Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-03-14

ca,n,en were sent to navigate the snip.
TuE Times Washington special of March
the Sth says: Besides carrying 'ile An'ei1-
am flao. James Gordon Bennett asked the
Government to furnish his arctic ship, Kan
5or, with 4 few competent officers and men
and to grant it other privileges, on aii vi
which the committee Oh Commerce lent al
acQuiescent ear.
LAST month the four ports OF New Y DIX
Boston, Baltimore, and Portland sent 2ll'
17OG50 worth of provisions to europe.
Amono the New York shipments were 81,
sl4 SO pounds of ham, 2.914.340 pounds OF
fresh beef. over 4.0O0,000 pounds OF pork.
nearly 6.OO0.O coo pounds Of cheese, and Aaif
a million pounds of butter.
YHEincrease ~ofinports to England IN l9''
wear S43,4G0, 600. The total imports OF the
wear amounted to $4,000 Q 900. This amount
includes live animals intended tor food,
meats Of all kinds, wheat, flour, corn, rice,
batter. lard. cheese, eggs, fish and potatoes.
and does not include tea. sugar and coffee.
In response to q recent resolution OF TIE
House, inquiring as to the sale OF Gnlted
States bonds for outstanding legal tender
notes of the United States at par. the Secre-
tary OF Treasury sent a Communication TO
the House in which lie says: All bonds dis
nosed of bv me have been sold for par value
in coin.
A MINNEAPOLIS boy was sent by his
teacher, a woman. to the superintendent to
be whipped. The lad suspected the contents
r, -lI .,,y % 1>1,- ln IN4Dt nD tina
street to deliver it. giving him ten cents.
The superintendent did not discover till al
ter. the castigation vas over that the boy he
. had logged had not seen the inside of a
J school house Tor a month.
GENERAL SHERMAN has written 8 letter
l to Delegate Maginnis in which he expresses
a desire that an appropriation should be
made by Congress for the opening Of the
e Mullen road around by Pen de Oreille lake
/ He proposes, if the coming summer is favor
: able, to send a detachment OF military OF
that road to cut and burn out the timber sc
be moved back and forth With more ease
than at present,
: THE Iribm2e's. Washington special says:
The Louisiana Legislature having adjourn
ed without any action on yAnderSon's case
disappoints at. least two members of th'
: Cabinet, who had positive assurances from
New Orleans that Anderson would be par
doned. Some think the State Supreme
" Court will orGer his release, which pros
: pect prevented Nichols from interpos
ing and thereby rendering himself unpopu
y lar.
!; THE Secretary of Interior has sent to th
House q contemplation Recommending tn
appropriation Of $4,000 to be expended il
= carrying out the intention of the act 0
:, March LIST, 1872, relative to setting apart
' tract of land near the head waters Of TIL
y. Yellowstone river as a public park, to b
under the exclusive control of the Secretar,
Of Interior. who shall make such regulation
70 as he may deem proper for the preservatio
o Of all timber, mineral deposits, natural CT
: ~riosities and wonders within the park, an
70 their retention i'll their natural condition..
AFTER full consideration and cousultatio
e. with the members of both houses of Coz
er gress, the Secretary OF Treasury determide
+. first that the silver dollars to be issued wi
ne be used only iii eXhcange at par for col
5. coin or for purchase Of silver bullion at tn
81 market price. lie don't feel at liberty to Il,
I'd them to pay for current expenses until til
~ amount coined is sufficient to furnish a
hit alike Without discrimination. Therefor
+, they will at present be used for the purcllas