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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
white men Killed on the Big Horn.

We find the following in letter to
the DakOtidn, dated Fort Sully, April
10. II it is true il will be confirmed by
the Crows, now assembled on the Yell
Iowstone. We doubt, however, the
story of FIVE white men on the Big Horn.
1t is improbable
can Indian came into the Cheyenne
Reservation six days ago, from what is
known as the big, hostile camp, on Yel>
lowstone. He says war party of a
hundred Sioux had just returned from
a foray on the Crows. The latter stole
the horses of the war party, and coming
back they cume across five white men
on the Big Horn river. They drove of
the horses of the whites. but in doing
so the white men fired on them and
killed two Indians. The whole party
of Sioux then set on the whites and
killed them all. There seems no doubt
of the truth of this story as the rela-
tives of the Indians killed live at the
Cheyenne. and have kept up a terrible
bowling since. The white men we sup
pose were exploring for gold.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

The Illinois Legislature passed a law
to take effect April 1. 1869, requiring all
persons who own or -un tbreshtng ma
chimes. or machinrs propelled by horse
power and connected by shatting or
tumbline rods, To box each section of
the same securely. save the one next
the horse power. All the joints. knuck-
les end Jacks. must also be hoxed. The
object is To prevent accidents that GRIP
PIE or Kill So many persons every year
in the agricultural regions.
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OFF THE TRACK.

IfCuba comes into the Union she will
have TO pay a duty OF Twenty-Five cents
a pound on such copper as the sugar
and cuffre planters may wantt 10 use IN
order that the copper stocks al Lake
Superior may stand we'll on Wall street
And il Canada cnmes in she will have to
pay such a duty on her cottons and
clothing as will double the present Gust
TO her citizens. in order that the manu-
tacturers of New England may send
their wives and daughters 10 Paris, or
To whatever particular resort Ihry may
choose TO spend their money in.-GG>
sette I1th.
We would not for a moment think OF
controvsrting the Gazette. but merely
10 reouest il to reconcile the above gu
prems nonsense. with the following,
from '.the supreme law of the land"
No preference shall be given by any
regulation of commerce cr revenue, to
the, ports of one. Stale over thoss of ano>
ther; nor shall vessels bound 10. or from
one state, be obliged to enter, clear or
nav duties in another.-C0HStituttO cJ
u. 8. r...r
For the convenirIce and information
of our contemporary we will state that
that the Constitution above referred to
is regarded as a standard work. in this
country. and can be ob,ained AT any
well regulated reconstrucied Book store
kansas owes million dollsrs-the
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

TnE New York Post of April 25th
has a special stating that it was res
ported on good authority that Secretary
Fish would soon resign. The New York
Tribune of the 2GIh says such reports
had been current for some days, and
suggested that, if erroneous, they should
be authoritatively corrected as they
tend to weaken the Administration. One
of the reasons reported for his resigna~
tion was, that "most of the foreign APP
pointments were now made" The Post
also stated that iorty eight of Tue best
Missions and COnsulates were put on
the appointive slate by Mr.. Washburne
while he briefly held the penci! OF
State Thereupon the Tribune con-
demns Mr.. w. for his alleged action. but
it Is very apparent, in connection with
the reason assigned tor Secretary tlshs
r4tiral. that the lash was intended for
other shoulders. 1t does seem that tue
mechanic who does the work should
make choice OF the tools.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

THE difficulty in which Mr.. j. Russell
Young of the New York Tribune is in
volved originated in his attempting to
build up and run the Philadelphia Eve~
n,ng Post. The charges are that he
subordinated the news and interests OF
the Tribune to that paper while mana
cing editor of the former He bled Cam
eron, Chase, Grow and others freely,
and tried to harpoon Curtin. but was
unsuccessful. His letters TO his chums
are published in the Sun and other pa
pers. and we think like Greedy, did when
they were placed before him, that lit
is mighty interesting reading" The
propriety fpublishiDg confidential let
ters and kilograms may be questioned.
Young evidently thought so. having
tapped Dana. with a $4,000 libel suit.
The sentiment of the press is decidedly
averse to Young.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

A considerable ado having been made
about the "tick" of the clock passing
over several thousand miles on the tele>
graphic circuit. in the recent Coast Sur
vey experiments and observations, the
New York Herald put in this:
That's nothing wonderful. The su-
percargo of a Boston ship once went
round the world on tick and brought up
at Long Wharf with a cargo OF cassia.
Manila hemp and West India molasses." "
The telegraph tick" of last Monday
discounted that again. IL furnished,
with dispatch, oil (slD of spike for a
great cargo. and put il on Change. free
of duty. The big (Promontory) Point
was "in lots to suit purchasers"
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

CHICAGO, April IS.
A Helena, Montana, special says; This
morning Cheyenne, in Montana, was nearly
DESTROYED by Ere. Ninety-eIght business
houses and about forty dwelling houses were
burned. Loss, $4,000
wefind the above in the Virginia, New.
Enterprise OF April 30th. The Associ-
ated Press agents cannot belong to the
Society for the Diffusion OF Useful
Knowledge. BY the time that item
gets around little further, il will be in
this wise:
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
LOAFERS.

Oliver Dyer, who II ade John Allen
famous, or rather. notorious, as the
wickedest man in New York, and who lie
writing TO better purpose now, does not
appear TO have the most exalted ideas
of the social, moral, and religious con-
dition of American society. He says in
Packard's g Monthly for May, that selfish
laziness is the prevailing sin of society
that In fact, the land is tull of 'loaf>
ers," and that too with the most despic
able of all, the "genteel loafers. He
says:
Not that the kitchen folk are blame-
less. they are bad enough but the par~
Ior folk are too bad. And the plain
truth OF the matter is. that the general
domestic mudd;e is mainly owing 10 the
fact that the land is filed with loaiers
of both sexes and all conditions. The
maid. servants loaf in the kitchens, ana
the mistresses Loaf in the parlors the
men>servants Loaf in the stables, ana
the masters loaf in the haunts OF selhsh
indulgence. =,
A vulgar Ioafer is bad enough, in all
conscience; but the genteel lOaier, with
tar more dispicablc being; aud when
we descend still lower, even until we
finally reach the fashionable female
loafer in the parlor. We have creature
that smells Extensively TO heaven
And here is a pleasant picture OF what
shall befall these loaters who don't pay
their way through the world 10y produce
ing as much as they consume:
"The water of his hope shall be turned
TO the blood of disappointment; the
frogs of discomfort shall croak In all DIS
chambers; the lice OF secret evils snail
infest his whole being; the hies OF cen
seriousness shall sting him; the mur"
rain of indulgence shall cI,nsume him;
the boils of shameless wicked ness snail
cover him; the hail of perverted bless
iugs shall smite him: the locusts o! ma
| IevoIence shall devour him; the tnlck
darkness of prostituted faculties shai, ,
envelop him; and over all shall be heard
| his wall for the death OF his hrst oorn-
of that in which he had most trusted
| for happiness, on which lie had most
cherishingly set his heart OF hearts.
In all of which. though highly COLI
ored, can be followed the deep craven
lines of truth-truth that is becoming
palmer every day, as American fashion
able society drifts toward the vortex oi
lazy luxury and extravaganza, where
have bsen des troyed empires and
peoples and left but a wreck along the
shores of centuries And here Oliver
toggles The argument with pretty tru-
ism:
"It is the embrowned hand OF hoerai
Industry, and not the lily hand OF sel-
fish idieness, which in the end grasps
true happiness.
Thank fortune, the ''embrowned
land" proudly surmounts the heimet ol
the West. and the cslumiIies, which this
Oliver dire predicts, have not cause
where honest Toll is hOnored, and
healthy muscle il a standard of value
Duties fulfilled are always pleasures
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

County Committees will call primary meet
,,rs and County Conventions for the nomina-
tiSp Of County officers and the election of
the above Delegates The entral Commit
tee urges prompt attention, an equitable ap-
roIntmnnt in the several precincts, a full at
tsudsuce Of Republicans at all the subordi-
nate meetings, ana the selection of earnest
,Dd jealous Delegates 70 the Territorial Con-
veuupn-
CbalrmCn, OF acting Chairmen of the seve-
rsl County Committees will please communi-
cate at once with the "Republcan Exscu-
tive Committee, Helena" stating the action
taken. that there may be a thorough organi
ration and vigorous campaign.
HENRY THOMPSON,
Treasurer and Acting Chairman
Rep. Territorial Committee.
Helena, VI. T., May 10, 1869.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

THE letter from Mr.. Theodore Shed
at White Pine, TO his father, Col +. b
Shed. will be found highly interesting
and is well written. 1t is doubtless an
inside view" of White Pine as IL is
and corroborates other and reliable in
formation. The White Pine fever is
ended
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
TERRITORIAL
No CONVENTION.

IL. RepublIcan Territorial Convention of
,,t,,,a i hereby designated u be held in
~. rS,,rt A. ouse, at Helena, cUnvening on
,,Is,5sv. June 2Ist, 1859, at u M, for the
1'-,.,,s rf nominating a Delegate TO Con-
-. and the transsction of such other BUSH
g. ss may come before It.
Ths ap1ortionment of Delegates for the
.-sI COUNTIES will be as follows, the ratio
S.inr three Delegates for each member of
,bs House Of Representatives, Territorial As
ssmblY
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

SECRETARY Fish stated a few days
since that the Spanish government had
made no official representations of flli~
busters. etc. The Spanish Minister
SENS TO have acted on the hint. The
kilograms are nearly monOpOlized with
his REPRESENTATIONS, and Cuban affairs
generally.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
cou.truetive Fair on Monday.
CHICARAGUA, AprlI 2o.

A Healthy Mountain special says. this
afternoon. Helen lnmont and sioux
chief were married in the old SAPPHIRE
Cathedral in Grizzly Gulch. New South
Wales. About $4,000 houses were H.
Illuminated. and $40 600 OOO presented 10
the bride. Her loss is our gam
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

JosEPu SMITH. the Anti-Young head
Of the Mormon Church, recognized by
that non polygamous branch known as
"Josephites" died a. Plano. Illinois. on
the 25th of March. The statement is
made in the Chicago Journal Of April
DIST
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

The members of the Lewis and Clark Coun-
" Central Committee are requested TO meet
st the Law office of the undersigned, In the
bulhing occupied by the U. 5. Marshal, at
tbp foot of Broadway, on Saturday next, the
18th inst A., at three O'Clock, p. m, for the
Transaction Of important busidpss.
j. j. WILLIAMS.
Chrirman Republican County Committee
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
WHOLE NO. 237

Davis, of Diamond. also Tom Woods,
Chas Manly. jeff and AL. Hankins.
Nat. Thompson. Geo. Amadou. Ben
Smith. Jim Painter, Capt. Cox. Lew
Remish. BlumenIhal. Henry Williams,
Alex Lothian and many others.
STICK TO MONTANA.
All the old MonLanians now admit
that Montana is not so bad alter all.
You will see some of them back ere
long. Many of them have been here
from two TO four months without ems
ployment Stick to old Helena for the
present Now, the climate and every>
thing else is against White Pine. A moro
unhealthy climate is hard to lind.
Nearly al are suffering from colds,
phneumonia, etc A pest house is also
erected here. of which have an "ele-
CANT" view from the door of our tent. 1t
is now blowing a delightful and steady
gale-immense clouds of dust sweep in
every moment, and cold enough for an
overcoat.
Col. Young and Frank Drake have
not arrived get. They will probably be-
here in a few days.
begin TO think that Helena is a good
place TO invest in, but / shall remain
here a while longer.
Yours truly,
THEo. SHED.
Elk. SHED. Esq.
Hamilton, White Pine, May 2, 1863.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

The Cabinet on Tuesday decided tn
submit the test oath, and the franchises
ment clause of the Virginia Constitu-
ton separately.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

FORT DAKOTA is ordered abandoned
The stores and material are being ship
ped 10 Forts up the river.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

SPAIN proposes to peaceably regain
GibraIter. if possible, after the nation is
financially reoTganized and strongly con
stituted
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sHRRMANTowN.

The town of Shermantown is situated
about four miles from here. and two
from Treasure city, and is by far the
pleasantest place TO live in, but very dull
now, Notwithstanding they have the
only two mills running in the country
one an eight and the other a ten stamp.
kept busy all the time crushing ore from
the Eberhardt. There are expected TO
be fourteen mills running here this sum
mer. How long they will run, time will
decide
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

Gen. Patrick ii. Jones. who succeeded
"Miles o'Reily" as Register in New
York City. has been appointed Post
Master of that city. Kelly not having
been confirmed.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

The latest advices from Alaska do not
eorroborate the reported dIsgracetul con
duet of our Army officers there.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
"TnBo." TALKS BUSINESS.

1t is difficult matter to decide what
to do here. If you are a miner, by hard
work you may find employment. There
are more idle men here by thousands
than there are employed. If a wood>
chopper perhaps you can get work, but
pay is doubtful, as the employers are
poor men, who got in early. located wood
ranches, and can't at present find sale
for their wood. There are u few saw
mills in operation but they employ but
few hands. at 800 per month and board;
and last. but not least, if you have an
eye to business, saunter up Main street,
see a well situated and vacant lot. ascer-
tain name OF owner, visit him and in-
quire price; answer: "I'll take $4,000
tor that lot"-that let's you out. How
ever, don't get discouraged; find good
building (there are few here ia the coun
try to compare with the "Kiyus. ask
the rent; $400 or $500 per month in Gd-
Udnce-let out again. Now what on
earth is the use of trying TO do anything
here at present. These fellows art
crazy. Some of them can see distant
fortunes slowly advancing toward them
but | conversed with others who are
in some business, and l have met a few
candid men who say take care. This
thing is not satisfactory yet" The fu-
ture has got to determine il. We can
not any of US determine il yet. Ger.
tainly. if fifteen mills can find employ
ment here steady, il is bound tn be good
butit not. this may prove Reese River
No. 2. 1 shall wait a while TO see il out
In the meantime. my advice is to new
corners, 10 stay away. A year hence
will witness whether the thing is goOC
or not. IL good, property can be bought
cheaper than to-day, and if not. give
yourself credit for a proposed invest
ment.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
ALL ON THE SELL.

They are all on the sell. You can't
go two steps withouG having your at =
tention called To a large notice in which
you see some extra lnducement offered
by some wood, timber or stock ranch,
or some elegant lead, or some mill site.
or town lot or something else. all fo.
sale. What a terrible shame, to sacri~
fee such valuable property.
Clothing sells cheap at auction pants,
$3.50; good new revolvers at So. Horses
high-saddle animals bring from $50 to
800, coin. Wages for miners, 81 Tn 50
per day; water, 10 cts. per gallon; wood.
in Hamilton, $S per load and dull sale;
do. in Treasure, $12 and dull; lumber,
in Hamilton, $3.50 per NJ; in Treasure.
$400. The latter place is largest and
has the best buildings, but the life and
activity is here. There are two mills
going up, not yet completed. but the
town derives il main support from
freighting, it being the terminus of all
the roads.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

Duties fulfilled are always pleasures
TO the memory. 80
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kansas owes million dollars-the
constitutional limit ~ slt - a5lt-1
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14

Many Monianians are here: Yves. and
Jot. Travis. John Featherslup, Clay
Thompson. Col. Head, Huntington, Jas
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
COST OF MINING

The charges here are very high for
crushing. over $50 per ton. and "A per
centage. how much know not. Harry
Williams got employment in quartz
lode to-day at So. from Col. Head, who
used to be- in Diamond.
The rates charged for hauling ore is
from IS to 50 per ton. The Eberhardt
are packing theirs on mules backs a
distance of two miles.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
FROM WHITE PINE.
A LOOK AROUND THE DISTRICT.


DEAR FATHER: Since writing last
have visited the two towns. Treasure
and Shermantown. The former is situ~
ated about three miles distant on n
lofty peak, right among the mines and
the celebrated Chloride Flat. The loca-
tions on the hill are similar to many
in California in former days, when
twenty or forty feet square was
allotted TO a man. Here you see many
shafts sunk within ten and fifteen feet
oil each other and each claiming a sepe-
rate lead. There Is not in the country.
a defined lead. They are all mere
mineral deposits and are just as liable
to be found by sinking in one place as
another, and are in all shapes and po>
sitions, are not extensive, and. in my
opinion. not one out of twenty will paw
to work. On this subject have spoken
to old residents, who concur in the
opinion, but are playing to sell out while
the thing is at the highest pitch of ex-
element. l took the celebrated Eber-
hardt lead in my tour. It's all true about
the fabulous richness. but these rich
deposits are rarely found, and the rock
is piled up in the building and shown
to visitors. who make up their mind
that il is all alike.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-05-14
SHED VS. LANGRIsHE ON EBERHARDT.

met Mr.. Langrishe. who intends
opening here in a few weeks, or perhaps
months. l was talking to some old
residents on the streets, when he came
along, and in the course of conversation.
mentioned that he had got permit
and visited the Eberhardt mine, (Which
by the way, is closed to visitors) He
said that the accounts of it could not be
exaggerated. In going into the tunnel
he stuck his knife in several places in
pure silver. This is probably so; blt the
question arises, why do they not EN-
ploy more than eight mem They have
stopped running the tunnel at one OF
these rich deposits and are probably
afraid to go farther, for fear that it may
give out.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-07-16

Assembly for their economical expen-
dilures in the administration Of the
State Government, and for the exposure
Of the wholesale frauds in the erecti' n
of State uildings, whereby the people
were defrau led out OF half million Of
dollars by the negligence and corrup-
ton Of Republican State officials, and
the dishonesty Of their appointees and
subordinates.
10. Res lived, That-.Ye extend the
right hand of eel owship 10, and recog-
nize rs brethren in common cause, all
conservative men not heretofore Dem
ocrats, who will unite with us in rescu.
ing the Government from the unwor.
thy hands into which IL has fallen; and
we pledge the united and cordial sup,
port of the two hundred and fifty thou
sand Democrats in Ohio, whom we rep.
resent, TO the ticket nominated by this
Convention, and presented BY ustO the
suffrages of the pe''pE' 'bf Ohio.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-07-16
statistics OF IncbrIety.

DR.. Mckinley, Of St. Louis, says
the Medical Reporter of that city,
has compiled, after very careful
research, some very interesting and
startling statistics OF inebriation in
the United States. By him the fol-
lowing statements are made; Ia.
king the population of this country
at forty millions, of three hundred
mon, one hundred and twenty Two
never drink spirits at all; ore hum
dred drink moderately, but not 10
intoxication, fifty arc ophemeral
drinkers; twenty-five drink periodi-
cally, called "sproOing," and three
arc hAbitual inebriates. To every
one hundred and seventy -eighs who
drink, three are confirmed inebri-
ates; twenty-five are periodical
drinkers; fifty arc ephomeral drink.
ers. One confirmed inebriate TO
every fifty-nlne and one half men.
OF seven hundred women, six hun
drod never taste liquors Of any kind,
thirty taste wine occasionally; sew
enteen tasto ardent spirits; thirty
ty.slx drinS ale or beer constantly,
fourteen drink ardent spirits period
ically, and three are habitaal inc
briatos. Preponderanoe IN confirm
ed Inebriatcs Of the sexes: throo
men in evory one hundred and sew
onty- eight; three women in every
hundred; ono confirmed inebriAuO
TO every thwty-threo and halt OF
women. Fewer women drink than
mon, bnt q larger proportion Of
them become habitnAl dTInkers.--
Debaueh drinkers rarely become
habitual, but periodical drinkers;
the latter rarely become habltual inS
eb, rates, as tho violence Of .heir
drinking is TOO great, and leads 10
disgusting safety, and hence the m
tervals OF sobr!ety.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-07-16
DIsTranchIsInE the Negroes.

The Now York World says that
"wo cannot disfranchise tho nc
groes." Now, We Of the Democrat.
ic party do not propose to "dIsfran-
chlse" them, for the very good roa-
son that they are not yet legally
enfranchiscd. They are voting, to
be sure, in tho Southern States, but
1t Is only by the drctation ostho bay.
onot, which dictation wo hope and
believe will not long contipue.--
When that pressure is taken of
they will cease TO vote. Our cotem-
porary, IN tho expression it uses in
this matter, has got tho cart before
the horse. 1t has lallon into one Of
the greatest faliaclcs of tho Radical
party.