The Montana post., 1869-01-22
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Vitus is about tn be established at Boise.
The Enterp,ise says the small pox is
on the increase in Virginia. New.
A submarine cable from San Francis-
co Ia Hong kong Is talked oe.
Gov. Gilpin, Of Colorado. has a little
farm of l. .j0O.UW aer-- tor sale.
81. Louis has Tut up $500 buildings
this Year
Sixty bodies nr,. missing from the st
Louis city c-m-t-ry.
Houston, Texas. newsbcys are afraid
to sell the Union. Republican paper.
The market house i'm Houston. Texas.
rents tor 81 $50 per month.
California ia esiaric. Sh. can raise
ch-stnuts.
The Minneapolis 7ri5nne says that
the loss by fire n, Fort Smelling has been
over r-estimated- 900 will cover il.
The Idaho Tidal Ware tells OF seeing
q man Christmas morning sitting i'm
n-rsed in water trough. sound asleep.
There is Hurdy Gurdy establish
inent at Echo City. Think of that
among the MormOns-
Fred. J. Stanton il editing the Denver
G0ette again, and says he will avoid ac-
rimOnious discussion.
Rev. Mr.. Bushnell. President OF. Alba
ny College. Oregon. has resigned his
position. Cause. i'll health.
Water is 81 scarce at Treasure City.
White Pine, that they do not wash the
children.
Fifty thousand dollars will be invest
ed in new distillery at Antioch. Cons
ira Costa county Cal.
The mileage of the messenger who
carries the Electoral vot. of Oregon to
Washington. is about $1,000 in cur
rency.
J. p. Bowen. one OF the Commission
ers ot Baker county. Oregon. fell upon
u circular saw a short time ago and was
terribly injure,l-it is feared fatally.
The editor Of the Salt Lake Reporter
WAS ordered before the Grand Jury in
Salt Lake on the 9Th, snd examined in
| regard to one Of his articles. No harm
done.
James O'Neil, of SAN Francisco. who
killed his wife by throwing her oil a
balcony last May, was sent To the State
prison for seven years.
Major Jack Stratnlan, of San Fran
/ cisco, has gone t" Washington. 1t il
supposed he wants to be Collector OF the
Port.
now organizing protection associations
against the roughs who infest the region.
| They will have Vigilance Committee
and q row of cOrpses next.
The mail service of Oregon and Cali
fornia. exclusive Of pay OF postmasters,
il said to cost the Government 81 .0O5,- =
| 161 annually. while the receipts for
postage are only $42S.49
The records of the San Francisco
health office show mortality in Decem-
Der which reached the enormous total
| of sol, of which 200 were Of small-pox.
The number OF deaths from diseases in
November was %.
The Martin county. Minnesota, Atlas
mentions the death of the oldest Inan in
the State. one Louis la Boute who died
recently at Fairmount. aged 1Ol years.
His wife is still living at the age of 90.
I'M. 4 A. j. Frank, clothing house.
Omaha, have failed; liabilities. $4,000
to 100000. About S20.OOO is secured by
mortgage ON real estate. The probabil-
ity is that the creditors will settle.
Henry Baker, a German in the ems
ploy of Tim Mccarthy, whose ranch is
about mile and a half beyond the
Evergreen Schoolhouse, east OF the Cos
vote Creek. Santa Clara county. Cal.
was killed on Christmas night by an
Irishman named Frank Kane, while on
drunken spree.
The San Francisco Examiner says
we hear it said that DIR. B. B. Cole ex-
presses the opinion that there have
been 1900 cases of small pox which
have been reported, and 800 more not
reported. He believes there will be
5000 cases before the epidemic has run
it's course.
The Nebraska Commonwealth says
they are going to urge upon the State
| Legislature now assembled at Lincoln,
the new capital OF that State. the policy
OF abolisliing the marriage license nuis-
ance. 1t also wants modification of
the divorce law. and more equitable
Arrangement of the joint ownership OF
corjugal property.
The coinage of the San Francisco
Branch Mint during the month of De-
cember, 1868, was So, 422 900, of which
81, $40, 900 was in gold coin and $S2 900
in silver. The total coinage for the
year was S17,367, 900 Sl6, $50, 900 i'm
gold and S607. 900 in silver.
The Montana Legislature permanently
organized on the Sth inst, with Samuel
Russell president of the Council and Il
f. Hayden Speaker of the House -Idd-
h0 Statesman.
How's that Alec
We are in receipt Of the White Pine
Ners, a sprigh,ly little paper published
at Treasure city, in the new silverado
From the issue of December 30, We learn
that hay is worth $500 per ton, lumber
$215 TO $500 pei. thousand feet, -four S1s
per hundred pounds, bacon 10 cents per
pound. beans % cents per pound, wood
$50 per cord.
] The Maid of Saragossa Mining and
Tunneling Company, To operate in White
Pine, filed their certificate of incorpora-
1 tion under California laws last Thurs.
day. Capital stock, S2,000.000, in 20,
900 shares of 800 each. Trustees, &
+. Fargo, l.. Gerstle, a. 4. Head, c. n
Fenton and 5. Aeydenfeldt.
7. \. Green. the killer of j. |. Early
in ST. Joseph, has been admitted TO bail
His preliminary examination tor the
killing will commence next Monday
JEFF. Chandler, Esq, Circuit Attorney
and Hon Mordecai Oliver will appeal
for the STATE, whilst the defence will b,
supported by Gen. Bassett. Judge Wood
son, Hon. Henry Worries and Amos Green
ESD, OF Lexington. Missouri.