Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-01-06
c. N { RAL S F..
Richmond, Va, was visited by the o
re mn aarthurake on Dee. rs.

A Waukon. Iowa. nurseryman has re-
ceived an order from Los Angeles, CAL, for
10000 apple, 5000 chestnut, and o,ooo cherry
trees. and for 1000 raspberry bushes, 10000
gratis. etc.
The grounds appropriated to the Centen-
NAL architectural structures at philadelphia,
Pa. which are to be thrown open to tho
word in 1876, appear like a large ornamental
park which is now partly laid out Ill drlVes
and foot walks, leading from each building
to all the others. The superintendent have
cut the grounds into many different figures
and sizes. which will be handsomely cmbel-
ished with ornamental trees and shrubDery
of choice species. The roads will be made
hard and dry by suitable materials,
The San Francisco Gall, of December 16th>
saws a dispatch was received fromNeW York
on Thursday evening stating that the chal-
lenge Of d. j. Baldwin, of San Francisco,
to run a four mile race for $25, 5000, has been
accepted by Mr.. Daniels, race to take place
at Jerome park.
Deputy internal Revenue Collector Hill>
of indianapolis, his been convicted OF COM
plicity in the whisky-ring frauds perpetrated
by the Bingham brothers and others in that
State.
Colorado has within her borders 100000
sheep, and confidently expects that number
to be increased to 100000 in another year.
Kansas has 1885, 600 sheep and $4,000 dogs.
Scarscely a sheep and a half for each dog.
DIR. Young, Chief ofthe United States Bu-
reau of Statistics, has submitted to the Sec
rotary of: the Treasury a statement of the
imports into this country during the two last
fiscal years. The total imports in 1871 we're
valued at 1908, OBS, O54, and those in 1915
were valued at $643, 094, 7G7, . decrease Of
$40, $40, Psi.
Acknowledgement Pierrepoint urges that
District-Attorneys be paid by salary only,
graded according to the extent Of their
labors; that Congress provide for a uni
form method for selecting juries in Federal
Courts that United States Marshals be held
to a stricter accountability in financial mat
tiers and that increased safeguards are nee
essary to enable the Court Of Claims to more
etfcctually yrotect the Treasury against inn
p1OICI XIV 4 cllSlli1Cl1C Nltt1l1iSs
The Centennial managers have secured the
use OF nearly fifty acres of good landon the
Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, near
Schenck station, which they propose to do
vote to an international implement trial.
Taft and Weilner, at Milwaukee, have.
been sentenced to five and eight months inn
prisonment and $4,000 fine each-wliskey
frauds did it.
There is a b%ullfrog farm in Southeastern
Wisconsin, thirty acres of swamp fenced in,
and the proprietor sends thousands OF these
featherless birds to New York.
An express car was robbed only {, few
miles from St. Louis on Saturday last, the
messenger being locked ina box by three
masked men, who took about SIS, 1000. There
is some doubt Of the truth Of the messen-
gers story.
The st. Louis whisky fraud investigation
is progressing slowly. The trial of Mckee,
McGuin and Babcock has been transferred
to the circuit court, and set down for trial
January 18th.
1t is reported that Tweed has brought up
at Havana, Cuba. Americans claim to have
seen him in different places.
Ex-Mayor Oaky Hall has appeared on the
stage for the first time in the play entitled
"Crucible," and has made quite a sensation.
The play was we'll put uponthe stage. The
material points being very natnrol and ran