The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-07
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salt lake City has skating rink. ofacsred
by ladies'.
The Salt Lake City police have been MAX
ing A raid on the gamblers.
Attempts have been made in Salt Lake TO
pass bogus twenty dollar bills. Look out for
them.
Another shooting affrsy has occurred at
Newton, Kansas. a policeman. while at
tempting to arrest two Texan desperadoes.
was shot through the hips.
The unfinished fourth span of the great
bridge at Omaha was blown down last week.
About two-thirds Of the iron work was up,
and delay Of two Or three days will be
caused.
& The Circuit Court at Kansas City gave on
Friday verdict in favor of Linderman YER
sus the North Missouri Railroad. The case
was suit for s., 800 damages for detention
Of cattle two years ago while en- route. q q
jury awarded Linderlnall seven hundred dol
lars damages. j s
Clarence Kings survey Of the forticth par
allel Is completed. The scientific party has
finished its field notes and will winter IN San
Francisco to prepare tor publication by the
government the result of its work. Mr. King
has already published two volumes detailing
bis labors, and he will now publish the last
volumes
On last Thursday the citizens of st. Jo-
seph, Leavenworth and Atchison. united in
celebrating the extension Of the Atchison and
Nebraska Railroad to Table Rock, Nebraska
point eighty -four miles from Lincoln, the
Capital of Nebraska, toward which city the
construction Of the road Is being rapidly hair-
ried forward s .s @ sgs.s
A Lively Reminiscence.
"A correspondent of the Nashville Banner
writes from Paris, Tenn:
Paris, besides being one OF the Oldest towns
in this portion of the State, has historical as
sociations as rich and pleasant as any in the
West. At this point the canvass usually
closed between Davy Crockett and Little
Fitz, . as james Fitzgerald was called. 1t was
here that the memorable difficulty took place
between sDayy'' and Little Fitz'' tina. de-
.cided the election of the latter fer Congress.
Fitzgerald had accused Crockett Of drawing
more mileage than he was entitled to, and
characterized 1t in very severe terms. Crock
ett sent him word that If lie repeated it he
would thrash him. Fitzgerald s friends rep
resented to him the danger Of 4 repetition,
and advised him not to make the issue.
When the hour for speaking had arrived an
immense crowd was present, most Of them
Crockett men, and among them their idoliled
chief. laA 4lI
Fitzgerald came late, with but few hackers,
and they OF q class rot fond of broils and diff
.ficultics. He was met before he reached the
grounds, and begged to return; but he could
not return without disgrace and defeat. Fitz-
gerald spoke first. Upon mounting the stand
he was noticed TO lay something upon the
pine table in front Of him, wrapped in his
handkerchief. He commenced his speech By
an allusion to the report that had been made,
and when he said he, was here to reassert and
prove the charges, Crockett arose and stated
that he was present to give them the lie, and
whip the little lawyer that would repeat it.
when Fitzgerald reached the objectionable
point, Crockett arose from his seat in the
audience and advanced towards the stand.
When within three or four feet of 1t, Fitz-
gerald suddenly removed q pistol from his
and covering Colonel Crockett's
breast, warned him that IL he went a step fur
ther he would fire. The move was SO uncx-
pected, the appearance of the speaker 50 cool
aud deliberate, that Crockett hesitated 4 sec
0nd, turned around and resumed his seat.
PuTrING AWAY.-When q man falls away
from truth and righteousness il is natural for
him TO manifest It in his actions. We hear
now and then Of certain characters of this
class putting away their wives, or some Of
them where more than ore has been taken.
Now for a man to marry q woman, believing
he Is acting in obedience TO divine law, and
that he has the divine sanction in 50 doing
and then for him to put away that wife from
i miserable fear Of being imprisoned and