The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-05-13
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EDs1os NEW sss.ws
The city Of ''upeni4cent diseases"
comes in this week for laEs Aasssf ex-
citemeut-Legislative- Social Gold Ring
plus the cubau-s Spanish was-csy-one or
two murders thrown In for interest, and Ger
tain mysterious chalk .hyespglypkics On Tho
sidewalks, each receiving due share Of com
ment
THE OHIO OBLIGATION. .,ras, aft I
The Ohio delegation Of officials with their
$50 ladies ali told 5o0.have made our city
lively and gay, being under the special OH
ces Of the Ohio Association Of tho depart
ment employees. With their visit to the
White House, trip to Mount Vernon, IN:
spection of the several places of interest,
and winding mp with grand reception ball
At the New Masonic Temple hall, they say
they are ''glad they come" This being the
first of this series, We shall expect many
more of the same sort from other States ere
Congress adjourns. A productive imagina-
ton might zee general log.rolling schemes
ahead, but we would not intimate that such
were any part of the designs of our distin-
guishcd visitors ~'. y "'..." %.
THE GEORGIA ELL. g..
The fate Of the Georgia bill in the Senate,
in remanding her back to military rule, has
shocked the sensibiliticso Of many politician.
and is believed imrolitic and unjust to the
principles heretofore governing the admis.
sion of reconstructed States. Had it been
an ultimatum it would have strongly de.
manded the exercise of the highest prerogs.
tive of the President; but the bill was re-.
fcrrcd back t. the Reconstruction Commit
tee by the House TO be amendcd-so as 10
meet the wishes Of Mr.. Butler, chairman
with . majority Of the Committee. A re.
view of the whole subject win be had, It
being limited that intrigue and corruption
have played part heretofore The anal.
ogy between the admission of Texas and
this action ON Georgia is worthy of note
from the stand point Of Legislative consis-
tency.. - 80 a..fI = e.. ~uea- J.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. ...:
After an animated discussion for two
days, in the Senate, the N. p. r. r. bill was
passed. the principal features of which are
To construct . road to Puget Sound rta Co..
umbis river, with right to run . branch
across the Cascade Mountains to the same
point. Should there not be land enough
along tho lines as prescribed, the amount
entitled may be taken within ten miles on
each side, to make up deficiencies; except
mineral or other lands as may be excepted
Twenty five miles are to be completed from
its western terminus, by Jan. 1872, then 40
miles every year thereafter until completed;
all lands unsold at the expiration Of five
years after the road is finished will be SUBJ
ject to settlement and pre-smption like other
lands, At $2.50 per acre. American iron
and steel only shall he used in its construc-
ton. The House Committee on Railroads
have agreed to the above bill, and will, pre-
sent 1t a. substitute for the House bill. no.
..ast ....s, WINNIPEG. ~ .--..r, 81 $40.
Chsndlers resolution in tho Senate for the
annexation Of the Winnipeg district has
awakened strong feeling. and will tend to
develop the hitherto latent idea regarding
our northern border policy. The public
mind IL on the Qui eivs on this subject, the
more 20, a. enigmatical movements flar-
ties supposed to be ininical to monarchial
government are discerned q ominous in the
Fepian horizon. Although we zee, a. yet,
none Of the ''porp and circumstance Of
war, "lct our neighbors keep cool - they win
undoubtedly ere the Rcd River expedition IL
closed. .tTo'rea& E@tagael E'j 80
-a.a".-a -. An EPISODE. 5IG8a sgE
"0any slip between" ETC., was forcibly