The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-03-03

man now occupies he paid $3.50 per yea
for at the beginning of his career. Now
he is paying "a, 500 for the same premises
He has one building that he rents for NOR,
money each year than the premises cos
him fifteen years ago. The majority of th,
men on the street are young, twenty-one ts
thirty being the ages of three-fourths o.
them. A man can't live long on that street
| for the life is one OF too much excitement
| 1t is the widest form of gambling known,
| for there is no cessation or relief. When
| the speculator has put his all on a certain
stock it may take a week for the result te
be known, and that week he carries around
with him load of anxiety. 1t is with him
at his meals, it walks beside him and sleeps
with him, or rather won't let him Sleep
He has his all staked on events which he
cannot control, and he has to simply wait
in suspense till the matter is decided for OF
against him. Of course to carry this load
he invariably resorts to stimulants, and the
upshot of the matter is, an early death
bed, and seldom very pleasant one. But
the places of those who drop out are filled
by a new stock, and the game goes on for
ever. This business is pure gambling
Wall street doesn't earn dollar or produce
one. 1t is simply wagering money that
cases the money wagered belongs to some
one else. A lie that will influence stock
is considered viItuous, and perjury is not
discreditable unless it fails to produce the
desired effect. In brief, if there is sin
that has not been adopted in Wall street,
you may be sure that it is only because it
could not be utilized.
THE BEECHER TROUBLE.
The statement of Henry G. Bowen, that
he believed Henry Ward Beecher to be a
perjurer and adulterer, created profound
impression, particularly as everybody
knows that Mr.. Bowen is in position to
know more of the inside of the case than
any man living, and especially as he is an
enemy of Tilton. 1t puts the matter in
such shape that Mr.. Beecher cannot ig-
more it. Mr.. Bowen is an entirely respon-
sible man, and a statement SO broad and
sweeping must be met, otherwise, the pub
lie will have right to believe it to be true.
And now come other men who say that Mr.
Bowen desires to be forced to tell what he
knows i'll a court Of justice, for the reason
tnat he has in his safe documents that
substantiate all that he asserted and great
deal more. Mr.. Beecher, so far, has done
nothing about it, but he cannot long re-
main silent. Bowen is determined to force
it to an issue, and he has no reason to like
Beecher, or Plymouth church, for that
matter, and he will follow it to the bitter
end. On Thursday night, Mr.. Bowen ap-
peared before a committee of Plymouth
Church, and proposed to appear before a
committee of disinterested men, and prove
the truth of what he had asserted, but this
the committee declined. Then Bowen said
that in ten days he would appear before a
committee of the Chnrch, and prove it.
AS they cannot decline this, it is very prob
able that we shall have another summer of
Beeeher to divide interest with the Centen-
NAL.
THE GREAT FIRE,
Which destroyed $4, 1000, 900 worth of prop
erty on the corner of Grand and Broadway,
Tuesday night, show that New York is
as shamm;ly built as Chicago was. The
buildings destroyed were among the finest
in the city, externally, but when fire touched
them they proved to be the cheapest, finn
siest structures imaginable. Light, thin
walls with pine joists and flooring. 1t only
took an hour for whole block to go up.
1t is shame for insurance companies to
put insurance ON such traps. Had the
buildings been properly built the fire never
hate got q4 ReP6 6 Nss ha NJ ahd u the ire
department, the best in the world, was
promptly at work, and the fire, when dis
covered, had made but little headway, but
yet, before it could be subdued, whole
block was consumed.
The death of young Beers of the fire de-
partment, was a very sad thing. He was
not on duty that night, but was spending
the evening with the young lady to whom
he was to haye been married in few weeks.
He heard the alarm, and without waiting q
moment, rushed to the fire, his betrothed
following him as far as the police would
permit her. Ten minutes after, a wall
fell, burying Beers in the ruins. The poor
giri saw the catastrophe, and was carried
to her home raving maniac. The build
ers of those buildings are directly RESPONSE
BILE for at least eight lives.
MOODY AND sANKEY.
The crowds that 60 to hear Moody and
Sankey at the Hippodrome are wonderful.
There seems to be good many christians
left in the city yet, for the vast audiences
are still mainly composed of them.
The idea of the Evangelists is to work for
q revival among the churches first, so that
their members will be prepared to help in
the work of reaching sinners. Those who
scoff are. those who stay away, for it is inn
possible to,put. .one's self under the influence
of the meetings ond not be affected. The
quiet in which the multitudes drift into
their seats, the silence of prayer, the sing
ing of thousands, hushed and full Of feel
ing, felt rather than heard, sometimes stirs
the unimpressible. Whether they will ac-
complish any permanent good is questiona-
ble-that they succeed in producing an
intense feeling for time there can be no
doubt. Their audiences increase in number
every meeting, and it could be kept up