The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-09-14
NEW NOR

"A tin mine has been discovered in Ba
ker county, Oregon.
Queen Victoria has swayed the Euglisl
scepter for forty years.
One hundred and four convicts in th
Oregon State Penitentiary.
The houses of Parliament were coolet
every night by ton of ice.
United States District Attorney Stone
Of South Carolina, has resigned.
Robert Bonner, of the N. 7. Ledger
has ninety-six horses valued at $5O0,000.
The New York Republican State Con
vention is called for September Goth, at Ro
chester.
The President and his Cabinet are
unanimous that Congress should meet il
October.
-Thirty-nine failures occurred in New
York during August. The liabilities ag
gregated 50, 100000.
There are now in the State of New
York 454 Odd Fellow lodges, with mem.
bership of about forty thousand.
-Virginia's nominee for Governor has
but one arm. The Governor of Louisiana
has but one arm and but one leg.
Good man, you must narrate the facts
clearly and truthfully to your lawyer. II
is his business to mig them up and lie.
lawyer" the so-caled main chief oil
the Nez Perce Indians, has brother in
Oregon who is regularly ordained Presby-
terian minister.
There is report that Mr.. James Cor
don Bennett is engaged to marry young
French lady, member of a very aristocrat-
ic old family.
The Republican State Senatorial Con-
vention for the Thirty third Ohio District
unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing
President Hayes.
General Banks denies the charge of
of adultery with Martha G. Thompson, and
declares that the accusation had it's origin
in malice Or idle rumor.
The quickest ocean passage on record
has just been made by the White Star
steamer Britannia, which occupied only
days, 10 hours and So minutes from Queen
town to Sandy Hook.
-It's the use Of tobacco in large quanti-
ties that is injurious. Take for instance,
Mr.. James Tucker, of Greysen county, Ky.
who had whole hogshead of it fall on him
and kill him the other day.
The cook of the King of Ethiopia must
be priest, and is not permitted to marry.
This probably lessons his chances Of having
relatives to whom he can hand sugar and
tea out Of the back window.
1t is is estimated that the total harvest
of wheat in Minnesota this year will meas
ure 81, 900, 600 bushels, and that 25, 900, 900
bushels will be spared for expectation to
consumers outside of the State. The total
yield last year did not exceed $4,000, 900
bushels.
The practice Of making announcements
on the wrappers OF newspapers or other
mail matter is prohibited. Postmaster
James has just been notified by the depart
ment at Washington that under existing
laws nothing can be permitted upon mail
matter of the second class or the wrappers
Of newspapers but the name and residence
Of the person addressed, and the date of the
expiration of the subscription.
-Bismark is living quietly at Varzin.
He receives no visits from his neigbbors,
with the exception of his old friend, Count
Konigsdolff, who occasionally looks in
Bismark eschews early rising, getting up
at halEpast g.. His first breakfast is taken
on the verandah of the palace, in company
with the Princess and Countess NJ. Won
Bismark. The Prince rides morning and
afternoon. At he dimes, and then goes
out in family coach with all his people.
At night he drinks champagne by regula
ted doses.
BY the death of Ben De Bar the Amer
ican stage loses its oldest comedian and it's
Oldest manager. What Wallack is to New
York and McVicker to Chicago, De Bar
was to St. Louis and the Mississippi Valley
Besides this, he was the only FdIstaf
on the American stage and the last survivor
of the time of Hackett, Booth, Williams
and Forrest. He was in every respect a
man, good citizen, fine actor, skillful
manager and a generous employer. The
stage was better for his life; the world is
the worse for his death.