The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-08-24
NOTES or THE DAY.

NOTES or THE DAY.
The Platte river stands nine feet three
inches above low water mark.
The body If Jacob Hang. who has been
missing for three or four weeks from Cen.
trail City, Utah, was found dead in Little
Cottonwood Creek, on the 4th instant lie
II presumed to have been murdered.
James Williams tho negro indicted in
Sacramento for the murder of Lizzie 'rhomp.
son, hss been released on $1,000 bail.
A thrifty B)stonian recently placed $l0,.
600 insurance on the life Of his wife. took
home box Of little red Maryland plums,
and enjoyed whole evening in seeing his
wife eating them. His enterprise had its
reward. Deducting sees dollars for funer.
d expenses, lie Is now @9, zoe dollars richer
than he was week ago.
In Elisabcthtown August 11,h James
Hartwick and b. L. Thomas exchanged six
shots from ''navies," which resulted in the
wounding of the former in the right hip.
The Pueblo Ca;et.an says in the language
of Horace Greeley: "Any man who says
that an adobe house IS good thing after
three or four days driving rain, is u liar. IL
william, a coward and a slave"
Milwaukee has had wooden wedding.
Henry Block was married 10 Amanda Board.
It was plane affair.
The United States have 5000 telegraph
stations, 5000 miles Of line, over 1000
operators, and transmit over 1850, 900
messages annually.
The Union Pacific railroad sold, during
the month Of July, 81 $50 acres Of land for
$13s, Sol, OF, 1t an average Of -, % per acre.
The number OF purchasers during this
month was 2l7. The Company's total salcs
TO date have been OO2, $50 acres for 81,
s07, 81, IN average price Of - 20 per acre.
A Connecticut amateur farmer swings the
scythe with one hand and bears aloft his
trusty umbrella with the other. The doc.
tors are said 10 sit upon the fence and watch
him with unselfish interest, and even the
potato bugs drop their implements Of toll
to watch the energetic agriculturist.
Special Postal Agent Wickizer has dis.
covered that Utah postmasters are using
postage stamps as u circulating medium"
and has issued card from, which We ex.
tract the following: ANY private person
has perfect right 10 purchase any amount
of postage stamps and use them as he
pleascs. But no person has RICH, To use
as money postage stamps sent to him by the
postoflse department for the use Of his Office.
All postmasters who desire to retain their
offices will please make note of this.
They had another lively waltz ut Erie,
Colorado, recently. 4 'waltz" at Eric
means n shooting scrape. Major Harry
Hill aid H. Matthews were the principals.
They were discussing rent account in
Hills office. Hill was the renter and Mat.
thcws the rentee. They differed somewhat
In opinions High words cnsucd; blows
threatened, Hill seized pick and ''wcnt
for" Matthews. Matthews escaped and
took refuge in Wnllace's Office. Hill broke
Into that and rushet. furiously upon Mat.
thews with hi, pick. Matthews fed out
doors with Hill in pursuit. The chase be
csme lively. Matthews drew a pistol and
fired on the fly. The shot winged Hill.
smputat'ng three fingers and wounding him
sevtrely in the wrist also. Tina. stopped
The fuss Hill was arrested.
The springs ut Ssraotgs are said to he
drying up. The flow is less strong, and the
resident and hotel keepers are prohibited
from obtaining pailsful Of the water in the
morning. - has been the custom for years
past. The water IL also leas pungent than
i used 70 be-
An Illinois woman recently swallowed q |
iecotion prepared from the roots Of wood.
1ine. Shortly af,erwsrd, she went and
Jaw where II twinetl,.
A farmer wants TO know The hest way 10
dry Ice before packing it. '.spread j, in
The Gun" writes Mr.. Greeley.
A reservation for the Snake Indians Is 10
'e selected in the Mslheur country.
A Georgia Editor refuses 10 support Gree.
~ ON the ground that il is a. much rs he
AN do 10 support himself.
The New York World has one hundred
md nineteen editors snd employees. Ninety
even If them ore for Grant against Greeley
ar President.
Frank Pixley is talking Greeley u the
MOrMOns.
H. w. Thompson \ well known journal.
ct Of San Francisco, hes been given posi-.
ion IN the Chicago later Ocean.
The National Gold Bank, at San Fran.
'iscp, has placed s3S0,0oO in notes Ia
circulation.
Senator Cole has authorized the statement
hal he will nut he = candidate for \ nom.
nation u Congress outside of the regular
osgsnisa'i,n. 5. a h
Nevada holds her Democratic State con.
,ention September 18th Ut Reno af fa
the Northern Pacific ni!r,ad company
W selling blocks q the terminus near
olympia, WaahlnSton Territory. 5a
Hallsst has . force OF eleven hundred
nea u work on the Northern Pacific rOAd
,eyond Newakam There srs several deep
sss end heavy klls ~ saks there u 10
xpecisd The track willie laid 70 HodsdenS
y ~ snd % Ssptsmbsr. |
.Cso, Dovssy e. chief q pel.ce e VIZ.
,isia City. Nevada, iook two ouac0 Of
lldaaUn. 81 esaaos eeeovsr. ssf Il
Oysassvllls, Washingtos Tsssieaey, ssns
oooo holhe1sa e syuless . ~ 0aa tAa.