The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-09-09

AY, SEPTEMBER 9,
4 Remarkable Fest 4 Piutsl shesaise.
rs.. ~ c,s,,,a,a nsr.l4.
On Friday evening, Captain Travis. The
celebrated pistol shot. volunteered to shtos
m apple. a n William Tell. from the head
"f Henry Miller. at the Thenter Comique-
and he did Il SUCCESSFULLY. At the appointed
time Nj. Miller t'ok his scat q the further
end of the a'age. Captain Travis being
seated In private box sDine twelve PAGES
distant. He tNk aim. and the apple was
pierced near the centre. but not stirred. ap
parently, from the head of Mr.. Miller. We
are In doubt. which most to compliment.
the accomplishments 1t Captain Travis or
the wonderful nerve of Mr. Miller, who sst
~ cool ~ 1t be wss eating his dinner. when
the diversion Of fraction of IN inch might
have sent the ball fn,n the pistol crashing
through his brain. Mr. Miller descrilrs the
sensation - very peculiar whils sitiiny ID
the chair waiting for the 0nal shot. Ne
ssys he felt - though be could not move II
he tried ever 20 hard to do ~, aud when the
pistol Was 6red he felt something like an
electric thrill Or shock psss through his
whole frame. Captain Travis hss been
noted for many years ~ the best pistol shot
ever known, and the feat he accomplished
Friday evening shows that with advancing
years he has not lost none of bic marvellous
accomplishments with the pi,sol.
6alRPINo ClTrss N RAILRoAD Some
weeks since sllu>ion w~s made in the Chi
cago papers to the Inauguration in that city
1T new enterprise on = large acale--the
building of ready made houses fer ship,ncn,
I" the spsrsely settled districts Ut the ints.
rior. where skilled lalH,r Is scarce, snd the
facilities for house building mcagre. Il
now appears trom the Chicago papers that
the enterprise has proved IN immense sue.
Cess. The Tribune Ut = late date contains
the. following:
In visiting the new harbor st South Chi.
cago, We noticed three Ut the cars of the
Union Pacific RailrDsd Company loaded
with four c"mp'eie twO.story dwellings,
cOntain,ng seven rooms each. with parti
,ions. stairs, do"rs. windows, sash and CHS.
'"g. roofs and trimmings for doors and win.
dOws completed. and which Tan bs placed
in c.,mple,e cs'nditiom for occupancy in two
hours after being unlostied from the cars.
1his 10 the drst shipment on an order for
two hundred dwellings given to the South
Chicago bui'di & Company. The buildings
are constructed under the patent and dirvc
tion of Nj. u .. Whi,tenhall. and will fur.
nished in every variety, and n prices that
give them attraction and merit over any
other buildings now used for the sccommo.
dation Ut population In new loc~lities."
Tug VAMPIRE BAr--DksrRucrrox OF
WIscONsIN SuekP.-1'he ManitowMa Pilot
says: I'VE learn frUu, Mr. Julius Lin&tetlt.
one of our pstrUns In Aish,c,tt; that the
farmers iu that town have had killed within
the last i've or six weeks two hundred aud
twenty-six sheep, s"d they have hecn una.
bic thus far to lind out what animal Is doing
the mischief. - they are sll killed in Que
manner and left without any tearing Of the
CARCASS. There are no ,na,ks of whence,
excep, s,nsll hole behind the esrs, from
which the bluh II sucked. and the sheep
lett otherwise in peii icct shape. The far.
mcrs src justly alarmed. fearing their entire
stock will fall victims to this sirangc sni.
NAL, which old hunters think must be 4
panther. and ~ the '.Scheui zcnv. rrln'' are
''u, to man hunting. We have every reason
to believe that some Of those eud marks.
men will succeed in killing the brute, what.
ever Il proves to be. The supervisors Of the
town held meeting last Saturday, and Of.
tered reward for the capture Ut the un.
known animal. From the nature of tue
wound inflicted. We are inclined u l,elcvc
1t Ia l'c . sret:iea Of t'si. phyiDst0aa0 spte
trum, Or the vampire t'ai Ut New Spain. 1t
Is very rare, a"d my have cs<apcd frusn
~'''ae travelling mcnsxeric.
s~o~> -
lIoRsE CHRoNIcLEa-A man in Wiscon.
sin advertises his horss for salc, and thus
discOurses:
Thou caDst trust thy hbor TO him for his
strength 10 great.
Thou canst hind him with his hand In the
furrow; be will harrow the valleys after
thee.
lie will gather thy seed In the harm.
His strength ID terrible, in which he re.
joicelh.
He psweth tho valley. and waxeeh proud
10 his speed. lie ms,cketh at fear, neither
lurneth his head frOm the hobyoblin.
LOl how be mOveih his tail like cedar:
his sinews are ~ cables
His bones are like suong pieces Of br.ss:
yca, like liars Ut iron.
lie esteth ! Re IN OK; behold be drinketh
up river, and trust,th that he can draw up
Jordan in his mouth
Who Cal. open the dOor of his facet Yet
|iSOu canst approach him with hsidle.
Hts teeth sre terrible r,und .ln,u,.
will not conceal bis parts, nor his comfy
psop Tti0ns
He = gentlc. b. b kind.
Ard bic tail seieks oas bsAind.
! want 10 sell him iug something can
ny my debts with.