Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-08-26
No. 40
General and Personal.


In Nebraska more then twelve railiion for
| est trees were planted ln-! year.
In Franco they ha't 4 ''Soclety for the
| Protection Of Birds t~&ful to the Farmer
| Sp,Arrs majority c.t. Nvion for District
| Attorney. in The Fivst Judicial District, is
575.
! IowAs new capital building at Des Moines
covers An acre and al eighth Of ground, ana
will cost $4,o0O,o0O.
| The Liverpool Post estimates that the
American Rite Team carries off $15O,OoO
from Ireland in bets alone.
| THE Milwaukee Sentinel has ipioymation
that Pi,tsburg man has invented an IRON
| shirt. Well, that's good for hardware
| THE Philadelphia Times says it is proposed
! to erect monument in Paramount Park to the
memory Of the late General Thomas Francis
Meagher.
! HU1BoLpr county, California, exported
during the wear ending July /, one hundred
and fifty-six thousand two hundred and one
sacks of potatoes.
A New York correspondent, who pretends
to know, says that Charles j. Osborn, one OF
jaw Gould's brokers, realizes $500, 0OO year
on his commissions alone.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has decided that common carriers csn limit
their liability by requiring y notice OF loss
within designated time.
AT Ma.ysville, California, July 3Oth, Hon.
G.. N. Swezey expired at his resiacnce 1rom
the effects of brain fever. fteWas one OF the
old pioneer settlers of the city, having come
there in 1849
II. I. HEIMBoLp, The celebrated druggist
of New York and PhladeIphia, arrived re-
Gently from Europe accompanied by his
family. He has been three years ID the over
ocean country.
The death of johnson lesyes the country
with no living ex-Preaidept, and out two eA-
Vice Presidents, Hamlin and ColfaN. There
are, however, the wives of five presidents
living, viz, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Fill
more, and Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. johnson.
THE New York Pest has condensed the
census statistics in regard to the wealth OF the
, country. The average personal wealth
: throughout the whole United States and Ter
ritories is SIRE. The weathiest people are
those of New York, who are worth per capt.
, ta $1,451. The poorest are those Of Texas
S104.
? TIE number Of depositors in the Savings
, Banks of California is ninety-one thousand
five hundred. The banks owe their deposit
t ors $74, ,691,7 ,757. They have on hand, in
: cash. 50, 363, 500, and q reserve fund of $5,-
793.2OO. Loans outstanding, $76.l99,7OO
, During the first half of this year the banks
paid So, 147, 800 in dividends.
Rev. THOMAS NJ STRONG, d. d., Of New
York, was the father of six sons, all of whom
entered the ministry. His brother Pascal
N. Strong was clergyman, whilst two of
9 bis wifes brothers and one nephew also be-
came ministers of the Gospel. Three of his
, wifes nieces married clergymen. and another
nephew is studying for the church.
JOHN T. LoPP, of Knox, Ind, challenges
all the pedestrians in the country for walk
; from Cincinnati, New York or indianapolis,
for SIS, 600 side, each to carry hia own bed
and bedding (accordiug 70 the scriptural in
junction, we suppose,) and neither to eat,
drink, nor sleep under a roof, and not to
be carried across any water except the Mis-
, souri, river.
A YOUNG lady in Washington county IN.
Y.), beautiful and we'll educated, and the
. owner of an SO, 600 farm in her own right,
. says that when she is married the entire we'd
ding expenses, including her dresses, shall
not cost over $685. and that she will make her
husband happier than any city belle Can who
takes off four chairs full of padding ut night,
, and cannot 60 to party wearing dress that
cost less than $40.
Mrs. ABRAHAM LINCOLN is given up as
e hopelessly insane. She sits down silent and
alone in her solitary room to keep imaginary
, company with Senators and Ambassadors IN
the light of that gracious kindly smile long
since hidden beneath the coffin lid 1t is one
of the mercies vouchsafed her to live her life
, over again with her loved ones-dear little
Willie and rocking, boyish Tad-to sit at the
head of the table and hold familiar converse
with them all.
3 LAKE Tahoe. in the Sierra Nevada, ia 6, 22O
, f.. 0E In I<o tact
' depth is rated at 1926 feet by Government
, engineers, but it is claimed that recent sound
ings have given over 1900 feet. 1t covers
, an area of some 800 squire miles, and is sur
rounded by big gh mountains. 1tnever freezes
during the severest weather, and its winters
are unequalled in the general serenity and
blandness of the atmosphere, and its brilliant
a clearness and purity.
, THE will of Hill Beachy, which has been
fled for probate at Marysville, California,
, makes the following disposition of bis estate:
The testator directs his executors to collect
? amounts that shall be due on the insurance of
, his life, and also take charge of all The pro-
, perty that he may own at the time of his
:, death. He further directs bis executors to
loan out on good security all moneys that
D may be due on his insurance policies, and to
, apply the interest on that and all monies &C.
o cruing from the remainder of his property,
to the support and education of his daughter,
Oracle, and his niece, Lizzie Chandler, and
to the support of his sister, Amanda Chand-
ler. When the daughter shall have attained
the age of twenty-eight, then all of the es-
! tate to be given to her. The estate is valued