The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-01-18
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yAs. H. MILLS. -. EDITOR AND PUBLIsuER
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Saturday Morning. January Is. 1873.
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-Livingstonc's supply expedition reached
him Dec. 30, and he has dived into the inter.
ior again.
A very excellent gentleman 10 earnestly
urged by an influential element 10 Ctsh rs
successor TO Governor Woods.
While the Prince Imperial was return.
ing from the funeral of Napoleon III. he
was saluted with the cry "vivc rEmpcreur.
He rcplicd-"Thc Emperor IL dead. vivc
France"
Congress has switched off on discus.
sion of the finance schemes, and with
Credit Mob,licr, Louisiana investigations,
etc. etc., will be likely to put In tho term
till March 4th without doing much general
business.
The Republican caucus of the Kansas
Legislature pledged itself against Pomeroy,
and has 90 majority on joint ballot. Pom>
eroy's friends, however, think the rivalry
among aspirants for the succession may
split the opposition.
In the Senate on Thursday. on motion
of Nyc. a bill passed fixing the compensa-
ton and length Of the sessions Of Territorial
Legislatures and committing the care of the
penitcntiaries u the Territories Doubt.
less II will pass the House as Attorney Gen.
cral Williams recommended tho transfer.
The Helena Herald is highly ela'c'i at
the rumor that bride path il being cut
from the New NORM WEST Office 10 the
rear and thinks it may eventually rise to
the dignity Of occupying the building at
"ihc other end of the avenue" Its aspira>
tions are lofty but
"Ieharrc thee. ding away ambition.
by that sin angels iei,'
The Democratic caucus of Jefferson
City, NO., on Monday nominated l.. v.
Bogy, Of st. Louis, for Serator. The vote
stood Bogy o.: Blair a. That's two races
that Frank hss recently made where the
track was too bog ~. The Republicans as
a Formally nominated J. Il. Henderson for
Senator. and recommended him 10 Grant
for . Cabinet portfolio should there be q
vacancy.
One ri the consequences that would en-.
sue from the dis.cstsblishmcnt of the Terri.
tory of Wyoming, would be the loss Of one
Of thcmost cuphonious and pleasing names
yet given Territory. Although associated
with one Of the ssddest incidents OF Amcri-
can history. Il IL llalIowcd by sacred memo.
rice and the charms of poetry. II could no
be lost from the roll call Of the young sister.
hood without regret
"A Washington special ssys: The Sen.
aic Finance Committee decided that Secre>
tsry Boutwell, Inns NO authority fer issu.
ing any portion Of the ~, 00o, 600 Of legal
tenders, which be claims a. reserve fund.
This leaves the Treasury with but t4,500,
900 Of available currency. The Secretary
says that II Congress endorses the action Of
tho Finance Committee II will cause con.
traction, ~ the treasury will he compelled
10 keep much larger currency balance on
hand than there Is 1T present.
AS the details come in Of the terrible
storm of cold and snow that recently swept
over Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota, they
grow frish.fuI with suffering, destruction
Of property and loss Of life. II appears to
have exceeded IL severity any storm ever
known In that region. In STRANGE contrast
IL the almost summer temperature wc have
enjoyed In Montana during the ssmo time,
. season 20 calm, warm and spring like
that 1t seems more like My than January.
Charles II. Nelson. son .in>law of James
Brooks. testifies that Brooks furnished him
with money 10 get 100 shares of Credit No.
bilier stock, telling him he had . chance 70
get him In on It, but didn't care 70 hold any
stock himself. He had received on this
5000 dividends in cash, and see shares U.
+. Il. X. stock, out of which latter hc re.
paid Sidney Dillon for money borrowed TO
purchase 30 additional shares of Credit
Aobilier. He subsequently admitted that
he had not paid anything for the 80 shares,
and that Brooks was In the habit of putting
him in the way Of good investments. A
son.in.lsw 10 handy thing for corrupt
Congressman 70 have in the family.
The Helena papers state that Lieutenant
Matsson g. Sanborn, 9Th Infantry, Y. =. A.,
stationed o. Fort Shaw, was disco vered In
Ills room ut noon on Sunday, in fit Of ap.
poplcxy, which resulted In Ills death. Drs.
Click and Reese were summoned and did oil
In their power 10 restore HIM to conscious.
ness, but without avail. lie died ut Or. n,
OF the same day. Ais remains were for.
wsrded 10 Fort Shaw for burial. Lieut.. 8.
was well known u many of our people aud
universally esteemed. He made ~ excellent
record during the war In the volunteer SER
vice, and as . Lieutenant Of the regular SER
vice, stood high on the rolls for gsllsntry,
business qualifications, and geptlen,aaly
bearing
The bill drawn by Hon. VIM. II. Clsxc,,
Of Montana, providing for public records
and public distribution Ut sunu,iies In the
Indian Department, introduced by himself
In the House and by Freclir ghuysen In the
Senate, II the theme OF much comment In
the leading journals aud IL clci,ing gres,
deal Of attention In Congress. Il 10 unqucs.
tionsbly the heaviest blow corruption In the
Indian Department has ever had, and Il win
liz fought with every power jobl,crs, lobby.
ists, money aud the Indian ring sharks @,
command. Montana will look with so,ici.
tudc on the struggle between y righteous
act and It's enemies, but probably wishou.
IN effor, 10 assist 10 advocates. TLepsopls
Of the West might exert poic. infiuencs Tor
sood In endorsing It ~ public upse,iass,
resolutions and petitions, but IL wouId bs
next to impossible 10 isaugurale tho scslon
aud make II . general movement In lime u