Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-09-28
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protest. dSaitioI DulSai4aHa tIOcIfleS. pecan
a demonstration against the English atroe
ties in 1888. One of the parading bands "a
ried the American flag.
Reuters dispatches from Belgrade sta1
that the Ministers of War and the Interi(
are visiting the Army of the Drina. obser,
ing operations. 1t the war continues. in
mediate and important changes are e,
pected.
The OldtoWn Indians, near Bangor. Me
have a law requiring every body in the tow
to be at their own home by 8 O'Clock in Il.
evening. One Indian was recently ca,lol
out at 10 o'clock at might and sent to Jail fo
thirty days.
There is a cavern near DEBORAH, Iowa
named the Ice cave. 1t is 200 feet deep. +
summer the water which drips from til,
rocks freezes as it falls. while is most STRANGE
in winter no ice forms in the cave, even tia
of summe disappearing.
The largest lahtern ever made vii
soon be erected at, ~Galley-head, on tn,
coast OF Cork. 1t will consume / 600 feet O
gas per hour, and the flashing light will b,
Nl>lDlC lAIOu5il ltC logs. Lille power OF Ilt
light will be equal to 2,000,0 600 candles.
Work on the tunnel across the British
Channel is to begin of the LIST of July, 1877
The tunneling machinery to be used cal
bore a drift nine feet in diameter across the
Channel in two years at a cost Of 81 O0. 600
Four years more and an additional OUTLAY
of$20, DOC, 900 will cosaplete the tunnel.
1t is stated that the Indians, who a yeas
ago were sentenced to confinement i'll Flori-
da for murders committed on the plains.
have since been intrusted with, guard and
sentry duty at the fort where they are kept,
and have proved themselves most trust
worthy and susceptible of drill and disci-
plinc.
Texas has planted true Egyptian rice, and
finds that it f1ourishes on prairie upland and
yields ten times as much as any other yarie-
ty; that the heads re..largcr and the grains
heavier. darker and more easily obtained
than the varieties now cultivated. The crop
OF American rice is steadily growing and
will before long equal our own constlmp-
ton.
The session Of he Forest Convention was
opened by electing Hon. Alexander Wildin,
Chairman, and George May Powell ssecre-
tary. The subject Of the relations of forests
to commerce was discussed. AT the second
session resolutions We're adopted relative to
promoting forest literature and establishing
a school of forestry, recommending action
on forests by the Government, Chambers Of
Commerce and scientific societies, and that
agricultural colleges establish forest profas-
sorships, and agricultural societies secure
forest addresses at their annual meetings.
Henry Alexander Wise died at his resi-
dence in Richmond, Va, Oh the 18th inst,
after a lingering illness of several months.
A few minutes before he expired he said
My life has been devoted to virtue and in
tegrity, and can say that [ never tried to
rob a penniless man, and what is worse, and
what is easier, | never tried to rob a rich
one.' Gov. Wise was not what is known
as q professor of religion, but a short time
before the end, his mind seemed to wander,
and he told those beside him that he was
not afraid 70 die, that it was not a fearful
thing, but it was a wonderful thing to stand
IN the presence of the living God.
Attic Ted Cloud Agency, the expected
council with the Indians set for the 18th
was a failure. No Sioux were present. The
Afapahoes cane in, and had a talk and
sad their minds Were made up and they
were willing to do all the Commission asked
OIL them, but were not willing to give their
answer until the Sioux gave theirs. The
2oth inst, was to be issue day. and the Com