The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-06-24


at Sioux Falls, Dakota.
w. X. Taylor killed a prisoner named
James Ferguson. near Gilroy, Cal, June
18th. while guarding him.
Father Cullen, of Marysville, CAL, has
already raised over $4,000 in that city for
the erection Of St. Joseph's College.
The Territorial Democratic convention of
New Mexico, for nominating delegate to
Congress, takes place on the Path inst.
Cars on the Kansas and Texas railroad
will run to Fort Gibson by the 1st of July.
The track is being laid at the rate of mile
day.
Sacramcnto's horse railroad is to be cx.
tended. and public gardens will be con-
structed at the new terminus at Thirty first
street.
Moses Remington. who shot his wife in
the head at Virginia City. Nevada, has been
sentenced to two years and a.half in the
State prison.
The tone of the California papers indi~
cate there is no probability of the pardon ef
Laura d. Fair, although Efforts to that end
are being made.
Asahel Savage, boy about 10 years of
age. on Tualatin Plains. Oregon. was acci-
dentally shot, recently, from which he died
In II hours DftcSVArds.
Frank Phillips, the alleged murderer of
Miss Cunningham in Cheyenne some time
since, is doing duty on the streets, with a
ball and chain fastened to his leg.
Isadora Padilla, convicted of being one
of the murderers of the Medina party, some
to b. hanged On Friday, Tie asth Of July
next.
A woman named Hattie Funk, charged
with the deliberate murder of her husband.
short time ago, but came back in . few
days and surrendered herself.
Jesus Tcjarra. charged with being IN nc.
complice in the Medina murder, a few years
since. and found guilty Of murder in the
first degree in the Fifth District Court at
Stockton, was sentenced on Tuesday.
The Owyl,ee Aoalanche learns from pri.
yate letter from Snake river that some Of the
placers are yielding handsomely. Saltpetre
mines have recently been discovered there,
and promise to yield On abundant supply.
The old Oregon House. Oregon City. is
no more. This house was built in 1874 and
was undoubtedly the Oldest public building
in the State. and there are few old Oregon.
ians who have not mt some time found shel.
ter within its walls. The building was
erected by 8. w. Moss, Esq, and cost about
$4,000.
Tho Salem. Oregon, Mercury Of MAY ~,
contains letter from Ar. ". 4. NcPher-
son, in which he yenounccs his connection
with the Republican party, and accepts po>
sition as assistant editor Of the Nercury
Mr. Mcpherson was the Republican State
Printer of Oregon two years ago.
Two old settlers near Dalles City, Oregon.
named Cleary and Mcclure, had some diffi>
Guilty about piece of land recently Cleary
went TO McClure's house and shot him
through the groin. causing death. A son of
McClure's then shot Clesry. killing him in
stantly. Cleary leaves . widow and two
children. and Mcclure widow and several
children.
During recent trial in California, on the
| selling by the butchers of diseased meat. the
attorney for the defense paid the following
compliment to the physicians who testified
in the case: "0entlemen Of the jury" said
he, lyon will remember that the physicians
all tell you. as well aa a-gOOd many OF the
Other bxfcAsrs, that calves tied BY the legs
| for three days. exposed to the hot sun, can.
not help but b uawho9osomo food"
| The latest reliable news from tho Caribou
mines sppean In tho Corinne HepSstSv Of
| June 18Th: "A letter received last evening
by Mr. Kupfer from Z Mr.. Meyer. mining
at CaribO0, states thst active mining has
| Just commenced, and that the most encour-
aging results hnd been obtained. Two men
| had made their firat ''clean up" the evening
before the date Of the letter from = ten
hours run and realized 323 In very good
dust. Two men had cleaned up 343 60 In
one days sluicing. Mr.. Meyer prQnounces
| the dust of Cariboo worth more than the
average stuff, being fine and pure. An ex-
| pscss will shortly be put on between this
| city and Carbon, when information will he
received more regularly from the new Eldo-
SAdo." @
| The lynchipg of James Jamison alias
McBcuth at Helena. Cedar county. Neb.,
recently, for the murder OF Henry Locke,
| In October last, is creating no little discus
| sion among the press Ut ihss vicinity. The
| prisoner ID said 70 have confessed not only
| to the murder OF Locke. but to the killing
first attempt to hang him the rope broke,
when he called for pipe, and smoked until
| Z second trial, which was successful. The
murderer's real name WAS John 1cBeutl.
He was % years old and born In New York.
he went to Kentucky, where he served Ia
the Union army. and came 70 Dakota In the
the Twenty-second lnfaneIy. He bad I
siater in bowling Green. Ky. He made /
| will i06s before tho execueiOn, beQueoahin9
her house and fonr acsep Of land thsse.
he confessed % Killing = nan j. xeatpcky
J before leaving, b1t nyS acee6e0t1ly.