Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-01-14
No.. 8
GENER al ITEMS.

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at 100000.
A cash system where man pays for
all be gets, and runs he chances of getting
all he pays for.
-'Bpeaking of dressed hogs said an alb
sent minded gentleman to friend. show is
your brother?'
TIVE Governor of Massachusetts has re-
| fused to pardon Spence Pettis, the convicted
railroad bond forger.
THE funeral of Ledru Rollin took place at
Paris on the 4th inst. Upwards OF 100000
people witnessed the procession and burial.
In selecting a wife see that, in addition
| to sweet voice and temper, she has the re-
| Quisite muscle to take in washing when hard
| times come.
ON the 9Th inst, a fre-damp explosion in
the coal mines of Rotterdam, Yorkshire,
England, took place, by which 80 persons
lost their lives.
CLARA LOUISA KELLOGG confesses, without
blush, that the only beau she ever paid at
tention to is the one held by the leading yio-
linist of the orchestra.
The restored Spanish monarchy begins in
auspiciously, by decree suspending the jury
system. This augurs ill for young Alfonso
reign, not yet fairly begun.
ON the evening of the 5th inst. the pews in
Plymouth church were auctoned off, the sale
amounting to $40, 0O0-a sum larger by $12,-
900 than was realized last year.
The monthly sales of government gold
have been discontinued, owing to the limited
amount Of gold in the Treasury caused by all
unprecedented falling off in customs revenue.
"A Chicago editor insists that he wrote the
word ''trousseau' as plain as pikestaff in
connection with certain bridal presents. The
printer, however, vulgarly put it trousers
TEE Democratic State Convention of New
Hampshire met at Concord on Tuesday last,
and nominated Hiram r. Roberts for Cover
nor and A. T. Pierce for Railroad Commis-
sioner.
The Samoan Islands, eight or ten in num-
ber, and embracing population of some co.
600 souls, have formed themselves into Con-
federate Republic something after own
model.
New correspondence, within the past few
days, has been opened with Spain relative to
the Virginius indemnity, and the demands of
the United States are to be vigorously pushed
to q conclusion.
THE accuracy of the account which the
HERALD in yesterdays article gave of the
Vicksburgh massacre is additionally corrobo-
rated by the dispatches published to-day.
Read and judge for yourself
THE government wants 100000 from Jas.
Leahy & Co., wealthy New York dry goods
merchants, for frauds on the revenue. Suit
was yesterday commenced under the amended
revenue law to recover that sum-
Some idea may be formed Of the aston
ishing value Of COnstOck mines when it is
known that their present selling rate is about
ohfln Foo E. %l>o
900 per foot for the consolidated Virginia.
The theory is advanced by an exchan,
that, if the ladies will themselves tx. to
smoking and chewing tobacco and drinking
rum, the gentlemen will at once become total
abstainers. We don't advise the adopt IN of
this theory.
JOHN RUsKlN boards English caste feel
ing and superstitious respect for i lou by
boldly declaring that he is the son or COM
mon sailors daughter, and that tie most re-
spectacle OF bis ancestry were green grocerg
and bakers.
RHODE ISLAND people are indignant at the
conduct of Connecticut man who permits
State of Rhode Island and occasionally to
drop wormy apples on the heads of the entire
population.
settlers for dcpredations CO mmitted by the In
dians now aggregate $1,OO0,OO0. The franz
ing of bill for the relief of such sufferers is
being considered by the House Committee on
Indian Affairs.
-"Send back the barrel of whisky we sent
you last week. BY mistake we sent you
barrel of burning fluid" The reply went
promptly back: 'Sold the last of it last night;
went off like hot cakes send me another
barrel Of the fluid"
Col. SAM. PIKE, the great American news
paper starter, received much noloriety at one
time as the publisher Of paper at Piketon,
O., which bore the following title and i'm
print: "Piketon Psketonsan, printed at Pike
ton, Pike County, by Samuel Pike"
Argue not with a man whom you know
10 be Of an obstinate temper, for when he is
once contradicted his mind is barred against
I'll light and information argument though
ever SO well grounded, provokes him, and
makes him even afraid to be convinced of the
ruth.
Hon. NJ. E. HOLLIsTER, recently appointed
Chief Justice of Idaho, is resident of that
Territory, and lives at Malad. He is law
7er by profession, but has been on the bench
sixteen years-twelve years Circuit Judge of
illinois, and four wears Associate Justice of
IDAHO.
SENATOR WINDOW has written a letter to the
inter- Ocean in favor of the creation of new
department. of the government, to be known as
he Department of Commerce. The CONNER
ial interests of the country are large and vast
hat department of the kind would seem to
e absolutely necessary. The advice OF a
urely mercantile man in the Cabinet would
be of immense value to any
and of great service to the