Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-01-17
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six irc!.,s deep in Richmond, Virginia
Five Mexicans were recently burned
death III Mexico for piacticing witc!icra
WIN. W. Evarts has been re-elect
President OF the New York Bar -AssOci
ton.
"A branch of the Bank OF Nevada is
be started in New York City with SN.OU
oUG capital.
boss Shepherd. of Washington, f
down on the ice the other day and brol
Lis right leg.
The third flood within two montl
has recently swept away number OF ri
road bridges in Virginia.
Mr.. -. Il. Locke. Petroleum V. Ma
by" recently sold his interest in the Toll
do Weekly BLADE for $4,000.
King Victor Emanuel, OF Italy, die
on tie S,h inst. Prince Humbert has bee
proclaimed King in Emanuel's stead.
John Norton. Of Deer Lodge Valley
was recently fined 500 and costs in Dee
Lodge on complaint of his wife for beatin
her.
Secretary Jas. II. Mills has removes
with lis family to Helena, and will resid
there until Gov. Potts returns from til
East.
-Cnthc llth inst Vim. Wilson was fOun'
dead with a bullet hole through his neck
Oh the Bismarck road, about twenty mile
i'm DeadwOod.
-, meeting of the bankers in New 1orl
on the 9th inst. took steps towards memo
rializing Congress against the passage o
tie pending silver bill.
A man named John Denton had hi.
head SPLIT open lately. in Jessamne county
Ky. by negro. The negro was caught
and hung by the people.
Tile expenses OF the Lake Shore rail-
road company Oh account Of the Ashtabti-
la bridge disaster have amounted to the
enormous aggregate of S493.94O.
Nearly half the farmers in Scotland are
on tic verge of bankruptcy. This is attrib-
u;cd 10 the very light crops Of the past two
years. and the enormous rents most of them
have to pay.
-rhrce prominent business men of
Cheyenne have gone to New York to inter-
view sidney Dillon and Jay Gould and Sc
cure for Cheyenne the starting point Of the
Ilack Hills railroad.
II is stated that the President will sign
the silver bill whenever submitted to him,
having become convinced that the business
interests of the country and q majority Of
tie people demand it.
Gen. Sheridan has been informed by
the War Department Of the rayages Of the
D"nnack Indians. who threaten severe
outbreak in Montana that will devastate
lie ranches and destroy the lives Of the
white people.
The California Legislature has passed
mhhsN 4 ht sR e &ayerqSF has signed It, sub
people at the next election. The question
VIII he. For Chinese immigration :"
Against Chinese Immigration
- Secretary Schurz dismissed Galpin,
Chief Clerk Of the Indian Bureau, the
chief reasons assigned therefor being cru
city TO Il subordinate clerk and the pigeon
boiling Of important papers charging fraud
upon certain Indian contractors furnishing
supplies to the Pawnees.
There were more drunken men on the
streets Of Plattsburg, Mo-. last Christmas ,
day than were ever seen before in the place. ,
yet there are no saloons there and no place
where liquor is sold. The temperance peo-
pie will be called upon to account for this
strange state of affairs.
An appropriation Of $1,000 will be
asked OF Congress by the Commissioner Il
IF Agriculture to pay the expenses OF +,
to examine and report upon I,
the subject of forestry. This is to form "A 9
basis for legislation for the preservation of :,
our timber, similar to the forestry laws of fl
Europe. $
WASHINGTON, January SIT is stated
hat the Secretary of the Interior is rapid ir
y maturing vigorous measures. based up es
IN the report of his Board OF Inquiry. for n,
ne publication Of the Indian service. The ct
dismissal OF a number of officials now IN
connected with it is certain. and ii is inti- I'll
lated that lightning may soon strike in
mother form in an unexpected quarter. til
Judge ii. n. Mcguire is endeavoring u;
o organize an agricultural colony. to set ar
lie, the coming Spring. in Pennington ta
ounty. Black Hills. lie went to the Black tv
ILLS among the first, over two years ago. lie
nd has Stree been working indcfatigably OF
o promote the development Of the material j''
"a IF ttn Vyillc Ire
rise promises to be a success. He IL aided u
] the movement by influential and public Isl
pirtcd men. among them Hon. II. II. ab
ish. of Utica. n Y. and james l.. Jack an
on, Of The Jackson iron works, New York co
ity. pl
-Advices from Washington Of Decem- ~
cr 3lst say: Great excitement has pre- g.,
lilcd here since Saturday because Of the .n
rrihie outrage perpetratcd upon young =" ~
dy in the eastern par: OF the city last
hur'lay. A movement is on foot for the 90
rganzaion of a vigilance committee to ~,
itrol the streets. Two negroes were ar "'
sied yesterday on suspicion. and but for ~
rong protests Of the police. the crowd II
oulI have taken the matter in their own =.
lnds and summary punishment would r.;
i've been visited upon at least one Of them -,
en- and there. A largely attended indig- -,
,ion meeting was held last evening. -,
Hon. VIM. i. Chandler. member OF the tho
ltionM Republican Committee for Ney DO
nmpslire. has created little political stir se;,
ely by addressing an open letter TO the Ike,
'puolicahs OF ms stare arraignlng Pres prt
mt Hayes for bargains made during the AN,
ctoral count and tor abandoning the +,
nciples OF his party. He alleges that Der
rgan was made with the Democrats, cor
hereby Hayes WAS TO be counted in as EN-
csident. the troops were TO be withdr avn mi,
IN the South and Chamberlain and lck- o,..