The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-11
The Herald On Governor Potts.
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Death Of George n. Hanna.
The Notorious Elm: Fisk Killed.
The New Orleans ImbrsgIio.s
serious.Anair in Rochester. n. Y.
Affairs il Salt Lake City.
miscellaneous News. ~
Death Of george n. Hanna.
me Notorious Jim: Fisk Killed.
The new Orleans ImbrsgIio.ss
erious.AGair in Rochester, n. Y.
Affairs In Salt Lake City.
miscellaneous News.

anu MS allH1lfllSLfdttOH. ~ SAYS dlItIttct g
publicans win rejoice if disinterested, that the
| advice offered the Governor in a leader of
Thursday last, had the effect to deter the
/ executive from the dangerous course he had
previously resolved to pursue in the matter OF
| jobbing the Territorial appointments. Says
we are fully sensible Of the obstinate nature
j of the executive, Says the Governors adj
vent in Montana was not suspicious orencour-
4 aging. The halo of ability and other excel
lent qualities Of head aud heart Of his popular
predecessor, whom he displaced. shed none
of the retulgence upon his yandal successor
who came to govern intelligent people whom
he made haste declare were beyond the genial
influences Of civiIization.'' Says notWith-
standing the fact and further knowledge we
possessed, showing that the Governor had
more of will than wisdom, more impulse
than sound doctrine. we shouldered him
manfullY. like Atlas did his world, and
struggled these many days to. carefully poise
above the vulgar rabble, in whose midst he
/ was, this herculean mass of heshy ayoirdnpois.
Our public friends generally will credit us
with upholding with courage and fortitude,
1
and policy of the Governor. To promote
harmony in republican ranks we generously
/ forgot the foibles and short comings of the
scheming politician sent from distant State
/ to do our governing. We anticipated his
coming and paved way forshis reception by
sketches of his life and military services to
| the country. He came rs conquering hero
following close upon proclamation which
announced his advance. and the ignorant
hordes'' of our populace gathered BY the
road side to do him homage or confess their
| fear. little time passed and the hercules
Inc sooner donned his robes, which he had
[ filched from the shoulders Of Ashley, and his
executive sway over Z people, severed and
isolated from &. Genial influences Of Ciyiiza-
tlon.'' commenced. Self opiniated, blndly
Judged by estimation of his own impor-
tance, he commenced war on minor federal
officials 1t recounts the Governor attack
on Scribner. and states how the Governments
Investigation exonerated Scribner; says his
subsequent treatment of Register Lyman and
| Associate justice Symes were only a trife
less mean and deserves the sevsrest conderi1-
ration. Also che conspiracy at present to
supersedc Judge Murphy is being engineered
| by Gov Potts and Secretary Galloway. Says
that the basis for the Judges removal is:
LIST. Negleeting to appoint Clerks of his,
Court as suggested by the Governor. End.
That the Secretary is making his official posi-
the JudgesriIp. 5ru. AS lawyer lie had a
| case decided adverse to his client Says the
Flrlf ~ nTTfpnft
mate duties. Let his neighbors do the same.
Ends by saying that We have a delegate in
Congress who will see that the innocent will
not suffer through the misdeeds ofothers. and
will intervene a protecting hand t, shelter
those faithful and trusty, and whose good
name is assaulted by unworthy men.
VIRGINIA. Cry, Jan George II. Hanna,
one Of The earliest and best citizens Of this
City. died this evening 4. half past five
o'clock of congestion of the lungs. He had
been for some time auffering from cold, but
the suddenness of his death has shocked the
entire community He was native Of
Cooper county, Missouri, where he leaves an
aged father now gbereavsd Of his last child.
The deceased is aourned by numerous friends
here with whom many in Helena will SYM
pathize. isfss 4. tisztai a3@ 4 a.'4z Y
NEW York, Jan. 6.-Jas. Fisk. Jr.,' was
shot twice in the breast by Edward Stokes,
at the Grand Central Hotel, twenty minutes
past O'clock this afternoon. The affair took
place in the vestibule, Fisk was assisted to
d chair. It is9thought he cannot SURVIVE.
Stokes was arrested and conveyed to the 10th
Precinct Station House. Fisk had just
hotel, when he was shot. stsa Ill ag al
CHICAGO, Jan. s, s p. m.-Prisate dis
patches received here within the hour, say
that Jim Fisk il dead. M 5fsagaasa1 at'fi 4
NEw York, Jan, 81 Stokes is still at the
Tombs, apparently cool and collected.
New ORLEANS, January .5.-Zrhe extra SEES
sion OF the Legislature which met yesterday
afternoon in response to the proclamation Of
Governor Yarmouth. took recess until ten
o'clock this morning. The excitement
throughout the city has been intense all the |
morning. Atan early hour the approaches
to the Mechanics Institute were found to be
strongly guarded by the Metropolitan Police,
a line being thrown directly across Draydes 4
straet, each side of the State House, at the 4
corner 0t Canal and Ailcoman streets. No I
one but members of the Legislature, State
officers. and reporters were allowed to pass
Soon after ten o'clocl. company of the State |
militia masched up Dryaties street and stacked I
arms in front of the State House. There
we're on duty there about 250 of the police.
At ten O'Clock the extra session OF the Legis- T
Iatlire re-assembled. Some delay was occa-
stoned in obtaining quorum, but 10 was T
finally snt.onnced by Speaker Brewster that
Governor Yarmouth, was in the hall Of the
House, when it was called to order, but he F
soon after withdrew and sent in the follow
ng ssssssise III. ssas'is4af4 ass
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. New ORLEANS
ss# 81 as.Iallaarys 9Th, 1872. a8k
% the Honorable Speaker and members Of tteif
! Heuse OF Representatives..
( GENTLEMEN II have received the follow
ng dispatch from w ashington: n aIfsli
sl1osfde Hon. u. n. West. aaa sE1
ST Governor w armouth's dispatch OF this
late to you lis received. "a Ills report OF the
proceedings of the United States Marshal b
il snch an extraordinary character that Iwill +
AYE the matter investigated at once. Please I;
how this dispatch to the Attorney General. I
ISignedl 1T. S. GRANT,