Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-11-22

ed.
Byron, Ills. had $4,000 fire on IA
inst
The army appropriation bill has pa:
ed the House.
-McXican Indians still continue tn,
raidng in Texas.
Eight million dollars worth Of boo
arc annually sold in Chicago.
Capt. Grant Marsh has purchased
steamboat named tie Livingston.
There are one hundred and sevent
five lawyers in Congress and eight do
tors.
Asa b. Foster. a great Canadian raj
road contractor. died at Montreal on I'll
lst inst.
ON the Sth inst. the senate contirmc
TIE nomination of Jas. Il. Mils as Sec'y G
Monlana.
twenty-five thousand bushels Of graz
lave been harvested in sun river valley til
season.
Fred. J. Keel will build a new fire
proof brick block in Ogden, U,ah, thi
winter.
Geo. 5. Bangs. the father of the fas
mail service, died in Washington on th.
18th inst.
The president Of the Northern Pacifi,
railroad has purchased the iron tor the cX-
tension West.
The steamship Thames is - DAYS on,
from Liverpool. and fears are enter,aine1
for her safety.
The Senate. on Wednesday tie lIth
confirmed Il. ii. Mason as Surveyor-Gcn'l
of Montana Ty.
dan VOORHEES, has been appointed 10
fill the seat in the Senate vacated by O. p.
Morton, deceased.
The Senate has made several impor-
tant amendments TO the appropriation bill
received from the House.
Gen Ben. Butler says he will get mar
ried if he has TO propose to every woman
in the United States.
-Jalncs ;. Potter has been confirmed by
the Senate as Indian Agent at the .,hoshone
Agency. Wyoming.
The Spanish government is trying to
effect loan in order to carry on the Cuban
war. Thirty million dollars are wanted.
The Tongue river route along The line
OF the North Pacific Survey from Bis
mlrck, will be opened for freight this win
ter
Stanley. the African explorer. and l20
OF lis followers have arrived at the Game
of Good Hope, and proceeded to Za,izi-
bar.
--EX-Sccieta:y Hamilton Fish and Wen
deii Phillips are firing hot and heavy shots
at each other over the Glant-Sunner CON
troversy.
Miss Anna Dickinson is lying serious
~ Ill OF congestion of The brain at the
residence OF MIS-. Gen. Chat.icld. Eliza
beth. \. J.
a town named Lincoln has been foun-
hcd above the mouth of Heart river where
me \. L. 4. X. bridge is expected to span
the Missouri.
"A number of shocks of an earihc,,ake
was felt in western Iowa on the 18th inst
He people were badly scared, but no dam
rye was done.
The House has conc'rrcd in the SEN
ne amendment to the army appropriation
I'LL. AMI ii will doubtless pass witbout
serious opposition.
A young gill, mad with hydrophobi.,.
vas recently captured by the police OF Chi
ago While running wild and barkinyin tl,e {
trects of that city. 4
The proprictors Of nearly all tbc lend !
~ Eolcls in New York have been arrested :,
or a violation of the excise laws for sell :,
~ liquor on Sunday.
AT Portland. Maine. on the 18th inst !,
lght striking engineers on the Boston and :,
lame Railroad were found guilty OF con- 4
piracy in obstruc,ing the mails.
jesse Pomcroy. the Boston boy mur :
erer. last week made an unsuccessful, Al :.
'ihpt 10 escape from the Charlasiown
where lie is undergoing life :. :.
'ntenec.
--ogaatterS are numerous on the West !.
tie OF the Missouri in the nei"llborhood !.
Heart river. They are all anticipatiny !.
"h SIZES. us The railroad building pro- |,
esses. "
Goldsmith Maid has been retired by y
II owners. leaving the throne of queen of
e turf vacant. Her time (2:l4) j. the
stest on record. and her total winnings =
e upward of quarter of million dol IL
Is. al
In accordance with the provisions Of -
C. of the act of the Legislature of the :,
ate of Nevada, entitled. An Act to Pre- y,
mt Cruelty to Women" a whipping-post ~,
been erected in a conspicuous place n,
AZ The court house in the city of Austin. -,
A bill has been introduced into the co
late which provides that all lands grant It
10 Pacific railways shall be subject to an
,ation by the State or Territory in which
Lands lie. ie same us though a perfect ~;
{ 10 the lands had been obtained from ~
government. -:
An Arkansas man, who had an invalid in
e. concluded 10 get rid of her. lie ".
led two barrels OF 4 shotgun, and al La
!ptcd 10 shoot her in bed, but the caps A.
y snapped. Then he reversed the we:i- cIe
and attempted TO dash out the suffer- IN,
brains. The stock struck the bed res
I. the loads were discharged. and the Wa
charges OF shot entered his lungs. in
re were few mourners. co,