The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-03-08
NEW NOR WEsTERs..
Alexander II. has ruled over Russia

y Alexander III. has ruled over Russia Y
years.
The iron production Of Russia il $40,
! tons per year.
--Keeley, of s'motor" fame, is a. hope
less bankrupt.
, The Boston Globe says that Bob Inger
soil is not a first class infidel.
The man who owns the Touring mil
; in country town has grinding monop'
oily.
"A Masonic journal places the number
of Master Masons in the United States at
6O2, ,O19. ..
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, the distinguished
actor, is said to be firm believer in spirit
ual phenomena. -=s
| The price of nickle in England has
dropped from lis. per fb. in JAM, 1877, to
4s. in JAM, 1878.
An Aberdonian recently bought horse
by photograph, thus literally getting the
carte before the horse.
Over 700 yards of tapestry brussels
carpeting are made daily at carpet factory
at Amsterdam, N. Y.
Sir Peter Coats, the great spool-cotton
manufacturer, is visiting New Orleans, in
company with his daughter.
1t is said of the 5000, 1000 Catholics in
the United States that 1,237,0O0 are Ger
mans. These are served by 1873 priests.
There are no less than 1874 foreign en-
tries in the five great races of 1878 in Eng
land, and among these are five American
| horses.
MIR. P. T. Barnum calculates that he
has sold, since he began his business of
amusements, no less than $50, 0O0, 900 worth
of tickets.
-Bayard Taylor says that the newspa-
per man who works French and Latin into
his articles is fool, and is seeking to hide
the fact.
Mo man was ever yet ON the wrong
side in lawsuit that he was not firmly re-
solved to carry the contest to the Z. s. Su-
preme Court.
The few old shinplasters floating
around remind one of the days when ten
cent scrip was handled with eleven cents
worth of care.
1t is said that Cardinal Manning wish
es Monsignor Capel, the head of the Roman
Catholic University in London, to be made |
Archbishop of Scotland.
Virginia once had native African for |
Governor. Alexander Spottswood, who |
filed the chair i'm 1850, was born in TaDg1er
while his father, a British officer, was there
ON duty,
Ex-Governor Washbarne, of Wisconsin,
wants it understood that he isn't candi-
date for anything-not even the United /
States senatorship, which everybody said
he wanted.
The New York Chief of Police AYERS
that guilcy persons always weep and be-
tray great anxiety and mental distress,
while the innocent are indignant but self
possessed.
Mr.. VIM, f. Cody, known ON the
boards as " Buffalo Bill" has removed his
residence from Rochester to North Platte,
and is henceforth to devote his
life to cattle-raising and the excitement of
the plains.
Bad luck is simply man with his
hands in his pockets, and his pipe in his
mouth, looking on to see how it is coming
,ut. Good luck is man of pluck, with his
sleeves relied up, and working to make it
come out right.
The telephone is being largely employ
ID in Washington, especially in che De-
Secretary Sherman has one
between the Treasury building and his res
dence. He uses it great deal, generally
,efere and afseE working hea=s =EEhea zEea de- &c | I
iriug to consult clerk at work on special
documents or abstracts.
Many man thinks it is virtue that
.eeps him from turning rascal, when it's
My full stomach and many woman
Eaagines herself heavenly minded and ripe
or immortality. when IN reality it Is only
Indigestion that has affected the lachrymose
lands and soured her for the pleasures of
he world. Thus potatoes are often mis-
AIKEN for principle and dyspepsia for re-
gion. '
DIR. Benjamin Franklin, while Minister
0 France, bought clock, which is now be-
n a. it'd rsp Tv, %H~~ |
1ent of the fire which destroyed Detroit IN
805 the clock was thrown into the river, =
ut some adventurous boys fshea it ont, :
nd it did service for many years at the In :.
ian agencies at Fort Gibson and the Sault. :,
which latter place its present owner
,und it.
The English feet iI the Mediterranean o
] pretty formidable array. 1t consists of '
5 ships, carrying ITO guns, and manned
y force of about G, 900 men. Most of the h
essels are armor-plated, and several of &
aem carry 25-ton guns. The feet will be a
enforced by other war vessels immediate h
7. No armament so powerful has ever be- :,
,re been cent on an errand of menace to q
ny quarter of the globe. !.
The Third Regiment of French Zou- Il
yes, observing Victor Emanuel's bravery q
the battle Of Palestro during the war q
ith Austria, elected HIM a corporal of b
heir regiment, distinction of which the ia
ing was proud. His name was, until re- A
entity, daily called by the officer on duty, ii
nd the oldest soldier. present would ad- D
ance and reply, Absent on leave" The /,
'giment has conferred the same rank on d
ing Hnmbert.
"A serious joke was recently played in
hicago upon . jealous special reve-
ne agent who had come from Florida ON
'ecial tour Of inspection through the Mar .
aette district of Lake Superior. He was p
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