Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-11

-TNhe New York ISasss Gays that 4 y y =
Huntington and his Central Pacific lohh,E
have struck hands with Tom Scott ami !. n
Texas Pacific lobby to push through a cma
promise bill for the purpose Of pledginp u. 4
credit of the government for the conStsn,
ton Of a Few road connecting the iva
ooeans.-The cxtradition treaty betwao,
| Spain and the United States has been con
cluded.-Eight thousand tons Of coal ~. \
consumed on an average per month in Den.
yer Colorano.-Thc Atstria's represeht,
tives at the conference are Instructed /, j
leave Constantinople if the Porte does mn
accept the proposals Of the powers.-sam.
uel S. Bixlcr, late President OF the City Bank
of Harrisburg, Which suspended sever,
months ago. together With llis two sons
have been arrested Oh charges of %conspira.
cy to defraud and obtaining money undo,
| false pretences. The bank failed with liz.
bilities amounting to $4,000 while the. as.
sets are about $50. o00.-Eyster, Assist.
ant Treasurer of the United States at Phil.
t!elphia. filed an answer to the Centennial !
Board OF Finance, claiming for The govern.
ment payment in full OF ST, 500 900 before
the stockholders are rcimburscd.-The
New York Herald says that the Reps5H. |
cans are enrolling the Militia daily. IN
the city Of New Orleans, louisiana, with
Sen. LpngStreet in communicating Bos. /
ton Board of Trade have taken ytrons
grounds against the adoption Of q silver 1a-
sis. They are petitioning Congress to ap
point q commission to demometize silver
And also ask that It lie made legal tender
for sums only OF $40 and less.-Ihe HOUSE
Committee Oh Pacific Railroads have agreed
to report the Senate bill extending the time
for the completing of the Northern Pstif.
railroad eight years without amendment.
except section /, providing that tie compa-
ny shall not be required to locate the route
throughout Idaho before July. 1876
Governor Hendricks. iii his message to the
Indian Legislation on the ath inst, ~refersto
the presence of e. S. troops in South Caro-
lima astdangeroussto the Constitutional and
Independent authority of the States courts
and legi.lature.-Ihe II i5une.s Washing.
ton special Of the 9Th inst, says tie posi-
bility of failure to complete the electoral
count, and Of the consequent new election
next fall, continues to he the leading TOPIC
OF talk here. 1t is said by some that there
is nothing in the constitution or laws re-
curing the presiding officer Of the Senate
to be elected to 4 seat in that body. Cox.
Hayes himself might be chosen to the place,
aud might thus have an opportunity Of
showing to tie country what Kind Of al al
ministrator he would make before the PEG
pie would he. calial upon to vote for Or
against him; or, If it were thought wiserto
run Blaine, Conkling, Morton, or any other
available candidate. he might he chosen on
tile 9th OF March as Presiding officer of tls
Senate, and enter tie White House irams
diately afterwards. The Woald's Washing
ton special Oh the same subject says; Ser-
eral Republican members, and one or two
Democratic members, take the singular
view that there can be 10 popular election
this year, mall- tanning that the failure Ola
joint convention, or of tie House to elect,
does not create q vacancy IN tic office q
President within tile meaning Of sections
l46 and 1T of the Revised Siatues.--Tn
Hsrald's Columbia. S. G. special OF the 9TH
inst, says: The deadlock 1T the Capital .
still extending over The State. III several
counties t4cFc are contests between the
Chamberlain and Hampton opponents. IN
these conflicts of authority tire officers as
vigorously sustained by their respective par
ties. The surprising feature of the contes'