Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-08
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A Washington dispatch dated Nov. 2 says
the House Banking Committee this after
moo authorized the Chairman to report
Ewing's silver bill as agreed upon in sub
committee. 1t provides that there shall be
coined at the several United. States mints
silver dollars Of the weight of 4124 grains
troy of standard silver rs. provided in the
act of January 18th, 1887, on which shall be
the devices and ssnperscriptions provided by
said act, which'coin, together with all silver
dollars heretofore coined by the United
States Of like weight and fineness, shall be
a legal tender for all debts and Dues. pub
lie and private, except where otherwise pro-
vided by contract, and any owner Of silver
bullion may deposit the same at any United
States coinage mint OF assay office to be
coined into such dollars for his benefit up
on the same terms and. conditions as gold
bullion is deposited tor coinage under the
existing laws. 1t is understood that when
the bill is reported to the House it will be
proposed that the legal tender power shall
not affect contracts made from the date of
the demonstration o~f.silyer to the passage
of this act, and also limiting the amount for
which it SHALL be d. legal tender.-A dis
patch dated Washington Nov. /, says: The
intelligence oftthe death of Senator Morton.
received here tonight, produces a profound
sorrow. On the announcement of his death
to the Senate tomorrow a committee will
be appointed to attend the funeral in Indian
apolis in conjunction with a similar commit.
tee on the part Of the House.-OWen
Wright, (colored) who brutally outraged q
white married lady a month ago near CraW-
ford, Alabama, was on the I'd ms. takeu
from. Jail by a party of one hundred Cit.
zens. who carried him to the woods and it is
said burned him. 1t Is said that his victim
fsUpidentlfied him.-Two ot,the modern
Dnk4Turpins who have SO long. and sue
cessftlly piled their vocation On the Black
Hills stage route, We're captured' on the &c
inst.-yan Dyke, of New York, has beef
found guilty. ofstne murder of his wife,-nea
Ogdensburgh in Jnne<last, and sentenced tt
hanaed.-The steamer Bismarck was
burned three miles below Center City OIL
the "a. No lives were lost. Loss, $4,000
insurance, SIG, 00O.-A gale sent the wa
ter ia the harbor into Easements in the low
er portion Of the city Of Buffalo on the "a
The island House, Kelley's Island
owned by Jacob Rush, was totally destroy
ed by fire on the morning of the I'd. Loss
from $50, 900 to $4,000; insurance, SIS
5oo.--All the Chicago papers nave lon
editorials ON the dacease of Morton. The,
generally speuk in the Warmest terms Q
praisc,of his talents, and his honesty and IL
%teerity Of purpose. The Tires condemn
his partisan character the 15atsne regard
him ,as. the greatest Of Republicans, and tn
hatsr-Ocean unhesitatingly endorses an
champions his Judgment on all the great !
sues arising out of the rebellion.- dl
:, patch dated Washington Nov. 2, says: In
Committee on Appropriations have con
pleted the army appropriation bill on til
= bass of providing pay for the actual nun
!. her of men in the service, which the con
mittee understand is something less tia
20 900. A,clause is inserted in the bill
n,ohibit any recruiting above the mentlone
!. limit during the current fiscal year.-lf
House has adjourned in respect to Senate
Morton's death, after appointing the follos
- ottoad his funeral; Hanl