The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-09
MONTANA NEWS.

lie farmers throughout the territory are.
nearly through with their ihrashng. Large
yields have been the rule. and poor crops the
exceptions.
e A sale of bioodrd stock took place at Viz
ginia recently. N.ne cows and heiters. and
one bull brought about $1,000, the latter sell
ing for 1925.
Chris. Haaiser has returned to Virginia
City. after few months absence III the East,
where he had been Il receive quite a fortune.
left him by a departing relative. DO one de-
serves such d f'al.,ne. as we understand has
fallen to him, better than Chris.
The llasbey House, Virginia City, is now
being run under the management of Mrs.
Rodgers, well and fayorably known as the
better half Of most excellent man, Capt.
w. II. Rodgers. and the CLASSIFY will undoubt-
etily be more attractive than ever.
Messrs. Cans 81 Greenwood, of Helena
who have a stock ranch on the South Bould-
er, have just received, in addition to their
already fine herd of .blooded cattle, fresh
importation from Kentucky, said to be of as
fine blood as any in that famous stock rails
ing State.
I The Montanian claims that the merchants
of Virginia are selling goods % to 81 per
cent cheaper than those Of Helena.
The Gazette learns that on Monday morning
last, James McClusky and Pat Manning, who
had previously had personal difficulty at
fisticuff, met at saloon ia Blaekfoot City.
Threats had been made. and a proposition 20
settle the trouble in a street encounters but
peace appeared to have been made. The par
ties,as we are informed, were about to ce-
ment their renewed friendship III drink OF
whisky, when McClusky shot Manning
through the breast with a revolver, the latter
dying instantly.
MIs1NG.-Ihis has been an unusually IA
yorable Fall for the miners, and well have
they protited thereby. The heavy rain and
snow fall during the latter part of september
and the early part OF October made All abun-
dance of water, which still holds out. The
yield of gold has been large, and our assay
ers and bankers are still buying largely.
majority of MIXERS instead Of remaining in
their cabins during the winter, will employ
their time in prospecting for silver or quartz
lodges, or improving those already discov-
cred.
The gold quartz mines OF Unionville will
employ 4 large number of men the entire
season, paying good wages. Men are now
in demand at the Xxi Mine.
The fact that funds can Immediately be
raised on silver quartz, has added new life to
that branch of mining, and thousands of tons
will be taken out during the next six months,
within a radius Of twenty miles of Helena
Herald.
vERDrcT.-'rhe jury, in the case of the
Territory VS. Thos. Courtsworth for the MUIR
der Of Martin Mclaughlin. this morning
brought in verdict of guilty OF man
Slaughter and he was sentenced to the TEN
ritorial Penetentiary for term of two years.
Ibid
Hon. N. p. Lapgford. who, by the way,
has been back here only a few days,-yester-
day received a dispatch from Gov. MARSHALL,
Of Minnesota. to return Immediately to Min-
neseta, as important business concerning the
Northern Pacific Railroad awaited him. Mr..
Langford took the overland coach this morn
ing for Corinne.-I5id.
The following prisoners made their escape
from the Helena jail on the evening of the
I'd inst. and are now at large:
Charles Goodwin, alias "Shavey," under
Indictment for the murder of Forkey, on the
morning of October LIST. He is an American,
about twenty years Of age. light complexion,
and weighs about 120 pounds. Henry Smith,
under senteipe of three months in the peni-
Tertiary for larceny. Is about thirty years
old, six feet high, dark hair grey eyes, and
weighs about $50 pounds. Henry Smith,
under sentence OF fur months imprisonment
in the county Jail for petit larceny. He is a
German, about six feet two inches tall, thir-
ty-ive years old, with sandy complexion,
and weighs 100 pounds. Gus Spearing and
James Darling, two prisoners from Jefferson
upon charge of grand larceny. Beth
esyoung men.
The Helena Herald of the 3d appears with
IFS old familiar head. From it we copy the
following:
There is considerable business before the
Land Office this week THE first party Of
the Helena Dancing Club tonight, az the old
hall, on BroaGlWay.-Gargison 4 Wyatt, the
freightefs. have arrived from the railroad.
Their traiis are all homeWard bouEd.--
Sheriff Steele leaves for Deer Lodge i'm the
taking with him Henry b. Fam
ming and Thomas Courtswofth, for imprison-
ment in the penitentiary. The former goes
up for seven years for robbery, and the latter
for two years for manslaughter. This win
increase the number of conYicts in the peii-
Tertiary to twenty, ten Of whom are from
Lewis and Clarke county. The Gazette
has the following adrices from Benton: On
Sunday night the 10Th inst, about 10 o'clock.
! fire was discovered in Che adobe dwelling
belonging to the estate Of Henry Fitchen de-
ceased. The building was entirely consum
"a The jury last night, IN the caseof the
Territory VS. Fannie Clark, charged with OBJ
saining goods under false pretenses, brought
II verdict u NOT guilty, and the prisoner
was discharged among the books de-
,troyed with the Herald Office were about
,wo hundred copies OF the Territorial laws
1t '67-6S. There are very few of these books
aow in existence. iii the case of the Ter
.itory rs Hugh Kfrkendall, which came up
or trial Yesterday, a nolle prosque was EN-
erred. The case of the Territory vs. G. Ne.
Travis. was dismissed. The Rocky Noun
$3.50, uon.l;ets hove rat,.,,nd frt,ya, TYaar