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Legal opinions furnished by Charles
VConor, Abraham Browning, Cortland T.
Farker, John @. Prettitt, Richard L. Ash.
urst, Henry Wharton, William Henry
Rawle, Richard G. McMertrie, and William
ID. Hurst are said to be unanimous in sus.
tanning the Centennial Board of Finance
IN refusing to pay salaries to the president
and other officers of the u. s. Centennial
Commission, and in asserting the right of
the Board to appoint the needed police
There has been conflict between the two
bodies, and the Board of Finance contend
ed that it is intrusted with the money. and
that its president and treasurer are under
heavy bonds for the proper expenditure of
it, and that the Board should have abso-
lutte control of the fund.
The Black Hills Tribune is published in
Crook City, and made it's appearance on
June 9th. Messrs X. s. Burke 6 60. are
editors and publishers. Crook City is a
new town, having been located May 9th.
but its population is already numbered by
hundreds. 1t is the outitting point for
the parties of miners located on Whitewood
and Deadwood, being situated at the point
where the Whitewood leaves the hills, and
the Tribune claims everything for it. The
paper is "rather small for its size," being
q sixteen column folio, but makes up in
ability what it otherwise lacks. Among
It's advertisements is one Of "Webster's
Dictionary" which speaks "volumes for
the citizens of Crook.
The Challenger has returned to Ports
mouth after voyage of three years and
six months, with very complete and val
liable collection of specimens brought up
by dredging. Some of these were brought
up from depth of 2,450 fathoms off the
coast of Ascension, and others from the
still greater depth of 1850 fathoms, or
about five and one-half miles, in the Pacific
during the run from Japan to the Society
Islands. Among the other curiositles are
sea-elepants from the Straits of Magellan,
gigantic turtle from the Society Islands,
a collection of rare birds from Kerguelen
Land, great number Of exotics that have
been transferred to the Botanical Gardens
at Kew, and an infinite quantity of relics
and oddities of savage or Oriental manu-
facture. But one life was lost during the |
cruise, which extended over 6s,OO0 miles. |
The soundings taken viii prove very serv-
icable to the cause of ocean telegraphy.
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Crook Meets the Sioux and Gets the
Worst of It.

CHEYENNE, June 23.-Crook's command
left camp on the morning of the 10Th inst,
with four days rations, and struck across
to the Rosebud, branch of the Yellow
stone, in Montana. Following down this
creek the next morning, about five miles
down, the Snake and Crow scouts brought
word from the front that the Sioux were in
force in the hills and by $50 o'clock the
command was in position and an extensive
fire was inaugurated among the bluffs to
the north Of the creek. The enemy, who
began the attack and showing thereby their
confidence in their ability to whip the COM
Y5IICCu.
we'll armed, and swarmed in numbers at
times. They were prodigal in the use of
ammunition. The fight lasted four hours
when the enemy retired out of sight at
every point. The killed and wounded are
| follows:
In Third Cavalry, Company F.-ser
geant Marshall and Private Roe, were
| killed
| Company I.-Privates Allen and Flynn,
killed; Sergeant Enoch, Corporal Cartz,
Privates Smith, Stewart, O'Brien and Los
| seybosky, wounded.
| Company L.-Sergeant Newkirked, Pri-
Yates Bennett, Potts, Connors and Mitch
ell, killed Sergeants Cook, Edwards, Snow
and Cramer, wounded.
| Second Cavalry, Company D.-Captain
Henry and Sergeant O'Donnell, wounded.
| Company B.-Private Steiner wounded.
the latter are all likely to recover.
One Snake scout was killed, three wound
ed, and four Crows wounded.
| The dead bodies Of thirteen Sioux were
| found on the field, and it is certain num-
ber more were killed, with the usual pro-
portion wounded.
Several Sioux ponies were killed and Gen.
eral Crooks horse shot under him. The
fight occurred fifty miles from the wagon
and pack trains, and owing to the want Oh
rations and that the wounded might be
cared for, it was necessary to return thith-
er. The officers and soldiers displayed
marked gallantry; the nature of the ground
making the infantry advantageous, Gen.
Crook has ordered five companies to join
him at once; the cavalry, meantimes, con.
tinuing operations on the plains and in ths
Hills.
| NEW YonK, June 24.-A detailed specia
from the Big Horn expedition makes i
pretty clear that Gen. Crook got decidedly
the worst of it in his battle with the Siou,
ON Rosebud river On the 18th.
| Major Burke, Captains Toby and Ken
nington, with Companies G, B and Z, O
the Fourteenth Infantry, leave CAM
Douglas this morning for Fort Fetterman
/ | to reinforce Gen. Crook and take hand 10
the little game about to be played with th'
willy reds. We hope to see them return o
no distant day, covered with glory and Fal
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OUT WEST.

Bismarck, Dakota, has organized regu-
Lar supply train for the Black Hills.
The Langrishe troupe have gone over TO
the Black Hills.
The "Boss" claim on Deadwood, has
yielded q trihe over sac, 900 during the past
six weeks.
The Idaho mines are turning out fair
quantities of ore, and the mills are again
in operation.
Sixty prospectors are now at work in the
Big Horn mountains. They entered these
mountains june 4th, BY way Of Crazy Wo-
mans Fork.
Gov. Irwin, of California, has taken of
from one to four years each from the sen
tences of 100 convicts in the State Peniten-
tiary, because of the good conduct of the
budy Of eonyicts at recent FIRE in the
prison.
On Deadwood, Whitewood, in at the
mouth of Deadwoed, ard in Crook City, all
forming chain of settlements, stretching
several miles along these creeks, there are
over 1000 people.
Hill City is entirely deserted-not one
solitary soul remains-and the cabins are
being used now as sheltsrs and comfortable
quarters for freighters, miners and pros
pectors, and the travelling public Of the
mountains. Every one has stampeded to
the north.
Custer City presentsa gloomy appear
| ance. The northern fever has reduced It's
population from over 900 TO about 300
souls. There are but nine stores, four sa-
| looms and one billiard hall remaining, and
many property holders have left their build
| ings without representative.
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The effort to solve the Chinese problem
by sending the surplus celestials TO the
Sandwich Islands, has proved failure.
IA vessel was chartered nearly o fortnight
since to take Ave hundred of the heather
from San Francisco TO Hawaii, ana iour
hundred and fifty fsignifed.their willing
ness to 90. When the time came TO sail,
however. only seventy-five presented them
selves, and the trip has been postponed
uutii the quota can be filed.
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The Tallest Nan in A1nerica-Long Henry
Thurston.

The papers are now speaking of tall
man named Thurston, who lives ON White
Oak creek, Titus county, Texas. We hap
pen to be well acquainted with Henry
Thurston. He is seven fest six inches high,
standing barefooted. He isa halfbrother
to DIR. Thurston of Versailles, NO. Mr..
Thurston went to California some years
before the war, and his companions had q
great deal of fun with him. When they
saw a train of wagons coming meeting
them, they would carefully conceal Henry
III wagon, and when the train came up
they would manage to introduce the subject
Of tall men. They would propose to bet
any sum that they had the tallest man In
the crowd. Itso happened that most OF
medium stature, and it was not hard to get
up bet. When the money would be
staked, they would then bring Henry oui
Of the wagon, propose to have the measure
ment take place right away. The beaten
party never failed to enjoy the joke. ana
always passed over the money cheerfnlly. :
Stoufland (Mo.) Rastfe.
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BRIC-A-RRAC.

Dr. Schmidt, Of the Athens, Greece,
Observatory, has recently completed map
OF the moon. upon which he has been as
slduously laboring for the last "a years.
IL contains "a craters and hills, besides
500 rills and other Objects" 1t is hardly
necessary to say that if Dr.. Schmidt had
received the assistance from The Man in
the Moon that he ought to have had, the
map would have been completed many
years ago.-Courier-Joormas.
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WHAT THE WITS say.

How very, very wicked it is for man tt
lie at the point of death. - Cincinnati
Times.
The Prince of Wales is losing the use oi
one of his legs, and the Detroit Free Pres.
thinks Lydia Thompson might loan him
one of hers.
Nothing viii make woman 50 mad as
to have her husband pull straw out of a
brand new broom to clean his pipe with
~ 7. Herald.
A Boston tailor has had his bill-heads
stamped with picture of for-get-me-not.
This is all right as long as his customers
have anemone.-Norristoaon Herald.
Chicago Times: George Eliot will receive
$SO, 600 from the sale of Daniel Deronda.' p
And this reminds us that the pen of Bessie
Turner has too long been SILENT -BrooElun
argus.
The Norristown Herald is not a hundred
miles out of the way, ''1sun. u asserts enas II
y man wishes letter to remain private he
should burn It about men minutes before
mailing it.
A Mr.. Weagh, of Philadelphia, is con-
testing the will of a late uncle. Here is
curious confederation of the proverb that
where there's will there's a Weagh.-
Chicago Tines.
Norwich Bulletin: "The Woman's Jour
nal asked: How shall we utilize the SUI
perfuous woman?' 1t seems as if she
might be Utah-lized by forwarding her to
Salt Lake City"
You can now buy paper collar with
picture Of George Washington on each cor
ner. The time is at hand when a man
earning $6 per week can have pictures all
over his shirt.-Fress Press.
Richard Grant White says there is no
such thing as "in our midst - but we
would like to know where he would locate
the pain that makes paregoric a popular
beverage among the young. g.-Nor0ich Bwl-
getin. ...
1t is reported that Edwin Booth has sent
$500 to help build monument to Shakes
peare. Well, we should think he might.
He has made oyer seven times that amount
of money out of the old man. Chicago
Times.
Yesterday on Canal street, member of
Church inadvertently stepped on a
banana skin, and as he skated off to the
gutter he knocked great chunks out of the
third commandment.-Neao Orleans Pica-
yune.
The newspapers ars still whacking away
at Senator Hamlin, of Maine, for his agency
in doubling the postage on third-class mat
ter. If he isn't sorry he did it he must re-
gret he is alive to see the effect of it.-Fhl-
ton Times.
Robbing stages has got to be such an
easy amusement that when San Antonio
boy is not ON hand at dinner the old man
says, "Just as like as not we will have a
stage robbery in our family before night
San Antonio Herald.
A country town has a horseshoer who
can set one hundred and thirty shoes in
eight hours. "Not slow but shoer'' is his
motto. .--Rochestsr Union. He can't set half
-
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Murat Halstead said -" do not believe
Hayes himself fixes up for very great
man. In my Judgment he i not inssnaibls
to the humor Of this thing. I am ready TO
testify that he is mere Of 4 man than
grvat many great men have seen aud
great man or not, can testify that be i >
GOOD fellow
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Two card playing friends were passing
through pine forest, when one asked the
other this audacious conundrum Why
cannot the owner of this forest fell his own
timber? ?' "Because no one is allowed to
cut when it is his own deal"
On the Union Pacific railroad they have
such places as the DEVILS Gate, the DEVILS
Knee, the DEVILS Back, the DEVILS Slide,
the DEVILS Door, etc. Give him a few
moro points, and the devil will soon own
the whole road.-Goarisr Journal
The New York Herald calls Boston s'a
town which is known in history mainly be-
cause it puts molasses into baked BEANS
And that's the great difference between
Boston and Vassar College, where they put
baked beans into their 'lasses. ."-P Phil0dez-
ptia Bulletin.
Isaac Watts is one Of the Centennial
judges. He'll have chance to locate pre-
cisely the center Of gravity, among the
Quakers.-St. Louis Republican. Isaac
Watts never had anything to do with grav-
itation. You're thinking of Isaac Walton.
Chicago Times. Pooh! gentlemen, you
both mean Ike Partington.
To the demonstration of Prof. Huxley
that the horse is an evolution from the
archippus, the Buffalo Espress very point
edly responds: "No reputation is safe in
these days. This scandal would never
have come out if the horse hadn't been
running for something"
You can buy cane fish-pole for twenty
FIVE cents, and catch just as many fish with
it as you can with a jointed one that costs
seventeen dollars, but you can't take it
apart and slip it under yonr coat when you
go fishing Sundays as you can one that's in
sections, and religious outside appearance
is worth $16.75 to most men, Grand Rap
| sds Times.
Scan you pay me some money to-day ?''
inquired creditor. No. said the man
man who owed him, I" it is cold to-day, with
the wind east, and there no sales in my line
If We can have two or three hot days, and
warm, sweltering nights business will be
brisk, and can pay you" The debtor
was large manufacturer Of bed-bug poison
Boston IrGgeEer.
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ST.LOUlS hotel
ENTRANCE FROM MAIN 8 JACKSON STE,
Helena. Montana,
SCHVAB Do ZIMMERMAN,
Proprietors.
THE LARGEST
First Class Hotel in the Territory.

Having secured lease for long term OF
wears of this large and commodious house.
i have renovated. refurnished and emoei-
lished it's roomy parlors and elegant suits
If rooms. and no expense or pains will be
spared to continue to improve and keep 1t
on first class principles. The tables are
sunplied with the very best the markets
afford and the delicacies of the season. At
tendance unexceptionable. Terms, reason
able. "~~'
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A TERRIBLE INSTRUMENT. - The san
Francisco Chronicle says: Friday afternoon
the new gun patented by Leonard and De
Vry, and christened &c Peace Conservator, :"
was exhibited at the Pacific Iron Works.
The prompt action Of the instrument, de-
livering seventy shots in four seconds and
1,050 shots in one minute, through a thick
oak barricade, proves that it is one of the
most terrible death-dealing inventions ever
known. The machinery is simple, easily
worked, requiring but few attendants, who
are perfectly protected from their adverse
rvs bullets, and can be transported with
much greater ease than an ordinary six
FOUNDER. The bullets from this terrible
machine will, it is claimed, diverge 300 feet
in 1, 900 yards the distance claimed that it
will effectually deliver shots-and can be
easily worked by one person in any direc-
tion, or made to shoot almost solid. For
narrow defles it is proposed to be equal TO
8, 1000 infantry, and for combat on the bat
tle-fleld equal to three batteries of regular
| artillery.
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The Drift of Journalism.

The popular exaction of higher and
completer journalism renders inevitable
fewer journals. Only the very great cities,
tion and advertising, can indulge in many
different papers. All third and fourth-rate
cities, at least, if they would have good
papers, must be content with few.
And, being good, the fewer the better, for
the sake of economy and excellence alike.
point by the way of prophecy "Twenty
years hence, there will be fewer newspa-
pers in the state than there are to-day. The
doctrine of the survival of the fittest will
be applied, and those that will Withstand
the test will show constant and marked
signs of improvement. The few will take
the place of the many, and there will be no
organs" "No organs" of individuals or
parties-not no organs of communities or
opinions. 1t is essential, however, to this
growth in the character and decrease in the
numbers of journals that there should be
higher and broader aims in the manage
ment of the papers entire freedom from
personal ambition outside of the business |;
recognition both of the rights and opin-
ions of the local communities, and yet, at
the same time, a full appreciation and en-
forcement of their duties and responsible
ties to the state and the nation of which
they are part. To "the survival of the
fittest" in journalism as in life, it is essen
tiaI, first, that there should be " fittest. !"
Next to that, as an element in the growth
toward the better if not the completer era
in journalism as in life, is public reeogni-
ton of the desirability of few good papers
rather than many poor ones, and prompt
grsvitation toward the best in subscriptions
and advertising.-Sprinqf Republican.
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Regular advertising payable quarterly, as due
Transient advertising payable in advance.
Special Notices are so per cent. more than reg
ular advertisements.
Local advertising Is cents for the first insertion:
10 cents per line for each succeeding insertion;
lines counted in Nonpariel measure.
Job Work payable on delivery.
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Major Burke, Captains Toby and KEN
nington, with Companies G, B and z, Of
the Fourteenth Infantry, leave Camp
Douglas this morning for Fort Fetterman,
to reinforce Gen. Crook and take hand in
the little game about to b played with the
willy reds. We hope to see them return at
no distant day, covered with glory and Tuaa
heads of hair.-.San Lake Tribune "a.
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The popular exaction of a higher and
completer journalism renders inevitable
fewer journals. Only the very great cities,
The Morning herald., 1876-02-05
THE OLD woRLD,s NE ws.
Death of Lord Howe.

BY American Press Association.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-The death Of Earl
Howe is announced this morning. Sir
George Augustus Frederick Louis Curzon-
Howe, whose death is announced in the
above despatch, was born IN the year 1921
and succeeded his father as the second Earl
Howe In 1870. He was formerly member of
Parliament for, South Lsicestershire. He
leaves wife and daughter].
An Emancipation of slaves.
LISBON, Feb. 4.-The Chamber has voted
in favor of the emancipation of the slaves at
the Island of st. Thomas, In the Gulf of
Guines.s a. -gr-, ,aG.-,.rsa
Cardinal Ledochowski.
BERLIN, Feb. 4.-Cardinal Ledochowski
is in this city, having arrived from Ostrorvo.
He is placed under no restraint, and is only
prohibited from returning to his diocese.
Since arriving here he has been the recipient
of numerous congratulations from friends
and sympathizers Of his release from impris.
onment. ""'" '''' g..
Heavy Frauds Discovered.
PRAGUE, Feb. 4.-Great frauds have just
been discovered in this city, causing much
excitement and apprehension in business
circles. Certain parties have succeeded In
obtaining large advances of money from the
leading bankers upon securities, which
turned out to be Yfcticious. The total
amount of the advances obtained by the
swindlers will exceed ,0O0, 900 francs.
A Monument to Home.Ruler Batt.
Cork, Feb. 4.-subscriptions are being
raised here for a testimonial to Mr.. Butt,
the homs-agitator, as q recognition of his
services in all of home rule. -s. ,gps
...,.,, Rulers wanted. ,-. ", .
DUBLIN, Feb. 4.-The Farmsrs' Club, Of
this city, has adopted resolution request
ing the home-rule members to attend Par
Lament regularly. 'M A''
The Anslo.Aasrican Telegraph.
LONDON, Feb. AT general meeting
Of the shareholders, of the Anglo-Americah
Cable Company, to-day, it was decided to
divide the stock into two classes ordinary
and preference. a '' 20 ~ .'. 10 ~,
The Morning herald., 1876-02-05
A Molly lEsguirs Convicted.

Michael y. Doyle has been convicted ut
Mauch Chunk, Pa, Of the murder of Jones,
the mine boss, at Summit Hill, last Septsm-
ber. Sentence has not yet been passed upon
him, but he will unquestionably be hanged
If not rescued by mob of the Molly Ma
guires, and rescue 10 not possible. ~ This
is the first conviction obtained for any. of
the numerous assassinGtions which have
diagraced the coal regions. Others of the
gang are to be put on trial on similar
charges.
The Morning herald., 1876-02-05
CENTENNIAL.

THE FIREMEN's PUBLIC MEETING-TnE
CENTENNIAL QUESTION DISCUSSED LAST
LUTIONs-ADDREssEs BY
l.. q. GRUBB, LEVI q. BIRD, AND MAYOR
wH1T1LY.
The first public meeting of the Firemen's
Centennial Association was held last even
ling in the City Hall, which was comfortably
filled with goodly number of interested
citizens.
On motion of John W. Carey, Mr.. M. T..
Lichtenstein was called to the chair, and
Mr.. William H. Blake chosen Secretary.
The Chairman then stated the object Of
the meeting was to further the interest Of
the Firemen's Centennial Association, and
asked all to make an effort to do all in their
power for the success of the movement.
On motion committee of three, consist
ing of the following gentlemen, Messrs. II.
G. Conrad, H. G. Turner and 8. A. Mac
allister, was appointed to draft resolutions,
and the following were presented and
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Centennial Anniversary
Of our National Independence is now rapid
ly approaching, when from every section of
our country and from every corner of the
earth, mankind will be gathered together at
the cradle of human liberty to bear testi-
mcny to the unexamplea progress OF free
people and
WHEREAS, 1t intimately concerns the
dignity of our ancient and honored common
wealth, that the gun of the old thirteen" I"
whose soldiers and statesmen wrote her
Revolutionary record In letters of gold, and
whose proud boast 1t ia that she, first sub
scribed to the American Constitution should
occupy position In the coming Centennial
celebration, corresponding with the aus.
picious part which she took in the forma-
tion Of this nation, one hundred years ago.
Therefore be 1t
Rssolvsd, That the endeavors made by the
Centennial Commissioners, of the State of
Delaware, to have our State creditably
represented at the approaching Centennial
Exposition, at Philadelphia, by q general
exhibition on the part Of our manufacturers
and builders Of their wares and commodities,
meet with the hearty approval of this meet
ing, and We call upon the business men of
our State to cordially respond to the efforts
Of tho Commissioners, believing as We do,
that such action will not only bear testi-
mony to'the patriotism Of our people, but
will also enhance to the material prosperity
of the State Of Delaware, by making the ex-
cellenco of its industries known to the
world. And bo 1t further
Resolvsd, That the State of Delaware and
the City OF Wilmington, in making their re-
spective appropriations of $4,000 and
q, 900 for the purchase of Centennial stock,
have but expressed the wish and desire OF
our whole pepulace, in thus substantially
assisting 20 grand an object! And be It
further
Rssolvsd, That notwithstanding the exer-
tions thus far put forth in the methods
above mentioned, yet the interests and pub.
The Morning herald., 1876-02-05
RELIGIOUS NEWS

The religious meetings at the Second Bap.
tist Church, continue with great interest
and success. Large congregations attend
the preaching of the word, sixty persons
having professed conversion. There will be
preaching by the pastor in the morning Of
Sunday, at 1OH e'clock, and at night at ~
O'Clock. The pastors Bible Class fot male
roo rooms. Thor There - will viii BE- BE- baptism @ on SABBATH
next, and meetings every night next weak
oxcept Saturday night.