The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-11-23
A Slight Mistake.

A citizen stepped into the store of one Of
our successful merchants on Saturday last,
and asked the proprietor if he was going
to attend the entertainment to be given
that evening by the Haywood Brothers p"
emo" said the merchant. sit is too hard
times" -.-
"Pshaw," was the reply, "here's tick
ct, at the same time passing over red
card. The merchant thanked him and put
tile ticket in his pocket. t6aH E saa E
In the evening he combed his hair, black,
ed his boots, sprinkled his bandanna with
Jockey Club, put handful of gum drops in
his pocket to eat during the evenings per-
formance and started for the opera house.
Following the crowd he presented his: tick
ct to the doorkeeper. The latter looked at
one side then the other, and remarked
"Guess not, young fellow, tickets for
Granville Driving Park don't pass man
through here.'' 5nes a7r5ss, gasaer
Immediately a sad-eyed, melapcholy-
looking man was seen vending his foot
steps storeward. AS he entered his store
his clerk spoke to him abpnt his sudden re-
turn, and his only rerly was
boy, you are paid to tend store, and
I'll bet $40 that II. Ward Beecber would
not have been better man in my place."
Then he wa ked around behind the coun-
ter, empted two cents worth Of gum drops
back into the show case, ,ruffled up his fair,
spit upon his nicely blacked boots, sprink
led ca. bolic acid upon his bardaana, and
began putting up a prescription Tor bedbug
poison. Whitehall Times. .teas s5ooE ga1
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DIRECT VoTINe BY THE. PEoPLE.-The
joint resolution introduced IN the House by
Representative Finley proposing an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States proposes that the President and Vice
President shall be elected by direct vote
of the people Of the several States; that the
electors in each State shall have the same
qualifications rs electors of the most nu-
merous branch of the State Legislature, and
that if two or more persons shall each re-
ceive an equal and the greatest number of
votes for President, then the House of
Representatives shall from such persons
Immediately cnoose tire President. The
II solution further proposes that the elec-
ton shah be- held at tie time nov provided
By law for choosing the Presidential elect
orr; that the returns be canvassed at the
time and in the manner now prdylded. and
that the tn o. houses of Congress shall he.
the judges, each house yating separately !;
and in case of /, disagrxernent of the two
houses, then the matter shall gcssthe Sa-.
preine Court for final decision. a ass4
TERMS OF THE EADs BILL.-The terms
Of the bill provided for payment in all
of $5, ,250, 900, this amount to be paid in in
sfallments, subject TO certain conditions.
The first pa. mt MT was made in February
last for q channel 20 feet in depth, by 900
feet in width of that dsptil, and consisted
OF $500, 900. For every additional two feet
in depth Of channel each depth Of specified
width, he i to receive 500, Dol, while after
channel "a feet IN depth has been obtain
I'd he Is to receive se5O, 900 for maintaining
II, will, a HE amount for preserving each
additional depth of two feet. When .
cbannl 81, feet in depth by $50 feet in
.usid,ll which is The desired channri, Is ob-
aairea, Si, o5U. 0Ou eiit have been piia. the
remaining Sf .00n, 100 t..s.,s held IL carity
y, tlle e.se,1neha. $500 ftai ~ ten i. ats
longer. Il is alss. q. rec. i've 500. .00a per
annum for maintaining this channel eU
,eass.