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

THE TERRITORY. !
Herald Is 3
Colonel Curtin left on the morningt
coach to assume his duties as Chief guar
termaster of this department. The Colo
nel's headquarters will be Fort Shaw.
A fire broke out 1t 1:3o this p. m. in the
Mustang Corral and Feed Stable on Rod
rey street, belonging to Senior d Baker,
and gained such rapid Roadway that It Was
found utterly impossible to save the build
ing or sheds. The Surveyor Generals ~
flee and the U. &. Land Office, in the i'm
| mediate neighborhood, barely escaped the
conflagration. The fire originated in hay
stack In . corner Of the corral. The cause
is supposed to have been the carelcssness OF
children. who were seen playing about the
ay.stack shortly before the fire occurred.
All horses and vehicles were saved. Loss,
q, OOO no insurance. .a.|
RI McCulloch, of the Diamond ''R"
Office, has returned to the Statea
| 0azcttcl Is.
w. D. Flowers, ESQ.,, came in from High
land . day or two ago, bringing 3O6t
ounces of gold retort, four weeks run on
two arastras, on rock of the Only Chance
lode. d. Alomny had struck rich pay in
his ground. The Moose creek boys are put
ting up an arastra ON the Harvey and Day
lode, one ton of which has paid $3.50.
Dickey and Parks have put up an srastra
Highland, paying well. Mr.. Flowers saw
e40O or $500 they had taken out. He in
forms us that three men are taking out 20
tons day on the Only Chance, the owners
of which, have bought the saw mill in the
ncighbOrboOd and are converting part OF
ito Dower into use for arastras, and they
arc putting up beds for that purpose.
a. Herald 10.
LII. Hcrshfeld, banker, left for Deer
Lodge this afternoon.
Chas. H. Lewis (now of Deer Lodge has
| sold his entire interest In the Ice and soda
business in Helena to Mr. E. 8. Mansfield.
The suit of Bohm & Aub VS.. David G.
Bently, which has been PENDING In the Dis
trict Court eincc 1868, has just been deci-
ded in favor of the plaintiffs-the jury
awarding them %, 800 damages.
Mr.. A. w. kingsbury, Of the Pacific
stables. met with severe accident yestcr-
day, falling from horse, and being scri.
ously cut about the head and face.
The Helena Base Ball Club have accept:
ed the challenge of the Fort Ellis Club, and
. match will he played for $500 side.
! " Gazette 16
I'VE regret to learn from letter from
Springfield, Utah. that 8. P. Bassett, Esq,
late editor Of the Capital Times of this Ter
ritory, is dead Mr. 3. was well known in
Montana, and for time was local editor of
this paper and business agent. He had .
mind Of moro than ordinary capacity, and
by education and experience had become
fine practical printer and writer. At the
breaking out of the late civil war he resided
at Memphis Tennessee. and entered the
service of the Confederacy, demeaning
himself courageously, was promoted to
command; was severely wounded in battle,
and carried 1t least one bullet in his body
to the end of his life, which was the proba.
| bic cause of his death, as he had fclt Ill
from the effect Of old wounds for sometime
previous to his departure for Utah, the
| past Spring. We had hoped that there was
| some mistake about the reported death OF
Mr.. Bassett, but the information seems we'll
founded, and we record it with the sad re-
Election that . good printer, writer and man
has left us forever"
MI. Bassett was member in good stand
ing Of Typographical Union, No. o5, He
lena, was an ornament to the profession,
s..a -.M I-,---s - ~hn craft in Montana
WIZ a-"rly regret bis carly death.
"A nugget weighing over $50 was taken
out Of VIM. Gibson's old claim ut Spring
town, on Srizzly Gulch, yesterday evening,
by Jack Main.
No soacsrn IL felt about the destructive
grasshoppers.
| Gazette II.
J. E. Galloway, for the past two years an
attnche of the popular grocery House of
| Taylor, Thompson s. Co., Helena. left this
morning for the States.
Tho following are the Democratic nomi-
nations for Lewis & Clark county: For
Council, John w. Corum; Assembly, Har.
~ T. Comfy, T. J. Lowry, Daniel Scarles,
| r. q. Ralston, John Billings for Assessor,
Hugh DAILY; Supt. Of Schools, Henry G.
wilkinson; County Commissioner, w. K.
Roberts Coroner, DR.. P. G. Hovaker. For
Justice Of the Peace, Helena prccinct) Jas.
E. Haltord; for Constable, Edward Coul-
| stop.
The Democracy of Jefferson county have
put the following ticket in the field: For
Council, James Howe; for Representatives,
Harrison Jordan, F. NJ. Lowry; for Assess
or. Henry McFarlanc; for County Commits
sioner, r. RAIDER; for Supt. of Pub. Inst,
Joel Taylor.
The Gallatin County Democratic nomi-
nations are For Joint Counciimen, r. E.
/ rOl1ino of Me- uhnr r N>h1o IS n Ia 80.