Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-05-16

1Alsellal mas received an order TOR 1900, 900
casks OF biscuits and crackers to be carried
on pack saddles. Fifteen hundred tons of
preserved meat have been received from the
United States.
The conviction begins to find expression
that a too sanguine view is taken OF Schouv-
aloffs journey to st. Petersburg. 1t is
agreed that he cannot have IL mission from
the British government unless the latter has
consented to abandon the idea of European
%coi1ceft, and will treat directly with Russia
about special British interests. 1t is coniec-
tured that Schouvrlotf may have a personal
Object in visiting st. Petersburgh while
Prince Gortschako1f is incapacitated for the
duties of the CHARACTERISTIC and the ques-
ton OF his successor takes a specific affirm
alive Of the. British objections to the San
Stetano treaty, such as Andrassy commune
Gated to General Ignatieff.
The dissolution of Parliament is not now
anticipated.
New YORK, May 0.-Local Fenian leaders
repudiate Mu1ligan, of the West. General
L. Il. Rouke, trustee of the skirnishing
fund, regards Null gan's utterances as bosh,
and Mr.. O'Donovan, of Brooklyn, says as
for hurting one hundred thousand men,
armed and equipped, into Canada in thirty
hours, it is absurd. Noteven the Govern
ment OF the United States can do hat How
ever, the day has gone by for saying that
England's difficulty is lreland's opportunity.
We have men now who propose to make
ti,a o.xi ,ortn.,;tx, Ivy oraof;,,r tho r.; GHo,,Itr =
The Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Compa-
ny has reelected its old officers. Eckert will
be President TWombly Vice-Presiuent.
The Mayor of%Montreal has received a let
ter from Massachusetts stating that the Fe-
mans were making formidable preparations
for a raid on Canada.
CHICAGO, May 9.-The Inter Oceans
Washington special says: A letter has just
been received by Representative Schliecher
from Il prominent citizen of Corpus Christi,
Texas, which contains the following reliable
statement regarding the recent terrible and
outrageous murders committed in Webb,
Duval and surrounding counties, by .Mexi-
cans in the garb of Indians have lived in
the counties of San Patricio, Live Oak and
MiZes for 80 years, and have been through
all the troubles of the frontier. / have never
seen such wholesale slaughter. They took
littlerboys from seven to twelve years old,
and two men on horseback would hold them
up by the hands, while the third would take
out his %entrails. The men they would shoot
and take out their entrails. This was seenby
men and women, who were hid in the brush,
and we found the bodies as told to us and in
the manner stated. The killed amounted to
about rs men and Is children, from 7 to Is
years old. This raid was made to get horses
for the Mexican army, and / am told by good
authority that all the raiders receive is the
money they can get with other yaluables.
and ST. 50sa head for the horses they bring
safe over the Rio Grande. | think they must
have crossed over the Rio Grande with about
800 or 600thead of saddle horses. There were
about 45raiders altogether, about 26 in the
party that did the killing, about 10 in the one
that was below San Diego and s or 10 in the
one tina crossed above Eagle Pass. When
/ say 500 or 600 head of horses l mean The
number that was taken by the party thatd die
the killing. The party that crossed the Rio
Grande below Rio Glande City had abou
$50 head OF horsess [ do not know how many
horses they crossed above Eagle Pass.
pm-0-H "
THE TRANSIT OF&MERCURY.
5 We have the following particulars of tli
event from the Independent, as furnished by