The Montana post., 1869-01-15

peace and quiet ways. Two ru(fians bold hold
ing dear the marriage rites and forms of Tar
tary steppes on n moonless night, entered the
cottage containing Su His darling bride,
dragged her thence and to the mansion of a
Wau Lee native of Mongolian cast. Su he
drooped and Susan withered. Time and the
desolate husband passed by. The lady was
discovered and the stern authority OF the law
was invoked to restore two hearts which beat
as one. Tomorrow morning before Judge
Edwards, love Will tell the story of her thral-
dom. the kidnappers will learn the story of
theirs. The harmony of these turtle doves
existence is restored. and the cup of their
happiness is China.
CONFEDERATE EGULCH.-Hunters bar
in this famed sulch, is still being prospected
by Jack Thompson and Lawrence Feterman.
A tunnel 900 feet ha. been run into the
mountain, and at this depth exhibits seven
feet of fine wash gravel, averaging IL cents
to the pan. This bar is situated five miles
below Diamond City, and one of many which
will yield largely when opened in the spring.
From Wednesdays Daily.
DIsINCoRPoRATED.- CITY of Vir-
ginia is NON EST. Billings says, "when a
man begins going down hill he finds every
thing creased for the occasion" 1t is pretty
much the same with towns, nations, and new
sleds. Virginia was, perhaps, the peerless
town of the mountains in its social charac-
teristics; it was the Capital and n city. Alas,
its glory has departed. The Cloths and Van
dals of the North have invaded its sacred
places, robbed it of its Capitolian treasures,
the fasces are drsped in Grape, and its halls
and corridors will echo no more the stately
footsteps of Senators and Tribunes. And
now, unkindest cut of all. the masculine De-
lilahs have shorn it of its strength and the
city of the past Is an Insignificant town;
Oh twas too pitiful
In a whole city full,
Friends, she had none.
Virginia, Proud city, whose very sewers
were golden paved, whose name was a tails
man of wealth, and in whose social coronet
glittered gems "of purest ray serene" Once
chaste and beautiful as she, thy prototype,
whom Claudius loved, now dead rs that same
sinless one the great Centurion slew in press
ence of the populace. Mother of vigorous
offspring in whose thews and sinews are the
energies of n rising empire. she crones over
the smoulderIng embsrs of her victor fires,
and in the querulous soliloquy of desDaIring
dotage, employs the passing hours. Tread
lightly, she Is in pain speak gently, she once
was great. And though there may be little
that is lovely remaining, there are virtues
still lingering in the heart, and record of good
We note thy decadence with regret and write
your municipal epitaph with painful knowl-
edge of the fact that
This world is all a leeting show,
Where all spectators have to pay;
Growth. vigor, ruin. $50 we go,
The best's "fresh made to-day
VIRGINIA CITY ITEMs.-From the
Democrat we learn that Professor Campbell,
IL .tsol L..
trict school house ..George Pauncefort's lee
ture for the Catholic Church was a success anl
realized handsome sum for the Church. 90.
n bill for the repeal of the Virginia City
charter has been introduced, which provides
for submitting the question TO the bona iiie
voters on the LIST day Of JAM, 1870, aud cor
templates the entire extinguishment OF all
municipal debts before it goes into Effect.
Joseph Roth has been appointed Postmaster
ut Bozeman, and Daniel Small appointed for
the same position mt Hamilton, formerly
Moore's Store. The mail facilities are being
rapidly extended within tho boundaries 80.
The following extract from n letter written
to Hon. X. ID. Alexander by Mr.. Z. A. Ste
vens, the discoverer of the Stevens fux, may
prove of interest. Mr.. Stevens says, in re-
gard to the working process: 1--WE advise,
where the quartz pyrites carry gold richly,
the process should be by amalgamation, and
saye the pyrites for smelling. The process is
cheap. The weight of expense consists in
transportation, il being necessary to one
of fux to five tons of ore. Furnaces which
will reduce five tons of ore per day will cost
$500, and blower 5000" The fux costs in
Boston Sa5 per ton. -. Rochester seems TO
have been quite gay during the holidays, both
Christmas and New Years nights were spent
n nd ms ha
mills are running with splendid prospects,.
The reception of Governor Tufts took place
on last Friday evening, and was brilliant af-
tair, and In every respec: n well merited and
delicate compliment TO Gov. Tufts, who has
won the high regard and warm friendship of
the people with whom he Is brought in con-
tact by official relation. The Local of the
Democrat INDUCES in some very mmodest
marks regarding the superiority of Virginia
City as possessing "glittering gems" and
"brighter jewels" than Helena, to which we
care not to reply. If it be our province to
record the pleasures and brlliancy of the
Governors receptions, to be held in Helena
control our pen than the desire to disparage
the ladies of Virginia City, and laud IN full
sone platitudes those who honor Helena with
residence, by drawing spiteful and ungallant
comparisons.
THAT STARTLING HISTORY soma
days ago the Local of the Gazette enjoying
peculiar and personal facilities for gathering
the information, startled the citizens by the
announcement of a prospective divorce suit
the eliminations of which would cause many
of the "upper ten" to take back seats. lie
kindly informed US that we need spend no
time .'in fear and trembling" as the destruc-
tive calamities, which, by reason of the suit
were impending over the heads of the "upper
never met Us among that class. We are graf
flied to announce that the suit come up be-
fore the courts yesterday, and was tried and
decided upon without any very disastrous dis
closures being made. The court decided that
Susan might return To her Su Iii, and that all
those who had taken any part in causing the
be guiltless. Thus again society subsidies into
the complacent quietude of serene expectancy
vexed that an affair promising 80 richly, was
dearth of ex citing interest.
OyERLAND.-We take the liberty of
saying that Mr.. Jas. NJ. Clark takes charge
of the section of Wells, Fargo i Cos. stage
line from Virginia to Snake river, and Mr..
Dan Robbins assumes control from that point
TO Salt Lake. Both gentlemen are known to
the travelling public rs experienced stage Hen
and accommodate gentlemen. We are in
ieptei 20 each tor many persona favors AMI
can commend them u all who may chance To
meet them, as being as large hearted and gen
erous in their treatment of the pilgrims as !
they are skillful IN the manipulation of their