The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-07-22

ness and pleasure look ct Deer Lodge thi
woek, we have the following items from tn.
Capital: On Tuesday evening, July 18th
about dusk, three of the Territorial prison
ers confined in the Madison county Jail eff
tccted their escape by burrowing under tn
walls Of the building, having previously, BY
the removal of portion of their cell walls
gained admittance to the outer hall. Thu
Sheriff of Madison county, Chas H. Gage
and posse, discovered the delivery and were
on their track within thirty minutes afte,
the escape took place, but the prisoners sue.
ceeded in GLIDING them by gaining and 70.
creting themselves in the brusllwoOd at the
head Of Browns gulch, and up to last &C.
accounts had not been captured The fol.
lowing are the names of the convicts: Sam.
Perry, convicted Of manslaughter in the kill.
ing of Sandy Hammond, sentenced to five
years imprisonment in the Montana PeniteL.
tiary; John Smith. assault with intent to
kill, sentenced to two and one half years ;
Evin Simpson, the mulatto. committed on
charge of the murder of Mclaughlin ut Vir.
giuia, Feb. IA, 1867. Two other prisoners
-Rathbone, for embezzlcment, and James
Jamiscn. the stock tender, who is under
sentence of two and half years in the pcni-
tertiary for robbing the coach at Moriers
station last wintcr-msdc no effort to escape
with the Others, but preferred prison life to
taking the chances of recapturc which is al
most certain to follow. The sheriff offers a
reward of $500 for information which will
lead to capture of the escaped.
Our old and esteemed friend John How.
ESQ.,, is building quartz mill on Granite
creek, at Junction, for the purpose of work.
ing the quartz from the Jewelhouse, Alan
eda, and other rich lodcs in Browns gulch,
Mr.. Howe's family arrived from St. Louis, o
few days since, and Mr.. H. intends making
the ''soc al city" his permanent residence.
In connection with his otl:cr enterprises he
has leased the Mcclure mill at Summit, and
is running on Orc cache orc, with tho most
favorable results. Mr.. II. has invested in
the ncighborhood of $20O, 900 or $500, COO in
Montana given his energies to the practical
development of Montana quartz, and We
hope and believe he will he richly compcn-
sated for tho investment.
That 1.-The race is not always to the
swift" is now apparent. Henry Morier, of
Morier's station, lately pursued. and after a
protracted chase succeeded in driving to his
ranch, two enormous turtles, and after ex-
animation discovered the following inscrip.
ton engraved on their shells. The smaller
of the two, (Mr. Morier vouches for the
truth Of this part Of the story.) is labeled
a" Lewis and Clarke Expedition, 1904" willie
the larger bears the incrption, Captured
03 q. c. Shoe Fly don't bodder me-" Henry
says an active, moral, and industriously in
clined young man can obtain .. position us
hcrder to his new acquisition. t.r
"A miner, name unknown, who has been
temporarily employed on Parkcr's nume,
just above town. way found drowned in
shaft on the 10th. He got up in the night Of
the 7tb, took Gutckst aud left MausGeld's
cabin, apparently in search of drinking water,
which was the last seen Of him until found
in the shaft. Tie shaft is about twenty
feet deep, and contained nearly ten feet Of
water, into which he had fallen head fore
most aud persisted. An inquest was held.
and verdict returned in accordance with
the above facts.
-Thrashcr (othcr than our friend of tho
camcra.) has been committed to jail on the
charge Of lunacy. 1t appears that lie labers
under the hallucination that his mind is con-
tinually being stolen and carried into air,
and before being confined was wont on such
occasions to fire his pistol g at the demon in
the air." and compel him to return his rea-
son, after this performance he would have
lucid interval of two or three days. He isl
brother Of the ex.Superintendent of Public
Instruction of Madison county, and his case
is indeed an unfortunate one.
District Court for the First Judicial Dis.
trict convencs in Virginia on Monday, Jolly
18th. Judge Warren presiding. The docket
is light onc, and the term il expected to he
of short duration. Evin Simpson, the mu.
latto alluded to in another paragraph, was
to have had Ills trial ct this term.
Miss Cummings. daughter of General
Cummings, has closed her select school, in
consequence of the Generals contemplated
removal to the States. We shall he sorry TO
see them 60. .v..@ .:.
We hear several matrimonial rumors In
regard to brace of our Virginia mercantile
friends, but await confirmation before pub
fishing the happy events. ~...5. ...<.-
Our friend, d. W. Triton. of the news
and stationery depot, il supplying thirsty
Virginians with nectar from HE ''arctic
soda fountain" Lemon in ours, Tilt"
Miss boys has opened . select school
and has about fifty scholars in attendance
daily. 5..rnr ...... ..r.a.sa .5ss
A superior assortment u Candies. Nuts etc, q
1T LOUIS i COL4AANS.
Lehman Newman Louiseville, Montana
Lehman Newman LOuieeville, Montana
Lehman Ncwman housewife, Montana
r, Lehman Newman Louisevil)a, Montana
lehman . Newman,
s1oUlDHn~ BLOCK, LoUnEvnl1, AIao0ULA COUNTY,
Montana Territory: .#aU
DEALER IN WINES, LIQUORS CI0ARA
and geneeal mcschandisc. AlW1ys % hand the Largest
.-"afsisre, end bset stock q IT, gzESs j
CEDAR CREEK NlNHA