The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1875-12-24
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what remains Of the bones of Cristo
Pner Columbus, after having been removed
TO Seville from Valladolid, in Spain, wher,
ne oied-thence to Santo Domingo, and af
terwards to Havana when the Haytien is
| land was lost to Spain-are to be taken te
Italy, and deposited in the Church of sants
Croce (the Westminster Of Fiorence). some
time next month. Whether the fear Of
losing Cuba has anything to do with this
last change is not stated. as@
"A piercing shrek and q distnrbance o1
the water in front of ferryboat last even.
ing caused the quick stoppage of the en-
gines and the launching of boat to 90 in
search of the supposed suicide. The search
was frultless no one appeared above the
surface. Meanwhile, sitting on the chains
with smile that was childlike and
oiahd, was an accomplished ventriloauist.
keenly enjoying the sensation the exercise
OF his powers and the bricks he had thrown
into the river had caused.-Neso York T5i-
6ane.
An English correspondent relates how
dreat Britain obtained the important sta
ton of Perm, at the entrance to the Red
Sea. About twenty years ago, one morn
lng' four French men-of-war arrived at
Alden. AT that time the English Governor
mad no instructions to guide HIM, and there
was no telegraph between Alden and India.
or England. He was convinced that the
French were not out on a pleasure cruise,
and he invited the officers to dinner. Mean
time he ordered British Despatch boat
IN the harbor to keep under steam all
night. After the wine had passed freely
the French officers dropped some remarks
which led the Governor to believe that they
had been sent out to seize the island of
Perrin as French station. He sent orders
privately to the despatch boat to make
steam at once for Perrin and take possess
sion of it in the name of the Queen. While
the English boat was ON its mission the
French officers caroused until daylight. In
the morning they started for Perrin, to be
greeted by the union jack and British
sentinel
1t may have been all right, but it sound
ed diaphanous. He walked into whole
sale grocers this morning, shambled up to
the stove and stood there few minutes be-
fore feeling adequate to conversation. FL
nally, in tone expressing the depth of in
digence, he remarked: My case may
seem peculiar, but it's a fact, Boss. I've |
got wife and six children at home, and | |
never drank drop in my life, but they are
starving. hate liquor as do the typhoid |
fever; and used to make tidy sum by
my painting. The other day a man came
thing but water-and gave NE an ofder
for dining room picture; fruit and piece
of cake, two flies and that sort OF thing |
YOU know. I shan't waste the money ON
rum. you can bet; no sir, hate it; it'll go
for bread, but the fact is, Boss, there's got
to be wine-glass in the picture full OF
insisted on that-and, Boss,
honestly, it is SO long since I've seen any,
I've forgotten the color; don't you want to
help poor man along by lending me
GLASS TO paint from % He got it.-Boston
TrdveIer.
The Philadelphia Ledger has made
compilation of the laws relative to the rate
of interest in the several States and Terri
tories. Thirty-three States and Territories
have usury laws, the regular rate OF inter
est varying from six to twelve per cent In
the following States and Territories all
usury laws have been abolished, and any
rate may be collected that may be agreed
mon: California, Florida, Maine, Mon
tana. Nevada, New Mexico, Rhode lsland'
South Ca1olina, Texas, Washington, wy
omipp. New York, where, in all proba-
h;litv. mere usurious rates of interest are
actually collected than in any other State
has the more stringent anti-usury laws
According to the law of that State seven
ner cent is the maximum rate, and usury Is
made misdemeanor punishable by flne or
six months Imprisonment, or both' and
-forfeits the principal even in the hands Of
third parties.