The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-01-13
TIE VEST.

TIE WEST.
Hamilton, Nevada, prays for disincorpo.
ration. Il
Sheet and pillowcase parties arc al the
rage in Stockton.
Tho Legislature of Nevada, conteucd
Monday, Jan. 2d. '
The Leader advocates war on the &C.
lestials of Cheyenne.
Portland CO., has a skating rink, and is
agitating beet sugar factory.
In San Diego, CAL, during the past year,
270 buildings have heen erected. .l.
A fire in Omaha, damaged the Gas Works
of that city to the amount of $4,000!
California and Oregon will each produce
about 1000 tons of flax seed this year,
The State Register, a Democratic daily,
made ITS first appearance At Carson, Nevada
Dec Goth.
The Labor Exchange Of California last
year provided work for 4, 800 pcrsons-ovcr
half women. ...
Dennis Gum shot ard killed one Murphy
in San Francisco, few days ago for sctluc.
ing his sister. s.
A thirtecn.year old girl on the Cowlitz
river, Oregon, wears the belt ~ tho champi.
on bear killer.
Coal was discovered Jan. 4th, three miles
east of Utah. There arc three veins. one
being ten feet thick.
A. n. Cleman has resigned the Presiden.
cy of tho Merchants Exchange Bank. by
request Of the Directors.
Capt. James McElroy, of San Francisco,
died suddenly, Jan. 2, aged so years. He
was native of New York.
The Boise Chronicle notices the arrival of
James Bourland, from Loon Creek, who
had his feet badly frozen on the way.
Dell, who killed Chas E. Fisher, in Sac
ra,ncnto, on tho 18th inst, has been admit.
ed 10 bail in the sum of SO, 900, On charge
Of manslaushter. a...'
/ A tcamstcr in New Mexico had a fit of
the blues, and desired companion to blow
his head of, which he did, and rode away
on the dead mans mule.
Lincoln, Nebraska, has struck . pickle
well which flows two barrels per minute.
The local papers describe it as ''salt brine" :"
but it is probably lyc.
The Eagle smelling works, situated at
Swansea, White Pine, owned by. William
Nc Court, were destroyed by fire. The
works cost about $4,000. ....
Charles Dell, who killed Charles E. Fish
er, business manager OF the Sacramento Re.
porter, has been discharged from custody by
the Police Judge of Sacramento. .a#
The Superintendent Of tho North Pacific
| Railroad advcrtises for 500 men to work on
the railroad between Monticello and the
head Of the Sound. This looks like bust.
| ness. .z,TF 49, .4.r g.. .
The Alta CalVorn;o criticises Professor
Porter's figures as to the number of Chinese
| in the country, and says that in eight years
81, $50 Chinese have arrived at San Francis.
co, Of whom q, ,0uo now remain.
Alfred Rcdington and others have filed
articles of incorporation for o company to
build railroad from Bcricia to Red Bluff,
Tehama county, Cal. Length of road, 175
miles. Capital stock, $5,0Q0,00o! m.. .
Hero is . touching confession from the
editor Of the Glcns Falls (New York; Re.
puIlieau '.Our Thanksgiving turkey was q
fine bird; it had scales on its back, and was
taken from box labelled mo. 3 mackcrel." "
In an affrsy at Virginia, Nevada, Jan. s,
constable John Britain was shot twice by
young Garroad, son of VIM. Garrcad. who
was recently appointed private Secretary to
Gov. Bradley. His wounds arc supposed
to be mortal a.. .r- 81 t..,t..d
The papers of Idaho, arc publishing an
account Of tho hanging Of Mike Goldman,
formerly of that section, At White Pine, by
q. vigilance committee. As no vigilantcs
ever existed in White Pine, and - Mike
has been in Salt Lake nearly year, It must
be o mistake. o. ,.s.- .>i 34a @E 4.
A San Francisco telegram Of Jan. . says:
sanguinetti, alias the Gutter sn,pc, who Be.
caye crazy on the Adams q Co. failure Il
years since, and has lived on refuse picked
up in the streets, sleeping under bushes on
Lone Mountain, ever aimee, was sent to ths
insane asylum to-day. ."'@ III '' .as.'
The deposits at the Carson Branch Min,
during the year, were gold, $124, SIC a;
gold coined, @l1o570 o.; silver deposits
and purchases, $s8. .ss9 70; silver coined,
)io, ,7os0o.' Total deposits and purchases,
8l52, ,4l0 90, total coinage, 3la2, 500 o. 10.
ial number Of pieces, 3s5ee a.n
Suits involving the ownership Of III.
stock Of the Oregon Central Railroad and
the division q partnssship properly apd in,
trests, valued At oyer q. .ooo, 900, have beer
conmenced in tho 18Th District Court ol
cal, by John Nightingale and 9. @. Elliott
Sontractors. etc. Against Bon Holiday 4
Co, Theodore r Brooks, r. s. Lsthap
| &. Tenple Emil ~. Morris, and otherA =
| Track laying o.. t6s Northern PaciA,
| Rdlrosd = still ,4rogrctdns west of the
junction and win continue = fast = posi-
ble I'll vistaE Twenty 4yc nailes ase nov