The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1875-08-20

placed in the abbey church of Scone in $50.
The Scottish kings were crowned here until
1896, when Edward I. carried it to England.
It was agreed by the treaty Of Northampton
in 1928 that the stone should be returned
to Scotland, but this was not done. It is
called the stone of destiny, and is fixed
under the seat of the coronation chair,
which is made of oak, and is now kept in
the Abbey of Westminster.
WoRKvILLE, ILL.,, July 10, 1875.
1. What is the difference between Sem
ator and a Congressman at Large? 2.
What is the jurisdiction of the following
courts, viz: United States Supreme Court,
United States Circuit Court, and United
States District Court
Ans.-1. In settling the basis Of repre-
sentation to which State Is entitled in
the House of Representatives, it sometimes
happens that the State cannot be redivided
into districts so that there will not be an
excess of population. In such cases a
member is chosen by the people for the
House of Representatives from the State
at large. He has the same rights and
privileges as any other member of the
House, and no more, Two Senator's are
chosen from each State, regardless of its
population, by the State Legislatures. 2.
This question may be answered generally.
The Supreme Court of the United States
is the ultimate appellate jurisdiction, or
the court of last resort. The United States
Circuit Court has jurisdiction in twenty
kinds Of cases, generally when the govern
ment Or an officer thereof is plaintiff, and
in civil cases, either in law or equity,
between citizens, where the amount in.
volved is over $500. The District Court
has jurisdiction in criminal cases against the
United States, and for debts and penalties
due the government.
WATERMAN, ILL.,, July %, 1875.
1. How may the number of times an
object is magnified under microscope be
determined 2. What are the respective
lengths of the following rivers: The Mis-
sissippi, Missouri, Ohio, Nile, Amazon,
Yenisei? 8. Which is the greatest ship
ping point, New York or Philadelphia ?
4. Was Colorado lately admitted as State 4?
If so, at what date?
1. The magnifYing power is obtained by
micrometer, which is small plate glass
on which, by means Of diamond, series
of lines is drawn at distance of one-tenth
Or one-hundreth of millimeter. If the
image occupies the space of forty-five
millimeters on the scale, and contains
fifteen lines of the micrometer, the distance
between each of which being assumed at
one-hundredth millimeter, the absolute
magnitude of the object will be fifteen
hundredth millimeters and as the image
occupies space of forty-fve millimeters
the enlargement will be the quotient of
forty-five by fifteen-hundredths, or 300. 2.
The Mississippi Ito Lake Itaska) $3.50
miles the Missouri, 31OO; the Ohio, $50
the Nile, 1900 the Amazon, 1000; and
the Yenisei (estimated), $500. 8. New
York. 4. A law was pass ed March 3, 1875,
enabling the people of Colorado to form a
Constitution and State government and for
ADMISSION into the Union.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., July 90, 1875.
/. What is the number of Indians now
in the United States 2. What are the
names of the tribes now living in the In
dian Territory, and what is the Indian
population of that Territory? g. What
tribes, and where are they, and what is
their population, who live in the United
Gto+o hut or +bo T,,Is
4. What is the aggregate population Of the
various Sioux tribesP S. How many Paw
nees in Nebraska? 6. What, as near as is
known, is the population of Madagascar
and the Sandwich Islands, respectively ?
When did the missionaries first preach the
gospel in those places? Were the inhabi-
tants of both places cannibals? s. Did
any of the Christian nations of the world
ever attempt the conquest of Madagascar
or the Sandwich Islands, or have they
always maintained their independence since
known to the civilized nations.
Ans.-1. According to the censes of 1870,
exclusive of Alaska, the Indian population
of the United States numbered 3S3, 712. 2.
The Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws,
Creeks, Seminoles, Senecas. Shawnees,
Quapaws, Attawas, Peorias, Kaskaskias,
Weas, Piankeshaws, Wyandottes, Potta-
watcmies, Sacs, Foxes, Osages, Kiowas,
Comanches, Arrapahoes, Cheyennes, Wich-
itas, and other affiliated bands, and a small
band of Apaches, numbering in all about
$4,000. 8. The full list of the Indian tribes
in the entire United States is too long for
publication in these columns. Their num-
ber is given in reply to the first query. 4.
About $4,000 5. About 2, 447 located on
reservation of 2SS, 900 acres Of land near
the center of the State. s. The population
Of Madagascar is estimated at A, ZOO, 600.
That of the Sandwich Islands is about H.
900. Z. Christianity was introduced into
Madagascar by the French and English in
1918. and into the Sandwich Islands not
far from 1920. Cannibalism prevailed to
some extent in both countries. s. The
English and French have both made at
tempts to subjugate Madagascar, the last
attempt having been in 1916. They inva-
riably failed, and both these countries are
now under their own rulers.
Pursuing Deer with Steamboat.