Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

i On tAe EISl OF JaHuNy ue" GOs"s~~e
were in the San Francisco market.
The question Of Pinchbsck is still be.
fore the Committee On Privileges ana
| Elections.
CARL SnUaz says it is fortunate Tor
the nation that some men in pubic NE
we're consti,u,ionally protected from the
Presidential: fever.
The Emperor Of China died on the Eth
u!t. His successor is five years old and q
dispatch says it is uncertain WAo VIII sue
coed the late Emperor.
The report of the Eu;ro tunnel for the
month of December is as follows: Iotai
number of feet made during the month,
All. Total length of sunnel at the De-
ginning of the present month, 8. APO feet
The total number Of petitions in bank
rup,cy ii LED in Kentucky in 1914, was 2S';
voluntary, $50; involuntary. 81 OF the
whole number, 81 were from Louisville.
Mssouri's Legislature is about to cut
down railroad fares in tina; State TO two
;. cents a mile. 1t is supposed that this
means retaliation for the abolition OF the
free pass system.
The Legislature Of Dakota have passed
a law fixing IL per cent. per annum as
the legal rate of interest in that Territory,
and in case of violation all interest TO be
forfeited
A BILL for the creation of French
Senate passed the first reading IN the AS
sembly lately by vote Of sig to 1SS The
Left and Legitlmists opposed the first read
ling.
Isaac ?. Christancy was elected on the
21st Of January United States Senator by
the Michigan Legislature to take the place
of Senator Chandler, whose term expires
on the 4th of March.
THE Louisiana troubles are still the
theme Of the debates in the United States.
The House has not taken up the question
yet. Many important measures will fall
through on account Of this Louisiana i'm
briglio.
EBEN B. W.nD, the millionaire, who
has just died at Detroit, gave by will to-
his time honored friend, Benjamin F.
Wade, Of Ohio, fifty shares Of the North
Chicago Rolling Mill Company, a pros
porous corporation.
The town of Vermillion, Dakota, has
been the scene OF very destructive fire,
which came very near destroying the
whole place. Both of the newspaper Of
fees were burned with their contents.
The loss is very heavy one, and will be
severely felt.
EX-PREsIDENr ALDREw JOHNSON has
been elected U. s. Senator by the Legisla-
ture of Tennessee Mr.. johnson is the
second President who enters Congress af
ter having filed the highest office in the ,
nation. John Quincy Adams was the first.
The Secretary Of War sent to the House .
the reports Of the Quartermastcr-General
ADD Commissary- General, giving the cost
10 those departments Of the Modoc war,
amounting in the aggregate to $4l1.OOO. Z
The House Committee on Approprla-
ions, in their report on the Post Office
ill, recommended an appropriation offs
81, 54S, 900 fer the inland mail service
lex: year. reduction of S514,7 from
he estimates
GEN. GARrBALDr has arrived in Rome,
there he was met by the Mayor ald
combers of the city council. Several y
societies formed a procession :
With bands of music and escorted the old ,
zero to his hotel. He was cbeered with
Il, widest enthusiasm rs he passed along :,
he street.
BUTLEE's resolution, directing the Com
missioner of the General Land Office to 4
commence suit against the New Idria il
quicksilver Mining Company Of Calitor- a
lia. has passed the House Of Representa- {
ives. The Government claims ST, 900, 900 c
md the mines. A
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific d
and their branches, have failed Z
o comply with the demands of the Treas g
Try Department for five per cent of their 70
yet earnings, and the Attorney General
will co nmence suit against the companics|
within sixty days.
CHICAGO will most likely secure branch
mint as recommended by President Gram,
Omaha and ST. Louis are struggling also
@ obtain it's location at their respective
titles. The establishment of another
mint at either of these places will aid the
,old and silver producing sections, and
Increase the amount of mining. |,
THE Dubuque Herald is authority for
he statement that the contract for tran
sporting government supplies on the Up
per Missouri for the coming boating sea-
ION was awarded to Mr.. Cox, represent
ng the Kcunts line Of steamers. The
bid is said to be very low.
OMAHA is looming up as q mineral
smelling town. It is stated that her works
ast year turned out gold and silver to the
value of 81, $50, 900, and $500 tons of lead,
valued at $60, 900; paid $65, 900 in wages
N freight $250,0oO, and for expressage
$4,000.
SENATOR HAxL1N has been renominated
~ the Republican caucus in Main, and
will undoubtedly be reelected. The high
st eulogy that can be pronounced upon
the genuine integrity Of Senator Hamlin
IS that that he IS 66 years old, has been in
office almost ever since he reached his
majority, and is still poor man,-[Buf
falo Express.