The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-05-11
Saturday Morning, May 18th, 1872.

Members of Congress think now Con
gross will adjourn May Goth.
The Democratic National Convcntio,
meets at Baltimore July 9th.
Suppose Grant should not be candi
date At Philadelphia, what becomes of tn
Liberal party?
Greeley says he has 'crosscd the rive
and burned the bridge behind him." Tha
IL always esteemed an act Of desperation
and this Is noticeable instance.
"A letter received from Bishop d. 8
futile, Salt Lake City, states he will be in
Montana in July and August. He will
meet universal greeting of reverence and
good will.
IT. Buchanan Read author of 1.-THE
Closing Scene" The Wild Wagner Of the
AIIcghenies," "sheriinn's Ride" etc, and
an artist Of repute. is lying at the point of
death in New York.
The New York Sun is in tight place.
After h"is'ing Grccley's name in ridiculc
and badgering him for months. Dana. who
hates him thoroughly, has to hoist his name
again in earnest.
The long tried effort to send mesa.
gcs in both directions over one telegraph
wire at the same time is now n dc,nonstra.
ted success, and the known capacity of lines
Is thereby doubled.
Fifteen States had, on April 18th, Sc
lected delegates to Philadelphia Of the 29o
Delegates selected only 12 are Office holders.
1t will bc the best representative Convcn-
ton Of the people ever assembled in Ma.
iionsl Convention.
The Gazette, in view of the Cincinnati
nominations, Gays: Many of our radical
friends about town are some hat doubtful
just now Us to which one of tho boys they
are" DO any of the Democrats know
which one Of the boys they arc?
The Yellowstone Lake is estimated to
he Zoo feet higher than tho Gcyscrs from
which it is distant about dozen miles and
separated by n spur Of mountains. Will
hydraulic pressure and hot subterranean
channels in any way account for the Gcy.
scrs!
We have It from good authority that
the Oregon Steam Navigation Company n
few days since sold to the Northern Pacific
Railroad Co. the entire stock of that Cor.
Poration. nj psr.-amounting to $4,000. 600.
This includes the line of steamers from
Portland to Lewiston aud the Dalles and
Cascades roads.
Many inquiries being made as to when
Mr.. Clagctt will return tn Montana. We
state for general information that he will
return o. soon as possible after the adjourn.
ment of Congress. He will not, however,
leave during the Session. He was elected |
u represent Montana in Congress. has not,
we believe. been absent day during the
Session. and docs not propose To be. His
constituents will approve his determination.
"A Montana gentleman who has been in
Kansas the past winter informs Us he could
raise colony of ten thousand persons in
Kansas who would gladly come to Mon.
tan" II they had the means. The principal
objection To Kansas 10 tho enormous taxes
put upon the people by railroad loans by
State, counties and towns, on which heavy
interests have 10 be paid. 1t IL better to
have railroads built into new countries by
government aid or on the capital Of the
Companies.
Senator Trumbull comedies Grant To be
personally Of strict integrity and honest
purpose His objection 10 the aGministra
ton rests on the failure of Grant 10 in.uga.
rate the Civil Service Reform movement, and
carry through general Amnesty measure
Grant In his last message sdvieed both these
measures. The Cincinnati Convention
sets forth that 4" the decisions Of Congress
- should be thrown wholly free of Execu.
= tive interference and dictstion." and Con-
gress hss not seen proper TO pass these
measures. Would Senator Trumbull have
Grant ''dictste and interfere in these mat
lcrs' The fight IL made solely against
Grant Why not against Congress!
The Gazette. In On article in the issue Of
May 7th, says the Helena and Salt Lake
railroad Il not intended 10 conflict with the
Utah Northern: and IN case no better bar
gain can be made, Il would consolidate with
i. In another article 1T the same issue, il
says ii Hollistcr should fail to get his right
II way. and the Montana bill pass, the Cen.
rnl Pacific would he gladly invited to build
! road on the Montana right of way. That
would certainly conflict with the Mormon
rosd, as.if they are extended to Montana, the
Two must he rival lines 4OO 10 500 miles long,
with no local traffic. If Hooper should OPP
|Nse the Salt Lake ana Helena bill, would
lie Gazette sympsthize with him as II did
IN his opposition tn the Salt Lake and Colo
rsdo billy That is the test. They are pre-.
slsely parallel cases with Mr.. Hooper. Are
hey with the Gazette? ....--., III s.t..l, ...-
The G"setts IL still troubled about Clagett's
import Of the Salt Lake and Colorado road.
L simply asks . right of way sosskSnsd
rom Salt Lake The Mormous are building
! road In the same direction. The Gazette
n,s,aA0rfs ihA effort tor thu Salf fAkA and