The Montana post., 1869-01-15

accepting aims at his daughters gate-the
temporary alteration of mind, caused by ex-
cessive grief and drink; finally. the gradual
lifting of this terrible weight which has OBJ
scured his senses, and his great joy at finding
his child an honored wife; are each and all
depicted with the most wonderful power. and
a truthfulness which IL almost painful, for We
forget the actor. and bis suffering enlists our
deepest sympathies as though il were real, and
not the simulated woe of an imaginary char
acteI.
Miss Couldock, us Rose Fielding, deserves
more than ordinary praise. She threw into
the character j. pth of passion and pathos
which we have rarely seen elualed by any
other actress.
Tenderness, natural action, a sensitive ap-
prehension of profound feeling, and sympa-
thetic wonan's apprehensions are the charac-
teristics of Miss Couldock's acting.
DEAD-James Wilson, the gentleman
whose arm was amputated few days ago,
died yesterday about noon. The mortiiica-
ton which had commenced upon his hand,
and had been the cause of the amputation,
had so thoroughly infected his system before
the operation that no human aid or skill
could for n moment stay the silent and chill
ling coming of Death. All that could be
done, either of surgical skill and labor or pa
tient and gentle wat ching, was lavished upon
the unfortunate, but of no avail. He lies
stark and stiff in the embrace of silent and
eternal sleep.
Col DELAcY. Acting L. :. Surveyor
General, is in full charge of the Surveyor
Generals Office during General Meredith's
absence. The Colonel is the most skillful
and accurate surveyor IN this portion of the
west. Enjoying long residence among the
mountains, an influential member OF Mullen
Il Stevens Expedition, he possesses rare and
superior alIfcations for the important po-
sition which he occupies. We expect to see
a large amount of work turned out of the
Office during the Colonel's administration.
MAJ. NJ. NJ. MCCAULEY, Agent for the
Flat Head Indians. arrived yesterday from
his headquarters at Missoula Mills. He re.
ports every thing in the Indian Bureau as in
n most happy condition, and the Majors
face reflects much happiness. He expects to
start for the East soon, and few chiefs of
the Flat Heads will avail themselves of that
opportunity to offer their congratulations to
their Great Father at Washington.
From THE GALLATIN.-The veteran
Major Campbell arrived in the city to-day,
looking hale and hearty. The Major seems
to grow younger every year, and manifests
far more energy in his daily pursuits and dis
poets of our fair Territory than most of our
younger citizens. We hope and trus, he may
see the zenith of its greatness.
DEPARn:D.-Major M,,;ritf Chief
Clerk of the Surveyor Generals Office, left
for his home in the States per last coach.
Mr.. McGriH has. during his stay in our city,
won large circle of warm personal friends.
both by his courteous business relations and
his gentlemanly and social qualities. We
join in the best wishes for his trip and return.
From Saturdays Daily.
FROM THE CRows.-On the 18th ni
December, in the cold and glitter of win
ter morning, a patty, consisting of Captain
LaMotte, Hugh kerkendall, Esq. =, c. Z. Clark,
E,q., attended by a military escort, left Fort
Ellis, followed 10y wagon train, and took up
the trail for the encampment of the Crows.
This they strnck the third day, consisting of
80 lodges, and situated on the banks of the
Yellow Stone. about sixty miles below Fort
Ellis, at a oint known Oh Bozsuan Fer,
ry. Gathered In this Indian village were 1000
Crows of all ages, sizes and sexes, but of one
cslor, reveling in the anticipation of the
coming annuIties and the visit of the distin-
guished whites. Only sixteen lodges were ab-
sent. They were still in the hunting grounds.
Their absence was due TO the fact that they
had nothing TO wear. The distribution of the
winter annuities comm enced and continued
on part of two days. Capt. LaMotte then
returned, accompanied by Mr.. Clark, who
turned to the tribe with lot of beef cattle
which the Indians desired. lie having
turned spent some eight or nine days in
the village in company with Mr.. KirkeLdali
both gentlemen unite in crediting to the
Crow Indians the best expressions of contin-
ued pace and comparative honesty. They
declare that they will always be friends to the
whites, and that they will never steal their
horses or modest their property. The sup
plies distributed to the tribe by Capt. La
Motto, in accordance with the treaty, were
1000 sacks flour, about 40 sacks sugar, :,5
sacks coffee, 2, 800 pounds bacon. ~bout two
wagon loads of potatoes, and a large guam
tity of domestics and cotton goods for win
ter wear. immediately upon receiving the
annuities and transacting the business pecu-
liar to such occasions, they broke up camp
and started for their hunting grounds, where
the buffalo srazes in comparative quiet on
the banks of the Yellow Stone. 1t is con-
templated to erect the Crow Mission house on
the Yellow stone, about 100 miles below Fort
Ellis, next spring. The next distribution of
annuities takes plac. some time during the
month of March, when il is expected the en-
tire tribe will put in an appearance. The
fnow averaged the depth of twelve inches
below the Fort, and the cold had not been se-
we're enough to close up the Yellow Stone.
A STARTLING HIsToRY.-We regret
to see the Local" of the Gazette intruding
upon the public his domestic affairs. which
seem to be in rather questionable condition.
More than that. be is striving to create for
himself a morbid sympathy by limiting the
inevitably fearful results of public "denoue-
ment" with which he is threatened. This is
certainly IN bad taste. Publicity in such
matters is ever to be avoided. The Legisla-
ture of Montana Is at present sitting rs n
High Court of Divorce for the express purpose
of adjusting all such little domestic Difficult
ties ana reducing To fractional currency the
"one'' which the law created. 1t is there
done IN quiet, in a gentlemanly manner, and
the upper ten" of Helena will avoid being
fearfully demoralized. 1t is sad, indeed, to
see those To whom life should be as a rose
garden, di-regariing the divine injunction to
"love one another" making existence o dark,
dreary desert OF unhappiners. and at last, each
one stranding upon the shores of eternity,
profession, that this affair will be amicably
arranged-that thess naturally generous and
kind hesrts now arrayei against each other
may be rg ain uni,oa and The pure and in
cense breathing fire OF q returning love light
up the reuuign o. p.Ith's bet BhactIoa-, snd
lssp b Ight III. reso luton to D live. that life
may be 70 them long, long, happy dream.
b VIRGINIA Cry lTEMs.-From the
Democrat We gather these items, which may
be of interest: The Supreme Court. which has
been in session since the frs. Monday of De-
adjourned till the fir, Monday OF August,