampened their ar
dor OF restrained their enthusiam. And SO
the sport went on till m unlucky pail Of
water ruined the wagon load of -four, when
the festivities paIed. We thought it was a
joke till we found, like our Compliant friend,
that -four would not brush, and from out of
the Iudicrous recollection of the scenes comes
the terrible thought that laeerated Miss
Flora McFhmsey's fair bosom, "ws've moth
ing to wear"
DEER LODGE ITEMs.-From the Inde-
pendent We learn that extensive preparations
are going on at French Ouch. The hydrau-
lac claim on the bar opposite the town is be-
ing put in shape. There are about seventy
Eve men employed in this gulch at present,
and at least three hundred men can find work
during the summer. Th,re Is plenty of water
anticipated, and no hindrance is looked for
to q long and profitable mining season. In
Bear Gulch every claim Is being worked,
miners are washing up their dump piles; mon
ey is plenty and the prospects are very hatter-
ing A new Brewery will soon be ready to
operate In Deer Lodge City. -. The County
Commissioners were in session last week -
The streets of Deer Lodge are being cleaned.
A new ditch has been completed To fully
supply Antelope Gulch with water. The
mines IN this gulch are said to be quite rich.
IA very rich body of quartz has been
struck in the Cable led, which will keep the
mill busy day and night, when il once starts
up. Taking everything, Deer Dodge offers
some very AAttsrIns prospects for the coming
season.
OUR DELEGATE.-The Hon. James NJ
our NJ. c., will arrive on Satur-
days coach. TO enter for the spring nee for
Congressional honors- We have been advised
that MSjor Bruce will invite him to an i'm
mediate discussion of the political questions
which in n great measure will iuauence the
nomination for delegate next June, and we
presume Mr.. Cavanaugh will accept How
ever tie final result may determine, il will be
n pleasing and interesting study To- our citi-
seDs TO see such political gladiators step into
the Intellectual arena and messure endurance,
ability and shrewdness in combating for the
great honor OF saying, Mr.. Speaker, my con-
stituents are n good people.
BLAcKFooT.-Wer received the pleas
ure OF a visit from c. c. Birdsley, Rsq., of
BlackfOOt, who informed Us that everything
in that locality looked to prosperous min