Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-02
G. N ERAL VS..

Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S treasure box was
robbed by three highwaymen at A Is in the
morning, On the 10th ult., about two miles
south Of Boise Bridge, Idaho. The total
coin value of the treasure was 81, 069.l9 one~
fourth of which will be paid for the recovery
of the same.
a dispatch from Cheyenne, under date Of
the 23d ult, says that a party of Black Hills
miners under the lead of David Young, and
consisting of six men, froze to death about
one hundred miles east of Fort Fetterman.
on the night of the 18th ult. They had been
previously attacked by Indians and their
camp equipage captured. In ~endeavoring
to escape from the savages three of the par
ty We're killed Chen consisting of ten), ono
other subsequently died from exposure. The
rest Of the party were endeavoring to reach
the Medicine Bow, when they were overtak-
en- by a snow storm and persisted, as stated
above. The report goes on to state that
there is great restitution among the gold
seekers in the Hills, and all that can get
away are leaving as rapidly as they possibly
can.
Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, makes the
prediction that the Northern Pacific Rail
road will be completed to Helena, inside of
two ears.-hdependemt.
The Boston Journal says of Mrs. Scot.
siddons, that her acting is perfection, ifper-
fecteon can be attained, being ~faultless in
style and manner, giving life to every senti.
ment uttered. The New York Tribune thinks
her the most beautiful woman before tho
public.
Trouble still continues on the Texas bor-
der. A fights reported between the Mexi-
can marauders and Texan Rangers.
The California papers are talking of a
scheme for irrigating their lowland valleys !.
by means OF a canal 800 miles long to cost
millions of money. A system sufficient to
irrigate 500,0 900 acres lying west of the San
Joaquin river is deemed eXpedient. The
canal spoken Of for that purpose is from
Tulare Lake to Antioch, a distance of 200
miles. It is spoken Of as being highly prac-
teal, both for irrigation and navigation.
The estimated cost would be about $l2.-
100000.
Maggie Davis, daughter of the ex-Presi-
dent of the XConfederatc States, is, it is re-
ported, about to marry A. J. Hayes, Jr.,
Cashier of one of the National Banks of
Memphis.
Professor Wise completed his454th balloon
ascension, October 30. He started from
Louisiana, Mo-, travelled fifty miles in fifty
minutes. He alighted in the tree-tops, log
ip0 bic ba1Ioop IS Tho Ca,,t,7rv ),
Italy has one hundred agricultural news
papers.
A National convention of the Women's
Temperance Union met in Cincinnati last
week.
il. Drake, Grand Secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars of Illinois ia
dead.
The Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, received, at the late election,
5000 votes.
There are reports of an intended change
in the head of the Post Office Department.
Treasurer New is spoken of in connection
with the position.
The cashier of the Western Union Tclc-
graph office, at New York, is a detaulter to
the amount of $50, 900.
Inc German Empire will have a deficit OF
100000 thalers, in 1876, unless some new
source OF revenue is discovered.
Spain is going to send an ~ironclad fleet to
The ship Calcutta was wrecked last week
on her way from Calcutta to Liverpool, and
tWenty-three lives were lost.