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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1875-02-26

e c. r. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
GENERAL LAND GFFIoR.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 6, 1874.
REGISTER AND RECEIVER,
IVeteaa Montana:
GENTLEMEN:-Wit your letter of the
22d ult., you transmitted a communication
from w w. Johnson, attorney for the APP
plicant for patent for the Gem lode, mill
eral entry No: 178.
The papers in this case have been care
fully examined, and as the proofs are in
complete no patent can Issue as the case
now stands.
Theapplicant for patent has not furnished
copy of the original notice of location of
said mine. The application for patent is
for fifteen hundred feet of said lode. The
abstract of title fails to show that the ap-
plieant has the record title to more than
eleven hundred linear feet. Satisfactory
evidence has not been submitted to show
tl,at the applicant has the possession or
rio hit of possession to the mill sight claimed.
r he application for patent embraces sur
face Ground one hundred and seven feet in
width.
The Sd section of the act OF Montana,
approved, Dec. 26, 1864, provides that
.sclaims o n any lead, lode, or ledge, either
of gold or liver, hereafter discovered, shall
consist of not more than two hundred feet
along the lea,I, lode, or ledge,
also fifty fees on each side OF said lead,
lode, or ledge for working purposes.
The constnle ton given to this section OF
said law is that "a lode claim in Montana is
limited to one hundred feet in width.
If the courts of Montana have construed
this section to mean that IL claim may ex-
tend fifty feet on each side OF the walls OF
the lode, should be pleased to be fur
nlshed with a cory of the decision upon
this point.
Yen will inform all parties in assterest of
the import of this letter and acknowledge
the receipt hereof,
Very respectfully your ahetlient servant.
S. S. BURisETT, Commissioner.
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THE LARGEST
First Class Hotel in the Territory.

Having secured lease for % long term of
years of this large and commodious house,
| have renovated, refurnished and embel-
lished it's roomy parlors and elegant suits
of rooms, and no expense or pains will be
spared to continue to improve and keep it
on first class principles. The tables are
supplied with the very best the markets
afford and the delicacies of the season. At
tendance unexceptionable. Terms, reason
BILE. 281
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From the advance sheets Of tie yearly
official report of the tobacco trade, the fol-
lowing interesting statistics have been
gathered. The report is for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1874, and will be completed
about March /. There was exported from
the United States Of native leaf tobacco,
S,097, ,804 pounds, amounting in value to
$50, 399, ,1s1. During the same time there
entered for consumption, 8, ,243, 800 pounds
of leaf tobacco, for use in the manufacture
of cigars, and s., 800 pounds of stemmed, or
prepared tobacco, amounting together in
value to $5, 332, 54s.41
During the same. time there was imported
into the United States, and entered for
consumption, S45, TIA pounds of cigars, OF,
at an average of eleven pounds to thou
sand, 76,888, ,000 cigars, amounting in value
to So, 030, 728.79. In the same period there
were manufactured in the United States, of
foreign and domestic tobacco, and tax paid,
1880, 961, 900 cigars.
Allowing thirty pounds of tobacco for
every 1000 cigars manufactured, there was
used SO, $3.50 pounds of foreign and
domestic leaf tobacco in the manufacture
of cigars in the United States. The COM
parison shows there were twenty-three
domestic cigars manufactured in the United
States, and the tax thereon paid, for every
cigar that was imported and paid duty
during the same time. A close scrutiny
reveals the astounding fact that the average
number of cigars smoked in the United
States during each twenty-four hours is
5,16s,000. The following amounts of duty
and taxes on tobacco and cigars of llkinds
were received by the Government for the
fiscal year ending as above: Import duty
on leaf tobacco for cigars, gold, So, 224, 7s7,-
SO; import duty on all other kinds of tobacco
and snuff, gold, $53, Liz; import duty on
cigars, cigarettes, &c, gold, So, ,S72, ,O91. AT;
tax on cigars, cheroots, &C., currency, &c.
333, 592 "a; tax ON manufactured tobacco,
currency, $40, 900, 5O9.67; tax on snuff, cur
rency, $1,038, 445. 90; tax received from all
other sources from tobacco, currency, ST.
$40, 527.79; total amount Of import duties
paid in gold, $6, 25O, 06O.41; total amount of
taxes paid in currency, $685. 242, 875.62
grand total, $50, 392, 936o3
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Railroads

Those who would have an approx
mately correct idea ol the grand march OF
progress in the United States cannot con-
suit more valuable data than is furnished
by the growth of the railroad system. In
the year 1927 there was one railroad in the
country, three miles long, at a cost, say of
100000. That is furty-eight years ago
There are now in operation il the United
States over ninety thousand miles OF rail-
roads, costing for constructions equipment,
etc, $s,92s, 926, AGO. Tile roads are dis
tributed as follows:
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STATISTICS OF CIGARS AND TO-
BACCO.

Twenty three Domestic Cigars Made in
The United States to Every One I'M
ported.
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Cost OF road

Incl ease In 1874. 2e6I as S s0s5lS 3gI
Of the railroads Of tile country, Missouri
has 1851 miles, 1T 4 cost Of Sal, 7oi ,sIs.
Pennsylvania has more miles of road than
any other State, being credited with 5, 4as
miles, at cost Of $44s. e2a, 76I.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-03-17

How names flicker out and flash up
again in the newspaper. Here comes
the st. Louis Republican with this bit
Of information: "Koopmanschap has
come to the front again, after rather
long obscurity among the swarming
millions of China. He lately arrived in
San Francisco direct from China, after
an absencesofov six months. His last
voyage to China, was made in the inter-
ests of Rio Janeiro company, which
desires to import Chinese laborers into
Brazil. His object was frustrated by an
unexpected event. The viceroy of the
province of Canton had promised to as
sist Koopmanschap in getting all the
coolies he wanted from the over-popula-
ted district, but when hearrivcd in Can
ton the viceory was dead, and tempo
rary ruler was in his place. The acting
viceroy was not willing to aid in run
ming Chinese out of the country until
there was treaty with the Government:
of Brazil. So Koopmanschap returned
and is on his way to Brazil to effect q
treaty. When this formal alliance ia
concluded he will return to China to
superintend the embarkation of the first
instalment of ten thousand coolies into
the coffee and paper regions of Brazil"
1t will be remembered that Koopman-
sohap nearly populated California with
Chinese.
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4 Significant Scene.

Yesterday crowds Of persons flock
ed to the capitol at Washington for
the purpose Of catchinga glimpse Of
Andrew johnson. When he came
forward in the senate to take tho
oath, he was greeted with cheers
His desk was covered with, bouquets,
and numbers of senators and|aessef
personages focked around to shake
HIM by the hand. What has brought
about this change? For it is great
change, as we all remember. 1t
seems but the other day since every
body hut Mr.. Seward and a few
others were finging mud at Andrew
Johnson. No denunciation was deem
ed to be severe enough for him.
Public, opinion is; sometimes tickle,
but this is no mere sign Of fckleness.
Do not the people begin to suspect
that, after all, the much-abused Andy
johnson was not so very far wrong
in his opinions about the duties OF
tho government and the limits of the
constitution q? His "policy," which
was so ridiculed and caricatured,
what was it after all i? Read his an
nual messages and his veto messages
to-day, and will be found very little
that is dangerous to public liberties"
in them. Andrew johnson made his
sacrifices for the union in its dark
days; few of his assailants could or
wonld have mado so many. when
the history of the reconstruction Pc
riod comes to be written, his share in
it will assurcdly not be described by
the impartial historian in the terms
which were common enough seven
years ago. But what would Bon
Wade, that "fiery war-horse," and
Mr.. Sumner, have said could they
witnessed tho reception accorded to
Mr.. Johnson yesterday? Mr.. Wade,
perhaps, will tell us US for tho opin-
ion of Mr., it can only be family im-
agined -New York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-03-17

Tho compulsory education law
went practically into effect in New
York last Monday, q delay having
been occasioncd by the necessity OF
organizing q mode.for efficiently car
ryiug it into operation. Mr.. Alcxan'
der N. Stanton is the superintendent
of truancy, and, with the aid of eight
agents of truancy, representative Of
the eight school districts will see that
the law is enforced throughout the
city. All who employ children under
fourteen in 1876 will incur a penalty
if any of them has not received four
teen weeks of schooling during 1875
oight weeks of which must havo hoen
consecutive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-03-17
The Infdel and His Daughter.

The damps of death is coming fast,
NY father, DER my brow;
The past with all its scenes has fled,
And I must turn me now
To that dim future, which In vain
NV feeble eyes decry,
Tell me, my father, in this hour, -.
: In whose stern faith to die.
In thine? I've watched the scernful smile
And heard'thy watching tone,
Where'er the Christians humble hope
Was placed above thine own;
I've heard thee speak of coming death
Without q shade of gloom.
And laughiat all'the childish fears
That cluster round the tomb.
Or is it my mothers faith?
How fondly do trace, =
Through many weary year long past,
That calm and sanity face!
How often do I call to mind, AZ
f, Now she is meath the sod,
The place, the hour in which she drew
My early thoughts to GodI:t !
Twas then she took this sacred book,
And from its burning page,
Read how its truths support the soul
In youth and failing age;
And bade me in its preccpts live,
And by it's precepts die, -.
That I might share home of love
In worlds among the sky. .....,
My father, shall look above,
Amid this gathering gloom,
TO Him whose promises of love =
Extend beyond the. tomb?
Or, curse the Being who hath blessed
This checkered path of mine,
And promises eternal rest!
And die, my sire in thine
The frowns upon that warrior brow
Passed: like clodd away, CfT.rEG
And tears coursed down the rugged
cheek, -! 90
That flowed not till that day. :...:@>
mot, not, in mine," with choking
voice, - ...... ~.az4!
The skeptic made reply;
but, in my mothers holy faith,
My daughter may'st thou die"
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A Dubuque boy was rather trou
bled for fear that he would not know
his father when they both reached
heaven, but bis: mother cased him BY
re eu,arkinga. -GAH you have to- DO. II
to look for an angel with q red nose
on him ..". o.. ..Ira ..
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To tostcsas quality. of wool, ;ltakc
q lock from o sleeps back and place
it ohia measure inch. It. the. spTats
count from 80 TO 33in tho space OF an
inch it equals the finest ELECTORAL Of
Saxon wool grown. The diminution
of the number of folds to the inch
shows the inferiority. ~
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roIono1 Drol1 Of IIaXinptOn IL

Colonel Prall, of Lexington, Ky.
says an old lady on his pension.roll
now living in that city, was one hun
dred and ono years old'last October:
But the old lady is killing horself
smoking a pipe. She has been at it
for the last half century, andhe thinks
she can't stand in many years longer.
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1t is estimated that there were &c..
900 buildings in New York deprived
Of water by the freezing of the sup
ply pipes during the late cold wealth
or,
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Mrs. Iovit, ofspring6eld, Mass, has
forced her husband and three grown
up cons to take board at the neigh
boris as she fndsit impossible to spare
time for house work while tho Titon'
Becchsr I trlal was going on. She is a
reader, andgets up at daylight.-Er'
change. ~ a. zrzf - ,I,..,y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-03-17

The Great Salt Lake, Utah, is fro
zen over the first time on record.
Sweden and Norway had colder
weather in January than for many
years previously,
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JACOB G. BLAME.
Persone populi, gerentum moderatori
ter designate, virtutis, sapfentieqe ex.
pertR viro; D. D. D ~.
s. w. Vestibull Rex.
CALENDIS MARTU w., 1876.
1t is said that it is the gift Of Sam
Ward, but as the custodian said he
could not understand the mysterious
initials, he was not now able to say,
but he thought it Was "queer that the
Speaker should be- called Jacob"
After the delivery Of tho address OF
the Speaker, which was remarkable
for its terseness, brevity and the hap
py manner in which he excused the
asperities of his rulings in moments
Of excited discussion, there followed
a scene never before witnessed in the
halls of Congress. The sincerity of
his remarks had already evoked tears
Som those who realized that there
were amenities even in the everyday
life of legislators, and when the last
word was spoken then the members
and spectators with one impulse,
made the hall ring with prolonged
clappiug of hands, Ladies' waved
their handkerchief; and when the
enthusiasm had partially subsidsd
the democratic sids renewed the ap-
plause, which was instantD stakensup
again oil 6Ser the hail.. il wast a
proud moment for the Speaker, a
worthy ovation, without regard to
political sentiment, most beautifully
rounded by little girl ascending the
Speakers dais and handing to Mr..
Blaine a bouquet Of .violets. This
pretty gift Brought tears to the
Speakers eyes. On leaving his chair
he took o seat beyond ttlee Clerks
desk and subsequently, held q levee Of
those who wished to bid him good
by. ... ,-r.t III Il@5la4 ."
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ABBEyILLE BRANCH.

Leave Cokesbury.s..........H ..%. :49 p. m.
Arrive lle...................2:35 p. IN.
Accommodation Train on this Branch
will bs run OH Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. No. leave Cokesbury at
9:35 a. m.; arrive at Abbeville 1885 q. m.
No. leave Abbeville 1880 p. m.: arrive
Cokcsbury l:25'p. m. Train No. !, on
Main Stem, Columbia to Greenrille,
stops twenty minutes at Cokesbury for
Dihner. Train No. A., Greenville to
Columbia, stops twenty-five minutes at
Belton for Breakfast, and twenty min
utes at Aston for Dinner.
THOS. DODAMEAD, .
Gen'l Superintendent
JARF2 NORTON, Gen'l Ticket AgeD
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-03-17
Hin. Affecting Scene in the House Of
@. .,9 2: Representatives, "

At precisely twelve o'clock speaker
or Blaine took the gavel preparatory
to announcing the end of the Forty.
third Congress. The galleries; never
presented grander array of the
beauty Of the capital. There was
not even standing room for. the
crowd in the corridors, and the House
relaxed the rules so far as to allow
ladies to occupy tho space on the
floor in the rear of the members
seats. Gallantry forbade that the
fair sex should stand while the gen.
tleman retained their seats, and sew.
eral minutes before the adjournment
sine die there were more ladies occu.
pying members seats than Congress.
men themselves, giving one an idea
Eof the scene the hall will present il
women's rights ever prevail in this
country" "' -. aa..kN.
Before beginning his farewell ad
dress to the House there was placed
at the right hand of the Speaker @
large morocco case, containing q mas
sive silver tankard of the old En- glish
pattern and inscribed
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-03-17

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 IdIH UCVNCtII iJCl-
ton and Anderson Tri-Weekly, viz !;
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
No. 9 teave Belton at $50 A. NJ; ar
rive Anderson 1890 a. M. No. 3 leave
Anderson at 200 p. NJ. arrive at Bel
ton 3 p. NJ. The Trains will run on
Mondays when Court is in session at
Anderson.
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Passengers by Night Train on South
Carolina Railroad connect with No. ].
Passengers by No. i connect with Day
Train on the South Carolina Railroad
for Charleston, Augusta, &C., and with
Night Trains on the Wilmington, Col
umbia and Augusta Railroad lor Sum-
ter, Wilmington, Richmond, Baltimore,
&C., &c.
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Greenville & Columbia r. r.
80 I - 8. sss go - -
CHANGE OF sCEDULE.

On and after Wednesday February 10,
1875, the Passenger trains over the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad will
be run as follows, daily, Sundays eX-
cepted: -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-03-17

5E.EE .GISl Il iIIfEN
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tend armed as q military band and
were so taught to do by the whites.
SAMPLE LEGISLATORS.
OF the privileges gained by the
blacks, he said that shiftless, good
for-notbing ones, who were unable to
get any position whatever North,
went South to become Legislators and
lawmakers at tho hands Of these
same men. These peddling politI-
clans taught the blacks that Democ-
racy meant slavery and Republican,
ism meant freedom. Democracy he
defined as an institution of Amerl-
cans, in opposition to aristocracy and
monarchy, and, Republicanism as
nothing but Democracy carried out.
The colored people have learned their
faults and bad habits from the white
adventures who had come from the
North to mislead them, and their
desire now is that this class of men
bc discouraged from coming among
them. Mr.. Delaney said that there
is no feeling of antagonism between
the whites of the South and the
blacks of the South, but on the con,
trary the two races would confidc in
each other were it not for the class oi
miserable political adventures who
go down, among them. The two
races must continue to dwell togeth'
ler, for the blacks represent tho labor
and the whites of the South the cap
| ital. Tho two must exist together
The idea of a war between the races
tho speaker. pronounced absurd, a:
there are seven whites to every black
and such O. war would lead to the eN
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-17

On the 9th instant spelling bee was
held at the Marion school house, Fifth dis
trict, which resulted in a good time all
round as well as in the "combing down of
Dragging spelers." 1t was not one of
those places where twenty-five cents ad-
mission greets you at the door, but was
free to all, and to which the public were
cordially invited. No prizes We're given,
either; the glory of standing last on the
floor being sufficient reward to make the
contestants do their best. The best was
done, too, we are inclined to believe, but
that much dreaded hard word which every
speller has horror of was always sure to
come, so "down and OUT
Some time previous, Mr.. John NJ. Camp
bell, teacher of Marion, challenged the
scholars of Miss NJ. J. Davenport's school at
Chestnut Grove to spell against his school.
The challenge was neither accepted or de-
clined, but it was generally understood that
the two schools would spell against each
other when they met, so they came fully
prepared. Perhaps the Marion school an
ticipated an easy victory; if they did, they,
like Larry when he tackled y the bear,
were sadly mistaken, for, when all the
Marion spoilers had been spelled down,
tives on the floor. Another trial with a
like result came Off; then sides were chosen
from the crowd, no regard being paid as to
which school the spoilers belonged, and
here the fun commenced anew.
A young gent, in a brown overcoat, re-
lieved Jack of giving out and things went on
swimmngly, until - bomb SHE'LL true to
it's nature, proved disastrous to the aspira-
lions of two unlucky spellers-a very tall,
digniied young lady with blonde complex
ion, and a very small one being the vic
tins. Soon speller corrected the word
and things went forward once more. In
short time Lilly" shipwrecked another
young lady, then ferret was missed by
youth who persisted in informing US that
he did not understand; no use; the over
coated pedagogue (?) nodded his head to
the opposite speler, and receiving a warm
invitation to be seated, the unlucky young
man complied. After some fifteen minutes
skirmishng the spoilers were reduced to
the limited number of two, and soon the
little chap who had been victorious in all
previous contests, getting entangled in
"allegeable," took short cut, omitted
one of his "e's," and concluded it best to
retire from the contest. The champion of
the evening. young lady living near
Marion, finally had her guns spiked on
"acescent y and sat down, amid loud ap-
plause.
Everybody seemed pleased, the young
lady (9) who reached out of window and
struck a fellow over the head with stick
of wood, the young gentleman who had
his feet trod upon SO severely as to make
his hair stand on end, and in fact every one
whom we saw wore pleasant smiles, and
we felt, as the crowd with peals of merri-
ment dispersed, that Jacks spelling bee
was success.
Before closing our account we would adj
wise the Marionites that if they wish to
beat the scholars of Chestnut Grove to
study the New American little harder
than they have been doing heretofore, and
with a cheer for ''our side" we remain
Yours etc, b.
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THE MARKETS.
IlktOn Markets.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY,
Baltimore Markets.

FLoUR.-There was some activity in the
market this week. Western super 81. so:
do. extra $5@5.25; Howard street do.
$3.50; do. super $4.25Qs4.75; do. family
S5.5O@6.5O; Western do. 1915; Patapsco
do. IS; do. extra $3.50. Corn Meal-city
81 %; Western IS 1904. WHARF.-The
market was dull, with prices for Western
descriptions about cent off. White South
ern 81 IS; prime red do 81. 30G1. SO; prime
Pennsylvania red $1.31; Western red re-
jected at $1.22; No. . Western red $1.30;
prime Western red 81 2G1 33.-CoRN
The market was DULL prices were to Il
cents lower. Southern and Pennsylvania
white 80 cents; yellow 81 cents; Western
mixed 81 cents.-OATs.-Thi market
was also dull and prices had downward
tendency. The only sale reported was
Southern at II cents.-RYE.-Ther was
a stronger feeling in this article and prices
are about l cent higher. Sales at S1.12@
1.13.-SEEDs-The market for clover
seed is very quiet, and confined to sales of
small lots from store. Maryland and Penn
sylvania II to III cents per pound, and
Western at III to 10 cents. Timothy So. go
Cg2.75 per bushel.
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-uX - - U-
DIED.

SM1THSON.-On Sunday morning, April
4th, 1915, little MAUD, daughter of Her
man S. and Josephine G. Smithson, aged
months and IA days.
OF such is the kingdom of Heaven.
RYOR.-On the It'll inst, in Baltimore,
ELLA PRYOR, sister of John II. Pryor,
aged sixteen years.
RAILE.-At Brick Meeting House, on the
18th instant, of pneumonia, J. SMITH
RAILE, aged about 50 years.
WILSON.-At Rising Sun, on the It'll
instant, of catarrh, ELI, aged months,
child of Chas. w. and Lizzie Wilson.
FOSTER-On April 18th, 1875, SAMUEL
FOSTER, in the 56th year of his age.
His relatives and friends are invited to
attend his funeral, from his late residence,
near Woodlawn, on Sunday, April 18th, at
10 o'clock. The funeral services will be
held at the Hupewell III. E. Church.