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EASTERN WAR NOTES.
Movement Of British TrooDs.

LONDON, April l8.-The dispatch of
troops from Indita to Malta is the lead
ing topic Of policical discussion. 1t is
regarded by supporters Of the govern.
ment as the only natural accompaniment
Of other precautionary measures, aud
not indicative Of belligerent intentions.
Opponents Of the government regard it
As another step in the development Of
the warlike policy. They point to the
fact that the news was announced the
day after the parliamsut's adjournment
for Easter recess, thus preventing critic.
ism or explanation Of the measure for
three weeks. The opinion is ex, ressed
that this is one Of the determinations Of
the cabinet Lord Derby referred to it
IN his remarks in the house Of lords on
the 9Th instant as causing his resigns.
ton Of the foreign secretaryship.
A More Serious situation.
CHICAGO, April 49, The Times
London special says: Though parlia.
uent close for the Easter HOLIDAYS
with expressed hopes that the 81, uation
was more peaceful. private dispatch re.
ceived by the government to night are
Of . disturbing character aud the
queen has called special council Of
ministers at Osborne Castle.
Rapid Recruiting.
Friday is the last day for the reserves
to cone in. but they are Aocking to the
standard daily in larger numbers than
was expected. The contineen. Of 200,
600 troops from India have been or.
dered to Malta.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-26
n. p. r. r. Extension Bill,

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
APRIL l, 1873.
Mr.. WINDOW asked aud, by unanimous
consent, obtained leave to bring 10 the
following bill, which was read twice
aud referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-26

shipment Of Annuu,tion.

a chartered steamer left Plymouth YES.
tesday with 2,500 tons Of ition and
stores, and 81 sseam.launches aud sospedo
boass for The Mediterranean Rect,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-04

continued operations the past three weeks,
EMPLOYING five or six men in sinking a shaft,
during which time he has holsted out with
a hand windlass nearly 100000, something
over $50, 900 having been ground out with a
small arastra. The shaft is now down 30
feet. The crevice is about six feet wide and
rims perpendicular into the earth. OF the
six feet, about half of the ore yields $50 to
the ton, and the balance-well it is hard to
tell which predominates, the gold or rock.
TO look at it one would guess it more than
half cold. Yesterday a rather unassuming
ordinarily dressed individual made his ap-
pearance at Mr.. Vestel's shaft, and after be-
inc admitted to examine the mine, immedi-
atelv offered to purchase the property. Mr..
Vestel's proposition to deed the mine on
the payment Of $3.50, 900 at the end of 10
days was accepted, and papers to that affect
were drawn. The purchaser states that he
is a representative of Flood, O'Brien q
Mackey, of California, for whom the mine
was bought. He has plenty of cash and
pays as he goes. To-day he has gone with
some parties up Grizzly gulch to look at
other mines. He registers as Patrick Smith,
but says this is not his real name. The
short interview | had with him convinced
me that he is well posted on mines and min
ing, and has travelled and knows considera-
BILE of the world. The impression here APP
pears to prevail that he is a hoax, but no.
body knows. The only reason l have heard
assigned is that he is too poorly clad to be
the representative of moneyed kings"
WILL.
Helena. March Qn.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-04

learned to fight the %'hoppers with enough
success to ensure at least a two-thirds crop
of wheat, which would be an average. How
much the scanty supply of water may affect
the production yet remnins to be seen. But
as flour can be laid down here from the
States at 5000 per sack, it Will not be to our
interest to try to force the markets too high.
Farmers should always manage their farms
as economically as possible, but never sell
their product at a less price than is profit
able. There are times when it may not
command this, but it is bound to rise sooner
at a business that does not pay.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-04

WE noticed an item in the Bozeman Times
a few weeks since which reported that the
amount of flour in store in Helena was
small, and seemed to convey the idea that
there was a scarcity in the Territory, and
that the price was liable to advance before
harvest. Now, this thing of guessing the
market is one of the hardest an editor ever
undertook, since SO much depends upon cir
cumstances yet to transpire. The Times
errs as regards the supply. The store
houses of Helena are well filed with flour,
and we are of the opinion that the supply
in the Territory is sulh that there will be no
material advance in prices the coming sum-
mer unless the grasshoppers bid fair to cut
short the present crop, in which case the
advance will be in proportion as the hopper
raids are destructive. Prices cannot advance
As in former years, since transportation is
less, and flour can be brought in from the
States and sold at a less price. AS a general
rule farmers succeed best who sell when
they can get a fair remunerative price, leav-
Ing the profits and losses of the market tluc-
t~uations to spectators. We think the pres
emit figures Will be maintained for the next
twelve months at least. The large immi-
grafton SO liable To flow into the country
this summer, together with the increased
demand from government. viii have the eff
feet OF keeping the markets firm, but there
is scarcely a probability that 1t will make
any decided advance. Our farmers have
$50 80 - $500
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-04
Helena, March 26.
REWRITTEN.
.

"A negro songstress is creating a sensa-
ton in Indiana.
A tour of Alaska is being made by the
Roman Catholic Bishop of Vancouver's Is
land, with a view of establishing missions
there.
Since 1910, the number of sheep in Con-
n~ecticut has fallen from 500, 900 to 1000.
Prot. Brewer attributes this extraordinary
decline to dogs.
The Italian exploring expedition, which
attempted. to penetrate into the interior Of
Africa, has been attacked by the King of
There was frost every month Of the
year 1916, and it was known as the year
without a summer The New England far
imers called it I" eighteen hundred and starry
ed to DEATH"
The latest news from Samoa makes it
more than ever probable that Great Britain
has headed us off in that quarter. and that
the islands will be added to Victoria's extern
sive empire.
The aborigines of Victoria. Australia,
who, when the colony was formed, some
forty-five years since. numbered 5000, have
dwindled down to 1000, and are decreasing
at the rate of thirty-tive per cent. a year.
M. Fabre has introduced to the notice
of the French Academy of Sciences an
American vine of the species riparia, which
is not attacked by phyllhxara, gives cuttings
readily can be grated easily from French
species of vines, thrives in almost any kind
OF soil, and grows rapidly.
California is cheerful over the benefits
which will result from the late flood. The
Colusi SIN says it is estimated that 10000
acres OF land heretofore comparatively I'M
productive have been covered from six inch
es to two feet with a rich alluvial deposit,
The "hard pan" covered with this sediment
makes the very best grain land.
The famous sea lions of Seal Rock. near
san Francisco, have been presented to. the
Legislature as a nuisance demanding abata-
ment. The Fish Commissioners declare that
unless salmon be protected there will not he
one III the Sacramento river ten years hence.
The seals devour $500, 900 fish every wear.
and are themselves protected by a law which
makes it penal to kill them.
Steven McCorkle, of North Carolina. a
leader among the colored men. advocates the.
establishment of the whipping post, on the
plea that under existing laws the ayeraoe
onehaer cannot afford to pay the fine usual
" imposed o rpetty crimes, and consequent
~ has to work in the chain gang for months,
therepy losing much valuable time, when
by the proposed law the offender could huo
the post take his ~thirty-uine lashes, and 60
free
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-04

TT is not at all surprising that persons who
do not make agriculture a study sometimes
fall into error. In speaking Of the magnif-
cont stock ranges of our Territory, and the
advantages it offers to the wool grower, one
of our Helena contemporaries last week urg-
ed upon drovers from the Pacific coast to
be careful to select focks free from burs or
seeds injurious to wool; that the seed might
in this way be brought to our country, and
our ranges, now so clear and free from ev-
erything of this kind, become foul as those
Of California-citing that State for example.
Bur and troublesome seed-bearing plants,
which, in an early day, existed only in the
extreme southern portion of tue State, have,
by the driving of tfocks, been scattered all
over the State and into Oregon.
However true this may be of California,
such will never be the case with Montana.
Our soil and climate are not adapted to the
growth Of burs or any of the seed produc-
ing plants injurious to wool which flourish
so spontaneously in more southerly coun-
tries, for, had they been, our valleys and
bills would nave been covered with them
long years ago. OF the immense herds of
Rocky Mountains, many have traversed the
entire extent of country from the Rio Grande
to the Missouri, bringing with them the
burs, Spanish needles, ETC., so obnoxious to
wool growers. But they have never flour
ished in our climate. A species of bur may
In f,,,,I ~, thn xroJlax,c of tha NnJloyyc+oro
and Muscleshell, and perhaps farther north,
the seeds of which were no doubt transport
ed in this way, but they do not thrive here.
They are a very dwartish plant, and grow
only in limited numbers along the creek
bottoms. which is evidence that they could
only be produced in any quantity by careful
cultivation. Sand burs, SO numerous in the
region Of the Platte, are unknown, The
only plant here whose seeds at all affect
sheep is the variety of bunch grass known
as Stipa Spartea, or Trim. The seeds OF this
grass carry q beard, and are sharp as a nee
die, and sometimes enter the skin OF the
sheep and lie embedded between it and the
flesh, but seem to cause no inconvenience to
the animal, as the parts thereabout show no
signs of irritation. These seeds in no wise
affect the wool.
We would. say to California drovers: bring
on your flocks to our boundless, free, clean
pastures !; we will extend to you a hearty
welcome, Take no thought of the burs;
they will not grow here without cultivation.
The opportunities for producing grades of
wool which requir to be kept clean and free
from trash, ETC., were never better in any
country, and these advantages will remain
permanent.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-04
The latest novelty in go

The latest novelty in adve,t.
gratuitous barometer. 1t consis,' 'als
trait of an old topper with ~
proboscis, which by an %ingenion. eaoq|
application turns blue when drv ing
approaching, lilac when the nr" "s'
for cloudy weather, and pink when y
is imminent. 1t is irreverentlv
Probabilities" or the spirit bar.on'l
-:Thos j. Darling, a veter,, !, :.
of 1872, wrs buried from his late w., ~
PIG Park avenue, Brooklyn. Ia ~. Mi
a drummer boy, served two years ~
the youngest of the survivors. a., 'qI
his comrades we're at The funeral ,
us Doxey, Stephen Sampson, O.,
Daley, and Capt. Jarvis Combs. ~
last ten years he has not been ab,o
at his trade, and for eight mouth',
been confined to his room with dro,s
was married twice and was the f,thp
enteen children.
One of the attractions o,no,.
connection with the great Internations
day School convention to be held If !.
April l7-l9, is a mammoth iubi]oo i
thorpe Park. Many thousands Of M
are to be gathered in this jubilee,
act nature of the exercises is not "a.
lished, but it is tolerably certain, tn,
fact that one of the deacons of a pron
church in Atlanta has just been eyna1
allowing dancing in his house. that fl,
fantastic toe will not be Trimmed I
g%reensWard on this occasion. The NJ
tons appointed from the various SIN
Atlanta are already filling up, and i'm
able that at least 500 will attend #.
vention.
A romantic story is told Of Martin
Of Mortified, and Ellen Manouph h
dlebury, VT, who have just got mard
ter 8 long separation. Mary years ap
qubrreled and broke their engage
Martin went to sea, dug gold in Aud
and California, served in the Union an
the war, worked on the Pacific Rj
was captured by indians while travel
the Black Hills, but escaped and retun
Vermont. Ellen had long since f1
her recreant lover, and, having adw
in vain for his return, devoted her
saving silver dollars, 800 Of which
their way into one of her old stocking,
the two are one, and the past is forgm
There are two animated baromeH
Sacramento Cal, that have proved
worthy, even where artificial instrn
have failed. One of them is a catfish,
is kept in a water trough. No matte
clear the weather may be. this fish al
before a storm, makes it point to-
about with his head below the waters
tail above. When the rain begins toh
goes out of sight until the weather ca
The other is q couple of frogs undo
floor Of the police office, which have
yet been seen by any of the officers, D4
presage a storm several hours in adva
the barometrical indications by a SH
d%iscordant croaks. No matter how
and bright the night, the police ollcef
make it a point to prepare for a storm
the warning has never proyedin VAIN.
In an article entitled, "Learnina
HEALTH" in the Gentlenaan's MagaaN1
w. Richardson earnestly
Gates the too early forcing OF cl9
minds. 'Health," he says, ''is never
Of life so tried as in the flra
Then it is confirmed. or destroyed, m9
unmade. For children under SNe
whole teaching that should be nM1
conveyed should be through pay
body is to be trained up healthy as'
or of the mind, and it is wonderful w
L. 4IlAH lpM -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-05
Sound Views.

Judge Harris, in opening his speech
on the contested election from LOUISE
ana, in the House of Representatives,
made th2 following very timely and
sensible remarks;
"Mr. Speaker, before proceeding
with the discussion of the question in
volved in this case, hope 1T will not
angry spirit and exciting scenes exhibit
TED on this floor within the last few days
in regard to Louisiana and other matters
connected with the late Presidential
election, and for myself to say do not
think they cOnduce to the public good,
but are deeply to be regretted. They
shall not be revived by me. If the
country is to be kept in constant tur-
MOL and strife by unnecessary discus
sions here, will let the responsibility
rest on those who feel it their duty to
indulge in that line of discussion.
The country longs for peace, quiet,
and good order. 1t prays the prompt
passage of laws by Congress to restore
confidence, revive the languished indus
tries of the county, and thus give to
honest labor its just reward, enable the
husbandman to free his mortgaged
home, and so provide bread for the
mouths of the thousands Of starving wo-
men and children throughout our land.
These, these are what the country
needs; but they can never be secured
while those chosen as their representa-
tives indulge in sectional and inflam>
lnatory speeches. The people need not
be reminded of their wrongs. They are
quick to perceive them, and. at the pro-
per time, and in the legal mode, to re-
dress them. Let us trust to their intel
Iigence, their patriotism, and all our
sons Who commitfad them w viii receive civ
their just reward. Let US look more 10
the practical and mater rial interested the
country, and strive to relieve its wants
end meet ITS just demands; and then,
and and nat I'll thsn9' SgF aaty will have
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-05
LAND SALES.
VALUABLE
CITY PROPERTY
~ 7I1TTON

In obedience to q decree of the circuit court of
augusta county, rendered at the November
Ter d IN TIE cause therein pend1g in the
ney's Creditors, the undersigned, Commission
ers appointed for that purpose, will, on
Saturday, the 9th of March, 1878,
at the hour of IL o'clock, proceed to offer for
sale, at public auction, in front of the premises
the VALUABLE LOT, now occupid by Alex.
This lot is situated on the West side of Angus
ia Street, in the city of Staunton near the CEN
tire of business. and fronts on Augusta Street,
about 100 feet.
For the convenience Of purchasers. it will be
divided into five lots or parcels with spacious
alleys, giving convenient access to the rear.
Lot No. !, adjacent to the property of Mr. A,
M. Bruce, will have front Oh Augusta Street,
OF about 70 feet, and extend back 1872 feet. This
lot IS within log feet of the intersection Of Au-
gusta street with Main, or Beverley Street, and
is admirably suited for a store house.
Lot No has front on Augusta Street of
lot there is situated the large and commo.
dious dwelling-house, now occupied by H:l3
S Mr, a; r; kklnnsy,aand the occupant will kElE
lot No. 3.
Lots Nos. 8, and 5, will each have a front of
about rs feet, on Augusta Street, extending back
lS2 feet, and each will have the benefit Of an
alley, between five and six feet wide, affording
buildings on lots Nos. 8 and 4,swhich will have
to be removed; and there is a small framed
tenement on lot No. s.
1t is not often that such valuable nronartv Ia
oHered 1or SALE and peculiar Inducements are
presented for persons DESTROYS to build.
The terms of sale will be enough to nav the
costs of the suit and sale in hand, and the resi-
due in three equal annual payments, bearing
interest from the day of sale. Bonds with good
personal security will be required of the pur-
chasers, and the title will be held as ultimate
security for the purchase money.
Possession will be given On confirmation by
the court, of the sales; and, as the term of the
court VIII commence on the 18th of March, 1873
there will be but a few days intervening be-
tween the sale and confirmation
A plat of the lots may be seen at the office of
Alex. II. II. Stuart.
DAVID FULTZ,
THOMAS G. ELDER.
ALEX. H. H. STUART
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-05
Election Of Officers.

On Saturday, the General Assembly
proceeded to the execution of the joint or
der for the election of certain officers.
Hon. r. M. T. Hunter, the present
incumbent, was elected Treasurer. The
vote was for Hunter IS, for Senator c.
t. Smith, So, scattering 4.
Koiner voted for Smith, Echols Han
ger, and VanLear for Hunter.
Gen. Asa Rogers, the present incum-
bent, was elected Second Auditor. The
vote for Rogers was 81; for F. M. Nc
Mullan, of Greene, "a.
Koiner, Echols, and Hanger voted for
Rogers, and VanLear for Mcmillan.
Col. Thos. H. Carter, the present in
cumbent, was elected Railroad Commits
sioner without opposition. In the House,
Gen. Echols seconed his nomination in a
fine speech,
To supply the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Guigon, Mr.. Geo. L..
Christian, clerk of the court of appeals
at Richmond, was elected Judge of the
Hastings court of Richmond.
The vote for Christian was 90; for
James Neeson, Esq, 81.
Koiner, Echols, and Hanger voted,
for Christian, and VanLear for Neeso n.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-05
LAND SALES.
TRUSTEES SALE OF
I0tet0Ole Grazing Lands
IN GREENBRIER COUNTY. W. VA.

IN obedience to decree of the District Court
rendered at the November term, 1877, in the
suit OF ii. w. Shelley and another. VS.. the
BANK Of Lewisburg and Others the undersigned
trustees Will sell, at public auction to the
highest bidder, in front of the hotel of w. w.
Moore, in the town of Lewisburg. on
Friday, the 18th day of April, 1878,
the lands in said county known generally as
the "Stuart McClung' lands, and lately owned
by Robt. j. Glendy. These lands are Situated
on the waters of Sinking Creek and Hughart's
Creek, in said county, and are the same pur-
chased by the said Glendy in the suits Of Al
bert Meetings. Administrator VS.. Stuart Nc
Ciung and others, Seawright VS.. Crawford and
others, and Dennis, Guardian, VS.. Taylor and
others, except tract of 80 acres, more or less,
bought in the last named suit; and also the
lands bought by Glendy from Patrick Beirne
and Andrew Beirne. The exact quantity has
not yet been ascertained. but it will be made
known, and a map of the lands will be -exhib-
tied at the sale. There are, however from
1,2OO to i, 400 acres to be sold, and they have
long been known as among the best if not the
very best. grazing lands in the whole of this
bluegrass region. The buildings and improve
ments are good and comfortable.
TERMS OF SALE:
Twenty per cent, or One-fifth of the purchase
money must be paid down at the sale, and for
given, the purchasers executing bonds with
good personal security, bearing interest from
date, for the deferred instruments, and the title
to the lands will be retained as further and ul-
innate security.
JAS. BUMGARDNER, JR.,
Trustees.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-05
LAND SALES.
! vALUABLE TRACT OF LAND ron

n VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND FON
"A SALE---I offer for sale privately, portion
OF the Home Farm, containing I35 or 140
Acres, as the purchaser may wish. Twenty
nve or thirty acres, heavily timbered, and with.
IN ~ miles of Fishersville Depot, on Ches. q
ONO Railrgad, in Augusta county.
the quality of the land is first rate, and has
new, unfinished log house on it, with fine
springs, and a stream of water running through
the centre of the place.
Terms mmOdating. Call on or address
SAM'L H. STEELE,
mar8-u Waynesboro, Va
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-05

ABANDONED.-A woman with child
in her arms secured q seat in Capt. Bar
ley's train and made her way to Charles
town where she abandoned her child. =
She left it at the house of 4 colored man
and disappeared. The child is apparent
fly about six weeks Old. The Free Press
says she sers her satchel containing
baby-c!othes at the depot, and by card
therein, named the little one Edgar
Allen. -Shenandoah Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-05
A cr1DENr-Mr Washinaton Eansl

AcCIDENT.-Mr Washington Fausler
lost che Of bis eyes last Thursday. He
was working On the new barn of Mr..
z. w. Magruder md While driving q
spike was struck in the eye by q piece
ofiron which had broken from the spike.
Dr.. Magruder rendered surgical atten.
ton and is of the opinion that the sight
is completely lost. Shenandoah Her
aid.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-05

THE PREsIDET's VETO OvERRIDDEN.
The President Thursday sent to the
House of Representatives his message
vetoing the silver bill, and it was after
wards passed over the veto.
The vote in the Senate was 46 to 19-
an increased majority compared with
the vote on the passage of the bill.
In the House the vote was 1876 to 70.
The majority of two-thirds in both
Houses having voted fora the bill not
withs landing the Presidents veto, it's
now law.