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The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-03
Standing Committees or the West
|. :. Virginia.. Legislature.

The Standing Committees Of the S'a,,.
ore as follows:
On Pnrs2.ytsand Eterhon, Mcssrs. phrlp:
Drulumond. Young, Foster and Applcsatc.
On Me Judiuu,y-Mcs>rs. liokc, EorcInan
Chapinr Wcrniligcr and Phelps.
On Fina,,ce nnd r!aims-McSsrs. Gather
Price. Leonard, Workman md Davis.
On Banks amt OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Eo,c.
aan, Dawson, Humphreys, Wilson and Eos
ter. -,
On Internal Imwvre"nnfsnm Nnynha-
Mrssrs. Price, Young. Ha*'dcll' hurley an0
Davis. :,
q, .hhhuy A6m,,-Mcssrs. Dr"mmond.
Gather Young, l;nmS'lrll and l|'ons"l:
On Ernsgaps nm C"uniy O,ynm:nt'o" ani
lumapM C1,wralo"s-Me""rS. Chapl'nr,
Druminnnd DooIilt!c. Wcrninser and Price.
On observation-disclosures. Dix, Foreman,
Chaol;nc. DooIit,c nnI l%"nari.
o., E,annc ant C1Dnnni Lnsrtu,ions--
Mcssrs. gurlcy, Phelps. Leonard Wilson
and Dawson.
On Earoaol RNs-Messrs. Drnm'nond,
Davis and Wrrninser
On NJrmy-McsSrs. Wilson, "orkma"
aud Dooiit,c.
IN Executive Erpcn6tu'rS-NcssrS. E4'nS-
dell, Humphreys AMI Price.
n, Er,uj.. .imht0rS CDicr, ItedsH,t:'S If
G,, d,c-Mcssrs. DooIi,tlc, Dnsis md DIX.
10 ezauiae Clerks cGce-McSsrs. Leonard,
IIvkca"1 Arp'rsa's. ,,.o,,
TLc following are Standing Conm!ttc"~
the House
E2,hons mM Pniniycs-MrsSrS' Ti"''c"'
Sco!ir!d, Rollins, KincaId and liervcry'
Tafaiou nni Finan'e--McS>rS hcsrn''"'-
Mahon, Gold. Edwards and Eur'SSI:'. .,
Military .lgmrs-MrSsrS. Mann, |af'0"'
Core, Garrison and ManiOn.
Ehrmtinu McSSrs. Allison. Gibson. Tres
TOM Charlton, Carpenter (Aonroe) jacob,
(Oho) -.
,In.Ii,,o.y 49, McS,rs. SEi;h. (kanawia)
Flick. I.a.nb, Putnam. Jacob. (I!anrshHc.J
rsvnE,, 7;~~siDpy u"d ."nmti"i C"'7"rH.
S'nth, (Morsan) Hryno!1>'
Dds. Martin, Harrison. (lI:wiS.)
P,ir,ie C1,JsrninmS nm| J"tm s'o'6 t""'
OaDrs - Mlc<>rs. rai!rr, Kccvsr Cunning
ham, F'rrch and S":Irr.
E,.,,is nnl In',r;ni -Sdrjyihon- Me<S7|.
Ma!oa, EOwycr, Sc":.IJ, Thomas aud Hut
ton.
f3Eaci AL L"olpnw'a'el Ln"'f'->
Mt>>r>. Eow.cr, kinc"id, Daley. Hi"S"".
Mcrraw.
C&Gn,,uui G,.t.amrS-Mc McC'a>kcy
ua,mo:r!, Ty>"a. Williams. Sti:r!.
Uq.o,me ant CTinH"n! L'sht"h"b,-Mr>:"S.
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TIE Ravcnswood Press saws that
John -. d. Rossctt. Of Ilobokcn, N. y,
large land owner in jackson county
W. Va, has Il plan for raising tho
money to build road from Parkers.
burg to Charleston: Kanawha county
which is no visionary scheme, but one
which will commend itself to the peo.
pic interested. ~ detail of the plan is
70 be given soon.
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- correspondent Of the New York
'o"a writes from Alabama that cot
ION culture is more profitable than cy-
u neforc. Several plantations liavc
yielded their, owners, after paying all
expenses Of cultivation, larger amount
OF money than they ever did under
inc old system, and tho prices of land
nave greatly advanced since last year.
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The Pacific Railroad that i under
such rapid Roadway vii! bc completed
This Year az early, probably. rs the frs,
of JUL. When the last rail is laid. the
world may be c:rcumnavigatcd in
eighty days, and 1T cost OF $3.50,
the. route touching America. Japan,
China. Ceyloa, Egypt and Europe, and
crossing the Pacific. Indian, and Attain
tic Oceans, III" Rod and Mediterranean
Seas. The tourist can leave Cincinnati
by tile frs, Of June, 60 round the
world. and br home hy the middle Of
August. The English can save 4 fort
night.tu China and Australia via our
Pacific Railroad, and thrsc.tw weeks
in hi. ln>t aSr, must give travel con-
siderable bias. Asio what vast mu-
,aliunS the continental railroad will
cause in the currents OF commerce be.
tween the two hcmisphcrcs can only
now br conjrcturcd.- Cincinnati Com
mcrciol.
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MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN WHEELING.
AT the municipal election held in
Wheeling on the 18th inst. the citizen 5
reform ticket was elected by handsome
maj neutrality-suspicious. and Demo
Gratis nnitcd in votin. for :hc best men
regardless Of politics.
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! nm very truly yours.

q proposition to allow tho Boards
OF Registration 10 be elected, WAS voted
down in the House by vote OF 10 to
Ii. The same body refused to reduce
the amount OF the personal. property
exempted under the Homestead law.
1t was reported incxpedicut to
change the boundary and County seat
Of Clay County; the House Committee
on elections reported in favor OF T..
.lIinchman, the contestant, from Logan
County.
The Code having fixed the time for
annual distribution Of the State school
funds on the lst OF September instead
Of April LIT, a. heretofore, Il PROPOSE
ton 10 distribute the fund for 1868 on
the 1st Of April next was referred, in
the House, to the Committee on Edu-
cation. Ii was reported iuexpedicnt by
same Committee for tho Legislature 10
require the teachers salary to be in
proportion to tho grade OF the ccrtif-
cate.
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ORANGES were frozen solid on th'
trees, =, Augustine. Fla. on Christmas
day. The weather WAS the coolest
known in that locality since lS(;J. The
THERMOMETER Il, daylight stood at 20o
above zero. 1t attrward touched 10.
In Il climate where even white lroSt>
arc unusual. this wa, very severe. Last
year, q, the same time. the Florida
ladies were dressed ia lawns.
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az .!c Chicago post-ollicc during
ISIS, there Aiere G1.G5S,5S0 letters sent,
and .&}4!.5o) kystc,S OF newspaper nail
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.. ,r,,,ors bruurlll down
"'"'"h ,:,,.h. ROY" who
."' or ayr. aud
stands six feet ten ihchcS III ms
ing feet. lie Is II native VI vi.
brated "Chauncey HAS, MI"
off, fighting we!SHt VI 'Ht''
and four pounds C'"c'""''
mefcidf, 2lsl.
c>, Co., - THY Sorru.-
o,.r d., , r.,r,rk.ble snow
.,nr,s .ror r,o,r IN tho South visit
1 ,,,,,.uo .,l H;.sis.irpi week before
'as'' al INV ''5'o" VI ''"" ,.,-
'he s'o" '''' y" '''c "'P','
Win or'''> ~ "ol'' paw n.,
"''P' Nc''o.''! '"'I'''''0 ,,
"a'i'S' az i'"'''"' g
las '"o o'""sc ''e'S "''' ,,,
"''''''' '"e N''o" WIS 0'''
1r i NOW nrrttv evident, and grow
inc mare So that President johnson
vii, .i"n,|ize the c)osc Of his adminis-
,r,,;on hr u uroc,,,uuiun, or pardon
rdir, r.!r.sirr nj, The prisoners cua-
tl -, ,l,, J,,. ,ror,u,,< on yL,rrrs
OF c"hp!l"!l! III wv "S""''''"'' Oh OK
1WTa"F'
Turrr c,r l., ", d,r),, fiat thr
co,,, w;,h g, few Eu.r,uv rycru,;ouS,
h,, .,,l,, Y,,r,.l r,r,v,ri IN = new
,.,r.,r -. ;,lu,,rv ,uI pru,prri,y,
,,,r :. Lrro,u;u., hounr.,!, !r land i,
ap!rcciHlh%' Had 'IN'''! i "r'''"i' INV
protection "i 'a"' III ten years Sh'
WAL bc ;" lar a"ca" oi anything III"
ever drramrh tH;'t Size VIII LOOK o''"
and bless he war Is shoc% that
walked her from "e'"'y nightmare
r,r., ,n. n.,., :, ,o,cr,l co,r,,lo;,,
-, e.. T.. .L.,, IT,, ,r,,h-
49,. ,,.,,,. 80. 80, -. ,.y, .,,,r,or
- ,.,., r... ,... ,o,,
...
80 -
NV ~ W "''' " 80,
HbIilN SIN II'i Wv Ih'-''''NNS 49,
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GOVERNOR EE"wNLow. % Tennessee.
will enroll and arm, abou; two ih"u-
sand white troops. No blacks will be
organized or enrolled. They vii! be
organized By companies. and 81 !AS;a
armed will BE- sent 10 counties where
tie ku- kiux have been reported.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS, the great pard"ncd
traitor, and his wife arrived in London
on December q, from bennington,
where they had been staying for scvc-
raj weeks. Daring his stay in VAR
wickshire, Mr.. Jefferson Davis visited
the Lord Lieutenant Uord Lcigh) and
several othcrnoblcmcn and gentlemen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and their family
intend passing the winter in the south
Of France. Mr.. Davis being still in in
different health.
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POSTMASTER GENERAL RANDALL has
APPOINTED u col0rr,l IMAM to be- Post.
master in 4 country town away down
IN Virginia. II may b. stated in aGIi-
ton that NJ. Randall was not aware Of
the color OF the man. when an api,li-
cant. but appointed him on his merits.
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y LARGE BIaD!-A bald eagle was
killed in the Richards, in Grccnbricr
county, few days ago, BY young
man named Judy, which measured
seven feet from tip to tip.
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Gov. A. !. Foreman our next I. )
Senator.

Our Conservative friends will be re-
joiccd(?) on learning that Governor
Foreman was unanimously nominated
Tor T.. 9. Senator by the Republican
caucus held on the 18th Of January,
aud was, without doubt. elected by the
Legislature yesterday. 1t seems from
n communication in the Wheeling
Register tina, some ofthc Democrats IN
the House were expected to vote for
him. II the choice vas to br made
outside Of this Diatrict the selection
could not have suited Us oHd orr pea
pic better.
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\ joint resolution has passed the
South Carolina Legislature authorizing
the Governor to employ M armed
force for the preservation ofpcace, and
WAS sent for approval TO the Governor.
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West Virginia Legislature.

Tho Legislature has got fairly at
work. The Capitol question was made
tho special order for to-day, Fob. 3D..
Gov. \. |. Burr.aan was elected L. S.
Sr""'"" Yesterday. \ bill has passed
I@.n i!nu>rs fixing the lst Of April, in
stead oI' the 1t Of February, rs the
i::H. .'or Assessors to commence their
WORK. TO apply this year. y joint reso-
luton asking Congress TO grant do
nation Of land in aid OF the West Vir.
glnia Central X. X. and bill extend
ing'h time for the officers OF Nicholas
County ~ qualify passed both lIous"s.
\ resolution in regard to repeating the
HuiiOr> test oath, in the Senate, was
laid OF the table. 4 proI osilion to
vcqu;;" n""r'i> OF Supervisors to pub
..>n ...",;..I urtuiicd statements Of their
expenditures. offered by Senator
Ihclis. ough; ~ pass.
The lIocsc refused 10 abolish the
.r:E"c, 0: state aud County Supcrin-
I.n,l:l,, Ly a vote OBS TO Is. Also
by - to Is the same body refused not
to hear further c.itiouS for relief from
tc>, oa,hs. Eight petitions Of Attor-
ncvs aud two OF Teachers had been in
tro'luceI, including that Off. ". Davis
oi Grccnbrcr, = bill for whose relief
passed both Houses under suspension
Of the rules. His letter contains the
following:
~ took tho Amnesty oath prescribed By the
President In MS Proclamation on tho --- day
oi July, 50. SIIcc thai period | have sup
ported tn" Government OK West Virginia Nud
he Unticd states In MI sincerity, and hNvo no
thought OF doing otherwise In the future. ]
have long since announced that the doctrine OF
Stntc Sovereignty w,La buried III the ruins OF tho
war Ri'l witl even 'llScOuntrnuncc any attempt
10 russt the authority Oi the United Suites. and
hold TINT Ia" Government OF the United States
10 supreme and its mandates aru authoritative
over the states and the PERSONS residing there
Ia"
nm very truly yours.
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THERE can be no dorGt that fhc
South, with Il few ku.kiuX exceptions,
has .vaIly started forward in L new
career ui industry and prosperity.
Labor is becoming honora"!c; land Is
approaching, and liberty is getting the
protection of !aw. In ten years she
will bc ;" far ahcad Of anything she
ever dreamed that Size Will lo"!; back
and bless The war y, shock that
walked her from deadly nightmare.
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rIcurISu GIANT. - The kanawh"
River Packet. W. +. curtis. Yesterday
among her passengers, brought dow"
tbe celebrated "Kanawha Boy, who
is only nineteen years Of age and
stands six feet ten inches in his STOCK
ing feet. lie is II snativc Of the cclc-
brated "Chaunrey Wiids," and boasts
Of a fighting weight Of three hundre"
and four pounds. Ci"ci""a'' COM
mcrciai, 2lsl.
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During tic late Presidential cam
pai@n, The issue WAS nothing less than
the being and nature of National GOV.
crnm"n;. Governor Seymour WIS the
representative OF .ur original system.
which j. loved and hnmurtn by true
Americans all over the world. Gen.
Grant was the exponent OF new ideas,
sustained by the memorable logic o.
facts. and imp"llcd by IN" Irresistible
power OF successful revolution. The
uptun. The p"0pic GfMis StGic. had not
then passed Judgment on ;ho Sl"pr',-
dnu> iSsua. Now the States nave ra:i
ned tho action OF Congress. The cOA-
t,'crlrSy is settled, and the Constitution.
with the late amendments. is rs Lind-
ing OH all Ire citizens ~ Nc iniOH. as
u w0S mhcH IL crane .iiom tic hnhdS n
U'u&hingtOn. Like You. am resolved!
to give TO the State and NH;iona! adm
Illustrations Il fair trial. and ia sGppur.
them in all they may do TO secure She
liberties and advance the pr" .prr!tv O!
the people.
The rcactioriStS Of Alabama can il
afford TO lose Gems Battle. for his talent
and social position have both given
him influence. John F"r<yt!!'S paper.
the Mobile Er.i>t"r. drrot"> 4 column
and half to the subject. but can pick
no baw IN tho Generals, record. and
has 10 content itself with thrra,rnin"
him with being cut by his old friends.
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The Grand Stamp:I..-'Olj Stone" tell;
IN our Missoula letter of the excitement pre-
vailing in Miss"ula ON Monday in regard ia
the new mines. hut evidently the current of
humanity from uiscountry had NJ, reached
there ut his writing. W. learn tha, the
news came into Bar Gulch ut II O'Clock
Monday night. by 10 Carroll. Before day
break, Tuesday. many men had started. be.
fore noon rs high as seventy had left in one
body, and by afternoon every available hors.
in the gulch had carried out stanpc.lcr
and Bcart"wn was abandoned, save by the
l.orsclrss few who sat in unuttcrablc agony.
,bcwm,ling their mis- for,unc. Probably Phil.
ipsburg. Emmcllsburg, Pioneer, Backfoot.
and jaccnt camps have since furnished
their quo:s. and even Deer Lodge, C0ur,
week rs il is. is trembling on the verge III
excitement Without wholesale lies ARE told
it ranks up "a Last Chance and A:de
Clutches. W. hope the COurricrs are rcliuhI,
men, church members, auciionccis. or some
thing. Next week We will have full reports
from Cedar Creek.
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TIE SITUATION,


TO TIE EDrroR New NoEru. WEsr:-
More arrivals-morc resident winter mem.
bcrs-all hopc:ull-7in fact, feel well. THE
Gun" Game hack badly bored out. afraid il
will injure IA nr,d. bu: Providence permit
mfg will get OF soon. Rock coming out
fast. enough In sight IN Clicry 4 Merrill's
fifty feet Ia run this ten stam.er year in
cvcryl,ody's opinion. Nine is . success
hope 10 record the same Of the mill ~ it is
sadly needed and Two or three more of tho
same capacity 'rish, now." 4 good board.
ing house wanted l,adly--cnon.l labor as
WI 10 supply demand The Sanders outfit
have opened two lodges very finely. are ut
work OH iac Third and Fourth with il.
creased cnrrgy. AL under the directions of
G. " Frost, Esq They nre now, waiting
tor the lri'hifsct: machinery 10 rctl0cc: San
dcrs is cxMctc from California aad Ncva-
da the t.,,nin9 wcs.l: ..:s.-s..'..ncc Of the
machinery. Conc along. you're all right, no
ihsiAUali6n$ =
puILIrsEUR0, Dec. 4th. 1850.
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81 .:!' - ut H.~.r' N. O. FREDRICxSON, ,
r. rand

l00sl From, Helena. by Lewiston 10 Wala Walla, W.
r.. 40 miles and b,ck week.
Bidders 10 propose a schedule of departures and
arrivals. So. 49,:
lGC2s From Ialtasburg, to Willow C.ec;:. --milcs
"f ard back once \ week.
Bidders t. state distance and propose a schedule
Of dels0ltur ard an ivals
l6ce3 From Helena 10 Muscle She'll $50 miles and back
once week.
Bidders to propose schedule Of departures and
arrivals. D.. -i.s.
Icoss From stormsvillc to In Poh, n,ilcs ard back
once week. r. z r.
. Bidders to state Distance and propose achc1al,
Of departures and arrivals.
1GOss From Virgins City, by Twin Bridges. R0ches
H. ter. Silver Star. German Gulch and French
Guach, to Deer Lodge City, lsO miles aud bac!s
OzlcC week. ~ ..
Leave Virginia City Monday at Cal
Arrive Mt Deer Lodge City Wednesday by Q p m.
Leave Deer Lodge City Thu SHAY ut q 4 m,
Arrive at Virginia City Saturday by y m.
lCOe0 From Missoula Mills ~ Frencht0wn, ~ miles
and hack, once u week
Leave MsaOmla Mills Monday at = N,
Arrive Mt ErenchtOwn by ~ m, .,rr .
Leave Frcnc!,town Monday ut y m,
Arrive ut Mssou!a Mills by p NJ. SD
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Silver Bow Di,cKr.. X. Cunrh

Silver Bow Di,CIr,. X. Campbell
who has II contract of 4! miles on the Rob
inson, Turner & Nal Ditch af Silver Bow
gives u the following concerning il: III,
ditch will I've u miles long, carrying wafer
from the Lett Fork of Silver Bow and Black
Tail Deer 10 Rocker Hill aid old McMinn.
vile Bur. Its capacity will l,c 700 inches
The streams will furnish 300 inches for /:
months. and run as low ms 100 inches in Or
binary SEASONS 1t was commenced Nov. 20
Forty men arc now ut work. Mr.. Campbell
employs - men, who are ,ing 4 rod.
per day To the hand. 1t is nearly NIL let Ou,
in small contracts. and will bc completed by
May lst. 1870. There are tw" iiumcs-.,nc
81 aud one - rods. The estimated COS, is
$l4 OO0
All but three miles Of he Miners Ditc!.
are dug. l, is 20 miles long. las cs,.s, i,y
of 700 or 500 inches. will cost 81, 900 and
I've completed May list. &c.. e
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Msik.-Attcntion l. called p the Notice
far inseaiag = cnaejlss and lake action
concerning tho Nails Ut this County. This
matter hsving besa mentioned fully ii The
X"dsps~dess snd NoR1a-WEs5, qcomm+nds
Itself 10 The earnceE slseAsIsa In such 6Ssn.
ner ~ viii min the ssssssion of tbs o..
paFtpacnt and secure. = mare itsqscne,
speedy and emcaees tnsii sesvice. Z Z irasifG;
b full astsAd ~ w dclsSa
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n tas xaii. Is rsINiS Mtcar.s.sr:.
Such = time We are liyIngon excite
ment here cn.irely-M itsoula has l,cep wild
IT ti,r last week sssinpedes, ehaiivSri's
and Iascaseciy know 1irta noise
for ,(ot,r ni4bts--apd such = nOise, thirteen
bSherjlnpJ md .,hous.nd gongsiwould be
as nothing, compared toja, 49, They said to
Sam" wilt thpu, snd, - San" .ai{isd and
the boiS ne, drank and were exceedingly
merry. 7o.iIss d eso>i2'% q. f'a'as'
new. GOLD srs1Ks-eRsA7 ExcrFExsxS. .
We'll! We nave all grown rich. Not !
nan N 1fiss,ula but IS worth In expec,a.
ton $5o;Oo0.i "A bigsssupedo p now going
on 10 !
fdti4 Zaibt.,ni CEDAR CREEK. '""'' .
n stream putting into the Miss"u'a River
ai'osts co mikes shrlev here from the ives,
side. The mines are up the creek 10 miles
and nre said N l,e sicli The creek has been
pn,specied for ten miles. and Is cents to q, !
30 10. tl.sspan has been found tic whole
distance Sixty claims below ana thirty
ai@vc discovery were s'aked ut last accounts.
and A. no enc can get ground unless there
ii %rratfAson Ia record It, cvc:v one who can
ut oeHypssz Is off for tie golden land.
Hotel keepers, merchants, clerks. idle mer,
and loafcrs, assei all gone, and when
you meet l,man on tho strict the 6rst qucs1
lion is have you horse" lhave talked
With Several pafties just Ii from tlierc and
they all agree in spying that i, is the biggest
thing they ever saw in Montana. know
nothing of II myself, only what have
heard The creek Is several miles long, md
promises TO hc II big camp. Louis Barrcttc,
INC of The tliscovcrcrs was in town to-day
and l,.d some Of til" gold with him, anu it
looks much like the gold from old Koo:enai,
coarse and well washed. and ola dark yell
l6NI Hc!Or. 1, a town las becn Lid out and
called Louisville. As everything is all of a
hustle here an not prepared to give you
much of II le,,cr.,a Dana. mine host Of the
Dana lIouse, vii! givca Ball y. his house
on liz 10Th inst, but rs he t'ok the yellow
fever and left for the mines ut 0 p. m. to-.
day, I am afraid II wi,inot be well attended.
.,,.,,rrv ''OLD STONE"
MIssoULA, Dec Glib, 1860. t,lt
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Tho CnOvr Notwithstanding M.

The Snow rall.--No'wi'l'sian4lins per
p,,ual summer smiles in our valley unlock
cl !,y snow. We are assured from all sources
that the mountains arc getting n lountiful
bed. There Is moro snow on the range be,
tween German and French .gulchcs t.an
there was last winter. and the same is true
Of the range between B.ackfO0t and Lincoln
aud all along the range. Good promise Of
water water everywhere
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House Warming. Did you ever attend n
real. old fashioned 'housc warming ?" It l.
the joliirst fun in the world-wiih u good
host and hostess. That's just what our friend
Newman. IF the Keystone Ranch. is going
To- provide for tho boys and girls of -thc
north. west si'lc on Christmas Eve. Mrs. n.
hasn't superior as hostess. and We predict
the holiday will dawn on - II SET"
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We are growing less severe In taste, o,
Montana is producing Poetry. A crit. q
friend east. says. ''W's"'. Indian Summer
is agDy1with pocry," ananov c.sncs . NIL.
gem cmory-from Butte City. The firsl
two stanzas are elegant. Tie last has ..
exquisite sentiment, hut might he improved
in die,ion.a There is 10 rla ;istism Sin n
author. We cntrcat him not to advertixc 10y
silence thai bis Peg.ssus i I''jOst, S,raycd
or Stolen"
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'John" and his Woman. The cffronte,

''JObn" ana bis Woman. The ctfrOntcry
1T tho As:a.ic harlois on the main streets
the location Of WASH. houses tlangcrOt,,
from their rattle trap construction. the hta
w fires constantly used. and the insecure
condition Of their stove pipes in the midst
of what is now becoming the business I,Or-
lion of town. inci'cl the citizens Ia call
meetings Will, the "hjcct. If possible. of Sc
curing their removal 10 Il more remote Quar-
Ter al The town TIL: Chinese had express
ed y willingness Ia rrmovr 20 another block
AMI committee were appointed to cons II
with them and make arrangements 10 secure
them block upon w'iicl, to build But
John" had got $50 worth If legal advice.
went hack on his former proposals. and
treated the committee with sublime con-
tempt. or couis". no cOrrrivc measures
were contemplated. and the negotiations
failed. The Legislature Is pr,:tioncd for u
nuisance act Tia, will lcsalze their a.,a,c.
mcnt. Powder and phosphate and mat II
factories are not more dangerous than these
Chinese houses. with their rl,iIc coal fires
frail structures. opium smoking and s,rpi-
frd inmates. The 18th Amendment even,
wouldn't be likely TO naintnin n powder mill
on Broadway. Insurance statistics show
three. four,IIs 0f the fires on this cOas, orig.
mate in China houses. Jet them occupy q,
isolated block. and burn it II they wish 10
But take their tindcr.bOxcs out of the bust
ness blocks. An drive The harlo.s from the
windows in the puo!c streets.