Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-10
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Babcock's trial begins on the 18th inst.
A very destructive fire is reported fro m
Oberlin, Ohio.
A Dublin dispatch OF February3 3, says Faith
err Tom Burke, the we'll known Dominican
Father and orator, is improved i'll health.
which was seriously impaired.
Stanley Leighton has been elected to Par
lament in place of Armsby.
The Territorial judiciary bill has been re-
ported favorably by the Congressional Com
mittee.
Mckee, Of the st. Louis whisky ring, was
convicted on one count in the Indictment.
Twenty thousand dollars is allowed for the
expenses of the Constitutional Convention
Of Colorado.
TIL Crotia village of Lapota has been sack
ed by the Turks.
The intervention of the Imperial powers
has been declined by the Eastern insllr-
gents.
The appropriation bills, as at present re-
ported, will probably be defeated in Con
gress. I'LL.
A call has been issued for agreenback con-
vention to be held in New Haven February
22d. The object is totake such steps as are
necessary to force both political parties OF the
Staeto recognize the voice of the peoplein
the coming campaign.
There We're PIG men in the Jubin mine at
the time Of the explosion Of the fire damp.
Fifty We're rescued alive, but it is feared that
all the rest have persisted. TWentv-six bod
les have been recovered.
There is a report that the National Rife
Association will shortly hold another meet
ing to reconsider its acceptance ofthe Amer
lean challenge, because the report of the
Americans to induce other teams from Scot
land and Ireland to go over and compete is
pronounced untrue.
1t is said that Princess Beatrice is be-
trothed to Prince Louis of Wales, in India.
and that Parliament will be asked for a
dowery.
The Alto California says: sit is reported
that the bonanza kings, Messrs. Flood &
O'Brien, Mackey and Fair, have for some
time had under consideration a plan to exhib-
it at the Centennial Exhibition the produce
Of a months yield OF gold and silver from the
Consolidated Virginia and California mines,
which it is expected can be made to. reach
$50, 000, 000, made up in $500 silver bricks,
weighing $50 tons, and will require fifteen
cars for transportation. Tt is stated that the
plan will be carried out if arrangements can
be made with the Government to purchase /
the bullion.
The Committee on Ways and Means con-
sidered to-day, without conclusion, the bill ]
proposed by Fernando Wood to increase the |
volume of4apercent. bonds from $500, 900, 1000 |
to $500, $1,000 and extend the time for their
redemption from Is to 30 years. The sec
rotary was before the committee in advocacy
ofthe bill.
The House Committee on Appropriations
completedthe ratification bill to-day, appro-
priating for the protection, preservation and
repair of Notifications and other works
OF defense, 100000; for conversion OF heavy
ordnance, $l00, 900 for projectiles of heavy
ordnance, S25,O00 ); for carriages for heavy
guns, $4,000; for proving ground and prov
ing cannon, $4,000; from torpedos, $50
900.
The German Government proposes pur-
chasing all the railroads in Prussia.
G~ermany's preparations for her exhibition
at our C~entenniat,are nearly complete.
we seelt stated in the papers that the Gen.
tral Pacific Railroad will not reduce it's fare
il connection with the Centennial Exhibition.
AS the Union Pacific. Railroad has proved