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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-25
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themselves near INC tOWn.
u TROOPS ACROSS u DANUBE.
ST. PETERSBURG, juno 25.-An Official
account Of the engagement fought by tho
troops who crossed from Galatz and &C.
cupici Budjak Heights, says tho Ilussian
forco consisted Of ten companies Of In.
fantry who crossed In boats and were re-
ceived with heavy fire. They. however.
vallantly attacked tho heights and drove
back the enemy. The Turkish forco con.
sisted Of three thousand infantry. thrco
hundred cavalry. and two guns. The Ilus-
SLAMS having no artillery or cavalry were
obliged 10 resist the Turkish cavalry with
tho bayonet. The Turks Withdrew on the
arrival Of Russian reinforcements aud
artillery. The Russian losses were forty
eight killed and ninety wounded. Gen.
Zimmerman ~telegrsphs that the clergy
and Christian inhabitants OF Matchin rc-
ceiyed tho RussiAns with great ceremony.
One regiment Is already In the town and
will 10 reinforced by = brigade under
GENERAL lOkoff.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-25

ST. JosrrH. No.. June pa destruc'
tive wind storm passed over the city about
10 o'clock last night. The storm was
about eight blocks wide, AMI passed di'
rcctly through the center Of the city.
The Pacific Hotel. Tooiles' Opera House
aud q large number Of business houses
were unroofed. Numerous buildings, In
Guiding dwellings. wero badly damaged.
Many walls, fences and trees were blown
down. Some streets were blocked by roofs,
awnings. trees, etc. Several persons were
moro or less injured, but none arc known
to DO fatally hurt.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
Eating Potato

One OF the most affecting sights that We
arc ever called to witness among dumo
animals is that of seeing COW eat large
potato. She makes one or two ineftectual
bites 1t it, bat il slips from her and rolls
away. At last she gets it fairly In her
mouth. and then begins the struggle
she throws her head backward. extending
her nose in . straight line. lIer eyes roll
mn and her ears drop. Tho saliva dripe
from her mouth ffon al sides. Appar1
emily she is enjoying the most exqu'si.e
Measure. and her jaws work rapidly Win
the regularity of pendulum. The pots1o
.,,ns around in her mouth like doughnut
IN 2 kettle of fat, but she attends strictly
to business; there il no let'pp on her pAr..
AT last, BY . happy accident, she sooceea'
in crushing the potato between her JAWS
when . smile steals oves her faoe. hes ~
slirhtly close, and > tear OF relief 'r'cE'e'
from the corner Of each. her hsad resumes
ita natural position, aad shs rens ost neg ne1
,oneus and s'wspes OF hsr chin. ;. = . g
snsek, ana the potato i swallsweo ~
. ~uln and takss it, place on one O. ~
snsre shelves of her stomach, e swall 'ns
iims when II shall p raeauass asssa % . =
chewed.. ~ arRa. sza z 90 sO'-iH@~
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02

"Would you work if you bad toe
chauce?" asked . worthy resident Of Wes1
Philadelphia, when two neatly dressed
tramps begged him for something to eaf'
20, yes; just try u.s." exclaimed the beg
|ears. He gave them lodging in his stable
one night and set them to work in his
garden the next morning. He even gave
them old hats, waistcoats and aprons, &c
that they would not spoil their clothes
On the evening before the Fourth Of July
he told them that he was going away tol
a DAY or two. and that they could proceed
with their work in his absence. sleeping
in the barn, and protecting the property.
When he returned to the house on Thurs
day evening he could not find his work
men. They had forced an entrance lnte
the house by smashing wire screen over
the cellar window, and had made theil
wav, up stairs by kicking in door
Everything was in confusion 10 the Kitten
en-. tins pulled out Of place. carpets rip
ned 40 and pieces Of broken crockery- ware
living over the floor. In the parior Int
same scere of destruction met his gaze
la costly plate. glass mirror was orokel
into a thousand pieces, chairs were hack
ed and cut, the keys forced out of tn
niano. and the frent part OF the nous
was flooded, the tramps having left tn
s.rcets in the bathroom running. Tn
.ons of toll had left behind them In . con
.nicnous place the suits of old clotne
which he lent them.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
Kew on North Carolina.

Postmaster General Key said in speech
al Char lotte that he had always felt a pc
culiar interest IN North Carolina His
wife-who was by far the better part of
when he was at home-was a
grand daughter of Waightstill Avery, one
of the signers of the Mecklenburg De-
claration of Independence. In addition to
this, he was for short time himself a
citizen of the State. When Joe Johnson's
army surrendered. he was compelled to
seek refuge in North Carolina among the
relations of his wife. He had no money
and no means of support, his only pos
session being poor blind mule. He went
up into Caldwell county, rented farm,
and with his blind mulo raised . crop OF
corn. This he sold for fifty cents pei
bushel, and upon the money obtained
from this, together with the proceeds
from the sale of his mule, he returned "a
his home in East Tennessee. While,
therefore, his sojourn in North Carolina
was not of the most pleasant character,
for reasons mentioned, still it offered him
a home when he could not live IN his OWL
State. ''+
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
A Romance.

While sportsman was out shooting, .
stray shot entered one of his eyes and ex-
The gentleman was highly
< ducated and connected, though without
furtnne, and he was only % years of age.
He was taken to his lOdging-house in
London !, where he lay suffering. But a
wealthy and handsome young widow, on
whose estates he happened to he shooting
when the accident occurred, took up her
abode In the same house in order to nurse
him. Her care was extended through
several weeks, but, alas! the other eye
sympathized with that which had been put
out, and 1t, too, was extinguished, leaving
the youth and scholar ehopclessly and
totally blind. But the pretty widow Wa
|edual to the occasion. She: proposed to
|him-marriage. The result was sp!en-
did company alighting at the door of
fashionable church in the Deighborhood
10 beautiful dame of 30. attended BY hel
two little children, leading blind youth
|of 8 TO the altar. .s ~. y
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02

Not q few have made haste to assume
that polygamy is the sole cause OF trouble
But tho record explains that idea; tne
Mormons had more trouble with tls
vorld before they adopted polyaamy
than sinoe. Uadlsputed facts show tha'
the beginning of polygamy in the Mormon
0hi,rch was by sccident rather than de,
sieu. to relieve . few men Of their socia
srb.rr.smen.s; ..n thst the Church scor
sftsr repud,a.ed Il and denied It for n'nt ~
years, and In 1879 formally proposed e
Congress to abandon it forever on condl-
ton thst Utah should b admitted q
STATE. Polygamy win do for . scapegoe',
Int the trouble ID far more radical tnan
fhat: the same rssnlt would socn over
take the Methodist or any other church,
M II should conoestrats ,ts forces IN on'
st.te. every man voting, whether = !, !.
cifissn a j1ror, q the command OF TN
hiahop.y aI .asL "a - EbaS2fN-
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
~ mountain Meadow Mas,
S0CFA

i S8Cfe.
ooptaln John Tobin, formerly res;aen
" Ns'!iornia, later of st. Louis and s,;,
.e'el OF springfield, will be one of Dis
'r'c' Attorney Howard's principal wi,
nesses' 10 prove Brigham Young's per.
sonal Connection with the massacre Of ~ ~,
oen"'es. bis name is men toned IN Leo,
|con1essloh. He tells long story wbicl
Is In substance. that -hovie[- ~-:-,, o..
'1ormon immigrants, he was appointed
instructor of the territory militia, which
position he resigned because SQUADS of
cavalry were used as avengers. Subse-
quently he undertook to guide party of
three strong, outspoken anti. Mormons to
California. but the party was oyertaken
by band of mounted Mormons, led by
Brigham Young, jr, and compelled to
stop under pretense that they were going
to California to misreortsent MOI monism.
They finally proceeded, but were continu.
ally dogged by the Mormons. who at
length fired on them as they were encamp.
irg at night. The party We're left for
dead, and the Mormons taking their
horses rode away. Sixty hours AFTER
wards United States mail wagon and
party en- route for San Bernandino, took
them up, but two died soon after. lie
claims to have important documentary
evidence of plotting against the Govern
ment and the Gentiles on the part OF
Brigham Young.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
Kindness Repaid.

The Raleigh IN. Co. News of June 29th
tells the following story:
In one of the hoty contested fights in
Virginia, during the war. Federal office,
fell wounded in front of the Confederate
|breastworks. While lying there, wound.
ed and crying piteousIy for water. q con
federate soldier (Jas. Moore, of Burke
county, N. CO. declared his intention Of
supplying HIM with drink. The bullets
were.flyipg thick from both sides, and
Moore's friends endeavored to dlssuade
him from such . hazardous enterprise.
Despite remonstrance and danger, how
ever, Moore leaped the breastwork, can
teen in hand, reached his wounded enemy,
and gave him drink. The Federal, under
% sense of gratitude for the timely service,
took out his gold watch and offered it to
his benefactor, but it was refused. The
officer then asked the name of the man
who had braved such danger to succol
him; the name was given, and Moore re
turned unhurt to his position behind the
|embankment. They saw nothing more OF
leach other. Moore was subsequently
wounded and lost limb in one of the
|engagements in Virginia. and -retarned to
Ibis home in Burke county. A few days
ago he received q communication from the
Federal soldier to whom he had given the
|''cup of cold water'' on the occasion a.
|luded to, announcing that he had settled
lon him the sum Of go, 600, to be paid in
four equal annual instalments OF 81. 900
each. Investigation had establishsds the
fact that there was no mistake or decep.
ltiOn In the matter.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
Utilizing the Dead.

Elder Evans, the local leader Of tho
Shakers, is urging plan for utilizing
the dead" by burying them about twenty
feet apart and planting tree over each
one, so that the burial ground will in .
few years become beautiful grove or
profitable piece of woodland, instead of
a collection of stone memorials of doubt-
full artistic merit. He has plea of justice
lat the foundation of his scheme, that, q
every man during his lite and his aneest
ors before him have had their sustenancs
from the elements and productions of the
earth, he should be willing 10 his death
to contribute to the support Of those who
come after him. The plan has already
been carried out on small scale at New
Lebanon, N. Y.where burial groundwhich
had become crowded was graded OF and
planted with evergreens, all marks of the
subsoil occupants of the lot being obliter.
ated. The plan assuages somewhat tho
grief at the prospect of losing friends, -
lis attested by Elder Evens' remark to
Iportly believer: ''Sistcr. you'll make .
great lot of grapes" .
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02

Insects Formed From Leaves.
A plant has been newly found IN LUX
hipur (f1indossan), the leaves of which
turn very much to the shape of grass
hopper in proportion as they grow old.
till all the parts of the insects so formed
become fully developed; and each leaf
forming, q separate insect issues OF very
beautiful appearance. This plant is known
to grow by itself, and no second plant has
vet b. en- seen to grow from it. A gentle.
man in whose house that plant was found,
noticed it from time to time. and care
fully watched the progress of the in
sects forming from the leaves. One day
seeing certain leaves In form of f.insects fly
|out from the plant, he resolved to gel
hold of some of them IT possible, IN order
that he might show them 70 his friends,
who would not otherwise believe him.
With this object in yiew he set about the
task in earnest, and IN . short time sue
(ceeded in producing two or thsees insseaa
Ito the utter astonishmsnt Of his friends
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
OleOlnargarine.

There are two kinds of oleomargarine
The first may be called the ''original aud
genuine" In making it the oil is adul-
terated with just enough cream to allow
of It's being churned, the proportion of
cream to oil being about to 20. The
"original genuine'' IS made in large fac
tories operating under the Mege patent.
Butter dealers claim to be able to distin.
guish this article from dairy butter quite
readily, lacking, as 1t does, the "texture''
of the latter. The second kind is that in
which the oil has been largely adu]terated
with cream perhaps with 50 or 80 pei
cent. of cream. This kind is made by
country dairymen, and, it is believed. in
considerable quantities; and to detect its
composition battles the skill of any except
the most experienced dealer. The manu-
facture of the "original and genuine" is
still quite limited, and much of 1t is ex-
ported, so that the quantity in the market
is really very trifing.-a protracted searcl
would be necessary to find any. AT least
those who make 1t so represent. To what
extent the new law will protect the dairy
men, good housewives and confdine
boarders remains to be seen. The manu-
facturers of the "original and genuine
will probably comply faithfully with it,
provisions, since the detection of viola
tions IS. in their case, easy. Many of the
retail dealers will, perhaps. furnish will
each pound or half pound sold beautl
fully tinted card marked 'Oleo- Margarine.
But some dairymen will doubtless con-
tlnue to buy oil, adulterate with cream
churn it into substance in semblance o1
butter" ana consign it to the city labeled
not 20. NJ but Choicest Creamery.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
That War Map.

A dozen or more idlers around the Gen
trail Market were recently taking deep
interest in a war map published in New
York daily paper, when Brother Gardner
the old colored man, pushed bis Way lhtc
the throng and closely studied the mar
for minute cr two.
"Whar bouts on dis map is ole Virgin
ny?' he suddenly called out.
Of the crOWu.
"Whar bouts on dis mapis Richmond?'
continued Gardner. running his finger
over the map in wild way.
''How do you expect to find Richmond
lon this map of EUROPE" askek a bystand
Ter.
"How do l expect? Why, sab, wha
has dc map of Europe to do wild Rich
mond? Wasn't der more fightin' around
Richmond dan you could scare up IN al
Europe in ten years? Have dey gone ant
ignored dat fact? Have dey got out maj
an left dat town out in the cold? Some
body find de town for me, an III show
you de exact spot whar was hit in d.
chin by canon ball and wounded all Il
pieces"
"Go 'vay-this is a war map of Turke!
and RUSSIA e.s
"Widout any Richmond on it?''
mo, sir, Richmond isn't there.''
''Den I'm gwine right awav-gwiae Il
get out'n this crowd in hurry. After al
rs folks fought an bled an died dow
dar, an left our bones to bleach in de sun
it's perfect insult. sab, to come aroun'
hear wild wah map showin' de Blacl
Sea as big as a meetin' house, an leavin
Richmond clar off de fair grounds entire
lly! Come away from dat fraud, you cull'
folks!
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02

! Letting the Old Cat Die
Not long ago I wandered ne.,
"A playground in the wood
And there heard words from vonn.s...,
lips
That l meyer quite understood
Now let the old Cat die, +" he laughed.
~ saw MIN give ppssA us u, sp,cu
NY face peep oyer the bush.
But what he pushed, or where he went.
could not well make out,
On account of the thicket of :bendiug
boughs
That borderei the place about.
"The little villain has stoned q cat,
Or hung 1t upon limb,
And left it to die all alone" said,
"But III play the mischief with him."
l forced my way between the boughs,
The poor old cat to seek,
But what did | find but swinging child,
With her bright hair brushing her cheek.
Her bright hair floated to and fro,
Her little red dress flashed By,
But the loveliest thing of al, I thought,
Was the CLEAN Of her laughing eye.
Swinging and swaying back and forth,
With the rose light in her face,
She seemed like q bird and flower In
one,
And the forest her native place.
STEADY! I'll send you up, my child"
But she stopped me with q cry; ~
'Go way! 60 way! Don't touch me,
please
Pm letting the old cat die!
"You letting him die!' cried, aghast-
why, where's the cat. my dear.'
And 10! the laughter that filed the woods
Was q thing for the birds to hear.
"Why, don't you knowl" said the little
maid
The fitting, beautiful elf,
"That We call it letting the old cst die, ,
When the swing stops Ill of itself:"
Then swinging and swinging and looking
back,
With the merriest look in her eye,
She bade me "Good day" and left her
alone,
A-letting the..old cat die.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
Charley Ross.

The Philadelphia detective who hae
been vaguely limiting for some time at
my sserious and startling story concerning
Charley Ross's abduction has been par
tally pumped. and sketched the following
Outline: ...- H.. .......3 ....i,
Aristocratic English couple sloped fnd
had child; rich grandfather would not
forgive his daughter, but made his grand.
son his heir; grandson died and fortune
would have gone elsewhere; death was
!hushed up; desperadoea ware sent 70
scour two continents to find q child that
Hooked like dead Rrandsoni &bducie
Charley Ross; Charley Ross inhesllt d;
Mr., Rsss knows al this and Is keeping I,
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
The Geneva Award.

The unexpended balance Of the Geseea
aware. am ounting to nearly S, ,OOO, 600, has
been placed in the fund used for the re-
duction of the public debt. England paid
IIover originally SIS, ,0OO, 600 in gold, but all
the legitimate claims for property by the
Alabama amounted to only $9.3l7 200.
The accrued interest has swollen the bal'
ance unexpended to the dimensions speci'
fed. There appear to be no more claims
to be raked up. and England therefore
paid US several millions too much. We
will keep the surplus as an evidence OF
England's generosity.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
H1l7lO7'.

"A baby." says a French writer
an angel whose wings decrease as ''s iek~
increase.
Nothing makes bald-headed man mao
dor than to be accused Of not haVi"E
lc,eaned the hair out of the comb.
The Saturday Evening Post says that
hons do not do half the damage IN gar
den as women who throw things al 'ne"'
A Baltimore nuvn UNIV, ".~--~a that
he should die at o'clock a. m. on the 1sl
See now what little dependence can be pus
lin dreams died at eight.
A purse is to be made up by Bowlee.
Medill, and Halstesd to purchase suit of
armor for the man who will marry Gail
Hamilton.
When Mrs. Grant saw the casket che
became exceedingly glad, aud said at last
she had something in which to keep her
ldarning cotton.
"Them's bride and bridegroom" +" says
ithe imitation Modoc to his associate et
Niagara; "let's 60 and make 'em buy thiS
pin CUSHION" And the 10-cent article Is
sold for $l.75.
Things have come to pretty pass when
the funny man has to compound this sort
of thing: "A laundering good sweet.
heart is the girl who clings to her Boan-
erges him 10 stay"
/ If you had been frugal and saved up
your money, you would be eating new
potatoes now instead of keeping your
wife at home digging out the eyes OF old
ones with broken case-knife. 10
! A Troy policeman swore as follows
against prisoner: 1.-THE prisoner ses
upon me, calling me an ass, precious
colt, scarecrow. ragamufiin, and On
|idiot-all of which certify to be true"
One of the Southern newspapers tells OF
Ia man whose life was saved by plug OF
tobacco carried in his pocket. A pistol
ball fired at him lodged in the tobacco,
land the man was unharmed. Moral: 1t
YOU will use tobacco, don't take i! out OF
your pocket.
The scientific men have figured out
J Iiusr what the human body is composed
: lof. but it don't make much difference to
average man whether the one hundred
|, and sixty pounds bearing down on tho
2 sore heel are composed of one thing or an
t other, if the hurt Is still there.
Tho ''raokct" botwoen Judge Hilton
and the Jews recalls the famous tilt b.
tween O'Connell ard Disrae!i. The Irish.
man taunted the Jew with being "lineal
] descendant of the impenitent thief on The
d cross" Dlsraeli's answer is not 80 we'll
known; he conclusivcly replied that "one
l half of Christendom worshipped Jew,
3 and the other half Jewess." sd
On the outgoing steamers conversation
is often of a cosmopolitan nature. ABos-
ton merchant on recent trip was con-
|siderably impressed by the earnestness OF
Ia German passenger. america" said tho
s returning Teuton. "is der best country In
/, der world. haf lived here more as den
r wears and failed yive times, and now !
: goes home to If mt a fortune and my
J. yamly."
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
Pretense.

This is an age Of shams: all men strive
10 appear other than they are. The small
tradesman carrying on business in some
by-lans calls himself a merchant, his shol
an emporium, his back kitchen a ware
house, and his cellar depot; the brick
layer or carpenter is a contractor; tn.
hair dresser is professor; the wig>makel
is an artist il. hair; aud the milkman .
purveyor; while the dressmaker preside:
over the mysteries of her art in ''maga
sin des NODES" The same spirit show:
itself here and there among all classes
In answer to an advertisement tor hos
pital matron. "lady-supcrlor" Offer
herself and if servant girl is wanted, .
flashy young woman presents herself a!
the ''lady who desires situation" whos'
dress is horrifying to behold. She wears
an imitation fur jacket, imitation golt
earrings, and an imitation chIgnon
or plat, made of cotton or heml
oy some new patent process OF thi
imitation age, with a curious buncl
OF gauze, feathers, ribbons, grapes ant
flowers, hung on behind by way of bon
net; her hands are encased IN lavender
colored kid gloves. and she carries ligh
parasol in her hand, though the day i
overcast, ard an umbrella would be mucl
more to the purpose. She makes an imi
tation bow when the mistress of the hous
enters the room; and IS. all in all,
cheaply gotten-up imitation of a, lady
wholly -unsuited for the humble position
she seeks, Pretense of every kind is bad
whatever mans position or calling ma.
be, if it be thing to be ashamed OF, lie
him abandon it; but, if it be not wrong o
disgraceful in itself, let him never b.
ashamed of it.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
The Avant Courier.

Local notice Is cents per line first In
sertion and 10 cents per line for each sub.
sequent insertion. .
Marriage and Dca'h notices inserted
free Of charge; Obituary notices cents
per line.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
Metropolitan Hotel
Z0sxss Kruger,

Proprietor,
.Mai,s Street. Boxessase, ~. +
Having taken charge Of this elegant
Hotel, the finest in the Territory, an
prepared to entertain the travelling pu0llt
and regular boarders with
FirSt-ClaSS Fare and Accommodations
: The building is constructed OF brick, u
comparatively new and the rooms ars
furnished throughout with all modern
Improvements, ahordfng guests
Comfort and Pleasure
sssrhe kitchen and dining roon are undel
the si1peryislOn of bfa ,fs7e - n7
EXPERIENCED COOKS AND. .ATTEN.
TIVE WATERS.
The tables are supplied with everything
the market affords *.
.sCHARGES EEA6ONABL&.
@ The coaches stop at the Metropolitan
st5as0oJ G&g LOUIS KRUoSR