The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-09-13
,ssvep evGRv SATURDAY
Saturday Morning, Sept. .l3, 1873.

Saturday Morning, Sept .l3, 1873.
San Franclscsns celebrated the twenty.
second anniversary Of the admission OF Cal.
ifornis into the Union on last Tuesday.
The Chinese washmen have reached the
Atlantic. 0eenc Sing, Long & Go. have
hung out their sign In jersey City aud
announce oil kinds Of laundry work.
The Bismarck Tribune. which should
bc well advised, does not convey the idea
that more than thirty miles OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad will be built west Ut the
Missouri this season.
We have seen private letter from Mr..
Coffin since his return 10 New York, in
which he says that on tho 18th OF this
month light steamboat will be put In the
Yellowstone for the psrposc OF proceeding
up tho river TO test how high up navigation
10 practicable. A full ard accurate test will
DC nadc.-C0urier.
Billy Dwycr, . we'll known shoulder.
striker in Montana half dozen years ago,
was stabbed and killed by John Harrington
in front Of San Francisco saloon last Sat.
urday night. They had been quarreling in
the saloon; were driven out by the propri>
elor, and on reaching the door Harrington
plunged knife into Dryers breast.
The Monlanian tells sn incredible story
about quartz lead At Mill Creek 500 feet
wide, 1900 feet long, and paying S27 TO the
iop--in other words mountain OF quartz
but says all the miners of Mill Creek section
will vouch for it, The 0O.fect Comstock
made and maintains tho State Of Nevada
What will GOO.fcct lead do for Montana!
The price of coffee in New York City
hiss advanced from twelve TO fifteen per
cent. within the last fifty days, and the
present supply Is SO light that further In.
crease 10 probable. The Eeeaing Post Of
that city says the stock in this country ID
the hands Of importers WAS but 5,006 tons
on the first of the month against IL, 023 tons
at tho corresponding date last year.
Mostly. who has been called everything
by the Democratic papers because he ice
clared for Grant last campaign, has gone
back into tho Virginia Democracy. The
Washington Republican Of Aug. 80, for,
,Aally publishes him 40 false to his promises
and gone over to the anti administration
party. Ills Old trade has got the best of
him sgain-couldnt resist the opportunity
to guerrilla the Union forces.
The Fourth Annual Fair Of the Mon.
tans Agricultural, Mineral and Mechanical
Association 10 advertised TO commence In
Helena, Monday, September Goth, to con.
tinuc six days. Hon. D. y. Wade, Chief
Justice Of Montana, 10 10 deliver the address.
Tho Secretary Of the Association, E. w.
Carpenter, Esq.,. writes 10 that the jpdica,
tons favor ''splendid exhibition" Those
designinE to put articles on exhibition will
be On the alert.
We learn, indirectly, that Major Shan.
shan last week visited the Bitter Root valley
to invite the Flathcad chiefs resident there
TO remove 10 the Jocko Agency where com.
Portable houses are now erected for them.
One Of the Lesser chiefs consented to 70 with
his lodges, but Shsrlo refused 10 leave the
Bitter Root valley. "Thss valley had been
the home Of his people; there their graves
were, aud there he would remain. He had
. lands and home end was willing to obey
the same laws aud pay taxes u the whites. I"
We lave not been advised what action Maj
ehanahan will take.
Mr.. Addison Smith occupies some space
In lest weeks lsdepeadsns contsadicting .
charge publicly made against him IN 1850
BY James H. Brown, Esq.,, upon authority
Of Joseph Clark, brother.in. law of Capt.
Lucas, then resident Of Deer Lodge and
known throug hout the community % svow>
edly the author and responsible In every
way for the statement he made. The state.
ment was made BY Mr.. Brown In . public
meeting In the Deer Lodge Court House.
without giving the authority, and suisse
quently repeated by him ct German 0ulch
and other places, with full authority from
NJ. Clark 70 give HIM % author. Il seems
very funny that Mr. Smith was ''nsver able
70 find any one willing to acknowledge the
authorship OF the charge made when the
facts above were Of public notoriety, and
NessrA Clark and Brown were both resident
hero for some time after. Il was, and 10, q
matter Of very little importance to the pub
lie, but II Mr.. Smith wants 10 look II up,
Nc think Messrs. Brown and Clark ore botl,
got alive although out OF Montana.
The Independent of last week IN refer.
ring tea letter alleged by tho Idaho Ass'
lsaeAe to have appeared In this New
NoRrn WEsr-but which 10 the best of oul
knowledge and belief never did appear in Il
Ayr
I'VE had read the aforesaid article. q
copied 10 the AsnlaneAs. but having failed
70 notice Il In the N0RTH.W EST of this city,
ct the time of publication, waited for Tx
editor 10 come to tho front, which be did
and with . manly independence worthy
descendant If the first known horticultuf
lot. lays Il oil on . woman, and advises
''Old Hill'' 10 50 for poor Mrs. Duuniway
Of the Portland NovikUese." .r.. .,...,.,t
Mr.. Dunniway don't need any ''pooring'
from the ignmamos editor Of the lsdepsnd
ssa Wcts'd "try the Portland Nss NertA
Wsss," because the AsolsscAs VAS NOR,
likely to have made tho mistake OF loealiaD
than Name The edi.rcss. Mrs. Dunnivav
10 live, Intelligent, cultured lady. abun
dainty able to take care Of herself. Haa
we wished 70 refer Il 10 On iuanc, superas
nuated, gasrulous, intermeddl,nK old gran
ny, Ne would have given the editor Of III
lsdepssdsas eminent preference over anj
one We know. -. g......azes
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