The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-12-09
THE WEST.
Denver has had 6.inch snowfall
Omaha is without amusemcnts of any

Ex-Governor Evans, OF COLORADO, sailed
for Europe recently.
Rev. MI. Hagar, an Episcopal clergyman,
formerly of Denver, is dead.
The Eureka (Grass Valley mine recently
yielded $27, 900 in two weeks run.
The Omaha Herald claims Kansas City as
its real rival in the Missouri Valley.
Barlow & Co., contractors, took the Port
land and Sacramento mail, Dec. LIST.
Virginia City, (Nev) has received the
Good Will Hose Carriage from Philadelphia.
George Pauncefort, the dramatic reader,
is at Walla Walla, giving the people Dickens.
George Cummings and James II. Brcen,
old residents of Sacramento, died Novem-
Der 21st.
O. K. stampley, Controller. elect Of Ne.
vads, was formerly sheriff of Santa Cruz
county, Cal.
John T. Grimes, son of Senator Grimes,
died suddenly near Atchison, Of heart dis.
case, recently.
George w. B. Ditson, m. at South Pass
City absconded, leaving deficit of So, 100
in his accounts.
John A. Simms, Esq.,, has been appointed
Indian Agent for the Ncz Perce reservation.
lie is an old Oregonian.
Up to November Gath only two of the
Idaho escaped conyicts had been captured
Butler end Chinamon.
The Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, opened for the reception of
pupils on Thanksgiving Day.
Bartholomew is fitting up a Theatre in
connection with his Circus at Boise, and has
sent for Dramatic Company.
The "Young America" quartz mill at
South Pass City, was entirely destroyed by
fire on the evening Of the 11th ult.
Joe Watson has retired from the Oakland
Ners and is going to Arizona as surveyor
general, or something of that Sort
The net proceeds of the ladies' Fair for
the benefit of the new Catholic church at
Virginia, Nevada, sums up 80, ,149 So
The Yellow Jacket mine and mill on
Granite Creek, Idaho, was sold on judg.
mcnts the other day for about $1,000.
A quail was lately killed near Grass Val.
ley, California, which had two perfect
hearts attached together by q ligamcnt.
The most accomplished shop LITTER and
pick pocket at Omaha is said to be a girl
who has not yet attained her thirteenth year.
The Denver papers announce the death of
Mr.. Alonzo P. Haywood. brother of D. H.
Haywood, Z wcll.known merchant of Den.
vcr.
Gov. VIM. G;lpin is said to have effected
a sale of his grant Of land in tho San Luis
Valley, Colorado, to an English party, for
$47J, 200.
Right Rev. Bishop O'Connell, Delegate to
the Ecumcnical Council from the Diocese of
Grass Valley, returned Nov. 25th, after an
absence of fifteen months.
The Grand Jury of Washoe county has
found true bills against A. J. Davis and
Tilton Cochran, for the robbing of Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S stages between Virginia,
New, and Reno last August.
From late number of the arizona Mner
VIC learn that H. Lightner, who killed Sion
Bradley, the latter an old resident of Boise
Basin, has been tried and acquitted at re
cent term of Court in Prescott.
The trial of Thomas Wethered, for the
killing of William Richards, in Boise Valley,
resulted in verdict Of manslaughter. The
jury were out eight hours and half. He
was sentenced to ten years in the peniten.
tiary.
One Denver gentleman shot another, and
was promptly arrested for constructing tho
sidewalk" He was discharged, though,
when he clearly demonstrated tho way the
deceased stood it was impossible to have
shot him in any way so that ho would not
fall across the walk.
The Salt Lake Herald has the following
During the past week the Utah Central
Railroad brought 10 this city s28 tons of
freight and took away 30s tons. Two hun
tlred and 1ifty.eight tons of this was ore.-
Rowland & Co.'S mill crushed during the
past week 12s, 1888 pounds of rock. Some
very rich ore has been brought in from East
Canon. ~
The Gold Hill News says the Nevada Sen.
ute will contain - Republicans and II Dem.
ocrats; the Assembly will contain 20 Repub-
Ecans and 20 Democrats. If these figures
remain unchanged by official count, the
Democrats will have a amajority Of 6 on joint
ballot. Nyc's term docs not expire until
1878, so that his successor will not be chos-
en- by the Legislature just elected.
Those who love the juicy steak, and those
who view the Texas steer with distant re-
spect, will be interested to learn that 1885,
600 Texas cattle have gone East this year
over the Kansas railroads, against Al ,77s in
1862 Kansas is pushing its system of rail.
roads Southwark, and the Texas cattle t.a.
dcrs expect soon to he able to ship from
SOC, 900 to 800, 900 live beeycs per year.
The Idaho World of November 24th Gays:
Z. J. Tsssell, the Loon Greek Exprcssman,
arrived last evening. He says that the
weather 10 very cold in tho Loon Creek
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