The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-09-09
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INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. -
The Corinne Reporter Of September 18th
aaysthc tide Of travel toward Zion is falling
away with the rapid abatement Of the min
ing furore.
The campaign in Pennsylvania this veal
h moetsy carried on by campaign document.
and personal electionccring, and is dcnomi
mated ''still hunt"
Two weeks since We gave the estimated
majority of Mr.. Clagett ut IA. The officia
count shows it is 4!3. That 10 looming
within one Of it" any how.
The official vote If Montana in 1857
" y 200 (total vote II 1927. In 1869 the
Official vote was $3.50. In 1871 It Is 10, 1856.
Deer Lodge county this year cast the largest
vote-2.4l5. " 80
The Omaha HeroM, Democratic, }
comes out aat.footed against the adoption
OF the new Constitution. giving Is the germ
OF its argument that 1.-THE garment Is too
large for the political body which 1t was
cut to fit" ..
An anonymous pamphlet entitled ''Con.
cession; or how the Lost Cause may he re.
gained, and the Independence of the South
secursd," having been put In circulation.
the Democratic Executive Committee have
seen proper to repudiate it, and aver It ema
mates from Republican sources.
I'm reply to question from the Civil
Service Commission, Attorney General Ack-
ermsn has decided that while Congress may
prescribe that no one shall he appointed who
has not passed an examination, it cannot
compel the Executive to appoint any one
that does pass. as it would deprive him of
the discretionary power given in the Con.
stitution.
Hon. VIM. II. Clagett, Delegate. will
leave Montana for the States about Sept. 10.
His family will accompany him to Keokuk,
where they will remain for some time. Mr..
ClAgett will proceed to Ohio, where he will
meet General Noyes ut Van Vert, on the
r. Fl. w. & G. railroad, Sept. 25th, and &C.
company him on his canvass In Toledo.
Cleveland aud around the northern and
eastern portion of the State. He will soon
after proceed to Washington, and thence.
forth his services will be given to Montana.
The Republican press of Montana has said
he would serve Us faithfully and to good
purpose. We shall see If he does not make
the promise good.
-R. W. Raymond, ESQ.,, editor of the
Engineering and Mining Journal, and U. e..
Mining Commissioner, Is writing a series of
able and excellent letters concerning Mon
tRna to that paper. We understand he en-.
tertains the opinion that the best gold quartz
il that of Radersburg district, and the hest
silver quartz that of Vipond district. We
have always entertained the belief that in.
justice and injury was done Montana by the
Commissioners not visiting our Territory.
and now that Mr.. Raymond has come his
letters evidence that he has = higher sppre.
citation of the resources Of the Territory
than he acquired from the reports Of sutor.
climates, and Is desirous of directing atten.
ton OF the East to them. Having been par.
t'cularly severe against him two years ago
for not coming. we are equally grateful now
that he has come. and Is using his efforts to
the interest Of Montana.
-Cnl Mcrcok nor,n....;.
Governor of Ohio. has withdrawn from the
stump and left other speakers to make bis
campaign for him. It 10 asserted he ID In.
sane. and the State Central Committee. In
announcing his retirement, attribute Il to i'll
health and the dictation of his physicians.
The Democratic papers accept this state.
ment. and are voluminous In their regrets.
On the other hand. the Republicas papers
avow It - the most sensible act Of his life,
and say II II . confession that the race IL
hopeless. II Ii intimated, In some quarters,
that McCook's Lame will he Withdrawn,
and that Of General Ewing, who It Il
claimed, was the real nominee Of the Con-
sention, will be substituted. In the mean.
time the Democrats, under the LEAD Of PEN
dleton, just back from Europe, and smbi.
tious to DO next Senator, aro making the
best light they ON for membsss Of tho Lag
islsture, and ore trying to invsigls such Re.
publican speakers q Senator Sherman into
Joint discussions with little guns, whose
pnint would Be achieved In dividing time,
even thou9h they were vofetad. Thu only