Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-05-04
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Is, Judge Dillon oyerruled the motion in ar
rest Of the Judgment in the Mckee case. and
sentenced him to two years in the county
Jail and to pay Q fine of $40, 1000.
George Knight stabbed James Bennett IA
tally ON the evening of the 9th ult.. on
Stanton street, New York. They were both
shoemahers. The murderer was arrested
John Borden fatally stabbed Arthur Glib
bon and Laurence Larkin on the 9th ult.
in a Pearl street liquor store, New York.
At the annual meeting of the Silk Associ-
alton of America, III New York, GA the 9th
ult., the report showed that the American
silk manufactures are prospecting and rap
idly meeting the demands of home consump-
ton.
The Secretary of the Treasury has direct
ell the payment of the May interest of the
pubic debt, amounting to over ten millions.
The jury in the Wishart, Burns & Calvert
bogus bond conspiracy case, Philadelphia,
returned a verdict Of guilty. A motion for
new trial was entered.
Gen. Crook telegrapls Gen. Sheridan that
the Indians at Red Cloud are starving and
threaten to raid on the whites.
A horrible infanticide and suicide oecurr-
ed in a German boarding house in Cincin-
natl, on the 9th ult.
The bill introduced in the Senate by Sar-
gent On the llth tilt, to encourage, and pro-
mote telegraphic communication between
Asia and the United States, authorizes the
America and East Iddia Telegraph Compa-
ny Of New York to lay, land, and operate
cables on the Pacific coast within the juris-
diction OF the United States for a period of
twenty years, provided the company shall
commence active operations within two
years.
Blaine declares that he has no idea of with
drawing from the Presidential race, but that
he is almost confident Of the nomination.
at a Cabinet meeting at Washington on
the 2sth Elt, there was a discussion of In
dian affairs. Che question OF allowing army
supplies to De used until the freight already
shipped to them from Cheyenne shall reach
its destination, being regarded in a favorable
light. Under the circumstances it may be
necessary 50 to do, to prevent a disastrous
outbreak.
There are 40 late reports Of outrages up
on American citizens on the Rio Grand.
The latest adyices to the War Department
represent affairs in a better condition.
This week the Attorney General will pre-
sent to the Cabinet a resolutiono of his OF the
examination of the law in question: regard
ing. the. submission Of the original papers in
the Executive Department to the Congress
sional committees.
All the troops are to be withdrawn from
the South.
A national pedestrian match is fixed in
Chicago for the 18th proximo.
A bill to protect the valley lands and har-
bors OF California from injury by the sand
from hydraulic claims, has passed the United
States Senate.
1t is reported that Elnira, N. Y, has. had
a destructive fire recently.
Two men have been arrested for attempt
Ing to ditch the Terre Haute and 1ndlanapo-
lis trains.
A Turkish contingent has crossed the
frontier of Servia.
Judge E. K. Norton, of Missouri, is dead.
A dispatch from New York, April 25th
says. Commodore Vanderbilt is sinking fast.
His physical constitution is rapidly going to
pieces.
The Chinese question is creating consider
able excitement in Washington, us well as
throughout the Pacific Coast.
The Clerk OF the United States District
Court of Kentucky has filed a petition in
hop1-rr,rtor. com ono liabilities