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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-10-25

ne following are among the promotions
IN the army of the United States. made nv
General Orders No. 90. issued from tho
Adyutant Generals Office, and bearing date
October LIST. 1877:
FIRST Regiment Of Cavalry-Additional
Second Lieutenant VIM. G. Brown. of the
"a cavalry, to be second lieutenant. Julv 2
1878, vice Rains, killed in action. comnanv
l..
second Regiment Of Observation-Disclosures
second Lieutenant Curtis b. Hoppin, of
the LIST cavalry. to je second lieutenant
June 70, 1877, vice COale, promoted. COM
pany c.
Seventh Regiment Of Infantry-First
Lieutenant Charles a. Coolidge. to be CAP
'ah' August >. 1877. vice Logan, killed in
action. company A; Second Lieutenant
Frederick NJ. II. kendrick, to he first lien
tenant, August Q. 1877. vice Coolidge, pro-
NOTED, company A: Second Lieutenant
Charles A. Woodruff. to be first lieutenant
August y, 1877. vice Bradley. killed in ac-
uon, company b; Second Lieutenant ,Jno. |
1. VanOrsdale, to Ike first lieutenant. Auo
~, 1877, vice English. died of wounds
company |; Additional Second I.ieuten.
ant James B. jackson. Of the 5th infantry
10 De second lieutenant, August 8. 1877.
wee hendrick, promoted. company II.
Additional Second Lieutenant Daniel A
frederick, OF the 10th infantry, to be sec
'hu lieutenant. August 9. 1877, vice Wood
,"n' promoted. company X; Additional
second Lieutenant Samuel III. Loder. Of the
IN infantry, to he second lieutenant Auo
ANY ID.
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How to Judse . Town.

The Jefferson City, Mo-, Journal say
A gentleman from Tennessee, represe"'"'t,
a capital of $50 coo. in search OF Soo''
locality in which to engage in business
gave us a call, and after stating his mission
West. asked to look at our paper. we
handed him the Morning .jourrnt' anu ~
our surprise he did not stop 10 re''u o's
newsy local ''pick-ups," or our ATTRACTIVE
editorial page. but turned at once 10 Oh.
advertising columns, and commences
counting our advertisers and measuring
their space.
'.Well." said he. glancing up from the
paper sis that all-is that the business OF
this town.
'.Oh. no. said we. '.lere is the Tribune
with a few advertisements that don't APP
pear inthis paper
lie then counted two additional local
business advertisements in the Tribune and
again looked up with the remark:
''And that's all is it? Why. you have
not got near rs much of a town as imag-
ined you had
We then explained to him that we have
great many business men who do not adj
vertise.
..They are no business men to hurt if
they do not ADVERTISE he said.
We could not contradict him. and we
were powerless to vindicate the claims OF
our city.
He lett us, saying if he had the time he
would look around, but this was no place
for him.
This is only one instance, and fact.
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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.

Gen. Rosscr. the chief engineer of TIL
? \. p. Il. r., and a most influential fiient
with the southern element in Congress. i,
confident OF the bill extending the time fol
building the \. p, passing both Houses
this winter, and receiving the President 5
approval. Granting that fact, and the
work Of construction west from Bismarck
next spring, is almost certain. The stock
holders have decrccd it. tile mana gers APP
proved it. and the times and country de-
manded it. Then there will be booming
times in Bismarck as in the early days of
Omaha.-BismGrck Tribune.
We are glad to be able to announce that
as soon as the Br!inard branch is complet-
ed, which will be in Il few days now, the
Northern Pacific company will begin work
west Of the Missouri river and continue I'M
til prevented by the weather. They are
going to reach as soon as possible those
coal beds which crop out at various points
on the line OF the Northern Pacific all the
way from the Sweet Brian branch of Heart |
river. twenty-five miles west of Bismarck |
to the Yellowstone. AS this will bring
Bismarck into connection with tie coal
beds OF Heart river. the intelligence of this
pXtention which reached some people there
some days ago. gave a lively impulse to
real estate. The above intelligence is de
rived from letter of President Wright to
| gentleman in St. Paul.-.St. Paul Pioneer. ;
Press.
1.-THE Northern Pacific is built or placed
n Il condition to be built. the Utah North
IN cannot obtain subsidy from Montana.
subsidy Jay Gould will not
uld it and without probable extension to :,
he National Park and Montana he would
OF have wanted it. This is the last chance
" the Northern Pacific to obtain govern
tent aid and we hope to see it succeed.
he military movements of this summer: w
e saving it would be to the government =, :,
supplying the Yellowstone posts, the 0e
cessity ola parallel military road to that
Canadian government is building north
lis, all supplement strongly the other =,
cessities OF the Pacific road or this par M
ell and the very reasonable propositions "c
the company. to convert its magnificent oe
III grant into guarantee of bonds. The ~.
&c is not by any means hopeless. but the WI
lation is seriously impaired by Jay
uld's intercsts.-New North Vest.
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-Cantain Owen Halo. who u:ns Lilled

Captain Owen Hale, who was killed in
the Bear Paw fight, was native of New
York, and served through the war of the
rebellion as an officer of the 9TH New York
Cavalry. Lieut.. Joseph w. Biddle. also
killed in the same action. was member of
the wealthy Biddle family of Philadelphia.
He received his commission on the 3lst of
August last, having graduated from West
Point during the past summer. 1t vas his
first engagement. he having been with
Gen. Miles but a few days previous to the
march from Tongue river. The Sevsnth
Cavalry, within the past Is months. has
lost eighteen officers in action. and those
who have friends still alive in that pgi-
ment are petitioning the War Department /
TO transfer the command to some less laZ-
,rdous field of duty.
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ODD SECTIONS NOT SUBJECT To
ENTRY.
The following letter explains itself:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. !
General Land Office.

General Land Office.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Oct. II. II
Register and Rrccirer, BozeDaan, Montana.
GENTLEMEN:-I have received your let
ter OF July l4th last, asking whether the
odd sections Withdrawn for the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company a,c subject to
entry. the company having failed to con-
struct its road within the period prescribed
by the statute.
BY the the terms Of the grant. the time
within which the company was required to
complete the road expired on the 18th of
July last.
The Supreme Court of the United States.
however, in the case of Schulenberg ct al.
IS. Hartman. announced that the provision
for rcversion is a condition subsequent and
cannot operate until declaration of for
fcltlre either by some judicial proceeding
authorized by law, or by legislative asser-
[ion OF ownership on the part of the Gov
eminent has been made.
This Office. therefore. has no power 70
enforce forfeiture Of the grant or restore
he lands. and until action of the above
is taken. the lands will continue
n their present state of reservation.
Very Respectfully,
j. A. WILLIAMSON.
Commissioner.
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MONTANA NEWS.
lMadisonian, Doth inst.1

MI. u. ~. Largely. who for the past yea,
mas been in charge of the store of I. A
Largely at Iron Rod, has undertaken the
management of the extensive hardware
mouse OF that gentleman in this CITY. Dave
Is young man Of splendid business quail
ilcatiohs whom we welcome to our CITY
ana commend to our people as a first-clas GO
young gentleman, whom they will ever
ma prompt and courteous.
Inc usual quiet Of this community was
r'ldely disturbed on Tuesday evening last
ny the information that two or three China
men at junction had been shot nv two
Black Killers, and that the latter were en-
gagged IN unfortunately shooting at white
'''ei ana Cinnamon down the gulch. A
warrant for the arrest Of the desperadoes
was at once issued and placed in the hands
OF Sheriff Edsall. who, with IDENTITIES Car.
utllers and Mitchell, went to put it into ex-
ecution. 1t appears that the, men. who
passed through town on Tuesday after
noon, on their arrival at Junction want III
10 the store Off. Mousseau and demandod
whisky, which was denied them INV A.
Mousseau, when one of them stennod -
nina the counter, and, drawing a revolver
threatened to shoot him unless their do,
hlahds We're complied with. Mr.. Mousse.,,
sui persisted, however, in refusing to give
Them any liquor, and after usinr a rood
deal or violent and threatening lanon.oo
"ithout proceeding to actual violence tho
men left, and, mounting their horses roao
down tile gulch. They had not proceeded
Tar, when they saw Chinaman. and onon
ed fire on him with revolver without b;t.
ing nm; but another Chinaman who can,o
out TO see what was the matter receive, .
bullet wound in the head, the ball strilino
Hst behind the ear and CHANGING ..roun1
me base OF the skull. Some of the resi-
tents OF junction armed themselves and
vent down TO the scene of the ARRAY. and
lively fire was kept up for short time hut
apply, none of the citizens were b;t
hough one of the China houses of tho I
lcinity was riddled with bullets. The ,
lfizens, having but little ammunition with
hem, retired to refit, and the desperadoes !
ode down the gulch. During the conflict |,
ne Of the Cinnamon was shot. If ;s no
eyed, fatally. When the citizens retnrned 8
junction they were met by Sheriff Ia. r
al and his deputies, and party at once S
'ent in pursuit, who succeeded in captur. G
g the outlaws. The prisoners were
rought to town and lodged in the county
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for forgery. in connection with the nav

for forgery. in connection with the pay
ment of money to Indians. whereby he be
: came rich. but escaped conviction on &C
count Of the St. Louis court deciding i
had no jurisdiction. Wright was great,
excited and struck Delano with heay,
cane from behind. lie had threatened tC
attack Delano at every opportunity. Nc
arrest.
The snaky monster Of the Mississippi
river is the biggest thing in the sea-serpent
line that has yet given exercise to the
inventive faculties Of sensational newspa-
per writers. lis head. is five feet across. its
bill is ten feet long. IFS body extends up
and down the river mile or so. it spouts
wafer forty feet high. and attacks coal
barges and sinks them. Fortunately for
as. when last heard from the monster was
headed down stream. and there may yet be
time to barlicade the mouth of the Mis-
souri before it turns about.-Ircss and
DakotuiA.
Tile platform Of the New York State |
Democratic Convention dcnounccs the
means used to Seat President HAYES !: !
thanks Congress for reducing the army :
indorses tie southern policy of President
Hayes: advocates steady progress towards
specie payments, and no steps backward:
the honest payment Of the public debt in
coin: sacred preservation Of the public
faith no government partnership
with protected monopolics oppo-
sitiOn to government subsidies for {
ALWAYS or other internal improvements ,
demands strictcr supervision Of the man. ,
gement OF savings banks. and pledges q t
etolm in the management of canals and O
'ublic works. g
After a gallant struggle Of nine or ten @
c.''s Of" comparatively few patriots. who v
trOve to free their native island from the l.
ppression. tyranny. and cruelty of their t.
'reign masters. the Cuban patriots are re- h
orted as giving up the struggle as hope b
SIS. Many Of their leaders have been e.
He'd; the world abroad has looked upon SC
elr contest with unsympathizing eyes; re
e patriots have been closed in and shut ri
from supplies and communication with a
e outside world: Spain has sent her hun p
eds Of thousands Of troops to the island
overpoWcr by numbers the few brave in
flowers who have struggled so long and or
avcly for their independence And at last "
e appears succeeding. SO much for the I'm
'rld'S sympathy. III,
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d. NILES VICTORY.

We received from Fort Benton trust.
worthy intelligence that Miles victory has
in 70 sense been exaggerated. On the sth
inst. when the general left the battlefield
on his returnto Tongue river, he had with
him Alb prisoners by actual count. More
are said to have given themselves up since.
Says our informant: The NeZ Perez
backbone is broken and Miles has done it.
His force has been reported as high as
700. The fact is. he had few over 400.
His Cavalry companies numbered about 80
men each. and the Infantry companies
about % men each. ''-Heruld.
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Jail. The examination has been set for tn
9Th of November. One of the Chinamel
who was shot lies in precarious condi
ton, and it is doubtful if he will recover
The wound Of the other is not serious. TIT
'risoners give their names as VIM Sweeney
and Daniel Russell. and are believed tC
have come from the Black Hills.
Husbandnsan.
We are pleased to note that operations
are to be resumed upon the CopperopOlis
mines Immediately. G. a. Kellogg, ac-
cOmpanied by Cedric Sherwood and c. X.
Thurber, passed on their way over this
week to commence operations. They had
Il four-horse team loaded with supplies.
and intend spending the winter there. Mr..
Kellogg assures Ills that it is his intention
to put on larger force us soon as it is def
nitely settled that the Carroll route will be
opposed next spring.
independent.
Mr.. Ewing has killed twenty deer the
past two weeks, and the hunting wasn't
very good, either.
The Montana company operating con-
sentrating works at Jefferson City some
weeks since, suspended operations.
The subjoined telegram, received by Mr..
B. W. Knight. Cashier Ofthc First Nation
Il Bank of Helena. speaks for itself:
NEW YORK. October IS, 1877.
Wicks. President of the Montana Com
any, has deposited 5000 with us for the
urpose ofpaying all debts on the arrival
t special agent, and prosecuting work
igoronsly. The raising of money now
Rows the company is backed by men of
ealth.
S. r. HAUSER,
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DESERT LANDS.
COm'r WilliamsOn.s Circuynr

The following is the full text of the cir.
cuiar suspending desert land entries. and or.
derlng full investigation of the characte,
OF land in every instance:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
"ENEHAL LAND OFFICE. WASHINGTON.
October 8. 1877
Register and Receiver, Bozeman. NJ T..
I GENTLEMEN:-You are advised that oil
entries under the provisions of the act en-
Titled an act to provide for the sale of des-
crt lands in certain States and Territories
approved March Sd. 1877, United States
statutes at Large. Vol. 10, page 379) are
hereby suspended. You will give public
nouce in some newspaper published near
est to the lands, to all parties interested Of
such suspension. also of the time and place
"heh you will hear the testimony in re-
gard to the character of lands entered I'm.
der said act; all testimony to be reduced to
writing and forwarded to this office with
your joint opinion. The investigation
made must be most full. thorough and
complete, showing whether any of the land
entered under any such act will produce an
agricultural crop without irrigation: with
er any OF the land had been previously chi.
uvated by parties residing thereon. or nom
residents; whether any has to be protected
from overflow by levees, and whether en-
tries have been made by parties other than
me real applicants. Such development of
the facts must be made as will fully protect
the interests of the United States. prevent
the success of fraud, and secure the rights
of all people who have made entries in
good fiitii under said law. If the parties
IN interest do not produce testimony to the
development of these facts. you will en-
ieavor to procure the same yourselves.
Very respectfully.
(Signed) j. A. WILLIAMSON
Commissioner.
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IHeraid.]

Venison by the wagon load is coming t.
town.
! The Flatheads are here and wals ammu
milton to hunt buffalo. They are pcaccable
their crops are deficient. and they have tC
get meat. steal or starve. Give them the
ammunition.
\ letter received by Judge Chumasero.
from his wife now in st. Paul. states that
Miss Nettie is suffering severely from the
injuries sustained by the upsetting of the
overland coach near Pleasant Valley.
Mr.. \. kinmerly, of the firm of Miller
d kimmcrly, prominent wool growers of
Deer Lodge county, gave us a call this
n Forming. Mr.. Eimmerly has just return
ed from Smith River where he purchased
of Nessrs. Bennett & Goolale II thorough
bred Coiswold rams for which he paid S45
per head. This will be q valuable aco,,isi-
ton 10 the flock of Messrs. Miller c Kim
mcily. OF 3.Gt0 head, now running on the
Little Blackfoot.
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WASHINGTON. October l7.-Among the
Presidents nominations to the Senate
made to-day were the following Ministers
Edward +. Noyes. France; James Russell
Lowell. Spain; John a. Kasson. Austria:
mos. \. Osborn. Chill; Henry W. VIII
lard. Brazil. Ministers resident of the
United States: John /. Stephens. Sweden
and Norway; James NJ. Comley, Hawaii
John NJ. Langston. Hayti.
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Times. 18th inst

Mir. Allen, wno runs a ferry on the lei!
iowstone near the mouth of Einiyr:,nl
gulcli, accidentally shot and severely in
Jured LIS son one night last week. 1t seems
that the ION got up during the night AM,
went out 10 pick up some chips to make
q fire. About the same time his father
awokc and hearing Il noise. took down his
gun and stepped to the door. Seeing u
white object, and surprising it TO be a pole
cat. he fired and put a charge of shot into
the young mans hip. The wound will
probably not prove serious.
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EJs I III Z = 'IA11Ns
President First National Bank.
TNew North Vest. 18th inst.

Ne,c North Vest, 10Th inst.
The news this week is a little rough on
Turkey. 1t is near Thanksgiving time.
A somewhat ratified tramp came near
causing a rather serious confaglation a
few nights ago. Getting cold some time
after midnight he went into Bielenberg's
stable in the rear of the meat market and
built a fire right in the midst Oft. Mr..
DAILY, who happened to be i'll that night,
heard Il noise. ran out, and entering the
stable found the horses frantic with alarm
and the incendiary intruder lying there
drunk and one hand badly burned. The
fire was eXtinguished before it commune
Gated to the logs or hay. and the tramp
lodged the rest of the night in the Jail. Fire
Warden Lansing should rig up stove
pipe on that fellow so he can go out on the !
prairie and experiment hereafter.
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Grand Army Of the Republic.

PHILADELPHIA. October 19.-The eley-
enth anniversary Of the organization of the
Grand Army of the Republic was celebrat-
ed to-day on the grounds of the Interna-
tional Exhibition. Governor Hartnnft
and General Mcclellan occupied prominent
positions.
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Eche1rinr.

PHILADELPHIA, October 19-Joln S.
Morton. late President of the West Phila-
delphia Passenger Railway Company. has
been held in 500 900 bail for further hear
in. on a charge of perjury in connection
with the financial condition of the road.
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BE Frank.

Never deceive for the sake of a foolish
Jest or TO excite the laughter of a few com
panIons ut the expense Of friend. BE
anxious when you relate anything, to tell
1t just as it occurred. Never vary in the
least degree. The reason why our ears are
SO often saluted by false report is because
people in telling things add little to
them. and as they pass through dozen
mouths. the original stories are turned in
TO something entirely different. So when
you attempt to tell anything that you have
seen with your own eyes, relate it correct
~ IN every particular, and as You grow
Older you will reap the advantages of this
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Latest kilograms.
Strike.

NEW York. October 16.-A general
strike Of the cigar makers has occurred.
Some $4,000 are engaged in it.
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New YORK. October 1G.-Moscs A. Sny-
der. Teller of the Merchants Exchange
National Bank. was arrested to-day 70. en-
bezzlement from this months accouns.
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BEATTY Piano
GRAND QUARE AND UPRIGHT

Endorsed ~ the highest musioa,
"i ~ tle world as THE BEST e>
ceiving $500 Piano, saws: ~ - @iter re-
2 Not only myself and family h,,.
perior quality.'' " i'sarV 70 It's SUI
pa rom Fl IL Rs o9rmony, ESQ, Chambersburg,
week ago, in good order 1t has thn. far T.; one
entire satisfaction - e"a9 iaf given
Piano n came to Sa,s Tyrone Pa SAYS The
satisfactorv botI aaa IN good order and proves
ca nssn1s wanted, male or female. Send for
Dg!n1el +. Beatty,
washington, New Jersey, U.s.A.
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Ladies' Goods.

inv o nave null line of ladies' goods, embr..-
!nis msrket, all of which is marked do a"una IN
reg low per cent. Of profit Old cusfoms-. 81. =.
=. nu w up to the times, and new ones are ir, NIL
WI snd examine goods and learn prioee .'"so
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.,,l ,r,,r,ntced. Prices as low as good
,,nri, 70 ~ he Ol,taiued at any other place
Give him call at his old stand on MAIN s'ie''
6 - ~
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miGh are located on Clark Fork, are shown H.,
country. al" richest In the
tim. rSau 70 the mines will be opened in n sbor.
fnrtv if ,i the Crow Agency a distance Of omIv
nerf;om m.;,, winch will enable us to make con-,
nr,t"nt IN me !elloWsioHe boats pnttiny ~ !.
paucts OF our mines at least one h1ndred ; me
other ,ni ,arhea wagon Transportation Than an,
now o m,rs s,r IN the Territory. The ConnsmyS