Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-04-27
GENERAL N VS..

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The extradition between England and
America is a dead letter, and the treaty NAV
be considered abrogated. e.If
The husband OF Grace Greenwood.tL. K.
Lippencott, Chief Clerk of the General Land
Office, has been indicted by the Grand Jury.
His rascalities show that he was bald S2s
900 for passing one thousand fraudulent
claims. ....r... ,... - 81
The President has vetoed the Salary bill
TWenty-dVe Thousand is not enough to de-
fray the expenses of living at the capital.
The President has nominated Michael
Schaeffer for Chief Justice. of the Sunreme
Court of Utah.
The Virginia Republican State ConSesh-
ton, while p'eferring Blaine, also endorsed
the Course of Norton. "'fet 3-lf+tJa
General John Mcdonald OF Missouri, has
been sentenced to three years in the peni-
tertiary and $1,000 fine, W. O. Avery was
Sentenced to two years and 81, 900 fine. RI
Ihe fist pa yinelt in silver was made in
Washington, OH the 18th jihst.A dA#f)2
The levee on the Mississippi river. south
of Quincy, ILL.,, broke recently, ,oyeerflowing
the entire bottom opposite, Hannibal.
Fences, houses and barns have been swept
away, and the entire population of the bot
tom driven homeless to. the bluffs. Great
suffering prevails. ~ sa 74st.4oye Il fatt.
Col. A. A. Spencer, was assassinated at
Lynn Creek, Mo-, by q man named. Jefferis,
on the 18th inst. w
Charles >. Wilkerson, eX-Collector of In
ternal Revenue. at ST. Joe, Mo-, who was
recently arrested in San Francisco, has three
indictments against him for violation ofsthe
Revenue law, and complicacy in whiskey
frauds.
\ disastrous break recently occurred in
the Mississippi levee, near Providence. 4fs
General Rufus Ingalls, is to be court mar
tailed, under charge Of having miss applied
funds ofthe War Department. s#sfk4 I'll
Drs. Cox and Bliss, members of the board
of health Of New York City, are charged
with having received $4,000 for a ward CON
tract to certain parties. ~
sBristoWt denies the story ofbis corruption.
and asks to be heard before the investigating
committee.
Crooks campaign against the Indians,
haze demonstrated that the number of hos
tile Indians who have done the stealing on
the frontiers OF Nebraska and Wyoming,
have been greatly over estimated. "A COR
respondent Of the New forkg Tribune, says
that instead Of $4,000 to 10000, there are
probably, not over 2 900 all told. The com
mand only saw about 600 hostile Indians. off
of their reservation. It has ssuccceeslleead IN
capturing n large amountaof ammunition,
belonggi1 riEgsisfto the Red Cloud, and Spotted
Tail bands. Hsa. ,0s at4ta .aa2j.n
Congress is.haying a considerable discus
sion over the question Of transferring the In
dian Bureau to the War Department.
One hundred and sixty thousand dollars
was collected at. q recett Moody and Sankey
meeting, for the Young Mems Christian
association in New York. szasslH aaR
Congress hasrreflsed to extend q PATENT
on the -four motion feed" sewing mail
chine, u9rsY s 1ag l!Ga
Widemoski says, that in consequence OF
services Continued W4iflike PREPARATIONS, the
Porte has, resolyed, to send an ultimalun tof
the Sefvfan frontier.
>GfIhe AeWiY o~fkssJKpylds Washington spe-
eial, publishes 4 lengthy confession of ex-
Attorney GeeneeiSsi1 Williams Of having paid
on the order Of the President s32, 900 of Sc
crete Service moneys for election purposes.
In the Senate, the amendment appropris-
ting $4,000 to pay for the stone for .sPlar-
kersburg post Office was adopted.
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