Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-08-03

Va, has appointed John S. Barbour receive
OF the Virginia Midland Railroad, in tn,
snit of Graham and others, entered at AL
exandria on the 18th of June.
Mr.. John Phelps, President of the Nation
al Cotton Exchange of America, in pur
suance ofresolution adopted by the July con
v%ention has issued a call for an Internationa
Cotton Exchange Convention, to meet al
the Langham Hotel, London, on the 9th q
August next. Nine delegates have been
appointed to represent the American Cotton
Exchange.
There has been some apprehesions in Phil
adelphia regarding the action of Congress
in deciding that articles on exhibition at the
Centennial Exposition might be sold and re-
moved from the grounds at any time. 1t
was felt that it might, and probably would,
result in serious deterioration of the exhibit
ton. To-day, however, the Custom author
tiles of the exhibition gave an explanation
that it is only duplicates of exhibits of arti-
cles that are permitted to be taken away.
After a long debate in the Senate on 10Th
ult., a new conference was agreed to-. The
river and harbor appropriation bill was then
taken up and re-committed to the Commit
tee on appropriations with instructions to
report the bill, so that the total amount ap-
propriated shall not exceed IS, ZOO. 900.
The Civil Service committee in the House,
to whom was referred the charges against
Representative Purman, report that no
brides were received by Purman for ap-
pointments, and that the evidence wholly
fails to establish the sAe Federal offices.
ingalls,. from the Committee on Pensions,
reported with amendments, the House bill
granting a pension to the widow of the late
General Custer. and to his father and moth
er. Placed on the calendar.
The amendments were to reduce the pen
sion to the widow from $50 to $50 per month.
and to strike out the name of the father. so
to grant pensions to the widow and moth
er only.
The appropriation for expenses of the
committee to inquire into Chinese immiora-
ton passed.
The grasshoppefs have overrun the west
ern portion OF Minnesota, and many farmers
have lost everything in the shape of crops.
The damage done by them, however, so far.
s not widespread, and crops outside the
ection alluded to have not suffered much.
A fire broke out on the 2Sth uIt., at Grand
Mich, in Lyons & Bottsford's block.
he lower stories of which are used as stores
nd the upper stories as sleeping rooms.
he fire was confined to the upper part, but
ut the building was deluged water, damag-
lg goods to the amount of $50, 900. Ed
Yard Parish, occupying the upper story, was
uifocated, and G. I'll. Thompson so badly
urned that he cannot recover.
On the third day of the races at Cleye-
md, June 9th, there were fully 5000 peo-
lie present. The first race was in the 2:32-
for a purse of $4,000. Albeaarle won
three straight heats, John second, and
attic K. third. Time-2:23; 2:234 2:25.
he next race was the free-for-ail fora purse
$4,000 divided between first, second and
lird horses. Goldsmith Maid was the fa-
orite, twenty to one against the field. Five
orses started. Goldsmith Maid won the
st heat. Fullerton took the second heat by
head. Smuggler took the remaining heats
III won the race Goldsmith Mad. second;
ucille Gold Dust, third; Judge Fullerton,
urth, and Bodine last Time-2I5a ;
III; 2:l6}; 2:1Sa; 2:17@. This was the
ost exciting race ever seen on this track.
We have $4,000 miles Of telegraph line and
900 miles of railroad.
Oranges and pineapples are floating ashore
Long Branch, much to the delight of the
MINER visitors.