The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-11-23
NEW NOR -WEsTERs.
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bushel
The Black Hills Pioneer changed editors
five times in eleven weeks.
Nh. Pumpkin has sued the Cleveland
Leader, and expects to knock that paper
into pi.
People learn wisdom by experience. A
man never wakes up his second baby to see
it laugh.
The reason Newton Booth never married
is because he does not believe in whipping
children.
A Mr.. Pepper has published some poems
recently. Have you red Pepper? is now a
proper question.
When Tennyson was in Paris two porters
refused to permit him to leave his room
because they thought he was lunatic.
Many people are busy in this world gath
ering together handful Of thorns to sit
upon.-Jeremey Taylor.
| Indianapolis, Qnd. Journal: "Rise-
up William Allen seems to be the coming
man for United States Senator in Ohio.'
The gross productions of this country
are $6,0000 900, 900 annually. To handle
this we have only $500, 600, 600 in currency.
Representative Page has introduced a
bill appropriating 100000 for the erec-
ton of a new postoflice building at Sacla-
mento. .-.....
| The lack of u bar under the Senate win
prevent great many men from visiting
! Washington this winter and asking for
''oold tea"
The Illinois Supreme Court has decided
| that optional trading on the Board of Trade
is not unlawful, but that the devices known
as puts and calls are illegal.
Johnny lost his knife. After searching
in one pocket and another until he had been
through all. withoat success, he exclaimed.
''Oh. dear wish had another pocket; it
might be in that
! a young man woke up the other night
and saw ghost in the room. Selling his
six-shooter he approached it. and found 1t
WAS his coller, which happened to be stand
ing on the floor.
The House Committee on postoffices will
recommend an appropriation to pay all the
ante bellum Southern mail contractors,
their heirs or representatives, the balance
due for the transportation of mails up to
May 81, 1861.
The telephone has been successfully intro
duced in the police department in Albany
in place of the telegraph. No battery is
used. The current is generated by an
electro magnet revolving across the poles
Of a permanent magnet.
President Hayes became acquainted with
his present Secretary of State when the lat
ter was called to Ohio to conduct law
case. 1t was then that Mr.. Hayes, as ju-
nior counsel, became influenced by Mr..
Evarts.
William Cullen Bryant, editor of the
New York BDening Post, celebrated the
eighty-third anniversary of his birth last
Saturday week. He is hale and strong, and
gives promise of much more service as
"poet, philanthrophist, novelist and sage"
Cleopatra's needle has proved bone of
contention in New York. 1t is supposed that
its presence will enhance the real estate in
it's immediate vicinity. Therefore when
any one suggests the planting of it in any
particular place he is accused of having
property there for sale. Everybody is sug-
gesting what they consider an appropriate
site; so everybody suspects everybody else.
The San Francisco n,illionaires are, ac-
cording to the tax assessment lists Of 1871
8: London and San Francisco bank. ISL
600, 900; Nevada bank, 100000 San
Francisco Gas Light Company, $6,O00.0 600;
Spring Valley water works. $4,000 900;
Bank of California, $1,000,000. Some of
the prominent capitalists who are rated
below million on the personal property
roll are Michael Reese, $4,000 in money
and 5000, 900 in mining stock; Leland STAN
ford, $44, 450, of which sum $4,000 is in
money; Charles Crocker, $14,S55; Mark
Hopkins, SIS, 600; Lazard Freres, $103, $50,
over 100000 in money; E. ]. Baldwin,
money $4,000, furniture, $780, mining
stock, 100000.