The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-11-04
NOR. WESTERS.

NOR. WESTERS.
There are 1903 convicts in tho Wisconsin
State Prison.
The Shah of Persia has . Staff of ii,
thousand persons.
The children of Robert Burns are still
alive.
The brewing business of Philadelphi,
represents over $15, 200, 900!
At what time was Adam married.: On
his wedding Eve.
The basket trade of Paris is CONSTANT,
going up-in balloons
Gen. Mcclellan returned his income fo
last year at $4,000
A spoiled chill-thc one that played will
the kerosene lamp.
Miss Kcllog is dcvoting her leisure time
to the study of English opera.
Why have you right to pick photo
grapher's pocket? Because he has pict
ures.
Mcfarland, who shot Richardson, 10 now
in Jail in New York As q common drunk
are.
If tailor agrees to put braid on Goa!
docs he always consider the ag-ecmcn,
binding.
An old farmers description of pointlesa
preacher was: "A good man, likely, but he
rakcd with tho teeth up"
Another terrible cyclone visited Cuba on
the 9th, destroying twenty towns on the
western part Of the Island.
An Iowa family is announced ~ dssi.
rous of selling its sorghum mill. Threa
Of the household have already been ground
up.
A correspondent of Western paper hay.
ing described the Ohio river as sickly
stream, the editor appended the remark
"That's so, it's confined to its bed"
The steamer Lee made tho trip from New
Orleans to Natchcz in 16 hours, sc minutes
and Al seconds, beating the Natchcz II
minutes ard 4S seconds.
Ireland has sent usa prims donna in tho
person Of Miss Rosa O'Toole, who will
soon commence concert tour through the
United S.stea
Colonel W. Minor Roberts. Associate
Chief Engineer of the Illinois and St.
Louis Bridge Company, has been appointed
Chief Engineer Of The Northern Pacific
Railroad, and will enter upon his duties on
the 1st Of November.
| A Canadian Indian wrote for his tomb.
stone:
| Here lies poor Johnny Konkupod:
Have mercy on him. gracious God;
| And you was johnny KonEupo.
The latest wrinkle in jcwclry arc rand
some gold clasps, with monogram on them
in blue cr black en- ,mcl, and xrc used for
clasps for black velvet for the wrists. The
jewellers say it is one of the prcttiest pres
ents a gentleman can give lady.
The National Lincoln Monument Asso.
ciation has appointed 8. d. Williamson its
general agent. The crownirg figure is to
be . clossal statue representing Lincoln
signing the emancipation proclamation.
The work will cost 100000
A Western editor improves the occasion"
presented by the casual descent of one of
his No. ~ brogsns upon IN unsuspecting
''Colorodo" in the following pathetic strain:
One more potato bug gore to its rest,
Slipped on 10 tenderly, cause II WAS best.
! Poor little taterbus smsshsd to the dust
| IL thy prosperity, business has bust.
| A japanese delegation, sent out by the
Japan government, have arrived in New
York. Their mission is to learn the differ.
ent languages of Europe, and get general
knowledge. They are to remain abroad
four or five years. Two stay in New York,
four 20 to Berlin, two to Paris and four to
London.
Callic Curtis, champion skater Of Amer.
ca" in the Toledo Commercial of Oct. 10,
says that ''somc scamp who was arrested
for drunkncss. few days ago, preferred to
give my name instead Of his own, and gets
an apology from the editor. Callie shouldn't
be bashful! We have seen the Buffalo
''cops" pull him of the ice two OF three
times, for worse than drunkness. @t.-
An unfortunate deacon recently created Z
good deal Of mcrriment 1t Z church In St.
Joseph, No., while engaged in taking up
the contributions. He had suffered, for days
previously, from IN accident to the nose,
and displaced the plaster in his anxiety to
secure ten cent stamp that had fallen.
He made hasty dive for small white oh.
ject on the carpet, but had no sooner
placed It on the tip Of his nasal organ than
the young ladies began to thrust theil
handkerchicfs into their mouths and utter
sly laughs. The cause Of such sudden
outburst of good spirits WAS not discovered
BY him until he entered the vsstry room
and saw that hs had replaced the plaster
with cotton spool labsl containiog the
following buggcstive words: Warranted
70 hold out go yards.''H s'a'"# 81 Hs4s 's9
| II IL noted q curious that with the 70
tiremcnt OF Nr. Cox, but single one oi
the entire array of Cabinet officers original.
" appointed by Gen. Grant now remains
Mr.. Washburn. Of Illinois, gave way, q
Secretary of State, to Mr.. Fish, Of New
York, Nr. Stewart, Of New York, CAV.