The Montana post., 1869-03-19
THE CITY
From Fnday's Daily.

THE LAST LECTURE before the Helena
Library Associa tion was an unqualified sue
cess. The elite Of our city filed the spacious
lecture room, and listened with close atten-
tsntioa and vraps interest TO one of the
most entertaining lectures yet delivered N
Helena. Mr.. Osborne handled the subject
which be had selected for his lecture with
marked ability and considerable skill. Max
ing no attempt at rhetorical display be led
the minds of has audience BY clear description
and plea-inE narrative through the lands be
had visited. With him his suditors were be-
Wildered with the magnidceoee, the splerdOr
and wonders of the Great Exposition. With
him they stood IN speechless awe beneath the
heayep-kissing dome of Saint Peters
EsIsd on the treasures of the Vatican and
fingered among the gems OF sacred history
and historic fame gathered within the walls Of
the Eternal City, and on through the devious
Ways by steam and coach and foot beneath
sunny skies and torrid elimes, until. under the
shadows of thL lofty pillars and broken
dones of Babies story, the journey ended
and the spell was broken. We regret that We
have not the tine to do justice 10 the lecture
and the speaker. Mr. Osborn has won an en-
yiabls rsputs tion as a lecturer, and has the
satisfaeIiOn of knowing. that not TO himself
alone has been the pleasure and interest Of his
wandsrings on "Three Continents" given.
This closes the course of lectures be-
That they have been 4 source OF revenue to
the Association-of interest and pleasure TO
our people, none Will deny, and We are ss-
Eured that 20 the gentlemen who originated
and gave a being TO the idea. Snd more espe-
cially 20 the gentlemen have so generously
responded TO the call and have contributed so
much to the profit snd pleasure of the pres
eut winter the thanks OF our citlreos are
given. for We are an intellectual people
STREETs CRossISG.-Did we rejoice IN
the possession of little more deprayity. or
had we any taste for the study of anatomy,
ne would be perfectly well satisfied sith the
present absence of street crossings. Bot as
il is, We are in favoy Of them We see business
men plo5diug day after day through the
thick, sticky, nausseo1s mud, who never
realize that Il would be possible TO construct
street crossings; ladies, dainty little cea-
tures, skipping across the sea OF mud IN No.
one aud : half gaiters. and it never occurs to
their protectors but that it Is all right We
do not know what IL would cast to pat street
crossings n different locahties on rSIn street,
but We do know 10 would Be great conveu-
ience TO every one whose business calls them
upon the streets We are not sure that
Helena could offer so much extravsganee.
but ne are assured that IL ~Opld be pleasant
20 have a relief from this terrible mud, which
rivals Old Virginia mud IN her palmisSt Nc
Clellan days. Some three months of spriug :
thsws awaits n, during which time our streets
will b. IN q most juicy condition, and oUr1Dg
all that time we must wade, Wsddle, or swim.
An expense Of q few dollars would place at
least three crossings IN Main street, which
would be a great accommodation 70 our citi-
Eens and citizsnessss.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT LINCOLN GULCH.
In Posrs-It becomes ny PAinfol duty to-day
% inRsrua vUu cfths death OF Mr. Patrick DuaigAn
Of the frm of MeKerueo. LtEder & Co merchants
ana~@ in I'D tn II
aersaeaf are a. IollOGs. hsssrs Ncksrnen. Lin
der & Co. being largely Interested N he BED Mock
tsnoel Wht-h - bssng run by The Lincoln q,
Drain COmpzsy. foaEd Il DecesssrT 10 have one o'
The fra % represent their iutsrss; n n snd Nr.
Douigan hIlirg thai rOsitioo ~ The time 81 hl-
deHfh. The Draia ConPsay have slESy. made y
q rule 20 suspend uurk At precisely y o cidck on
Saturday night. Gsd when thAt hour 1Ns anno1nceu
bv tee 1todisss uau Mr.. went 20 the soot Of The
,hAis % ssossd. sad a. he p@Sset the S..rd 70 Z,
''hOtst- the empty tab AsOve beeane detached
from the usbsr eDd % the IOpe. uDoofioed By The
DAs tss wiBalA.s Ealing . 6istAsee Of a. f-et.
Striking Mr. d. The back of the neck- compIete
ly sbafferinr TIE spinal coann zod causing death.
IL uouid thss the splieing eonnecting the
with the hosk had o~s1 gradually draSin< And
e.used the ssparAtiOa- Mr. DosiEss vas sbsal
thirty eve years ~ age. born IN AorEAa eounty.
Oslo Whe1cs be emigrst.d 10 CsiifSrnis On isS1
sod has oesu . resfdens % this T~-ritnry since The
early rsrr OF 1856. lie Uas loved and respected
bv an DO kHsg hir1 for his booest- npright ekar
sstsr and his simple ana unsssa@inx m.nners-
pssded ard he sntirs pspolsfiOa of tbs and Tbs
seixhbsrinx CAMPS attended his Fs@Aias - thei'
frsi resting pisoe- Aears. a r.
Isnrofo Cfulch Marrh q le6e.
Ore<un. calisSraiA and I0ss PHPers VII Pte>s-
sotio>-
A MURDER CAsE-Tbs case OF the
Territory Of Montana, Va Mather McA<nns
uiu be tried to-day. before Judge Kno-les n
the Territorial DisErict Coort- ~ 10 o'clock,
- This 4 an indictms1t for murder
found against ahs defendants for the killing ol
. soIdier ~ Fort shaw soue SIX nooths o
E,ore ago. The prosecution y eoudscted b
Distriet Attorney, Jokn h Shobx. The de
fencs by Col. w. p chadriek.