Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-01-03


England is trying to effect peace be
tween the belligerent Turks and Rus
SLAMS.
A bill has been introduced in Congress
to tax all incomes OF over $1,000 yea
3per cent.
President Hayes message was thu
longest that has been sent to Congress FOL
sixteen years.
The civil suits against Jake RehIn. the
leader Of the Chicago Whisky Ring, have
been withdrawn.
Indian Commissioner Hayt Las been
confirmed by the Senate and has entered
upon his duties.
The striking cigar makers in New
York city have opened out factory on
the cooperative principle.
The people of Iowa pay five million
dollars year in school taxes, a sum equal
to one-haf Of all the taxes paid.
The report of the Postmaster General
shows deficiency in that department for
the last fiscal year Of nearly five million
dollars.
The ste:. ner Huntsville. from Savannah
to New Iorl:. burned at sea December 10.
No lives lost. Her crew was picked up by
apilot boat.
Senator Blaine has gone to the Arkan-
sas Hot Springs to try the effects of the
baths in eliminating the malarial poison
from his system.
In Paris. on the Goth ult.. NJ Provost
Il hot =,
father committed suicide while French
Minister TO the United States.
Senator Buffers friends ore greatly ex-
cited over the discovery of IN alleged plot /
on the part of Republican Senators to ex-
pei Butler from the Senate.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has decided that ''minn"
claims may be located and held by either
males or females upon compliance with
law.
At n recent race in England between ,
Dover and London, 20 miles apart, Il car
rier pigeon made the trip in SO minutes. ,
an engine was 7G minutes in accomplishing ,
the same. !
A new military post will likely be l
erected in Montana next yea near the t
forks of Milk river. 1t is said tin: 'eneral
Terry located the site for it during is re-
cent visit.
San Francisco has eighty men whose Il
fortunes vary from one to four millions a
each. not one of whom has inherited his II
wealth. They certainly have earned the is
right to enjoy it.
The report that Wlitelaw Reid. the Il
editor of the New York Tribune. was to be "
succeeded by Col. Mcclure, editor of the d
Philadelphia Times. is pronounced untrue III
by the latter gentleman. n
The testimony of unpre;udced observ- y
ers is to the effect that the Mormon :"
Church. since the death of Brigham III
Young. is more vigorous and prosperous IN
than at any time in its history. W
-Crittenden, of Missouri, has introduced :,
a bill in tie House providing for commits ~, ~
sion Of five persons to consider and mature ~ =.
plans for the improvement of the Missouri 80
-, by
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. In
Donald Mcpherson recently died Of diph-
liberia in Dcadwood. Their other child.
Clarence, was carried away only five weeks
previous, from the effects of the same
disease. SIN
Hon. Richard G.. Mccormick, late ~
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, was n na.
nominated TO the Senate by the President, ~
Is United States Commissioner General ut ~, ,.'
he Paris Exposition of 1873, and prompt n nn,
Y confirmed. 10
ing
MONTREAL, December 21.-Henry and and
Julius Davis, importing dry goods mer- ten
hants. who swindled the banks and their w,
general creditors out of million and ste,
'alf of dollars, have abscOnded. Warrants n,,,
IL ou' LOT 'hehi. Mr..
A statement is published that ex-Sena- MAJ
Or Simon Cameron has compromised the viii
lit tll;it was brought against HIM. for al anc
'gcd breach of promise. by Mrs. Mary A. Ker
'liver, widow, by the payment of 81 900. his
he suit has been withdrawn. in q
"A bottle of petroleum was brought in Coll
, Deadwood, Black Hills. from an oil well a la
raj was discovered few weeks ago, eight fher
lilies from Fenny's stockade. 100 miles
,uth Of Deadwood. 1t is pronounced The
Y experts, superior to that OF West Viz
mia. n
A great fire occurred in New York on Lon
e 10th ult., in which large 5-story Buc
Hiding was blown down by the bursting rum
"a copper tank filled with material for Osnl
ahing candy. The loss OF lite was about cour
!. and the pecuniary loss about 800, slan;
70. battl
"A Rochester, N. Y, girl who was "f1'
raid to let her lover in at the door, re- se'e
ived him through the window. While uisc'
was going in the usual way the Other cup!
ght, he was col!arcd and taken to the mo
ltion, where he was booked rs burglar. anu
e cleared him. oi'ei
LONDON, Decembeu 2S.-A Paris cor -, - =,
'pondent telegraphs that il is reported osn
At Don Carlos was ordered to quit France. ,,.,;,
rtly in consequence ofeX-Q Queen fsabella's oyo,
ertures to him. Those Overtures are re- COM,
rded as an expression of his displeasule
the marriage OF King Alphonso.
A II
Peter b. Sweeney. of the old Tweed
e. lately compromised the suits against On
N by paying 100000 to the city. This M !
tlement leaves Sweeney reduced TO poy- milo
y, but as he is a lawyer Of ability and noon
n'po'.a''' s"i's oh Manu- III Iiih'uei- and |
ia, he will soon be on his feet again. they
The land sales of the Northern Pacific Whel
road company in November aggregate cover
1872 acres. the consideration being $751; rever
. The purchases We're made by seventy brake
ms. all but two or three for actual set the
and improvement. The sales of Week
'hree months amounted to 222. 1924 On I'll
he consideration received, $780, uire,
md or a c .,i'',.