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, 1874-12-19

RtrngElo will, Tho apanfsf, inva10ra, and Was now
studying Inv In lilo Inner Temple.
geutlealan ut ~, rms already acknowledged Tho
Fratlcis Draho Ind roaaEcd tho primo " isfa, 81.
snd waa mating nort stop III Englantl, prior
Hemisphere. TllownH lockyl!lo, Lold 1}uok-
hurst, celebrated III letters In nifaftH OF Stnto
joint uu!ilor Of tho i]tbt English tragudy, "Gor-
.tiohtle. or ferrax mud porrox," mud Lord High
younger than tho Quoen who l,unorotl lin as hor
coi1utoor: Disiop liooker Ind eiltostd into
Bacrcd orders; but, 1il:e most ca!low preachors.
aE ~ had a'trnctotl ITO capotlnl notice.
iroa erainmar.sclIool at s.ratford; und Francis
Bacon, III hia f7tl yoAr, was pursuing, Btudont'a
co.rso ut Cambridge. Tho poet. sponsor wa.
this year n,atlo Maeter Of Arts at tho aamo Uni
weaving rlynles Tor "Tlo shephoardos Onlon-
1ar,' wh:un lo published in l519. llaro Len
Jonson" wna I'LL inmate Of tho unrScry, i 2-yoar-
Old bahy. mud, when l,e liftea up his voice, prob
n.eassto. DraySon waB u yenrs Of ago; Mar
! lnWe paa II; a1a beaumont M infa,lt III swad-
ai'ng clDtheB. Stow WIN diligently expanding
nls Chtoniclea, originally issuoa III 15Gl alll
ing ycar, tho tlrss otlitioi. OF hia.-tho 'Bhek.
sncAro edition." 80 callol from itu having B.lp-
historical playa.
| tA"tI, stuce1 " Scotb, Ahu p0oH 9lEht years
her 1afssi cousina prisoner, aud was Ut PRESENT
! !e'ltIiishng III Dotan Castle,-a surprisingly
oeaatilul WonRn. dcBpita hor 81 yearB mud Aot
Hn,l lnany ,la sreat aofrown. Her non, JHmos ". Of
scotland anu jamos I. Of England had con-
cludod hfa iirsr decade, aud was sti,tyin1; tho
classica nndor tho famous uc],olar, I'll 3ygo
Buchnnan. William OF Orange bor,, thu ratsio
year as Elizabeth, wua lighting with Incredible
bravery, nrd With froell prospects OF Buccoe5 fur
! Tho liborty OF tho Netherlands. 1n Fiuucc,
| Horny III. sat on tho throne vucntod two yruyb
before by is brother, Charles H.; and, wi,ilo
Ills tnothBr tho Infamous Catherine no S;ct3,ei
rulol tho Stato, paBsel Ills days n,d nights III
tho widest oryies.
1t was this year that Titian dIod Mt Vonyco Mt
| Tho extreme nge Ut 10 j; but Paul, OF Vo,onrue.
Htill in tho snerdln Ut lile, III, wus puju.il,r
| gorgeous canyasoy fer tho luxurious Velst;nt,J.
| It wus thin yoAr, too, IL 20 buck to ENGLAND
| again. that the famous astronomer mud Ratlpio-
EDr, Or. john Dec, who cABt natlyitica 1,ner tho
| patronage Of Leicester aud Elizabeth, aud wl:o
was Baid to bo employed by tho atter az q spy at
foralgn courts. dieEuHed III tho chnracte: Of q
necrosnauGur, became tho victim OF I'LL !nfurist-
cd mob, Which, Iii tho boiof thatho Was MI on,,a-
sary of tho Doyl broko into h,s country reGi-
tfcuco ut Mottnko, and destroyed bis frnituro,
chon.ical apparatus. and valuable libraty, and
barely suffered hinnAosf aud 9anily to Escape
violent 1oath.
THE uooK-TRADE IN GERMANY. RUSSIA. AMI
| SCANDINAVIA.
We aro indebted to 1" Hurats Life anl LitorA-
turo iu the Fat1orluud" for tho following inter
cBting liable Of books published in Germany il
1872 aud 1873:
, 1874-12-19

A Alark, perched On bending spray,
Car0lel mo!odions Inattn.hymu,
Unheeding that thing Of prey
Whoe!al uoarwasd on tho wl,gs OF Gin.
But Ger It aoon bAadow foil,
Tue soug waa huslsd in stihod breath;
And, swooping downward with yell,
1 hawk horo OIL tho bird to death.
II.
4 hunter In the carly day,
Ills courao arrested, Idly aeoodt
CursIng lilo long anl ta1Rlti way
Ills eye had searched III vain for food.
Porchance to hit shining mark
His ukalcsa gun WIZ brought to rcAt:
uo fred the hawk, gorgel OIL tho lark,
neccired tho bullet In liip breast.
Il ponrE, 1nd., 1874. a. Z. 6INRH.
, 1874-12-19
English Lst1sttGc.lpcg.

Thsre IB . drawback to tho contemplation Of
IN English landscape that will not nt tixst
thought strike tho reader. It has occurred, how
ever, 10 writer Ia tho Atlantic. Ao Hays "Ono
great disadvantage for any perHon uealring to
look at an English landscape IL tho absc.cs of
good fences to alt upon isn gronnd1, 10 usually
rlarod vary much tho rail fouces Of MY own
county. Iwould come to q pretty prospect, and,
by legs sinking under me. would look abont
for place TO UT. The inhoBpitablo landscape
ssa n9 aha hara aas & soa,e Tas to bs
thought OF"
, 1874-12-19
TIE QRQY,

,.,,, =, w -. .,..... "a :, : a.. 7,.t t.,
F'of1aa corrsspo,ae"ee " '"e Ae. rory san.
The crows had Kept up racket Hsnco daUn'
Troes aud palmotto scrub were black with them.
.,,a .,sa,.ta,a,a tho instant mr. h, c.a woro
hoo inc psosls'ous .nu .asa"s naf pa'Ah ~ "oao
turned necessarily a'u 1hey sco'a us' ls "ss
plain that thoy were anxious Tor us to break
niraln ahont orows." said Moore, while nu1ior
-, aAs ae .,,,,s :, t,,av,ro t,a ,,n.. bro.nn
hlS mofnnR plpe 10y w - 49," sn' .oan, oau 's4o"s
bird III Florida. 1es' III, thor ahtell8oheo Is
from n white MN q milo OF, and they know 1,
"''u ..s,, .,eo r,h.v l,no,v Tint ,hov aro
shotgun from tlna 10y ano" snss 10y ". no
OF no account. Nonod5 aan1ols alter ero"-neae
autl no hunter wastos powder and shot Oh tho,n
Whv I've beuu hunting ana lad tho orowa fol-
, 1874-12-19


From Our Dumb dnfnais.
A friend in Newport, Il. l.. aonds us tho fol-
lowing: "Iho owner Of . lno Newfoundland
dog was boasting OF his sagacity and watchful-
moss, and among other things said to friond.
You cnnnot tako tho 1mallost article out Of my
house that tho dog shall not know Of It, bot
WAS mado on tho matter, aud one ovoninE, the
Two friends bolug at ten, and tho dog seemingly
fast asleep On tito rug boforo tho tiro, tho unbo-
liovor after time, a!ipped a tea~Bpoon into his
pocket. Tho evening passcd away and ths thing
waa forgotten by the bipod part of tho company,
tcaspoon, bot, and all. Lator At night, tho
guest roao, bid his friond goodbye, and wont to
tho front door, but, as ho placed l3s han on
mud mildly but firmly forbade him to 90 out"
lamandatgta Correspondence q the loches.r Dsaocrat
About noon OH Monday laat, John Dunphy.
respectable citizen OF this place, who @ was en-, IN;
whilo engaged In shocing. u horae. Mr. DunphY
vas the owner Of ANAL dog OF tue shepherd
breed, between which and his master great at
tachuont existed. Every morning they both
Engaged at his work, tho dog romaiped playing
around until about ii o'clock, ut which time ho
always returned home, ard catno back With Mrs.
Dunpby when aho brought her husband hls din
nor, Mrs. Dunphy wont baok nlono. anu tho
dog stayed with bis master till bis daily toll was
ended. Tho faithful animal followed hs mas-
tors romans ho,no and took up his plaeo under
table on which the corpse WAS laid. Al she
wilite ho kept up piteouR whining. After 6
wl,ilo, having boen dislodgod from hls position
with great difficulty, ho went up-statrs aud
stretched himself upon All old cost which his
lost friend was in tho habit Of wonrtng while
nt work. Hore lo continued to give OK
precision to ha griei 50 loudly that they
along with another dog whioh always rcma'ned
around tie house. No1t day, whom they brought
him food, he refused to partako Of 1t. In fact,
lo mover did partake Of tho least morael
Of anything after the death Of Mr. Dnnphy.
Yesterday ho guarcd hi1nso!f out. Of tho
kounol md started for tho blacksmith chop.
When he rcachcd thoro he Bmolled around tue
spot whcro his owner waB in the habit Of work.
Ing, After wlilc hB acemed to realizo that he
Kind old friend would never again stand in the
sarpo place; that nover again would hg speak to
| him and pas his ahaggy hoad with affoctionate9
| fondncaa. He then ran back to tho house, md
| up on tho Btoop In front Of tho door through
| which his masters remains wero carried. Here
| lie guyo usternaco to hlB sorrow in louq and
n,oiiruful howls, and foil dead as Ruddanly, and
in much tho snnle manner, aa his friend expired
| but two days botoro. Tho rnaBtor died Of heart
| disease, but Who can doubt that tho dog died ni
| broken heart2
, 1874-12-19

800, this whs In tho morning: We'll, for aeveral M
hours tho crows woro mighty Blv ngain. but
n!ong in tho afternoon thcy took thcir chancoH
onco moro aud were around thicker than ever.
They fought among themselves for tho sholis
aud tho ontrails. but they gavc tho atenks Wide
bsrta. Thoy wero smart enough to know wilas
the shooting waB for.
swell, ainong tho flock VIC noticed q larno
crow. with htskly kind Of = caw. Ho i,nd cotno
out from under Crowell'a battery with ono log
gone. liz was hntd sight. WHOM wo first INV
him l,a wing "aa dropping, Al,d he wss limp
nf sag to az sn w tna ,at of ff1 }oa Tor o
sorry. for him. II you'd seen him. you coultlnt
help but ieo sorry too. You 500. tho otlIor
crows didn't gyo him living show. 11o would
llayo starvodio death II wo hadn't Bympatllzod
fed hin tho ,licest chunks OF turtle. mud ho got
30 tame that he'd limp up within q or 3
feat. and nnost CIT ont Of our hands. Wo uacd
to call him Santa Anna, because, you aoe, ho had
Lost l,lB leg.
"We!l," continued Moore. "for aome timo
Santa A,lna turned up regularly for hiB ratsons.
Ho sooined to bc growing wcas III spiie OF all
tiio building up re gsyo LIN. Que DAY ~ re s. mlss.
! cried. Poor Santa Anna, Envs lug, couldn't
roost any piaco hut On tho ground. Some snake
has got him, and that's tho last Of him. You
900 tho bird had got to be great faYortc.
| Down horo In tho witdetncHs. whore you don't
Beo whito 1nnn onco in yenra, u fellow gotH
| nightly nttached to q crow whom has social
liltn nnd puts confidence in you. Wall, NIL tint
| dny tho crows kept coming In and q ripping
away ut tho lighsa and liyors, but Door SANTA
never turl,od up rcc.soI II We tnlkcd about
| him once ws talkcd about him hundred tiu1ca.
"rho noxt forenoon, while VIC wore dressing .
big turtle, wo heard d foeblo kind Of cav. mud
| Crowell sing out, tIerc's Santa Anna again, as
suro al you'ro born i md suro onough tllote waa
tue little black cusa hopping along on ono foot
over tho saud. lIo cooked hiB hoad on ono side,
and aoan,ed laundering sad to 500 us. Wo wore
| hyporcano. Wo picked out tho richeBk part OF
! tho turtle and fed him. Wcil. good Lord, you'd
ought to havo seen thai crow cat. Iio stuffed
hiniBolf no full that liz couldn't hollor. You
could SEQ him nwoIl out liiio Il rubber ball. Tho
other crowH stood OF about 20 feet watching
him. Tho little honlb:e got all ho wlntod. and
thcn Btartod of. Ha llmpad awfully for about
l5 foot, aud heard Crowol! Aav, Poor littlo
dovill I'm afraid Aoil neyor got woll.' Jnet
thon the crow stopped, hnd kind d shook up hia
! wing. Thon-aB I'm al!yc md Hlnnor--ho
| dropped another little black foot, and walked
off on two lcgn as Huuud a. II dollar. Tho othor
crows set up mighty caSing, mud all OF them
hew away togcthcr."
"Woll," Inquired Hammond, "how did he got
his leg tixoli''
" II wasn't Santa Anna ut all," moore ro'
| piled. "Somo other crow had played ehnta An
no on US. Our crow lad boon eaton up by pos.
sum. We found tho tonthcrB afterHhrd. Aud,
continued Moore, turning to me, "you won't bo-
lieyo me-. but that s:ory'a juat as truo as the
Goapei-oyery word Of It,"
, 1874-12-19


a tax n. ia. uaH presented to III old negro Ia
thla county u fow dayn ago, and llo waB po!itely
informed by tho officer that /! 1t was not paid
VERY nuon his property would bo sold. The old
man hecasno worry Indignant, aud satd !. ~ amt
gwino to pay no mo ta1ea. Wo'a all gwlno to
foaye dis country any way, and 70 whoro doy
sint no willie foiks." Wion asked vharo They
Woro going, he repl1ed "We'A gwiue whero doy
alnt 10 wh'to folss, ! toll yer to Aome' or
tpmeWbar,"
, 1874-12-19

George patoss. Of Lebanon, Pa, confesaes
that It was ho, aid not ha horao, that killad his
wIfo aixtoen years ago. Having oaoaral death
by puihon twloo, hs'l asa II hea xopo.psoof Atsu:
, 1874-12-19


Tho statistics for 1874 show an increase over
1878 Of II por cent.
In Russia, tho boo!k-trado ia ntill in primitive
condition. There aro 413 bookstores in Tho State,
but tho publishing businoss is confined almost
o1cluH.goly to St. Petersburg aud Moscow. Tho
State rosists tho establishment Of m lntcrnn-
tionnl copyright; and tho following official sta
tistica, given iu the Moscow Gazette Of tho I'M
port and export Of books for the paas a7o years,
plainly SHOW tho reasons why.
Huolks.
Books maps, and ,nuatc wero exported In 1860
to the amount 1Q4,hai
1mrorta Of the amounted 4C1.l6J
IN igC7 uxpor,g were Observation-Disclosures, lC8, ,819
In1,orta 4G4,70d
In 1853, QxnortB l29,G4a
Imports ,103 $40
In lsG9 exports. ...,.,,...,,,..,,,..,., 1Cg4G1
Imports. aSusN
imports.
Tho publishing statistioa Of Scandinavia are al
follows:
Inhab- Pub, Boof.
itaus, Cittss. Housts. stores.
Denmark, ..........1 0D,0D0 Is lf0 G2a
Norway ...........,1,75o,B 600 1t 60 124
Sweden. ..4,1G0,0o0 81 III 1as
Iceland has two publishing housss,.-o Ia
Deiliarik and ono IN Akureyi
, 1874-12-19
A SUNSET.plCTuRE.

Iceland haB two publiah{Dg houssa,:-onS
BeikiariA, and ono in Akureyi.
, 1874-12-19


:" I'ia youtb. H.r!"
"W!th your :, example, arl'
" 1t il your right!"
:" BY no poHaiblo monnal"
You llaYo tho say!"
"As am yrtuouBt"
Pardon mo, sirl"
II will die tirstl"
"You nro tyrant Ia courtosy!"
Al! which il llnally ondcd by aonao Third party
intervening with:
"l'a tatl,or ns nYanmannor'y ~ taan trouelouono'
BY your leave. Sir!
Ladies' ware also infected wish tho pcdantry OF
tho ago. aud yarlcd tloir srliitng ta!i abuut ulat
tors OF hn toiltte tho last bit ut gussip. will,
Erayo disoouruu III Latin or Greek. or a!ligent
roatling in those lealltad languagos. nnd IN
Froucii and Italinn. Qucon LitxAboth conneA
hor Crock Ta,.a,nont da.1y, md instruosed hor
iadica, whilc bending over tho oinbt oidery-frMe,
III tho lore OF clpnsu anthora. With her couf-
eelOrs of Statv and the accomplished members
Of her Court. ar with tho orudtto Professors Of
Cambridge and Oxford, si.o c0nyerAcd !!Holtiy
in Latin. When loyora visited thoir ladsah, tha
mutual talk waH in stilod, exaggerated sttali'.
tnll Of hlgh~hpwu compliment md ridiculous
boMbaat. <,-,,,
Elizabeth wxs s years Of ago, nnd IL Tug g naas
OF her ten yoarA lirtAtion with tho Dnte g Aien-
con, tho youngest aoh at Gathering 70 Mou1ci,
and still lackiug year OF hn majority, Cccil,
AofA J3Hllel6lt THO EGEus9 HtALla@1H' "'4o +t14A
tho oI}iCo IT Lord Treaauvor during tWonty-Hnvcn
years Of hcr reign, was in thy 67th year ct Ills
ago. Locaater, ''tho uy1sy Iari." whom Elias
bath loved, but conad uoitr urlnE heEuell to
IL while his step.uol,, tho future Ea,l Of Easez,
who was, stru,lsely enough, to sls1ccod him in
lie afleosions Of Ills loyAl nltstroae. vas ut piay
with oall mud kite, cha OF brlof sll.nnlura.
sir Waller l!nltHl,, yonug tnan OF III had latoly
rot,r,lsl FROM ttIa Lnw Conntrloa, wtlers lo Ind
bodn louuina slaesAacs to tia DutQl, in thait
, 1874-12-19

THE nooI-TRADE IN GERMANY. RUSSIA. AND
HOANDISAVIA.
Wc aro indebted to "HuratA Life anil Litora-
turo u tho Tat1orland" for tho following inter.
oBting table Of books published in Germany in
tH79 anil 1HT3.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-09-18
EXPEDITION TO THE BLACK
HILLS.

Charley Collins of the Sioux City
Times, is moving in earnest for the
formation Of an expedition to enter
the Black Hills this fall. Mr.. Collins
is now in Chicago, for the purpose of
enlisting recruits. He has enlisted at
Sioux City about five hundred men.
In speaking Of the introductory or
der, prohibiting expeditions going into
the Black Hills, the Sioux City Jour-
nal says: "How much in earnest the
Government may be in this matter
must hereafter appear. We do not
apprehend the adventuresome spirits
who have been woke up by General
Clusters glowing stories will yield
without an effort. IfGeneral Custer
had kept out of the Black Hills there
would have been no other movement,
at present at least, in that direction.
If the military expedition was not
intended as an opening wedge to that
country, then it was an inexcusably
wicked thing on the part Of Govern
ment.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-09-18
SUMMONS.
Tn TIE DISTRICT COURT Of the First .Jud,ci,
i District Of the Territory of Montana, in and fo
the County Of Gallatn.
MADAME Il. BUTLER, Plaintiff.

Tn TIE DISTRICT COURT Of the First Judlcia,
District Of the Territory of Montana, in and for
the County Of Gallatin.
MADAME T. BUTLER, Plaintiff,
D. c. BUTLER, Defendant
Action brought in the District Court of the First
Judicial District of the Territory of Montana IN
and for the County of Galatin, and the complaint
He'd IN said Gallatin County in The Office of said
District Court.
The people Of the Territory of Montana send
Greeting to y. Z. Butler, the Defendant
lou are here'y required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above name PLAINTIFF
in the District court Of the First Judicial District
If the Terrific ry of Montana in and for the said
fIed therein, within ten days, exclusive Of the
service) after the service you Of this summons
II served within this county; or, ii served out of
this county. but In this district, within twenty
ny default Will be taken against you according to
The prayer Of said complaint.
he sald action is brought to obtain decree Of
this Court dssOlving the bonds OF matrimonv now
existing between Plaintiff and Defendant, and
giving the care, custody and education OF the said
marriage to said P,ainiiG upon the grounds set
forth IN the complaint on file in this action and for
general relief. ~--- -o4
And You are hereby notified that if you fail to an
pear ana answer the said complaint, rs above re-
you and apply to the Court TOR the relief demanded
Ill said compliant.
Given under my hand and the seal of the dis tr;rt
Court of the First Judicial District Of the TERRITORY
Of Notssana in and for the said county of .aIatii
this eighth day of September in the Yea, of mr. ori
one Thousand eight hundred and .v~nty four.
lsEALl WILL +. DAVIS. Clerk.
By ARCH GRAHAM DcDntv Clerk
Bozeman: NJ. T. september II, iX4-4w
Il. (. VIvIoN. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-09-18

THE New North West contains an
able editorial on the capital vote fraud.
It represents the sentiment Of the peo-
pie of Deer Lodge rs strongly con-
demning the forgery, by which the
vote of Meagher county was changed.
It is the strongest article we have
seen in any Of the Territorial papers
against this nefarious transaction, and
considering that the New North West
occupied a neutral position during the
canvass, it is fair to presume that 1t
now represents the sentiment OF the
people of Deer Lodge, who gave a large
majority in favor Of disapproval. If
Virginia, or those who perpetrated this
fraud, expected sympathy even from
those counties voting with her at the
election, she has reckoned without her
host. Everything was staked on this,
and she has lost.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-09-18

A correspondent If the Sioux City
Journal, abiding to the Fort Peck
Agency, says:
A law was enacted by the last Con9rcss
limiting the number of employees at the
various agencies, and allowing orly three
laborers 1t Fort Peck. That number Is
wholly insufficient for the necessary work,
msch less for the protection Of life and the
immense amount Of property soon to be re-
ccivcd there. and the agent cannot show
enough physical force to give moral force to
his counsel to the Indians.
The late murderous attack on two
employees Of the Agency, in sight Of
the fort, by party Of eighteen hostile
Indians, dangerously wounding one
Of the men, demonstrates the fact that
. larger force than is at present al
lowed is necessary for the protection
Of life and. property at the Fort Peck
Agency.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-09-18

Several OF the American heirs Of the great
Chase estate in England, reside in Chicago.
and quite number. throughout the North.
west. MIR. j. II. d. Henderson. who resides
at No. 1922, WabaaaAvenue, has nm interest
by marriage IN the estate. He states that
the vast property first came from Sir Town.
lev, OF Townley Hall, living then in I4ancas-
tershire, to whom, in addition to his own
estates. a fortune was bequeathcd. consisting
OF estates In Leicestershirc. Sir Townlev
had one son, who married. and in turn left
one son. who married ard lett male heir.
The latter never married, and to his sister
Mary the EFT tire possessions of Sir Townley
came in succession. and to her heirs.- She
married man named Chase. to whom She
bore four SONS, named. respectively, Richard.
William, Thomas aud Aqnilla. Richard re-
manned In England, bat the other three came
to America in about the year 1923; Aouilla
settling in Newburyport. Mass, or vicinity !:
Thomas In Rhode Island or vicinity. ani
William in Yarmoth, Mass. The amount be-
qneAthed was, originally, $38d, OOO. 600. Of
which One-fOurth was diebursed to the hcirs
OF Richard, who had remained in England
and the remaining three-fourths, by the re.
cent decision, Is to be distributed among the
American heirs. The decision was telegraph
cd to one Of the Chase heirs, then at Louis.
VILE, and since that time several meetings Of
the heirs have been held at Newport. r.. l. /.
A certain gentleman, one Of tho hira, has
spent twenty years h compiling the family
record In America, aud his labor seems likely
TO be s0s rewarded as the sum total falling
to the American heris amounts to over $780,
OOO OOO.-CHicago Times.
NORMAN shares the honor OF Chicago In
the possession Of some Of the heirs of this
vast estate. 7'llr. Miles, Of this city, Il 1
lineal decendant Of the Chase family, and
will therefore come into possession Of q con-
siderable amount of this $500. 900.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-09-18

THE inordinate number OF peop10
killed by lightning within few weeks
nevives discussion as to safety during
thunder storms. It is conceded that
there is no place of absolute safety III
a shower. for the fluid is cratic, ana
goes where it pleases. It is wise
precaution, however, to avoid currents
of air. and to sit in the central portion
Of the room, away from parts on which
the lightning may descend.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-09-18
|" VIRGINIA CITY READY FOR
THE BATTLE.r
AL(n N oaax.h thin e. -

''Can such thin y be,
Aud Ovrrcsme us - sumincr's d5eani'
We have seen and read of men, &C.
tuated by lofty patriotism and the in
stincts Of noble ambition, buckling
on their armor to do battle for the
right, or "as God gave them to see the
right, but the editor of the MOntanian
furnishes the first instance on record
Of Q man or people, claiming to be
honest and law abiding, after acknowl-
edging the criminal nature Of their
cause, to throw down the gauntlet to
an outraged public and invite a con-
flict. And the editor of that dclecta-
bic sheet, which should he Ostaciznd
from the honest reading public, ha.,
the effrontery to call upon the people
or the Territory to sustain Virginia
City in one of the most diabolical
frauds ever attempted upon people.
To sustain WHAT The forgery of the
returns from Meagher county, by which
the people Of that county have been
robbed Of their suffrage, and the coun-
terfeiting Of two official seals. That
il what Capt. Blake, editor of pub
lie newspaper, and through that paper,
calls upon the honest people Of Mon
tana to sustain. And more, he asks
those people to rob themselves, in the
most ignoblc manner, Of their wishes
as expressed by the ballot box. Before
the Examining Committee and the
Board Of Calvassers, as reported,
Capt. Blake, attorney in behalf of Vir-
ginia City, admitted the forgery Of the
Meaghcr county returns, but expressed
the desire to avail themselves Of the
privilege accorded every criminal,
recourse to the courts.
The boldncss of the fraud itself was
something that We were unprepared
for. We did not think the vigilantees
Of Montana had left men unhung ca
pable Of perpctrating such decd, but
the course of the Montainian in aiding
and abetting the criminal act is some
thing never before heard of in journal
istic history. Had it endeavored to
palate the crime, there would have
been some evidence Of q saving grace,
but the manner in which it champions
this great cause of wrong takes away
tho last shadow of hope.